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Summary:
New developments have come about surrounding this family. I am
sure more will be revealed as research continues. The biggest
mystery was in finding out the name of my gg grandfather. It
turns out, based on census data collected that his name was Edmond
Jefferson Massey. He usually went by "Jeff". I will be
including all the census records indicating this and other findings
as time permits. For example, on the 1860 census for
Lauderdale Co. AL, I found a Mrs. Patience Massey as HOH, along with
"Edmon" age 17 and Armeitha Owens age 25. Other individuals in
the same household included Owens children to which I believe belong
to Armeitha (who is probably the sister of Edmond). To get a
better idea, please see the census section of this page.
As for the Owens
family, Nancy Ann Owens (wife of Edmond) has been the subject of a
controversy which involves family members claiming she was a
Cherokee native. However, other sources point to her father as
being a William Owens and an Unknown wife or as a daughter to
Harriet Clemmons-second wife to William Owens. The name "Fawn Locke" has
been passed down from generation to generation, yet the family
historians can find no paper trail for this name or anything even
referencing it. The William Owens family was said to have
traveled by wagon trains to Washington Co. AR, which is only
approximately 30 miles from the Cherokee Reservation in Oklahoma.
They are said to have first migrated there in 1844.
It
is known, however that Massey descendants still live in Alabama and
Tennessee. Later descendants moved on to Missouri, Illinois
(me!), Louisiana, and Florida. If you have any questions,
comments, etc. by all means sign my guestbook. If you are a
cousin, then in the true spirit of family, write me directly!!
WHO IS FAWN LOCKE???
Vital
Records:
Avis
Middlebrooks & Thomas Massey marriage bond -Jan 24, 1926;
Limestone Co. AL
Littleberry
Massey & Mary Lou Campbell marriage bond-October
16, 1892; Giles Co. Tennessee
Littleberry
& Mary Lou's divorce-Limestone Co. AL
Obituaries:
Viola
Massey (daughter of Littleberry & Mary Lou)
Thomas
Jefferson Massey
Avis
Middlebrooks-Massey
Census:
1880
& 1900
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