Descendants of John Jefferson Williams
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN JEFFERSON1 WILLIAMS (JOSHUAA) was born Abt. 1809 in GA, and died Aft. 1860. He married ELIZABETH DAVIS 1833 in MS, daughter of JAMES DAVIS and ELIZABETH DAUGHDRILL. She was born Abt. 1815 in AL, and died Aft. 1860.
Notes for JOHN JEFFERSON WILLIAMS:
In the 1840 Census of Perry County, Mississippi, a John Williams and his family are listed, but it does not appear to match this family. The enumeration as follows:
One male under age 5 (Joshua, James and Thomas would all be under 5)
One male age 10-15 and one male age 15-20 (too old to be sons of Elizabeth)
One male age 50-60 (too old for John as he would be about 31 at this time)
One female under age 5 (none known, although one could have died young)
One female age 5-10 (Catherine would fit this)
One female age 10-15 (too old to be a daughter of Elizabeth)
One female age 30-40 (too old for Elizabeth as she would be about 25 at this time)
1850 Census of Perry County, Mississippi, taken on 23rd day of October, 1850, James Carpenter; transcribed by Howard Baulch from Mississippi Microfilm Roll 379, Household number 242 as follows:
John Williams, 41, M, Farmer, Geo.
Elizabeth, 35, F,, Ala.
Catherine, 16, F,, MS
Joshua, 14, M,, MS
James, 13, M,, MS
Thomas, 11, M,, MS
Charles, 9, M,, MS
Rebecca, 8, F,, MS
Elizabeth, 7, F,, MS
Eddins, 5, M,, MS
Eliza, 3, F,, MS (Eliza Jane, 12/15/1848, Harrison, MS)
Sarah, 1, F,, MS
Nancy, 73, F,, Geo.
Given that Nancy Williams is age 79 and was born in Georgia, as John Jefferson was, it could be presumed that Nancy was John Jefferson's mother. However, other researchers record that John Jefferson's mother was Elizabeth Woodall.
Enumerated in the 1860 census of Marion County, Mississippi as J. J. Williams with his wife, Elizabeth, and the following children:
James, 21
Charles, 19
Rebecca, 17
Elizabeth, 16
Christopher, 14
Eliza, 10
Sarah, 9
John, 7
Dicy Wallis, 30
Martha Wallis, 2
William Williams, 6
Martha, 4
Felix, 2
Some researchers assume that Dicy Wallis is the oldest daughter of J. J. and Elizabeth. If so, that would mean that Elizabeth conceived Dicy at age 14 which was relatively uncommon in the early 1800's.
Children of JOHN WILLIAMS and ELIZABETH DAVIS are:
i. CATHERINE2 WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1834, MS.
ii. JOSHUA WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1836, MS.
Notes for JOSHUA WILLIAMS:
Joshua is not listed in the 1860 census with his parents and cannot be found living alone in that geographic area as well. He may have died between the 1850 and 1860 census.
iii. JAMES WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1837, MS.
iv. THOMAS WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1839, MS.
Notes for THOMAS WILLIAMS:
I have not found Thomas in the 1860 census. There is a Thomas Williams of the same age in the 1870 and 1880 census of Harrison County, MS, married to an Annette, but I have no proof that this is the same Thomas.
v. CHARLES WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1840, MS; m. JANE DAVIS, November 19, 1887, Marion Co., MS.
2. vi. REBECCA WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1841, Perry Co., MS.
3. vii. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. March 09, 1842, Perry Co., MS; d. January 03, 1938, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.
viii. CHRISTOPHER EDDINS WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1845, Perry Co., MS.
4. ix. ELIZA JANE WILLIAMS, b. December 15, 1848, Perry Co., MS; d. November 11, 1927, Columbia, Marion Co., MS.
x. SARAH ANN WILLIAMS, b. 1849, Perry Co., MS; m. W. M. BROWN, December 27, 1887, Marion Co., MS.
xi. JOHN WILLIAMS, b. 1853, Perry Co., MS.
Notes for JOHN WILLIAMS:
In the 1870 census for Perry County, Mississippi, John is living with his sister, Rebecca Williams Lee, and her family.
xii. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. 1854, MS.
xiii. MARTHA WILLIAMS, b. 1856, Marion Co., MS.
5. xiv. FELIX WILLIAMS, SR., b. March 1858, Marion Co., MS; d. Bet. 1920 - 1930, Pearl River Co., MS.
Generation No. 2
2. REBECCA2 WILLIAMS (JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born Abt. 1841 in Perry Co., MS. She married WILKIE O. LEE Abt. 1862 in Probably Perry Co., MS, son of WILLIAM LEE and MARGARET COLLINS. He was born Abt. 1841 in MS, and died in Lamar Co., MS.
Children of REBECCA WILLIAMS and WILKIE LEE are:
i. HESTER A.3 LEE, b. 1863, Perry Co., MS.
ii. MELISSA LEE, b. 1865, Perry Co., MS.
iii. JOHN EMERY LEE, b. 1868, Perry Co., MS.
iv. GEORGE THOMAS LEE, b. March 1870, Perry Co., MS.
v. ELIZABETH ANN LEE, b. 1875, MS.
vi. CHARLES/CARLOS/CARTER LEE, b. 1879, MS.
vii. EMELINE LEE, b. 1882.
viii. ADALINE LEE, b. 1884.
3. ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS (JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born March 09, 1842 in Perry Co., MS, and died January 03, 1938 in Wiggins, Stone Co., MS. She married THOMAS URIAH LEE, SR. January 02, 1863 in Harrison Co., MS, son of JOHN LEE and ARSENITH SEALE. He was born July 20, 1842 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died July 19, 1923 in Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.
More About ELIZABETH WILLIAMS:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Notes for THOMAS URIAH LEE, SR.:
According to the 1880 U.S. Census taken in Harrison County, Mississippi on June 10th and 11th, 1880, Beat 4, Page 403A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 35 was recorded as follows:
Lee, Uriah, W, M, 40, -, Farmer, MS, MS, MS
Lee, Elizabeth, W, F, 35, wife, Keeping house, MS, MS, MS
Lee, John, W, M, 12, son, at home, MS, MS, MS
Lee, Thomas, W, M, 10, son, at home, MS, MS, MS
Lee, Elias, W, M, 8, son, at home, MS, MS, MS
Lee, Jane, W, F, 6, daut, at home, MS, MS, MS
Lee, George, W, M, 4, son, at home, MS, MS, MS
Lee, Emeline, W, F, 2, daut, at home, MS, MS, MS
Lee, Eliza, W, F, 3/12 (Apr), daut, at home, MS, MS, MS
According to the 1900 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on June 13, 1900, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 85, Beat 3, Page 61A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 57 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Race, Sex, Birth, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
Uriah Lee, Head, W, M, July 1840, 59, M, 38, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Elizabeth Lee, Wife, W, F, Mar 1844, 56, M, 38, 12, 11, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Elias Lee, Son, W, M, July 1870, 29, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Emma Lee, Daughter, W, F, Mar 1877, 23, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rosa Lee, Daughter, W, F, Apr 1881, 19, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Zackeriah Lee, Son, W, M, Jan 1883, 17, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Elisa Lee, Daughter, W, F, Apr 1885, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Robert Lee, Son, W, M, Nov 1887, 12, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 8A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 7 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
Uriah Lee, Head, M, W, 67, M, 47, Mississippi, North Carolina, Georgia
Elizabeth Lee, Wife, F, W, 67, M, 47, 12, 11, Mississippi, Georgia, Mississippi
Alias Lee, Son, M, W, 40, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Fought in Civil War. Tombstone in Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River County, Mississippi. Civil War marker on tomb.
