Tip:
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Sources-
Rowan Co. NC Book 2 p. 67. 70, 102; Book 4 p.
141; "Auto-biography of John Rankin, Sr" written at So. Union, Ky. 1845
& copied Aug 1870 by H.L. Eads, MSS Div. Kentucky Library WKU Bowling
Green, KY;
"The History of Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her
People" by Rev. Samuel M. Rankin,
pub. 1934.
Gen. 3:
Robert Rankin (1759-1840)fought in the Rev. War and
was in the battle at Guilford County Courthouse in NC. He had six
children with first wife Mary "Polly" Cusick and had seven children with
second wife Mary Moody. In 1832, Robert and Mary moved to McNairy Co.,
Tenn.
John Rankin, Sr. (c1729-1760)a Presbyterian minister
was sent as a missionary to Tennessee in 1796; he became a Shakers in 1798,
So. Union, KY.
Sources-
Robert Rankin's Rev. War pension (W5664) & widow's
pension. Guilford Co.,
NC will book "B", p. 34 William Cusick's will.
"Autobiography", John Rankin, Sr."
Gen. 4:
George Rankin (c1775-1828) and his brother Jedidiah
Rankin (c1783-1862) emigrated to Arkansas in the early 1800's. George
Rankin in Little Rock 1819-20 tax records. He died at Maumelle in
Pulaski County, Ark. Jedidiah Rankin (1783-1862) settled in Perry County,
Ark. before 1840.
Sources-
Guilford Co., NC marriage book; Ark. Gazette Jan 23,
1827 & Mar 22, 1825;
"Ark. Marriages" by Owens; "Goodspeed's Memoirs of
Central Arkansas"
Gen. 5:
Robert Rankin (1805-1863) was a young boy when he
arrived in Little Rock with his father. Robert married Frances Jane Hogan
in 1827 and sometime before 1840 they moved to Perry County, Ark.
Frances J. Hogan, daughter of Edmund Hogan, was born in Little Rock in
1813. Her father was killed by Judge Andrew Scott during a political dispute
and said to be buried with his first wife and young son under cornerstone
of Old State House. Robert Rankin was murdered by jay-hawkers during the
Civil War.
Sources-
Arkansas Gazette -27 Jan 1827, June 4, 1828 p. 3 col
1 Aug 22, 1965,Sept
8, 1885;
Goodspeed's Central Ark.;
Interview of William E. Rankin in 1965.
Gen. 6, 7, 8:
Edmund Hogan's will;
Perry Co. courthouse probate, marriage and deed records;
Family Bible; "Living the Times"
Source materials given by Rankin descendants researchers:
Annie Butler,
Houston, AR; Barbara Cannon King, Perryville, AR;
and John Pat Rankin,
Madison, AL.
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Compiler: Walter Byron Moore<wbmoore@fedex.com>
1 Charles MOORE b: 1804-1805 in IRELAND
.. +Ann b: 1810-1811 in IRELAND
.........2 Mary MOORE b: 1829-1830 in ENGLAND
.........2 Ann MOORE b: 1833-1834 in Wisconsin
.........2 Mary Ann MOORE b: 1836-1837 in Wisconsin
.........2 Charles MOORE b: 1839-1840 in WISCONSIN
.........2 Nelly MOORE b: 1842-1843 in WISCONSIN
.........2 James David MOORE b: December 22, 1855 in Portage City,
Wisconsin d: September 20, 1905 in Perryville, Arkansas
............. +Emma Francis CAMP b: February 25, 1864 in Calhoun
Co., Arkansas m: September 04, 1883 in PULASKI COUNTY, ARK d: November
04, 1928 in Houston, Arkansas
....................3 Ida Belle MOORE b: August 16, 1884 in Maumele,
Pulaski Co., Ark. d: July 14, 1921 in Perryville, Ark.
