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Margaret Amanda ('Maggie') Clayton^1,2

Historical marker, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, near Retreat, Tex., courtesy of Edward L. Williams. Click on picture to enlarge it.

• Father: Sheriff Mitchell Steele Clayton^3,4,5,6,7 b. 18 Sep 1854, d. 31 Jan 1920
• Mother: Georgia ('Georgie') Pannill^8,9,10 b. 16 Sep 1867, d. 23 Dec 1939

• Birth*: She was born on 9 April 1889 in Texas.^11,12,13,14
• Marriage*: She married Charles Herbert Highnote, son of Phillip Highnote and Nancy Ann Sutherland.^{15,16,12,17,18}
• Death*: She died on 4 September 1964 in Navarro Clinic, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 75.^{19,12,13,14,20}
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 September 1964 in Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, Navarro County, Texas (near Retreat).^21,22,23,18

• Obituary*: "Mrs. Highnote Dies Friday; Rites Saturday
     "Mrs. Maggie Clayton Highnote, widow of the late Charles Highnote, native of Chatfield, died in the Navarro clinic Friday morning [4 Sep 1964] following a several weeks illness. She resided at 614 North Twenty-Fifth street [Corsicana, Texas].
     "Mrs. Highnote was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal church. She made a world tour several months ago.
     "Surviving are a number of cousins, one of whom is Mrs. Rena Hind who resided in the Highnote home.
     "Mrs. Highnote was the daughter of the late M. S. Clayton, at one time sheriff of Navarro county.
     "Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the McCammon Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. David Watt, rector of St. John’s.
     "Pallbearers will be George Hodge, R. N. Jones, J. B. Harper, H. P. Hodge, J. P. Hodge, Fred Hodge, H. W. Regester and W. A. Lang."²⁴
• Note*: She and Charles lived in Corsicana, Texas. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Corsicana.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 21 Apr 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Charles Herbert Highnote¹

Charles Highnote's tombstone, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, Retreat, Tex., courtesy of Liz Freeman.

• Father: Phillip Highnote^2,3 b. 30 Oct 1855, d. 14 Aug 1922
• Mother: Nancy Ann Sutherland^4,5 b. 20 Feb 1858, d. 30 Jul 1887

• Birth*: He was born on 17 December 1880 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana.^6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Amanda ('Maggie') Clayton, daughter of Sheriff Mitchell Steele Clayton and Georgia ('Georgie') Pannill.^9,10,6,11,12
• Death*: He died on 21 March 1956 in Memorial Hospital, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 75.^13,14
• Burial*: Interment was on 22 March 1956 in Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, Navarro County, Texas (near Retreat).^15,16,17,18

• Obituary*: "C. H. Highnote Dies Wednesday, Rites Thursday
     "Charles H. Highnote, age 75 years, oil operator, 614 North Twenty-Fifth street, died in Memorial Hospital early Wednesday morning following a heart attack several days ago.
     "Funeral services will be held from the McCammon Chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Hamilton cemetery.
     "The rites will be conducted by Rev. Fred C. Wolfe, Jr., rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, assisted by Dr Matthew H. Arnold, minister of the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
     "Highnote was a native of Navarro County and had spent most of life in Corsicana. He was well known here and among oil men throughout the state.
     "Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs. W. T. McKee and Mrs. J. H. Lynd, both of Corsicana; Mrs. O. W. Welsh, San Antonio, and Mrs. J. P. Pugh, Beaumont; a brother, Eugene Highnote, Corsicana, and other relatives.
     "Pallbearers will be George Hodge, R, N. Jones, J. B. Harper, H. P. Hodge, J. P. Hodge, Fred P. Hodge, Dave Kelton, Jack Humphries and J. B. Fortson."¹⁹
• Note*: Most sources give 20 Mar 1956 as his death date, but his obituary says he died early in the morning of 21 Mar 1956. His death certificate, as pictured on his Find A Grave memorial site, also gives 21 Mar 1956 as his death date. He died of a heart attack. His obituary describes him as a native of Navarro County, Texas, but another source says he was born in Seymour, Indiana.^20,21,22,23

• Last Edited: 1 Oct 2017

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Joseph Henry Clayton

• Father: Joseph Alvey Clayton^1,2,3,4 b. 30 Aug 1817, d. 1 Aug 1873
• Mother: Margaret Amanda Poole^5,6,7,8 b. 20 Dec 1831, d. 29 Jul 1873

• Birth*: He was born on 6 November 1856 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^9,10,11
• Marriage*: He married Anna ('Annie') May Lisman, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Franklin Lisman and Susan E. Hodge, on 17 January 1883 in Navarro County, Texas.^12,13,14
• Death*: He died on 9 March 1923 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 66.^{15,16,11,17,18}
• Burial*: Interment was on 10 March 1923 in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^19,20

