Generation No. 8
26. JAMES8 WHITSON (THOMAS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4,
WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born 1825 in Alabama,
and died in Alabama. He married MARTHA ELIZABETH FREEMAN.
Children of JAMES WHITSON and MARTHA FREEMAN are:
i. JAMES9 WHITSON.
ii. ELIZABETH WHITSON.
27. ANN MCDOWELL8 WHITSON (JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5,
WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born 1814 in
Columbia, Tennessee, and died February 12, 1862 in Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama. She married EDMOND THOMAS GAINES August 27, 1834.
He was born 1812 in Charlotte Co, Virginia, and died February
14, 1881 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama.
Children of ANN WHITSON and EDMOND GAINES are:
i. SAMUEL9 GAINES.
ii. EUGENE GAINES.
iii. JAMES PRESTON GAINES, b. 1836.
iv. SUSAN GAINES, b. 1837.
v. NANCY GAINES, b. December 12, 1838.
vi. ELIZABETH GAINES, b. March 07, 1839, Tuscaloosa Co , Alabama;
d. January 30, 1910, Gains Co, Alabama; m. LEONARD P. JONES.
31. vii. JOHN STROTHER GAINES, CSA, b. January 09, 1841, Tuscaloosa
Co , Alabama; d. December 10, 1887.
viii. WILLIAM GAINES, b. 1843.
ix. MARY GAINES, b. 1843.
x. BARTHOLOMEW GAINES, b. 1848.
xi. ELIZA GAINES, b. 1848; m. FRANCIS MARION STANLEY, January
05, 1873; b. April 28, 1845; d. January 31, 1928.
xii. HENRY PENDLETON GAINES, b. April 25, 1850.
28. WILLIAM TONEY8 WHITSON (JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5,
WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born November
01, 1814 in Green Co, Alabama, and died March 18, 1872 in Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama. He married MARY ELIZABETH GAINES December 20, 1836
in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama. She was born May 18, 1818 in Green
Co, Alabama, and died January 12, 1905 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama.
Children of WILLIAM WHITSON and MARY GAINES are:
i. HENRY PENDLETON9 WHITSON, CSA, b. 1836.
Notes for HENRY PENDLETON WHITSON, CSA:
Henry Pendleton Whitson, born in 1836. Death date not known.
He is buried in the Whitson Cemetary. Co. "K" 50
Alabama Inf. C.S.A. appears on tomb, but no dates.
ii. JAMES STROTHERS WHITSON, b. November 23, 1839, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. March 05, 1911, Berry, Alabama.
iii. MARTHA ANN DELIESE WHITSON, b. 1841, Alabama; m. MILES BERRY.
32. iv. ELIZABETH AZALINE WHITSON, b. 1843.
v. JOHN CARSON TONY WHITSON, b. 1845.
vi. NANCY WHITSON, b. 1847.
33. vii. EDMUND THOMAS WHITSON, b. August 10, 1852, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. May 28, 1905, Hill Co, Texas.
34. viii. JOSEPHINE WHITSON, b. October 03, 1858; d. November
05, 1940.
35. ix. WILLIAM HARVEY WHITSON, b. August 10, 1860, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. September 19, 1936, Northport, Alabama.
29. THOMAS JEFFERSON8 WHITSON (JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5,
WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born January
16, 1824 in Green Co, Alabama, and died December 14, 1900 in Oakman,
Alabama. He married REBECCA ANN STANLEY October 12, 1843 in Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama. She was born October 12, 1823 in Tuscaloosa Co,
Alabama, and died October 02, 1912 in Oakman, Alabama.
Notes for THOMAS JEFFERSON WHITSON:
Thomas Jefferson Whitson was a Justice of The Peace as his acknowledgement
appears on many deeds of record.
Children of THOMAS WHITSON and REBECCA STANLEY are:
36. i. JESSE PINKNEY9 WHITSON, b. October 12, 1844, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. September 14, 1914, Files Valley, Texas.
37. ii. SARAH ANN WHITSON, b. June 30, 1846.
38. iii. WILLIAM TONY WHITSON, b. July 28, 1848; d. April 17,
1887.
39. iv. SUSAN F. WHITSON, b. July 23, 1850.
40. v. JOHN WHEELER WHITSON, b. October 12, 1850.
