Descendants of William Head
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 HEAD. He married ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.
Notes for WILLIAM HEAD:
There is a book on the Head's in the Clarksville Library.
Title: Our Head / Holmes Family
Author: Jean Nunley Dennison
Children of WILLIAM HEAD and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN are:
2. i. GEORGE2 HEAD, b. 1720, Surry Co. N.C.; d. Bef. January 06, 1781, Surry Co. N.C..
ii. ALFRED HEAD.
iii. JAMES HEAD, b. Abt. 1748, VA..
iv. ANTHONY HEAD.
v. HENRY HEAD.
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE2 HEAD (WILLIAM1) was born 1720 in Surry Co. N.C., and died Bef. January 06, 1781 in Surry Co. N.C.. He married ELIZABETH DEARING, daughter of ROBERT DEARING and ELIZABETH SPENCE.
Children of GEORGE HEAD and ELIZABETH DEARING are:
i. ISAAC3 HEAD.
ii. JAMES HEAD.
iii. MILLY HEAD.
3. iv. WILLIAM HEAD, b. 1741, VA.; d. 1836, Surry Co. N.C..
4. v. ROBERT HEAD, b. November 30, 1757, Orange Co. VA.; d. December 25, 1838, Robertson Co. TN..
5. vi. GEORGE JR. HEAD, b. Bef. 1764.
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM3 HEAD (GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1741 in VA., and died 1836 in Surry Co. N.C.. He married SARAH CURRY.
Notes for WILLIAM HEAD:
William left a will in 1836 in Surry Co. N.C.
Children of WILLIAM HEAD and SARAH CURRY are:
i. PATSY4 HEAD.
ii. NANCY HEAD.
iii. MILLY HEAD.
iv. MARY HEAD.
v. JOSEPH HEAD, m. MARY DIAL, March 08, 1819, Surry Co. N.C..
vi. ANTHONY HEAD, m. NANCY JOHNSON, August 02, 1824, Surry Co. N.C..
vii. ISAAC HEAD.
viii. JANE HEAD.
6. ix. JOHN HEAD, b. 1782.
4. ROBERT3 HEAD (GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born November 30, 1757 in Orange Co. VA., and died December 25, 1838 in Robertson Co. TN.. He married MARTHA ELDER 1785 in N.C..
Notes for ROBERT HEAD:
Robert Head was in the Revolutionary War in the year 1780. He was a volunteer from Surry County. He fought in Gen. Rutherford and Salisbury regiment.
You can find Martha in the 1850 census Roberson Co. TN.
Notes for MARTHA ELDER:
Martha was from Surry County North Carolina.
Children of ROBERT HEAD and MARTHA ELDER are:
7. i. WILLIAM4 HEAD, b. January 23, 1786, Robertson Co. TN.; d. 1820, Robertson Co. TN..
ii. FRANCES HEAD, b. November 08, 1788.
iii. ? HEAD, b. 1790.
iv. ELIZABETH HEAD, b. April 23, 1792; d. 1854.
8. v. GEORGE HEAD, b. March 14, 1794, Coopertown, Tn.; d. October 27, 1868, Robertson Co. TN. Head Ch..
vi. MILLY HEAD, b. November 23, 1796; m. JOHN MURPHEY.
9. vii. HIRAM HEAD, b. February 08, 1799; d. 1866.
viii. ? HEAD, b. January 03, 1804.
ix. JOHN HEAD, b. January 03, 1804.
10. x. HUGH WILLIAM HEAD, b. March 28, 1804, N.C.; d. June 12, 1866, Robertson Co. TN..
11. xi. SARAH HEAD, b. May 03, 1807, N.C.; d. Abt. 1854.
xii. MARTHA HEAD, b. February 07, 1809; m. AARON WINTERS.
xiii. JANE HEAD, b. January 03, 1812; d. Bef. 1820.
5. GEORGE JR.3 HEAD (GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Bef. 1764. He married AMY JOYNER.
Children of GEORGE HEAD and AMY JOYNER are:
i. POLLY4 HEAD.
ii. HOLLON HEAD, b. 1784; m. JOHN STEWART, April 09, 1804, Surry Co. N.C..
Generation No. 4
6. JOHN4 HEAD (WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1782. He married SARAH FERGUSON September 30, 1808 in Surry Co. N.C..
Children of JOHN HEAD and SARAH FERGUSON are:
i. JUDY5 HEAD.
ii. RACHEAL HEAD.
iii. FANNY HEAD.
iv. SALLY HEAD.
v. ELIZABETH HEAD, m. PETER LIVINGSTON.
vi. JAMES M. HEAD, b. Surry Co. N.C.; d. October 16, 1853; m. CATHERINE GRACE, August 31, 1818.
vii. GEORGE HEAD, b. Surry Co. N.C.; d. 1862, VA..
viii. ABRAHAM HEAD, m. ELIZABETH BROWN, May 02, 1801, Surry Co. N.C..
ix. BENJAMIN HEAD, m. FANNY SPEERS, January 13, 1816, Surry Co. N.C..
x. SALLY HEAD.
7. WILLIAM4 HEAD (ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born January 23, 1786 in Robertson Co. TN., and died 1820 in Robertson Co. TN.. He married FRANCES UNKNOWN.
Children of WILLIAM HEAD and FRANCES UNKNOWN are:
12. i. JAMES5 HEAD, b. Abt. 1817; d. February 03, 1870.
ii. DAUGHTER HEAD.
iii. AMELIA MILLY HEAD, b. March 14, 1817, Robertson Co. TN.; d. February 23, 1900, Robertson Co. TN. Head Church Cem.; m. JAMES WILSON GOWER, November 12, 1841.
iv. UNKNOWN HEAD.
8. GEORGE4 HEAD (ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born March 14, 1794 in Coopertown, Tn., and died October 27, 1868 in Robertson Co. TN. Head Ch.. He married ELIZABETH WINTERS, daughter of CALEB WINTERS and SARAH HARRIS.
Children of GEORGE HEAD and ELIZABETH WINTERS are:
13. i. WILEY H.5 HEAD, b. January 27, 1818; d. April 05, 1888.
14. ii. LEWIS W. HEAD, b. November 12, 1819; d. 1888, Webester Cc. KY..
iii. CATHERINE HEAD, b. Abt. 1825; d. Aft. 1868; m. E. H. GARDNER, December 20, 1852.
iv. ROBERT HEAD, b. Abt. 1826; d. Webester Co. Ky.; m. MARTHA MITCHELL.
v. FRANCES HEAD, b. Abt. 1831; d. Bef. 1868.
15. vi. SARAH HEAD, b. October 04, 1832; d. November 26, 1894.
vii. GEORGE RICHARD HEAD, b. August 04, 1834; d. July 05, 1902; m. JOANNA F. MOORE, October 21, 1853.
viii. ELIZABETH HEAD, b. 1839.
9. HIRAM4 HEAD (ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born February 08, 1799, and died 1866. He married SARAH WINTERS ELLIOTT.
Children of HIRAM HEAD and SARAH ELLIOTT are:
i. MARTHA PATSY5 HEAD, b. Abt. 1820, TN.; m. JOHN PENTECOST, 1838.
ii. MALINDA HEAD, b. November 15, 1830, Coopertown, Tn.; d. July 21, 1918, Big Rock, Stewart Co. TN.; m. WILLIAM NORMAN CHERRY, February 25, 1818, Robertson Co. TN..
iii. ELIZABETH HEAD, b. Robertson Co. TN.; d. October 02, 1912, Robertson Co. TN.; m. ROBERTSON JR. MURPHEY, May 30, 1861, Robertson Co. TN..
16. iv. JOHN WINTERS HEAD, b. December 12, 1832, TN.; d. September 27, 1873, Robertson Co. TN. Head Cem..
