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Owen Combs

• Father: Samuel Richardson Combs¹
• Mother: Theodosia Holder² b. 1781

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Frances Henrietta Holder

• Father: John Walton Holder^1,2 b. 6 Nov 1785, d. 23 Sep 1841
• Mother: Catherine Penn^3,4 b. 3 Aug 1789, d. 3 May 1853

• Birth*: She was born in 1809.⁵
• Marriage*: She married Peter Spyker Decherd on 26 November 1827 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia.^6,7

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Peter Spyker Decherd

• Birth*: He was born on 8 January 1800 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Frances Henrietta Holder, daughter of John Walton Holder and Catherine Penn, on 26 November 1827 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 17 November 1879 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas, at age 79.¹

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Benjamin Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: He was born on 13 September 1828 in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5

• Note*: He may be the Benjamin Decherd, Esq. of Winchester, Tennessee who was serving as a member of the board of visitors of Cumberland University, Alberton, Tennessee, in 1853-54.⁶

• Last Edited: 25 Jan 2019

John Holder Decherd M.D.

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: He was born on 3 May 1830 in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Katherine Elizabeth Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: She was born on 11 March 1832 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Sophia Adeline Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: She was born on 1 January 1834 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Samuel Black.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Samuel Black

• Marriage*: He married Sophia Adeline Decherd, daughter of Peter Spyker Decherd and Frances Henrietta Holder.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Louisa Frances Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: She was born on 6 October 1835 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married E. B. Friend on 12 September 1854 in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,6
• Death*: She died on 1 September 1892 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas, at age 56.^4,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.⁶

• Note*: They lived in Alma, Arkansas.⁶

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

E. B. Friend

• Marriage*: He married Louisa Frances Decherd, daughter of Peter Spyker Decherd and Frances Henrietta Holder, on 12 September 1854 in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee.^1,2

• Note*: He was a farmer.²

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Richard Michael Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: He was born on 14 May 1837 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married Rebecca E. C. Sparks on 12 May 1857 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.⁴
• Death*: He died on 3 October 1893 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, at age 56.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Rebecca E. C. Sparks

• Marriage*: She married Richard Michael Decherd, son of Peter Spyker Decherd and Frances Henrietta Holder, on 12 May 1857 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Virginia Penn Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: She was born on 2 March 1839 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Julian A. Oakes on 1 June 1884 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.⁴
• Death*: She died on 13 May 1915 in Thackerville, Love County, Oklahoma, at age 76.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Julian A. Oakes

• Marriage*: He married Virginia Penn Decherd, daughter of Peter Spyker Decherd and Frances Henrietta Holder, on 1 June 1884 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Edgar Corydon Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: He was born on 6 May 1841 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married Ann Elizabeth Fewell on 31 August 1865 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.⁴
• Death*: He died on 31 January 1881 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas, at age 39.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Ann Elizabeth Fewell

• Marriage*: She married Edgar Corydon Decherd, son of Peter Spyker Decherd and Frances Henrietta Holder, on 31 August 1865 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Nathan Green Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: He was born on 12 January 1844 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married Eugenia Love on 15 March 1871 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.⁴
• Death*: He died on 15 February 1909 in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma, at age 65.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Eugenia Love

• Marriage*: She married Nathan Green Decherd, son of Peter Spyker Decherd and Frances Henrietta Holder, on 15 March 1871 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

David Spyker Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: He was born on 5 March 1847 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Thomas Bates Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd^1,2 b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 17 Nov 1879
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Holder³ b. 1809

• Birth*: He was born on 25 September 1850 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 11 October 1851 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee, at age 1.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Mary Katie Black

• Father: Samuel Black¹
• Mother: Sophia Adeline Decherd² b. 1 Jan 1834

• Birth*: She was born on 19 June 1872 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas.³
• Death*: She died on 14 January 1884 in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma, at age 11.³

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Ella Lucy Friend

• Father: E. B. Friend¹
• Mother: Louisa Frances Decherd^2,3 b. 6 Oct 1835, d. 1 Sep 1892

• Birth*: She was born in May 1855 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married T. B. Hicks in 1879.^4,5
• Death*: She died in January 1887 in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, at age 31.^4,5

• Note*: She was a teacher. They had no children.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

T. B. Hicks

• Marriage*: He married Ella Lucy Friend, daughter of E. B. Friend and Louisa Frances Decherd, in 1879.^1,2

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Mariah Friend

• Father: E. B. Friend¹
• Mother: Louisa Frances Decherd^2,3 b. 6 Oct 1835, d. 1 Sep 1892

• Marriage*: She married W. S. Storrey.^4,5
• Birth*: She was born in October 1859 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.^4,5

• Note*: They lived in Rome, Georgia and had three children.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

W. S. Storrey

• Marriage*: He married Mariah Friend, daughter of E. B. Friend and Louisa Frances Decherd.^1,2

• Note*: He was a farmer.²

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Herbert Bently Friend

• Father: E. B. Friend¹
• Mother: Louisa Frances Decherd^2,3 b. 6 Oct 1835, d. 1 Sep 1892

• Birth*: He was born in December 1867 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.^4,5

• Note*: A family history says that he left Sallisaw, Oklahoma for Texas in 1889 and was not heard from since then.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Eugene Spyker Friend