• Obituary*: "Death Came Suddenly To a Good Citizen
     "Joe H. Clayton, a native of Navarro county, and for four years a county tax collector, died at his home at 9:15 o’clock this morning, after having been ill since yesterday morning, having been taken sick while at his work as a tank gauger for the Magnolia Petroleum company. The deceased was born at Chatfield, this county, November 6, 1856, and was sixty-six years of age his last birthday. He is survived by his wife and four children, Joe Clayton, Will Clayton, Buster Clayton and Mrs. W. D. Robinson; a sister, Mrs. Dixie Reed of Old Mexico and Harvey Clayton of San Antonio. He was also a brother of the late Steele Clayton, who was sheriff of this county at the same time his brother was tax collector. The deceased was esteemed as a good citizen in all the walks of life, and friends by the thousands over Navarro county will sympathize with the family in their great sorrow.
     "The funeral will be from the residence Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with burial in Oakwood cemetery.
     "The following are the pall bearers:
     "Active—C. E. Still, Roy Canady Jr., W. W. Gage, Kirk Ramsey, Joe Pickering and Henry Scoggins.
     "Honorary—E. R. Brown, W. C. Proctor, D. C. Stewart, H. E. Spaulding, W. H. Hastings, J. P. Stephenson, W. M. Peck, W. T. McElwee, W. W. Clopton, L. A. Pinkston, Dr. I. N. Suttle, Bank Sutherland, W. A. Babb, Dink Hodge, Chatfield; L. Q. White, A. K. Seagraves, J. W. Greelee, Henry Clements, P. F. Halbert, Rice; J. L. Harris, Blooming Grove."²¹
• Scrapbook*: "Resolutions of Respect
     "Whereas, in His infinite wisdom God has seen fit to call unto Him Mr. J. H. Clayton, father of our companion and fellow class-mate, N. H. Clayton.
     "Therefore, be it resolved by the Sophomore Class of the Texas A. & M. College that our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy and condolence be offered N. H. Clayton and family.
     "Be it further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be furnished The Battalion and the Corsicana Daily Sun for publication.
     "S. A. Noble, President.
     "M. E. Dealy, Secretary-Treasurer.
     "H. E. Stevenson, Historian."²²
• Note*: • He was tax collector of Navarro County, Texas.
  • His grave marker gives 1857 as the year of his birth.^23,24

• Last Edited: 7 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Anna ('Annie') May Lisman

• Father: Capt. Benjamin Franklin Lisman b. 6 Jan 1828, d. 14 May 1915
• Mother: Susan E. Hodge b. 18 Feb 1836, d. 12 Dec 1889

• Birth*: She was born on 23 August 1865 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: She married Joseph Henry Clayton, son of Joseph Alvey Clayton and Margaret Amanda Poole, on 17 January 1883 in Navarro County, Texas.^4,5,6
• Death*: She died on 29 April 1948 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 82.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 May 1948 in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^9,10

• Obituary*: "MRS. J. H. CLAYTON RITES SATURDAY; BURIAL IN OAKWOOD
     "Funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Clayton, 83, native Navarro countian, who died Thursday night [29 Apr 1948] following an extended illness, were held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock from the McCammon Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Herbert C. Dudley, minister of the First Christian church. She was the widow of the late J. H. Clayton of Chatfield, once tax collector of Navarro county.
     "Surviving are a son, W. F. Clayton, Sudan [Texas]; eight grandchildren, Wiley Robinson, Jr; Mrs. W. S. Guthrie, Billy Clayton, all of Corsicana; Mrs. L. [second initial unclear] Lewis, South America; Mrs. Josephine Collingsworth and Collin Clayton, both of El Paso; Homer Clayton, San Antonio, and Jack Clayton, San Angelo, and one great-grandson, Joe Guthrie, Corsicana.
     "Pallbearers were Dude Ransom, W. P. McCammon, Arthur Levi, Marion Martin, James B. Redden and George Campbell.
     "Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family.”.¹¹

• Last Edited: 25 May 2015

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Susan Elizabeth ('Susie') Clayton¹

• Father: Joseph Henry Clayton^2,3 b. 6 Nov 1856, d. 9 Mar 1923
• Mother: Anna ('Annie') May Lisman^4,5 b. 23 Aug 1865, d. 29 Apr 1948

• Birth*: She was born on 30 December 1890 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^6,7
• Marriage*: She married Sheriff Wiley Dodson Robinson on 19 January 1910.^8,9
• Death*: She died on 6 October 1940 in the family home, 1426 West Collin Ct., Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 49.^10,11,12,13
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 October 1940 in row 9, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^14,15

• Obituary*: "FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. ROBINSON TUESDAY MORNING
     "Funeral services for Mrs. Wiley D. Robinson, aged 50 years, who died early Monday morning at the family home, 1426 West Collin Ct., were held from the Sutherland-McCammon Chapel Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. C. Duke Payne, pastor of the First Christian church.
     "A native of Chatfield, Mrs. Robinson had resided here since early childhood.
     "Surviving are her husband, a son, Wiley D. Robinson, Jr., a daughter, Mrs. W. S. Guthrie; a grandson, mother, Mrs. J. H. Clayton; three brothers, W. F. Clayton and N. H. Clayton, all of Corsicana, and Joe A. Clayton, Oklahoma, and other relatives.
     "Pallbearers were J. N. Garitty, Jimmie Lorimer, A. B. Douglass, Dude Ransom, Thomas Curtis, J. D. Redden and Tom Pinkston.
     "Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family."¹⁶

• Last Edited: 12 Aug 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Sheriff Wiley Dodson Robinson

Sheriff Wiley D. Robinson, from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.