17. v. ROBERT HEAD, b. 1823, Robertson Co. TN.; d. November 12, 1888, Robertson Co. TN..
vi. MELINDA HEAD, b. November 15, 1830, Coopertown, Tn.; d. July 21, 1918, Big Rock, Stewart Co. TN.; m. WILLIAM NORMAN CHERRY, February 25, 1847, Big Rock, Stewart Co. TN..
10. HUGH WILLIAM4 HEAD (ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born March 28, 1804 in N.C., and died June 12, 1866 in Robertson Co. TN.. He married NANCY MURPHY WATSON July 11, 1832, daughter of GEORGE WATSON and MARGARET MURPHY.
Notes for HUGH WILLIAM HEAD:
You can find more on Huey and Nancy in :
1850 census Robertson Co. TN.
Will- Robertson Co. TN.
Child Obituary- John R. Head 1951
Deed- Book Y-Z-1-7- & 8
Hugh his wife Nancy and two children Mary and William all died of typhoid in 1866.
More About HUGH WILLIAM HEAD:
Cause of Death: Typhoid
Medical Information: Typhoid
More About NANCY MURPHY WATSON:
Cause of Death: Typhoid
Medical Information: Typhoid
Children of HUGH HEAD and NANCY WATSON are:
18. i. MARTHA ANN5 HEAD, b. May 30, 1835; d. aft. 1923.
19. ii. MARGARET JANE HEAD, b. October 29, 1836, Robertson Co. TN.; d. April 18, 1882, Robertson Co. TN..
20. iii. MARY FRANCIS HEAD, b. December 13, 1839, Robertson Co. TN.; d. Bef. 1866.
iv. JOHN ROBERT HEAD, b. October 23, 1840, TN.; d. Abt. 1915, Robertson Co. TN. Gause Cem..
v. SALLY MURPHY HEAD, b. December 17, 1842; m. JACKSON FORT, January 07, 1868.
21. vi. GEORGE THOMAS HEAD, b. March 02, 1845; d. October 21, 1917.
22. vii. ELIZABETH TENNESSEE HEAD, b. November 03, 1846; d. 1920.
viii. WILLIAM HEAD, b. October 08, 1848; d. 1866.
More About WILLIAM HEAD:
Cause of Death: Typhoid
23. ix. HUGH WILSON HEAD, b. September 20, 1853; d. Abt. 1908.
24. x. WILEY EHUD HEAD, b. March 02, 1855; d. January 18, 1917.
25. xi. HIRAM JEFFERSON HEAD, b. March 27, 1855, Robertson Co. TN.Springfield; d. July 11, 1926, Robertson Co. TN. Springfield.
26. xii. MATTHEW JOHNSON HEAD, b. April 21, 1857; d. 1882.
27. xiii. CHRISTOPHER CLOMBUS HEAD, b. August 03, 1859, Robertson Co. TN.; d. April 13, 1919, Robertson Co. TN..
11. SARAH4 HEAD (ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born May 03, 1807 in N.C., and died Abt. 1854. She married SIMS ELLIS Bef. 1830 in Tennessee, son of WILLIAM ELLIS and NANCY SIMS.
Children of SARAH HEAD and SIMS ELLIS are:
i. BENJAMIN5 ELLIS.
ii. ROBERT ELLIS, b. 1830.
iii. JOHN M. ELLIS, b. 1833; d. 1845; m. JANE UNKNOWN.
28. iv. GEORGE FRANKLIN ELLIS, b. August 17, 1835; d. July 13, 1915, Buried Heads Ch. Cem..
v. EDWARD ELLIS, b. 1838.
vi. THOMAS ELLIS, b. 1839.
29. vii. NANCY SIMS ELLIS, b. April 29, 1841.
Generation No. 5
12. JAMES5 HEAD (WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1817, and died February 03, 1870. He married (1) LUCRETIA PRIDE Abt. 1838. He married (2) AMANDA MURPHY June 25, 1856, daughter of JAMES MURPHEY and NANCY UNKNOWN.
Children of JAMES HEAD and LUCRETIA PRIDE are:
30. i. WILLIAM H.6 HEAD, b. March 21, 1839; d. July 01, 1923.
31. ii. MARY E. HEAD, b. November 26, 1840; d. September 08, 1863.
iii. SUSAN HEAD, b. Abt. 1842.
iv. JAMES HEAD, b. Abt. 1844.
v. PENELOPE HEAD, b. Abt. 1847.
vi. LUCRETIA HEAD, b. Abt. 1849.
vii. W.W. HEAD, b. Abt. 1850.
32. viii. JOHN ROWLETT HEAD, b. Abt. 1852; d. Abt. 1935.
Children of JAMES HEAD and AMANDA MURPHY are:
ix. GEORGE RICHARD6 HEAD, b. April 06, 1857; d. December 31, 1927; m. LAVINIA ANN HARRIS, August 15, 1881.
33. x. REBECCA F. HEAD, b. Abt. 1859.
xi. SALLY HEAD, b. Abt. 1862; m. WILL ELLIS.
xii. ROBERT H. HEAD, b. 1867; d. 1925; m. NANNIE JAMES.
xiii. EMMA L. HEAD, b. 1869; m. (1) UNKNOWN LOKEY; m. (2) UNKNOWN DUROD.
13. WILEY H.5 HEAD (GEORGE4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born January 27, 1818, and died April 05, 1888. He married ANGELINE D. GOWER.
Children of WILEY HEAD and ANGELINE GOWER are:
i. MARY6 HEAD, b. 1840.
ii. AMANDA J. HEAD, b. 1842.
iii. WILLIAM J. HEAD, b. 1844.
iv. JAMES AARON HEAD, b. 1846.
v. SARAH TENNESSEE HEAD, b. 1848.
vi. GEORGE HEAD, b. 1849.
34. vii. EPHRAIM ALEX HEAD, b. 1859, Adams Robertson Co. TN.; d. Adams Robertson Co. TN..
14. LEWIS W.5 HEAD (GEORGE4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born November 12, 1819, and died 1888 in Webester Cc. KY.. He married MARTHA MATILDA MURPHEY, daughter of F. MURPHEY and MARY LAWRENCE.
Children of LEWIS HEAD and MARTHA MURPHEY are:
i. GEORGE ROBERTSON6 HEAD, b. July 25, 1842; m. LOUISE JANE BRACKETT.
ii. MARY HEAD, b. March 07, 1844; d. February 02, 1917; m. BRYANT WILLIAMS.
iii. MARTHA ADALINE HEAD, b. December 27, 1845.
iv. NANCY D. HEAD, b. July 19, 1849.
v. JAMES E. HEAD, b. April 18, 1851; d. Abt. 1882.
vi. HIRAM LEWIS HEAD, b. August 16, 1853; d. 1938; m. (1) MARTHA JANE SPARKS; m. (2) SUSAN ANN PETERS.
vii. WILLIAM H. HEAD, b. April 29, 1856.
viii. WILEY RICHARD HEAD, b. July 21, 1858; d. May 16, 1931; m. (1) NINA ( NANCY JANE) BROOME; m. (2) ADA HAWKINS.
ix. JOHN ROWLAND HEAD, b. December 12, 1860; d. 1928; m. ELIZABETH GREEN.
15. SARAH5 HEAD (GEORGE4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born October 04, 1832, and died November 26, 1894. She married R. C. BOB LAWRENCE October 09, 1851.
Children of SARAH HEAD and R. LAWRENCE are:
i. GEORGE E.6 LAWRENCE.
ii. MARY LAWRENCE, m. GEORGE NICHOLS.
iii. WILL M. T. LAWRENCE, b. January 30, 1854; d. June 20, 1871.
iv. ELLA LAWRENCE, m. HENRY ELLIS.
v. JANE LAWRENCE, m. TOM TEASLEY.
vi. LUCY ANN LAWRENCE, b. January 10, 1866; d. December 31, 1928; m. GEORG W. HEAD.
vii. JOHN LAWRENCE, m. AMELIA ELLIOTT.
viii. JAMES LEWIS LAWRENCE, m. BELL HEAD.
ix. L.T. LAWRENCE, b. 1872; d. 1873.
