Biographies

W.C.Barker was born in Tishomingo County, MS, August 1838. He was the son of Milo W. Barker and Fannie Phillips Barker. He enlisted in the Civil War in Tishomingo County July 1861. He married Annie Virginia Jobe July 1862, Annie was born 1844 in Lawrence County, TN. The daughter of Daniel Jobe born 1821 in Lawrence County, TN. and Nancy Curtiss born Lawrence County, TN.

He served with the 26th MS regiment, Company B throughout the war. His commander was Col. AE Reynolds, his Captain, AL Gollahar. He served 4 years with Company B. He was wounded in the thigh at Fort Donaldson and in the hand at Turkey Ridge, VA there he was taken prisoner on 2/12/1864 and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner at Fort Monroe. With the exception of his time spent in the war, he was a farmer in Acorn County for all his 88 years. He died March 15.1926 and his wife Annie Virginia died July 4, 1932. Both are buried at Wheeler Grove Cemetery, Acorn County MS.

Clyde started school at age 6. He was never separated a day where he learned his alphabet off a tobacco box. As a young boy, Clyde had his call to the army but never got a chance to use it. He instead became a teacher and provided services to many different schools through out the county for over thirty years (1921 - 1954).

He traveled to school by horse for nine years. He courted his soon to be bride, Clara Bell, in a covered wagon. Clara and her sisters always enjoyed Clydes' visits to their home. They both recalled in time past the day that Clyde came over for a sack of potatoes. The girls mother was trying to get them off to school, but they wanted to wait and listen to Clyde talk with their mom. His voice always fasinated the girls, they said. As a young man, for entertainment, he enjoyed going to dances. Clara attended but one with him and just didn't find as much enjoyment in this sport as he did. His first car was a black Model T Ford. He didn't always have money for fuel in those days and often reverted to horse back.

Clyde often told that "it took Clara fourteen years to out talk him". Ruby Adams' sold Clyde & Clara their marriage license and married them in her home on 10/16/1930. Clara & Clyde lived in the Bingham house at Crossroads (which Clyde purchased from his father) for about eighteen years. They had a hard time getting by in those days and took on boarders to help with expenses.

Clara, the daughter of Roger Bell and Ada Lou (Epps) Bell would also become a school teacher in the county and taught for thirty-eight years. Clara and Clyde moved in with Ms. Bell about 1946 and in the late 50's or early 60's built a home of their own near highway 25 where they lived until their poor health required them to move to the nursing home for daily care.

Clyde Odelle Bingham was born 11/27/1898 in Tishomingo County to William Walter and Francis Jane (Browning) Bingham , he died 6/8/1991. Clara Lillian Bell was born 6/14/1903 in Tishomingo County and died 3/20/1989.

Although the Binghams' never had children of their own, they fondly acknowledged all of the children they taught over the years as their children.

Albert Burleson ( Burrell) BROWN Born: September 08, 1832, McNairy County , Tennesse Married: abt. 1853, unknown. Date of Death: May 11, 1870, Coleman County , Texas Burial: 1870, Flat Top Ranch Cemetery near Leaday, Texas

Spouse: Susan Elizabeth UPTON, daughter of James Upton & Elizabeth -----UPTON Born : July 31, 1832 in Georgia. The town of Stacy was originally called Browntown for Susan Elizabeth Brown & her daughter Mattie's mother in law Julia Ann Norris Brown. Handbook of Texas Online: STACY, TX She died on April 20, 1908 in Edith, Texas, Coke County, TX. She is buried in Robert Lee, Texas.

Albert Burleson was also called A.B. or Burl or Burrell Brown. His parents we re Andrew BROWN and Rhoda SWAIN ( daughter of John SWAIN ) ( Andrew parents are unknown ) . Andrew Brown & John Swain and their families were in Lawrence County , Tennessee before 1820 . Both families moves to McNairy County , TN by 1830 . Both families moves to Tishomingo County, Mississippi by 1840.

It appears that Burrell & Rhoda's's parents has died by 1850. Neither are on the census at this time but Burrell's brothers and sisters are there. Also , an unknown Swain family living next door to the Brown children .

Burrell moves to Henderson County, Texas by the early 1850's. He is granted a land grant. Perhaphs this is where Susan and Burrell meets. Both are in Henderson County at the time .Burrell and Susan pursues their quest to a new land by going to Parker County. Records indicates them there about 1853. Burrell receives a Parker County Land Grant and it is Abstact # 80. Burrell and Susan endured many hardships of pioneer life.

