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Leonard B. Nobles and Martha Botts Holloway Generation One by Shirley Erickson
Generation No. 1
1. L EONARD B.3 NOBLES (LEONARD?2, LEONARD?1) was born June 05, 1789 in South Carolina, and died November 10, 1865 in Arkansas City, Arkansas. He married MARTHA BOTTS HOLLOWAY November 14, 1816 in prob South Car., USA, daughter of THOMAS HOLLOWAY and LUCRETIA WALKER. She was born November 24, 1799 in South Carolina, and died September 18, 1857 in Arkansas County, Arkansas.Notes for L EONARD B. NOBLES:STATISTICS COPIED FROM THE NOBLES FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS IN POSSESSION OF LEONARD VALENTINE NOBLES, JR. OF THE TOW VALLEY COMMUNITY, TEXAS [Dec. 27, 1962 as copied by Annabelle Pennington Nobles Stone on a visit with Leonard Valentine Nobles, Jr.] Leonard Nobles Martha Botts Nobles Born: June 5, 1789 Born: November 24, 1799 Lucretia Walker Nobles Martha Tucker Nobles Born: December 23, 1817 Born: January 16, 1826 Sarah Elizabeth Nobles Samuel Walker Nobles Born: December 19, 1819 Born: September 3, 1828 Benjamin Holloway Nobles Mary Ann Soporonia Nobles Born: May 14, 1822 Born: August 22, 1830 Frances Willerson Nobles William Nobles Born: April 5, 1824 Born: July 23, 1832 Leonard Nobles and Martha B. Holloway was married on November the 14th, 1816
Nancy Rebecca Nobles was born September the 27th, 1834 Milton Franklin Nobles was born May the 5th, 1837 Marion Layfayette Nobles was born September the 20th, 1839 Leonard Valentine Nobles was born February the 13th, 1842 Louisa Melvina Nobles was born January the 25th, 1844 James T. Allen was bornd in the year of our lord eighteen hundred twenty one on April the 15th Mary Frances (Allen) was bornd November the 23, 1850 Thomas Jefferson Allen was bornd February the 1st, 1852 Sarah E. Nobles was born January the 17th, 1856 Martha B. Nobles was born January the 19th, 1857 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy Rebecca Nobles Died: October the 12th, 1849 Martha Tucker Nobles Died: March 4th, 1853 Martha Botts Nobles consort of Leonard Nobles died September the 18th, 1857 William Nobles died August 28th, 1859 Marion L. Nobles died July 22nd, 1864 Leonard Nobles died November 10th, 1865 Caroline Nobles consort of Benjamin William Nobles died June the 6th, 1854 Lucretia Walker Nobles died September the 7th, 1877 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leonard Valentine Nobles was born February the 13th, 1842 (Died September 20, 1919) Elly Elizabeth Thorp was born the 20th July, 1847 (Date of birth on tombstone July 19, 1847) (Died September 22, 1929) Marion Lafayette Nobles Born: August 3, 1875 Martha Frances Nobles Born: December 8, 1877 Died: May 17, 1950 Milton Hodges Nobles Born: December 27, 1879 Leonard Valentine Nobles (Jr) was born April the 12th, 1886 Gideon Luther Nobles was born February the 28th, 1884 William Franklin Nobles was born March the 12th, 1886 Albert Sidney Nobles was born April the 16th, 1889 Died: August 7, 1943 Leonard Valentine Nobles and Ella E. Thorp was married November the 18th, 1874 ~~~~~ From Judy Russell: "At the estate sale of Benjamin Eddins, Sr. (father of Fanny Eddins who married Samuel Walker, Jr.) Leonard Nobles bought one "lot of spunn cotten" for 8.56. So we know where he was sometime near Mar 1819 when the sale results were taken to the courthouse. Frances Bateman found and copied the whole list of buyers recently while she was in Athens, AL. Lots and lots of familiar names: Easter, Walker, Norris, Holloway, Eddins, Ward, Tillman, etc. " ~~~~~~~~ The following transcribed from the Research of Annabelle Pennington Nobles Stone: DEED BOOK M -- page 625 Huntsville, Alabama ALLEN WALLS and wife D E E D ELEANOR WALLS Dated: August 1, 1829 Filed: March 18, 1830 TO LEONARD NOBLES $100.00 NE 1/4 of Section 22, Township 1, Range 2 West 165.18 Acres ~~~~~~~~~~~ DEED BOOK W -- page 373 Huntsville, Alabama LEONARD NOBLES and wife MARTHA NOBLES D E E D Dated: July 7, 1847 TO Filed: July 13, 1847 JAMES D. SHANKS $512.00 NE 1/4 Section 22, Township 1, Range 2 West containing 165.18 acres Witnesses: Wm Nobles R E Brister ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the Research of Annabelle Pennington Nobles Stone: "Leonard Nobles had 5 slaves not far from Duvals Bluff, Arkansas. When they were freed, he gave them a choice: to go or stay and farm as tenants. Two left and three stayed. Leonard Nobles volunteered for the Civil War when his brothers came back on furlow. ?[Len, Jr. was just a boy hunting & found a tomahawk. Fate(?) (Layfayette) still has the tomahawk.]" ~~~~~ http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/madison/census/1840/pg138.txt Census Year: 1840 State: Alabama County: Madison Page No: 142 Reel no: M704-13 Division: Northern District of Alabama being the North half of Madison County Enumerated by: Benjamin B. Rogers Transcribed by Linda Doty for USGenWeb, http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/. Copyright: 2001
24 | Leo. Nobles | 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 15 | 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | N142 | 2 white males 0 to 5 [Marion Lafayette & Milton Franklin] 1 white male 1 to 10 [Benjamin William Franklin] 1 white male 10 to 15 [Samuel Walker] 1 white male 15 to 20 [Benjamin Holloway] 1 white male 50 to 60 [Leonard B.] 1 white female 0 to 5 [Mary Ann Sophronia] 1 white female 10 to 15 [Martha Tucker] 1 white female 15 to 20 [Frances Willerson] 2 white females 20 to 30 [Lucretia Walker & Sarah Elizabeth] 1 white female 30 to 40 [Martha Botts] 2 male slaves 0 to 10 1 female slave 24 to 36 Total 15 4 occupation agriculture ~~~~~ Database: Arkansas Census, 1819-70 NOBLES, LEONARD B. State: AR Year: 1850 County: Arkansas County Record Type: Slave Schedule Township: Polk Township Page: 041 Database: AR 1850 Slave Schedule -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1850 Census, Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas; page 22 Household 6 Family 6 Ben Walker 38 M Farmer 200 South Carolina Susan M 34 F Tennessee Louisa O. 5 F Mississippi Thomas J. 1 M Mississippi Household 7 Family 7 T. J. Allen 29 M Farmer Virginia Martha T 23 F Alabama Household 8 Family 8 L. B. Nobles 61 M Farmer South Carolina Martha B. 50 F South Carolina Lucretia 32 F Alabama Sarah E. 30 F Alabama Ben H. 28 M Alabama Sophronia 26 F Alabama William 18 M Farmer Alabama Milton 15? M Alabama Lafayette 11? M Alabama Leonard 8 M Alabama Louisa 6 F Alabama ~~~~~~~ Nobles, Leonard B. ; State: Arkansas Year: 1850; County: Arkansas Roll: M432_25 Township: Polk Twp Page: 41; Image: 80 1850 Census, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas 8-8 L. B. Nobles 61 Farmer SC Martha B. 50 SC Lucretia 32 Ala. Sarah E. 30 Ala Ben H. 28 Farmer Ala. Sophronia 26 Ala. William 18 Farmer Ala. Milton 15 Ala Lafayette 10 Ala. Leonard 8 Ala. Louisa 6 Ala. ~~~~~ From Karen Walker: 1850 Census, Polk Twp. Arkansas Co., Ark, 20 Nov 1850, pg 22, fam 8-8; L. B. Nobles, 61, M, farmer, SC; Martha, 50, F, SC; Lucretia, 32, F, AL; Sarah E., 30, F, AL; Ben H., 28, M, AL, Sophronia, 20, F, AL; William, farmer, 18, M, AL; Milton, 13, M, AL; Lafayette, 10, M, AL; Leonard, 8, M, AL; Louisa, 6, F, AL 1860 Census, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark., pg 4, fam 21-21; Leonard Nobles, 70, M, Farmer, 1800-10,000, SC; Lucretia W., 40, F, housekeeper, AL; Milton F., 22, M, farming, AL; Marian L., 20, M, farming, AL; Leonard V., 18, M, farming, AL; Louisa M., 15, F, AL; Allen, May F., 9, F, Ark; Allen, Thomas J., M, 7, Ark. ~~~~~~ NOBLES, LEONARD State: AR Year: 1860 County: Arkansas County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Polk Township Page: 004 Database: AR 1860 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are from the Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records Land Patent, #5912, Authority April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash 40 Acres Little Rock NENE 7/ 2-S / 3-W / Fractional Section/ 5th pm / AR/ Arkansas Issued Date March 1, 1855 ~~~~~~~~~~ Land Patent, #6751, Authority April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash 160 Acres Little Rock NWNE 7/ 2-S / 3-W / Section/ 5th pm / AR/ Arkansas SENE 7/ 2-S / 3-W / Section/ 5th pm / AR/ Arkansas N1/2SW 8/ 2-S / 3-W / Section/ 5th pm / AR/ Arkansas Issued Date September 1, 1856 ~~~~~~~~~ ARKANSAS CO., ARK., FEDERAL LAND RECORDS NOBLES LEONARD 7 2S 3W 40 1855/03/01 NOBLES LEONARD 7 2S 3W 0 1856/09/01 NOBLES LEONARD 7 2S 3W 0 1856/09/01 NOBLES LEONARD 8 2S 3W 160 1856/09/01 ~~~~~~~~ Probate of Leonard Nobles Arkansas Co., Arkansas January Term 1866 The following probates were generously shared by Shirley Garner: THE STATE OF ARKANSAS,) IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SAID COUNTY ARKANSAS COUNTY. ) January Term 1866 I James T. Allen of the County & State of Arkansas Here applying for letters of administration on the estate of Leonard Nobles of siad County, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that the said Leonard Nobles this life in Arkansas on or about the ______ day of November That the said Leonard Nobles died without making any will; that to the best knowledge and belief the value of the estate of deceased is about the sum of One Thousand Dollars that the names and residence of the heirs of deceased, is as follows Benjamine H Nobles Samuel Nobles Milton Nobles Leonard Nobles Frances [Nobles is scratched through] Ashley Sarah Aunis Sophonia Montgomery Lucrecia Nobles Louisa Nobles Thomas J. Allen A Mary F Allen All Residents of Arkansas County Arkansas. And further, Deposes and says, that he will make a perfect inventory of and faithfully administer all and si__ goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, and pay his debts, as far as the assets which may come to him will extend, and the law directs and that he will account for and pay over, according to lqaw, all assets which shall come hands or possessions, so him him God. Subscribed and sworn to, before me this 8th day of January 1866 Joseph H Maxwell Clerk } James T Allen By B F Quertermous Dep Clk }
STATE OF ARKANSAS, } COUNTY OF ARKANSAS. }88. Know all Men by these Presents: That We James T Allen S M Allen & B H Nobles are held and firmly bound unto the State of Arkansas, in the just and penal sum of Two Thousand Dollars, for the payment whereof, well and truly to be made ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presnts. Witness our hands and seals at De Witt this 8th day of January A. D. THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the above bounden Jas T Allen administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of Leonard Nobles deceased, shall make, or made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of the siad deceased, which have or may come to possession, or knowledge, of him the said James T Allen or into the hands or possession of any other person and the same, so made, shall return and exhibit in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Arkansas __ days from the date of the above obligation; and all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, which shall come to the hans __ possession, or knowledge, of the said Jms T Allen shall well and truly administer according to law, and pay the debts of the deceased his assets will extend, and the law direct; and further, make, or cause to be made, just and true accounts of his adm__ And make due and proper settlements thereof, from time to time, according to law, or the lawful order, sentence, or decree of any Court having comp Diction; and shall, moreover, well and truly do and perform all other matters and things touching such administration, that are or may be prescribed enjoin on such administator by the lawful order, sentence or decree of any Court having competent jurisdiction, then the above obligation to be void effect, otherwide, to remain in full force and virtue. In Testimony Whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals, the day and year first above written. IN THE PRESENCE OF ( James T Allen ( S. M Allen ( B H Nobles THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, } ARKANSAS COUNTY, }88.
