Kinfolks
by Evelyn Flood
Many of my stories were sent to the Newton County Times Newspaper
for my Kinfolks articles. So if the "Times" is mentioned, that is
what is referred to in my stories.
Since sending in these stories have found out much more information on all these families.
Will write about them in later stories.
See "John Thomas Peoples Story" for more Peoples information.
This is the story of Elizabeth Burdine Peoples as I know it.
Elizabeth was born on 4 January 1860 in Newton County, Arkansas to
James "Critter" Burdine and Nancy Jane Flood Bray Burdine.
Her tombstone gives the date as 1861, but she was on the 1860 census.
Jim "Critter" Burdine was the son of Amos Burdyne and Jennie Davidson
(Davison).
Nancy Jane Flood had first married Mr. Bray and had two children:
(1) James Bray (nothing further known) and
(2) Mary Margaret Bray who married JOHN L BURDYNE, son of Joseph
Burdyne and Martha Pickett.
After Mary Margaret's death,
John L Burdyne married MARY ISABELLE FLUD (daughter of James Flud and Caroline Peoples.
Nancy Jane Flood Bray married Jim "Critter" Burdyne ca 1859 after
the death of her husband Mr. Bray in Texas.
Nancy's brothers went to Texas and brought Nancy Jane Flood Bray
and her children back to Newton County,Arkansas.
James "Critter" Burdine was born on 10 September 1813 in Missouri
(probably St. Charles County) and died on 12 April 1901 and is buried
in the Smith Cemetery at Vendor (Newton County),Arkansas.
Nancy Jane Flood Bray Burdine was born on 25 December 1833 in
St. Francois County, Missouri (daughter of Nathaniel Flud\Flood and
Mary Polly Jones) Nancy Jane died on 2 May 1902 and is also buried in
Smith Cemetery at Vendor,Arkansas.
Elizabeth Burdine married JOHN THOMAS PEOPLES on 5 March 1885, Book B,
page 196 of the Newton County Marriage Records.
John Thomas "Tom" was born on 3 May 1863 at Paragould (Green County)
Arkansas.His father was Wyatt Peebles No. 1 who was born in 1802 in
Virginia and died in 1876 in Green County, Arkansas.
Wyatt Peebles No. 1 was son of Herbert Peebles.
Herbert Peebles was son of Jehu Peebles, Junior.
John's mother was Martha Andrews.
John Thomas Peoples had previously been married to ANEY ELLISON.
He married her on 4 January 1880, book B, page 12, of Newton County,
Arkansas Marriage Records.Nothing further known.
John Thomas"Tom" Peoples and Elizabeth Burdine had the following
children:
(1) Rebecca J Peoples
born 15 Dec 1884 at Vendor, Arkansas(Newton County)
Rebecca married MELVIN FOSTER on 7 May 1908 (Book H, page 379)
Newton County, Arkansas.
(2) Mary Paralee Peoples
born 13 June 1886 at Vendor, Arkansas, married SAM PEEL MAXVILLE (MAXWELL) on 27 September 1906 (Book H,page 207)Newton County,Arkansas.
(3)JAMES "Jim" WILLIAM PEOPLES, born 4 August 1888 in Newton County,Arkansas who married SARAH KATHERINE "Kate" THORNE on December 10, 1921.(Catherine born May 17, 1897 in Bandera County, TX)
Thanks to Tamara Leona Peoples Iverson (tliverson32@everestkc.net)
for her information.
My grandmother had been previously married to ? MASHBURN, and had one son at the time of their marriage, John Eugene Murray (Gene) Mashburn (married to Geraldine Mashburn—Uncle Gene died August 29, 1982, and is buried in Longview, TX). Uncle Gene and Aunt Geraldine had no children.
John William and Catherine Peoples Children were:
(i) Velma Florine Peoples Yates Nerren born in 1923 who lives in Lufkin, TX. Aunt Florine is also a widow of both Jim Yates and Doyle Nerren.