16. JOHN WINTERS5 HEAD (HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born December 12, 1832 in TN., and died September 27, 1873 in Robertson Co. TN. Head Cem.. He married ROSA ANN RHODA HARRIS March 11, 1852, daughter of BENJAMIN HARRIS and LUCY WILLIAMS.
Children of JOHN HEAD and ROSA HARRIS are:
i. HIRAM BUCKNER6 HEAD, b. July 19, 1853; d. January 13, 1871.
ii. JAMES H. HEAD, b. April 27, 1855; d. January 02, 1856.
iii. LUCY ANN E. HEAD, b. September 24, 1859; d. July 20, 1860.
iv. SARAH JANE HEAD, b. May 01, 1858; d. December 29, 1892; m. GUSTAVUS A WINTERS.
35. v. WILLIAM THOMAS HEAD, b. December 17, 1861; d. August 22, 1933.
17. ROBERT5 HEAD (HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1823 in Robertson Co. TN., and died November 12, 1888 in Robertson Co. TN.. He married (1) MARY JANE GREEN February 09, 1845, daughter of JAMES GREEN and JANE UNKNOWN. He married (2) LUCINDA PENTECOST December 26, 1851.
Child of ROBERT HEAD and MARY GREEN is:
i. JOHN ROBERT6 HEAD.
Children of ROBERT HEAD and LUCINDA PENTECOST are:
36. ii. NANCY E.6 HEAD, b. Abt. 1846.
37. iii. MARTHA ANN HEAD, b. February 03, 1848; d. August 13, 1926.
38. iv. SARAH A. HEAD, b. Abt. 1849.
39. v. HIRAM E. HEAD, b. Abt. 1852.
40. vi. MARY ANN HEAD, b. Abt. 1854.
41. vii. GEORGE W. HEAD, b. 1858.
42. viii. JOHN ROBERT HEAD, b. Abt. 1859; d. 1882.
43. ix. FANNIE O. HEAD, b. Abt. 1863; d. Abt. 1902.
44. x. EDMAN HEAD, b. Abt. 1865, Nashville Tn..
18. MARTHA ANN5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born May 30, 1835, and died in aft. 1923. She married (1) JOHN A. FARMER June 20, 1852. She married (2) JOHN A. FARMER July 20, 1852.
Children of MARTHA HEAD and JOHN FARMER are:
i. WILLIAM6 FARMER, b. 1853.
ii. ROBERT FARMER, b. 1862.
iii. ELIZABETH FARMER, b. 1864; m. DAVIS INMAN.
45. iv. FRANCES FARMER.
19. MARGARET JANE5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born October 29, 1836 in Robertson Co. TN., and died April 18, 1882 in Robertson Co. TN.. She married JESSIE THOMAS STROUD October 11, 1855, son of WILLIAM STROUD and MARY ROSSON.
Notes for MARGARET JANE HEAD:
Margaret Head Stroud taught the Bible, at the Head's Church.
Notes for JESSIE THOMAS STROUD:
Brenda Fischler writes that Jesse was a surveyor and schoolteacher. ( It was said that he was offered a position teaching mathematics at the University of Virginia which he refused because he'd have to stay dressed up all the time... He surveyed most of Robertson Co. TN. It was said, he could survey land all day and keep the figures in his mind and come home at night and figure it all out. He was, indeed, a mathmatical genius of his day.
You can find more on Jessie and Margaret in :
1850-1870-1880-1890 census Robertson Co. TN.
Cemetery Records- Browning Cem. Robertson Co. TN.
Child Obituary- Mary Ann Shepard 1918
Children of MARGARET HEAD and JESSIE STROUD are:
46. i. MARY ANN6 STROUD, b. August 28, 1857, TN.; d. January 04, 1918, Robertson Co. TN. Shepard Cem..
47. ii. JOHN ROBERT STROUD, b. 1860, Robertson Co. TN.; d. October 14, 1929.
48. iii. JESSE THOMAS STROUD, b. December 29, 1863, TN.; d. April 20, 1938.
49. iv. MCLAURIN STROUD, b. October 24, 1866, Robertson Co. TN.; d. November 11, 1929, Robertson Co. TN..
50. v. WILLIAM BELL STROUD, b. 1870, TN.; d. October 04, 1920.
51. vi. NANCY JANE STROUD, b. September 04, 1872, TN.; d. September 04, 1945.
52. vii. GEORGE BUCKNER STROUD, b. 1876; d. 1949.
20. MARY FRANCIS5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born December 13, 1839 in Robertson Co. TN., and died Bef. 1866. She married JACKSON FORT Abt. 1858.
Children of MARY HEAD and JACKSON FORT are:
i. HIRAM JEFFERSON6 FORT.
ii. WILLIE FORT.
iii. WILSON FORT.
iv. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FORT.
v. NANCY DOROTHY FRANCES FORT, b. January 24, 1859; m. JOHN ELLIOTT.
vi. MARY FORT, b. 1862.
vii. JOHN FORT, b. 1863.
viii. MARTHA FORT, b. 1865.
21. GEORGE THOMAS5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born March 02, 1845, and died October 21, 1917. He married (1) MERILLA ELLIOTT October 19, 1863, daughter of WILLIAM ELLIOTT and ELIZABETH HYDE. He married (2) OLLIE HARPER 1885.
Children of GEORGE HEAD and MERILLA ELLIOTT are:
i. RILEY EMERSON6 HEAD, b. June 23, 1865; m. MATTIE WARD.
ii. GEORGE RUFUS HEAD, b. June 10, 1867; d. October 08, 1937; m. (1) MARY MCDANIEL; m. (2) ANNA FLETCHER.
53. iii. JESSE MURPHY HEAD, b. August 30, 1869; d. May 26, 1946.
iv. WILLIAM HUGH JOSEPH HEAD, b. May 28, 1872; d. June 26, 1874.
v. VIRGINIA ANN BLUFORD HEAD, b. July 03, 1874; d. April 11, 1936.
vi. CHARLIE CLAY HEAD, b. February 01, 1877; d. May 29, 1957; m. ILLMA NICHOLSON.
vii. MARY JANE HEAD, b. April 20, 1880; d. July 23, 1882.
viii. HIRAM JEFFERSON HEAD, b. April 13, 1883; d. June 18, 1883.
Children of GEORGE HEAD and OLLIE HARPER are:
ix. HUGEY BENJAMIN6 HEAD, b. August 20, 1887; d. May 15, 1911; m. MINNIE MARSHALL.
x. MATTHEW BELL HEAD, b. October 16, 1889; d. January 01, 1951; m. MABEL CLIMONS.
xi. JOHN THOMAS HEAD, b. September 18, 1893; d. January 23, 1957; m. ANNIE MAI WILSON.
xii. LIZZIE MAUD HEAD, b. February 23, 1896; m. RUFUS NICHOLSON.
xiii. HULDY B. HEAD, b. March 18, 1898; m. ZCKLES FARMER.
xiv. ROBERT LEE HEAD, b. March 25, 1903; m. LUCY COFFER.
22. ELIZABETH TENNESSEE5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born November 03, 1846, and died 1920. She married JOHN R. ELLIOTT June 29, 1865.
Children of ELIZABETH HEAD and JOHN ELLIOTT are:
i. WILLIAM ELVIS6 ELLIOTT, b. 1868.
ii. JOSEPH ELLIOTT, b. 1869.
iii. JOHN ELLIOTT, b. 1870.
iv. NANCY ELLIOTT, b. 1874.
v. ROSEY ELLIOTT, b. 1878.
vi. DOLLIE ELLIOTT.
vii. ADA ELLIOTT.
viii. ELLEN ELLIOTT.
ix. MATTHEW ELLIOTT.
