> 3 October 2000 > > Dear Lon, > > I have the following four items from Sheila Branham. > branham90@yahoo.com > ____________________ > > Item One: > > My line from Robert Ozment, Sr., is: > Robert Shelby Ozment, Sr., married 2nd wife Susan Stewart. > Robert S. Ozment, Jr. 3/29/1888 - 8/20/1974, married 1st wife > Lucy T. Wolfe 1/31/1887 - 8/24/1908 (died in childbirth with > a son); married second wife Emma Orella Glennon and had 6 > children, one of which is my grandmother, Bernice Oleta > Ozment 4/7/1919 - 10/29/1997. She married Wm Burl Brown. My > father is Johnny Brown, married Edna Kay McMurry. I am > Sheila Brown Branham 6/11/1971, married Michael Sean > Branham. I have a brother named David, and I have 2 > children. > ____________________ > > Item Two: > > Among the notes left at her (Drew County) historical society by Rebecca > (DeArmond) was a hand written page on a blank piece of paper from the Bible > of Mrs. Eula Mae Harris. I’ll start from the bottom. > > William Perice Harris b. 1866 in AR > Eula Mae Simpson b. 1901 in AR > > Father Samuel Simpson b 1865 in LA > Mother Lucindy Ozment b 1863 in AR > > Grandfather James G Ozment b 1823 in TN > Grandmother Rachel Ozment b 1835 in TN > > G-Grandfather James Henry Ozment, Jr . b 1793 in NC > G-Grandmother Elizabeth Eddings b 1795 in SC > > GG-Grandfather James Henry Ozment, Sr. b 1755 in England > GG-Grandmother Martha Arden (Madison) b 1757 in NC > > GGG-Grandfather John Ozment b 1733 in England > GGG-Grandmother Rachel Eaton b 1734 in England > > GGGG-Grandfather Robert Ozment b 1710 in England > GGGG-Grandmother Norma Jean Wilson b 1712 in England > > Rebecca DeArmond wrote a book entitled, “Old Times Not > Forgotten: A History of Drew County.” Have you heard of > it? Her gggg-grandfather was also Alfred Ozment. She did > lots of interviews and family group sheets and donated them > to the Drew County Historical Society. They have her book > there for sale, and I highly recommend it. > > The address is: Drew County Historical Society, 404 S Main St., Monticello, > > AR 71655, 870-367-7446. > ____________________ > > Item Three: > > R.S., Jr’s son Alfred has a daughter named Cindy who is supposed to be in > possession of a Bible. I can’t seem to get a copy of the pages. YET! I did > find in my grandmother’s box (Oleta) a copy of a “Births” page that I can > only assume went in that Bible. It begins with ... > > Robert Ozment was born the 12 of October 1820 > Susan Stuard was born the 25 of March 1849 > Alpherd (Alfred) Riley Ozment was born July the 18 1881 > Jimmie Ozment was bornd March the 29 1883 > Elmira Ozment was bornd the 5 of November the 1886 > Robert Ozment was born the 29? of March 1888 > Therefore, I don’t know for sure if this was Sr. or Jr. Bible. > > R.S. Sr. headstone does read 1828. The 1820 date is what > it states in the Bible record though. Who knows? > > Cindy, the one with the Bible, lives in TX I think. > ____________________ > > Item Four: > > Another great article that can be obtained from the historical society is > titled “Did You Know That?” (11/23/1960) The article is by Jimmie Fox, but > the narrative is mostly from Arthur Jolley. One little piece says, “There > were three of the Ozments brothers who came to New Orleans from England. > One remained in New Orleans while Alfred and James H. made their way to > South Carolina, where James H. Ozment married Elizabeth Eddings. Soon after > > all moved to Wilson County, Tenn., which is about the center of the state, > and here Alfred Ozment married Nancy Lane and the two brothers reared their > children” Interesting? Who knows?