Dancer, Descendants of Ashall Submitted by Ron McCandless Generation No. 1 1. ASHALL3 DANCER (HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born 1795 in , , SC, and died 1849 in, Bastrop Co, TX. He married MARY WARD in ,,TN. She was born Abt. 1798 in , , TN, and died December 1853 in, Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for ASHALL DANCER: Name: Spelled various ways: Asael, Asiel, Asahel, Ashbel, Ashall, Aschel, etc..... Birth: Birth date of 1795 comes from descendant, Victor Wood. Ashall was probably born in South Carolina since Henry Dancer was in SC in 1797. bd One daughter, Margaret Dancer Perkins, said in 1880 census that he was born in Switzerland. [This is one clue to the Dancer family being originally from Switzerland.] I believe he was the eldest of the sons of Henry. He was listed first in the deed of gift record of Smith County, Tenn. in 1802 and he seems to have had children before his brothers did. He may have just married at a younger age. bbd Marriage: Family information from Victor Woods of Seguin, TX relates that the ONLY wife of Ashall Dancer was Mary Ward. The marriage was probably in Stewart County, TN based on the fact that the Henry Dancer family was living there, but marriages usually take place in the home county of the bride. Perhaps the Ward family was there too. Bastrop County papers give a list of all the children of Ashall and wife at the time of imigration into Texas. I have not seen these papers. [Could this be papers on the immigration of Joseph Woods and Elizabeth Dancer?] Victor Wood has a complete list of the family of Ashall and Mary Ward Dancer. Whether this list is from a family Bible or from Bastrop County papers, or both, is unknown to this researcher. bbd Some researchers through the years have believed that Ashall's wife was a Blair and that there were two wives. The two wife theory has not been proven. At this time it is believed that there was only one wife and she was Mary Ward. October 1994 - bbd Carol Boll's DRT record gives Ashall's wife as Mary Blair. Death: Last known date of business in Bastrop County, Texas was in 1848. He was not on the 1850 census with his family. The assumption was made that he died between 1848 and 1850. New information from Victor Wood indicates that he was killed by Indians in 1849. Documentation?? No probate recorded. Burial: Burial place is unknown. Various researchers have tried to locate it with no success. A grave marker has never been located, but most researchers believe the grave to be at Plum Grove in the very place where the pulpit of the Hopewell Church at Plum Grove had stood in Fayette County, TX. According to Victor Wood, Ashall is buried at Old Antioch Church, Ridgeway Cemetery on Alum Creek. Residence: Stone Mansion Plantation was said to be the Ashall Dancer home. It's location has never been found, although it is supposed to have been in Bastrop County. This may have been the property given by deed of gift to Thomas Reed and Sarah Elizabeth Dancer with "love and affection" as the reason given for the gift. All Ashall Dancer researchers would like to know where this property was. bbd Calendar of Dates: 1795 - Born in South Carolina. Date per Victor Woods. 1797 - Last listing of Henry Dancer family in Richland Co, SC. 1802 - Listed in Smith County, Tennessee deed of gift. 1813/1815 abt - Married, probably in Stewart Co, as the Henry Dancer family was there at that time. Those records are lost. 1820 - Census listing in Franklin County, Alabama. 1830 - Census listing in Shelby County, Tennessee. 1834 - Signed a paper while living in Shelby County, TN for a friend who was a resident of White County, AR, proving Revolutionary service for the friend. If the record of the War service for the friend is read carefully one realizes that Ashall did not live in White County, Arkansas. 1836/1837 - To Texas. 1837 November - Joined the Providence Baptist Church by letter. 1838 - Tax list in Bastrop County, Texas 1838 November - Dismissed from Providence Baptist Church by letter. 1839 October - Asiel Dancer chosen as pastor of the Hopewell Church (or Plum Grove Church) in Fayette County, Texas. It was the first church of Primitive Baptist faith west of the Colorado River. 1840 - First Texas effort at general Baptist organization. Asiel Dancer was an anti-missionary (hardshell) Baptist (preacher). 1842 November - Hopewell Church was dissolved by Elder A. Dancer. Soon after, a portion of the nine members that were part of the Hopewell Church met at LaGrange, Fayette County, TX and organized a church called "Friendship." 1846 - Listed on Poll list for Bastrop County, TX 1849 - Killed by Indians. Notes: Many Texas Dancer descendants are working on the history of Ashall's family. According to information from Victor Wood, cholora killed 2 of Ashall's children during the Republic of Texas; a son Henry Ashall Dancer and a daughter. [?? Children of Joseph and Elizabeth Dancer Woods???] VW also believes that Ashall was in AR in 1833/34 just due west of Memphis. VW's father believed that some of the family stayed in Arkansas. The Joseph Woods and Elizabeth Dancer family lived at Harrisburg, Poinsett County, AR. Dates not known at this time. October 1994 - bbd More About ASHALL DANCER: Burial: Plum Grove, Bastrop Co, TX Notes for MARY WARD: Name: DRT #12108 Barbara Ann Zeiss Kuecker gives name as Mary Blair which is different from all other Ashall Dancer researchers I have been in contact with. bbd Birth: Said to be the granddaughter of Nancy Ward, beloved woman of the Cherokee Nation. Proof would be very welcome. bbd Marriage: Probably in Stewart