In a message dated 11/14/2002 12:42:59 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I would like information regarding the following people: Edith WEATHERFORD > b. 1856 TX m. 1875 James PERRY. They had issue Olive, Thomas, Ira and Seth > all b. TX. > Seth WEATHERFORD b. 1861 Dallas, TX was still living there in 1910. Can ot > find on 1920 or 30 census. He is brother to Edith. He was not married. > Elizabeth WEATHERFORD b. 1841 IL m. 1859 to James Chapman. > Harbard S. WEATHERFORD b. 1834 IL m. 1858 to Margaret NEELY. He is brother > to Elizabeth and uncle to Seth and Edith. > When did these people die and where are they buried? I have not found them > on the TX Death Index. Did the Chapman's have children? Did Harbard > Weatherford have children? > Thanks very much for any help you can give me regarding any of these > people. Barbara > > Ok Barbara... lets give this a try.... <grin> First of all, Harbard S. Weatherford wasn't an uncle to Edith and Seth, he was their half brother and all were children of Jefferson Weatherford and one of his wives. Jefferson Weatherford was born abt 1811 in Tennessee, the son of Money Weatherford and Frances Spragens. Jefferson md. 1st to Milbrey (Milberry) - I do not know her last name but believe they were married in Illinois. They had the following children that I know of so far: Martha - abt 1832 Harbard S. - abt 1834 Benton Burrell - abt 1837 I have been told that he married a 2nd time to Mahalia Drennan on 26 Aug 1840 but I have not been able to verify that. If he did it was certainly a short marriage because on 18 Mar 1841 he married Mary Stadden in La Salle Co., Illinois. Jefferson and Mary had the following children that I am aware of so far: Thomas - abt 1841 Milbrey - abt 1844 William - abt 1848 Mary - abt 1851 And... then... on 2 Mar 1852 Jefferson married Sarah Martin Neely in Dallas Co., Texas. They were married by Samuel Clark, minister of the gospel and my great, great grandfather. Jefferson and Sarah had the following children that I am aware of so far: Ellen - 3 Jan 1853 Syrena (Serena) - abt 1855 William Edith - Sept 1856 Seth S. - abt 1862 Sarah Martin Neely - by her 1st marriage to Charles Neely on 12 June 1834 - had the following children: Cynthia Jane - abt 1838 William Marion - abt 1840 Margaret - abt 1843 Sarah - abt 1846 In the 1850 census of Dallas Co., Texas - pg. 92B the family looks like this: Jefferson Weatherford - 39 - farmer - Tn Mary - 39 - Ohio Harbird - 16 - farmer - Ill Burrell - 13 - Ill Thomas J. - 9 - Ill Milbery - 6 - Ill William - 2 - Tx His mother Frances Weatherford, age 73, b. in Va lives next to him. By 1855 Jefferson Weatherford was serving as a member of the State Senate representing the Senatorial District that included Tarrant, Dallas, & Parker counties. In the 1860 census the family looks like this: Jeff Weatherford - 50 - farmer - Tn Sarah - 40 - Ill B. B. - 23 - Ill Thomas J. - 20 - Ill M. E. (female) - 17 - Ill Mary - 9 - Tx Ellen - 7 - Tx Syrena - 5 - Tx Edith - 1 - Tx Bailey, Stervis (male) - 19 - Laborer - Ky I should probably start another message as this one is getting a bit long. Back in a minute - Emma