23. HUGH WILSON5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born September 20, 1853, and died Abt. 1908. He married SARAH ANN SHEPARD January 06, 1881, daughter of WILLIAM SHEPARD and MARY REYNOLDS.
Notes for SARAH ANN SHEPARD:
At one time Sarah and Hugh Head lived in the Excell Community of Clarksville TN. In 1920, Sarah is in the census living with Lee Bowling in Montgomery Co. TN. In 1930 Sarah is in census with Lee in Davidson Co. TN. They lived on Melrose Street in Nashville TN. The street still exist and is one street behind Woodlawn Cemetery.
Lee's first wife Emma Belle Weakley died in 1907. In the 1910 census Lee is living as a "Working Man" on someone's farm. Nearby his children are living with Emma's sister, Anna Lou Weakley Blackwell.
Emma (Sarah's daughter) gave the information on Sarah's death certificate.Sarah has a child named James H. Head born 2-10-1884 died 2-18-1884 that is buried next to Sarah's mother Mary Jane Shepard in the Elliott Cemetery. in Robertson Co. TN.
More About SARAH ANN SHEPARD:
Cause of Death: Cancer of the face
Children of HUGH HEAD and SARAH SHEPARD are:
i. RALEIGH6 HEAD.
ii. GEORGE HEAD.
iii. EMMA HEAD, m. UNKNOWN DAVIDSON.
iv. ALVA HEAD.
v. TRUIE HEAD.
24. WILEY EHUD5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born March 02, 1855, and died January 18, 1917. He married FRANCES BRACEY October 22, 1874.
Children of WILEY HEAD and FRANCES BRACEY are:
i. ELIZABETH6 HEAD, b. 1879.
ii. HERBERT HEAD, b. 1881.
iii. FLOSSIE HEAD, b. 1882.
25. HIRAM JEFFERSON5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born March 27, 1855 in Robertson Co. TN.Springfield, and died July 11, 1926 in Robertson Co. TN. Springfield. He married MARY MINERVA MURPHY December 19, 1871.
Children of HIRAM HEAD and MARY MURPHY are:
54. i. GEORGE CALEB6 HEAD, b. October 07, 1873; d. April 12, 1947.
ii. HUGH ROBERTSON HEAD, b. April 13, 1875; d. August 25, 1966.
55. iii. CHARLES JOHNSON HEAD, b. March 31, 1877; d. February 06, 1919.
iv. ALICE MARY HEAD, b. January 02, 1879; d. October 12, 1970; m. (1) SANFORD EWING GUTHRIE, 1912; m. (2) ROBERT L. BELL, 1923.
v. HAYNIE WATKINS HEAD, b. December 24, 1880; d. January 02, 1963; m. ERMA SMOTHERMAN, 1915.
56. vi. AMETTA JEFFERSON HEAD, b. May 01, 1884.
vii. LEE BURNETT HEAD, b. January 20, 1889; d. November 10, 1955.
viii. BRENDA DOUGLAS HEAD, b. July 05, 1894; d. July 23, 1919; m. GEORGE EDO REV. GOODMAN, 1918.
26. MATTHEW JOHNSON5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born April 21, 1857, and died 1882. He married GENAVIE NICHOLS December 15, 1877.
Children of MATTHEW HEAD and GENAVIE NICHOLS are:
i. JOSEPH6 HEAD, b. 1879.
ii. GEORGE HEAD, b. 1880.
iii. WILL HEAD, b. 1881.
iv. EUUS HEAD, b. 1882.
v. ALMA HEAD.
27. CHRISTOPHER CLOMBUS5 HEAD (HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born August 03, 1859 in Robertson Co. TN., and died April 13, 1919 in Robertson Co. TN.. He married (1) MARTHA JANE PECK. He married (2) MATTIE BELL LIPSCOMB. He married (3) MARTHA BELL LIPCOMB April 13, 1882.
Children of CHRISTOPHER HEAD and MARTHA LIPCOMB are:
i. HOOPER6 HEAD, b. 1883; d. 1932.
ii. ALBERT H. HEAD, b. 1885; d. 1961.
iii. MURPHEY HEAD, b. 1886; d. 1918.
iv. TENNESSEE ELIZABETH HEAD, b. 1887; d. 1959; m. HENRY MURPHEY.
v. MINNIE HEAD, m. TOMMY WHITE.
vi. UNKNOWN HEAD.
28. GEORGE FRANKLIN5 ELLIS (SARAH4 HEAD, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born August 17, 1835, and died July 13, 1915 in Buried Heads Ch. Cem.. He married (1) HARRIET JANE HARRIS. He married (2) NANCY KNOX December 27, 1866.
Children of GEORGE ELLIS and HARRIET HARRIS are:
57. i. WILLIAM THOMAS6 ELLIS, b. October 13, 1859; d. April 21, 1916.
58. ii. JESSIE DAVIS ELLIS, b. September 08, 1861; d. July 11, 1941.
iii. JAMES ED ELLIS, m. EUNICE WILSON.
Children of GEORGE ELLIS and NANCY KNOX are:
59. iv. JOSEPH B.6 ELLIS, b. 1883; d. 1963.
60. v. HENRY F. ELLIS, b. May 23, 1885; d. 1965.
vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELLIS.
29. NANCY SIMS5 ELLIS (SARAH4 HEAD, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born April 29, 1841. She married CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WILLIAMS, son of THOMAS WILLIAMS.
Child of NANCY ELLIS and CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS is:
i. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN6 WILLIAMS.
Generation No. 6
30. WILLIAM H.6 HEAD (JAMES5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born March 21, 1839, and died July 01, 1923. He married MARY WILMUTH MURPHEY November 28, 1860.
Children of WILLIAM HEAD and MARY MURPHEY are:
i. MARY W.7 HEAD, m. UNKNOWN EVANS.
ii. FLORENCE HEAD, m. UNKNOWN LIPSCOMB.
iii. J.F. HEAD.
iv. G.W. HEAD.
v. BELLE HEAD, m. (1) JAMES LEWIS LAWRENE; m. (2) UNKNOWN LAWERENCE.
31. MARY E.6 HEAD (JAMES5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born November 26, 1840, and died September 08, 1863. She married WILLIAM A. MOORE October 15, 1862.
Child of MARY HEAD and WILLIAM MOORE is:
i. RILEY7 MOORE.
32. JOHN ROWLETT6 HEAD (JAMES5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1852, and died Abt. 1935. He married MARY ELIZABETH MITCHELL January 13, 1871, daughter of SAMUEL MITCHELL and SUSAN ADAMS.
Children of JOHN HEAD and MARY MITCHELL are:
i. WILLIAM7 HEAD, b. Abt. 1872; d. 1892.
ii. ELLA HEAD.
iii. BERTHA HEAD.
iv. JAMES CHATMAN HEAD, b. Abt. 1880; d. June 13, 1966; m. CORA LEE PECK.
v. SUSIE HEAD, b. Abt. 1880.
vi. LAURA HEAD.
vii. WALT HEAD.
viii. DUDLEY HEAD, b. May 12, 1893; m. (1) MAY HEATHMAN; m. (2) IDA LUCILLE LOVELL.
ix. CHARLES HEAD.
33. REBECCA F.6 HEAD (JAMES5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1859. She married BUCKNER HARRIS, son of THOMAS HARRIS and SARAH WOODRUFF.
Child of REBECCA HEAD and BUCKNER HARRIS is:
i. JAMES THOMAS7 HARRIS, m. SALLIE DAVIS, October 1904.