Confederate Pension Application made by Elizabeth (Williams) Lee for Uriah Lee lists service as "G 1. N. O. La. Inf., B 2. N. O. La. Inf.". The first filing was done on June 15, 1913, application number 1,300,809, certificate number 1104220 in Mississippi, and the second filing was done on Sept 20, 1921, application number 1,210,094, certificate number 940909. The attorney was E. Brandenburg.
From the "Baptist and Commoner", Baptist Publishing Company, Benton and Little Rock, Arkansas, Volume VII, Number 37, January 9, 1924, was his obituary, written by his daughter, Rosa Lee (Mrs. Abner Gibson):
"On Friday night, July 19, 1923, after an illness of two weeks, God in his infinite wisdom saw fit to call dear father, Uriah Lee, to that blessed home above. He was born July 22, 1841, was married to Elizabeth Williams in 1859. To this union twelve children were born, of which nine are left to mourn his loss. Also dear mother and one brother and one sister and a host of friends are left to mourn his loss.
He lived a faithful Christian life. He was a faithful husband and father and a friend to all, so we bow in humble submission to the will of Him that doeth all things well. It was so hard to give him up. We loved him so much, but God loved him more. He called him to that eternal home, where there is no sin and sorrow. So dear ones, let us not weep, as those that have no hope. It grieves our hearts to part with him, yet I can rejoice to know that he is safe with Him who gave His life for the sins of the world. He always lived a life for Christ, before his children, always striving to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. And Oh! how I do love him for that. I can realize that our loss is heaven's gain, for he died with a smile as if he saw Jesus setting on the right hand of God, as did Stephens. We shall meet him again in that beautiful home above, to bask in the sunlight of God's eternal love.
A kind and dear one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
Papa has gone to live with Jesus,
And we know that he is there,
We hope some day to meet him
In that happy land so fair.
Tears from our eyes are falling,
Deep sorrow shades our brow,
Cold in the grave he is sleeping,
And we have no papa now.
Written by his daughter, Mrs. A. Gibson."
More About THOMAS URIAH LEE, SR.:
Burial: July 22, 1923, Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Children of ELIZABETH WILLIAMS and THOMAS LEE are:
6. i. JOHN E.3 LEE, SR., b. October 29, 1868, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. June 05, 1914.
7. ii. THOMAS URIAH LEE, JR., b. Abt. 1869, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. Aft. 1930.
8. iii. ELIAS LEE, b. July 20, 1870, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. April 22, 1954, Stone Co., MS.
9. iv. SARAH JANE LEE, b. July 19, 1872, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. August 22, 1963, Pearl River Co., MS.
10. v. GEORGE LITTLETON LEE, b. June 12, 1874, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. October 28, 1959.
11. vi. EMELINE LEE, b. March 1877, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. Aft. 1930.
12. vii. ELIZABETH LEE, b. November 28, 1878, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. April 28, 1961.
13. viii. ROSA LEE, b. April 04, 1881, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. March 04, 1933, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.
14. ix. ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON LEE, b. January 25, 1883, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. March 28, 1934, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA.
15. x. ELIZA LEE, b. April 1885, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. Bet. 1920 - 1930.
16. xi. ROBERT E. LEE, b. November 01, 1887, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. September 12, 1958.
4. ELIZA JANE2 WILLIAMS (JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born December 15, 1848 in Perry Co., MS, and died November 11, 1927 in Columbia, Marion Co., MS. She married NATHANIEL DEARMAN Abt. 1870 in Enon, Perry Co., MS. He was born March 10, 1846 in Handsboro, Harrison Co., MS, and died March 07, 1942 in Columbia, Marion Co., MS.
More About ELIZA JANE WILLIAMS:
Burial: Old Bunker Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Marion Co., MS
Notes for NATHANIEL DEARMAN:
Nathaniel and Elizar (sic) Dearman are listed in the 1880 Marion County, Mississippi census. They have no children at that time.
The 1900 Census of Marion County, Mississippi lists Nathaniel and Eliza with their four children and indicates that all four children born to them are still living.
More About NATHANIEL DEARMAN:
Burial: Old Bunker Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Marion Co., MS
Children of ELIZA WILLIAMS and NATHANIEL DEARMAN are:
17. i. MARY E.3 DEARMAN, b. October 15, 1880, Sumrall, Marion (now Lamar) Co., MS; d. November 20, 1980, Columbia, Marion Co., MS.
18. ii. JOHN J. DEARMAN, b. May 18, 1883, Sumrall, Marion (now Lamar) Co., MS; d. December 26, 1931, Lamar Co., MS.
19. iii. WILLIAM HENRY DEARMAN, b. October 07, 1885, Sumrall, Marion (now Lamar) Co., MS; d. March 15, 1973, Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS.
iv. ISAAC DEARMAN, b. March 14, 1889, Sumrall, Marion Co., MS; d. 1938, Marion Co., MS.
5. FELIX2 WILLIAMS, SR. (JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born March 1858 in Marion Co., MS, and died Bet. 1920 - 1930 in Pearl River Co., MS. He married SARAH LEE April 01, 1881 in Harrison Co., MS. She was born April 1866 in MS, and died Aft. 1930.
Children of FELIX WILLIAMS and SARAH LEE are:
i. ELIZABETH3 WILLIAMS, b. September 1882, MS.
ii. JAMES M. WILLIAMS, b. January 1885, MS.
iii. MARY I. WILLIAMS, b. March 1887, MS.
20. iv. QUILLA WILLIAMS, b. 1887, MS.
v. WILLARD W. WILLIAMS, b. October 16, 1891, Pearl River Co., MS; d. July 1975, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.
vi. FELIX WILLIAMS, JR., b. June 20, 1895, Pearl River Co., MS; d. December 1971, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.
vii. GEORGE WILLIAMS, b. January 1898, Pearl River Co., MS.
viii. JESSIE WILLIAMS, b. 1897, MS.
21. ix. EVAN ELIJAH WILLIAMS, b. 1903, Pearl River Co., MS.
x. LAVERT WILLIAMS, b. 1907, Pearl River Co., MS.
Generation No. 3
6. JOHN E.3 LEE, SR. (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born October 29, 1868 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died June 05, 1914. He married MARY LADNER November 24, 1888 in Hancock Co., MS. She was born September 24, 1875 in MS, and died December 17, 1942.