County, Tennessee, but this is guess work based on the fact that the Dancer family lived there at the time the marriage probably took place. Death: Date from Connie Daniels' record based on record of heirs of Mary Dancer in Bastrop County, TX. bbd Residence: Bastrop County, TX from 1836 until 1853 when she died. Church: Hopewell/Plum Grove Baptist Church in Fayette County, TX. Mary Ward Dancer may have been the Sister Dancer who was the first white woman to be baptized west of the Colorado River. Notes: There are two Jesse Ward probate records listed in the Sistler probate book. Could it be that easy???? Children of ASHALL DANCER and MARY WARD are: 2. i. ELIZABETH (BETSY)4 DANCER, b. June 18, 1815, ,Stewart Co, TN; d. Bef. 1870, ,Bastrop Co, TX. 3. ii. SARAH (SALLY) DANCER, b. June 18, 1817, ,Franklin Co, AL; d. August 22, 1872, ,Bastrop Co, TX. 4. iii. MARTHA ANN DANCER, b. Abt. 1821, ,Franklin Co, AL; d. ,Bastrop Co, TX. 5. iv. NANCY DANCER, b. Abt. 1823, ,Franklin Co, AL; d. July 1887, ,Comanche Co, TX. v. JOHN DANCER, b. Abt. 1825, ,,AL; d. September 18, 1842, Nr San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX. Notes for JOHN DANCER: Name: John is the only name we know. Ashall had an Uncle John Dancer in SC. Birth: Ashall Dancer family was in Franklin County, Alabama in 1820 and in Shelby County, Tennessee in 1830. Ashall had brothers Elijah and Samuel in McNairy County, Tennessee and Tishomingo County, Mississippi. He may have moved around and could have been in Mississippi or Tennessee when John was born. Since John died in the Texas Revolution, we have no birthplace recorded in the census for him. Marriage: As far as is known, John never married; however there was a Jane A. Dancer in Bastrop who married A. B. Faith on 29 Nov 1851. We do not know where she came from. We do not know if Dancer was her maiden name or a married name. There was also a Mrs. Sarah Dancer who m Frances [Francis] M. Peebles on 25 January 1866. Who was she? bbd Death: "John was a member of Capt. N. Dawson's Company in the campaign of A.D. 1842, as in woll campaign, that he was equipped and mounted and at the fall of said Dawson on the 18th of Sept A.D. 1842, that at the same time he lost his horse and equipage and his life." [This is a quote from the claim for compensation for services and for the horse killed in battle, filed in DeWitt County, Texas 8 November 1854 by H. G. Woods, who said he was acquainted with John Dancer.] The massacre was at Salado Creek, near San Antonio. John was killed with Dawson and 38 others including his brother-in-law, Thomas J. Butler [husband of Martha]. Burial: On 19 September 1842 the dead patriots were buried at Salado Creek. In 1848, the bodies were re-interred in the Dawson & Mier Tomb on Monument Hill overlooking LaGrange in Fayette County, Texas. More About JOHN DANCER: Burial: Monument Hill, Fayette Co, TX 6. vi. J. BARKER DANCER, b. Abt. 1827, ,,AL; d. 1874, Waelder, Gonzales Co, TX. 7. vii. MARY JANE DANCER, b. May 19, 1829, ,Shelby Co, TN; d. November 27, 1909, ,,TX. 8. viii. LYDIA DANCER, b. September 30, 1831, ,Shelby Co, TN; d. December 08, 1893, Cottletown, Bastrop Co, TX. 9. ix. MARGARET (BLAIR) DANCER, b. Abt. 1833, ,Shelby Co, TN; d. 1904, Brenham, Washington Co, TX. 10. x. JAMES HENRY DANCER, b. November 29, 1837, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. June 10, 1902, Ballinger, Runnels Co, TX. xi. REBECCA DANCER, b. 1843, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. JAMES BAKER, December 01, 1857, ,Bastrop Co, TX; b. Abt. 1834, ,,AL. Notes for REBECCA DANCER: Birth: From census. Marriage: Death: Date and place unknown. It is also unknown at this time whether or not she had any children. [October 1990 bbd] Census: 1850 Bastrop County, TX page 161, 4 Sept. 1850 Dancer, Mary 52 (widow?) b TN James H. 13 In school b TX Rebecca 7 b TX 1860 Census - Bastrop County, TX page 38, Precinct #5, 30 July 1860 Baker, James 26 Farmer b AL Rubeca 17 b TX It is unknown whether or not this is our Rebecca Dancer, but it fits. Generation No. 2 2. ELIZABETH (BETSY)4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born June 18, 1815 in ,Stewart Co, TN, and died Bef. 1870 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. She married JOSEPH WOOD/S August 21, 1829 in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN. He was born in ,,SC. Notes for ELIZABETH (BETSY) DANCER: Name: Called Betsy. Birth: She was probably born in Stewart County, Tennessee. The Henry Dancer family was there at that time; however, Ashall Dancer was in Franklin County, Alabama in 1820. The records need to be checked. The first marriage book of Stewart County was destroyed, so if Ashall married there, we would find no record, unless there is something in the land records. 1850 Census in Bastrop County gives age as 36 so born in 1814. 