In the year of 1854-1874 Parker County, Texas was a major center for many major Indian raids . Burrell and his family saw the effects of many deaths and hardships that were encountered by their family and friends .

Burrell and his family had to leave Parker county for their safety due to the Indian raids for a time . Burrell moves to Palo Pinto County then Brown county for a time to escape the Indian Raids. But by 1870 Burrell and his family were living in Coleman County, Texas.

Burrell was killed by Indians there. Lee Stockman has written a story based on his research about the "KILLING OF BURRELL BROWN " Children Of Susan Elizabeth & Albert Burleson (Burrell) Brown were :
1. Sophrony Elmina (Mina) BROWN, married 1. Henry DeLANEY, 2. Joe CLIFTON
2. Mary Adaline BROWN married John Wright COFFEY, son of Richard COFFEY & Sarah GREATHOUSE COFFEY
3. Albert Berry BROWN, married Mary Jane NORRIS, daughter of James Claibourne NORRIS & Margaret Ann AMASON NORRIS daughter of Matthew and Louisa AMASON .
4. Martha C. (Mattie) BROWN, born 1860, died 1925, buried Robert Lee Cemetery, Robert Lee, TX; married James Claibourne ( J.C.) BROWN, son of James Walker BROWN and Julia Ann NORRIS BROWN (James Claibourne Norris & Julia Ann Norris were brother and sister.)
5. James Monroe (Stoney) BROWN (never married)

Mr grandfather, Robert Washington Buchanan m. Frances Ann Oaks Williams at the Jacinto Courthouse in 1854 and lived in Tishomingo County at Paden and Burnt Mills. He and his second wife, my grandmother, Belle Zora Robinson m. in Tishomingo in 1888. Frances Buchanan had died in 1882. They had several hundred acres of land in Paden and Burnt Mills.

He was the postmaster of Burnt Mills which was taken by the TomBigBee, with a small piece of the land left. He raised two stepchildren James Calvin Williams and Elizabeth Jane Clark Williams from toddlers on and had 10 children altogether counting these.

Eleanor Buchanan who married James Jernigan and had a son named James Jernigan who grandfather taught to an accountant and he became the mayor of either Tishomingo or Iuka and very much respected by everyone.

Eleanor Buchanan Jernigan then married Alex Storment and still has descendants in Iuka. Molly Buchanan m. Donaldson and had one child Annie who died unmarried. John, Jeffie died in infancy. Robert Hodges Buchanan whose grandchildren are still on the land that grandfather left in Tishomingo. Walter Buchanan who moved to Oklahoma after 1902. By Belle Zora Mercer he had two sons, Grover Grimke Buchanan b. 1892; Chism Cortelyou Buchanan b. 1905. Robert Washington Buchanan has great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren still there.

At age 17 Robert Washington Buchanan is on the 1850 census under James Riley Buchanan. We have not yet found the connection between the two and are still trying to find the parents of Robert Washington Buchanan. He served in 22nd Infantry Mississippi during the Civil War. He was born "near Talledega" in 1833.

He is buried in Palestine Cemetery as are Frances (his first wife), his stepdaughter Elizabeth Jane Clark Williams and the two little boys, John and Jeffie. Aunt Eleanor Buchanan Storment, Aunt Molly Buchanan Donaldson, her husband and daughter are buried in Boggs Cemetery along with young James Jernigan and James Calvin Williams and Jewel and Grady Strickland (Jewel's mother was one of our Buchanan's). We also have several buried in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery (Grace Buchanan Bolton and her husband and children); (Joseph Robert Buchanan, Dwight Buchanan, Dorothy Buchanan Zuber and her husband). These were grandchildren of Robert Washington Buchanan.

James Castleberry (1793 - 1859) was my gg grandfather. He was born in Jackson County, GA, (now Gwinnett County) and moved to Tishomingo County, MS, in 1840.

He brought with him his wife, Elizabeth Carroll Castleberry (1810 - 1879) and thirteen children; Sarah who was married to Jackson Akers, James, Jr., John Thomas (ancestor of some of the Castleberry's currently residing in Iuka), Cenith, Nancy, Thomas C., Elizabeth, Rufus (Iuka town marshall around 1894), William (my great grandfather who later moved to Pontotoc County, MS), Winchester, Nina, Permilia, and Riley. Three more children were later born in Tishomingo County; Charles, John, and Georgia.

The old Castleberry home place was located on what is now the Eastport Road or county road 956 (between Iuka and Eastport) near the current Mt.Evergreen Church.