To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:~~~ KNOW YE, That Leonard Nobles of the County of Arkansas, and State of Arkansas, died intestate, as it is said, on or about the 9th day of November having, at the time of his death, personal property in this State, which may be lost, destroyed, or diminished in value, if speedy care be not taken of To the end, therefore, that the said property may be collected, preserved and disposed of according to law, we therefore do appoint James T Allen Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said Leonard Nobles at the time of his death, with full power and authority to secure and dispose of said property according to law, and moneys due said deceased, and in general do and perform all other acts and things which are or hereafter may be required of him by law. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I Joseph H. Maxwell Clerk of the Circuit Court, and Clerk of the Probate Court, in and for the County of Arkansas, aforesaid, have hereunto set my hand and affixed Office, in De Witt this 8th day of January 1866 $1.00 U.S. Revenue Stamp Joseph H. Maxwell The foregoing Affidavit, Bond and Letters of Administration, was filed for Record in my office this 8th day of Jan 1866
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, ) IN THE PROBATE COURT ARKANSAS COUNTY. ) In ____8th Jan ___ Here applying for letters of administration on the estate of Leonard Nobles of said County, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that the said Leonard nobles this life in Arkansas on or about the ____ day of November That the said Leonard Nobles died without making any will; & knowledge and belief the value of the estate of deceased is about the sum of One Thousand Dollars that the names and residence of the heirs of decased Benjamin H Nobles Samuel Nobles Milton Nobles Nobles Frances Ashley Sarah Annis Suphronia Montgomery Lucrecia Nobles Louisa Nobles Thomas J Allen M All residents of Arkansas County Arkansas And further, Deposes and says, that he will make a perfect inventory of and faithfully administer goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, and pay his debts, as far as the assets which may will extend, and the law direct, and that he will account for and pay over, according to law, all assets in hands or possession, so help him God. Subscribed and sworn to, before me This 8th day of Janauary 1867 } Joseph H Maxwell Clerk } James T. Allen By B F. Quertmous Dep. Clerk STATE OF ARKANSAS, } COUNTY OF ARKANSAS. }88. Know all Men by these Presnts: That We James T Allen SM. Allen & B. H. Nobles are held and firmly bound unto the Stae of Arkansas, in the just and penal sum of Two Thousand Dollars, for the payment whereof, well and true Ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presnts. Witness our hands and seals at De Witt this 8th day of January. THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the above bounden James T Allen administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of Leonard Nobles deceased made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of the said deceased, which have possession, or knowledge, of him the said James T Allen or into the hands or possession of and the same, so made, shall return and exhibit in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Arkansas days from the date of the above obligation; and all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, which shall sion, or knowlege, of the said Administrator shall well and truly administer according to law, and pay the de __ his assets will extend, and the law direct; and further, make, or cause to be made, just and true accounts of him and make due and proper settlements thereof, from time to time, according to law, or the lawful order, sentence, or decree of any Contradiction; and shall, moreover, well and truly do and perform all other matters and things touching such administration, that are or may enjoin on such administrator by the lawful order, wentence or decree of any Court having competent jurisdiction, then the above oblig Effect, otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue. In Testimony Whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals, the day and year first above written. IN THE PRESENCE OF ( James T Allen ( S M Allen ( B H Nobles
~~~~~~~ Transcriptions of Arkansas Probate Court Records Copies of Originals generously supplied by Karen Ann Walker. [Typed with same punctuation spacing etc.-I cannot make out all words so would appreciate others take on the verbage. _______ mark questionable or missing words.] 57 Probate Court January Term 1866 Estate of Leonard Nobles James T. Allen adm Now on this day was submitted to the court here the Bond of Said James T. Allen as Administrator of The Estate of Leonard Nobles in the Sum of Two Thousand Dollars with S. M. Allen and B. H. Nobles as his Securities which Bond after being examined by the Court is approved and ordered Filed. 412 Probate Court October Term Estate of Leonard Nobles James T. Allen, Adm. Now on this day on motion it was ordered by the Court that James T. Allen as such adm. Be and he is Hereby authorized to have necessary improvements made on the farm belonging to said estate and also to ____ said farm for the year 1868 ____ privately to the best interest of said Estate. 368 Probate Court July Term 1867. Estate of Leonard Nobles James T. Allen Adm Now on this day comes said Administr Ator by attorney and files herein his annual account of settlement in this Behalf, which account of settle ment on examination is Received by the Court and ordered filed to stand for confirmation until the text term of this Court. ~~~~~ Administrators and Settlements Book, Arkansas County, Arkansas. (2002 by Shirley Nobles Erickson) p. 46 James T. Allen as administrator in account with L. Nobles Est Dr This amount of sales of personal property is per sale Bill filed 5th day of Feb. 1866. $668.48 Cash Items in viz and viz Confederate money $640.00} County war script 50.00} Arkansas Treasury warrants 16.00} County script 10.00} 1134.25 United States Currency 2.20} Tennessee Bank paper 10.00} Gold & Silver 406.05} ______ 1742.13 Contin Cr By Cash paid following Claims viz Clerks fee voucher 1 3.00 Taxes " 2 3.00 " " 3 13.71 " " 4 4.80 Cash items returned 719.50 Adms Commission viz 10 % Jan $1000.00 100.00 " " " 5 % " 1.16 By this amount to Balance 898.70 1742.13 To Balance as above being amount in hands of Adms Feb. 11 898.70
Toten & Halleburton Atty, for Admr Filed 12th day of July 1867 Recorded 30th day of October 1867 W. F. Gibson Clerk ~~~~ p. 163 Estate of Leonard Nobles James T Allen as Administrator in account with Leonard Nobles Estate. This amount of assets in hands of administrator as per account filed 13th April 1869. 829.95 Rent of farm for 1870 140.00 ______ $969.95 Contra Cr By Cash paid in following claims viz Clerks Fee Voucher No. 1 5.10 L. V. Nobles " " 2 25.00 S. E. Amis " " 3 23.00 L. W. Nobles " " 4 23.00 R. R. Griffy " " 5 25.50 J. M. Price " " 6 9.00 S. E. Amis " " 7 20.00 L. W. Nobles " " 8 20.00 F. M. Ashley " " 9 20.00 Tax Receipt 1869 " " 10 29.23 _______________ By this amount to balance 770.12 969.95 To Balance as above being amount of assets in hands of admr April 12, 1870 W. H. Halleburton Attny for Admnr. Filed April 12, 1870 and Recorded ? 19th 1870 A.C. Wiley Clerk and ex Officio Recorder ~~~~~~ p. 214 [and p. 215: "Leonard Nobles Estate continued] James T. Allen as Administrator in account with Estate of Leonard Nobles dec. DR. This amount of assets in hands of adminitrator as per account filed 12th April 1870 770.12 Rent for 1871 to L. V. Nobles 150.00 920.12 Contra By leash paid on following chaims L. V. Nobles voucher No. 1 62.50 R. R. Griffey voucher 2 20.00 Tax Receipt " 3 33.20 Clerks Fee " 4 11.55 L. V. Nobles " 5 34.01 _____ 161.25 By administrator commission of 5% of rent of 1870 & 1871 290.00 14.50 ______ 175.75 " This amount to balance 144.37 920.12 _____________ To Balance above being amount in hands of administrator 744.37 April 11 1871 Halleburton & Goddin atty for admn. Filed April 12th 1871 Recorded august 8 1871 A C Wiley Clerk & Recorder ~~~~~ p. 284 James T. Allen as Administrator in account with Estate of Leonard Nobles deceased. This amount of assets in hands of Administrator is per account filed 12th April 1871 744.37 Contra Cr By Cash paid as following to wit Tax Receipt voucher No 1 20.40 B. H. Noble " " 2 100.00 F. M. Ashley " " 3 80.00 S. E. Amis " " 4 57.00 Lucretia Nobles " " 5 57.00 R R Griffey " " 6 26.50 L. V. Nobles " " 7 47.00 M. F. Nobles " " 8 100.00 Tax Receipt " " 9 43.36 Clerks Fee " " 10 5.05 _____ 536.31 By this amount to balance 208.06 744.37 _____________ To Balance as above being amount of assets in hands of Administrator say $208.06 April 11 1872 Halliburton & Godden attorneys for admin Filed April 11th 1872 and recorded Oct 12 1872 Alexander C Wiley Clerk ~~~~~~ p. 382 James T. Allen as Administrator in Account with Estate of Leonard Nobles, Decd. This Amount of Assets in hands of Administrator as to account filed April 11th 1872. 208.06 This Amount rent for 1873 150.00 " " " " 1874 151.00 _____ $509.06 Contra By Cash Paid as follows viz " " Taxes for 1872 Voucher No. 1 58.56 " " " " 1873 " " 2 61.00 " " Paid S. C. Nobles " " 3 107.51 " " " E. P. G. Tackitt " " 4 2.50 " " " T. J. Allen " " 5 102.51 " " " Taxes " " 6 45.60 " " " Radgesky Davis & Co. 7 4.50 ______ 387.18 By this Amount to Balance 121.88 _____________________ $509.06 $509.06 To Balance as above being Amount in hands of Administor $121.88 Jan. 18th 1876. Halliburton & Brinkley Attorneys for Admr. Filed January 19th 1876 Recorded May 12th 1876. B. F. Quertemous Clerk ~~~~~ p. 444 James T. Allen as admr in account with Est of Leonard Nobles To this amt of assetts in hands of admr as for Dr Cr account filed 19th day of January 1876 121.88 " Rent for 1876 175.00 " " " 1875 omitted 150.00 Contra By Cash paid Taxes 1875 Voucher No. 1 34.20 " " " " 1876 " " 2 22.75 " " " " 1876 " " 3 3.35 " " " O. F. Montgomery " " 4 38.00 " " " Moses Katz " " 5 42.00 " " " T. J. Allen " " 6 100.00 " " " John Hamilton " " 7 20.00 " 5 prct comms on Rents of 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875 & 1876 being in the aggregate the sum of $834.06 is 41.70 By this amt to Bal 144.88 ______________________ 446.88 446.88 Bal above being amt of assetts in hand of admr 144.88 Int on same from 19th Jany 1876 to date 1 yr 9 mo 6% 15.20 _____ 160.08 October 13th 1877 Halliburton & Brinkley attys for adm. ~~~~~ p. 480 James T Allen Administrator in account with Estate Leonard Noble To this amt of assets in hands of Admr as per Account filed 16th Oct 1878 $160.08 Rent for 1878 100.00 ______ $260.08 Contra -- By amt paid viz Cash paid taxes Voucher No 1 $21.83 " " Clerks fee " " 2 1.65 " " " " " " 3 3.80 27.28 ______________________ Bal in hands of Adm $232.80 April 30th 1879 Filed April 30th 1879 and recorded February 19th 1880 A. D. Matthews, Clerk By J. J. McEvay D. C. ~~~~~~ p. 519, 535, and 575 also have listings with James T. Allen as Administrator for the Estate of Leonard Nobles. To Jan 19, 1882. More About L EONARD B. NOBLES:Census 1: 1790, 96 District, Edgefield, South Carolina Census 2: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 3: November 23, 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 4: 1860, pg. 4, family 21, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark. Occupation: 1850, Farmer, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Property 1: August 01, 1829, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Property 2: July 07, 1847, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Property 3: March 01, 1855, Little Rock, Arkansas County, Arkansas Property 4: September 01, 1856, Little Rock, Arkansas County, Arkansas Residence: Bet. 1847 - 1865, De Vall's Bluff, Arkansas Will: 1865, Intestate, Adm B:433; Arkansas County, Arkansas More About M ARTHA BOTTS HOLLOWAY:Census 1: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 2: 1840, Madison County, Alabama More About L EONARD NOBLES and MARTHA HOLLOWAY:Marriage: November 14, 1816, prob South Car., USA