41. vi. NARCISSIS WHITSON, b. November 06, 1855, Oakman, Alabama;
d. January 07, 1930, Oakman, Alabama.
42. vii. JAMES MONROE WHITSON, b. December 15, 1858, Alabama;
d. Shamrock, Texas.
viii. EARL J. WHITSON, b. September 15, 1860; d. 1915.
ix. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WHITSON, b. November 03, 1863.
30. SAMUEL8 WHITSON (JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4,
WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born May 27, 1826 in
Alabama, and died 1892. He married CATHERINE CHAPPELL. She was
born May 27, 1826 in Fayette Co, Alabama.
Children of SAMUEL WHITSON and CATHERINE CHAPPELL are:
i. SALLYE9 WHITSON.
ii. LUTITIA WHITSON, m. W. J. RANDOLPH, October 10, 1872.
43. iii. ELIZABETH WHITSON, b. May 31, 1842; d. November 11, 1942.
iv. ANN WHITSON, b. 1844; m. JAMES MOORE.
v. MILES C. WHITSON, b. June 18, 1846; d. April 16, 1913, Fayette
Co, Alabama.
vi. JAMES WHITSON, b. 1848.
Generation No. 9
31. JOHN STROTHER9 GAINES, CSA (ANN MCDOWELL8 WHITSON, JAMES
S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON)
was born January 09, 1841 in Tuscaloosa Co , Alabama, and died
December 10, 1887. He married BASSHEBA JANE SWINDALL. She was
born September 15, 1840, and died June 06, 1928.
Notes for JOHN STROTHER GAINES, CSA:
John Strother Gaines volunteered at an early age, served four
years in the Confederate Army, was honorably discharged in North
Carolina and walked back home.
Children of JOHN GAINES and BASSHEBA SWINDALL are:
i. MARGARET ANN10 GAINES.
ii. SUSAN FRANCES GAINES.
iii. LULA MAE GAINES.
iv. EUGENE PENDLETON GAINES, b. March 11, 1877.
32. ELIZABETH AZALINE9 WHITSON (WILLIAM TONEY8, JAMES S.7,
WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON)
was born 1843. She married THOMAS WILLINGHAM.
Children of ELIZABETH WHITSON and THOMAS WILLINGHAM are:
i. MARTHA LOUISE10 WILLINGHAM.
ii. MARY ANN WILLINGHAM, b. September 09, 1871.
iii. JAMES HILLMAN WILLINGHAM, b. October 22, 1872.
33. EDMUND THOMAS9 WHITSON (WILLIAM TONEY8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6,
THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born
August 10, 1852 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama, and died May 28, 1905
in Hill Co, Texas. He married SALINA SUSAN APPLING November 26,
1874 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama. She was born August 14, 1853
in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama, and died April 26, 1920 in Ellis Co,
Texas.
Children of EDMUND WHITSON and SALINA APPLING are:
44. i. HARLAN JOSEPH10 WHITSON, b. September 04, 1875, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. September 09, 1946, Ellis Co, Texas.
ii. WILLIAM RICHARD WHITSON, b. August 16, 1877, Tuscaloosa Co,
Alabama; d. June 14, 1967, Ellis Co, Texas; m. EDITH LAURA ADKINS.
45. iii. EDMOND PENDLETON WHITSON, b. September 21, 1879, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. July 10, 1970, Midland Co, Texas.
iv. HALE JOHN WHITSON, b. October 19, 1883, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama;
d. June 07, 1957, Ellis Co, Texas; m. ROSA NARRGLE.
v. JAMES SAMUEL WHITSON, b. March 26, 1886, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama;
d. March 21, 1961, Hill Co, Texas; m. ANNIE MARCH.
46. vi. OZELLA FRANCES WHITSON, b. October 06, 1889, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. November 21, 1982, Ellis Co, Texas.
vii. MARY ELIZABETH WHITSON, b. July 14, 1893, Alabama; m. (1)
FRANK ROSSON; m. (2) A. F. CHAMBERLIN; m. (3) OTIS HAMBY.
34. JOSEPHINE9 WHITSON (WILLIAM TONEY8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6,
THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born
October 03, 1858, and died November 05, 1940. She married WILLIAM
BYRD DAY, JR. October 01, 1875. He was born February 06, 1855,
and died March 06, 1901.