Notes for JOHN E. LEE, SR.:
According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 22, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 9A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 8 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
John R. Lee, Head, M, W, 41, M, 21, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Mary L. Lee, Wife, F, W, 37, M, 21, 9, 9, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Albert Lee, Son, M, W, 20, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Cora Lee, Daughter, F, W, 17, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Titia Lee, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Oscar Lee, Son, M, W, 13, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Essie Lee, Daughter, F, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi (this child was Jessie in the 1900 census)
Myra Lee, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Kizzir E. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 7, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Martia A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 4, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
John E. Lee, Son, M, W, 2, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
According to testimony from Eva Mae Gibson Johnson on November 1, 2001, John Lee and Mary Ladner boarded school teachers in their home. He took them to the school each day for work. One morning in early June 1914, on his way back home, he was shot and killed by a jealous lover of one of the school teachers who didn't accept that he was just boarding the women.
Children of JOHN LEE and MARY LADNER are:
i. ALBERT4 LEE, b. February 27, 1890, Pearl River Co., MS; m. ORA L. LADNER, March 18, 1909, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 1890, MS.
ii. CORA LEE, b. July 1892; m. LEVANDER L. LADNER, JR., August 26, 1911, Pearl River Co., MS; b. May 28, 1890, Pearl River Co., MS.
iii. TECIA LEE, b. May 17, 1894; d. January 16, 1924; m. CLARENCE L. LADNER, March 01, 1911, Pearl River Co., MS; b. December 26, 1888; d. March 22, 1946.
Notes for TECIA LEE:
Marriage Index: AR, MS, MO, TX, 1766-1981, Pearl River Co., MS lists LEE, Teacie marrying LADNER, Clarence L on 1911-Mar-01.
More About TECIA LEE:
Burial: Ladner Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
More About CLARENCE L. LADNER:
Burial: Ladner Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
iv. OSCAR LEE, b. October 1897; m. ARTIMESA PERKINS, June 12, 1917, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 1902, MS.
v. JESSIE LEE, b. February 1899.
vi. MYRA LEE, b. 1902.
vii. KIZZIR E. LEE, b. 1904.
viii. MARCIA A. LEE, b. 1906; m. JOHN M. ?, 1925.
ix. JOHN E. LEE, JR., b. 1909.
x. MYRTLE LEE, b. 1911.
xi. VERA LEE, b. 1913.
xii. J. E. LEE, b. 1915.
7. THOMAS URIAH3 LEE, JR. (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born Abt. 1869 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died Aft. 1930. He married EMALINE J. RESTER January 14, 1892 in Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of WILLIAM RESTER and ANNA BILBO. She was born August 27, 1876, and died August 26, 1931.
Notes for THOMAS URIAH LEE, JR.:
According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 8A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 5 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
Thomas E. Lee, Head, M, W, 42, M, 19, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Emma J. Lee, Wife, F, W, 32, M, 19, 7, 7, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Floyd Lee, Son, M, W, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Ollce(?), Daughter, F, 13, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi (this child was listed as Franey in the 1900 Census)
Floran, Son, M, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Robert, Son, M, W, 7, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Monroe, Son, M, W, 5, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Brulah, Daughter, F, W, 1, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Carroll Bonds, Son-in-law, M, W, 19, M, 0, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Florence Bonds, Daughter, F, W, 18, M, 0, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Note that this household lived next door to Thomas' father's home.
More About THOMAS URIAH LEE, JR.:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
More About EMALINE J. RESTER:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Children of THOMAS LEE and EMALINE RESTER are:
i. FLORENCE4 LEE, b. November 19, 1892; d. December 15, 1910; m. CARROLL BOND, March 10, 1910, Pearl River Co., MS.
More About FLORENCE LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery #1, Pearl River Co., MS
ii. FLOYD WILLIAM LEE, b. November 15, 1893; d. March 27, 1943; m. CLAUDIE LEE, May 20, 1916, Pearl River Co., MS.
More About FLOYD WILLIAM LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery #1, Pearl River Co., MS
iii. FRANEY OLLIE LEE, b. December 1896.
iv. JAMES FLOREN LEE, SR., b. December 15, 1897, Pearl River Co., MS; d. August 05, 1984; m. EFFIE E. ?; b. March 12, 1903; d. June 22, 1966.
More About JAMES FLOREN LEE, SR.:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
More About EFFIE E. ?:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
v. ROBERT FRANKLIN LEE, b. April 17, 1902, Pearl River Co., MS; d. June 24, 1987; m. MYRTLE ?; b. 1903, MS.
More About ROBERT FRANKLIN LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
vi. MONROE J. LEE, b. September 15, 1904, Pearl River Co., MS; d. July 04, 1983; m. (1) IVY C. ?, Abt. 1927; b. 1909, MS; m. (2) HELEN D. ?, Aft. 1930; b. May 02, 1909; d. September 07, 1989.
More About MONROE J. LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
More About HELEN D. ?:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
vii. BEULAH J. LEE, b. May 27, 1908; d. August 30, 1993; m. ? SILVER.
More About BEULAH J. LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
viii. THOMAS URIAH LEE III, b. 1913, Pearl River Co., MS.
Notes for THOMAS URIAH LEE III:
There is a Thomas J. Lee, b. 5/17/1912, d, 9/11/1946, in the Lee #1 Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MS on a double headstone with Annie R. Perhaps this is a misinscribed tombstone for Thomas U. Lee, III.
8. ELIAS3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born July 20, 1870 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died April 22, 1954 in Stone Co., MS. He married LILLIAN DAVIS March 17, 1913 in Lamar, Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of DANIEL DAVIS and SABRA CARTER. She was born February 28, 1894, and died August 28, 1977 in Stone Co., MS.
Notes for ELIAS LEE:
More About ELIAS LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
More About LILLIAN DAVIS:
Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
Children of ELIAS LEE and LILLIAN DAVIS are:
i. IRENE4 LEE, b. November 22, 1914; d. August 12, 1994, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; m. COLON LADNER, December 24, 1933, Stone Co., MS; b. June 24, 1914; d. October 03, 1998, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.
ii. STELLA LEE, b. June 13, 1918; d. January 10, 1992; m. WELTON LADNER; b. March 19, 1920; d. April 03, 1983, Lumberton, Lamar Co., MS.
More About STELLA LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
More About WELTON LADNER:
Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
9. SARAH JANE3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born July 19, 1872 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died August 22, 1963 in Pearl River Co., MS. She married WILLIAM WILBURN JOHNSON March 29, 1894 in Pearl River Co., MS, son of GEORGE JOHNSON and HARRIETT SIMS. He was born November 22, 1869 in MS, and died May 07, 1946 in Pearl River Co., MS.
Notes for SARAH JANE LEE:
More About SARAH JANE LEE:
Burial: Johnson-Broadus Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MS
Notes for WILLIAM WILBURN JOHNSON:
According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 8A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 8 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
Wilber N. Johnson, Head, M, W, 38, M, 16, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Sarah J. Johnson, Wife, F, W, 37, M, 16, 3, 3, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Lena Johnson, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Wibir Johnson, Son, M, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi (Eva Mae Gibson Johnson says this child was Wilburn Neil)
Heber Johnson, M, W, 8, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Note that this household was next door to Wilburn's father-in-law.
More About WILLIAM WILBURN JOHNSON:
Burial: Johnson-Broadus Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MS
Census: 1910, Pearl River Co., MS
Children of SARAH LEE and WILLIAM JOHNSON are:
i. LENA MAE4 JOHNSON, b. December 21, 1894; d. October 16, 1986; m. LUTHER O. BOND, December 30, 1920, Stone Co., MS; b. August 25, 1893; d. April 20, 1939.