James Castleberry was a private in the War of 1812 and served his short tour of duty in GA. Several of James Castleberry's sons, including my great grandfather William, were in the saloon business in Eastport during the 1840's and 1850's.

William moved to Pontotoc County, MS, around 1860 and died there in 1882. He married Annie R. Coleman in Pontotoc County in 1862. Both James and Elizabeth Castleberry are buried in Tishomingo County in the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery on the Eastport Road. More Castleberry information can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mspontot/james_c.html

Joseph Crabb was my paternal great-great-grand father he was born 1805 in White Co. Tn. died after 1880 ( possibly in Prentiss Co. Ms. ) He was the son of Joseph Crabb b. 1772 d. af. 1850 and grandson of Joseph Crabb Sr. b. 1749 Va. who died in Grainger Co. Tn. in 1798.

Joseph married Catherine Roger ca.1823, she was born March 8, 1804 Tn., died Feb. 20, 1873 Prentiss Co. Ms., Catherine was the daughter of William Rogers b. 1763 d. 1821 and Rosey Herd who d.1806.

Joseph and Catherine had eleven children, Fountain Rogers b. 1825 Tn d. 1858 Lawrence Co. Tn., James Hurd b. 1826 Loretto, Tn. d. 1914 Prentiss Co. Ms., William P. b. 1829 Giles Co.Tn. d. 1893 Yell Co. Ar., Malinda Jane b. 1831 Giles Co. Tn. d. af. 1900 possibly Prentiss Co. Ms. ( possibly never married ),Elizabeth Ann b. 1833 Giles Co. Tn. d Apr. 10, 1887 Prentiss Co. Ms. , Thomas Wesley b. Nov. 25, 1834 Giles Co. Tn. d. May 12 1902 Pope Co. Il.,Catherine Rebecca b. 1837 Giles Co. Tn. d. 1917 Ms., Joseph "Josie" b. 1839 Giles co. Tn. d. Nov. 7, 1863 Point Lookout, MD as a P O W, Rhoda E b. 1842 Tn. was residing in Tishomingo Co. Ms. 1860., C. A. "Kyle" b. 1844 Lawrence Co. Tn. d. 1859 Ms., Rosa "Roxie" Narcissa/y b. 1846/7 Lawrence Co. Tn. d. Aug. 13, 1887 Ms. Joseph and Catherine Rogers Crabb along with some of their children, were living in Tishomingo Co. Ms. in the 1860 census. At this time I do not know exactly what year they arrived in Tishomingo County .

William P. Crabb who was my paternal great-grand-father, married Elizabeth Horne she was b. 1828 and died in Prentiss Co. Ms. 1878 William married 2 nd. Lil Lucinda Livingston. William was a Corporal in 1st Al Cav USA .

James Shelton Davis, third son and fourth child of James R. Davis and Elenora Tinsley Davis, was born in Madison County, Alabama March 24th l8l9 and died at Iuka, Mississippi November 29th l879.

When quite young he removed with his parents to Limestone County, where he received a common English education and slight acquaintance with the Latin language. In l837 he removed to Athens, Alabama where he did business in the mercantile house of J.H. and R. HINE. In l838 he entered the office of DR. JOHN C. SPOTSWOOD with whom he read medicine.

He married July 21st l838, NANCY ELIZABETH, Daughter of SAMUEL TANNER of that place. In 18 39 he attended a course of medical lectures at Louisville, Kentucky and engaged in the practice on his return home the following spring.

In l845 he removed to Marshall County, Mississippi where he practiced until l852, when he moved to Salem, Tippah County, Mississippi. In l860 he was elected to the SECESSION CONVENTION at Jackson and served in that body, voting for the ORDINANCE SECESSION, the proudest act of his life. He was connected with the war that followed.

After the Convention he moved to IUKA and soon after commenced editing the IUKA SPRINGS GAZETTE. He graduated in medicine at JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE in PHILADELPHIA in 1864. At the Commencement of the UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, in l871, the AD EUDEM GRADUM was conferred upon him.

In l872, he was one of the Democratic electors for President and Vice-President for the State of Mississippi on the "O'CONNER TICKET".

The forgoing brief and unpretentious record of a stirring and eventful life, except the clause which announces his death, is from the pen of DR. DAVIS himself.

No man was ever more honored or respected in his immediate community for his firm and manly adherence to the principles of right and justice than the deceased. He was at once brave, generous and forgiving, scorned in public or private life the tricks and cant of mere policy, and was ready, at any and every cost, to raise his voice, in defense or advocacy of what he believed the truth.