........................ +Emmitt Lansing THURSTON m: July 10, 1907
...............................4 WALTER THURSTON
................................... +Estelle ...............................4
Charles H. THURSTON d: in ’69
...............................4 Nellie THURSTON d: 1997 in Memphis,
Tenn
...............................4 John Emmitt (Jack) THURSTON
...............................4 PAUL THURSTON
....................3 Charles Hays MOORE b: September 04, 1885 in
Little Maumelle, Pulaski Co., Ark. d: February 03, 1905 in Perryville.,
Ark.
....................3 Emma Alice MOORE b: August 12, 1887 in PULASKI
COUNTY, ARK d: October 10, 1970 in PERRYVILLE, ARK
........................ +Artie RANKIN b: October 20, 1887 m: November
07, 1920 in PERRYVILLE, ARK d: April 29, 1960 in PERRYVILLE, ARK
...............................4 Mary Alice RANKIN
................................... +Robert WARNER b: August 24,
1921 in GRAND SALINE, TEXAS m: January 25, 1946 in GRAND SALINE, TEXAS
...............................4 Helen Lee RANKIN b: April 16, 1923
in PERRYVILLE, ARK
................................... +Paul Web MAGIE b: November
19, 1920 m: October 19, 1945
...............................4 ARTIE MAY RANKIN b: August 07,
1925
................................... +PEAT CLAY
...............................4 WILLIE Q. RANKIN b: May 02, 1927
in PERRYVILLE, ARK
................................... +MAEZEL WHITFIELD
....................3 Sara Ellen MOORE b: April 05, 1889 in Pulaski,
Co. Ark. d: January 06, 1951 in Roland, Ark.
........................ +Tom WHITEHEAD m: February 17, 1924
...............................4 LORRINE WHITEHEAD
...............................4 KENNETH WHITEHEAD
....................3 Elsa E. MOORE b: June 26, 1890 in Pulaski
Co., Ark. d: August 22, 1958 in Houston Rt. 1 Ark.
........................ +Oscar GRIFFITH b: June 23, 1889 in Arkansas
d: August 29, 1938 in Perry Co., Ark.
...............................4 James J. GRIFFITH b: January 02,
1910 in Viney Grove, Ark. d: June 29, 1959 in Viney Grove, Perryville,
Ark.
................................... +Agatha C. ROBINSON b: July
23, 1911 d: February 03, 1978 in Perryville, Ark.
...............................4 Hattie GRIFFITH b: March 22, 1911
................................... +John STONE
...............................4 Willie F. (Bill) GRIFFITH b: January
12, 1914 d: February 11, 1916 in Perryville, Ark.
...............................4 Letha GRIFFITH b: September 14,
1915 d: 1991
...............................4 Reba GRIFFITH b: March 21, 1917
................................... +Jacob Even (Jake) MAXWELL
...............................4 O. J. GRIFFITH b: December 11,
1918 in Perry Co., Ark. d: August 13, 1984 in Perry Co., Ark.
................................... +YVETTE HALL b: July 28, 1921
...............................4 Louis E. (Doc) GRIFFITH b: October
01, 1920
................................... +Mabel PORTNER
...............................4 MELISA (Red) ’80 GRIFFITH b: March
22, 1922 in Lives in Alma, Ark.
................................... +Elzie E. ( Elzia) SPINAS
...............................4 GRANT D. GRIFFITH b: March 07,
1924 in Lives is Manteca, CA
................................... +Floy CAMP
...............................4 Gwindola GRIFFITH b: February 16,
1926
................................... +Leonard BRAND
...............................4 Mary E. GRIFFITH b: May 16, 1928
d: 1991
................................... +James FINLEY
...............................*2nd Husband of Mary E. GRIFFITH:
................................... +William (Bill) MORIN
...............................4 Walter B. (Pete) GRIFFITH b: September
09, 1931
................................... +Sally RASNIC
....................3 James Thomas MOORE b: March 05, 1892 in Little
Maumele, Pulaski Co., Arkansas d: November 18, 1980 in Sugar Grove, Illinois
........................ +Ivory RANKIN m: in PERRYVILLE, ARK d:
in PERRYVILLE, ARK.