More About LENA MAE JOHNSON:
Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
More About LUTHER O. BOND:
Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
ii. WILBURN NEIL JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1899; d. Bef. 2001.
iii. HEBER JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1902; d. Bef. 2001.
10. GEORGE LITTLETON3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born June 12, 1874 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died October 28, 1959. He married JERUSHA EMMALINE BROADUS January 23, 1896 in Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of JOHN BROADUS and NARCISUS SIMS. She was born February 15, 1881 in Harrison Co., MS, and died February 13, 1932.
Notes for GEORGE LITTLETON LEE:
According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Harrison County, Mississippi on May 19, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 47, Beat 4, page28A transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 563 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
George L. Lee, Head, M, W, 35, M, 14, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Gerusha E. Lee, Wife, F, W, 28, M, 14, 8, 8, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Lillie A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 13, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Lula A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Morgan L. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Lewey E. Lee, Son, M, W, 7, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Lawrence A. Lee, Son, M, W, 6, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Agnes M. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 5, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Ellen A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 5, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Walter E. Lee, Son, M, W, 5/12, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
More About GEORGE LITTLETON LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
More About JERUSHA EMMALINE BROADUS:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Children of GEORGE LEE and JERUSHA BROADUS are:
i. LILLIE ADA4 LEE, b. July 06, 1897; d. October 12, 1972; m. PRICE THOMAS BOND, March 22, 1919, Stone Co., MS; b. February 07, 1896; d. June 03, 1973.
Notes for LILLIE ADA LEE:
Stone County, Mississippi court records a BOND, P. T. marrying a LEE, Lillie on 1919, March 22. This could be this Lillie Lee, but I have no proof of such.
In the SSDI, there is a Lillie Bond listed who was born 7/19/1897 and died May 1977 in Gustine, Merced, CA.
More About LILLIE ADA LEE:
Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
More About PRICE THOMAS BOND:
Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
ii. LULA ARENIA LEE, b. February 18, 1899; d. September 16, 1958, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA; m. (1) WILLIAM R. BOND, May 16, 1920, Stone Co., MS; m. (2) ROGER G. BENNETT, Aft. 1920; b. November 11, 1895; d. November 15, 1959.
Notes for LULA ARENIA LEE:
The marriage of Lula Lee to Roger Bennett is evidenced by their tombstone. This may be a second marriage, as there is also a Stone County, Mississippi court record of a Lula Lee marrying a William Bond on May 16, 1920.
More About LULA ARENIA LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
More About ROGER G. BENNETT:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
iii. MORGAN LORENZA LEE, b. October 27, 1900; d. June 17, 1970, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; m. ANNIE E. JENKINS, June 28, 1920, Stone Co., MS; b. October 20, 1902; d. November 22, 1944.
More About MORGAN LORENZA LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Social Security Number: Withheld by request
More About ANNIE E. JENKINS:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
iv. LEWEY EDGAR LEE, b. January 09, 1903; d. May 23, 1977, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS; m. STELLA MAY OLIVER, August 03, 1920, Stone Co., MS; b. October 29, 1903; d. March 29, 1993, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.
Notes for LEWEY EDGAR LEE:
According to testimony from Eva Mae (Gibson) Johson on November 1, 2001, Lewey ran for sheriff and only got two votes: his and his wife's. After that he felt that someone with so few friends ought to carry a gun to protect himself.
v. LAWRENCE AVON LEE, b. October 23, 1903, Harrison Co., MS; d. 1971; m. BONNIE DALE, December 05, 1920, Stone Co., MS.
vi. AGNES M. LEE, b. April 22, 1905, Harrison Co., MS; m. FRED OLNEY CRUTHIRDS, December 29, 1923, Stone Co., MS.
Notes for AGNES M. LEE:
vii. ELLEN ALBERTA LEE, b. July 18, 1907, Harrison Co., MS; m. ? KOEHLER.
viii. WALTER ENOS LEE, b. December 06, 1909, Harrison Co., MS; d. July 12, 1912, Harrison Co., MS.
More About WALTER ENOS LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
ix. MILTON JACKSON LEE, b. July 12, 1911, Harrison Co., MS; d. July 04, 1912, Harrison Co., MS.
More About MILTON JACKSON LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
x. HARVEY WILSON LEE, b. June 20, 1913, Harrison Co., MS; d. June 06, 1978, Norfolk, VA.
xi. EARL CLAYTON LEE, b. May 16, 1915, Harrison Co., MS; d. July 13, 1989.
Notes for EARL CLAYTON LEE:
His tombstone is inscribed "PFC US Army".
More About EARL CLAYTON LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Social Security Number: Withheld by request
xii. MEDDIE MALCOM LEE, b. March 17, 1917, Stone Co., MS; d. September 11, 1967.
More About MEDDIE MALCOM LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
xiii. INFANT DAUGHTER LEE, b. February 06, 1919, Stone Co., MS; d. February 06, 1919, Stone Co., MS.
More About INFANT DAUGHTER LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery #1, Pearl River Co., MS
xiv. MILLIE MAE LEE, b. June 03, 1920, Stone Co., MS.
11. EMELINE3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born March 1877 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died Aft. 1930. She married JAMES A. FRY September 13, 1905 in Pearl River Co., MS. He was born December 1880 in MS, and died Aft. 1930.
Notes for EMELINE LEE:
Emma was Jim Frye's school teacher, before they were married.
More About EMELINE LEE:
Occupation: School Teacher
Notes for JAMES A. FRY:
According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 109, Beat 3, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 42 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
James A. Fry, Head, M, W, 29, M, 4, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Emma Fry, Wife, F, W, 33, M, 4, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Child of EMELINE LEE and JAMES FRY is:
i. JAMES R.4 FRY, b. 1911, Pearl River Co., MS.
Notes for JAMES R. FRY:
According to Lee family history, this child was severely overweight and died at a young age of pneumonia.
12. ELIZABETH3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born November 28, 1878 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died April 28, 1961. She married JEPTHA FREDERICK RESTER November 28, 1895 in Pearl River Co., MS, son of WILLIAM RESTER and ANNA BILBO. He was born September 29, 1871, and died November 02, 1958.
More About ELIZABETH LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Notes for JEPTHA FREDERICK RESTER:
According to the 1900 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on June 11, 1900, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 85, Beat 3, Page 59A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 39 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Race, Sex, Birth, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
Jeptha F. Rester, Head, W, M, Sept 1871, 28, M, 4, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Elizabeth Rester, Wife, W, F, Aug 1871, 28, M, 4, 1, 1, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
George W. Rester, Son, W, M, Nov 1897, 2, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 22, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 9A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 7 was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP
Jepper F. Rester, Head, M, W, 37, M, 15, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Lizzie Rester, Wife, F, W, 30, M, 15, 4, 4, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
George W. Rester, Son, M, W, 12, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Bertha E. Rester, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Zachrira Rester, Son, M, W, 6, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Son Rester, Son, M, W, 2/12, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
More About JEPTHA FREDERICK RESTER:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Children of ELIZABETH LEE and JEPTHA RESTER are:
i. GEORGE W.4 RESTER, SR., b. November 18, 1897; d. October 05, 1975, Lumberton, MS; m. IDELL L. TYNER, August 20, 1919, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; b. October 24, 1904; d. June 09, 1961.