For many years he was a member of the M. E. CHURCH SOUTH, to whose doctrines and discipline he gave a most cordial and earnest adherance. In his last illness his faith was beautifully triumphant and when grappling with the GREAT MASTER he was able to declare himself more than victor through HIM that loved him and gave HIMSELF for him. He leaves a precious, though keenly stricken, family and yet all of them are familiar with the abounding consolations of Divine grace.

George Epps is first found in the 1880 census of Tishomingo County, age 24, farm hand, born in Mississippi. He was living alone. In 1880 he married Martha Catherine Glenn. They lived on a farm near Iuka until 1903 when they moved to Jones County, Texas. They farmed a few years there and then moved to Oklahoma. Martha Catherine was born 12/29/1862 in Tishomingo County. She was the daughter of Robert Washington Glenn (11/10/1815 -12/30/1891) and Mary Jane (Moore) Glenn (6/10/1824 - 8/11/1899).

To this union came the following children: Ada Epps did not move to Texas with the rest of the family. She was born July 9, 1881. She married Roger Lafayette born 12/25/1873, died 8/9/1941. They had three children, all born in Tishomingo County. Annie Mae Bell was born 7/19/1902. She married Bruce Rutledge and had three children: Ozelle, Maebell, and Bruce Jr. Annie Mae died 12/19/1994 and is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery. Clara Lillian was born 6/14/1903. She married Clyde Odell Bingham on 10/16/1930. They had no children. Clara died March 20, 1989 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. She is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery. Frances Corine Bell was born 11/20/1919. She married Horace Delton Nelson. They had one son, Bobby. Corine died 9/11/1993. She is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery. Ada Lou died February 18, 1953 and is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Tishomingo County, Mississippi; Jim Epps, born Tishomingo County, died Corpus Christi, Texas, Dave Epps, born Tishomingo County, Mississippi. He married and moved to Oregon, Paul Epps born Tishomingo County. He married and returned to live near Burnsville, Mississippi. Both George and Martha Catherine died in 1909 in Colbert, Oklahoma; they are buried there.

I have the following on my 2nd great-grandfather, Joseph White Floyd. I obtained his Confederate Pension Application from Texas and his Military Records from the National Archives. Company F, 32nd Mississippi Infantry US War Department records show J. W. Floyd, Private, Company F, 32d Mississippi Infantry, CSA, enlisted on 29 April 1862.

War Department records show that J. W. Floyd was honorably discharged in 1865 at Iuka, MS. These same records show that J. W. Floyd was wounded on 25 Nov 1863 in a skirmish at Missionary Ridge and sent to hospital by Surgeon. Page 152 of THE STORY OF AMERICA, shows that Missionary Ridge was during the Battle of Chickamauga and "On November 25 the heavily reinforced Federals stormed through a murderous hail of Confederate fire and won Missionary Ridge, Bragg's main line of defense".

Joseph Floyd was under the command of Col. Lowery & Major Kerr. The records show that J. W. Floyd, Private, Company F, 32nd Mississippi Infantry, CSA, enlisted April 29, 1862.

On roll for March and April, 1864, last roll on file, he was reported absent, wounded in skirmish at Missionary Ridge at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia on November 25, 1863, and was sent to hospital. No later record found. [15 Mar 1916] The 32nd MS Inf. was organized Apr 1862, Col. Mark Lowrey, consolidated with 45th Inf. Regiment between July 1863 and early 1864; consolidated with 8th Inf. Regiment between August 1864 and April 9, 1865; consolidated April 9, 1865 with 3rd (William's) Inf. Bn., 8th Inf. Regiment and part of 5th Inf. Regiment and designated 8th Inf. Bn consolidated.

Officers of the Thirty-Second Mississippi Regiment were M.P. Lowrey, Colonel; W.H.H. Tison, Lieutenant Colonel; Columbus Kerr, Major; Tom Irions, Adjutant; Dr. Archer, Surgeon; A.A. McClaren, Commissary; John Earle, Assistant Commissary; John F. Arnold, Quarter- master; Jesse Oliver, Assistant Quartermaster.

His Confederate Pension Application, "For Use of Soldiers Who Are in Indigent Circumstances" asks "What is your physical condition?" to which Joseph replied, "Feeble". T. M. Jones and B. B. Bailey both testified for the Confederate Pension Application that Joseph White Floyd was "a good and faithful soldier" and he "never deserted". Joseph stated on his Pension Application that he was farmer by occupation, when able to engage in said occupation.

