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An ancestry family tree says that Richard Alonzo Mabry's parents were George Washington Mabry and Susan Atkinson. He was married to Sarah Evalina Williams in Rusk TX.
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An ancestry family tree says that Richard Alonzo Mabry's parents were George Washington Mabry and Susan Atkinson. He was married to Sarah Evalina Williams in Rusk TX.
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Are you referring to Rusk, TX or Rusk County, TX? Either one, I'm not far away.Here's a picture from Ancestry.
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An ancestry family tree says that Richard Alonzo Mabry's parents were George Washington Mabry and Susan Atkinson. He was married to Sarah Evalina Williams in Rusk TX.
Thank you, I will be going through all of my records and try to provide any interesting facts I might have.I, too, would like to know more about Jesse's operations and Aaron's. The four brothers always worked in support of Forrest's main objectives and were a large part of the reason he was so successful. They were very good. Once when Grant was told Forrest was in the vicinity he asked, "Which one?"
If you know of any cemeteries in Rusk County, I will be glad to drive over and get photos.My journey into genealogy began over fifty years ago when my father told me that we were related to Jessse James and NBF. My father's grandmother was Sarah E. Williams, daughter o Dr. Zachariah C. Williams and Mary Elizabeth Iverson. The Williams moved to Rusk Co., TX, settling near Minden and Brachfield, where my father was born. It is said that my ggrandmother's speech was hard to understand because she was so Southern, but I wish my father and mother had of gathered more facts from her while she was still alive. She lived at Union St., Memphis, TN, for awhile and knew NBF and JAF as well as the rest of the Forrest family, since her husband Richard's sister, Sarah Rebecca Mabry, was married to JAF.
It all began when Sarah "Evie" Williams was sitting out on the porch of her father's cabin in Minden. Her maid servant was combing her hair. She was 14 years old. Richard Mabry came riding down the road on a big white horse in front of the house. Evie said, "That is the most handsome man I've ever seen. I think I will marry him!" She must have caught Richard's eye, because he turned around, rode back and asked for a drink of water. They eloped and were married in Henderson, TX. It broke her father's heart. She was only 14 and Richard was 21. NBF and JAF had purchased land near Minden. Also, Sarah and Richard Mabry's mother, Susan, had remarried to a professor Jefferies from some university in TN, and had also purchased land near Minden. We suppose this is why Richard was there when he met Evie Williams. JAF and Sarah Mabry also were married in Henderson, TX. Unfortunately, most of the old records were burned when someone set fire to the Henderson courthouse over a mixed racial couple issue which involved a hanging. I cannot remember all of it, now, but recall that I was so disappointed I could not research more of the records..........I am at work this morning and will continue later.
Dorinda
It was Rusk County, and their property was south of Henderson in Minden and Brachfield.Are you referring to Rusk, TX or Rusk County, TX? Either one, I'm not far from.
I love Minden, TX and hope to be buried at Shiloh cemetery where my folks are.Thanks, just adjacent to my county.
Thank you so much, but I have been to all of the cemeteries in Rusk and Panola Counties. I used to drive my aunts there to visit our people's graves. Now, my aunts are all gone too. That was sweet of you to offer.If you know of any cemeteries in Rusk County, I will be glad to drive over and get photos.