1860 Census in Bastrop County gives age as 43 so born in 1817. Birthdate from Wanda Martin is 18 June 1815. Marriage: Found in Shelby County, TN marriage book, a published record. Death: No record, but did not appear on 1870 census with Joseph. Residence: In Shelby County, TN with her father. Church: Notes: The Joseph and Elizabeth Dancer Woods family lived at Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas. Dates not known at this time. Joseph Woods and family was listed in Shelby County, TN in 1830. November 1994 - bbd Notes for JOSEPH WOOD/S: Name: About half the records give the surname as Wood and the other half as Woods. Which is correct? Birth: Censuses of 1850, age 48; and 1860, age 56, give SC as birth place. Census of 1880 in HH of Robert and Mary Baker in Lee Co, TX gave his birthplace as SC, his father b NC and mother b MD. He was listed as age 85 which is abt 7 years too old. bd Marriage: From Shelby County, TN marriage record book. (A printed book. bbd) Death: April 1989 - no death date in our records. bd Occupation: Farmer on Bastrop County Census for 1850, no real estate listed; listed as farmer on 1860 Bastrop County Census, real estate value $200.00 and $300.00 personal estate. Notes: Victor Wood, a Dancer/Woods/Wood researcher has not located the Woods family before Shelby County, Tennessee in 1829 when Joseph Woods and Elizabeth Dancer married. The family came to Texas between the birth of Mary R. Woods in 1843 and the birth of Samuel R. Woods in 1846, so they were or may have been citizens of the Republic of Texas, if they were in Texas before February 19, 1846. There was a son, Henry Ashall Woods, and a daughter, Sara Ann Elizabeth Woods, who died of cholora during the Republic of Texas, in records of VW. Notes2: From Larry Watson 1967. Joe Woods came to Texas from Tenn. The original Woods came from Holland to Pennsylvania. The Woods family is Black Dutch. John Elliott Woods stated that the Woods name back about four generations was Alexander. Elizabeth Dancer's grandfather came to the United States from Germany and never did learn to speak the English language. Her grandmother was named _____ Ward. She had a brother younger than her named James, and a sister named Patsy (this must be a ic-name - lw) who married a Mr. Carter, and a sister younger named Lydia who married Pike Cottle. She also had a sister who married John Perkins. Joe Woods had a brother named David and a sister named Ruth. Both came to Texas to visit, but returned to live in Tenn. Children of ELIZABETH DANCER and JOSEPH WOOD/S are: i. JOHN ELLIOTT5 WOODS, b. April 30, 1832, ,Shelby Co, TN; m. ROSA GAGE. Notes for JOHN ELLIOTT WOODS: Name: Listed as John E. Wood in 1850 and 1860 censuses of Bastrop County, TX. Birth: According to census, born in TN. Marriage: Occupation: 1850 - farmhand; 1860 - farmer. Military: Civil War. Residence: Church: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. ii. WILLIAM DAVID WOODS, b. February 12, 1839, ,Shelby Co, TN; m. ARILLIA MAYO. Notes for WILLIAM DAVID WOODS: Name: Listed as William D. Wood in 1850 and 1860 censuses of Bastrop County, TX. Birth: Marriage: Occupation: Military: Civil War. Notes: 1860 lists personal estate of $200. Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Notes for ARILLIA MAYO: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Charles' father died when he was very young. Arillia, John and Charles Mayo were brothers and sister. iii. HENRY ASHALL WOODS, b. January 23, 1841; d. very young. Notes for HENRY ASHALL WOODS: Death: Died of cholera according to V. Wood. Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. iv. MARY ANN (NANCY) WOODS, b. November 30, 1843, ,Shelby Co, TN; m. ROBERT BAKER; b. 1839, ,,AL; d. February 12, 1905, ,Taylor Co, TX. Notes for MARY ANN (NANCY) WOODS: Name: 1850 census of Bastrop Co. gives name as Mary R.; 1860 census of Bastrop Co. gives name as Mary A.. The name may be Mary Ann. She was called Nancy which is a nickname for Ann. Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Notes for ROBERT BAKER: Military: Civil War Birth: Calculated from 1880 census in Lee Co, TX, ED 92, Family 19. He is listed as age 41 b in AL. Record from Connie Daniel 1989. Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Death: Date and location from Connie Daniel 1989. More About ROBERT BAKER: Burial: Ovalo, Taylor Co, TX v. SAMUEL RUSSELL WOODS, b. November 26, 1846; m. LUCINDA BROOKS. Notes for SAMUEL RUSSELL WOODS: Name: Birth: Marriage: Death: Residence: Occupation: Military: Civil War. Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Lucinda and George Brooks were brother and sister. Notes for LUCINDA BROOKS: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. vi. SARA ANN ELIZABETH WOODS, b. November 03, 1848; d. young, Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for SARA ANN ELIZABETH WOODS: Death: Died of cholera according to V. Wood. Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. vii. MARTHA JANE WOODS, b. May 04, 1852; m. GEORGE BROOKS. Notes for MARTHA JANE WOODS: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Notes for GEORGE BROOKS: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Lucinda and George Brooks were brother and sister. viii. LYDIA CATHERINE WOODS, b. August 07, 1855, ,,TX; m. JOHN MAYO. Notes for LYDIA CATHERINE WOODS: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Notes for JOHN MAYO: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Arillia, John and Charles Mayo were brothers and sister. Charles Mayo's father died when Charles was very young so all siblings grew up without their father. ix. FLORINA CLEMENTINE WOODS, b. April 11, 1858, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. (1) CHARLES ATWOOD MAYO, August 20, 1874, ,,TX; m. (2) WILLIAM AARON KILLGORE, December 03, 1893, ,,TX. Notes for FLORINA CLEMENTINE WOODS: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Notes for CHARLES ATWOOD MAYO: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. Charles' father died when he was very young. Arillia, John and Charles Mayo were brothers and sister. Notes for WILLIAM AARON KILLGORE: Notes: Initial information from Larry Watson, 1967. x. CLEMENT WOODS, b. Abt. 1860, ,Bastrop Co, TX. 3. SARAH (SALLY)4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born June 18, 1817 in ,Franklin Co, AL, and died August 22, 1872 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. She