Children of L EONARD NOBLES and MARTHA HOLLOWAY are:i. LUCRETIA WALKER 4 NOBLES, b. December 23, 1817, Madison County, Alabama; d. September 07, 1877.Notes for LUCRETIA WALKER NOBLES: still single in 1850 census living in father's household More About LUCRETIA WALKER NOBLES: Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 3: 1860, pg. 4, family 21, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH NOBLES, b. December 19, 1819, Alabama; d. Aft. 1872, Probably Arkansas; m. WILLIAM R. AMIS, Abt. 1845, Tennessee or Alabama; b. Bet. 1824 - 1825, North Carolina. Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH NOBLES: Unsure is this is the same Sarah or not: 1880 Census Place: De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas Source: FHL Film 1254038 National Archives Film T9-0038 Page 49C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Dayton BOWERS Self M M W 24 IN Fa: OH Mo: IN Viola BOWERS Wife F M W 24 LA Occ: Keeping House Fa: ENG Mo: AL BOWERS Son M S W 3M AR Fa: IN Mo: LA Sarah AMOS MotherL F W W 64 AL Fa: NC Mo: GA More About SARAH ELIZABETH NOBLES: Census 1: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 2: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 3: 1850, 1521-1521 Civil District 12, Fayette County, Tennessee Census 4: 1860, 28-28, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Census 5: 1870, 19-19, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Notes for WILLIAM R. AMIS: 1850 Census Fayette County, Tennessee Civil District No. 12 1521-1521 Wm. R. Amis 25 m ? 250 N. C. Elizabeth 27 F " Mary E. 5 F " Martha J. 1 F " ~~~~~ Arkansas Co., Arkansas Dewitt Courthouse Deed Index 1 Grantor Amis, Wm. R. Wm. H. Halliburton June 14, 1858 Filed June 14, 1858 Ex. Trust Deed Book J Page 296-345 NE-NW6, 2S 3W, and slaves Amis, Thomas Wm. H. Halliburton July 16, 1858 June 14, 1856 Trust Deed 298-347 S1/2, NW and NE, SW31, 1S, 3W, and slaves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genealogy200&id=I359 [Karen Walker] Title: 1860 Census Abbrev: 1860 Census Page: Polk Twp.; Copeas PO, Arkansas Co., AR, 4 Jun 1860, pg. 5, fam 28-28: William R. Amis, 36, M, farmer, 1200-2000, NC; Sarah E., 40, F, housekeeper, AL; Eliz., 9, F, TN; Mariah, 5, F, AR; Charlotte, 2, F, AR. Title: 1870 Census Abbrev: 1870 Census Page: Mount Adams PO, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., AR, 23 Jun 1870, pg. 76B, Family 19-19: Sarah E., 50, FW, Farmer, 250-300, AL; Maria, 15, FW, Ark; Charlotte, 12, FW, Ark. More About WILLIAM R. AMIS: Census 1: 1860, 28-28, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Census 2: 1850, 1521-1521 Civil District 12, Fayette County, Tennessee Census 3: 1870, 19-19, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Property: June 14, 1858, NE-NW6, 2S 3W, Arkansas Co., Arkansas More About WILLIAM AMIS and SARAH NOBLES: Marriage: Abt. 1845, Tennessee or Alabama iii. BENJAMIN HOLLOWAY NOBLES, b. May 14, 1822, Alabama/Tennessee; d. February 19, 1899, Mason County, Texas; m. (1) CAROLINE, December 22, 1851, Arkansas Co., Arkansas; b. Abt. 1814, Mississippi; d. June 06, 1854; m. (2) MARY JANE EDWARDS, April 12, 1855, Arkansas County, Arkansas; b. November 13, 1838, Alabama; d. May 15, 1922, Mason County, Texas. Notes for BENJAMIN HOLLOWAY NOBLES: The Index to Arkansas Confederate Soldiers [page 190, Volume II, H-O]; Compiled by Desmond Walls Allen; lists a "Benjamin Nolbes; Co. G; Carlton's Reg't, Ark. Cav.; Pvt/Pvt." It also lists a "John Nobles; Co. B; 8 Ark. Cav.; Pvt/Pvt." Also, "L. L. Nobles; Co. E; 2 Ark. Cav.; Pvt/Pvt." Plus " Lewis Nobles; Co. D; 58 Ark. Militia; Pvt/Pvt." [Could this one be the son of Samuel Walker Nobles?] and "Nathaniel Nobles Co. F; 3 Ark. Cav.; Pvt/Pvt"; "Randle Nobles Co. F; 3 Ark. Cav.; Pvt/Pvt "; "Richard Nobles ; Co. I new; 8 Ark. Inf.; Pvt/Pvt. "; "Wiley Nobles; Co. K; Cocke's Reg't., Ark. Inf. Pvt/Pvt". There are also several with the name "Noble" (no "S") ARKANSAS CO., ARK., FEDERAL LAND RECORDS NOBLES BENJAMIN H 5 3S 3W 0 1855/03/01 NOBLES BENJAMIN H 5 3S 3W 27.94 1855/03/01 NOBLES BENJAMIN H 5 3S 3W 0 1856/09/01 NOBLES BENJAMIN H 5 3S 3W 124.15 1856/09/01 NOBLES BENJAMIN H 5 3S 3W 39.34 1859/06/01 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Arkansas Co., Arkansas Dewitt Courthouse Grantee Index A Noble, Benjamin Richard Compton April 12, 1858 Feb 11, 1858 Power J216-237 Lease lands of Eleanora D. Smith Minor ~~~~~ Nobles, Ben H. Rebecca Cata 26th Dec, 1867 24th Dec, 1867 Deed O578 S1/2, SW1/4, 26SE1/4, SE1/4, 27T3SR6W P. 578 This indenture made and entered into between Rebecca Catoe of the 1st part and Benjamin H. Nobles of the 2nd part all of the county of Arkansas and State of Arkansas on this the 24th day of December A. D. 1867 witnesseth that the said party of the 1st part for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars lawful money to the said party of the 1st part in hand paid by the said second party the receipt is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold and conveyed and by these present do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said party of the second part the following discribed tracts or parcels of land situated in the county of Arkansas as follows South half of the south west quarter of section twenty six and the south east quarter of the south east quarter of section twenty seven in township three south in range six west of 5th principal man order containing one hundred and twenty acres more or less together with all the improvements and heireditaments there unto belonging to have and hold the same to the only purposes propuse benefit and behoofe of the said second party and to his heirs Executors and administrators forever I the said first party do hereby warrant and wil ever defer to the second party that said land and premises a entire free from all incumbrance made or suffered by me and that I will to my heirs executors or administrators shall warrant and defend the title of said land and premises against all lawful claimes of whatsoever kind in nature Intestimony whereof I the said Rebecca Catoe have herewith set my hand and seal date first herein written Rebecca Cato "X" [her mark] {Seal} (Fifty cents U. S. reserved stamps cancelled) State of Arkansas County of Arkansas Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace Rebecca who acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance to Benjamin H. Nobles for the purpose therein expressed this the 25th day of December A. D. 1867 W. T. [J] Wells JP Filed and recorded this 26th day of December A. D. 1867 Edmund R. Weley ( B, Joseph H. Maxwell District Clerk ~~~~~~~~~~ The following information is from Karen Walker: 14 Jul 1870, Bayou Meto Twp., Arkansas Co., AR, pg. 11: family 20-20: Nobles, Samuel, 47, MW, farmer, SC; Sarah Nobles, 30, FW, housekeeping , Geo; John Nobles, 18, MW, working farm, Ala; Martha Nobles, 16, FW, Ala; Mary Nobles, 13, FW, Ala; Benjamin Nobles, 11, MW, Miss; Dolly Nobles, 9, FW, Miss; Hannah Nobles, 3, FW, Ark; Lucretia, 2, FW, Ark; John P. Grover, 10, MW, working farm, Ark. (So here is Samuel and your John. Don't know about the age of Samuel. Perhaps they put 42, although it sure looked like 47. Also don't know about the SC birthplace. Francis gives the same birthplace in this census. I think the census taker must have asked the question that implied it was for the father of the subject since Sarah also does not give her birthplace, which is AL, but her mother's.) family 21-21: John Roach &1 family 22-22: Duncan Morris & fam family 23-23: Benjamin H. Nobles, 47, MW, farmer, $500, AL; Mary J. Nobles, 30, FW, housekeeping, Ala; Leroy Montgomery, 16, MW, laborer on farm, Ark; Sarah E. Nobles, 14, FW, attending school, Ark; Oscar Montgomery, MW, laborer on farm, Ark; Christina Nobles, 11, FW, attending school, Ark; Milton Montgomery, 8, MW, attending school, Ark; Leonard Nobles, 4, MW, Ark; Roxanna Nobles, 2, FW, Ark. (Looks like Ben took in his sister's children after their dad died. The question is: did Mary Ann Sophronia die with or after her husband; or, did she remarry? ) family 24-24: James McGuaghey, 36, farmer 300 Ala family 25-25: James McGuaghey, 34, & Roxanna, 28 and family (remember the McGuaghey nephew with Sarah in 1800 in TX. Is this her family? She names one of her children Roxanna, I'll bet this is her brother or sister.) family 26-26: ?alls, James, M, 22, farmer, Miss family 27-27: Griffey, Richard, 40, MW, farmer, TN; Eliza Griffey, 27, FW, housekeeper, TN (Is this "Our" Griffey? Although his first name is different the age is correct for both according to their marriage record and the census taker could have heard Eliza from Louisa. Something to consider.) family 28-28: Fanny Ashley, 40, FW, farmer, SC family 29-29: James Cox, 23, MW, farmer, AL; William Cox, 18, MW, laborer on farm, AL; Jennie Buffalo, 16, FW, Ala; Eliza Buffalo, 7, FW, Ark. ~~~~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: Precinct 1, Burnet, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255293 National Archives Film T9-1293 Page 114C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace B. H. NOBLES Self M M W 58 AL Occ: Farming Fa: VA Mo: VA Mary J. NOBLES Wife F M W 41 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA Lennard NOBLES Son M S W 14 AR Occ: Works On Farm Fa: AL Mo: AL Roxanna NOBLES Dau F S W 12 AR Occ: In School Fa: AL Mo: AL Mary A. NOBLES Dau F S W 7 TX Occ: In School Fa: AL Mo: AL Francis NOBLES Dau F S W 5 TX Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL Milton NOBLES Son M S W 2 TX Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL Joel E. NOBLES Son M S W 1 TX Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL James MC GAUHEY Nephew M S W 12 AR Occ: Works On Farm ~~~~~~~~ Coffey Cemetery - Streeter, Mason, Texas "Mason insignia" B. H. Nobles 5-14-1822 2-19-1899 "Another link is broken in our household band. But a chain is forming in a better land." ~~~~~~~~~~ More About BENJAMIN HOLLOWAY NOBLES: Burial: Coffey Cemetery-Streeter, Mason, Texas Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 3: 1860, Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 4: 1870, Bayou Meto Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Census 5: 1880, Precinct 1, Burnet Co., Texas Occupation: 1850, Farmer, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Property 1: January 01, 1872, Colorado River, Burnet County, Texas Property 2: March 01, 1855, Little Rock, Arkansas County, Arkansas Property 3: September 01, 1856, Little Rock, Arkansas County, Arkansas Property 4: June 01, 1859, Little Rock, Arkansas County, Arkansas Property 5: April 02, 1860, Probably a different Benjamin Nobles: Washington, Garland County, Arkansas Residence: Bet. 1851 - 1859, Arkansas Co., Arkansas More About CAROLINE: Census: 1850, Polk township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Marriage Notes for BENJAMIN NOBLES and CAROLINE: Found in Volume B; page 63 Arkansas Co. Arkansas Marriage Records at Dewitt, Arkansas (2002) State of Arkansas } County of Arkansas} I C. P. Halley a duly commissioned Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Arkansas aforesaid do hereby certify that on the 22nd day of December 1851 at the aforesaid county I did duly join in matrimony Benjamin Noble of said county aged 30 years and Mrs. Caroline Smith of the aforesaid County aged 37 years and did then and there pronounced them husband and wife Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of December AD 1851. C. P. Halley J.P. Filed & recorded this 3rd day of April AD 1852 W H Halliburton Clerk More About BENJAMIN NOBLES and CAROLINE: Marriage: December 22, 1851, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Notes for MARY JANE EDWARDS: Mason County Census for 1900 Prect. 7 -- June 29th #228 Nobles, M. J. head 11-1838 Wd. 1 1 fmr. Ga. Ga. Ga. Nobles, B. H. son 4-1881 fm. l. Tx. Ala. Ga. Hill, W. B. G. son 11-1896 Tx. Tx. Tx. Coffey Cemetery - Streeter, Mason, Texas Mary J. Nobles 11-13-1838 5-15-1922 Wife of B. H. Nobles More About MARY JANE EDWARDS: Burial: Coffey Cemetery-Streeter, Mason, Texas Census 1: 1870, Bayou Meto Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Census 2: 1880, Precinct 1, Burnet Co., Texas Marriage Notes for BENJAMIN NOBLES and MARY EDWARDS: Found in Volume B; page 84 Arkansas Co. Arkansas Marriage Records at Dewitt, Arkansas (2002) State of Arkansas } County of Arkansas} I Felix C. Allen an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Arkansas hereby certify that I did on the 12th day of April AD 1855 at the county aforesaid, solemnize the rites of matrimony between Benjamin H Nobles aged 32 years and Mary J. Edwards aged Sixteen years all of the County and State aforesaid, and then and there declared them to be man and wife -- Given under my hand and seal this 24th day of May AD 1855. Felix C. Allen J.P. Filed Nov 19th 1855 & recorded this 24th day of Nov. AD 1855 J. G. Quertermous Clerk By J. H. Maxwell D.C. More About BENJAMIN NOBLES and MARY EDWARDS: Marriage: April 12, 1855, Arkansas County, Arkansas iv. FRANCES WILLERSON NOBLES, b. April 05, 1824, Alabama; d. Aft. 1886, Tow, Llano, TX.; m. (1) JAMES LEONARD COCKE, February 18, 1844, Madison County, Alabama; b. Abt. 1810, Tennessee; d. Bef. July 17, 1853, Madison County, Alabama; m. (2) RUFUS E. BUFFALOE, November 23, 1853, Madison County, Alabama; b. Abt. 1834, Wake County, North Carolina; d. December 31, 1862, Murfreesboro, TN.; m. (3) FRANCIS ASHLEY, September 28, 1864, Arkansas County, Arkansas; d. Bef. 1870; m. (4) DAVID CALVIN COWAN, Bet. March 1875 - 1878, Prob. Llano County, Texas; b. October 21, 1805, Tennessee; d. August 24, 1878, Tow, Llano County, Texas. Notes for FRANCES WILLERSON NOBLES: Mary Anne Rick via Pam Sanders: Rufus E. Buffaloe married the widow of James L. Cox. A gurardian was appointed in December 1853 for Francies Cox Buffaloe's children, John S. Cox, Martha Isabella Cox, James L. Cox, Charles B. Cox and William L. Cox all under 21 years of age. (their son Milton has died by now) On January 09, 1860 in Arkansas County, AR, Frances M. Buffaloe, now the wife of Rufus E. Buffaloe, put in an application with the Probate Court for appointment of William R. Wofford of Arkansas County as guardian of Martha Isabella Cox. A petition was filed on June 29, 1860 in Arkansas County asking to remove guardian ship of Frances' children by a former marriage from Alabama to Arkansas. Marriage Source: Vol. 163 Madison Co. Compiled by Pauline Jones-Grand Rud Marriage Records 1786-1865 Vol 1 Records 1860 and 1870 Census Akansas, Co.,AR Also, Marriage Records Madison County , Al Book 4-B pg. 16 Compiled and typed by Mrs. E.C. Wooten for the Genealogical Society Records Committee for The Daughter's of the American Revolution.