• Father: E. B. Friend¹
• Mother: Louisa Frances Decherd^2,3 b. 6 Oct 1835, d. 1 Sep 1892

• Birth*: He was born on 16 January 1874 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married Emma Roberts on 19 February 1896.^4,5

• Note*: He served two terms in the Idaho Senate and was vice president of U. S. National Bank in Dinuba, California.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Emma Roberts

• Marriage*: She married Eugene Spyker Friend, son of E. B. Friend and Louisa Frances Decherd, on 19 February 1896.^1,2

• Note*: She was from London, Kentucky.²

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

John Earnest Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: He was born in May 1858 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died in 1862 in Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

James E. Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: He was born in 1859.³

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Mae Elizabeth Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: She was born on 2 August 1863 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married Baldwin Harle Woods in 1885 in McLennan County, Texas (near Waco).³
• Death*: She died on 17 March 1921 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 57.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in row 1, section L, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,5

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Baldwin Harle Woods

• Birth*: He was born in 1862.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mae Elizabeth Decherd, daughter of Richard Michael Decherd and Rebecca E. C. Sparks, in 1885 in McLennan County, Texas (near Waco).²
• Burial*: Interment was in row 1, section L, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died in 1921.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Kathrine Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: She was born on 16 March 1864 in McLennan County, Texas (near Waco).³
• Marriage*: She married James L. Burgess in March 1882.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 23 December 1888 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 24.³
• Burial*: Interment was in row 3, section N, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

James L. Burgess

• Marriage*: He married Kathrine Decherd, daughter of Richard Michael Decherd and Rebecca E. C. Sparks, in March 1882.^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Myrtle Estelle Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: She was born on 22 April 1867 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married Charles Everetts Mayo on 25 January 1893 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^4,3

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Charles Everetts Mayo

• Marriage*: He married Myrtle Estelle Decherd, daughter of Richard Michael Decherd and Rebecca E. C. Sparks, on 25 January 1893 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Walter Hawkins Decherd Sr.

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: He was born on 12 August 1870 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.³
• Marriage*: He married Olga Helgenstein on 9 November 1893 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 7 November 1934 at age 64.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in row 3, section N, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Olga Helgenstein

• Marriage*: She married Walter Hawkins Decherd Sr., son of Richard Michael Decherd and Rebecca E. C. Sparks, on 9 November 1893 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Frances Henrietta Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: She was born on 27 March 1873 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.³
• Marriage*: She married Claude Bernard Montgomery on 10 November 1892 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Death*: She died on 7 November 1904 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, at age 31.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Claude Bernard Montgomery

• Marriage*: He married Frances Henrietta Decherd, daughter of Richard Michael Decherd and Rebecca E. C. Sparks, on 10 November 1892 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Peter Spyker Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: He was born on 12 July 1875 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Anna May ('Annie') Douglas on 20 October 1898 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,5
• Death*: He died on 28 July 1904 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 29.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in row 1, section L, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Anna May ('Annie') Douglas

• Marriage*: She married Peter Spyker Decherd, son of Richard Michael Decherd and Rebecca E. C. Sparks, on 20 October 1898 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2006

Edgar Corydon Decherd

• Father: Richard Michael Decherd¹ b. 14 May 1837, d. 3 Oct 1893
• Mother: Rebecca E. C. Sparks²

• Birth*: He was born on 20 October 1878 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.³
• Death*: He died in January 1891 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 12.³

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2002

Dudley Woods

• Father: Baldwin Harle Woods^1,2 b. 1862, d. 1921
• Mother: Mae Elizabeth Decherd^1,3 b. 2 Aug 1863, d. 17 Mar 1921

• Birth*: He was born on 15 September 1888 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 24 January 1904 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 15.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was in row 1, section L, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^6,5

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Robert Spyker Decherd

• Father: Edgar Corydon Decherd¹ b. 6 May 1841, d. 31 Jan 1881
• Mother: Ann Elizabeth Fewell²

• Birth*: He was born on 8 October 1866 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 7 May 1880 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas, at age 13.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Francis Henry Decherd

• Father: Edgar Corydon Decherd¹ b. 6 May 1841, d. 31 Jan 1881
• Mother: Ann Elizabeth Fewell²

• Birth*: He was born on 8 May 1868 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 11 January 1869 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Mary Louise Decherd

• Father: Edgar Corydon Decherd¹ b. 6 May 1841, d. 31 Jan 1881
• Mother: Ann Elizabeth Fewell²

• Birth*: She was born on 26 July 1869 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.³
• Marriage*: She married Calvin Coleman Ferguson on 14 July 1889 in Margaret, Foard County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Calvin Coleman Ferguson

• Marriage*: He married Mary Louise Decherd, daughter of Edgar Corydon Decherd and Ann Elizabeth Fewell, on 14 July 1889 in Margaret, Foard County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

John Edgar Decherd

• Father: Edgar Corydon Decherd¹ b. 6 May 1841, d. 31 Jan 1881
• Mother: Ann Elizabeth Fewell²

• Birth*: He was born on 27 May 1871 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Willie Richard Decherd

• Father: Edgar Corydon Decherd¹ b. 6 May 1841, d. 31 Jan 1881
• Mother: Ann Elizabeth Fewell²

• Birth*: He was born on 24 January 1880 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002