Posted on: OZMENT Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/deeds/6 Surname: OZMENT, MARKS ------------------------- >From a handwritten transcription, by Vivian White, of an original land document. Retyped from a photocopy of that handwritten transcription. Submitted by John Alan Ozment ________________________________ BOOK B, PAGE 214 Recorded 5 Feb. 1847 PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA Be it remembered that on the 3rd day of June A.D. 1844, I JOSHUA MARKS, of the Parish of West Feliciana and State aforesaid, have for valuable considerations to me in hand paid by JAMES OZMENT of the COUNTY OF BRADLEY and STATE OF ARKANSAS, transferred, relinquished and forever quitclaim to all my rights, title, and interest in and to a certain tract of land situated and lying and being in said county of Bradley and State last aforesaid, known and described as follows: to wit the northwest fractional quarter of fractional Section number 5, twp. number 19 South, number nine Range West, containing in all 165 acres, more or less, in the county and state aforesaid, to have and to hold unto the said JAMES OZMENT, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever, the tract above described with all and singular the improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and in the full and peaceable enjoyment of the said tract of land and appurtenances thereunto belonging, I, the said JOSHUA MARKS, forever warrant and defend the said JAMES OZMENT, his heirs executors administrators, and assigns against all and every incumbrance which may be set up against said tract of land. JOSHUA MARKS Signed in the presence of _____ _____. ________________________________ (The last item ran off the bottom edge of the photocopy.) Link: Ozment Family Genealogy URL: <http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/OzmentFamily.html>

Posted on: OZMENT Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/wills/9 Surname: OZMON, OZMENT, HIGGINS ------------------------- WILL NANCY OZMON Talbot, County, Maryland 08 Jul 1840 - 04 Jan 1841 JP#9 Page 181 In the name of God amen, I, Nancy Ozmon, of Talbot County in the state of Maryland, being weak and feeble of body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and Testament, in manner and form following, that is to say.------ First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almightly god, and my body to the earth to be decently burried at the discretion of my Executors herein after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows: First, I give and bequeath unto my nephew John Ozmon, of Talbot County, The House and lot situated in the Town of Easton on dover street in Talbot County, where I now reside, and the lot immediately opposite of said dwelling, to have and to hold during his natural life: Second. I give and bequeath to the aforesaid John Ozmon my nephew all my personal Estate, consisting of Household and kitchen furniture, Hogs, cows, yearlings & to have and hold forever. Third - Upon the death of my nephew John Ozmon, herein before mentioned: I give and bequeath the dwelling House and the lot thereto attached, and the lot of ground immediately in from thereof and opposite thereto to the Methodist Episcopal Church, to be applied under the order and the supervision of the General Conference of said Church to the missionary fund of the church, and to be disposed of in any way so as to be made available by the Page 182 general conference to and for the purpose heretofore mentioned. Fourth After the entire settlement of my son Samuel Ozmon's Estate I give and bequeath all debts that may then be due me, to my nephew John Ozmon - And until the final settlement of the before mentioned Estate, all debts in any way due me are to be go and remain in the hands of Wm. W. Higgins, admr of Samuel Ozmon, dec'd and to be a part of the proceeds of said Estate, to be applied by the admr in the same way and for the same purpose as any debts due to the Estate of Sam'l Ozmon decd. Fifth and last, I hereby appoint Wm. W. Higgins and John Ozmon my nephew, my executors to see this my last will and testament faithfully executed revoking an annulling all former wills by me hertofore made, ratifying and confirming this and none other, to be my last will and testament and In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this eight day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. Nancy Ozmon Seal Signed sealed published and declared by Nancy Ozmon, as and ____ last will and Testament in the presence of us who at her request, in her persence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Ennalls Martin Sm Lee John K. Wood Talbot County, Lot} 4th day of January 1841} Then came John Ozmon, one of the Executors named in theaforegoing will, and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that the aforegoing Instrument of writing is the true and whole will and Testament of Nancy Ozmon , late of the County afs'd, deceased that hath come to his hands or possession, and that he doth not know of any other. Cert'd by Ja: Price, Reg'r of wills for Talbot County Talbot County, Lo} o4th day of January 1841}Then came Ennals Martin and John K. Wood, two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and Testament of Nancy Ozmon, late of the County afs'd and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels. Maryland State Archives - Dwight W. Ozment - 1997 Transcribed by Evelyn Thoes Link: Ozment Family Genealogy URL: <http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/OzmentFamily.html>