More About GEORGE W. RESTER, SR.:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
More About IDELL L. TYNER:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
ii. BERTHA E. RESTER, b. Abt. 1901.
iii. ZACKERIAH J. RESTER, b. October 19, 1903, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.
iv. INFANT SON RESTER, b. Abt. 1909.
v. CLINTON L. RESTER, b. February 08, 1910, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.
vi. CLIFTON M. RESTER, b. October 05, 1914, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.
13. ROSA3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born April 04, 1881 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died March 04, 1933 in Wiggins, Stone Co., MS. She married ABNER W. GIBSON December 24, 1903 in Pearl River Co., MS, son of URIAH GIBSON and MINERVA WILLIAMS. He was born June 15, 1881 in Rapides Parish, LA, and died September 04, 1970 in Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS.
More About ROSA LEE:
Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS
Religion: Baptist
Notes for ABNER W. GIBSON:
Lived in Alexandria, LA as a child.
From his World War I Registration Card, serial number 354, order number A58:
Name: Abner Gibson
Address: Bond, Stone County, Miss.
Age: 37
Date of Birth: June 15, 1881
Race: White
U.S. Citizen: Native Born
Present Occupation: Farmer
Employer's Name: Self
Place of Employment: Bond, Stone County, Miss.
Nearest Relative: Rosa Gibson, Wife
Height: Medium
Build: Medium
Color of Eyes: Gray
Color of Hair: Light Brown
Signature of Registrar: J. R. Davis
Date of Registration: 9/12/18
Stamp of Local Board: Local Board for the County of Stone, State of Mississippi, Wiggins, Mississippi.
According to the 1920 U.S. Census for Stone County, Mississippi, Beat 1, Supervisor's District Number 6, Enumeration District Number 140, Beat 1, Sheet Number 4B, enumerated on the 15, 16, and 17 day of January, 1920 by Lela A. Batson, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, the household of Abner Gibson (house 69) was recorded as follows:
Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Birthplace, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace
Abner Gibson, Head, M, W, 28, M, Louisiana, Louisiana, Mississippi (Home owned free)
Rosa Lee, Wife, F, W, 28, M, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Burrel E. Gibson, Son, M, W, 11, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi
Eva M. Gibson, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi
Mittie R. Gibson, Daughter, F, W, 3 4/12, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi
Maybell Gibson, Daughter, F, W, 7/12, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi
From http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/perry/cemeteries/ebeneezer.htm, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Highway 29 South, Perry County, Mississippi. Compiled by Robert J. McSwain, Sr. and Robert J. McSwain, Jr. To get to this Cemetery, from the intersection of Highway 98 & 29 in New Augusta, go 27.6 miles on Highway 29 South to Ebenezer Baptist Church. The Cemetery is on the left side of the Church. Buried there are Abner, wife Rosa Lee, and daughter Mittie Ruth.
Abner's obituary was published in the Daily Herald Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi on September 5, 1970 as follows:
"Abner Gibson, 89, 1202 West Elmer St., Wiggins, died Friday in a Hattiesburg hospital. He was born June 13, 1881, in Louisiana, and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Wiggins.
Survivors are three daughteers (sic), Mrs. Eva Mar (sic) Johnson and Miss Mittie Ruth Gibson both of Wiggins, and Mrs. Jim Baulch, Slidell, La.; one son Ernest Earl Gibson, Gulfport; one sister, Mrs. Katherine Johnson, and one brother, J. M. Gibson, both of Wiggins. Ten grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren also survive.
The body will be taken to the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Wiggins Saturday, at 10 a.m. where it will lie in state until the funeral service at 11 a.m. Rev. Chevis Gibson, Rev. Tommy Mize and Rev. Hollis Smith will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Dees Funeral Home in Wiggins is in charge of arrangments."
More About ABNER W. GIBSON:
Burial: September 05, 1970, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS
Religion: Baptist
Social Security Number: Bef. 1951, Withheld by request
Children of ROSA LEE and ABNER GIBSON are:
i. INFANT SON4 GIBSON, b. Abt. 1905, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. Abt. 1905, Bond, Harrison Co., MS.
ii. INFANT SON GIBSON, b. Abt. 1906, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. Abt. 1906, Bond, Harrison Co., MS.
iii. BURL EARNEST GIBSON, SR., b. March 07, 1908, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. May 04, 1971, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; m. (1) LOTTIE BELL WHIGHAM, October 29, 1926, Bond, Stone Co., MS; b. March 23, 1912; d. July 03, 1929; m. (2) HAZEL ELIZABETH BLACK, March 16, 1932, Pearl River Co., MS; b. September 03, 1914; d. December 09, 1992, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; m. (3) MAE ?, Aft. 1948; m. (4) ALICE MARIE BULLOCK, Abt. 1968, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; b. June 18, 1936, Woodsworts, LA; d. July 17, 1978, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS.
More About BURL EARNEST GIBSON, SR.:
Burial: unmarked grave in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS
Social Security Number: Withheld by request
Notes for LOTTIE BELL WHIGHAM:
Lottie was killed in an automobile accident.
More About LOTTIE BELL WHIGHAM:
Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry County, MS
More About HAZEL ELIZABETH BLACK:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS
More About ALICE MARIE BULLOCK:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS
iv. EVA MAE GIBSON, b. May 16, 1910, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. October 31, 2002, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS; m. LEWIS VAN BUREN JOHNSON, SR., August 08, 1935, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; b. June 16, 1913, Perry Co., MS; d. June 30, 1999, Gautier, MS.
Notes for EVA MAE GIBSON:
The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi), Friday, November 1, 2002:
"Eva Johnson's kindness won the kids
By KAT BERGERON
THE SUN HERALD
WIGGINS - The neighborhood kids loved Eva M. Johnson. She was always there for them, but best of all, she let them take away candy when they didn't have the cash to pay. Her little grocery store on Magnolia Drive in Wiggins was a safe haven - and a stash of goodies.
"We'd be playing in the woods, run over to the store to buy candy and a soft drink, then we'd go back to playing," said Susan Lott, the Stone County comptroller who grew up in the piney-woods neighborhood.
"She'd keep a ticket on each of us and at the end of the month let our parents know how much it was. Sometimes we'd have her slice up just a couple of pieces of lunch meat and we'd take it home to make a sandwich. When I think back on those times, they really were incredible."
"Miss Johnson," as the neighborhood politely called her, died Thursday at 92. Although Johnson's Grocery closed two decades ago, those who grew up with its friendly proprietor in the 1950s through the 1970s never forgot her kindness.
"She was a sweetheart," Lott said.
Johnson is also remembered for her strong faith. Until age slowed her, she taught Sunday school and was faithfully involved in the women's league at Vardaman Street Baptist Church.
"She believed in teaching the Bible to all of her friends and anyone who would listen," said her daughter, Eva "Dimple" Ferrell of Wiggins.