34. EPHRAIM ALEX6 HEAD (WILEY H.5, GEORGE4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1859 in Adams Robertson Co. TN., and died in Adams Robertson Co. TN.. He married MEZY KEELE.
Children of EPHRAIM HEAD and MEZY KEELE are:
i. CARRIE7 HEAD, m. B. J. DELK.
ii. GEORGE T. HEAD, b. 1887; d. 1959; m. (1) KATHERINE HORNBECKER; m. (2) FAY FLOWERS, Abt. 1929.
iii. MATTHEW HEAD, m. LILLIAN EDWARDS.
35. WILLIAM THOMAS6 HEAD (JOHN WINTERS5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born December 17, 1861, and died August 22, 1933. He married NANCY ELIZABETH HOLMES, daughter of JAMES HOLMES and REBECCA BRADLEY.
Children of WILLIAM HEAD and NANCY HOLMES are:
i. JESSE JAMES7 HEAD, b. 1881; d. 1974, Robertson Co. TN..
ii. JOHN HERMAN HEAD, b. 1887; d. 1956.
iii. WILLIAM TILLMAN HEAD, b. 1890; d. 1982.
iv. JANE HEAD, b. 1893.
v. ROSA ELIZABETH HEAD, b. 1897; d. 1997; m. MARSHALL N. DENNISON.
36. NANCY E.6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1846. She married BLACK WES WILSON.
Children of NANCY HEAD and BLACK WILSON are:
i. W.J.7 WILSON, b. Abt. 1874; d. July 25, 1963.
ii. WHILLIE WILSON, m. CORA UNKNOWN.
iii. LEASON WILSON.
iv. MADELL WILSON.
v. MINNIE WILSON, m. UNKNOWN FELTS.
vi. BYRD WILSON.
37. MARTHA ANN6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born February 03, 1848, and died August 13, 1926. She married JAMES WESLEY WILSON February 06, 1866, son of TOMMY WILSON and NANCY LANGFORD.
Children of MARTHA HEAD and JAMES WILSON are:
i. ROBERT7 WILSON, d. Abt. 1938; m. DELANEY CARNEY.
ii. MOLLIE WILSON, m. W. JAMES BARNES.
iii. JAMES HIRAM WILSON, b. July 23, 1875, Ky.; d. July 05, 1929, Robertson Co. TN.; m. MINNIE OLA MARTIN, December 28, 1897.
iv. DONNA WILSON, m. ROSS MOORES.
v. FANNIE BELL WILSON, m. JOE KELLER.
vi. VIRGINIA WILSON.
38. SARAH A.6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1849. She married W. A. FORD.
Children of SARAH HEAD and W. FORD are:
i. JAMES7 FORD.
ii. ELIZABETH FORD.
iii. VIC FORD.
iv. MINNIE FORD, m. OSCAR SCHMIDT.
v. ORA FORD, m. JOHN MOORE.
39. HIRAM E.6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1852. He married (1) MELINDA PENTECOST. He married (2) MOLLIE MOORE March 19, 1869.
Child of HIRAM HEAD and MELINDA PENTECOST is:
i. CORA7 HEAD, b. June 1882; m. JAMES WILSON.
40. MARY ANN6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1854. She married ROBERT ALEXANDER WILSON July 16, 1869, son of RICHARD WILSON and PATSY MANN.
Children of MARY HEAD and ROBERT WILSON are:
i. MARTHA ANN7 WILSON, m. ROBERT DAVIS.
ii. CLAUDIA IDELLA WILSON, b. December 10, 1881, Hollis Creek, Robertson Co. TN.; d. June 01, 1925, Louisville Ky; m. NEWTON WATSON COPELAND, 1903, Robertson Co. TN..
iii. FRANCES ELIZABETH WILSON, m. MORRIS B. DAVIS.
41. GEORGE W.6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1858. He married ROSEY A. PENTECOST July 14, 1876.
Children of GEORGE HEAD and ROSEY PENTECOST are:
i. ROBERT7 HEAD, b. 1876.
ii. JAMES HEAD, b. Abt. 1878.
iii. MARTHA HEAD, b. 1882.
iv. BEULAH HEAD, b. 1884.
v. HURBERT HEAD, b. 1889.
vi. MARY O. HEAD, b. 1894.
vii. WILLIAM HEAD, b. 1897.
viii. GARNER HEAD.
42. JOHN ROBERT6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1859, and died 1882. He married AMANDA LYNCH July 25, 1874.
Children of JOHN HEAD and AMANDA LYNCH are:
i. MOLLY7 HEAD, b. Abt. 1875; m. ROBERT LEE.
ii. FRANCES EMILY HEAD, b. March 17, 1877; d. 1953; m. THOMAS R. HICKS.
iii. ROSA ANNE HEAD, b. Abt. 1878; m. WALTER BALTHROP.
iv. MARTHA JOHN ELIZABETH HEAD, b. Abt. 1879; m. PEARL SIMPKINS.
43. FANNIE O.6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1863, and died Abt. 1902. She married LEONARD L. WILSON.
Children of FANNIE HEAD and LEONARD WILSON are:
i. LONNIE7 WILSON, b. Abt. 1882; m. UNKNOWN PENTECOST.
ii. SAMMIE L WILSON, b. 1888; m. GRACIE PERRY, 1910.
iii. TOMMIE WILSON.
iv. BRENT WILSON, d. Abt. 1965.
44. EDMAN6 HEAD (ROBERT5, HIRAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1865 in Nashville Tn.. He married ANNA DICKERSON.
Children of EDMAN HEAD and ANNA DICKERSON are:
i. FANNIE7 HEAD, b. 1883.
ii. HARRISON HEAD, b. 1885; m. VERSHA CURTIS.
iii. SUSIE HEAD, b. 1889.
iv. LIZZIE HEAD, b. 1896.
45. FRANCES6 FARMER (MARTHA ANN5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1). She married DAVE ELLIOTT.
Child of FRANCES FARMER and DAVE ELLIOTT is:
i. JOHNNY7 ELLIOTT, m. BETTY HEAD.
46. MARY ANN6 STROUD (MARGARET JANE5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born August 28, 1857 in TN., and died January 04, 1918 in Robertson Co. TN. Shepard Cem.. She married SAMUEL FRANKLIN SHEPARD November 22, 1877 in Robertson Co. TN., son of WILLIAM SHEPARD and MARY REYNOLDS.
More About MARY ANN STROUD:
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of lung
Medical Information: Tuberculosis of lung
Notes for SAMUEL FRANKLIN SHEPARD:
1880 Farm Cencus in Robertson Co. TN. shows 18 acres tilled, 39 woodland and forest. Farm valued at $600.00, $25.00 in farm machinery, $50.00 in livestock, and in 1879 sold $200.00 in farm produce. Bought $4.00 in fertilizer and owned one mule. Both could read and write.
Samuel Franklin was a preacher.
The Shepard Cemetery in Stroudsville is located just behind where Samuel Franklin and Mary Ann owned a home. Previous owners was a family by the name of Williams. The house was log and had two 20x20 rooms, a dog hall, and two rooms out the back. One was a kitchen, the other may have been used as a dining room. The house had a long porch in front and a L shape porch on the back. On the second floor it had two 20x20 bedrooms and a loft. It had a big cellar and a cistern that was just beside the back porch, that is still visable today. The reason the house had a cellar was because Mr. Williams had an orchard of fruit trees. He sold cider and vinegar and stored it in the cellar. There have been three tornado's that have passed over the Shepard Cemetery location, that we know of. The last one was in May 2003. One blew the front porch off of Samuel Franklins home. This was about one year before the house burned down in 1913. We know the house burned in 1913 becauce Samuel Franklin's son and family was living with them. His granddaughter Mable was born in the house that burned in 1912. Her brother Jesse was born in 1914 in a home that her father owned.