Children of JOSEPHINE WHITSON and WILLIAM DAY are:
i. ROSCOE10 DAY.
ii. JOE WOODSIDE DAY.
47. iii. EZEKIAL DODSON DAY, b. September 09, 1876, Walker Co,
Alabama; d. February 08, 1960, Little Rock, Arkansas.
iv. WILLIAM HARVEY DAY, b. September 16, 1878; d. January 29,
1927, Oakman, Alabama; m. LELA WORTHINGTON.
v. SAMUEL DIXON DAY, b. November 29, 1882, Johnson Co, Texas;
m. MINNIE LONG.
vi. CAROLINE BYRD DAY, b. April 07, 1887, Oakman, Alabama; m.
WILLIAM D. ROBERTS.
vii. MARY GERTRUDE DAY, b. January 20, 1892, Oakman, Alabama;
m. ALFRED E. LUNDSTROM, March 26, 1911; b. August 26, 1875, Stockholm,
Sweden.
35. WILLIAM HARVEY9 WHITSON (WILLIAM TONEY8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6,
THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born
August 10, 1860 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama, and died September
19, 1936 in Northport, Alabama. He married LELE ARABELLA COWDEN
November 26, 1890. She was born January 25, 1869 in Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama, and died April 08, 1936 in NorthPort, Alabama.
Children of WILLIAM WHITSON and LELE COWDEN are:
i. WILLIAM SYLVESTER10 WHITSON, b. July 23, 1894, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama.
ii. ELIZABETH MARY WHITSON, b. September 19, 1896, Tuscaloosa
Co, Alabama; d. November 11, 1902, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama.
iii. JOE WHEELER WHITSON, b. September 19, 1898, Tuscaloosa Co,
Alabama; d. October 22, 1975, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama.
iv. EDWARD RUFUS WHITSON, b. December 28, 1900, Tuscaloosa Co,
Alabama; d. California.
36. JESSE PINKNEY9 WHITSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7,
WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON)
was born October 12, 1844 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama, and died
September 14, 1914 in Files Valley, Texas. He married ELIZA JANE
MCMILLAN December 24, 1884 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama. She was
born June 11, 1864 in Jackson Co, Georgia.
Children of JESSE WHITSON and ELIZA MCMILLAN are:
i. JOSEPH10 WHITSON.
ii. THOMAS WHITSON.
iii. BAXTER WHITSON.
iv. EARL WHITSON.
v. AUGUSTUS WHITSON.
vi. LUMMIE WHITSON.
vii. JESSIE WHITSON.
viii. HASSIE WHITSON.
ix. EFFIE WHITSON.
x. SARA JANE WHITSON, b. October 09, 1878, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama;
m. THOMAS ELIJAH GRANT, February 11, 1900, Files Valley, Texas;
d. October 15, 1959, Maypearl, Texas.
37. SARAH ANN9 WHITSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6,
THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born
June 30, 1846. She married FRANK MCMILLAN 1866.
Children of SARAH WHITSON and FRANK MCMILLAN are:
i. GEORGIE10 MCMILLIAN, m. J. W. SHEPHERD.
ii. WILLIAM MCMILLIAN, m. JULIA EARNEST.
iii. SYDNEY MCMILLIAN, m. JOSEPHINE COURINGTON.
iv. CHESTER MCMILLIAN.
v. PERNIE MCMILLIAN, m. OSCAR DAY.
48. vi. ELIZABETH MCMILLIAN, b. January 18, 1867.
38. WILLIAM TONY9 WHITSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7,
WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON)
was born July 28, 1848, and died April 17, 1887. He married SARA
BAKER 1870. She was born September 22, 1852 in Tuscaloosa Co,
Alabama, and died August 29, 1923.
Child of WILLIAM WHITSON and SARA BAKER is:
i. ANNIE H.10 WHITSON, b. March 01, 1874, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama;
d. September 15, 1953, Texas; m. MARION TURNER HUTTO; b. September
04, 1870, Walker Co, Alabama; d. May 14, 1962, Donna, Texas.
39. SUSAN F.9 WHITSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6,
THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born
July 23, 1850. She married MARION HAMMER.