married THOMAS REID September 01, 1836 in ,Bastrop Co?, TX. He was born December 24, 1804 in ,,SC, and died January 31, 1873 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for SARAH (SALLY) DANCER: Name: Name is believed to have been Sarah Elizabeth, sometimes called Sally. [Sally is from Zearfoss records. bbd] On one of the JOHN DANCER CLAIM PAPERS from the Texas archives, Elizabeth was marked out and her name left as Sarah. Birth: The Ashall Dancer family was on the 1820 census of Franklin County, Alabama. The birthplace is an assumption since it is three years before the census. bbd DRT record for Jody Donet gives birth place as NC or TN. Thomas Reid Bible gives birthdate as 18 Jun 1817. Marriage: Location of marriage unknown. It may have been in Shelby County, Tennessee before the move to Texas. If so, it is not in the marriages recorded in Shelby County, TN. It probably was in Bastrop County or another location in Texas. There is the possibility it is recorded in Poinsett County, Arkansas where Joseph and Elizabeth Dancer Woods lived for a time. There is also the possibility that Ashall performed the ceremony without benefit of license, since he was a clergyman. Reid Bible gives date as 1 Sep 1836. Death: From family record. All DRT registrations agree on the date. Bible record gives date as 22 Aug 1872, at age of 55 yrs 2 mo 3 days. Residence: Church: Notes: Notes for THOMAS REID: Name: From Mattie Claiborne. Birth: Mena, NC given by Donovan notes. May have been Mana, Yadkin County, North Carolina. Mana was located in the 1890 Postal Atlas. bbd DRT BOOK III, page 587, #11941S Phyllis Elizabeth McAnelly gives birth place as South Carolina which seems more correct. Parents were married in SC. DRT member, Jody Donet, gives birth place as TN. 1850 and 1860 censuses give SC as birth place. Thomas Reid Bible gives date of birth as 24 Dec 1804. Marriage: May have been in Tennessee just before the migration to Texas or on the way to Texas. The Ashall Dancer family was in Shelby County, Tennessee just before coming to Texas. I believe the marriage to have been in Bastrop County, Texas. Thomas Reid was in Texas in time to take part in the Texas Revolution as was Ashall Dancer. bbd DRT member, Jody Donet, gives 6 Sep 1836 as marriage date. Bible gives date as 1 Sep 1836. He was in Texas by 1834. The marriage probably took place in Bastrop County. Death: From McAnelly papers. Thomas Reid Bible gives death date as 31 Jan 1873, age 68 yrs 1 mo 7 days. Residence: Bastrop County, TX census for 1850 lists R. E. value as $2400. 1860 gives R. E. as $12,000 and personal estate $5,000. Occupation: 1860 - farmer, 1860 - farmer. Also soldier, Indian fighter, Representative Military: From Austin Genealogical Society quarterly, Vol VIII, Dec 1967 #4. Pensioners (continued): Travis County, TX Cert. #7,146 Thos Reid - PO Duval - Cause for which pensioned - Chronic diarr & wd at thigh - $4.00 per month - [No date - may or may not be our Thomas Reid.] Church: Notes: According to DRT records from Miss Esther Ann Rogers #1873, b Houston, TX, admitted 22 Feb 1934: Thomas Reid was born in TN, served the Republic of Texas in the capacity of an organizer and soldier in the Texas Revolution and in the Cherokee Wars. Arrived in Texas 1834 - received land grant. McAnally records give birthplace as KY. Land grant certificate #35. Attended convention of 1835. Children of SARAH DANCER and THOMAS REID are: i. MARY ELIZABETH5 REID, b. November 21, 1837; m. LEWIS FRANKS, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for MARY ELIZABETH REID: Name: Birth: McAnnelly papers give date as 9 Nov 1837, as does the Thomas Reid Bible. Marriage: Death: Residence: Church: Notes: ii. CYNTHIA JANE REID, b. September 04, 1839, ,,TX; m. JAMES PERKINS, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for CYNTHIA JANE REID: Name: Birth: McAnnelly papers give date as 4 September 1839. Thomas Reid Bible record appears to be 4 September 1839. Marriage: From McAnnelly papers. Death: Residence: Church: Notes: iii. STEPHEN DECATUR REID, b. June 23, 1841; m. SARAH GRAY, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for SARAH GRAY: Name: Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Marriage: From McAnnelly papers. Death: Residence: Church: Notes: iv. NANCY ANN REID, b. January 26, 1843; m. HARDING PERKINS, ,,TX. Notes for NANCY ANN REID: Name: Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Marriage: From McAnnelly papers. Death: Residence: Church: Notes: v. OLIVER HAZZARD REID, b. October 05, 1844, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. May 14, 1922, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. MILDRED TEXANA ALLEN, December 25, 1866, ,Bastrop Co, TX; b. May 10, 1848, ,Fayette Co, TN; d. August 06, 1926, Waco, McLennan Co, TX. Notes for OLIVER HAZZARD REID: Name: Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Marriage: From McAnnelly papers. Death: Residence: Church: Notes: Some information from DRT BOOK III, page 587, #11941S Phyllis Elizabeth McAnelly. More About MILDRED TEXANA ALLEN: Burial: ,,TX vi. JOHN THOMAS REID, b. October 19, 1846; m. (1) , ,,TX; m. (2) LAURA ELLEN MOORE, March 29, 1874, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for JOHN THOMAS REID: Name: Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Marriage: From McAnnelly papers. (1) unknown (2) Laura Ellen Moore 29 May 1874, Bastrop Co, TX, Book B #337. Death: Residence: Church: Notes: Notes for LAURA ELLEN MOORE: Name: Full name from Bastrop County, TX marriage record, Book B #337. vii. SARAH ISABELLA REID, b. October 06, 1848; d. April 17, 1852, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for SARAH ISABELLA REID: Name: One source gave name as Sarah Elizabeth Reid. Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Death: From McAnnelly papers. Died young. Thomas Reid Bible gives death date as 17 April 1852. Residence: Church: Notes: More About SARAH ISABELLA REID: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX viii. JAMES ASHALL REID, b. April 15, 1852; m. NANCY C. MILEY, October 15, 1873, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for JAMES ASHALL REID: Name: Birth: From McAnnelly papers. T. Reid Bible gives date as 15 Apr 1852. Marriage: From McAnnelly papers. Bastrop County, TX marriage book B #292. Date given as 15 Oct 1872 which may be when the license was issued and not when the ceremony took place. Death: Residence: Church: Notes: ix. RHODA HUTCHISON REID, b. December 14, 1853, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. November 26, 1927, ,,TX; m. JONATHAN (JACK) DAVIS, November 06, 1872, ,Bastrop Co, TX; b. August 03, 1851, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. August 09, 1932, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for RHODA HUTCHISON REID: Name: One source gave name as Rhoda Hutchinson Reid. Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Marriage: Bastrop County, TX marriage Book B #201. Date may be license date and not marriage date. Death: From McAnnelly papers. Died young. 27 Nov 1927 from Donovan DRT registry in DRT BOOK II page 167. Thomas Reid Bible gives death date as 26 July 1919. Residence: Church: Notes: Notes for JONATHAN (JACK) DAVIS: Name: Called Jack. Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Death: From McAnnelly papers. Residence: Church: Notes: More About JONATHAN (JACK) DAVIS: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX x. REBECCA GREG REID, b. March 28, 1856, ,,TX; d. July 26, 1919, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. ANDREW BARNEY MILEY, ,,TX; d. June 15, 1898, ,,TX. Notes for REBECCA GREG REID: Name: Birth: From McAnnelly papers. Marriage: From McAnnelly papers. Thomas Reid Bible record gives date as 8 Aug 1873. Death: Bible record gives date as 26 July 1919. Residence: Bastrop County, TX. Church: Notes: More About REBECCA GREG REID: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX Notes for ANDREW BARNEY MILEY: Name: Full name from Thomas Reid Bible. Birth: Marriage: Date from Thomas Reid Bible. Death: From Thomas Reid Bible record, age 48 yrs 8 mo 9 days. 4. MARTHA ANN4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1821 in ,Franklin Co, AL, and died in ,Bastrop Co, TX. She married (1) THOMAS J. BUTLER in ,Fayette Co, TX. He died September 18, 1842 in near San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX. She married (2) WILLIAM JOHN S. CARTER March 09, 1843 in ,Fayette Co, TX. He was born Abt. 1814 in ,,SC. Notes for MARTHA ANN DANCER: nName: Called Patsy. Birth: The Ashall Dancer family was in Franklin County, Alabama in 1820. Her name is given as Marthey Ann Carter, on the adoption papers, when W. J. S. Carter adopted her son John Russell Butler on 15 Dec 1847. He was the son of Martha Ann and her first husband, Thomas J. Butler. T. J. Butler was one of the men who died at the Dawson Massacre, as was Martha's brother, John. Marriage: (1) Thomas J. Butler - probably in Bastrop County, Texas. (2) William John S. Carter m Mrs. Martha Butler 9 March 1843 in Fayette County, Texas - MARRIAGES OF EARLY TEXAS 1824-1846 by Norma Grammer, published by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society. Death: Date is pure guesswork based on the date when W. J. S. Carter married Nancy Dancer Gray Worsham 19 May 1878. Notes: Listed on succession papers for Ashall and Mary Dancer, Bastrop County, Texas, Probate minutes Volume D, page 186 (no date on page 86). Probate records mention April term 1854 and December term 1854. Also listed on John Dancer Revolutionary Claim Papers, filed by W. J. S. Carter for the entire surviving family of John Dancer. The children listed are from the 1850 and 1860 Census records of Bastrop County. The family was not located on census in 1870, so it is possible there were other children. Notes for THOMAS J. BUTLER: Name: From Dawson Massacre listing and John Russell Butler adoption papers. Birth: Unknown Marriage: Date unknown, but probably in Bastrop or Fayette County, Texas and may have been performed by her father, Ashall Dancer. ?? Death: Died on 18 September 1842 in the Dawson Massacre at Salado. Buried on 19 September 1842 at Salado. Later in the year all the Dawson Massacre casualties were interred at Lagrange. Occupation: Church: Unknown Notes: Zearfoss papers indicate family story that Martha was married to a Butler before the Carter. EARLY HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY by Weyand and Wade gives a listing of men who joined DAWSON'S MEN...."four more men from Dewitt County: Thomas J. Butler, Elijah Garey, Thomas Rice and William Savage. We know this because of the claims entered by these four, or their heirs, for compensation against the State [Republic of Texas] for losses of life and property." [Dewitt County was formed from Gonzales, Victoria and Goliad counties, so Thomas J. Butler probably lived in southern Gonzales County which is now in Dewitt County. bbd] A claim made in the name of Thomas J. Butler has been located in the Texas State Archives. We now have the claim papers which were filed by W. J. S. Carter on the behalf of John Russell Butler and his mother Martha Ann [Dancer] Butler [Carter]. More About THOMAS J. BUTLER: Burial: Monument Hill, Fayette Co, TX Notes for WILLIAM JOHN S. CARTER: Name: No record that I have seen gives the name for the initial "S." bbd Birth: From census - Bastrop 1850 is age 36 b SC; Bastrop 1860 is age 46 b GA; 1870 do not have; Comanche 1880 is age 68 b NC. Marriage: (1) Mrs. Martha Dancer Butler in Fayette County 9 March 1843. Found in MARRIAGE RECORDS OF EARLY TEXAS 1824-1846 by Norma Grammer and published by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society. (2) 19 May 1878 to Nancy Dancer Gray Worsham, sister of Martha Ann Dancer Butler Carter. Death: Not known, but was on 1880 Comanche County, TX census with Nancy and her daughter Margaret Balen, and grandson Herbert Balen. We do not know if he died in Comanche County or elsewhere or where he is buried. Occupation: 1850 lists him as a farmer, R. E. value $1,560. 