• Birth*: He was born on 11 February 1870 in Dresden, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Susan Elizabeth ('Susie') Clayton, daughter of Joseph Henry Clayton and Anna ('Annie') May Lisman, on 19 January 1910.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 29 October 1958 in Navarro Clinic, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 88.^6,7,8,9,10
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 October 1958 in row 9, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^11,9,10

• Obituary*: W. D. Robinson Rites Thursday
  Funeral services for Wiley D. Robinson, Sr., former Navarro county sheriff and long-time real estate operator, were held Thursday at 3 p. m. from the McCammon Chapel.
  The rites were conducted by Rev. Alex Cox, pastor of the First Christian church. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.
  Robinson died in the Navarro clinic Wednesday morning following a three weeks’ illness. He was the oldest living ex-sheriff of Navarro county and had the distinction of occupying an office in three courthouses.
  He was first elected sheriff in November, 1900, after serving as constable at Blooming Grove and after two years, missed one term and came back and was elected in November, 1904. His office was in an old courthouse the first term, and when he was renamed, the county was occupying a temporary site while the present courthouse was under construction. The county departments moved into the new or present courthouse in 1906 before his term expired.
  Born, Feb. 11, 1870, at Dresden, he was the son of Dr. W. S. Robinson, the first M. D. to move to Navarro county. Dr. Robinson came to Dresden from Tennessee in 1849.
  Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W. S. Guthrie; a son, Wiley D. Robinson, Jr; two grandsons . . . , all of Corsicana, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
  Pallbearers were Jimmy Lorimer, Walter Lewis, Lloyd Carraway, John Hughes, Sam Allen, Ralph Tatum, J. C. Roe and Judge C. E. McWilliams.¹²
• Note*: He was elected sheriff of Navarro County, Texas in 1900, supervised the last legal hanging execution in Navarro County in January 1902, lost reelection in 1902, was elected sheriff again in 1904, and did not run when his term expired in 1906. He then was in the life insurance and real estate business in Corsicana.¹³

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Nelle May Robinson

• Father: Sheriff Wiley Dodson Robinson^1,2 b. 11 Feb 1870, d. 29 Oct 1958
• Mother: Susan Elizabeth ('Susie') Clayton^3,4,5 b. 30 Dec 1890, d. 6 Oct 1940

• Birth*: She was born on 28 September 1910 in her grandmother Clayton's home at 1516 W. Fifth Avenue, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^6,7,8
• Marriage*: She married George Allyn Hopkins in May 1927.⁹
• Marriage*: She married Wallace Stewart Guthrie on 28 June 1934.^10,11
• Death*: She died on 13 September 1985 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 74.^12,6,13,14
• Burial*: Interment was in row 9, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 21 Apr 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Wallace Stewart Guthrie

• Birth*: He was born on 24 April 1893 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Nymphadora M. Ford.^3,2
• Marriage*: He married Nelle May Robinson, daughter of Sheriff Wiley Dodson Robinson and Susan Elizabeth ('Susie') Clayton, on 28 June 1934.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 15 January 1964 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 70.^6,7,2
• Burial*: Interment was in row 9, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^8,2

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Albert Hervey Clayton

Albert Hervey Clayton's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., from findagrave.com.

• Father: Joseph Alvey Clayton^1,2,3,4,5 b. 30 Aug 1817, d. 1 Aug 1873
• Mother: Margaret Amanda Poole^6,7,8,9,10 b. 20 Dec 1831, d. 29 Jul 1873

• Birth*: He was born on 2 August 1861 in Navarro County, Texas.^{11,12,13,14,15}
• Marriage*: He married Mattie Williamson.¹⁶
• Death*: He died on 20 July 1923 in a sanitarium, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at age 61.^{17,18,19,20,21}
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 July 1923 in Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^22,20,23

• Obituary*: “Died in San Antonio.
     ”A. Hervey Clayton, aged 62 years, died in a sanitarium in San Antonio, Friday evening at 6:30 o’clock and the body will be brought to Corsicana early Sunday morning over the Southern Pacific Lines for interment in the Chatfield cemetery sometime Sunday.
     ”Deceased is survived by his wife and one son, Theodore Clayton of Somerset, near San Antonio. Deceased is also survived by a brother, Roger Clayton, and sister, Mrs. Dixie Read [sic] of Mexico.
     ”Deceased was formerly a resident of Corsicana and is well known in Corsicana and Navarro county."²⁴
• Note*: Hervey Clayton was reported as being "quite sick" with Spanish influenza in October 1918.²⁵