Children of SUSAN WHITSON and MARION HAMMER are:
i. WALTER10 HAMMER.
ii. WEBSTER HAMMER.
iii. ETTA HAMMER.
iv. AMANDA HAMMER.
40. JOHN WHEELER9 WHITSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7,
WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON)
was born October 12, 1850. He married (1) SARAH B. LOLLAR. She
was born 1850. He married (2) NANCY BAGWELL.
Children of JOHN WHITSON and SARAH LOLLAR are:
i. LOVIE10 WHITSON, m. MARION DAVIDSON.
ii. FRANK WHITSON, m. PEARL LEITH.
iii. QUEEN WHITSON, b. Alabama; m. BELL DUNN.
49. iv. JENNIE FRANCEAS WHITSON, b. October 14, 1878; d. January
20, 1958, Jasper, Alabama.
41. NARCISSIS9 WHITSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6,
THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born
November 06, 1855 in Oakman, Alabama, and died January 07, 1930
in Oakman, Alabama. She married TINSON SHEPHERD, JR 1875, son
of TINSON SHEPHERD and MINERVA RABURN. He was born December 30,
1853 in Oakman, Alabama, and died March 26, 1928 in Oakman, Alabama.
Notes for TINSON SHEPHERD, JR:
His nickname was "Crack."
Children of NARCISSIS WHITSON and TINSON SHEPHERD are:
i. CARRIE10 SHEPHERD, b. Alabama; d. Bef. 1950, Alabama; m. WATKINS
GEORGE.
50. ii. JOHN BERRY SHEPHERD, b. October 28, 1877, Oakman, Alabama;
d. March 31, 1950, Glendale, Arizona.
42. JAMES MONROE9 WHITSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7,
WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON)
was born December 15, 1858 in Alabama, and died in Shamrock, Texas.
He married SUSIE BAGWELL December 27, 1879 in Shamrock, Texas.
She was born in Alabama, and died in Shamrock, Texas.
Children of JAMES WHITSON and SUSIE BAGWELL are:
i. NORFLEET10 WHITSON.
ii. JOHN COOK WHITSON.
iii. STANLEY WHITSON.
43. ELIZABETH9 WHITSON (SAMUEL8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5,
WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born May 31,
1842, and died November 11, 1942. She married JASPER AMERSON.
He was born June 30, 1841.
Children of ELIZABETH WHITSON and JASPER AMERSON are:
i. HARDIN10 AMERSON.
ii. JENNIE AMERSON.
iii. SAMUEL AMERSON.
iv. MARTHA AMERSON, b. 1879.
Generation No. 10
44. HARLAN JOSEPH10 WHITSON (EDMUND THOMAS9, WILLIAM TONEY8,
JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1
WHITTSON) was born September 04, 1875 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama,
and died September 09, 1946 in Ellis Co, Texas. He married MAUDE
ESTER. She was born 1886, and died 1978 in Ellis Co, Texas.
Children of HARLAN WHITSON and MAUDE ESTER are:
i. JAMES11 WHITSON, m. LEOTA BAKER.
ii. FRANK EDMOND WHITSON, b. October 21, 1902; d. July 13, 1978,
Dallas, Texas.
iii. JOSEPH EARL WHITSON, b. August 03, 1908, Hill Co, Texas;
d. 1973, Hill Co, Texas.
45. EDMOND PENDLETON10 WHITSON (EDMUND THOMAS9, WILLIAM TONEY8,
JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1
WHITTSON) was born September 21, 1879 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama,
and died July 10, 1970 in Midland Co, Texas. He married LONIA
MARGARET STANLEY November 18, 1900 in Hill Co, Texas. She was
born May 05, 1882 in Hill Co, Texas, and died August 09, 1974
in Midland Co, Texas.