Posted on: OZMENT Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/wills/7 Surname: OZMONT, SNEED ------------------------- WILL RACHEL OZMONT Talbot County, Maryland 21 Jan 1825 - 23 Feb 1830 JP#8 Page 422 In the name of God Almighty I Rachel Ozmont of Talbot County State of Maryland being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and mu body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor herein after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows____ I give and bequeath to my daughter Susan Ann Ozmont one tenth part of a tract of land lying in Miles River Neck Talbot County called "Bennetts Neglect" to her the said Susan Ann Ozmont and the heirs of her body, in fee simple. I do hereby constitute and appoint John Sneed to be sole executor of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 21st day of January anno Domini 1825. Rachel X Ozmont Seal Signed sealed published and declared by Rachel Ozmont the Page 423 Above named testator as and for her lst will and testament in the presence of us who at her request and in her request and in her presence have subscribed our names us witnesses thereto in the presence of each other Test Levi Stockes, Elizabeth Robinson, William Cox. Talbot County, Ls} 23rd day of February 1830}Then came John Sneed, the Executor named in the within will and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that the within Instrument of writing in the two, and whole will and Testament of Rachel Ozmont, late of the County aforesaid dec'd that hath come to his hands or possession; and that he doth not know of any other:____ Cert'd by Ja: Price, Reg'r of wills for Talbot County Talbot County, Ls} 23rd day of February 1830} Then came Elizabeth Ratcliff (formerly Elizabeth Robinson) one of the subscribing witnesses to the within last Will and Testament of Rachel Ozmont late of the County aforesaid deceased, and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almightly God, that she did see the Testatrix therein named sign and seal this will, and that she heard her publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her last Will And Testament; that at the time of her so doing, she was, to the best of her apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding; and that she with Levi Stockes and William Cox, the other subscribing witnesses who are both now dead, respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will, in the presence, and at the request of the Testatrix, and in the presence of each other. Cert'd by Ja: Price, Reg'r of wills for Talbot County Maryland State Archives - Dwight W. Ozment - 1997 Transcribed by Evelyn Thoes Link: Ozment Family Genealogy URL: <http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/OzmentFamily.html>

Posted on: OZMENT Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/wills/6 Surname: OZMENT, CHAMBERS ------------------------- WILL MARY OZMENT Caroline County, MD 31 Aug 1831 - 24 Oct 1840 JP#9 Page 175 In the name of God Amen I Mary Ozment of Caroline County and state and state of Maryland being sick and weak of body but of sound disposing mind memory and understanding Considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle very worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say, after all my just debts and funeral changes are paid I give and bequeath as follows------ I give and bequeath unto William Chambers son of Samuel Chambers one Roan horse called figure one grey horse called Brandy one bay mare called phenix one yoke of oxen and cart four milk cows six head of hogs four Beds & furniture two Chests and Cherry Desk and all and all other property which I now possess togeahter with all the right title and Estate of and into one fifth part of a tract of land lying and being in Talbot County in Miles river neck within one mile of Miles river ferry called and known by the name of Bennetts Neglect which land decended to me by the death of my brother William Ozment (d. Feb 1821) it is also my will and desire that there shall be no administration on my Estate whatever, and I hereby constitute and appoint my nephew Samuel Chambers hole And sole Executor of this mry last will and Testament and my will is that my Executor shall not be compeled to return an Inventory to the orphans Court but shall be compeled to give bond for the payment of my just debts and Legacy and shall receive a reasonable compensation for all his Troble ratifiing and confirming this and none other as for my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this thirty first day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty one. Mary X Ozment seal Signed sealed and declared in the presence of Sarah Jenkins Saly Ann X Cremean Abel Gowty Talbot County, Lst } 24th day of October 1840} Then came Abel Gowty, one the subscribing Page 176 Witnesses to the aforegoing last will and Testament of Mary Ozment late of the County afs"d, dec'd and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that he did see the Testatrix therein named, make her mark to and seal the said will and that he heard her publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her last will & Testament, that at the time of her so doing, she way, to best of his apprehension, of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, and that he and Sarah Jenkins severally subscribed their names, and Sally Ann Cremean, made her mark, as witnesses to the same will, in the presence, and at the request of the said Testatrix, and in the presence of each other. ____Cert'd by Ja Price, Reg'r of wills for Talbot County. Maryland State Archives - Dwight W. Ozment - 1997 Transcribed by Evelyn Thoes Link: Ozment Family Genealogy URL: <http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/OzmentFamily.html>