...............................4 James Heburn MOORE b: September
10, 1915 in Perryville, Ark. d: December 28, 1976 in Perryville, Ark.
................................... +Meveree (Meb) HARTWICK b: June
01, 1922 m: January 10, 1942
....................*2nd Wife of James Thomas MOORE:
........................ +Adah Lee RENARD m: December 24, 1925
...............................4 Ileana Faerene MOORE
................................... +Dale HUSS
....................3 George Duston MOORE b: May 02, 1893 in Little
Maumele, Pulaski Co., Ark. d: March 06, 1982 in Little Rock, Ark.
........................ +Selma Carolyn UNDERWOOD b: February 06,
1903 in Johnson Co., Ark. m: January 08, 1922 in PERRY COUNTY d: December
25, 1990 in Little Rock, Ark.
...............................4 Verlon Nathan MOORE b: October
21, 1922 in PERRYVILLE, ARK
...............................4 Leo George MOORE b: January 15,
1924 in Perryville, Ar
................................... +Clara Mae BROCK m: March 11,
1946
...............................4 Maxine Ione MOORE b: September
20, 1925 in PERRYVILLE,AR
................................... +Harry BAHNAMAN m: February
15, 1947 d: March 03, 1985
...............................4 Jack Wayne MOORE b: August 04,
1929 in Perryville, Ark.
................................... +Eleanor May HOOPER b: February
09, 1932 in Oakland, Ca. m: August 28, 1955
...............................4 Carolyn Sue MOORE b: October 05,
1937 in Perryville, Ark.
................................... +Paul LEE m: February 14, 1966
...............................*2nd Husband of Carolyn Sue MOORE:
................................... +RICHARD LEE TIAGO m: September
18, 1971 ....................3 Frank David MOORE b: May 03, 1895 in Little
Maumele, Pulaski Co., Ark. d: December 07, 1972
........................ +Anna Belle UNDERWOOD b: April 06, 1904
in Johnson Co., Ark. m: December 01, 1920 in PERRYVILLE, ARK d: October
07, 1970
...............................4 DONNA MOORE
................................... +Sammie PRATT
...............................4 Loy MOORE b: August 02, 1921 d:
August 02, 1921
...............................4 Lois MOORE b: August 02, 1921 d:
August 02, 1921
...............................4 Jack David MOORE b: September 01,
1922 in CHERRY HILL, ARK d: December 23, 1987
................................... +Lillian FARRIS m: November
29, 1946 d: March 28, 1989
...............................4 Bobby Dale MOORE b: September 07,
1930 in CHERRY HILL, ARK d: February 28, 1995
................................... +Cora Belle LIVELY b: March
24, 1933 m: March 25, 1954 d: December 29, 1982 ...............................4
Mary Ann MOORE b: March 11, 1932 in CHERRY HILL,AR
................................... +J. T. TALLEY b: in ROCKDALE,
TEXAS m:May 28, 1955
...............................4 Van Rose MOORE b: May 05, 1935
in PERRYVILLE, ARK d: February 18, 1991 in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
................................... +Maria Elena RODRIGUEZ b: December
16, 1935 in PIEDRAS
NEGRAS, COAHUILA, MEXICO d: March 27, 1989 in San Antonio, Texas
....................3 Mary Francis MOORE b: November 01, 1896 in
Pulaski Co., Ark d: November 16, 1972 in Little Rock, Ark.
........................ +Clint HUFFSTUTLAR m: September 04, 1927
....................3 Kattie Lee MOORE b: March 03, 1901 in Pulaski
Co., Ark. d: October 15, 1969 in Allan, OK
........................ +Rueben HUFFSTUTLAR m: October 16, 1921
d:February 17, 1989 in Allen, OK
...............................4 Freddie B. HUFFSTUTLAR b: in Allen,
OK
................................... +Helen EUBANK b: in ADA, OK.
...............................4 Marie HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Leonard REIM
...............................4 Anna Lee HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +J. B. McKENZIE
...............................4 Francile HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Burford TREAT b: in ENID, OK.