(ii)Nina Mae (born 1925) Peoples Baker(died in a traffic accident—buried in Lufkin, TX)
(iii)Jimmie Catherine Peoples Smith (May 17, 1928)—widow of Leo Smith, and she lives in Groves, TX
(iv)Mary “l’il Doll” Elizabeth (born 1930)—widow of Ezra D. (called E.D.) Foreman and lives in Port Arthur, TX
(v)James (Jay) William Peoples, Jr.—lives in Carter Lake, IA. (born 1932)
(vi)Sarah Alice (born 1933)—lives with husband Clem Johnson in Lufkin, TX
(vii) Alma Ruth Peoples Walter, born 1941, lives Longview, Texas
John William Peoples died August 29, 1969 in Lufkin, Texas.
Sarah Catherine Peoples died July 15, 1987 in Lufkin, Texas).
(4) Willis Frank Peoples
born 1 August 1890 at Vendor,Arkansas.
He married FANNIE LEOMA SMITH on 12 Oct 1913, page 302 of Newton
County Arkansas Marriage Records.
He died on 31 January 1979 in California.
Will write more about this family later.
(5) Simon Jeff Peoples
born 7 January 1892 at Vendor, Arkansas married EMMA CARTER on 21 February 1918, Page 377, Newton County Marriage Records. Simon died on 9 January 1960 in California.
Will write more about this family later.
(6) Infant
not named born and died here
(7) Anna Mae Peoples
born 20 May 1895 at Vendor, Arkansas.
She married ELDREIDGE LEE DAVIS on 20 Feb 1913, Page 243 of the
Newton County, Arkansas Marriage Records.
Anna Mae was such a jovial person.
Visited her home several times on my trips to Arkansas and recorded
her stories.
She told me many funny stories while I was visiting her
Hope to share some of them with you in later issues of Kinfolks.
Anna Mae died on 29 July 1991 at the age of 96, and is buried in
Smith Cemetery at Vendor (formerly called Log Hall)Arkansas.
What a wonderful legacy she left for her children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
Would like to invite anyone to write in your favorite story about
Anna Mae Davis.
See the front page "A Good Neighbor Is Worth More Than Money".....
I am sure she is smiling down on us, we who are left here on this
earth. She loved company and loved to cook.
Know many people who remember her so well.
(8) Walter Mitchell Peoples
b: 9 Feb 1897 at Vendor,
Arkansas married DOROTHY COLLINS on 21 October 1923,
Page 307 of the Newton County Marriage Records.Nothing further known
at this time.
John Thomas Peoples died on 25 August 1949 and is buried in Smith
Cemetery at Vendor.
Elizabeth Burdine Peoples died on 2 September 1936 at Vendor and is
also buried in the Smith Cemetery at Vendor, Arkansas (Newton County).
On the 1900 Newton County, Arkansas census the family is living in
White Township, visit #200-211. John L Lucas, a nephew, age 11 is
living with the family.
Nancy Jane Flood Bray Burdine was also living with the family, listed
as born January 1824 (but she was born December 1833 per her father
Nathan Flood's Civil War Pension Record).She is listed as age 76,
married 41 years, had 5 children with just 1 living. She stated she
was born in Missouri, her father in Virginia and her mother in Kentucky.
If Nathaniel Flood (her father) has just been mustered in when he joined
the Union Army during the Civil War, we might know exactly where he was born--but most records indicate he was born in North Carolina.
Mary Polly Jones, the mother of Nancy, was actually born in Missouri
per all other records.
Am sure others can add stories and additions to this family.
Have a record of Simon Jeff and Emma Carter Peoples children given to
me by Emma. One of Simon and Emma's sons has lived in Stockton for
many years. My son, Lee, goes to have coffee nearly every morning at
a coffee shop called T's and he met Ismael Peoples there and came home and told me that Ismael remembered our great great grandfather
George "Uncle Wash" Flood. I met Ismael Peoples later on.
Ismael took me to a funeral and I met many of the Peoples families there.
Rebecca Jane Peoples Foster's daughter Eva Verdun has written to me
and given me some stories to write about. She is the person who originally sent in the "Belled Buzzard" article to the Newton County Times that ended in the story I wrote for the Times.
The Floods are related to so many Newton County people.
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updated 29 March 2006