Posted on: OZMENT Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/wills/5 Surname: OSMENT, OZMENT ------------------------- WILL JOHN OSMENT Talbot County, Maryland 18 Sep 1822 - 16 Nov. 1822 - 15 Mar 1823 MSA, Liber J.P.8., Folio 95-96, 1-43-4-26 Page 95 In the Name of God Amen I John Osment of Talbot County being weak of body but of sound disposing mind memory and understanding do make and declare this my will and Testament as regards my worldly effects - that is to Say I first desire all my just debts to be paid by my Executrix hereinafter named and the rest and residue of my Estate of whatsoever Nature and kind it may be I give and devise to my Daughter Molly Osment the whole and sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament revoking all others by me heretofore made. Signed sealed and declared this 18th day of September in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and twenty two as my lst will and Testament. Joh Osmon Seal In presence of the Subscribing Witnesses who have attested the aforesaid Will in presence of the Testator and of each Other and who have attested the Said Will at the Instance and request of the Testator aforesaid James X Jenkins Rob't H. Goldsborough The age of the Testator at the time of signing this was supposed to be 96 years Talbot County Lst} 16th day of a November 1822 } Then came Molly Ozment the Executrix named in the within will and made oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that the within Instrument of writing is the true and whole will and Testament of John Ozment, late of Talbot County, deceased that Page 96 hath come to her hands or possession and that she doth not know of any other Cert'd by Ja Price, Reg'r of Wills for Talbot County Talbot County Sst } 15th day of March 1823} Then came Rob't H. Goldsborough, Esqr. One of the Subscribing witnesses to the ____ Last Will and Testament of John Ozment late of Talbot County, dec'd and made oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that he did see the Testator herein named sign and seal this will that he heard him publish pronounce (guess) and declare the same to be his last will and Testament, that at the time of his __ ____ he was to the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understandings and that he together with Ja___ Jenkins the other subscribing witness, respectfully subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the said Testator, and in the presence of each other. Cer't Jas Price, Reg't of Wills for Talbot County Maryland State Archives, Dwight W. Ozment - 1997 Transcribed by Evelyn Thoes Link: Ozment Family Genealogy URL: <http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/OzmentFamily.html>

In a message dated 02/01/2001 10:01:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, OZMENT-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << > 1)1850 Hinds Co, MS census: > > Thomas Osment, 30, MD, clerk in household of W. H. Allen, merchant I wonder if this is the Ozment who murdered a Catrup in a MD bar room brawl and left town. Evelyn > > Hinds County Cemeteries: > > Thomas R. Ozment, b. Easton, MD, 21 May 1814 > d. 30 Oct 1851, Hinds Co, MS > Buried at Greenwood City Cemetery, Jackson, MS >> This appears to be Thomas B. Ozment a native of Talbot Co., MD who "stabbed to death" John A. Catrop "in an altercation on Friday night (8 Sept. 1848)". SOURCES: (1)9 Sept.. 1848 Easton Gazette, and (2) a letter written to himself "beginning in March 1850" in the biograpy of Lemon John Catrop describing the incident involving his great-uncle. This original work is at the The Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore. The purported cause of this fight is another story! 9 Dec. 1848 Easton Gazette stated -"Thomas B. Ozment, a native of Talbot County but now of Mississippi, accused of the murder of John A. Catrop, was acquitted by a jury last Saturday at the county court". This information was in a letter to me from Bernice Leonard, historian and author of several books, St. Michaels, MD, who's daughter-in-law is related to John (A)lexander Catrop. Mrs. Leonard added : "What makes this affair even more tragic is that these two men may have been related; since a marriage between 'an' Elizabeth Catrop and Henry Ozment took place in Talbot Co, 11 April 1797". Thomas B. Ozment most likely is the same Thomas Ozment buried in Jackson, MS in 1851. Dwight W. Ozment Richmond, VA