...............................4 Donald Ray HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Colena WILBANK b: in OK.CITY,
OK.
...............................4 Leon HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Jewel TATUM
...............................4 Josephine HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Orvil Leon POWELL
...............................4 Geneva HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Clarence BATTERSHIELD b: in
Luther, Ok
...............................4 Rueben HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Carolyn TATUM b: in Allen,
OK
...............................4 Frank HUFFSTUTLAR
................................... +Judy WARD b: in Allen, OK
...............................4 Altha HUFFSTUTLAR
....................3 Pearl MOORE b: October 25, 1903 in Little
Maumele, Pulaski Co., Ark. d: October 10, 1969 in Little Rock, Ark.
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Sent in by Sue Polaski <Rspolaski@aol.com>
Following are two brief biographical sketches of my grandfather, James Thomas Wilson, son of William Wilson and Prudence Gill. I found both at the Arkansas History Commission.
"Perry county's representative in the next house is
Hon. James T. Wilson of Nimrod. He was born where he lives now November
15, 1868, and is the son of the late Capt. William Wilson, who located
in Perry county in 1839, and who served in the civil war as a Confederate
soldier. James T. Wilson received a limited education in the district schools
of that vicinity, with the exception of two terms at the Fort Smith district
high school at Booneville. In 1900 he was appointed by Gov. Dan W. Jones
assessor of Perry county to fill a vacancy. He was nominated and elected
to the full term following. Mr. Wilson is a farmer. He was married November
26, 1899, to Mrs. Susie Lyon, daughter of Prof. Thomas F. McElwee. He is
the father of two children, both girls."
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"Among the prominent farmers of the 36th is James T. Wilson, of Nimrod, Perry county, who is serving his second term in the Arkansas Legislature. Mr. Wilson was one of the strong supporters of the two-cent rate bill, and also the Barker Demurrage bill. He has framed several good local measures, and done excellent work along temperance and educational lines, as well as on the committees he serves. He was born in the county which he represents, was educated in the State, and has been honored by his people with several positions of trust previous to his present, among them a four years service as assessor his county. Perry county is one of the richest timber counties in the State, and no man could have been more wisely selected to look after its interests than Mr. Wilson."
James' wife, Mary Sue McElwee, died October 27, 1913. James died September 23, 1919. Both are buried in Nimrod Cemetery, Perry County, next to their infant daughter, Marjorie, and near Sue's father, Thomas Fletcher McElwee. With James' death, his four children Nell, Daisy, Lola, and Tom (my father) were orphaned. The children went to live with their uncle, Sam McElwee, a 31 year old bachelor, always spoken of with great affection.
Regards, Sue Polaski
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William died in 1890. I'm still trying to find his grave site. Regards, Sue Polaski
"Capt. William Wilson, one of the oldest citizens of Perry County, was born in Guilford County, N.C., January 6, 1815. His grandfather, Andrew Wilson, was born in Ireland, and came to the United States at the age of nineteen years. His father, Andrew Wilson, a farmer, was of North Carolina origin, his birth occurring about 1790. He married Parmelia Denny, of Guilford County, who was born in 1792 and died in 1854. Not far from 1857 he came to Perry County, where he died in October, 1866. In their family were eleven children, three now living: Robert D. (residing in Tennessee), Jane McGee and our subject, who was the second child. William was raised in the State of his birth, there receiving a limited education in the common schools. In 1838 he came to Perry County and married Mary Ann, a daughter of J. and Rebecca Rankin, who was born in 1819. His wife died about 1862, having been the mother of seven children, one of whom is living in Louisiana, George Washington by name. Mr. Wilson's second wife was Mrs. Gill (widow), born in Madison County, Tenn. She died about 1872, leaving two children: James T. and Laura P. His third wife was Mrs. Amanda Scott (widow), who was born in Tennessee in 1825. In July, 1861, our subject raised a company of infantry for the Tenth Arkansas Infantry, and commanded at the Battle of Shiloh, when he was wounded just below the right eye, on this account being discharged. Returning to Perry County, he entered the State service and served till the close of the war, when he resumed farming and stock raising. He has now 200 acres of land, about seventy under cultivation. In an early day he was elected treasurer of Perry County, and during the war was elected to the State legislature, as Confederate representative. He also held the office of justice of the peace before the war. He is one of Perry County's most honored citizens, a Master Mason and a member of Aplin Lodge No. 444, having been made a Mason before the war at Dardenelle, Yell County, Ark. He is now a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Harrison, being a Whig in those days. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and his wife is a believer in the Primitive Baptist faith. The Captain is a liberal supporter of all enterprises pertaining to the good of the county, and is entitled to an honorable representation in any worthy history of the community. The respect shown him is as wide as his acquaintance."