Children of EDMOND WHITSON and LONIA STANLEY are:
i. JOHN RUFUS11 WHITSON, b. October 08, 1901, Hill Co, Texas;
d. March 30, 1978, Dumas, Texas; m. MACY YATES, December 21, 1924;
b. March 21, 1906, Texas Co, Oklahoma; d. March 09, 1971, Texhoma,
Texas.
ii. WILLIS EDMOND WHITSON, b. December 01, 1906, Deaf Smith Co,
Texas; d. July 23, 1953, Midland Co, Texas.
iii. RICHARD APPLING WHITSON, b. March 28, 1908, Midland Co,
Texas; d. March 22, 1972, Midland Co, Texas; m. MARY OTHELL WILMOTH,
May 12, 1928, Midland Co, Texas; b. February 14, 1908, Reagan
Co, Texas; d. December 30, 1991, Midland Co, Texas.
iv. SUSIE MAE WHITSON, b. October 31, 1909, Midland Co, Texas;
d. August 31, 1994, Midland Co, Texas; m. ROBERT OLAND DAVIS,
April 12, 1926, Lynn Co, Texas; b. April 12, 1908, Grimes Co,
Texas; d. May 19, 1975, Falls Co, Texas.
v. STANLEY BENJAMIN WHITSON, b. November 17, 1912, Ellis Co,
Texas; d. June 01, 1936, Palo Pinto Co, Texas.
46. OZELLA FRANCES10 WHITSON (EDMUND THOMAS9, WILLIAM TONEY8,
JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1
WHITTSON) was born October 06, 1889 in Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama,
and died November 21, 1982 in Ellis Co, Texas. She married HERBERT
B. MAJOR May 20, 1906 in Hill Co, Texas. He was born January
12, 1883, and died April 18, 1941 in Ellis Co, Texas.
Children of OZELLA WHITSON and HERBERT MAJOR are:
i. BYRON THOMAS11 MAJOR, b. May 02, 1913, Hill Co, Texas; d.
November 09, 1982.
ii. ELBERT MAJOR, b. October 02, 1920, Ellis Co, Texas; d. November
05, 1989, Dallas Co, Texas.
47. EZEKIAL DODSON10 DAY (JOSEPHINE9 WHITSON, WILLIAM TONEY8,
JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1
WHITTSON) was born September 09, 1876 in Walker Co, Alabama, and
died February 08, 1960 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He married ETTA
PHILLIPS July 22, 1901. She was born December 25, 1881 in Jefferson
Co, Alabama.
Child of EZEKIAL DAY and ETTA PHILLIPS is:
i. CARL11 DAY, b. February 17, 1902, Birmingham, Alabama; d.
September 1928, Little Rock, Arkansas.
48. ELIZABETH10 MCMILLIAN (SARAH ANN9 WHITSON, THOMAS JEFFERSON8,
JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1
WHITTSON) was born January 18, 1867. She married JOHN CHAPPELL
HUTTO, JR. December 11, 1883 in Oakman, Alabama, son of JOHN HUTTO
and ELIZABETH SHEPHERD. He was born March 29, 1862 in Walker
Co, Alabama, and died May 09, 1959 in Oakman, Alabama.
Children of ELIZABETH MCMILLIAN and JOHN HUTTO are:
i. FRANK C.11 HUTTO, b. Alabama; m. SUSAN HOLLAND.
ii. EARL HUTTO, b. March 04, 1887, Oakman, Alabama; d. September
1980, Jasper, Alabama; m. ELIZABETH COPELAND.
iii. MORGAN HUTTO, b. March 01, 1903, Alabama; d. March 02, 1903,
Alabama.
iv. MARION HUTTO, b. March 01, 1903, Alabama; d. March 11, 1903,
Alabama.
49. JENNIE FRANCEAS10 WHITSON (JOHN WHEELER9, THOMAS JEFFERSON8,
JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1
WHITTSON) was born October 14, 1878, and died January 20, 1958
in Jasper, Alabama. She married LUCIUS SWINDLE.
Child of JENNIE WHITSON and LUCIUS SWINDLE is:
i. GRACE CECELIA11 SWINDLE, b. 1898; d. 1931; m. WILLIAM STANLEY
GORDON.
50. JOHN BERRY10 SHEPHERD (NARCISSIS9 WHITSON, THOMAS JEFFERSON8,
JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1
WHITTSON) was born October 28, 1877 in Oakman, Alabama, and died
March 31, 1950 in Glendale, Arizona. He married ARTIMISSIA DONATHAN
HEFLIN Abt. 1907 in Mississippi, daughter of STEVEN HEFLIN and
SARAH SIDES. She was born November 18, 1885 in Ackerman, Mississippi,
and died February 10, 1981 in Glendale, Arizona.