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2019

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Dixie Rena Clayton

• Father: Joseph Alvey Clayton^1,2,3,4,5 b. 30 Aug 1817, d. 1 Aug 1873
• Mother: Margaret Amanda Poole^6,7,8,4,9 b. 20 Dec 1831, d. 29 Jul 1873

• Birth*: She was born on 4 April 1863 in Navarro County, Texas.^10,11,12,13
• Marriage*: She married John McDonald Reid on 16 December 1880 in Navarro County, Texas.^{14,15,16,17,18,19}
• Death*: She died on 26 June 1944 in Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at age 81.^20,21,22
• Burial*: Interment was on 27 June 1944 in Mission Burial Park South (also known as Mission Burial Park), 1700 S.E. Military Drive, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.^23,24

• Obituary*: "FORMER RESIDENT OF NAVARRO COUNTY DIES SAN ANTONIO
     "Mrs. J. M. Reid of LaCruz, Mexico, died Monday at San Antonio, according to word received by relatives and friends. Funeral services were planned Tuesday in San Antonio.
     "Mrs. Reid was the former Miss Dixie Clayton, member of a pioneer Navarro County family.
     "Surviving are a son, Joe Reid, LaCruz, Mexico; three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Vaughn, Seguin; Mrs. Stanley Hine, Saltillo, Mexico; Mrs. Sam Clark, Monterrey, Mexico, and other relatives."²⁵
• Note*: • The 1900 U.S. census says that she was born in April 1864 in Texas, and her death certificate says that she was born on 4 Apr 1864 in Texas.
  • They lived in Corsicana, Texas until 1902, when they moved to a ranch in Tampico, Mexico. They also were said to live on a ranch, Hacienda El Carocol, near La Cruz, Tamaulipas, Mexico.^26,27,28

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

John McDonald Reid

• Birth*: He was born on 14 January 1854 in Paulding, Jasper County, Mississippi.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Dixie Rena Clayton, daughter of Joseph Alvey Clayton and Margaret Amanda Poole, on 16 December 1880 in Navarro County, Texas.^3,4,5,6,7,8
• Death*: He died on 28 August 1939 in Hacienda El Caracol, Estacion Cruz, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at age 85.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in the family plot, Hacienda El Caracol, Municipality of Padilla, Tamaulipas, Mexico.^9,10

• Note*: • The 1900 U.S. census says he was born in Jan 1852 (not 1854) in Mississippi.
  • They moved to the Tampico area of Tamzulipas, Mexico in 1902.
  • His Find A Grave memorial says he died on 3 Oct 1939 in Padilla, Padilla Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico.^11,12

• Last Edited: 9 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Rena Dixie Reid

• Father: John McDonald Reid^1,2,3,4,5 b. 14 Jan 1854, d. 28 Aug 1939
• Mother: Dixie Rena Clayton^6,7,8,9 b. 4 Apr 1863, d. 26 Jun 1944

• Birth*: She was born on 17 May 1892.^10,11
• Marriage*: She married Stanley D. Hine.^10,12
• Burial*: Interment was in section 3, Mission Burial Park South (also known as Mission Burial Park), 1700 S.E. Military Drive, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.¹⁰
• Death*: She died on 20 October 1972 in Nix Memorial Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at age 80.^13,14

• Note*: The 1900 U.S. census says she was born in May 1890 in Texas. That conflicts with information on her death certificate, which I have assumed is more likely to be correct.^15,11

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Mabel Clayton Reid

• Father: John McDonald Reid^1,2,3,4 b. 14 Jan 1854, d. 28 Aug 1939
• Mother: Dixie Rena Clayton^5,6,7 b. 4 Apr 1863, d. 26 Jun 1944

• Birth*: She was born in September 1882 in Texas.^8,9
• Marriage*: She married Thomas M. Vaughan on 1 October 1906 in Bexar County, Texas.^10,11
• Death*: She died on 3 December 1961 in Guadalupe County, Texas, at age 79.^12,13
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 December 1961 in Vaughan Cemetery (also known as Vaughn Cemetery), Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas.^12,14

• Note*: She lived in Seguin, Texas.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Laura M. Reid¹

• Father: John McDonald Reid^2,3,4 b. 14 Jan 1854, d. 28 Aug 1939
• Mother: Dixie Rena Clayton^5,6 b. 4 Apr 1863, d. 26 Jun 1944

• Birth*: She was born in May 1895 in Texas.^7,8
• Marriage*: She married Samuel Welsh Clark on 3 February 1936 in Victoria, Capital, Tamaulipas, Mexico.⁹
• Death*: She died on 20 July 1980 in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, at age 85.^10,11

• Note*: She lived in Tampico, Mexico.¹²

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Roger Prince Reid

• Father: John McDonald Reid^1,2,3 b. 14 Jan 1854, d. 28 Aug 1939
• Mother: Dixie Rena Clayton^4,5 b. 4 Apr 1863, d. 26 Jun 1944

• Birth*: He was born in May 1898 in Texas.^6,7
• Death*: He died on 27 December 1902 in Padilla, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at age 4.^8,9

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

James Roger Clayton

James Roger Clayton, from 1919 U.S. passport application.