"Biographical and Historical Memoirs" (of Perry County)
by Goodspeed Publishing in 1889.
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In Alfred T. Moore, Perry County has one of its most enterprising farmers and stockmen. He is a son of G.(eorge)W.(ashington) and Matilda (Bird) Moore, of Tennessee and Arkansas, respectively, the latter a daughter of Alfred H. Bird, one of the pioneers of Independence County, whose father was a soldier in the Mexican War. The father and mother were united in marriage at the home of the brides parents, in 1858, and of the seven children born to them, Alfred T. was the oldest, and was born July 3, 1858. George W.., Jr. and Alfred T. are the only two children living, the other five dying in infancy and early childhood. Alfred was educated at the subscription schools of his native state, and was trained to look upon farming as his future occupation in life. On December 21, 1882, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Ann Blythe, of Perry County, by whom he had four children, two of them yet living: Charity Bell (born October 24, 1883), John Alfred (born September 17, 1885). During his life, Mr. Moore has been a model of energy, industry, and enterprise, and now owns about 120 acres of valuable land with some forty acres under cultivation. He was at one time a member of the Free Will Baptist Church but withdrew from that church in 1884. In secret societies he is a member of Aplin Lodge No. 444 of F. & A.M., at Aplin, Perry County Arkansas, and in social and commercial life, he is a prominent leader. Mr. Moore is a good conversationalist and a man who has sound ideas upon any subject he cares to advance. He is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens and his many good qualities have made him a favorite of every one.
Interview #1
FLORENCE PORTER HOLLAND b. 30 Nov 1896 in Cherry Hill, Perry Co.,
Arkansas.
Interviewed April 8, 1998 by Elise Hill & Jackie Myers.
Issue:
i. John N. W. PORTER b. Mar 1831 in Tennessee m. no. 1 Rebecca HOLLOWELL
in
1854; m. no. 2 Martha A. HOLLOWELL in 1858
ii. James Rufus J. PORTER b. 19 May 1833 in Tenn.; d. 10 May 1905 Tenn.
iii. Hugh L. PORTER b. 1836 Tenn.
iv. Sarah E. PORTER b. 1838 Tenn.; m. Calvin B. HOLLOWELL in 1854
v. Mary E. PORTER b. 1840 Mississippi
vi. Thomas J. PORTER b. 1844 in Mississippi
vii. Julia F. PORTER b. 1846 in Mississippi
Issue:
i. William Milton PORTER b. 5 Dec 1859 in Miss.; d. 4 Nov 1939 in
Perry Co. Ark. m.
no. 1 Sara E. SMITH; no 2 Mollie UNKNOWN
ii. Julia Jefferson PORTER b. 21 Feb 1867 in Mississippi; d. 14 Aug
1901 m. no. 1 James
F. GREGORY; m no. 2 Issiah L. TUTOR
iii. LuDouic PORTER b. 20 Apr 1870 Serepta, Miss; d. 1903 Serepta, Miss.
iv. Charlotte "Lottie" PORTER b. 1875 m. John GREGORY
Issue by Sarah E. SMITH:
i. Robert Ashby PORTER b. 6 May 1885; d. 3 Jan 1931 Perry Co., Ark.
m. Pauline
CALDWELL in Miss.
ii. Cornelia Ann PORTER b. 25 Apr 1887; d. in Shamrock, Texas m.