OZMENT-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > OZMENT-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 7 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [OZMENT] Who are these Ozments? [EleanorCol@aol.com] > #2 [OZMENT] John Lafayette Ozment [EleanorCol@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from OZMENT-D, send a message to > > OZMENT-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the OZMENT-D list administrator, send mail to > OZMENT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [OZMENT] Who are these Ozments? > Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:10:51 EST > From: EleanorCol@aol.com > To: OZMENT-L@rootsweb.com > > I went to the library today and found two more Ozments that I didn't have > before. One came from Maryland to MS. Can anyone help? > > 1)1850 Hinds Co, MS census: > > Thomas Osment, 30, MD, clerk in household of W. H. Allen, merchant I wonder if this is the Ozment who murdered a Catrup in a MD bar room brawl and left town. Evelyn > > Hinds County Cemeteries: > > Thomas R. Ozment, b. Easton, MD, 21 May 1814 > d. 30 Oct 1851, Hinds Co, MS > Buried at Greenwood City Cemetery, Jackson, MS > > 2)1870 Limestone Co, AL census: > > John D. Ozment, 29, TN, Farmer > Nancy, 26, TN > Jane, 3, TN > Ella F., 1, AL > > Eleanor Colson > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've looked at a moderate number of SC records and have come across very few Ozments: John Ozment who married Mary Collier and who stated he was born Guilford Co., NC in a census. There is another Ozment whom I'm almost sure was a son of Joseph Rashfield Ozment who lived in Georgia. This Ozment lived just across the GA - SC line from where his parents lived. To answer your question the only source for John Lafayette Ozment I've heard is WFT and Winifred Johnson. She has no documentation as far as I know. Evelyn > Subject: [OZMENT] John Lafayette Ozment > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:20:09 EST > From: EleanorCol@aol.com > To: OZMENT-L@rootsweb.com > > I'm hoping that someone who descends from this man can help. Is there any > documentaion for John Lafayette Ozment out there besides the family stories? > I can document the information for John Jasper Ozment, who is supposed to be > his son. I found him in 1850 Lafayette Co, MS. And I found his children in > Cooke Co, TX later. But where are the other supposed children of John > Lafayette Ozment? > > Descendants of John Lafayette Ozment > > 1 John Lafayette OZMENT b: Abt. 1780 in North Carolina > . +Margaret Frances JACKSON b: Abt. 1775 m: Abt. 1798 > 2 Leah L. OZMENT b: Abt. 1798 d: 15 April 1855 in Texas > .... +Benjamin FRANKLIN b: Abt. 1795 > 2 John Jasper OZMENT b: Abt. 1800 in North Carolina d: 16 April > 1855 in Cooke County, Texas > .... +Isabel MURCHISON b: Bet. 1810 - 1815 m: Abt. 1832 d: Bef. > 1850 > *2nd Wife of John Jasper OZMENT: > .... +Anna Mae MORGAN b: Abt. 1805 m: Abt. 1836 > *3rd Wife of John Jasper OZMENT: > .... +Margaret Elizabeth MORGAN b: Abt. 1816 in North Carolina m: > 1844 in Cooke County, Texas > *2nd Wife of John Lafayette OZMENT: > . +Cora Ann FRAZIER b: Abt. 1793 in Tennessee m: Aft. 1815 > 2 James L. OZMENT b: Abt. 1819 > 2 Elizabeth OZMENT b: Abt. 1821 > 2 Cora Ann OZMENT b: Abt. 1823 > 2 Alfred A. OZMENT b: Abt. 1825 > 2 Betty Sue OZMENT b: Abt. 1828 > 2 Robert Henry OZMENT b: Abt. 1830 > 2 Josephine OZMENT b: Abt. 1832 > 2 Sarah Jane OZMENT b: Abt. 1833 > 2 Thomas C. OZMENT b: Abt. 1834 > > I was given this information from someone, perhaps from the Arthur Jolley > letter?, and I would like to verify it. Why can't I find these people on > census records? Who did the women marry? > > I was also given this information about John Lafayette Ozment: > > <<He moved to northern Mississippi along with the Fraziers. Later moved to > Arkansas with the other Ozments about 1845. About 1850 he went to Texas to > join his son, John Jasper Ozment who was there with some of John L's other > children, 8 girls and 6 boys. His son James G. Had 14 girls and 2 boys.>> > > Isn't this from the Arthur Jolley letter? Hasn't he confused a son of John > Lafayette Ozment's with the son of James H. Ozment, Jr? Am I to assume that > the children listed under John L. Ozment are also wrong? Was there really a > John Lafayette Ozment? Anyone have documentation on this? > > Also - does anyone have the 1860 census information for the children of John > J. Ozment in Cooke Co, TX? > > Eleanor Colson