According to his Confederate Pension Application #32604, dated March 1916 and Mary's Widow's Application for Pension #39668, dated February 1924, Joseph W. Floyd was born 1844 in NC and he and Mary came to TX in 1885; he enlisted 29 April 1862 at Booneville, Prentiss, MS Company "F", 32nd Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A. under Col. Lowery and Maj. Carr, and was discharged at Iuka, MS in 1865; he was wounded at Missionary Ridge, Battle of Chickamauga 25 Nov 1863 and hospitalized; he was a farmer and was in a "feeble" condition as of 9 Mar 1916; he owned his home, located at RFD #2, Celeste, TX in Hunt County, and it was valued at $750, according to the State and County Tax Assessor, Gilbert Shipp, and had other property that was assessed at a value of $150; according to his son, E. E. Floyd, Joseph W. Floyd died 14 Nov 1922 at his home in Hunt County and was buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

He came to Texas with James Davis Young and his half brother John Young, in 1885 from Mississippi in a covered wagontrain and settled in the Wolfe City and Hickory Creek areas of Hunt County.

William Riley Osborn was my Great Grandfather born in Laurens County, South Carolina on October 17, 1811. d. 1900. He was the third child of Langston Osborn and Mary ( at this time her maiden name is unknown.) William moved with his family to Fayette,County Georgia after 1830.William enlisted ( Creek War ) June 3, 1836 in the 3-ed. Brig, Georgia Militia ( Infantry ) He was in Captain.Young Mann’s company,and under the commanded of Colonel William Wood .William had stated that the company was called by the name of the “ Fayette Blues.”1850 Carroll County, Ga. census he was listed as single and his occupation was a wagoneer. He married Susan Magby Holcomb in November 1851, at Pikeville Marion County., Al. William and Susan had eleven children they were Mary E. Osborn b. Oct. 25,1852, Elizabeth R.Osborn b. May 28, 1854, Syrena O. Osborn, b. March 8, 1856, William L.Osborn b. Nov. 23, 1858, Roda J. Osborn, b. April 1, 1862. Jonathan D. Osborn b.July 19,1864, S.T. b. Jan 19,1867 John H. Osborn b. March 18, 1869, Martha A. Osborn b. March 9, 1871 , Nancy L. Osborn b. January 25, 1875 Susan Osborn b. July 1860 d.after 1880.
In 1872 William and Susan moved their family to Tishomingo County Ms, to a town at that time called by the name of Short Ms.Where they remained till their deaths, both are buried at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.
Jonathan Daniel Osborn b. 7/19/1864 d.1921 was my Grandfather he married
( 2nt. ) Minnie Barnes d/o James Henry Barnes and Jennie Lambert, they had eight children and made their home around Burnsville Ms,.The youngest of the eight was my mother Cora Bea Osborn b. 11/11/1919 d. 12/6/1981 she married Albert Olen Brewer b. 3/17/1919 d. 3/10/1987 ( s/o Albert Monroe and Bertha E. Farris Brewer ) they had five children and are both buried at Antioch Church Cemetery.

Jasper Joshua Streetman was born in Itawamba County, MS in 1862 to John R. Streetman and Elizabeth J. Clay. He married Marsha Ann Grisham, the daughter of Samuel Y. Grisham and Nancy E. Davis, about 1886 in Tishomingo County. Samuel Grisham served in Moreland's Regiment, Capt. Dixon's company during the Civil War. This was a Cavalry outfit from Alabama and a roster for Capt. Dixon's company has not been found. Marsha's mother, however, received a Confederate widow's pension in 1900. Jasper's grandfather was William Rutledge Streetman, born in Madison County, GA in 1802 and had moved to Itawamba County, MS by 1843. He moved to Marion County, Alabama with the remainder of his family by 1856, and lived the rest of his life there. John R. Streetman however, moved North.

John R. Streetman had married Elizabeth Clay in Itawamba County on September 12, 1849 and were in Alcorn County by 1870. They did not live far from John's uncle, Jehu B. Streetman. By 1880, they were in Tishomingo County and both John and Elizabeth died in the area of Shady Grove Baptist church before 1900. They are believed to have been buried in the Church Cemetery where many of their grandchildren are buried today.