Mary Ann Shepard set flowers out in her yard. Still today, every Febuary or March there are buttercups all over the old home place.
We have been told before anyone from the Shepard family was buried in the cemetery, there were ten graves already located on the property. We belive they may have been from the Williams family. The first person from the Shepard family that was buried in the cemetery was Claude Washington Ogg born 9-1-1901 and died 11-6-1903. He was the son of Luther Ogg and Jane Shepard.
You can find more on Samuel and Mary Ann in :
Death Certific - Mary Ann in Robertson Co. TN.
Obituaries- Mary Ann in Leaf Chronical 1-5-1918 pg. 4
Marriage License- Robertson Co. TN.
1880 - 1910 Census- Robertson Co. TN.
Cemetery Records- Shepard Cem. Robertson Co. TN.
Deed Book Robertson Co. Tn. Book ? Page 348-50
49 581-82
53 249
51 632-33
62 152
62 69
64 12 Has Shepard Cemetery in it.
66 111
72 315
72 604
73 183
73 184
79 98-99
81 582
81 281-82 Has his father's death year in it.
Children of MARY STROUD and SAMUEL SHEPARD are:
i. WILLIAM THOMAS7 SHEPARD, b. October 02, 1878, Robertson Co. TN.; d. October 26, 1963, Montgomery Co. TN. Resthaven Cem.; m. LAURA INEZ FARMER.
ii. MARY JANE SHEPARD, b. October 12, 1880, Robertson Co. TN.; d. March 16, 1958, Adams, TN. Elmwood Cem. Springfield TN.; m. LUTHER ELBERT OGG, 1897.
iii. MARTHA ELIZABETH SHEPARD, b. December 02, 1881, Robertson Co. TN.; d. May 26, 1917, Robertson Co. TN. Shepard Cem.; m. CHARLES MACK WILSON, 1905.
Notes for MARTHA ELIZABETH SHEPARD:
On a deeds from Martha's parents her name is listed as Mattie A. Wilson. On Martha's death Cert. her name is listed as Martha Elizabeth Wilson. We are not clear on this. Some people believe her name was Martha Ann Shepard Wilson.
More About MARTHA ELIZABETH SHEPARD:
Cause of Death: Miscarriage
iv. SAMUEL JESSE SHEPARD, b. December 27, 1883, Robertson Co. TN.; d. August 06, 1940, Stroudsville,Robertson Co. TN. Shepard Cem.; m. FRANCES NORRID MORRIS, June 16, 1906, Montgomery Co TN..
Notes for SAMUEL JESSE SHEPARD:
You can find more on Samuel and Frances in :
Marriage License- Montgomery Co. TN.
Obituaries- Both
Death Certific- Both
Cemetery Records- Shepard Cem. Robertson Co. TN.
Samuel Jesse Shepard was born December 27, 1883. Samuel J. had eight years of education. Jesse was the fourth child of seven children and was the third of the four sons that his parents, Samuel Franklin and Mary Ann Stroud had.
Samuel Jesse married Francis Nard Morris, daughter of John Thomas and Lou Etta Carter on June 16, 1906 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. The marriage was officiated by Todd Davis and witnessed by Luther Ogg in a place across the street from where a Mr. Carney Holt lived.
Of the eleven children that Jesse had, three died at an early age and the other eight lived long lives. His children called Pap. ***See family Group Records for Samuel Jesse Shepard for a listing of his children, their spouses and children. When Samuel Jesse and Frances got married, they lived with John Thomas Morris for a while and then lived with Samuel Franklin Shepard for six years where they had their first four children. Samuel Franklin sold his farm so Samuel Jesse and Frances moved to the other side of Stroudsville, Tennessee into a log house and later to their final home, which was built by Frances's father, John Thomas Morris. This is where Samuel Jesse died. Jesse gave $1,100.00 for the 50 acres of land where the last homeplace stood. Jewel, Margaret, and Samuel Jr. (John) and Harvey were born there.
Samuel Jesse's son John said that Jesse really liked playing baseball and played alot of cards when the weather was bad. He really liked getting out with the kids in the community to play ball and also, liked to go fox hunting. He owned two cars, a 1931 Ford which was a black A-Model which cost $600.00 then traded it in for a black 1934 Chevrolet. Samuel Jesse was known as a hard working man when there was work to be done. He raised tobacco, corn, hay, and wheat and farmed all his life. He loved to go hunting and has a very good shot. He once had 10 buttets and shot 9 birds and 1 quail. He owned a 16 ga. shotgun that he got from Charley Frye. His son John got the gun and gave it to his son Johnny.
Samuel Jesse was a member of Stroudsville Church. He died August 6,1940 at home leaving Frances, 49 years old with six children still at home. His two oldest were already married. He had one grandchild named Jesse James Holt who later died of muscular dystrophy at age 15. Jesse had a sore on his hip that would not heal and some of the family thought he could have died of blood poisoning. He caught pneumonia as a cause of that.
Samuel Jesse is buried at the Shepard's Graveyard beside his wife Frances, who died July 1967 in Robertson County, Tennessee. In the community of Stroudsville, where he resided all his life.
More About SAMUEL JESSE SHEPARD:
Cause of Death: Staf Infection of bloodstream
Medical Information: Staf Infection of bloodstream
Notes for FRANCES NORRID MORRIS:
Frances Nard Morris Shepard was born November 06, 1890 in Chapmansboro, TN. in Cheatham Co. to John Thomas Morris and Lou Etta Carter Morris. Her father was a farmer at that time. Frances could read and write and completed the 6th grade according to the 1900 cences taken in Cheatham Co. Frances was one of five children that her parents had. Two of Lou Etta's children died shortly after birth, so Frances was the oldest. Their living children at that time were Frances, Elizabeth Olivia, and Walter B., who all were living at the time of Lou Etta's death, Which was in 1900 of TB when Frances was only 9 years old.
The following was told to me by her daughter, Margaret Holt. Frances had to work hard trying to take care of her brother and sister. Frances would walk a mile to get her sister milk to drink (Lizzie stayed on the bottle until her 2nd year). Walter was stricken with Muscular Dystrophy and was very sick and did die at the early age of 16. Frances enjoyed pulling Walter around on a wagon. John Thomas kept his kids together for awhile. He remarried a girl named Maggie shortly after Lou Etta's death. He started building houses and barns around this time. Frances and Maggie didn't get along very well, so Frances was sent to stay with Mrs. Hanes who lived in Stroudsville, TN. Robertson Co. when she was 12 years old. The Hanes would beat and knock Frances around and would work her too hard. While packing water for Mrs. Hanes from a pond, Frances met Samuel Jesse Shepard who was fishing to whom she later marries. Frances didn't stay long at the Hanes place as John Thomas came and took her to live with a Mr. and Mrs. Stinnett in Springfield TN. Mr. Stinnett was a mail carrier. Frances lived with the Stinnett's for 1 year and while there, was very happy, probably one of the happiest times of her life. They bought her new clothes and took her to church. After the year with the Stinnett's , Frances had to move back home to help take care of Lizzie and Walter who was getting sicker. Frances again had a hard time getting along with Maggie, who was only 4 years older.
Frances started seeing Samuel Jesse Shepard again when they moved to Robertson Co. and they married June 16, 1906. They lived a short while with her father and then went to live with Samuel Jesse's father, Samuel Franklin and mother Mary Ann for about 6 years. During this time Frances had four children and worked out on the farm when she could. Then Frances and Samuel Jesse moved out. Frances in all bore 11 children, two died shortly after birth and her oldest child lived to be about 6 months old. The other eight lived fairly long lives. While still living Frances had 19 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, which all called her Mammie or Mam. Frances had to work hard to take care of the kids and help Pap (Samuel Jesse) with the farming. Frances would sometimes walk to Stack's Store to catch a bus into town, which would mean a 6 mile walk. During World War II she would walk to Stacks for 1 stick of butter which was all that was allowed at the time. She made her own soap until the 1950's. She did all the cooking on a woodstove until the 1960's,until her daughter Margaret Holt bought her a stove and refrigerator. She had no running water and would have to pack water from the well.