Notes for JOHN BERRY SHEPHERD:
In 1936 grandpa Shepherd and his two sons moved to Shamrock, Texas
in the panhandle. Lutie, Texas was also mentioned. His daughter
Johnnie moved to New Orleans about the same time.
By Feb 1940 Bob and Coleman were in Arizona. (Source) Letter from
grandpa to his daughter Johnnie dated Feb 7, 1940.
Notes for ARTIMISSIA DONATHAN HEFLIN:
We called granma, "Big Moma."
Children of JOHN SHEPHERD and ARTIMISSIA HEFLIN are:
51. i. JOHNNIE STEPHENS11 SHEPHERD, b. December 07, 1907, Oakman,
Alabama; d. May 02, 1952, Houston, Texas.
52. ii. STEVEN FINIS SHEPHERD, b. November 18, 1909, Oakman, Alabama;
d. February 1977, Payson, Arizona.
53. iii. COLEMAN SHEPHERD, SR, b. May 04, 1914, Oakman, Alabama;
d. November 10, 1994, Glendale, Arizona.
Generation No. 11
51. JOHNNIE STEPHENS11 SHEPHERD (JOHN BERRY10, NARCISSIS9
WHITSON, THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4,
WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born December 07, 1907
in Oakman, Alabama, and died May 02, 1952 in Houston, Texas.
She married LESTER MCCAIN 1923 in Birmingham, Alabama, son of
THOMAS MCCAIN and EMMA TRAWICK. He was born December 20, 1902
in Piedmont, Alabama, and died December 29, 1962 in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Notes for JOHNNIE STEPHENS SHEPHERD:
Granma was known as "Jonce."
Child of JOHNNIE SHEPHERD and LESTER MCCAIN is:
54. i. LENA KATHYRN12 MCCAIN, b. December 23, 1926, Birmingham,
Alabama.
52. STEVEN FINIS11 SHEPHERD (JOHN BERRY10, NARCISSIS9 WHITSON,
THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3,
JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born November 18, 1909 in Oakman,
Alabama, and died February 1977 in Payson, Arizona. He married
CLAUDYA. She was born August 29, 1915, and died December 06,
1992 in Payson, Arizona.
Notes for STEVEN FINIS SHEPHERD:
His nickname was "Bob."
In a letter from GrGrandpa John B. Shepherd to his daughter Johnnie
dated 24 Dec 1945, from Jerome, Arizona to New Orleans, Grandpa
states that Uncle Bob has four children, three living, one dead.
My Aunt Ethel, wife of Coleman, told me that one of the kids
got ran over by a garbage truck.
Children of STEVEN SHEPHERD and CLAUDYA are:
i. JOHN12 SHEPHERD, b. Arizona; d. Abt. 1995, Payson, Arizona.
ii. NANCY SHEPHERD, b. Abt. 1940, Arizona; d. Bef. December 1945,
Jerome, Arizona.
Notes for NANCY SHEPHERD:
This is the child that got ran over by a garbage truck.
iii. MARTHA SUE SHEPHERD, b. July 18, 1942, Arizona; d. March
25, 1951, Jerome, Arizona.
53. COLEMAN11 SHEPHERD, SR (JOHN BERRY10, NARCISSIS9 WHITSON,
THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3,
JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born May 04, 1914 in Oakman, Alabama,
and died November 10, 1994 in Glendale, Arizona. He married ETHEL
BALES 1934. She was born August 28, 1918 in Vashti, Texas.
Notes for COLEMAN SHEPHERD, SR:
Uncle Colemans nickname was "Shack."
Children of COLEMAN SHEPHERD and ETHEL BALES are:
i. COLEMAN12 SHEPHERD, JR.
ii. WYMAN SHEPHERD.
iii. ELAINE SHEPHERD.
Generation No. 12
54. LENA KATHYRN12 MCCAIN (JOHNNIE STEPHENS11 SHEPHERD, JOHN
BERRY10, NARCISSIS9 WHITSON, THOMAS JEFFERSON8, JAMES S.7, WILLIAM6,
THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WHITTSON) was born
December 23, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama. She married JAMES EDWARD
WESTBERRY, SR April 19, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana, son of
JAMES WESTBERRY and RACHAEL SWILLEY. He was born September 08,
1915 in Lake Park, Georgia, and died August 06, 1974 in Yuma,
Arizona.