Nome Price s/o
James PRICE in Perry Co., Ark.
iii. Berdie Elizabeth PORTER b. 1 Oct 1889; d. 6 Nov 1956 m. Charles
M. KNOWLES in
Perry Co., Ark.
iv. Rosetta Arlene PORTER b. 21 Feb 1892; marr Clifton YOUNG
v. William Riley PORTER b. 14 July 1894 Perry Co. Ark.; d. 11 Mar
1911 in Perry Co.,
Ark.
vi. Florence Olive PORTER b. 30 Nov 1896 in Perry Co., Ark. (Cherry
Hill) m. Lloyd
HOLLAND d. 1921 Perry Co., Ark. , s/o Alex M. HOLLAND & Mary
Lena OLIVER
Issue:
i. female d. seven days old
ii. Harold HOLLAND
iii. Gerald HOLLAND m. no. 1 Wilma CARTER, m No. 2 Birdie HANLEY
iv. Mildred Ira HOLLAND m. Merrell ALLISON
Interview #2
AVA CHRISTINA WOFFORD WRIGHT b. _________ in Yell Co., Arkansas
Interviewed 15 Aug 1998 by Pearl Bowen Pennington and Jackie Myers
WOFFORD
Issue:
i. Vollie Franklin WOFFORD b. 1912; d.1968 Perry Co., Ark.
ii. Ava Christina WOFFORD b.____ Yell Co., Ark. marr. Alvin Wright
iii. John Vurl WOFFORD b. _____ d. 1998 Perry Co., Ark.; m. Mrs. Bonnie HOLLAND
iv. Grover Earl WOFFORD (1919-1921) Perry Co., Ark.
Issue: John Donald WRIGHT and Butch WRIGHT
WRIGHT
Issue:
i. Leaner WRIGHT m. AllenCLEVELAND
ii. Ed WRIGHT moved to Charlotte, NC
iii. Ailene WRIGHT moved to Beebee, Ark.
iv. Alvin WRIGHT (1897-1965) m. no. 1 Minnie BASKINS; m. no. 2 Ava
Christina
WOFFORD
v. Unknown
i. Nadine WRIGHT
ii. Maxine WRIGHT d. 1998 Perry Co., Ark.; m. Vachel BAKER
(two males died in infancy)
Interview #3
LUTHER DOUGHTY born July 1908 in Perry Co., Ark. m. 18 Nov 1929 Olcie
Williams,
d/o Charles A. Williams (1880-1958) and Maude Huffstutler (1889-1968)
Interviewed May 20, 1998 by Palmer and Jackie Myers
DOUGHTY-
Issue:
i. William Thomas DOUGHTY (1877-1926)
ii. John A.DOUGHTY (1879-1964)
i. Addie DOUGHTY
ii. Ethel DOUGHTY
iii. Pearl DOUGHTY (1907-1916)
iv. Luther DOUGHTY b. 1908; marr. Olcie WILLIAMS in 1929 Perry Co. Ark.
v. Merle DOUGHTY b. 1912; marr. ____BASWELL
vi. Earl DOUGHTY b. 1910; marr Ruth CRAGER
vii. JoeDOUGHTY; marr. Edith LLOYD
viii. Floyd DOUGHTY b. 1926
ix. Annie B. DOUGHTY (1903-1932); marr. William H. BASWELL (1901-1938)
WILLIAMS-
Issue:
i. Hazel Lucille WILLIAMS (1906-1962) marr. Silas CAMP (1906-1980)
ii. Clara Bell WILLIAMS (1909-1980) marr. ___HADLOCK
iii. Lilas Williams marr. Kenneth BLASDELL
iv. Iceie E. WILLIAMS (1908-1909)
v. Oma WILLIAMS marr. no. 1 WilliamBOGARD; marr no. 2 ___WOMACK
vi. WoodrowWILLIAMS
vii. HarrellWILLIAMS
viii. Olcie WILLIAMS marr. Luther DOUGHTY 1929 Perry Co., Ark.
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