-Huntsville Public Library, Huntsville Al. Rufus and Francis were shown on the 1860 Arkansas County census with a daugher named Homagama, age 3 and Martha's children by her marriage to James L. Cox. Homagama on this census is presumed to be Homa Jean Buffalo. (Excerpts from Book Titled: Trail of the Buffaloe/Buffalow by Robert Buffaloe) Rufus was the runt of the family, quite a short man but he loved to play the fiddle and fight. As a fighter, he was considered dangerous and after having seriously wounding a man, Rufus fled and his family never heard from him again (he left circa 1863) On the 1870 Arkansas County Census, Rufus and Frances ae not shown, but James Cox is shown as head of the household, with his brother William (probably Frances and James L. Cox's/Cocke’s sons) and Jennie Buffalo, age 16 and Eliza Buffalo, age 7. It is suspected that Jennie is the girl named Homagama on the 1860 Census and Eliza is Louisa Melvina Buffalo, her sister. Rufus served in the Company K, 1st Colquitts Arkansas Infantry as a Private, during the Civil War. It is believed Rufus may have died in the war. Frances remarried a Francis Ashley on Sept. 28, 1864 in Arkansas County AR. Then married Unknown Cowan by 1886. Source: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Texas during the entire Tyler Term, 1886, and part of the Galveston Term, 1887 No. 2280 W.O. Tow vs. The State Wilson Oliver Tow was accused of murdering James L. Cox who died from gunshot wound to the leg. ID: I1435 Name: Rufus E. BUFFALOE Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1834 in Wake Co. N.C. Military Service: Co. K Colquitt's 1st AR Inf. Father: William Embry BUFFALOE b: ABT. 1807 in Wake Co. N.C. Mother: Mahala BEASLEY b: ABT. 1810 in N.C. Marriage 1 Francis M. COX Married: 23 NOV 1853 in Madison Co. AL. Children Jennie BUFFALOE Eliza BUFFALOE The name Cocke/Cox was seen spelled both ways throughout various documents. In Alabama Records, Vol. 141, p. 48, is the documentation of James and Frances' marriage in February 1844 in which their ages and places of birth are given - he is shown as 40, born in Virginia, she 26, born in Alabama. (Mary Ann Rick told me that she would have to look this up for me, because she remembers taking their ages from 1850 Census, which shows their ages as 40 and 26 also, as below) an aterisk is denoted on the record, which I believe someone added the information... Note: James may have been born after Ellender/Eleanor. Court records show his name following hers and he was also listed as a minor in the settlement of his brother Charles' estate while Eleanor was shown as of age. [MAR] James L. Cocke d. Jul 1853 Madison County, Alabama 'JOHN W. CARTER shows that JAMES COCKE died leaving a widow FRANCES M. COCKE and six children, all under 21, viz. JOHN, MARTHA, JAMES, CHARLES, WILLIAM and MILTON C. COCKE.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 97, p. 33] and pg. 221 'Estate of JAMES COCKE--shows that the widow dissented from the will. That said JAMES COCKE died in July, 1853, and that MILTON is now dead. Dated 12 October 1853.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 97, p. 34, pg. 222] 'COCKE, JAMES dec'd. JOHN W. CARTER propounds an instrument in writing bearing date 17 July 1853 for probate as the last will and testament of JAMES COCKE late of said County deceased. It is ordered that FRANCES M. COCKE, the widow be cited to shew cause why said instrument shall not be proved and admitted to record as the last will and testament.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 145, p. 37] 'COCKE, JAMES...December 5, 1853. JOHN W. CARTER applied for Letters of Guardianship on MARTHA E. COCKE, infant of JAMES COCKE, dec'd., GEORGE DARWIN and EDWARD HATCHETT, sureties. Probate Minutes 2 page 238. He is also appointed guardian of JOHN S. COCKE, of JAMES L. COCKE, of CHARLES COCKE and of WILLIAM COCKE, infant children of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. with the same sureties, on the same date. 'The petition of RUFFUS BUFFALOE and wife FRANCES M. (she was the widow of JAMES COCKE) states that JAMES COCKE departed this life some ten years since and Letters of Administration were granted JOHN W. CARTER; said decedent left a widow FRANCES M., one of the petitioners, since married to said RUFUS BUFFALOE and the following children: JOHN S., MARTHA J., CHARLES, JAMES AND WILLIAM COCKE, all infants under 21; petition is for distribution of slaves. September Term 1854. The Commissioners, JAMES NEWBY, WILLIAM HARGROVE, JAMES H. ELLIS and J. L. DIXON say division cannot be effected without a sale. Probate Record 18 page 259. 'Final settlement of JAMES CARTER, the administrator of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. FRANCES M. BUFFALOE, formerly FRANCES M. COCKE, wife of RUFUS BUFFALOE is entitled to 1/5 and MARTHA J., JOHN S., JAMES L., CHARLES B. and WILLIAM L. COCKE, infant children of said JAMES COCKE, dec'd. are entitled to the balance. May 1855 (see Probate Record 19 page 268, also Probate Minutes 3 page 475.) 'Probate Record 1860/1868 page 5. The petition of WILLIAM R. WOFFORD of Arkansas Co. Arkansas shows that on the 9th day of January 1860 he was duly appointed by the Probate Court of said County of Arkansas guardian of MARTHA J. COCKE, infant of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. formerly of Madison County, Alabama. The appointment was made on the application of MRS. FRANCES M. BUFFALO, mother of the said ward. The property is now in the hands of JOHN W. CARTER, the guardian; wishes to remove it to Arkansas. 29 Jun 1860. (This is followed by identical petitions regarding CHARLES B. COCKE, JAMES L. COCKE, JOHN S. COCKE and WILLIAM L. COCKE). Probate Record 25 page 561. Transcripts from Arkansas County, Arkansas of the letters of Guardianship issued WILLIAM H. WOFFORDD, who presented the petition of FRANCES M. BUFFALOE, mother of MARTHA ISABELLA COCKE, JOHN STEVENS COCKE, JAMES LEONARD COCKE, CHARLES BENJAMIN COCKE and WILLIAM LEWELLEN COCKE minors and heirs of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. 9 January 1860. JOHN B. WOFFORD and ANDREW D. MATTHEWS were his sureties. Filed in Madison County, Alabama 29 Jun 1860.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 163, pp. 48-50] m. 18 Feb 1844 Madison County, Alabama Frances M. Nobles Marriage information from Alabama Records, Vol. 141, p. 27 She married (2) 26 Nov 1853 Madison County, Alabama Rufus Buffaloe and moved to Arkansas County,Arkansas [Alabama Records, Vol. 136, p. 37] Children of James Leonard Cocke and Framces M. Nobles: i John Stevens Cocke ( ca 1844 Madison Co., Alabama -) ii Martha Isabella Cocke (after 1844 Madison Co., Alabama -) iii Charles Benjamin Cocke (after 1844 Madison Co., Alabama -) iv James Leonard Cocke, Jr. (after 1844 Madison Co., Alabama -) v William Lewellen Cocke (after 1844 Madison Co., Alabama -) vi Milton C. Cocke (after 1844 Madison Co., Alabama - before 12 Oct 1853 Madison Co., Alabama)
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: AL COUNTY: Madison Co D#33 DIVISION: 33 REEL NO: M432-9 PAGE NO: 386B REFERENCE: enumerated by John G Bentley on December 11, 1850
23 332 332 Cocke Stephen 47 M Farmer Virginia 24 332 332 Cocke John 16 M Alabama 25 332 333 Cocke James 40 M Farmer Tennessee 26 332 333 Cocke Frances 26 F Alabama 27 332 333 Cocke Martha 5 F Alabama 28 332 333 Cocke John 4 M Alabama 29 332 333 Cocke James 2 M Alabama 30 332 333 Cocke Charles 1 M Alabama ~~~~~ From Pam Sanders: "On the 1870 Arkansas County Census, Rufus and Frances ae not shown, but James Cox is shown as head of the household, with his brother William (probably Frances and James L. Cox's/Cocke’s sons) and Jennie Buffalo, age 16 and Eliza Buffalo, age 7. It is suspected that Jennie is the girl named Homagama on the 1860 Census and Eliza is Louisa Melvina Buffalo, her sister."[Frances Cox,Buffaloe.FTW] Annie May Cowan believes David Cowan remarried, to Frances Nobles Cox, following the death of Elizaeth in 1875. The document that suggests this is hard to read, and she is unable to tell if the date is 1875 or 1878, which is the year David died. I have yet to confirm this marriage thru Llano County court records. By: Ryan Cowan Researcher[Frances Cox,Buffaloe.FTW] Annie May Cowan believes David Cowan remarried, to Frances Nobles Cox, following the death of Elizaeth in 1875. The document that suggests this is hard to read, and she is unable to tell if the date is 1875 or 1878, which is the year David died. I have yet to confirm this marriage thru Llano County court records. By: Ryan Cowan Researcher ~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: Precinct 2, Llano, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255317 National Archives Film T9-1317 Page 523B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Francis COWEN Self F W W 53 AL Occ: Keepig House Fa: SC Mo: SC James COWEN Son M S W 29 AL Occ: Farming Fa: AL Mo: AL Wm. COWEN Son M S W 27 AL Occ: Farming Fa: AL Mo: AL Joseph GARRETT Son M M W 24 TX Occ: Farming Fa: AL Mo: AL Louisa GARRETT Wife F M W 18 AR Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL More About FRANCES WILLERSON NOBLES: Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 332-333; 2nd Regiment, Madison County, Alabama Census 3: 1860, Arkansas County, Arkansas Census 4: 1870, Bayou Meto Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark. Census 5: 1880, Precinct 2, Llano County, Texas Notes for JAMES LEONARD COCKE: From Pam Sanders "I was sent a family descendency sheet from Shelley, that she obtained from the book, Trail of the Buffaloe by Robert Buffaloe and this is where I "first" saw the name Rufus E. Buffaloe married Frances M. Cox (widow of James L. Cox) married 1853 Madison Co. Al. listed was her children by James L. Cox, John S., Martha Isabella, James L. Cox Jr., Charles B. Cox and William L. Cox all under 21 when they married. 1850 Madison Co., Al pg 386 B lists James L. Cocke (another spelling) with his wife, Frances age 26 of Al and their children. ~~~~~~ CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: AL COUNTY: Madison Co D#33 DIVISION: 33 REEL NO: M432-9 PAGE NO: 386B REFERENCE: enumerated by John G Bentley on December 11, 1850 23 332 332 Cocke Stephen 47 M Farmer Virginia 24 332 332 Cocke John 16 M Alabama 25 332 333 Cocke James 40 M Farmer Tennessee 26 332 333 Cocke Frances 26 F Alabama 27 332 333 Cocke Martha 5 F Alabama 28 332 333 Cocke John 4 M Alabama 29 332 333 Cocke James 2 M Alabama 30 332 333 Cocke Charles 1 M Alabama ~~~~~ Editor note [sae]: Cocke, James AL Madison County 2nd Regiment Number 33 1850 9 386
~~~~~~~~ 1860 Arkansas Census Rufus and Frances were shown with a daughter named Homagama, age 3, and Martha's children by her marriage to James L. Cox. Homagama on this census is presumed to be Homa Jean. ~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 Arkansas Census Rufus and Frances are not shown together (the book says he fled for beating a man, apparently after Louisa was born abt. 1863/64, never to be heard from again. The census shows Frances' son, James L. Cox Jr. as head of the household with William, his brother, and Jennie Buffalo (Homa Jean presumably) age 16, and Eliza (Louisa) Buffaloe age 7. After Rufus Buffaloe fled, Frances married a Francis Ashley on Sept. 28, 1864 in Arkansas Co. Ark.
Madison Co. Alabama 1850 Rufus's father William Embry Buffaloe is shown with his family and wife Mahala Beasley (Mahaly on the Census). I have the Buffaloe Decendency Chart on this family.
On RootsWeb's World Connect Project, a Patrick has Frances M. Nobles married James Leonard Cocke (apparently taken from the 1850 Madison Co. Al Census), then married Rufus E. Buffaloe...I emailed him for his "sources" and he said this was put in at the request of a cousin and he couldn't verify his sources.
I do know that Frances M. Cox Buffaloe Cowan, died "after" 1887 because of the Court of Appeals Record that I have.