• Father: Joseph Alvey Clayton^1,2,3 b. 30 Aug 1817, d. 1 Aug 1873
• Mother: Margaret Amanda Poole^4,5,6 b. 20 Dec 1831, d. 29 Jul 1873

• Birth*: He was born on 1 July 1865 in Texas.^7,8,9
• Death*: He died on 11 September 1932 in Hacienda Caracol, Estacion Cruz, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at age 67.^10,11
• Burial*: Interment was in Cruz, Tamaulipas, Mexico.¹²

• Note*: • He had a ranch near Montoya, Mexico.
  • He never married.
  • A U.S. Foreign Service form completed with regard to his death included a statement that he "was reported to be a Veteran of the Spanish-American War" and received a monthly pension check through the U.S. consulate in Tampico, Mexico.^13,14,15

• Last Edited: 13 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Janette Poole ('Jennie') Clayton

• Father: Joseph Alvey Clayton^1,2,3 b. 30 Aug 1817, d. 1 Aug 1873
• Mother: Margaret Amanda Poole^4,5,6 b. 20 Dec 1831, d. 29 Jul 1873

• Birth*: She was born on 2 July 1868 in Navarro County, Texas.^7,8,9
• Marriage*: She married Dr. William Edgar Brown.^10,11,12
• Death*: She died on 10 June 1910 in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas, at age 41.^8,13,14
• Burial*: Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 8 Jul 2022

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Dr. William Edgar Brown

• Marriage*: He married Janette Poole ('Jennie') Clayton, daughter of Joseph Alvey Clayton and Margaret Amanda Poole.^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 8 Jul 2022

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Clayton Merriman Brown¹

• Father: Dr. William Edgar Brown²
• Mother: Janette Poole ('Jennie') Clayton^3,4 b. 2 Jul 1868, d. 10 Jun 1910

• Birth*: He was born on 13 July 1893 in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Grace Stroud in 1925.⁸
• Death*: He died on 7 February 1962 in his home, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, at age 68.^9,10
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 February 1962 in Hillcrest Burial Park, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.^11,12,13

• Note*: He lived in Ennis, Texas.^14,15

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2022

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

George Poole

• Marriage*: He married Martha Mitchell circa 1818.¹
• Death*: He died on 7 February 1841 in Marshall County, Mississippi.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Oct 1999

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

Martha Mitchell

• Marriage*: She married George Poole circa 1818.¹
• Death*: She died on 26 January 1840 in Marshall County, Mississippi.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 1999

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

William Augustus Fortson¹

• Father: Benjamin Joseph Fortson² b. 1820, d. 17 Sep 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Ann Titus Holliday³ b. 28 Feb 1824, d. 1867

• Birth*: He was born in August 1842 in Mississippi.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 30 January 1883 in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, at age 40.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas.⁷

• Note*: He never married. One source gives his name as William D. Fortson. He probably is the Bill Fortson who stabbed a man named Bess to death in 1868 (or 1866) after Bess killed John Fortson with a shot through the heart.^8,9,10

• Last Edited: 30 May 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

John Titus Fortson¹

• Father: Benjamin Joseph Fortson² b. 1820, d. 17 Sep 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Ann Titus Holliday³ b. 28 Feb 1824, d. 1867

• Birth*: He was born in 1844 in Mississippi.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 28 March 1868.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.⁷

• Note*: He served in the Confederate Army and never married. While helping Joseph Clayton build a flatboat at Porter's Bluff on the Trinity River, he was shot through the heart by a "desperado" named Bess who had been shooting over the workers' heads and at their feet and who apparently became riled when John told him to watch where he was shooting. Bess was then killed by Bill Fortson, probably John's brother, who stabbed him with a Bowie knife. The matter was reported in an Austin newspaper, attributing its information to the Corsicana Observer: "We learn that John Fortson was killed at Porter's Bluff last Saturday by a man named Bess. Bess was immediately afterwards killed by Wm. Fortson, a brother of John Fortson. We have not been able to learn the particulars."^8,9,10,11

• Last Edited: 29 Dec 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Anna Eliza Fortson

Anna Fortson Owen (left) with her nephew, Joe B. Fortson, Sr., and his family, 1926, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.