"Her upbringing was the key to her personality. Her mother died when she was a teen-ager so she quit school to take care of the other children. She never resented or regretted it.
"She lived the Christian way and set a good example."
An obituary appears below.
Eva Johnson
Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins.
- WIGGINS - Eva M. Johnson, 92, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, in Wiggins.
Mrs. Johnson was a retired owner of Johnson's Grocery in Wiggins and was a member of Vardaman Street Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Dimple Ferrell of Wiggins; a sister, Madie Baulch of Franklin, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel, with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery."
More About EVA MAE GIBSON:
Burial: November 02, 2002, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS
Religion: Baptist
More About LEWIS VAN BUREN JOHNSON, SR.:
Burial: Serene Memorial Gardens, Escatawpa, MS
v. INFANT DAUGHTER GIBSON, b. Abt. 1913, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. Abt. 1913, Bond, Harrison Co., MS.
vi. MITTIE RUTH GIBSON, b. August 22, 1916, Bond, Stone Co., MS; d. November 13, 1998, Gulfport, MS.
Notes for MITTIE RUTH GIBSON:
Mittie Ruth was never able to support herself independently. She lived with her father, Abner Gibson, or her sister, Eva Mae Gibson Johnson, most of her life, until her care requirements necessitated living in a nursing home. She died in a nursing home in Gulfport, Mississippi. Her obituary read as follows, "Mittie Ruth Gibson, 82, of Gulfport, died November 13, 1998, in Gulfport. She was a member of Vardaman Street Baptist Church in Wiggins, and a native of Stone County. She is survived by two sisters, Eva Mae Johnson of Wiggins and Madie Baulch, of Franklin, Tennessee; and a number of neices (sic) and nephews. Services were held November 15th at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins, with burial at Ebenezer Cemetery in Wiggins."
More About MITTIE RUTH GIBSON:
Burial: November 15, 1998, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS
Religion: Baptist
vii. MADIE GIBSON, b. May 14, 1919, Bond, Stone Co., MS; m. JAMES HOMER BAULCH, April 13, 1940, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; b. December 18, 1915, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. November 24, 1992, Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, LA.
Notes for MADIE GIBSON:
Madie was given the name Maybell at birth, but her sister, Mittie Ruth, could never pronounce it right and called her Madie. Eventually she legally changed her name to Madie and dropped any reference to Maybell. She was raised in Bond, Mississippi and attended Harrison-Stone-Jackson Agricultural High School and Junior College (later known as Perkinston Junior College).
The following is her wedding announcement contained in a local newspaper:
"Mr. Abner Gibson announces the marriage of his daughter Miss Madie Gibson to Mr. James H. Baulch, son of Mr. G. N. Baulch of Gallatin, Tenn. The groom is a graduate of Bowling Green Commercial Law School of Bowling Green, Kentucky and has been bookkeeping instructor and business manager at Perkinston Junior Colege (sic) for two years when he resigned to take a position in Tennessee. The bride is a graduate of Perkinston High School. The young couple left as soon as his work was completed at the Junior College. They will be at his home in Gallatin, Tenn."
Madie was an accomplished seamstress, making clothes for her children and thirteen grandchildren. She was an active member of the United Methodist Church, having held numerous positions on church boards and committees. One of her greatest gifts is her contributions to the Altar Guild and, more directly, the talent she has with the flower arrangements for the church services. When Jim entered semi-retirement, they enjoyed travels to West Germany, Austria, England, Canada, and Brazil. Life was difficult for Madie after Jim died in November 1992. In September 1997 she moved from Slidell, Louisiana to Morningside Assisted Living in Franklin, Tennessee.
More About MADIE GIBSON:
Religion: Aft. 1940, Methodist
Notes for JAMES HOMER BAULCH:
The middle name of Homer came from the man who delivered James into this world, Dr. Homer Reese. He was raised and schooled in Sumner County, Tennessee and spent his grammar school years at the Salem School building where he laughingly claimed he "was the smartest one in the eighth grade ... and the only one!" He attended Spartanburg Textile Industrial Institute (l.k.a. Spartanburg Junior College), University of Tennessee, and Bowling Green College of Commerce.
The 1935 yearbook of Spartanburg Textile Industrial Institute, "The Trail Blazer", lists Freshmen in attendance. On page 21, it lists "James Baulch, Gallatin, Tenn."
The 1936 yearbook of Spartanburg Textile Industrial Institute, "The Olympic", lists Sophomores in attendance. On page 10, it lists "Jim Baulch, Gallatin, VA (sic), 'What I must do concerns me, not what people think.'"
The 1938 yearbook of Bowling Green College of Commerce, "The Towers", lists the 1938 Seniors in attandance. On page 20, it lists "James H. Baulch, B. S., Gallatin, Tennessee, 'Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.'"
After graduating from college, Jim became an instructor and business manager at Harrison-Stone-Jackson Agricultural High School and Junior College (l.k.a. Perkinston Junior College), where he met a student, Madie Gibson, who became his wife.
The record of Jim and Madie's marriage is in the Harrison County, Mississippi court book 50, page 640, where it indicates that they were married April 13, 1940 by H. C. Moore, Justice of the Peace.
He and Madie then traveled to Gallatin, Tennessee to visit his family, and they moved to Charlotte, North Carolina where he was a bookkeeper and instructor for Carolina Business College. He later joined his brother, Ernest, as schoolmaster at "Baulch Junior School for Boys" in Park City, Kentucky until 1949. From there they moved to Hopkinsville, Kentucky where he was Business Manager for Hopkinsville Lincoln-Mercury and bookkeeper for Hopkinsville Auto Parts until 1958. He was then recruited by Oak Motors of Nashville, Tennessee to be Assistant Business Manager. In 1959 he was recruited by Jim Burke Buick of Birmingham, Alabama to be Business Manager. In 1964 he followed his doctor's advice to find a less stressful job and moved to Slidell, Louisiana to be Business Manager and part owner of John Brown Olds (later Tom Brown Olds-Buick, Del Williams Motors, and Bill Ward Motors), Slidell, Louisiana until his retirement in 1986 (excepting for a brief return to Birmingham, Alabama to help out Jim Burke Buick in 1971).
James Baulch was received into membership of the Salem Methodist Church, north of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee in October 1929 by his brother, Rev. Ernest F. Baulch. He remained an active member of the United Methodist Church his entire life, holding numerous positions on its boards and committees and taught an Adult Sunday School Class for over 30 years. He was an ardent believer in maintaining a healthy body, engaging in a variety of exercise programs, particularly those centered around running. He won numerous awards for finishing top in his age group for 10K and 5K runs through age 76. Having been raised on a farm, the "farmer blood" never left him. He maintained a vegetable garden wherever he lived and helped his children establish ones for them.
Largely due to his active life style, he looked and acted younger than his years. He was admired and respected by his friends and family for his physical, mental, and spiritual strength. He was the epitome of reliability: if he promised he would do something, he did it as committed and did it well. While quite introverted, he was a friend to anyone who needed him, often selflessly sacrificing himself in support of others. Friends and family knew they could count on him.