At the age of 49, Frances was left a widow. Samuel Jesse died August 6, 1940 leaving her with 6 children at home. Frances raised crops and sold eggs and chickens to make a living for herself and children. Her children call her Mam and her grand children called her Mammie.
Her son Samuel Jr. Shepard (John) made the statement that his mother was the hardest working woman he ever knew. Her family loved her very, very much.
Frances lost her first grandchild at the age of 15 - Jesse James Holt from Muscular Dystrophy, the same disease her brother - Walter died from. Her daughter Mabel, died at the age of 51 of TB and an enlarged heart. Frances drew only $41.00 a month from Social Security at age 62. Until about a year before she died she still helped farm and raised a garden. Frances was about 5 feet tall and never weighed more than 140 pounds. At her death she weighed 63 pounds. She had red hair, blue eyes, and would cackle when she laugh. She didn't have much time for what she really enjoyed doing, but when she got a chance she liked walking to visit people, blackberry picking and quilting. Up until about a year before she died, Frances could walk up to 8 to 10 miles a day.
Frances had a appendix operation about 6 months before she slipped and broke her hip. Her son Jim was living at home when she fell and broke her hip. She was cracking walnuts on the porch and stepped upon to the porch and fell. She layed there a pretty good while before she got help. Frances died July 7, 1967 at her youngest son's home, Samuel Jr., while there in Port Royal, TN.
She went to the Oakwood Church when she was a young lady but later became a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. She would go to church with the children of Samuel Jr (John) and they loved it. Frances is buried beside her husband, Samuel Jesse Shepard in the Shepard's Graveyard in Adams, TN. Robertson Co. She lived in Tennessee all her life and was truly loved by all of her family...
By Debbie Shepard (Frances's granddaughter)
More About FRANCES NORRID MORRIS:
Cause of Death: Never recovered from broken hip
Medical Information: Never recovered from broken hip
v. JODIE BENJAMEN SHEPARD, b. October 18, 1885, Robertson Co. TN.; d. January 09, 1929, Robertson Co. TN. Shepard Cem.; m. ROENA DOUGLAS, January 24, 1905.
Notes for JODIE BENJAMEN SHEPARD:
While Jodie had no church affliation he led a consistent Christian life and had warm friends among those who knew him best.
More About JODIE BENJAMEN SHEPARD:
Cause of Death: Influenza
Medical Information: Influenza
vi. VOLLIE CAGE SHEPARD, b. May 09, 1891, Robertson Co. TN.; d. 1961, Robertson Co. TN. Memorial Gardens; m. BETTIE E. DOUGLAS.
vii. MINNIE SHEPARD, b. July 14, 1895, Robertson Co. TN.; d. January 25, 1974; m. JOHN DOUGLAS.
47. JOHN ROBERT6 STROUD (MARGARET JANE5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1860 in Robertson Co. TN., and died October 14, 1929. He married SARAH ALMUS WHITEHEAD August 19, 1881, daughter of GEORGE WHITEHEAD and HEDDIE UNKNOWN.
Children of JOHN STROUD and SARAH WHITEHEAD are:
i. ODA MAE7 STROUD, b. October 20, 1884, Robertson Co. TN.; d. Abt. 1972, Nashville Tn.; m. WADE HAMPTON WILSON.
ii. WILLIAM BELL STROUD, b. September 20, 1882, Robertson Co. TN.; d. December 12, 1962, Mo.; m. LAURA DUTY, January 12, 1908, Mississippi Co. Mo..
iii. CLARENCE STROUD, b. 1887; d. Abt. 1908.
iv. GEORGE EDWARD STROUD, b. August 14, 1888, Robertson Co. TN.; d. August 19, 1974, Robertson Co. TN. Adams Cemetery; m. JESSIE MITCHELL.
v. SUSAN STROUD, b. 1891; m. UNKNOWN BARRETT.
vi. FANNIE MAY STROUD, b. 1884; m. CHARLIE MITCHELL.
vii. ELIJAH ROBERT STROUD, b. November 13, 1896, Robertson Co. TN.; d. January 09, 1976, Robertson Co. TN.; m. LETHIA WILMOUTH COOKSEY, April 10, 1918.
viii. BIRDIE STROUD, b. Abt. 1900; m. JOE SNYDER, Aft. 1916.
48. JESSE THOMAS6 STROUD (MARGARET JANE5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born December 29, 1863 in TN., and died April 20, 1938. He married (1) ADA CALDWELL. He married (2) EFFIE GREEN.
Children of JESSE STROUD and ADA CALDWELL are:
i. BETTY E.7 STROUD, b. November 17, 1894; d. August 04, 1972; m. WILLIAM LEFTWICH.
ii. LOLA RABA STROUD, b. April 28, 1896; d. December 20, 1981; m. ROBERT CLAGHORN.
iii. LUDIE STROUD, b. April 03, 1899; d. February 11, 1958; m. JAMES E. HOOVER, July 22, 1922.
iv. JESSE EUGENE STROUD, b. May 22, 1901; d. April 23, 1985.
v. HATTIE ELIZABETH STROUD, b. August 20, 1904; m. EDGAR EARL WEST.
vi. FRANK A. STROUD, b. March 10, 1907; m. MARY ELIZABETH HUNTER, January 09, 1940.
vii. GEORGE ELMER STROUD, b. April 07, 1911; d. 1972; m. EVELYN LEDBETTER, 1933.
viii. ESTEL STROUD, b. May 18, 1915; d. May 04, 1969.
Children of JESSE STROUD and EFFIE GREEN are:
ix. JACOB ELIJAH7 STROUD, b. October 15, 1885; d. 1962; m. EDITH UNKNOWN.
x. MALACHI STROUD, b. Aft. 1883.
49. MCLAURIN6 STROUD (MARGARET JANE5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born October 24, 1866 in Robertson Co. TN., and died November 11, 1929 in Robertson Co. TN.. He married CARRIE BROWNING ELLOITT June 05, 1903 in Robertson Co. TN..
Child of MCLAURIN STROUD and CARRIE ELLOITT is:
i. EUGENE7 STROUD, b. Aft. 1887.
50. WILLIAM BELL6 STROUD (MARGARET JANE5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1870 in TN., and died October 04, 1920. He married DAISY FRANCE ELLIOTT December 03, 1909.
Children of WILLIAM STROUD and DAISY ELLIOTT are:
i. DAVID JESSE7 STROUD, b. June 07, 1913; d. March 31, 1985.
ii. LUCILLE HELEN STROUD, b. September 13, 1915.
iii. WILL CARROLL STROUD, b. November 04, 1917; m. CASSIE NICHOLS.
iv. JIM HARRIS STROUD, b. February 22, 1920.
51. NANCY JANE6 STROUD (MARGARET JANE5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born September 04, 1872 in TN., and died September 04, 1945. She married MATTHEW FOSTER BROWING August 19, 1889.