• Father: Benjamin Joseph Fortson^1,2,3,4 b. 1820, d. 17 Sep 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Ann Titus Holliday^5,6,7 b. 28 Feb 1824, d. 1867

• Birth*: She was born on 22 October 1852 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.^8,9,10,11,12
• Marriage*: She married Preston Owen, son of Lloyd Nelson Owen and Jerusha White, on 22 October 1872 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^{13,14,9,15,11,16,17,18,19}
• Death*: She died on 6 April 1928 in Corsicana Hospital and Clinic, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 75.^{8,20,21,22,23,11,24}
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 April 1928 in Jimmerson Cemetery, Navarro County, Texas (near Kerens).^23,24,25,12

• Obituary*: "PIONEER NAVARRO COUNTY WOMAN DIED IN LOCAL HOSPITAL
     "Mrs. Anna E. Owens, aged 75 years, pioneer resident of the eastern portion of Navarro county, died at the Corsicana Hospital and Clinic Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock following an illness of several days, and the funeral services will be held at Kerens Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with interment in the Jamison cemetery.
     "Mrs. Owens was the wife of the late Preston Owens, pioneer land owner of the Kerens section. She was born in Mississippi, but had resided in the Kerens community practically all of her life, where she was well known.
     "Mrs. Owens came to Navarro county 57 years ago, and resided in Corsicana for a time with Col. C. M. Winkler’s family and attended school at Tehuacana. She was married in 1872, 56 years ago, and moved to the section near Kerens, before the present town of Kerens was founded.
     "The body was taken to the old Owens home in Kerens Friday afternoon.
     "The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Evans, Methodist minister, and Rev. Corkern, Baptist minister, both of Kerens.
     "Surviving are two children, Mrs. Pearl Cave of Dallas, and Earl Owens of Kerens; eight grand children, five great-grandchildren. She was an aunt of Joe B. and John T. Fortson, both of Corsicana."²⁶
• Note*: They lived in Kerens, Texas. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage. The 1900 U.S. census says she was born in Nov 1851, cemetery records say she was born on 2 Oct 1862 in Monroe County, Mississippi, and another source says 2 Oct 1862 as well. Cemetery records agree with 6 Apr 1928 as her death date but say she died in Kerens, Texas.^{27,28,29,30,31}

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Martha Marshall¹

• Father: Robert Sharman
• Mother: Lucy _____

• Birth*: She was born circa 1734.^2,3
• Marriage*: She married Capt. Benjamin Head, son of Henry Head and Frances Spence, in 1754 in Culpeper or Orange County, Virginia.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 24 November 1821.^2,3

• Note*: Martha Marshall, related to Chief Justice John Marshall, probably was Benjamin Head's wife. One source believes his wife was _____ Sharman or Sherman.⁶

• Last Edited: 30 Mar 2018

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

Frederick Fortson

• Marriage*: He married Mary _____.^1,2

• Note*: He lived in Spotsylvania or Orange County, Virginia.¹

• Last Edited: 15 May 1997

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

Mary _____

• Marriage*: She married Frederick Fortson.^1,2
• Death*: She died in 1742.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2011

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

Elizabeth Janet Powell¹

• Father: Simon Powell^2,3 d. 23 Dec 1779
• Mother: Martha _____^4,5

• Birth*: She was born circa 1756 in Orange County, Virginia.
• Marriage*: She married James Head, son of Capt. Benjamin Head and Martha Marshall, on 5 December 1775 in Orange County, Virginia.^6,7
• Marriage*: She married Nathaniel Allen on 1 September 1798 in Georgia.⁸
• Death*: She died circa April 1827 in Morgan County, Georgia.⁹

• Will Abstract*: ¶ In the Name of God Amen. I Elizabeth J. Allen of the state of Georgia and County of Morgan being weak of body but of sound mind and memory do make Ordain and Constitute and appoint, this my last Will and Testament, In manner and Form following--
  ¶ Item 1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Sophia Jenkins now of the State of Alabama a certain negro lad by name Anthony and also and [sic] [one?] third part of any wearing apparel and bedding after taking out two bedsteads and furniture.
  ¶ Item 2nd I give and bequeath unto my beloved granddaughters Sally, Lucy, Nancy, Patsy, Molly, and Mary Lewis daughters of my beloved daughter Patsy Lewis and my beloved grandsons Thomas, Jeremiah and John Lewis sons of my beloved daughter Patsy aforesaid one fifth part of my Estate which is not herein named as legacies to be paid to them at the descretion [sic] of my Executor James Head.
  ¶ Item 3rd I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughters before mentioned one third part of my wearing apparel and bedding after taking out two beds and furniture which is to be sold by my Executor.
  ¶ Item 4th I give and bequeath unto my beloved Grandson James Fortson one fifth part of my Estate not herein named as legacies to be paid over to him by my Executor when collected.
  ¶ Item 5th I give and bequeath unto my beloved Grand Children Thomas J. Allen and Eliza C. Allen one Fifth part of my Estate not otherwise named to be paid to them by my Executor when it may come into his hands.
  ¶ Item 6th I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth White one fifth part of my Estate not otherwise named to be paid to her by my Executor when collected. I also give her one third part of my wearing apparel and bedding heretofore mentioned.
  ¶ Item 7th I give and bequeath unto my beloved son James Head one Fifth part of my Estate as heretofore specified also Fifty Dollars which I now hold his note for.
  ¶ Item 8th I appoint my much beloved son James Head my Executor to carry into effect this my last Will and Testament. It is my will that all my property of every description be sold except such as has been here named as Legacies, and the proceeds disposed of as herein directed. It is also my will that my Executor hand over to my son in law John Lewis a Note of hand I hold on him for the sum of Fifty Dollars which I intend as his Legacy. It is further my will that in case the negro boy Anthony should die before he should come into the possession of my daughter Sophia then and in that case she shall have one Sixth part of my whole estate. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22nd Day of August 1826.
  [Signed] Elizabeth J. Allen [seal]
  H. F. Goss
  Robert Cessna
  Nath. Allen.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

James Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2,3 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Sarah ('Sally') Head^4,5,6 b. c 1776, d. c 1796

• Birth*: He was born on 22 December 1791 in Orange County, Virginia.^7,8,9,10,11
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Lewis on 16 December 1814 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{12,13,14,15,11}

• Note*: He was in Elbert County, Georgia by 1814, when he married Elizabeth Lewis there, and in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama by June 1825, when he was a member of the first group of elected deacons of Salem Baptist Church of Christ. He was in Tuscaloosa County at the time of the 1830 and 1850 U.S. censuses.^16,17

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Easton Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: He was born on 4 June 1798 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Tabitha ('Tabby') Haley on 26 December 1819 in Elbert County, Georgia.^10,11,12,13
• Marriage*: He married Susan Ham on 10 February 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,14,8,15
• Death*: He died on 19 July 1851 at age 53.^16,17,18

• Note*: One source gives 25 Dec 1819 as the date of his marriage with Tabitha Haley.¹⁹

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Sarah ('Sallie') Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2,3,4,5 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^6,7,8,9,10 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: She was born on 30 March 1800 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{11,12,13,14,15}
• Marriage*: She married Maj. George Green Higginbotham, son of Col. Samuel Higginbotham and Jane Satterwhite, on 20 February 1817 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{16,17,18,19,20,21,22}
• Death*: She died on 7 May 1858 at age 58.^16,23
• Burial*: Interment was in Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery, Clinton, Greene County, Alabama.^24,25,26

• Note*: They had five children.¹⁶

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Thomas Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: He was born on 12 February 1802 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Elmira Kinnebrew on 9 February 1821 in Elbert County, Georgia.^9,10,7,8,11
• Death*: He died in 1830.^12,13

• Note*: He died from a crushed skull when he fell under the wheels of a runaway wagon. One source says he died in 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.^9,10,14,15

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Maud ('Nancy') Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2,3 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^4,5,6 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: She was born on 19 February 1804 in Elbert County, Georgia.^7,8,9,10

• Note*: She died at a young age.^11,12,13

• Last Edited: 16 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Mahaleth ('Mahala') Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: She was born on 3 April 1806 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: She married Edmond Brewer Tate, son of Robert Tate and Patsy Brewer, on 16 October 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{5,9,10,11,12,13}
• Death*: She died on 6 January 1862 at age 55.¹⁴

• Note*: One source gives 6 Jan 1882 as her death date, and another gives 6 Jun 1882.^15,16

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Rachel W. Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: She was born on 15 May 1808 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Jonathan Harris on 17 October 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,8,7,9,10

• Last Edited: 10 Jul 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Elizabeth A. ('Betsy') Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: She was born on 1 November 1810 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: She married Abner Adams, son of Thomas Adams and Sarah ('Sallie') Ford, on 20 July 1826 in Elbert County, Georgia.^9,10
• Death*: She died on 26 May 1839 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 28.^5,7,11,8

• Note*: Some sources give 20 Jul 1825 as their marriage date.^12,13,14

• Last Edited: 27 Jul 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Richard F. Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: He was born on 2 January 1813 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{5,6,7,8,9,10,11}
• Marriage*: He married Nancy Ham, daughter of John Ham and Elizabeth ('Betsey') Gatewood, on 8 November 1832 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20}
• Death*: He died on 29 May 1894 at age 81.^{5,21,22,23,24}
• Burial*: Interment was in Falling Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elbert County, Georgia.^5,15,23,24

• Note*: One source states that he died on 29 May 1874.⁷

• Last Edited: 17 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Benjamin G. Fortson

B. G. Fortson's tombstone, Shorterville Cemetery, Shorterville, Ga.

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: He was born on 6 July 1815.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Martha A. Mills on 8 October 1839 in Elbert County, Georgia.^9,10
• Death*: He died on 15 September 1885 at age 70.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Shorterville, Henry County, Alabama.⁸

• Last Edited: 26 Apr 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Amanda N. M. Fortson

• Father: Benjamin Fortson^1,2 b. 1765, d. 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Gaines^3,4 b. c 1777, d. 1846

• Birth*: She was born on 19 August 1817 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married James Morgan ('Jim') Almond Jr. on 20 October 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{8,9,10,11,12,13}
• Death*: She died on 6 August 1898 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 80.^14,15
• Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹⁵

• Note*: • Her Find A Grave memorial says she was born on 9 Aug 1817.
  • She is believed to have been raised by an uncle in South Georgia.
  • Her Find A Grave memorial says she was buried "in the Almond Family Cemetery, located in the southwest section of Elbert Co., south of Jones Mill Road, running between Highway 72 and Highway 77."^16,17,18

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Richard Gaines¹

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Eastin on 6 February 1781 in Orange County, Virginia.²

• Note*: He was a vice-captain in the Revolutionary army.²

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 1996

Elizabeth Eastin¹

• Marriage*: She married Richard Gaines on 6 February 1781 in Orange County, Virginia.²

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 1996

Elizabeth Lewis

• Birth*: She was born circa 1800 in Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: She married James Fortson, son of Benjamin Fortson and Sarah ('Sally') Head, on 16 December 1814 in Elbert County, Georgia.^2,3,4,5,6

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Martha ('Patsy') Head¹

• Father: James Head² b. 1756, d. Jan 1796
• Mother: Elizabeth Janet Powell² b. c 1756, d. c Apr 1827

• Birth*: She was born on 17 August 1779 in Orange County, Virginia.
• Marriage*: She married John Lewis.³
• Death*: She died on 15 April 1826 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 46.³

• Last Edited: 23 May 2022

John Lewis

• Marriage*: He married Martha ('Patsy') Head, daughter of James Head and Elizabeth Janet Powell.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Dec 1999

Nathaniel Allen¹

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Janet Powell, daughter of Simon Powell and Martha _____, on 1 September 1798 in Georgia.²
• Death*: He died before 1820.

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 1996

Benjamin Winn

• Father: Minor Winn¹ b. 1672, d. 1730
• Mother: Ann Byrd² b. c 1670, d. 1748

• Birth*: He was born in 1700 in Prince William County, Virginia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Ann Taverner, daughter of John Taverner and Rebecca Travers, circa 1725.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Ann Durrett.⁶
• Death*: He died in 1779 in Caroline County, Virginia.^3,7

• Note*: He and Ann lived in Caroline County, Virginia.⁵

• Last Edited: 11 Nov 2001

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

Ann Taverner

• Father: John Taverner¹ b. 7 Mar 1683
• Mother: Rebecca Travers² b. 15 Oct 1692, d. 1727

• Birth*: She was born in 1722 in Virginia.³
• Marriage*: She married Benjamin Winn, son of Minor Winn and Ann Byrd, circa 1725.⁴
• Death*: She died in Virginia.

• Last Edited: 7 Jan 2007

• Charts: Pedigree of Anna Fortson Bartlett

Elizabeth ('Betsy') Fortson^1,2

• Father: Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr.^3,4 b. 1 May 1742, d. 15 Feb 1824
• Mother: Rachel Winn^5,6 b. c 1743, d. 15 Feb 1824

• Birth*: She was born in 1767 in Caroline County, Virginia.⁷
• Marriage*: She married Dr. William Hasell Gibbs circa 1794.^8,9

• Note*: She may have been born in Orange County, Virginia.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 13 Apr 2003

Dr. William Hasell Gibbs

• Birth*: He was born in 1765.¹
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth ('Betsy') Fortson, daughter of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn, circa 1794.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 31 January 1829.¹

• Note*: He was a doctor. He probably lived in Elbert County, Georgia at the time of his death, as that was where his will was probated. One source says that he died in February 1828.⁴

• Last Edited: 13 Apr 2003

William Fortson¹

• Father: Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr.^2,3 b. 1 May 1742, d. 15 Feb 1824
• Mother: Rachel Winn^4,5 b. c 1743, d. 15 Feb 1824

• Birth*: He was born on 28 February 1774 in Orange County, Virginia.^6,7
• Marriage*: He married Ann Higginbotham, daughter of Col. Samuel Higginbotham and Jane Satterwhite, on 7 August 1794 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^8,7
• Death*: He died on 9 January 1846 in Greene County, Alabama, at age 71.⁹
• Burial*: Interment was in Old Mitchell Cemetery, Greene County, Alabama.^10,11

• Note*: One source gives 11 Jan 1771 as his birth date, and another source gives Culpeper County, Virginia as his birth place. He moved from Elbert County, Georgia to Greene County, Alabama as a young man. He served in the Georgia militia in the War of 1812. One source says that he died on 9 Jan 1846 in Eutaw, Greene County, and is buried there.One source says that he is buried in "Old Mitchell Cemetery" in Greene County, that the cemetery is back in some woods near Benevola (which is in Pickens County, just across the county line--the Sipsey River--from northern Greene County), and that he "died at his residence on this spot." Some sources say that he died on 20 Aug 1846 in Greene County and was buried in a family cemetery five miles from Clinton in Greene County, which could describe what other sources call "Old Mitchell Cemetery."^12,13,14,15

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005