1860 lists him as a farmer, R. E. value $61.20?, personal estate $2525.00. Church: Unknown December 1994. bbd Notes: Census below transcribed by Connie Daniels of Dallas, TX. 1850 Census - Bastrop County, TX - 5 Sept 1850 - page 163 138-147 Carter, John W. 36 M Farmer $1560 R.E. SC Martha 29 F Ala Carter, John R. 8 M TX Thomas 5 M TX Mary J. 3 F TX William A. 1 M TX 1860 Census - Bastrop County, TX - 7 Sept 1860 - Pct 11 - P.O. Bastrop - p 288 740-695 Carter, W. J. S. 46 M Farmer 6120 R.E. 2525 Pers GA Martha A. 39 F Ala John B. B. 18 M [Must have been John R. B. bbd] TX Thomas 15 M TX Mary J. 13 F TX William A. 11 M TX Wilson 8 M TX Martha E. 6 F TX Sarah B. 4 F TX Jonas E. 2 M TX 1870 Census - Not located 1880 Census - Comanche Co, TX - Pct 3 - 12 June 1880 - ED 30 SH 20 - Soundex 154-153 Carter, William S. J. 68 M NC Nancy 55 F Ala Balen, Margaret A. 19 F TX Herbert B. 6/12 M TX Nancy Dancer Gray Worsham m W. J. S. Carter 1878. Margaret is daughter of Nancy and Herbert is grandson. Child of MARTHA DANCER and THOMAS BUTLER is: i. JOHN RUSSELL5 BUTLER, b. Abt. 1842, ,,TX. Notes for JOHN RUSSELL BUTLER: Name: John Russell Butler was listed on the 1860 Census of Bastrop County as John R. B. Carter with W. J. S. Carter as his adopted father. Birth: John Russell Butler was adopted in 1847 by W. J. S. Carter. He was the son of Thomas J. Butler and Martha Ann Dancer Butler Carter. Thomas J. Butler died at the Dawson Massacre as did Martha Ann's brother, John Dancer. Marriage: Death: Notes: Adoption papers from the Texas State Archives, are filed under John Russell Butler with statement "see W. J. S. Carter." The petition to the legislature of the state of Texas was dated 9 December 1847. Martha Ann was shown as Marthey Ann Carter. Children of MARTHA DANCER and WILLIAM CARTER are: ii. THOMAS5 CARTER, b. Abt. 1845, ,Bastrop Co, TX. iii. MARY J. CARTER, b. Abt. 1847, ,Bastrop Co, TX. iv. WILLIAM A. CARTER, b. Abt. 1849, ,Bastrop Co, TX. v. WILSON CARTER, b. Abt. 1852, ,Bastrop Co, TX. vi. MARTHA E. CARTER, b. Abt. 1854, ,Bastrop Co, TX. vii. SARAH B. CARTER, b. Abt. 1856, ,Bastrop Co, TX. viii. JONAS E. CARTER, b. Abt. 1858, ,Bastrop Co, TX. 5. NANCY4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1823 in ,Franklin Co, AL, and died July 1887 in ,Comanche Co, TX. She married (1) JOHN THOMAS (THOMAS) GRAY in ,Bastrop Co, TX. He was born Abt. 1811 in ,,TN, and died August 1865 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. She married (2) J. P. WORSHAM December 24, 1868 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. She married (3) WILLIAM JOHN S. CARTER May 19, 1878 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. He was born Abt. 1814 in ,,SC. Notes for NANCY DANCER: Name: Nancy is the only name known, although she probably had a middle name. Birth: The Ashall Dancer family was in Franklin County, AL in 1820 and in Shelby County, TN by 1830. It is guesswork that Nancy's place of birth was Franklin County, AL. bbd The 1850 Bastrop County Census gave her birthplace as Alabama. Marriage: (1) Record not located, but probably in Bastrop County. (2) Record in Bastrop County. (3) Death: Residence: Church: Notes: More About NANCY DANCER: Burial: ,Comanche Co, TX Notes for JOHN THOMAS (THOMAS) GRAY: Name: The name John from Mary Lynn Solomon. Until this time I only knew Thomas Gray. April 1991 - bbd Birth: 1850 gives age as 39 b TN; 1860 gives age as 49 b TN. Marriage: To Nancy Dancer, date unknown, grandparents of Mattie Claiborne. Death: Notes: Family records from Mary Lynn Norman Solomon. 1860 census Bastrop County, TX Precinct #8 14 Aug 1860 shows all children born in Texas. The marriage was probably in Texas also, about 1835; or it may have been while on the way to Texas from TN. Ashall was a preacher; he may have married them without a license, or the license may be in an unknown county. November 1994 - bbd. Notes for J. P. WORSHAM: Name: Marriage: 24 Dec 1868 to Nancy Dancer Gray in Bastrop County. Notes for WILLIAM JOHN S. CARTER: Name: No record that I have seen gives the name for the initial "S." bbd Birth: From census - Bastrop 1850 is age 36 b SC; Bastrop 1860 is age 46 b GA; 1870 do not have; Comanche 1880 is age 68 b NC. Marriage: (1) Mrs. Martha Dancer Butler in Fayette County 9 March 1843. Found in MARRIAGE RECORDS OF EARLY TEXAS 1824-1846 by Norma Grammer and published by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society. (2) 19 May 1878 to Nancy Dancer Gray Worsham, sister of Martha Ann Dancer Butler Carter. Death: Not known, but was on 1880 Comanche County, TX census with Nancy and her daughter Margaret Balen, and grandson Herbert Balen. We do not know if he died in Comanche County or elsewhere or where he is buried. Occupation: 1850 lists him as a farmer, R. E. value $1,560. 