Children of NANCY STROUD and MATTHEW BROWING are:
i. GEORGE EMERSON7 BROWING, b. May 04, 1891; d. October 30, 1959; m. MATTIE JAMES.
ii. JAMES H. BROWING, b. April 22, 1893; d. April 22, 1992; m. SALLY ETHEL WILSON, July 17, 1917.
iii. ADA MAY BROWING, b. June 27, 1895; d. November 19, 1953; m. WILLIE RICHARD LEE.
iv. MYRTLE ANN BROWING, b. December 07, 1897; d. January 14, 1966; m. HUBERT FLOYD SHERROD, 1914.
v. JESSE E. BROWING, b. August 12, 1899; d. June 09, 1984; m. MARGARET WINTERS, 1921.
vi. MINNIE MAE BROWING, b. October 29, 1901; m. EDWARD B. LEE.
vii. HENRY CLAY BROWING, b. October 30, 1903; d. June 21, 1963.
viii. BERTHA L. BROWING, b. December 27, 1906; d. January 30, 1958; m. MILES THURSTON HEAD, 1925.
ix. THOMAS BROWING, b. January 26, 1908, Robertson Co. TN.; d. February 07, 1976, Robertson Co. TN.; m. NELLIE FORT, 1930, Robertson Co. TN..
x. MABEL E BROWING, b. June 05, 1910; m. ROBERT GRANVILLE LEE, February 22, 1925.
xi. MARION WOODARD BROWING, b. November 03, 1912; m. (1) MAMIE FORT; m. (2) ALTHA ARMSTRONG.
xii. JESSE WILLARD BROWING, b. March 05, 1914; m. HILDA ERA WISEMAN, November 03, 1945.
xiii. JANIE BROWING, b. 1916; d. 1916.
52. GEORGE BUCKNER6 STROUD (MARGARET JANE5 HEAD, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1876, and died 1949. He married MARGARET ANN FORT.
Child of GEORGE STROUD and MARGARET FORT is:
i. RAYMOND7 STROUD, b. Abt. 1900; d. 1974; m. GEORGIE MAE PLUNKETT.
53. JESSE MURPHY6 HEAD (GEORGE THOMAS5, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born August 30, 1869, and died May 26, 1946. He married MARTHA SAVANNAH FORT February 20, 1896, daughter of WILLIAM FORT and MARY PENNINGTON.
Children of JESSE HEAD and MARTHA FORT are:
i. JAMES CLAY7 HEAD, b. February 07, 1897; d. August 12, 1979; m. LUCY ELLEN ELLIOTT, October 13, 1917.
ii. JAMES MINOR HEAD, b. July 09, 1901; d. February 27, 1959.
iii. OWEN SPENCER HEAD, b. September 09, 1903; d. November 25, 1981.
iv. MARGARET MERRILL HEAD, b. September 20, 1906; d. August 16, 1957; m. EWING SPENCER FREY, September 28, 1924.
v. ANNA FRANCES HEAD, b. July 14, 1910; d. February 28, 1978; m. RAYBURN MILES GOWER, July 12, 1930.
vi. BESSIE LOUISE HEAD, b. August 22, 1912.
vii. VIRGINA CORDEN HEAD, b. January 11, 1916.
54. GEORGE CALEB6 HEAD (HIRAM JEFFERSON5, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born October 07, 1873, and died April 12, 1947. He married ROSA GRATTON ROBERT July 12, 1910.
Children of GEORGE HEAD and ROSA ROBERT are:
i. MARTHA ALICE7 HEAD, b. January 02, 1912; m. EVAN CECIL EVANS.
ii. ASBURY JEFFSRON HEAD, b. February 20, 1914; m. DOROTHY LOUISE BROWING.
iii. ERMA LORIANE HEAD, b. December 17, 1915; m. WOODROW WILSON HOWELL.
iv. ROSA MERRITT HEAD, b. July 20, 1918; m. STANLEY LARMON ISBELL.
55. CHARLES JOHNSON6 HEAD (HIRAM JEFFERSON5, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born March 31, 1877, and died February 06, 1919. He married EULA MAE WARE.
Child of CHARLES HEAD and EULA WARE is:
i. JACK WARE7 HEAD, b. January 18, 1912; m. MARTHA NEKSON CARLTON.
56. AMETTA JEFFERSON6 HEAD (HIRAM JEFFERSON5, HUGH WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born May 01, 1884. She married WILLIAM RAYMOND REV. GOODMAN.
Children of AMETTA HEAD and WILLIAM GOODMAN are:
i. MARY CATHERINE7 GOODMAN, b. 1914; d. 1918.
ii. BRENDA HEAD GOODMAN, b. March 25, 1920; m. JORDAN FISCHLER.
iii. WILLIAM RAYMOND DR II GOODMAN, b. November 11, 1923; m. MARY BLANCHE GILL.
57. WILLIAM THOMAS6 ELLIS (GEORGE FRANKLIN5, SARAH4 HEAD, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born October 13, 1859, and died April 21, 1916. He married SARAH WYMOUTH HEAD.
Children of WILLIAM ELLIS and SARAH HEAD are:
i. GEORGE FRANKLIN7 ELLIS, b. November 12, 1879; d. May 20, 1957, Buried Heads Ch. Cem.; m. (1) ELLEN EDGIN; m. (2) NANNIE SHEARON; m. (3) BERTHA VIRGINIA FARMER, January 14, 1919.
ii. JAMES BUCHANAN ELLIS, b. January 17, 1881; d. January 02, 1971, Robertson Co. TN.; m. DOTSIE PATTERSON, December 26, 1903, Sandy Springs, TN..
iii. FINNIS ELLIS, b. September 20, 1894; d. December 04, 1947, Springfield, TN. Elmwood Cem.; m. ADDIE FARMER.
iv. BEDFORD LEWIS ELLIS, b. 1892; d. October 06, 1976; m. (1) OLA HYDE; m. (2) PEARL ELLIOTT.
v. WILLIAM BRYAN ELLIS, b. October 12, 1896; d. September 04, 1984; m. HATTIE MARIE HAYES, January 11, 1941.
vi. HATTIE ELLIS, m. WILL PERRY.
vii. ETTA MAE ELLIS, b. July 11, 1899; m. GRADY NORWOOD BASFORD, October 24, 1920.
viii. ELIZABETH ELLIS, b. August 08, 1902; d. March 17, 1966; m. CARL BASFORD.
58. JESSIE DAVIS6 ELLIS (GEORGE FRANKLIN5, SARAH4 HEAD, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born September 08, 1861, and died July 11, 1941. He married FREDONIA FRANCES BALTHROP, daughter of ROBERT BALTHROP and JANE BERRY.
Children of JESSIE ELLIS and FREDONIA BALTHROP are:
i. ROBERT FRANKLIN7 ELLIS, b. March 06, 1883; d. February 14, 1963, Springfield, TN. Elmwood Cem.; m. KATHRYN MORRIS.
ii. JOHN SIMS ELLIS, b. June 29, 1884; d. 1944, Springfield, TN. Elmwood Cem.; m. LULA SHAW.
iii. GROVER CLEVELAND ELLIS, b. June 30, 1886; m. ELIZABETH LAWRANCE.
iv. HARRIET JANE ELLIS, b. March 07, 1888; m. JAMES MCMAHAN.
v. EDITH MAE ELLIS, b. March 11, 1890; d. 1920; m. MELVIN GRIEN, 1917.
vi. JESSIE BOCKNER ELLIS, b. October 20, 1891; d. 1965; m. LAURA ELLIOTT.
vii. EUNICE CLARA ELLIS, b. September 11, 1893; m. ROBERT MAYO.
59. JOSEPH B.6 ELLIS (GEORGE FRANKLIN5, SARAH4 HEAD, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1883, and died 1963. He married WINNIE MURPHY.
Child of JOSEPH ELLIS and WINNIE MURPHY is:
i. JOHN F.7 ELLIS, b. 1906; d. 1989; m. CORA HEAD.
60. HENRY F.6 ELLIS (GEORGE FRANKLIN5, SARAH4 HEAD, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born May 23, 1885, and died 1965. He married MINNIE FARMER 1906.
Child of HENRY ELLIS and MINNIE FARMER is:
i. GEORGE HERMAN7 ELLIS, b. 1913; d. 1948; m. VERA NICHOLSON.