Frances married many times apparently...so far, I've seen Cox, Buffaloe, Ashley, and Cowan." ~~~~~ Also, from Pam Sanders "'JOHN W. CARTER shows that JAMES COCKE died leaving a widow FRANCES M. COCKE and six children, all under 21, viz. JOHN, MARTHA, JAMES, CHARLES, WILLIAM and MILTON C. COCKE.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 97, p. 33] and pg. 221 'Estate of JAMES COCKE--shows that the widow dissented from the will. That said JAMES COCKE died in July, 1853, and that MILTON is now dead. Dated 12 October 1853.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 97, p. 34, pg. 222] 'COCKE, JAMES dec'd. JOHN W. CARTER propounds an instrument in writing bearing date 17 July 1853 for probate as the last will and testament of JAMES COCKE late of said County deceased. It is ordered that FRANCES M. COCKE, the widow be cited to shew cause why said instrument shall not be proved and admitted to record as the last will and testament.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 145, p. 37] 'COCKE, JAMES...December 5, 1853. JOHN W. CARTER applied for Letters of Guardianship on MARTHA E. COCKE, infant of JAMES COCKE, dec'd., GEORGE DARWIN and EDWARD HATCHETT, sureties. Probate Minutes 2 page 238. He is also appointed guardian of JOHN S. COCKE, of JAMES L. COCKE, of CHARLES COCKE and of WILLIAM COCKE, infant children of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. with the same sureties, on the same date. 'The petition of RUFFUS BUFFALOE and wife FRANCES M. (she was the widow of JAMES COCKE) states that JAMES COCKE departed this life some ten years since and Letters of Administration were granted JOHN W. CARTER; said decedent left a widow FRANCES M., one of the petitioners, since married to said RUFUS BUFFALOE and the following children: JOHN S., MARTHA J., CHARLES, JAMES AND WILLIAM COCKE, all infants under 21; petition is for distribution of slaves. September Term 1854. The Commissioners, JAMES NEWBY, WILLIAM HARGROVE, JAMES H. ELLIS and J. L. DIXON say division cannot be effected without a sale. Probate Record 18 page 259. 'Final settlement of JAMES CARTER, the administrator of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. FRANCES M. BUFFALOE, formerly FRANCES M. COCKE, wife of RUFUS BUFFALOE is entitled to 1/5 and MARTHA J., JOHN S., JAMES L., CHARLES B. and WILLIAM L. COCKE, infant children of said JAMES COCKE, dec'd. are entitled to the balance. May 1855 (see Probate Record 19 page 268, also Probate Minutes 3 page 475.) 'Probate Record 1860/1868 page 5. The petition of WILLIAM R. WOFFORD of Arkansas Co. Arkansas shows that on the 9th day of January 1860 he was duly appointed by the Probate Court of said County of Arkansas guardian of MARTHA J. COCKE, infant of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. formerly of Madison County, Alabama. The appointment was made on the application of MRS. FRANCES M. BUFFALO, mother of the said ward. The property is now in the hands of JOHN W. CARTER, the guardian; wishes to remove it to Arkansas. 29 Jun 1860. (This is followed by identical petitions regarding CHARLES B. COCKE, JAMES L. COCKE, JOHN S. COCKE and WILLIAM L. COCKE). Probate Record 25 page 561. Transcripts from Arkansas County, Arkansas of the letters of Guardianship issued WILLIAM H. WOFFORDD, who presented the petition of FRANCES M. BUFFALOE, mother of MARTHA ISABELLA COCKE, JOHN STEVENS COCKE, JAMES LEONARD COCKE, CHARLES BENJAMIN COCKE and WILLIAM LEWELLEN COCKE minors and heirs of JAMES COCKE, dec'd. 9 January 1860. JOHN B. WOFFORD and ANDREW D. MATTHEWS were his sureties. Filed in Madison County, Alabama 29 Jun 1860.' [Alabama Records, Vol. 163, pp. 48-50]" More About JAMES LEONARD COCKE: Census 1: 1850, 332-333; 2nd Regiment, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1870, Bayou Meto Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Probate: July 17, 1853, Madison County, Alabama More About JAMES COCKE and FRANCES NOBLES: Marriage: February 18, 1844, Madison County, Alabama Notes for RUFUS E. BUFFALOE: From: "Jeri Helms Fultz" <jfultz@accessus.net> 1ST ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT - Co K BUFFALOE, RUFUS E. Pvt Enl 27 May 1862 at Memphis, TN. Killed 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN. No pension found for him in the Arkansas Confederate Pension Index. ~~~~~~ From Pam Sanders: "ID: I1435 Name: Rufus E. BUFFALOE Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1834 in Wake Co. N.C. Military Service: Co. K Colquitt's 1st AR Inf. Father: William Embry BUFFALOE b: ABT. 1807 in Wake Co. N.C. Mother: Mahala BEASLEY b: ABT. 1810 in N.C. Marriage 1 Francis M. COX Married: 23 NOV 1853 in Madison Co. AL. Children Jennie BUFFALOE Eliza BUFFALOE" ~~~~~~~ (Excerpts from Book Titled: Trail of the Buffaloe/Buffalow by Robert Buffaloe shared by Pam Sanders) "Rufus was the runt of the family, quite a short man but he loved to play the fiddle and fight. As a fighter, he was considered dangerous and after having seriously wounding a man, Rufus fled and his family never heard from him again (he left circa 1863)" ~~~~~~~ From Pam Sanders: "Rufus served in the Company K, 1st Colquitts Arkansas Infantry as a Private, during the Civil War. It is believed Rufus may have died in the war. Frances remarried a Francis Ashley on Sept. 28, 1864 in Arkansas County AR. Then married Unknown Cowan by 1886." ~~~~~~ From Arkansas Infantry: "BUFFALOE, RUFUS E. Pvt Enl 27 May 1862 at Memphis, TN. Killed 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN." [Frances Cox,Buffaloe.FTW] Rufus E. Buffaloe married the widow of James L. Cox. A gurardian was appointed in December 1853 for Francies Cox Buffaloe's children, John S. Cox, Martha Isabella Cox, James L. Cox, Charles B. Cox and William L. Cox all under 21 years of age. On January 09, 1860 in Arkansas County, AR, Frances M. Buffaloe, now the wife of Rufus E. Buffaloe, put in an application with the Probate Court for appointment of William R. Wofford of Arkansas County as guardian of Martha Isabella Cox. A petition was filed on June 29, 1860 in Arkansas County asking to remove guardian ship of Frances' children by a former marriage from Alabama to Arkansas. Vol. 163 Madison Co. Compiled by Pauline Jones-Grand Rud Marriage Records 1786-1865 Vol 1 Records 1860 and 1870 Censu Akansas, Co.,AR Rufus and Francis were shown on the 1860 Arkansas County census with a daugher named Homagama, age 3 and Martha's children by her marriage to James L. Cox. Homagama on this census is presumed to be Homa Jean Buffalo. Rufus was the runt of the family, quite a short man but he loved to play the fiddle and fight. As a fighter, he was considered dangerous and after having seriously wounding a man, Rufus fled and his family never heard from him again (he left circa 1863) On the 1870 Arkansas County Census, Rufus and Frances ae not shown, but James Cox is shown as head of the household, with his brother William (probably Frances and James L. Cox's sons) and Jennie Buffalo, age 16 and Eliza Buffalo, age 7. It is suspected that Jennie is the girl named Homagama on the 1860 Census and Eliza is suspected to be Louisa Melvina Buffalo, her sister. Rufus served in the Company K, 1st Colquitts Arkansas Infantry as a Private, during the Civil War. It is believed Rufus may have died in the war. Frances remarried a Francis Ashley on Sept. 28, 1864 in Arkansas County AR. Then married Unknown Cowan by 1886. Source: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Texas during the entire Tyler Term, 1886, and part of the Galveston Term, 1887 No. 2280 W.O. Tow vs. The State Wilson Oliver Tow was accused of murdering James L. Cox who died from gunshot wound to the leg.
[Frances Cox,Buffaloe.FTW] Rufus E. Buffaloe married the widow of James L. Cox. A gurardian was appointed in December 1853 for Francies Cox Buffaloe's children, John S. Cox, Martha Isabella Cox, James L. Cox, Charles B. Cox and William L. Cox all under 21 years of age. On January 09, 1860 in Arkansas County, AR, Frances M. Buffaloe, now the wife of Rufus E. Buffaloe, put in an application with the Probate Court for appointment of William R. Wofford of Arkansas County as guardian of Martha Isabella Cox. A petition was filed on June 29, 1860 in Arkansas County asking to remove guardian ship of Frances' children by a former marriage from Alabama to Arkansas. Vol. 163 Madison Co. Compiled by Pauline Jones-Grand Rud Marriage Records 1786-1865 Vol 1 Records 1860 and 1870 Census Akansas, Co.,AR ~~~~ BUFFALOE, RUFUS State: AR Year: 1860 County: Arkansas County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Maurice Township Page: 015 Database: AR 1860 Federal Census Index ~~~~~~ Rufus and Francis were shown on the 1860 Arkansas County census with a daugher named Homagama, age 3 and Martha's children by her marriage to James L. Cox. Homagama on this census is presumed to be Homa Jean Buffalo. Rufus was the runt of the family, quite a short man but he loved to play the fiddle and fight. As a fighter, he was considered dangerous and after having seriously wounding a man, Rufus fled and his family never heard from him again (he left circa 1863) On the 1870 Arkansas County Census, Rufus and Frances ae not shown, but James Cox is shown as head of the household, with his brother William (probably Frances and James L. Cox's sons) and Jennie Buffalo, age 16 and Eliza Buffalo, age 7. It is suspected that Jennie is the girl named Homagama on the 1860 Census and Eliza is suspected to be Louisa Melvina Buffalo, her sister. Rufus served in the Company K, 1st Colquitts Arkansas Infantry as a Private, during the Civil War. It is believed Rufus may have died in the war. Frances remarried a Francis Ashley on Sept. 28, 1864 in Arkansas County AR. Then married Unknown Cowan by 1886. Source: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Texas during the entire Tyler Term, 1886, and part of the Galveston Term, 1887 No. 2280 W.O. Tow vs. The State Wilson Oliver Tow was accused of murdering James L. Cox who died from gunshot wound to the leg. ~~~~~~ found this at: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1starinf.htm
Along with Nobles information: There is some excellent information on the 1st Infantry
BUFFALOE, RUFUS E. Pvt Enl 27 May 1862 at Memphis, TN. Killed 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN. ~~~~~ "Rufus served in the Company K, 1st Colquitts Arkansas Infantry as a Private, during the Civil War. It is believed Rufus may have died in the war. Frances remarried a Francis Ashley on Sept. 28, 1864 in Arkansas County AR. Then married Unknown Cowan by 1886." ~~~ From Ed Sanders The following Land Patents were issued in AR 1820-1920: Patentee Name State Issue Date Doc. Nr. Accession or Serial Nr. NOBLE, ALLISON B AR 04/15/1837 1292 AR1130__.131 NOBLE, CLARA AR 08/31/1905 20634 AR3155__.215 NOBLE, CURTIS AR 08/01/1844 4621 AR1720__.017 NOBLE, HARLIN G AR 04/30/1890 16673 AR0290__.388 NOBLE, JOHN AR 09/05/1842 3666 AR0070__.366 NOBLE, LEROY AR 12/19/1889 5791 AR2540__.052 NOBLE, LITTLEBERRY R AR 07/01/1859 7569 AR2210__.165 NOBLE, NICHOLAS L AR 03/23/1901 19652 AR1460__.051 NOBLE, ORIN AR 11/27/1820 21570 AR2920__.021 NOBLE, ORIN AR 03/20/1833 26518 AR3030__.088 NOBLE, SAMUEL H AR 07/01/1859 6441 AR2190__.235 NOBLE, STANMORE AR 10/20/1882 1885 AR1970__.488 NOBLE, STEPHEN P AR 09/01/1860 10995 AR2270__.278 BUFFALO, William AR 07/20/1891 7742 AR2570__.257, Marion County BUFFALOE, Jeremiah AR 02/01/1821 20405 AR2990__.036, Lee County The BUFFALOE spelling was used by at least one family in 1821. Later, the 'e' may have been dropped by most of the families? See these land entiries at <www.glorecords.blm.gov>.