I'm hoping that someone who descends from this man can help. Is there any documentaion for John Lafayette Ozment out there besides the family stories? I can document the information for John Jasper Ozment, who is supposed to be his son. I found him in 1850 Lafayette Co, MS. And I found his children in Cooke Co, TX later. But where are the other supposed children of John Lafayette Ozment? Descendants of John Lafayette Ozment 1 John Lafayette OZMENT b: Abt. 1780 in North Carolina . +Margaret Frances JACKSON b: Abt. 1775 m: Abt. 1798 2 Leah L. OZMENT b: Abt. 1798 d: 15 April 1855 in Texas .... +Benjamin FRANKLIN b: Abt. 1795 2 John Jasper OZMENT b: Abt. 1800 in North Carolina d: 16 April 1855 in Cooke County, Texas .... +Isabel MURCHISON b: Bet. 1810 - 1815 m: Abt. 1832 d: Bef. 1850 *2nd Wife of John Jasper OZMENT: .... +Anna Mae MORGAN b: Abt. 1805 m: Abt. 1836 *3rd Wife of John Jasper OZMENT: .... +Margaret Elizabeth MORGAN b: Abt. 1816 in North Carolina m: 1844 in Cooke County, Texas *2nd Wife of John Lafayette OZMENT: . +Cora Ann FRAZIER b: Abt. 1793 in Tennessee m: Aft. 1815 2 James L. OZMENT b: Abt. 1819 2 Elizabeth OZMENT b: Abt. 1821 2 Cora Ann OZMENT b: Abt. 1823 2 Alfred A. OZMENT b: Abt. 1825 2 Betty Sue OZMENT b: Abt. 1828 2 Robert Henry OZMENT b: Abt. 1830 2 Josephine OZMENT b: Abt. 1832 2 Sarah Jane OZMENT b: Abt. 1833 2 Thomas C. OZMENT b: Abt. 1834 I was given this information from someone, perhaps from the Arthur Jolley letter?, and I would like to verify it. Why can't I find these people on census records? Who did the women marry? I was also given this information about John Lafayette Ozment: <<He moved to northern Mississippi along with the Fraziers. Later moved to Arkansas with the other Ozments about 1845. About 1850 he went to Texas to join his son, John Jasper Ozment who was there with some of John L's other children, 8 girls and 6 boys. His son James G. Had 14 girls and 2 boys.>> Isn't this from the Arthur Jolley letter? Hasn't he confused a son of John Lafayette Ozment's with the son of James H. Ozment, Jr? Am I to assume that the children listed under John L. Ozment are also wrong? Was there really a John Lafayette Ozment? Anyone have documentation on this? Also - does anyone have the 1860 census information for the children of John J. Ozment in Cooke Co, TX? Eleanor Colson

I went to the library today and found two more Ozments that I didn't have before. One came from Maryland to MS. Can anyone help? 1)1850 Hinds Co, MS census: Thomas Osment, 30, MD, clerk in household of W. H. Allen, merchant Hinds County Cemeteries: Thomas R. Ozment, b. Easton, MD, 21 May 1814 d. 30 Oct 1851, Hinds Co, MS Buried at Greenwood City Cemetery, Jackson, MS 2)1870 Limestone Co, AL census: John D. Ozment, 29, TN, Farmer Nancy, 26, TN Jane, 3, TN Ella F., 1, AL Eleanor Colson

John Jasper had only 2 daughters that I know of. I know nothing of the older one, Margaret R., b. ~1836 to John J. and Isabel Murchison Ozment. Leah Luanna Ozment, b. 1850 to John J. and Margaret E. Morgan Ozment, married J. L. Clark in Cooke Co., TX on May 15, 1869, marriage performed by J.F. Olson, Minister of God. License issued 13 May. Marriage License, Texas, Cooke County, Vol. 2, p. 283. Caroline Miller

In the censuses for NC in both 1820 and 1830, Ozment heads of household appear primarily in Guilford County, but the indexes do not show a John among this group. The only John is in Stokes County, NC in 1820, on p. 51. Of the children of John Jasper Ozment, I have found my ancestor Andrew Clinton Ozment in 1870 and 1880 Cooke Co., TX: Andrew C. Ozment (and Mack [Murdock Macintosh], William D. [likely William Henry, older brother to Andrew], James T. [James Jasper] and David B. [David Bruer/Brewer] Ozment) are listed in the TX, Cook Co, Gainsville Prec . 1870 census, p.238 and 244, living in adjacent dwellings (#95, 98, 99). Are brothers, with different mothers. "Andy C. Ozment" is listed in 1870 as a "Teamster" 26 years of age, born in Mississippi. He cannot read nor write. His wife, Melinda M., age 19, was born in Missouri, can read and write ; they have an 8-month old baby girl, Martha L., born in September 1869 in TX. Cooke County Land Grants were issued to J.Ozment, Abstract #809; to M.Ozment, Abstract #804; to J.Ozment, Abstract #807. Abstracts on file at the county courthouse and at the Texas General Land Office at Austin, TX. The 1880 Cooke County, TX Census, Precinct No. 3, Supervisors District #3, E.D. 114, Page 33 lists Andy Ozment, white male age 30, married, Farmer, born [Mississippi?], father born in N.Carolina; his wife is Margret, age 30, born in [Mississippi or Missouri], her father born in Tennessee; children are Martha, age 10, Mary age 7, Margret age 4 , Robert age 7/12, all born in Texas, with their father born in Missippi (sic). This family has the same parents as the 1870 entry, with a transposed wife's name [Margaret instead of Malinda; her name was Margaret Malinda Pierce]. Andy's age should also be 36, not 30. Andy and Malinda were married in Cooke Co., TX on 14 Jan 1869. Caroline Miller