He and his wife, Madie, lived a beautiful fifty-two years together. They were always committed to each other, to their family, to their church, and to their friends. They were both victims of a tragic car accident (being hit broadside by a one-ton truck that ran through an inoperative red light) in May 1992 and were hospitalized for over a month. With two brain hemorrhages and numerous broken bones, recovery was slow and physical therapy was difficult. Six months later, a massive stroke put him in a deep, irreversible coma. With no hope of a functional life, his family followed his often repeated request if such an occasion arose. He was taken home and removed from life support systems. He died on November 24, 1992, two days before Thanksgiving. It was as he would have liked it: he was at home in his own bed, kept warm by the quilt made by his mother that had been a wedding gift to Madie and him, and surrounded by his family. Madie, all three children, and all their spouses were there, singing hymns from the United Methodist Hymnal. It was during his son Howard's singing of "How Great Thou Art" that he breathed his last breath here on earth. His son-in-law, Floyd Duvall, fittingly read the Twenty-Third Psalm as he joined the angels in heaven.
Originally, Jim was placed in a mausoleum in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell, Louisiana. After Madie moved to Franklin, Tennessee in September 1997, he was moved to his final burial place in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville, Tennessee, near his parents and his brother, Nelson Howard Baulch.
More About JAMES HOMER BAULCH:
Burial: 1997, Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN
HS Education: Raised and schooled in Gallatin, TN
Religion: Methodist
14. ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born January 25, 1883 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died March 28, 1934 in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA. He married FRANCES BOYD POWELL 1917 in Washington Parish, LA, daughter of WILLIAM POWELL and JULIA DEASON. She was born June 22, 1891 in Hattisburg, Perry Co., MS, and died February 15, 1973 in Livermore, Alameda Co., CA.
Notes for ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON LEE:
He was a wonderful father and loving husband. He worked for the Great Southern Lumber Company where he was the Personnel Manger until his retirement just before the depression. He had bought a farm of 160 acres about 10 miles out of Bogalusa, LA.
More About ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON LEE:
Burial: March 31, 1934, Ponemah Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA
More About FRANCES BOYD POWELL:
Burial: Ponemah Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA
Children of ZACHARIAH LEE and FRANCES POWELL are:
i. JACK POWELL4 LEE, b. August 07, 1922, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA; d. March 1982, Sacramento, CA; m. SALLY JANE HARRISON, December 13, 1945, Reno, NV; b. March 26, 1926, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.
ii. ZACK JOSEPH LEE, b. August 22, 1925, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA; m. MODELLE COPE, October 28, 1944, San Francisco, CA; b. August 18, 1919, Sedalia, Graves Co., KY; d. April 27, 1999, Sarasota, Sarasota Co., FL.
Notes for ZACK JOSEPH LEE:
Zack was in the U.S. Marines during World War II and served in the South Pacific in the First Battalion of the Third Marine Regiment of the Third Division. He was brought back to the States to attend the University of California at Berkeley, California. With the war over he decided to leave the University after two years to attend eighteen months of special school for television, The American Television Laboratories, in Los Angeles. After graduation and getting his First Class Radio License he went to work for The American Broadcasting Company for their station in Detroit, Michigan. He worked for ABC for the next 35 years and retired in 1983 at the age of 57 years old.
Notes for MODELLE COPE:
Modelle's family moved from Marshall County, Kentucky to Detroit, Wayne County. MI in 1924 and she entered first grade. Attended Sherrard Intermediate, and then attended a specialized high school for business majors, completing the double major (Bookkeeping and Shorthand) and graduated from Downtown Commerce in 1936. She began working for Neisner Brothers after school and on weekends when 14 years old. Upon graduating she was transferred to the Neisner Bros. store in Hamtramck, Michigan to handle the one-girl office. Resigned to take a position at the Ford Motor Company Bomber Plant, during World War II, where she worked in the Purchasing Department as a Secretary. Resigned and volunteered for service in the United States Marine Corps Women Reserves. She was a member of the first class of Women Reservist and received basic training at Hunter College, New York City. Was appointed Sargeant and sent to Seattle, Washington as a Marine Corps Recruiter. There she met Zack who was on duty in the Naval Exchange Building where the recruiting office was located. Zack was transferred overseas and Modelle was transferred to the Western Procurement Headquarters located in San Francisco, California where she worked first in the Accounting Dept. and then became personal secretary to the Officer in Charge, Headquarters, Western Procurement Division, U. S. Marine Corps, San Francisco. Zack returned from overseas in 1944 to attend the University of California in the V12 Program to become an Officer in the Regular Marine Corps and Modelle and Zack were married by a Judge in the Court House in San Francisco. Zack had enough points and requested a discharge so that he could attend the American Television Laboratories in Los Angeles, California for Electronic Engineering so that he could become a Broadcast Engineer. Modelle requested a transfer to the Los Angeles Recruiting Office, and they moved to Los Angeles.
15. ELIZA3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born April 1885 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died Bet. 1920 - 1930. She married EMERY SEALS 1902. He was born 1880 in MS.
Notes for EMERY SEALS:
According to Eva Mae Gibson, Emory and Eliza had a son, Hilbert, another son, Naison (sp?), who died of TB, and other children she could not recall.
Children of ELIZA LEE and EMERY SEALS are:
i. VELMA EVELYN4 SEALS, b. September 17, 1902; m. ? WALTERS, 1918; d. Bet. 1926 - 1930.
ii. EVERETT NAISON SEALS, b. June 14, 1907, MS.
iii. JOHN HILBERT SEALS, b. August 20, 1909; d. January 01, 1989, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.
iv. THELMA ALICE SEALS, b. 1912.
v. JULIUS BURMAN SEALS, b. October 30, 1916.
vi. CLARENCE PERCELLE SEALS, b. February 11, 1919; d. August 1978, Leaf, Greene Co., MS.
16. ROBERT E.3 LEE (ELIZABETH2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born November 01, 1887 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died September 12, 1958. He married MAUDE HOWARD May 28, 1907 in Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of JAMES HOWARD and MARIAH ?. She was born March 1891 in MS.
Notes for ROBERT E. LEE:
The WW-1 Registrants of Pearl River, MS reported at http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ms/pearlriver/military/ww1/registrants/pearl-l.txt lists a Robert E. Lee born Nov. 1, 1887 in Poplarville, MS, and registering in Stone Co., MS in 1917.
More About ROBERT E. LEE:
Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS
Occupation: Undertaker
Notes for MAUDE HOWARD:
According to Lee family legend, there was no other woman meaner than Maude Howard. Her husband, Robert E. Lee, left her after she took after him with a high heeled shoe in a fit of anger. Pearl River County records confirm that Maude Lee then filed for divorce on June 14, 1927. Proof of publication was made on August 8, 1927, and the final divorce decree was made on October 17, 1927. This is recorded in Book 5, page 119, case number 2029.
Maude moved to Bogalusa, Louisiana after the divorce. She is listed in the 1930 census of Washington Parish, Louisiana with her youngest son, Norman, who is 17 at the time.
Children of ROBERT LEE and MAUDE HOWARD are:
i. ESTHER4 LEE, b. 1909.
ii. HOWARD LEE, b. 1911.
iii. NORMAN LEE, b. 1913.