More About RUFUS E. BUFFALOE: Census: 1860, Arkansas County, Arkansas Military service 1: December 31, 1862, Killed Murfreesboro, TN. Military service 2: May 27, 1862, Civil War Service in Company K; 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment; CSA: Enlisted Memphis, Tenn. More About RUFUS BUFFALOE and FRANCES NOBLES: Marriage: November 23, 1853, Madison County, Alabama Marriage Notes for FRANCES NOBLES and FRANCIS ASHLEY: Marriages of Arkansas County, Arkansas p. 65 "16 Oct 1864 FRANCIS ASHLEY, 49, to FRANCES BUFFALO, 34, both of Ark. Co., by J. B. Lane, JP. (p. 126) More About FRANCIS ASHLEY and FRANCES NOBLES: Marriage: September 28, 1864, Arkansas County, Arkansas Notes for DAVID CALVIN COWAN: From Ryan Cowan February 27, 2000 rycowan@mediaone, net "...David Cowan and his brother in law Joseph Campbell were murdered in 1826 -- I would like to find further information about this. His son, David Calvin Cowan, led the immediate family to Texas in the mid 1840's, selling all the family lands in Lincoln County. I have considerable documentation, including photographs of David Calvin Cowan, and other family members. But the father is where my ancestor research hits a dead end." ~~~~~~~~~~ Williamson County 1850 Census June 1, 1850 ID# 213-224 Dwelling 32 Family 36 Cowen David C. 44 M Farmer 1000 Virginia Cowen Elizabeth 39 F Virginia Cowen Ruth 18 F Tennessee Cowen Luther H. 16 M Farmer Tennessee Cowen Margaret H. 12 F Tennessee Cowen Thomas J. 10 M Tennessee Cowen Gideon P. 4 M Tennessee Cowen Gideon P. 28 M Farmer Tennessee Cowen Ruth 65 F Maryland Berns John 17 M Laborer Germany Thorp Margaret R. 8 F Tennessee Thorp Ella E. 3 F Tennessee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 17, 2000 "David Calvin Cowan, early surveyor and settler in the eastern part of Llano County, settled along Colorado River near Tow about 1852 and founded a saltworks after being led to a sline spring by friendly Indians. A small community sprung up around the saltworks. When Llano County was formed, David Cowan became the first county judge, and conducted court beneath a large live oak tree near the saltworks, rather than in Llano proper. The site is now located beneath Lake Buchanan, reportedly under Maxwell's Slough." and from Ryan Cowan: "...Yes, I do have "Llano" Gem of the Hill Country" and also a book entitled "Canyon of the Eagles" by C. L. Yarbrough which goes into considerably more detail. The only physical evidence I have seen of the saltworks is one of the 250 gallon iron pots used to boil water from the saline spring until pure salt was left. The pot is on display at the Llano Museum. The saltworks is now beneath Lake Buchanan, but it is my hope that someone out there might have photographs, I have photos of David Calvin Cowan and his wife Elizabeth, along with his mother, Ruth Campbell Cowan, and a number of David's children, so it is perhaps not too much to hope that other photographs might be in existance. If it is not too much trouble, I would love to get xerox copies of the genealogy in the family Bibles. I am particularly curious about the Nobles. David Calvin Cowan's first wife, Martha Elizabeth Thorp Cowan died in 1875, and David, I am told, later married a Frances Nobles, or Frances Nobles Cox. I have no documentation of this." [Aside: Aubrey Nobles states that he has aerial photos of this area prior to the lake being built. They will be shared as soon as they come available.]] ~~~~~~ "COWAN CREEK. Cowan Creek rises about two miles southwest of Tow in extreme northeastern Llano County (at 30°52' N, 98°29' W) and runs east for two miles to its mouth on Lake Buchanan, a half mile from the intersection of Ranch roads 2241 and 3041 (at 30°52' N, 98°27' W). It traverses an area of the Llano basin with flat to rolling terrain, covered with soils ranging from sandy to clay loams that support open stands of live oak and mesquite. David and Gideon Cowan and their mother, Ruth, were the earliest settlers in the Tow area on the west bank of the Colorado River; they arrived in 1852 from Tennessee." Recommended citation: "COWAN CREEK." The Handbook of Texas Online. <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/CC/rbcmc.html> [Accessed Sun Mar 4 17:56:50 US/Central 2001 ]. ~~~~~~~ "TOW, TEXAS. Tow is on Farm Road 2241 and the western shore of Lake Buchanan, twenty miles northeast of Llano in northeastern Llano County. It is the oldest community in the county. It began with the arrival in 1852 of David and Gideon Cowan and their mother, Ruth, from Tennessee. The Cowans were directed by local Indians to a salt bed near the Colorado River, which they developed into a successful saltworks. Significant not only in the local economy, the Bluffton-Tow Salt Works was also known as the Confederate States of America Salt Works for its contribution to the Confederate cause. The operation was destroyed by the "salt works cyclone" in 1871. John F. Morgan arrived in the area with his family in 1853 and soon established a hat business, using beaver and other fur trapped locally. When William Tow arrived with his family in 1853, he named the nearby area in which he settled Tow Valley. A post office was established there in 1886 as Tow with Mathew B. Clendenen as postmaster. Tow grew rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s with the addition of retirement and recreation to its economic base. From a population of fifty before 1950, the lakeside town had grown to 305 by 1974, when it had a post office and numerous businesses. In 1990 the population was still 305." BIBLIOGRAPHY: Tillie Badu Moss Fry, A History of Llano County (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1943). Wilburn Oatman, Llano, Gem of the Hill Country: A History of Llano County (Hereford, Texas: Pioneer, 1970). James B. Heckert-Greene Recommended citation: "TOW, TX." The Handbook of Texas Online. <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/TT/hlt26.html> [Accessed Sun Mar 4 17:58:37 US/Central 2001 ].
~~~~~~~~ "BLUFFTON, TEXAS. Bluffton, also known as New Bluffton, is on Farm Road 2241 near the western shore of Lake Buchanan twelve miles northeast of Llano in northeastern Llano County. One of the earliest settlements in the region that was to become Llano County, Bluffton originated when Billy Davis settled on the west bank of the Colorado River in 1852. He was followed by a relative, I. B. Maxwell, in 1853. Maxwell reportedly named the settlement for his hometown, Bluffton, Arkansas, perhaps because of the bluffs facing the new community on the east bank of the Colorado River. Bluffton grew to some significance because it was near an early saltworks operated by Davie Cowan and was also near several Colorado River crossings between Burnet and points west. In 1873 a post office was established there with John O. Brown as postmaster. By 1883 Bluffton was a stage stop between Burnet and Llano, with a blacksmith shop, a cotton gin, a hotel, saloons, and other enterprises. In that year a fire, allegedly started by drunken cowboys, destroyed the town. It was rebuilt a half mile north. Although at one time more prosperous than the county seat, Llano, Bluffton was bypassed by the railroad and subsequently declined. When Buchanan Dam (which originally was to be called Bluffton Dam) was completed in 1937, Lake Buchananqv inundated the townsite, and Bluffton moved again, this time five miles west. The new Lake Buchanan also caused the relocation of State Highway 29 between Burnet and Llano, further isolating Bluffton. In 1986 the local economy focused on ranching, tourism, and retirement, and the community had seventy-five residents, a post office, and a store. The population was still reported as seventy-five in 1990." BIBLIOGRAPHY: Tillie Badu Moss Fry, A History of Llano County (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1943). Wilburn Oatman, Llano, Gem of the Hill Country: A History of Llano County (Hereford, Texas: Pioneer, 1970). James B. Heckert-Greene Recommended citation: "BLUFFTON, TX." The Handbook of Texas Online. <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/BB/hnb54.html> [Accessed Sun Mar 4 18:01:01 US/Central 2001 ]. [Frances Cox,Buffaloe.FTW] David C. Cowan Buried in Tow,Llano,Tx. Cemetery. Occupation: Surveyor/Chief Justice of Llano County. David and his brother Gideon scouted Texas in the 1830's before bringing his family here. There is also reference to a cousin with last name of Walker on those earlier expeditions. David was a surveyor among other things, and surveyed all over central Texas, he was also one of 6 appointed on the first board of commissioners of Williamson County in Georgetown and served on the first grand jury, which sat beneath a live oak tree. He and his brother Gid befgriended the local Indians in what is now Llano County and found a salt spring, from that, they founded the salt works and many settlers followed them to work at the salt springs, that is now the Tow/Bluffton Area. The Cowans were the first white settlers there. Before the civil war, they were quite prosperous. While surveying in Fredricksburg, he took in a young German boy named John Behrns, from a family dying of disease and starvation. John's family became another pioneer family of the area. [Frances Cox,Buffaloe.FTW] David C. Cowan Buried in Tow,Llano,Tx. Cemetery. Occupation: Surveyor/Chief Justice of Llano County. David and his brother Gideon scouted Texas in the 1830's before bringing his family here. There is also reference to a cousin with last name of Walker on those earlier expeditions. David was a surveyor among other things, and surveyed all over central Texas, he was also one of 6 appointed on the first board of commissioners of Williamson County in Georgetown and served on the first grand jury, which sat beneath a live oak tree. He and his brother Gid befgriended the local Indians in what is now Llano County and found a salt spring, from that, they founded the salt works and many settlers followed them to work at the salt springs, that is now the Tow/Bluffton Area. The Cowans were the first white settlers there. Before the civil war, they were quite prosperous. While surveying in Fredricksburg, he took in a young German boy named John Behrns, from a family dying of disease and starvation. John's family became another pioneer family of the area. ~~~~~~~ Tow Cemetery, est. 1850 (visited & photographed by Shirley Nobles Erickson) David C. Cowan Texas PVT Texas MTD Rangers Confederate States Army Oct. 21, 1805 Aug. 24, 1878 ~~~~~~ I am writing a research paper for the Texas Lodge of Research (A masonic lodge for Texas research) David C. Cowan lived about 2 miles as the crow flies from where I look out over the Colorado from my office. He was the first Worshipful Master of the Valley Lodge #175 of Hamilton, TX (later changed to Burnet, TX.) He was WM about a decade later, also. My paper will describe a man who left giant footprints on the Colorado River area, was a pioneer in getting the western movement started again after a long hiatus, was responsible for perhaps as many as a hundred people being employed while he had his Salt Works, and yet, . . . few people here know him. Of course, there are thousands of D. C. Cowans, men who made a difference, then passed from view. I want to give him his due. I have visited David's grave in the cemetary across the river. About 30+ miles by road, about 3 by air. Did he really remarry? Why was his father and uncle killed? Was that a factor in he and Gideon and his mother moving? Thanks again for such a wonderful resource as your website. Cheers, Raymond G. "Ray" Bronk <RayBronk@aol.com> ~~~~~
More About DAVID CALVIN COWAN: Burial: Tow Cemetery,Tow, Llano County, Texas Census: 1850, Williamson County, Texas Immigration: 1848, To Texas Military service: Bet. 1860 - 1865, Texas Pvt Mtd Rangers Confederate States Army Occupation 1: Aft. 1853, District surveyor, County Judge, Llano County Occupation 2: 1852, Founded a saltworks after being led to a saline spring by friendly Indians Property: 1852, Along Colorado River near Tow, Llano County, Texas Residence: 1840, To Llano County, Texas from Lincoln County, Tennessee More About DAVID COWAN and FRANCES NOBLES: Marriage: Bet. March 1875 - 1878, Prob. Llano County, Texas v. MARTHA TUCKER NOBLES, b. January 16, 1826, Alabama; d. March 04, 1853; m. JAMES T. ALLEN, Bef. 1850; b. April 15, 1821, Virginia; d. Aft. January 19, 1882. More About MARTHA TUCKER NOBLES: Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 7-7; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Notes for JAMES T. ALLEN: From Karen Walker "... right next to her Dad in the 1850 Census of Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Arkansas, 23 Nov 1850, pg 22, fam 7-7 (L.B.Nobles was 8-8) T. J. Allen, 29, M, farmer, b. VA Martha T. Allen, 23, F, b. AL 1850 Census, Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas; page 22 Household 6 Family 6 Ben Walker 38 M Farmer 200 South Carolina Susan M 34 F Tennessee Louisa O. 5 F Mississippi Thomas J. 1 M Mississippi Household 7 Family 7 T. J. Allen 29 M Farmer Virginia Martha T 23 F Alabama Household 8 Family 8 L. B. Nobles 61 M Farmer South Carolina Martha B. 50 F South Carolina Lucretia 32 F Alabama Sarah E. 30 F Alabama Ben H. 28 M Alabama Sophronia 26 F Alabama William 18 M Farmer Alabama Milton 15? M Alabama Lafayette 11? M Alabama Leonard 8 M Alabama Louisa 6 F Alabama ~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: Keaton, Arkansas, Arkansas Source: FHL Film 1254038 National Archives Film T9-0038 Page 6C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace James T. ALLEN Self M M W 59 VA Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: VA Malinda F. ALLEN Wife F M W 34 MS Occ: Keeping House Fa: PRU Mo: MS Elnora ALLEN Dau F S W 13 AR Fa: VA Mo: MS Martha D. ALLEN Dau F S W 10 AR Fa: VA Mo: MS James G. ALLEN Son M S W 9 AR Fa: VA Mo: MS Adah F. ALLEN Dau F S W 6 AR Fa: VA Mo: MS Malissa C. ALLEN Dau F S W 2 AR Fa: VA Mo: MS More About JAMES T. ALLEN: Census 1: November 23, 1850, 7-7; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 2: 1870, 22-21, Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Census 3: 1880, Keaton, Arkansas, Arkansas More About JAMES ALLEN and MARTHA NOBLES: Marriage: Bef. 1850 vi. PVT. SAMUEL WALKER NOBLES, b. September 03, 1828, Alabama or South Carolina; d. April 08, 1867, Possibly Arkansas County, Arkansas; m. (1) MARY J., Bef. 1845, Probably Limestone Co., Alabama; b. Bet. 1826 - 1827, Ireland or Alabama; d. Abt. 1861, Alabama or Arkansas; m. (2) SARAH C., July 16, 1863, Arkansas County, Arkansas; b. Bet. 1842 - 1843, Alabama or Georgia; d. Aft. 1880, Probably Burnet County, Texas. Notes for PVT. SAMUEL WALKER NOBLES: The following is from the Research Journal of Annabelle Pennington Nobles Stone (as compiled by Shirley Nobles Erickson) "Samuel Walker Nobles and some of his sons fought in the Civil War. He was wounded and died two or three years after the end of the war, probably around 1867, in Nobles, Alabama (records say he died in Arkansas). Samuel Walker Nobles owned a plantation in Nobles, Alabama. He lived in Duvals Bluff, Arkansas and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. ~~~~~~~~~~ Confederate Company Muster-in Roll: Samuel Nobles Co. I, 26 Arkansas Inf. CSA Co. I, 3 Regiment Trans-Mississippi Infantry. Co. I, Morgan's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Samuel enlisted as a Private, Co. I, Morgan's Battalion, Arkansas Infantry on July 16, 1862 at De Witt, Arks. by J. B. Thitford for a period of 3 years. He appears on the Muster-in Roll at Camp Texas near Little Rock, Ark. on July 16, 1862. (enlisted for a period of 3 years or during the war). The Index to Arkansas Confederate Soldiers [page 190, Volume II, H-O]; Compiled by Desmond Walls Allen; lists a "Samuel Nobles; Co. I; 26 Ark. Inf.; Pvt/Pvt" He appears on the Muster Roll on August 12, 1862 as a private, Co. I, 3 Regiment Trans-Mississippi Infantry. Bounty Recd $30. [ Also Known As: Arkansas 3rd Trans-Mississippi Infantry Regiment; Morgan's Arkansas Infantry Battalion; Morgan's Arkansas Infantry Regiment.] He appears on the Muster Roll for Morgan's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry on July 16 to Oct. 31, 1862 as absent on sick furlough from 31 of Aug. 1862 for 7 days. He appears as present on the Muster Roll for Morgan's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry on March & April, 1863. He appears on the May & June, 1863 Muster Roll for the same Regiment as discharged at Camp Anderson, Arks. May 17, 1863 on act of disability. He was furnished with pay accounts. He appears on the Sept., 1864, Regimental Return for 3 Regiment Trans-Mississippi Infantry as Furlough 29 Aug for 7 days still absent sick." ~~~~~~~~~ From Mark at CivilWar49@aol.com: "The information I have on Samuel Nobles in the 26th Arkansas is as follows: Samuel Nobles Co. I Pvt/Pvt Enlisted 16 Jun 1862 at DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas. Granted 7-day sick furlough 31 Aug 1862. Discharged 19 May 1863 from Camp Anderson. Age listed as 47 on 1870 Arkansas County Census. Born in South Carolina." and further... "I am not related to Samuel Nobles but am writing a book on his Civil War regiment." ~~~~~~~ 1850 Census, Roll 8, pg. 46 District 4, Limestone Co., Alabama, Dec. 13, 1850 [Grisham families are on either side and are also Wood cutters and Waggoners] 652 Samuel Nobles 22 m Wood Cutter Ala. Mary J. 24 f Ala. Lewis F. 5 m Ala. Leonora 3 f Ala. William 2 m Ala.