1860 lists him as a farmer, R. E. value $61.20?, personal estate $2525.00. Church: Unknown December 1994. bbd Notes: Census below transcribed by Connie Daniels of Dallas, TX. 1850 Census - Bastrop County, TX - 5 Sept 1850 - page 163 138-147 Carter, John W. 36 M Farmer $1560 R.E. SC Martha 29 F Ala Carter, John R. 8 M TX Thomas 5 M TX Mary J. 3 F TX William A. 1 M TX 1860 Census - Bastrop County, TX - 7 Sept 1860 - Pct 11 - P.O. Bastrop - p 288 740-695 Carter, W. J. S. 46 M Farmer 6120 R.E. 2525 Pers GA Martha A. 39 F Ala John B. B. 18 M [Must have been John R. B. bbd] TX Thomas 15 M TX Mary J. 13 F TX William A. 11 M TX Wilson 8 M TX Martha E. 6 F TX Sarah B. 4 F TX Jonas E. 2 M TX 1870 Census - Not located 1880 Census - Comanche Co, TX - Pct 3 - 12 June 1880 - ED 30 SH 20 - Soundex 154-153 Carter, William S. J. 68 M NC Nancy 55 F Ala Balen, Margaret A. 19 F TX Herbert B. 6/12 M TX Nancy Dancer Gray Worsham m W. J. S. Carter 1878. Margaret is daughter of Nancy and Herbert is grandson. Children of NANCY DANCER and JOHN GRAY are: i. SARAH J.5 GRAY, b. 1846, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. J. W. COOK, ,,TX. Notes for SARAH J. GRAY: Name: Birth: From Wanda Martin. Sarah was 14 in 1860 census. Marriage: Death: ii. DANIEL D. GRAY, b. 1848, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for DANIEL D. GRAY: Name: Birth: Daniel was 12 years old in the 1860 census. (Wanda Martin) Marriage: Death: Residence: iii. JOHN MILES GRAY, b. December 09, 1849, Paige, Bastrop Co, TX; d. July 27, 1935, San Angelo, Tom Green Co, TX; m. (1) T. EMER WHITE, January 04, 1871; d. January 11, 1877; m. (2) CRADDOCK SUSAN LORENE LYTLE, November 12, 1878, ,Lee Co, TX; b. March 04, 1854, ,,TX; d. May 26, 1936, San Angelo, Tom Green Co, TX. Notes for JOHN MILES GRAY: Name: Birth: Marriage: Notes: All records from Mary Lynn Norman Solomon. More About JOHN MILES GRAY: Burial: Fairmont Cem, Tom Green Co, TX Notes for T. EMER WHITE: Name: Could this name be T. Emma White? Birth: Marriage: Notes: All records from Mary Lynn Norman Solomon. Notes for CRADDOCK SUSAN LORENE LYTLE: Name: Susan Lorene Craddock when she married (2) John Miles Gray. Craddock was her first marriage. Birth: Marriage: Notes: All family records from Mary Lynn Norman Solomon. iv. JOSEPH LILLIARD GRAY, b. September 03, 1851, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. March 11, 1916, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. (1) NANCY ALONZA BARR; d. Dallas, Dallas Co, TX; m. (2) MARTHA JULIA MCPHAUL, March 16, 1878, ,Bastrop Co, TX; b. December 21, 1860, ,,FL?; d. February 02, 1890, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for JOSEPH LILLIARD GRAY: Birth: From Dale Herring 14 June 1967 Marriage: (1) Date from Dale is 1879. From Wanda Martin is 1878. (2) Both marriages from Dale Herring 14 June 1967. Death: Date from DH. No place of burial known. 3/24/1991 bbd More About JOSEPH LILLIARD GRAY: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX Notes for MARTHA JULIA MCPHAUL: All information from Dale Herring 14 June 1967. v. MARY EFFIE GRAY, b. 1854, ,,TX. Notes for MARY EFFIE GRAY: Name: Birth: Date of 1854 and state from Mary Lynn Solomon. vi. JAMES A. GRAY, b. 1856, ,Bastrop, TX. Notes for JAMES A. GRAY: Name: Birth: From Wanda Martin. Marriage: Death: vii. IDA L. GRAY, b. 1858, ,,TX. Notes for IDA L. GRAY: Name: Name also given as Ida F. Gray. Source unknown. Birth: Date of 1858 from Mary Lynn Solomon. Notes: Family records from Mary Lynn Solomon. viii. E. L. GRAY, b. Abt. 1860. Notes for E. L. GRAY: Name: Birth: Date of abt 1860 from Mary Lynn Solomon. ix. MARGARET A. GRAY, b. Abt. 1861, ,,TX; m. MR. BALEN, ,,TX. Notes for MARGARET A. GRAY: Name: Birth: Date of abt 1861 taken from 1880 census of Commanche Co. TX ED 30 Sheet 20 Pct #3 12 June; In HH #153-154 of W.J.S. Carter and wife Nancy Dancer Gray Worsham Carter and listed as Margaret A. Balen 19F TX TN AL with son Herbert B. Balen 6/12M TX GA? TX. Margaret was listed as step daughter and Herbert as step grandson. Marriage: Notes: Census from Connie Daniel. Notes for MR. BALEN: Name: From Commanche County, TX 1880 census HH 153-154 Pct #3 ED 30 and is questionable. Spelling may need to be corrected. The HH is of W.J.S. Carter and wife Nancy Dancer Gray Worsham Carter. He is not listed on the census, but wife Margaret A. is, as is son Herbert B. Marriage: Search for record. 6. J. BARKER4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1827 in ,,AL, and died 1874 in Waelder, Gonzales Co, TX. He married (1) MARY JANE GRAY Abt. January 1844 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. She was born Abt. 1831 in ,,MS, and died in ,Bastrop Co, TX. He married (2) SUSAN BREWER June 20, 1858 in Bastrop, Bastrop Co, TX. She was born Abt. 1842 in ,,AR, and died 1873 in ,,TX. Notes for J. BARKER DANCER: Name: J. Barker Dancer sometimes listed as I. Barker and sometimes listed as L. Barker. After studying the John Dancer claim records of family, I believe the initial to be "J." bbd Birth: Date from census. 1850 Bastrop County, Texas census says he was born in Alabama. 