Jasper and Marsha had ten children: Cora Pearl Streetman who married William Haney Smith;Lucey Streetman, born about 1888. She died before 1900;Lee Ander Streetman who moved to Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. He died there in May 1972; Joshia Emmaline Streetman and her twin sister Doshia (Doshia died in 1904. Aunt Josie married John Lovelace and died in 1956); Kenny Kendrick Streetman who married Hattie Shoats. Uncle Kenny died in November 1970; Charlie Jasper Streetman who married Cora Wilkins. Charlie died in 1972; Maggie Mae Streetman (my paternal grandmother) who married (1st) Willie Smith, (2) Alf(?) Johnson, (3) Levi Quinton Mock. She died in 1982 and is buried at Shady Grove. Willie Smith died in Tupelo, MS in 1930 shortly before the birth of my father, Willie Robert Smith in Tupelo. She returned to live with Jasper and Marsha and when she married Alf Johnson, Maggie "apprenticed" Willie Robert Smith to her brother, Charlie Jasper Streetman who raised Dad until he moved to Indiana in 1949. Maggie's third husband, Quinton Mock died in August 1954; Rubel Streetman was born in 1904 and died in the 1980's. He married Lillie Gray. Their only son died in infancy and is buried in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where they lived for a short time. They had one daughter whose name I forget. The youngest of them was Luther Samuel Streetman who married Eva Francis Wilkins. Luther died in August 1986 just a few months after the death of my father in Indiana, who died January 6, 1986 in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana.

Dad told me that the night Jasper Streetman died he kept staring at the clock over the mantle and at the moment of his death, the clock stopped ticking and never worked again afterward. He died in May 1937 just a few months after the death of his wife (Marsha died in October 1936). They and most of their children are buried at Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The Grissom's who live near the Grissom's chapel community church are descended from Marsha's brother, Miles Drew Grisham.

Jesse Welch was born 22 September 1813 in Greenville, South Carolina. He was the son of Daniel and Priscilla Welch of Raburn’s Creek. Jesse married Nancy Moore in Greenville, S.C. about 1834 where the family lived until 1844. Upon the death of his father, Jesse inherited 250 acres on Raburn’s Creek. Jesse and Nancy’s children were: Jesse Bluford, William C., Oliver Alberry, Zadock, and Caroline, all born in South Carolina [Caroline Welch m. John Nalley; she died 23 Aug 1932 Love Co Oklahoma. Her death certificate names her mother as Nancy Moore].

By 1848, Jesse was a grocer in Eastport, Mississippi, at that time a bustling port on the Mississippi River. In 1849, Jesse bound three of his sons into apprenticeships – Oliver Alberry to Nehamiah Hamlin, Jesse Bluford to Josiah J. Reynolds, and William C. to G.W. Smith. Irene Barne’s book, “Echoes of the Past” reflects life in Eastport during the mid-1800’s and contains an informative story of the death of Jesse’s sister, Alsey Westmoreland in Texas around 1846. Jesse had in his possession at that time a Negro named Daniel, who was to be Alsey’s legacy upon her mother’s death. Apparently, Jesse’s mother, Priscilla died and Jesse had Daniel in his possession. Upon news of Alsey’s death, Jesse made petition to the court to sell Daniel. Documents concerning this settlement are in the Alcorn County Courthouse, Corinth, Mississippi [Book L, P.60].

The 1850 Tishimingo County Census, indicates Jesse had a wife named Martha [Martha F. Houston], and one son, James Daniel Welch, six months of age. Jesse Welch was a charter member of Eastport Masonic Lodge. The 1860 Tishimingo County Census, shows Nancy Houston, age 50 and Wilson Houston, age 18 living in the Jesse Welch household. By 1869 Jesse moved his family to Hardin County, Tennessee on a farm just outside Savannah because the Great Flood and Civil War had about destroyed the Eastport economy. The Jesse Welch family is identified in the 1870 Hardin County, Tennessee Census with Nancy Houston, age 65 in the household.

Around 1878, when Jesse was 65 years of age, he again moved his family, this time to Texas. They walked much of the way taking everything they owned with the help of an ox-drawn cart. By 1880 Jesse had settled his family in Bell County, Texas. The children of Jesse and Martha Houston Welch were: James Daniel, Adeline Delphia, Joseph, Jestana (Jessie Lee), John F., and Robert Monroe all born in Eastport, Mississippi; Albert Lee and Charles Thomas were born in Hardin County, Tennessee near Savannah.

Jesse Welch died March 4, 1895 in Moody, Texas at the age of 82. His wife, Marthie Welch died June 17, 1907 at the age of 76. Both Jesse and Martha are buried in the Moody Cemetery, Moody, Texas [McLennan County], as are many of their children and grandchildren.