~~~~~~~~ NOBLES, SAMUEL State: AL Year: 1860 County: Limestone County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Shoal Ford P. O. Page: 417 Database: AL 1860 Federal Census Index 1860 Census for Div. #1, Limestone Co. AL, 9 June 1860, Shoal Ford, pg 417 Enumerator: J. B. McClellan. 129. Nobles, Samuel 31 M Carpenter Ala. Mary J. 33 F Ala. cannot read or write Lewis F. 13 M Ala. Lenard 12 M Ala. William J. 10 M Ala. David N. 8 M Ala. John 7 M Ala. Martha C. 5 F Ala. Mary E. 4 F Ala. Benjamin 2 M Ala. Betsy L. 2/3 F Ala. 14 Jul 1870, Bayou Meto Twp., Arkansas Co., AR, pg. 11: family 20-20: Nobles, Samuel, 47, MW, farmer, SC; Sarah Nobles, 30, FW, housekeeping , Geo; John Nobles, 18, MW, working farm, Ala; Martha Nobles, 16, FW, Ala; Mary Nobles, 13, FW, Ala; Benjamin Nobles, 11, MW, Miss; Dolly Nobles, 9, FW, Miss; Hannah Nobles, 3, FW, Ark; Lucretia, 2, FW, Ark; John P. Grover, 10, MW, working farm, Ark. (So here is Samuel and your John. Don't know about the age of Samuel. Perhaps they put 42, although it sure looked like 47. Also don't know about the SC birthplace. Francis gives the same birthplace in this census. I think the census taker must have asked the question that implied it was for the father of the subject since Sarah also does not give her birthplace, which is AL, but her mother's.) family 21-21: John Roach &1 family 22-22: Duncan Morris & fam family 23-23: Benjamin H. Nobles, 47, MW, farmer, $500, AL; Mary J. Nobles, 30, FW, housekeeping, Ala; Leroy Montgomery, 16, MW, laborer on farm, Ark; Sarah E. Nobles, 14, FW, attending school, Ark; Oscar Montgomery, MW, laborer on farm, Ark; Christina Nobles, 11, FW, attending school, Ark; Milton Montgomery, 8, MW, attending school, Ark; Leonard Nobles, 4, MW, Ark; Roxanna Nobles, 2, FW, Ark. (Looks like Ben took in his sister's children after their dad died. The question is: did Mary Ann Sophronia die with or after her husband; or, did she remarry? ) family 24-24: James McGuaghey, 36, farmer 300 Ala family 25-25: James McGuaghey, 34, & Roxanna, 28 and family (remember the McGuaghey nephew with Sarah in 1800 in TX. Is this her family? She names one of her children Roxanna, I'll bet this is her brother or sister.) family 26-26: ?alls, James, M, 22, farmer, Miss family 27-27: Griffey, Richard, 40, MW, farmer, TN; Eliza Griffey, 27, FW, housekeeper, TN (Is this "Our" Griffey? Although his first name is different the age is correct for both according to their marriage record and the census taker could have heard Eliza from Louisa. Something to consider.) family 28-28: Fanny Ashley, 40, FW, farmer, SC family 29-29: James Cox, 23, MW, farmer, AL; William Cox, 18, MW, laborer on farm, AL; Jennie Buffalo, 16, FW, Ala; Eliza Buffalo, 7, FW, Ark.
More About PVT. SAMUEL WALKER NOBLES: Cause of Death: Result of war wounds Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, District 4, Limestone Co., Alabama Census 3: 1860, Shoal Ford, Limestone Co., Alabama Census 4: July 14, 1870, 20-20, Bayou Meto Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Military service 1: July 16, 1862, Camp Texas, near Little Rock, Arkansas Military service 2: June 16, 1862, Enlisted for 3 years, De Witt, Arkansas Military service 3: August 12, 1862, Company Muster Roll, Bounty Rec'd $30. Military service 4: Bet. July 16 - October 31, 1862, Company Muster Roll, absent on sick furlough Military service 5: August 31, 1862, Absent on sick furlough for 7 days Military service 6: Bet. March - April 1863, Company Muster Roll, Present Military service 7: August 19, 1864, Absent on sick furlough for 7 days still absent sick Military service 8: September 1864, Regimental Return, Still sick Occupation 1: 1860, Carpenter, Limestone Co., Alabama Occupation 2: 1850, Wood Cutter, Limestone Co., Alabama Residence: 1863, Arkansas Co., Arkansas More About MARY J.: Census 1: 1850, District 4, Limestone Co., Alabama Census 2: 1860, Shoal Ford, Limestone Co., Alabama More About SAMUEL NOBLES and MARY J.: Marriage: Bef. 1845, Probably Limestone Co., Alabama Notes for SARAH C.: [Frances Cox,Buffaloe.FTW] Marriage Listed in: llano Co., TX-Book #1, pg. 396 Residence: 1931 Grady, Jefferson Co., OK. Karylon Russell: The Grover family were from Burnet Co. In 1880 John B. Grover is shown as the son of Sarah Barnes 37 ALA SC GA. John B. is age 19, b. ARK-IL-ALA. They are family # 39. Sarah is a single mother witha a young daughter, Jennie Barnes, age 3, b. TX? ALA. Other children of Sarah's are dtr. Harriet Nobles, age 17, b. Ark TN ALA and Lucretia or Louvecia Nobles, age 11, b. ARK, TN, ALA. From this, it appears that Sarah's children had 3 different fathers, with John B.'s father coming from ILLinois. I do know that Harriet Nobles was born Arkansas Co., AR 12/22/1866 and died 4/13/1919. She married Samuel Coleman Hammons, and they had 3 children (Clara-Mrs. Tom B. Low; Andus Lewis m. Cora Smith; and Gertrude) Hariet was widowd by 1900, and she is buried at the New Bluffton Cemetery Llano Co., TX. Many of the Low family members left ethe Colorado River area pre 1910 for McCulloch Co., North of Brady, where many are buried at Stacy,,TX. This includes Tom and also John Aaron Low who MAY have married the Jennie Barnes mentioned above. The 1900 Census in Burnet says John A. Low's wife, named Jennie, was born 2-1877. 1900 Burnet Co. TX # 28/28 says John B. Grover was b. 10-1860 in ARK, that he was 39 and he had been married 7 yrs. Wife, Fannie, was born 5-1875 and had given birth to 2 children, who are listed: Bessie b. 7-1893 and Fay, b. 12-1898 Stacy Cemetery tombstones say Jennie Low's real name was VIRGINIA, b. 1/5/1877 d. 3/16/1928. John Aaron Low, b. 8/6/1877 d. 1/19/1941 ~~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: Precinct 1, Burnet, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255293 National Archives Film T9-1293 Page 105B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Sarah BARNES Self F W W 37 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: GA Jennie BARNES Dau F S W 3 TX Occ: At Home Fa: --- Mo: AL John B. GROVER Son M S W 19 AR Occ: Farmer Fa: IL Mo: AL Harriet NOBLES Dau F S W 13 AR Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: AL Loucrecia NOBLES Dau F S W 11 AR Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: AL More About SARAH C.: Census 1: 1870, 20-20, Bayou Meto Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas Census 2: 1880, Precinct 1, Burnet, Texas Marriage Notes for SAMUEL NOBLES and SARAH C.: Arkansas Co., Arkansas Marriage Index: Noble, Sam W., 35, & Grover, Sarah C., 20; 16 Jul 1863; Book C, #120 More About SAMUEL NOBLES and SARAH C.: Marriage: July 16, 1863, Arkansas County, Arkansas vii. MARY ANN SOPHRONIA NOBLES, b. August 22, 1830, Arkansas; d. Bet. 1863 - 1864, Arkansas County, Arkansas; m. OSCAR FRANKLIN MONTGOMERY, SR., Aft. 1850; b. 1831, Tennessee; d. 1865, Arkansas County, Arkansas. More About MARY ANN SOPHRONIA NOBLES: Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas More About OSCAR FRANKLIN MONTGOMERY, SR.: Cause of Death: poisoning from cut on leg Census: 1850, Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Medical Information: suppose to have been in the Civil War and came home on leave to put his crops in - was mending fence, cut his leg and died of poisoning Probate: February 11, 1867, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Property: 1857, Arkansas Co., Arkansas More About OSCAR MONTGOMERY and MARY NOBLES: Marriage: Aft. 1850 viii. BENJAMIN WILLIAM FRANKLIN NOBLES, b. July 23, 1832, Alabama; d. August 28, 1859, Arkansas County, Arkansas; m. CAROLINE; d. June 06, 1854, Probably Arkansas County, Arkansas. Notes for BENJAMIN WILLIAM FRANKLIN NOBLES: Transciptions from Arkansas Court Records -- Copies of originals generously researched and supplied by Karen Ann Walker. [Typed with same punctuation spacing etc.- I cannot make out all words so would appreciate others take on the verbage. _______ mark questionable or missing words.] 173 Probate Court July Term 1861 Estate of William Nobles William R. Amis Adm. Whereas the appraisement list in his behalf was not filed in due time and whereas the said Administrator of said estate now presents the appraisement in his behalf and asks leave to file the same nunc _____ pretunc . It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Appraisement be now filed nunc pretunc [?*} And that the same have the same force and effect as if filed in the proper time- [I believe the above could be William Nobles b. July 23, 1832 and d. Aug. 28, 1859 per the family Bible records.] 188 Probate Court July Term 1861 Estate of William Noble William R. Amis, Adm. Now on this day was presented the claim of Benjamin H. Noble against said Estate in the Sum of Sixty Three Dollars and Sixty five cents which being duly Prob Ated and allowed by the said Administrator and also exam Ined and allowed by the court and classed in fourth class of claims
320 Estate of Wm Nobles W R Amis Administrator Now on this day the _____ of S W Allen was presented against said estate for thirty nine dollars which claim has been duly probated and allowed by that adm and we amended and ordered filed. More About BENJAMIN WILLIAM FRANKLIN NOBLES: Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Will: 1859, Intestate, ADM B:77, Arkansas County, Arkansas ix. NANCY REBECCA NOBLES, b. September 27, 1834, Alabama; d. October 12, 1849, Probably Polk Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas. More About NANCY REBECCA NOBLES: Census: 1840, Madison County, Alabama x. CPL. MILTON FRANKLIN NOBLES, b. May 05, 1837, Alabama; d. Aft. 1880. Notes for CPL. MILTON FRANKLIN NOBLES: The Index to Arkansas Confederate Soldiers [page 190, Volume II, H-O]; Compiled by Desmond Walls Allen; lists a Milton F. Nobles; Co. K; 1 (Colquitt's) Ark. Inf.; Pvt/Cpl." The following is copied from "Alabama Infantry" (website:http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1infcok.html) Civil War Service in Company K; 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment; CSA: "NOBLES, MILTON F. Cpl Age 24, farmer. Enl 8 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Mustered into confederate service 21 May 1861 at Lynchburg, VA. Present 31 Aug 1864." ~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Jeri Helms Fultz" <jfultz@accessus.net> NOBLES, MILTON F. Cpl Age 24, farmer. Enl 8 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Mustered into confederate service 21 May 1861 at Lynchburg, VA. Present 31 Aug 1864. No pension found for him in the Arkansas Confederate Pension Index. ~~~~~~ Index to "Life and Times from The Clay County Courier Newspaper,1908-1909" Published in Corning, Arkansas Compiled by Cathy Barnes, Copyright 1999 Published by and available from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033; 