17. MARY E.3 DEARMAN (ELIZA JANE2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born October 15, 1880 in Sumrall, Marion (now Lamar) Co., MS, and died November 20, 1980 in Columbia, Marion Co., MS. She married CHARLES FELDER POLK. He was born May 20, 1874 in Marion Co., MS, and died December 22, 1950 in Marion Co., MS.
Notes for MARY E. DEARMAN:
Mary Dearman Polk's tombstone indicates that she was born October 15, 1877. Nonetheless, she is not listed in the 1880 census with her parents. She is listed with her parents in the 1900 census at age 19 with a birth date of October 1880. This census data is compelling, so October 15, 1880 is most likely her real birth date.
More About MARY E. DEARMAN:
Burial: Old Bunker Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Marion Co., MS
More About CHARLES FELDER POLK:
Burial: Old Bunker Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Marion Co., MS
Children of MARY DEARMAN and CHARLES POLK are:
i. JAMES V.4 POLK, b. February 18, 1910, Purvis, Lamar Co., MS; d. April 22, 1960; m. ? MCFARLAND.
More About JAMES V. POLK:
Burial: Old Bunker Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Marion Co., MS
ii. VASHTI POLK, b. 1912; m. HARRISON G. WILLIS.
iii. TOXIE DAVID POLK, b. October 07, 1913, Purvis, Lamar Co., MS; d. January 26, 2002, Columbia, Marion Co., MS; m. ? GARTMAN.
iv. BEATRICE O. POLK, b. May 14, 1916, Purvis, Lamar Co., MS; d. June 01, 1990, Purvis, Lamar Co., MS; m. JOE D. MAY, November 20, 1934, Marion Co., MS; b. January 14, 1912, Marion Co., MS; d. August 06, 1974, Marion Co., MS.
More About BEATRICE O. POLK:
Burial: Hurricane Creek Cemetery, Marion Co., MS
More About JOE D. MAY:
Burial: Hurricane Creek Cemetery, Marion Co., MS
v. NORVAL POLK, b. August 07, 1918, Purvis, Lamar Co., MS; d. November 20, 1918, Purvis, Lamar Co., MS.
More About NORVAL POLK:
Burial: Old Bunker Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Marion Co., MS
18. JOHN J.3 DEARMAN (ELIZA JANE2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born May 18, 1883 in Sumrall, Marion (now Lamar) Co., MS, and died December 26, 1931 in Lamar Co., MS. He married NOLLIE PACE 1905. She was born 1884 in Marion Co., MS, and died 1964.
Notes for JOHN J. DEARMAN:
John J. Dearman was murdered on December 26, 1931. Willie Ross "Boss" Weatherford was tried for the crime, admitted his guilt on the stand and was sentenced to death by hanging - the first hanging in the county of Lamar, Mississippi. John's wife, Nollie, was also tried for the crime, but the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty."
More About JOHN J. DEARMAN:
Burial: Midway Cemetery, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS
Children of JOHN DEARMAN and NOLLIE PACE are:
i. ADA4 DEARMAN, b. Abt. July 1911, Lamar Co., MS.
ii. ERSEL DEARMAN, b. 1924, Lamar Co., MS.
19. WILLIAM HENRY3 DEARMAN (ELIZA JANE2 WILLIAMS, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born October 07, 1885 in Sumrall, Marion (now Lamar) Co., MS, and died March 15, 1973 in Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS. He married SARAH FRANCIS NOBLES January 28, 1905 in Lamar Co., MS, daughter of JAMES NOBLES and MARGARET JOHNSON. She was born July 31, 1886 in Sumrall, Marion (now Lamar) Co., MS, and died October 19, 1968 in Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS.
Notes for WILLIAM HENRY DEARMAN:
In the 1920 census for Lamar County, Mississippi, only "Elma, Loyd and Doyal" are listed as children of Henry and Francis Dearman. Since daughters Ethel and Annie would have only been 12 and 14 at the time, it is presumed that they died before 1920.
More About WILLIAM HENRY DEARMAN:
Burial: Midway Cemetery, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS
More About SARAH FRANCIS NOBLES:
Burial: Midway Cemetery, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS
Children of WILLIAM DEARMAN and SARAH NOBLES are:
i. ETHEL4 DEARMAN, b. 1906, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS; d. 1906, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS.
ii. ANNIE DEARMAN, b. 1908, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS; d. 1908, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS.
iii. ELMER DEARMAN, b. April 18, 1910, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS; d. June 12, 1969; m. (1) CLEO JOHNSON; d. March 1933, Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS; m. (2) CARRIE MAE IVY; b. September 04, 1911, Pickens, MS; d. March 20, 2005, Brandon, Rankin Co., MS.
Notes for ELMER DEARMAN:
In the 1920 census for Lamar County, Mississippi, "Elmer" is listed as daugther "Elma".
iv. LOYAL DEARMAN, b. June 07, 1913, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS; d. July 26, 1943, New Caladonia Island, South Pacific.
Notes for LOYAL DEARMAN:
Loyal died in World War II.
More About LOYAL DEARMAN:
Burial: Midway Cemetery, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS
v. DOYLE DEARMAN, b. July 10, 1915, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS; d. October 31, 1996, Lafayette, Acadia Parish, LA; m. HAZEL O'DINE MOXLEY, September 23, 1946, Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS.
vi. GRACE DEARMAN, b. 1921, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS; d. 1923, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS.
vii. GLADYS DEARMAN, b. November 23, 1924, Sumrall, Lamar Co., MS; m. OTTIS C. CRAFT, August 23, 1941, Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS; b. November 27, 1918, Perry Co., MS.
20. QUILLA3 WILLIAMS (FELIX2, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born 1887 in MS. She married RUTILLUS BOND, son of LOUIS BOND and ELIZABETH ?. He was born November 26, 1874 in MS.
Children of QUILLA WILLIAMS and RUTILLUS BOND are:
i. AGNES4 BOND, b. 1903, Pearl River Co., MS.
ii. ADA BOND, b. 1906, Pearl River Co., MS.
iii. ARTHUR BOND, b. 1908, Pearl River Co., MS.
iv. AZALINE G. BOND, b. May 04, 1904, Pearl River Co., MS; d. January 19, 1990, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS; m. CARL S. TAYLOR, Abt. 1931; b. November 30, 1894, Wiggins, Harrison Co. (now Stone Co.), MS; d. January 20, 1968, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.
More About AZALINE G. BOND:
Burial: Taylor Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
Notes for CARL S. TAYLOR:
According to the 1930 Perry County, Mississippi census, he served in World War I.
More About CARL S. TAYLOR:
Burial: Taylor Cemetery, Stone Co., MS
v. ADOLPH BOND, b. 1911, Pearl River Co., MS.
vi. L. C. BOND, b. 1920, Pearl River Co., MS.
vii. CLYDE BOND, b. 1925, Pearl River Co., MS.
21. EVAN ELIJAH3 WILLIAMS (FELIX2, JOHN JEFFERSON1, JOSHUAA) was born 1903 in Pearl River Co., MS. He married VIVIAN E.. She was born 1911 in MS.
Child of EVAN WILLIAMS and VIVIAN E. is:
i. CHARLES H.4 WILLIAMS, b. August 1929.