<<Hi Eleanor, Can you help this researcher ? I have followed her queries through Genforum & she needs some help from some of our "Ozment" fam. Gratefully Yours, Diana (G-grndtr. of Julia Louisiana Ozment) http://genforum.genealogy.com/pavey/messages/26.html>> The above URL is to a post on the Pavey Genforum list. They are looking for information about Rebecca Pavey and Richard Ozment. I don't know much about this line yet but I know there are one or two on this list that are. Maybe you can help them. Thank you Diana for passing this on. P. S. For some reason your message to me came in a zip file. Eleanor Colson

hi everyone i am looking for cristina ozment. she is my husband's first cousin. she posted on the ozment web in october, unfortunately due to illness i have been unable to participate until recently. if someone knows of her e mail address (correct one) please let me know. thanks jackie ozment

Posted on: OZMENT Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/queries/16 Surname: ozment ------------------------- *****CORRECTION TO CRISTINA***** yes i made an error in your dad's name it is exactly as you stated robert edgar ozment. please accept my apology. jackie ozment

Posted on: OZMENT Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/queries/15 Surname: ozment ------------------------- hi cristina i am looking for a cristina ozment whose father was robert edward and he was the son of james clinton whose father was robert henry ozment.

we are trying to set a date of some kind before it gets to hot here, we are hoping to do it around the san ramon, maybe lodi area. i will keep this copy and keep you posted, it should be lots of fun!!!!!!we have people coming from lots of states. glad to have you with us! i will be in touch honest jackie ozment

Jackie-- Where and when are you all getting together for the Ozment reunion? Caroline Monterey, CA

i just wanted to let you know of my great appreciation to all of you for such fine work you have done on the ozment line. we are having a ozment reunion here in california of all james clinton ozment's family this year. very much excited about being involved everyone is welcome to come to sunny california. jackie carroll ozment james clinton ozment was my husband's grandfather, and david clinton ozment was his father

In a message dated 01/11/2001 1:24:40 PM Central Standard Time, Dwozment@cs.com writes: << I believe the Varnum OZMENT referred to in my last reply, para. 2, was actually Varnum OZMENT (2), b. 1782, NC, who "homesteaded" the land in Shelby Co., IN in 1820. He probably gave this land to a son (Varnum OZMENT (3), b.1816), when he became 18. According to Winifred Ozment Johnson's records, Varnum OZMENT (1), estimated b. abt. 1761, was a "French Hugonaut". Possible lead? All of this needs to be varified. Tradition, in those early days, to name sons after fathers sure has created a lot of confusion ! Also, (para.2).... correct "McVairy Co.,TN" to read McNairy Co., TN. >> Thanks Dwight. I had concluded that the V. Ozment in 1850 TX couldn't possibly be the one in IN in 1820 and thought he might be a son. I was excited because he said he was born in NC and then went to TN. I haven't seen any signs of this guy in NC, have you? Would you be able to send me what you have on this line? I would love to add it to my file. Eleanor

Eleanor, I believe the Varnum OZMENT referred to in my last reply, para. 2, was actually Varnum OZMENT (2), b. 1782, NC, who "homesteaded" the land in Shelby Co., IN in 1820. He probably gave this land to a son (Varnum OZMENT (3), b.1816), when he became 18. According to Winifred Ozment Johnson's records, Varnum OZMENT (1), estimated b. abt. 1761, was a "French Hugonaut". Possible lead? All of this needs to be varified. Tradition, in those early days, to name sons after fathers sure has created a lot of confusion ! Also, (para.2).... correct "McVairy Co.,TN" to read McNairy Co., TN. Regards, Dwight W. Ozment