501/470-1120 voice and fax ISBN 1-56546-131-2; Price: $23.00 plus $3.00 shipping (Arkansas residents must add 4.625% sales tax) The author has donated copies of the Life & Times series of books to the library in Corning, Ark. and also to the Clay Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, which is in the library at Piggott, Ark. "Nobles, M. F., 100" ~~~~~~ Nobles, Milton F. Age: 33 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: AL State: Arkansas County: ARKANSAS Locale: POLK TWP Series: M593 Roll: 47 Part: 1 Page: 77A ~~~~~ From Karen Walker: 1870 Census, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark, pg 77, fam 23-22; Nobles, Milton F., 33, M, farmer, 250, AL; Leonard, 28, M, farmer, 200, AL, neither could read or write. ~~~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: Rock Roe, Prairie, Arkansas Source: FHL Film 1254054 National Archives Film T9-0054 Page 227A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Thomas J. ALLEN Self M M W 28 AR Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: AL Dorinda M. ALLEN Wife F M W 28 MS Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Milton F. NOBLES Other M W 43 AL Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC More About CPL. MILTON FRANKLIN NOBLES: Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 3: 1860, pg. 4, family 21, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark. Census 4: 1870, pg 77, fam 23-22, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 5: 1880, Rock Roe, Prairie, Arkansas Military service 1: May 08, 1861, Enl. at Little Rock, AR Military service 2: May 21, 1861, Mustered in at Lynchburg, Va. Military service 3: August 31, 1864, Present Occupation: 1861, Farmer xi. SGT. MARION LAYFAYETTE NOBLES, b. September 20, 1839, Alabama; d. July 22, 1864. Notes for SGT. MARION LAYFAYETTE NOBLES: The Index to Arkansas Confederate Soldiers [page 190, Volume II, H-O]; Compiled by Desmond Walls Allen; lists a " Marion L. Nobles; Co. K; 1 (Colquitt's) Ark. Inf.; Pvt/Sgt." The following is copied from "Alabama Infantry" (website: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1infcok.html) Civil War Service in Company K; 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment; CSA: "NOBLES, MARION L. Sgt Age 21 farmer. Enl 8 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Mustered into confederate service 21 May 1861 at Lynchburg, VA. Honor Roll 10 Aug 1864. Killed in action 22 Jul 1864." ~~~~ From: "Jeri Helms Fultz" <jfultz@accessus.net> NOBLES, MARION L. Sgt Age 21 farmer. Enl 8 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Mustered into confederate service 21 May 1861 at Lynchburg, VA. Honor Roll 10 Aug 1864. Killed in action 22 Jul 1864. No pension found for him in the Arkansas Confederate Pension Index. More About SGT. MARION LAYFAYETTE NOBLES: Census 1: 1840, Madison County, Alabama Census 2: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 3: 1860, pg. 4, family 21, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark. Military service 1: May 08, 1861, Enl. at Little Rock, AR Military service 2: May 21, 1861, Mustered in at Lynchburg, Va. Military service 3: July 22, 1864, Killed in Action Military service 4: August 10, 1864, Honor Roll Occupation: 1861, Farmer Religion: Abt. 1844, About 5 years old when they moved to Post Oaks xii. PVT LEONARD VALENTINE NOBLES, b. February 13, 1842, Madison County, Alabama; d. September 20, 1919, Tow, Llano County, Texas; m. (1) MAY E. MATHEWS, February 21, 1872, Burnet County, Texas; m. (2) ELLY ELIZABETH THORP, November 18, 1874, Bluffton, Llano Co., Texas; b. July 20, 1847, Lincoln County, Tennessee; d. September 22, 1929, Tow, Llano County, Texas. Notes for PVT LEONARD VALENTINE NOBLES: From Annabelle Pennington Nobles Stone Research Journals. "Len, Sr. volunteered for Civil War when brothers came back on furlow. Len was just a boy hunting and found a tomahawk. Fate still has the tomahawk." ~~~~~~~ The Index to Arkansas Confederate Soldiers [page 190, Volume II, H-O]; Compiled by Desmond Walls Allen; lists a " Lenard V. Nobles; Co. K, A; 1 (Colquitt's) Ark. Inf; Pvt/Pvt." ~~~~~~ The following is copied from "Alabama Infantry" (website: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1infcok.html) Civil War Service in Company K; 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment; CSA: "NOBLES, LENARD V. Pvt Enl 14 Feb 1862 at Dewitt, AR. Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and exchanged 19-22 Sep 1864 at Rough & Ready, GA. Paroled 28 May 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st AR Consolidated Inf." ~~~~~~ From: "Jeri Helms Fultz" <jfultz@accessus.net> NOBLES, LENARD V. Pvt Enl 14 Feb 1862 at Dewitt, AR. Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and exchanged 19-22 Sep 1864 at Rough & Ready, GA. Paroled 28 May 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st AR Consolidated Inf. No pension found for him in the Arkansas Confederate Pension Index. ~~~~~~ From Karen Walker: 1880 Census, Llano Co., TX, ED 99, pg 46, Ln 11-18, fam 381-387; Leonard Nobles, WM, 38, M, farming, AL SC SC; Elly, WF, 33, wife, M, keeping house, TN -- --, Marion, WM, 5, son, S, at home, TX AL TN; Marthy, WF, 3, dau, S, at home, TX AL TN; Milton, WM 5/12, Jan, S, at home, TX AL TN; John Nobles, WM, 27, neph, S, farming, AL SC SC; Ruth Tharp, WF, 8, niece, at home, TX TN TX; Joseph Tharp, WM, 7 niece, at home, TX TN TX. ~~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: Precinct 2, Llano, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255317 National Archives Film T9-1317 Page 523B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Lenard NOBLES Self M M W 38 AL Occ: Farming Fa: SC Mo: --- Elly NOBLES Wife F M W 33 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: --- Marion NOBLES Son M S W 5 TX Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: TN Marthy NOBLES Dau F S W 3 TX Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: TN Milton NOBLES Son M S W 5M TX Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: TN John NOBLES Nephew M S W 27 AL Occ: Farming Fa: SC Mo: SC Ruth THARP Niece F S W 8 TX Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TX Joseph THARP Nephew M S W 7 TX Occ: At Home ~~~~~~~ From Karen Walker: 1900 Census, J. P. Pct # 2, Llano Co., TX, Vol 74, ED 126, Sh 6, fa, 54-54; Nobles, Leonard V., head, Feb 1847, 58, M25, TN TN TN, Farmer, OFF; Ella E. wife, Jul 1847, 52, M25, 7-7, TN TN TN; Marion L., son, Aug 1878, 24, S, TX, TN TN, farm labor; Martha F., dau, Dec 1877, 22, S, TX; Milton H., son, Dec 1874, 20, S, TX, farm labor; Leonard V., son, Dec 1874, TX, farm labor; Gideon C., son, Feb 1884, 16, S, TX, farm labor; Wm F., son, Mar 1886, 14, S, TX, farm labor; Albert S., son, Apr 1889, 1, S, TX, farm labor. 1910 Census, ED 181, Sh 3A, pg. 48, fam 49-53;Nobles, Leonard V., Head, 68, M2, 35, AL SC SC, farmer, Emp.; Ella E., wife, 63, M1 35, TN VA TN; Lafayette M., son, 34, S, TX AL TN, farmer, works; Martha F., Dau, 32, S, TX; Albert S., son, 21, S, TX, farmer, works. Nobles, Leornard V Age: 68 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: AL State: Texas County: LLANO Locale: 2 J-PCT Series: T624 Roll: 1574 Part: 2 Page: 48A ~~~~~~~~ Tow Cemetery, est. 1850 (visited & photographed by Shirley Nobles Erickson) Section P [These are the most impressive stones in the cemetery. The two granite stones are arched together. In Memory of In Memory of Our Father Our Mother L. V. Nobles Ella E. Nobles Born Born Feb. 13, 1842 July 19, 1847 Died Died Sept. 20, 1919 Sept. 22, 1929 More About PVT LEONARD VALENTINE NOBLES: Burial: Tow Cemetery, Tow, Llano County, Texas Census 1: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 2: 1860, pg. 4, family 21, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark. Census 3: 1870, pg 77, fam 23-22, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 4: 1880, Precinct 2, Llano County, Texas Census 5: 1900, J. P. Pct # 2, Vol 74, ED 126, Sh 6, fa, 54-54, Llano County, Texas Census 6: 1910, ED 181, Sh 3A, pg. 48, fam 49-53, Llano County, Texas Military service 1: February 14, 1862, CSA, Enl. at Dewitt, AR Military service 2: September 01, 1864, captured at Jonesboro, GA Military service 3: Bet. September 19 - 22, 1864, Exchanged at Rough & Ready, GA Military service 4: May 28, 1865, Paroled at Greensboro, NC Occupation: 1880, Farming - Llano County, Texas Marriage Notes for LEONARD NOBLES and MAY MATHEWS: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txburnet/MBkC.html BURNET COUNTY MARRIAGES BOOK C, 1868-1874 page 156 NOBLES, Leonard V. MATHEWS, May E. 21 Feb 1872 H.A. Chadwick ~~~~~~~ Vital Records Index North America, Family History Resource File: NOBLES, Leonard V. Marriage Wife: May E. MATHEWS Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1872 Recorded in: Burnet, Texas Source: FHL Number 978759 Dates: 1852-1880 More About LEONARD NOBLES and MAY MATHEWS: Marriage: February 21, 1872, Burnet County, Texas Notes for ELLY ELIZABETH THORP: Birth date on tombstone: July 19, 1847 More About ELLY ELIZABETH THORP: Burial: Tow Cemetery, Tow, Llano County, Texas Census 1: 1880, Precinct 2, Llano County, Texas Census 2: 1900, J. P. Pct # 2, Vol 74, ED 126, Sh 6, fa, 54-54, Llano County, Texas Census 3: 1910, ED 181, Sh 3A, pg. 48, fam 49-53, Llano County, Texas More About LEONARD NOBLES and ELLY THORP: Marriage: November 18, 1874, Bluffton, Llano Co., Texas xiii. LOUISA MELVINA NOBLES, b. January 25, 1844, Alabama; m. WILLIAM GRIFFEY, January 01, 1868, Arkansas Co., Arkansas; b. Abt. 1830. More About LOUISA MELVINA NOBLES: Census 1: 1850, 8-8; Polk Township, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Census 2: 1860, pg. 4, family 21, Polk Twp., Arkansas Co., Ark. Marriage Notes for LOUISA NOBLES and WILLIAM GRIFFEY: Found in Volume C; page 209-210; Arkansas Co. Arkansas Marriage Records at Dewitt, Arkansas (2002) I W. T. Wells an acting and duly commissioned Justice of the peace in and for the County of Arkansas in the State of Arkansas do hereby certify that on the 1st Jsn 1868 at the County of Ark, in the State of Arkansas I did duly join in marriage William Griffey of the County and State of Arkansas, age 38 years, and Louisa Noble of the County and State of Arkansas, age 22 years and did then and there declared them to be husband and wife. Given under my hand this 1st Jan '68 W. T. Wells JP. {Six Cents US Revenue Stamp Cancelled} Filed February 19 1868 Recorded February 24 AD 1868 Edward Wiley Clerk and Ex officio Recorder More About WILLIAM GRIFFEY and LOUISA NOBLES: Marriage: January 01, 1868, Arkansas Co., Arkansas © 2003 Shirley Erickson. All rights reserved. Please email Shirley@htcomp.net with corrections, additions, comments. 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