1860 Bastrop County census gives Mississippi as birth place. The Ashall Dancer family was in Franklin County, Alabama in 1820 and Shelby County, Tennessee in 1830. It is possible the family was in Mississippi for a time and he was born there. He was 22 years old in 1850 Bastrop County, TX census HH #136. Marriage: (1) Mary Jane Gray, probably in Bastrop County about 1843, no record found. (2) Susan Brewer (Bruer), Bastrop County, Texas license issued 19 June 1858; marriage performed 20 June 1858 by John L. Foster JP BC [BC for Bastrop County?]; recorded 8 Aug 1858. Death: Died on the Harrell Ranch five miles north of Waelder. He is buried on the ranch. He was visiting there at the time. Information from Stella Grasse. Occupation: Listed as a day laborer in 1850. Military: Served in Militia Company of Goliad County in 1861 as per the muster roll of Militia Company in Precinct #3. His name is #14 in the list of privates. Also served in Capt. Wm. H. Gazley's Co. E, Texas Cavalry with Col. James Duff Commanding. He was a private in Co. E 33rd Texas Cavalry. He enrolled January 4, 1863 at San Antonio. He was detailed to Special Service at San Antonio. There is a muster roll for him in San Antonio for March and April 1863 and May, June and Aug 1864. The Civil War ended April 9, 1965. J. B. Dancer is on the registered voters list for Bexar County dated 1867 and 1869 and is listed as J. B. Dancer #2238, Precinct #4, transfered to Kendall County, November 26, 1869. Residence: Not located on the 1870 Texas Census records. Church: More About J. BARKER DANCER: Burial: Harrell Ranch, Gonzales Co, TX Notes for MARY JANE GRAY: Name: Birth: 1850 Census of Bastrop County gives age as 19, born in Mississippi. Sister of Thomas Gray. [Mattie Claiborne research papers on Gray Family] Marriage: Death: Source: Research papers of Josephine Burleson Hendley. Notes for SUSAN BREWER: Name: 1850 Dallas Co, AR Census in HH of Harmon Bruer. Birth: 1860 Census gives age as 18, born in Arkansas. Marriage: License issued 19 June 1855. Ceremony on 20 June 1855 by John S. Foster J. P. B. C. [Copy of license from JH.] Death: Died in childbirth shortly before or after the death of Barker with the birth of J. B. Dancer according to family legend. [JH] I also have the information that she died in childbirth six months after J. B. was born. bbd Children of J. DANCER and MARY GRAY are: i. JOHN THOMAS5 DANCER, b. December 02, 1844, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. 1896, near Lockhart, Caldwell Co, TX; m. (1) MRS. N. E. CLARK, August 12, 1874, Bastrop, Bastrop Co, TX; d. Abt. 1875, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. (2) MRS. SALLIE STEPHENS ADAMS, August 08, 1876, ,Bastrop Co, TX; b. June 15, 1853, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. December 07, 1893, ,,TX; m. (3) MOLLIE MORROW, October 30, 1895, Bastrop, Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for JOHN THOMAS DANCER: Name: Birth: Marriage: Death: Date given by James D. Dancer of Waco, Texas, a son of the third marriage. Burial in Red Rock Cemetery near Bateman, Caldwell County, Texas. More About JOHN THOMAS DANCER: Burial: near Bateman, Caldwell Co, TX Notes for MRS. N. E. CLARK: Name: Birth: Marriage: She was first married to Mr. _____ Clark. Her maiden name is unknown at this time. No known children by Clark. Aug 1995 - bbd Death: Notes for MRS. SALLIE STEPHENS ADAMS: Name: Called Sallie. Name was probably Sarah. Birth: Marriage: Marriage certificate from Josephine Hendly. John T. Dancer and Mrs. Sallie Adams, issued 7 Aug 1876, marriage performed 8 Aug 1876 by J. T. Roberts M.G., recorded 20 Novbr 1876 in Bastrop County, Texas. Who was her first husband? Death: Residence: Notes: Sallie was part Indian according to information from Stella Grasse. Notes for MOLLIE MORROW: Name: May have been named Mary, since Mollie is the nickname for Mary. Birth: Marriage: Married J. T. Dancer at age 16. After his death, she married a second time to ______________. Death: ii. MELVINA DANCER, b. Abt. 1851, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for MELVINA DANCER: Name: May be Melvira. Birth: From 1860 Census of Bastrop County, Texas. No further information. iii. JESSE W. DANCER, b. Abt. 1854, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. Aft. 1876; m. DICIE C. MCBEE, December 06, 1870, Somerset, Atascosa Co, TX; b. ,,AL; d. ,,TX. Notes for JESSE W. DANCER: Name: Believed to be Jesse Ward Dancer. Birth: Marriage: Mrs. Dice McCanless 6 Dec 1870 - Somerset was in Atascosa County in 1870. Today it is in Bexar County. Death: Shot or escaped the from the law in Frio County, Texas and never returned. Died in Arizona. Residence: Research notes of Josephine Burleson Hendley. Jesse W. Dancer filed on 160 acres of land in Frio County, surveyed 8 March 1875, survey #16 1/2 on Bishop Creek, a tributary of the Frio River about two miles southwest of the center of Frio County today. General Land Office, Austin, Texas. [JH] In 1876 J. W. Dancer killed a man named Greeley. His name is carved into the wall of the jail in Frio County. According to the JOHN SLAUGHTER book, J. Dancer escaped from Frio Town jail, was captured and put in Medina jail, escaped from there also. Believed to have been killed, although one story has him escaping to Arizona and living out his life there. Notes for DICIE C. MCBEE: Name: Also given as Dicey C.. Correct spelling unknown. Maiden name unknown. bbd Birth: 1870 Census of Astascosa County, Texas gives birthplace as Alabama. 1880 Census of Bastrop County, Texas gives birthplace as Alabama. Marriage: (1) Alec McCanless, marriage was possibly in Johnson Co, AR. Horsehead Twp, Johnson Co, AR 1860 lists Alec and Dice as m within the year. Marriage could also have taken place in AL before the journey to AR. (2) J. W. Dancer and Dice McCanless marriage license was issued 3 Dec 1870. The marriage was performed 6 December 1870 by W. D. Johnston, M.G., recorded 24 March 1871. Witnesses were M. McBee and Fannie Johnson. There were four families of McBees living around Dice/Dicey. Perhaps her maiden name was McBee. [bd] (3) M. T. Carpenter and Dice Dancer m 18 July 1880 in Bastrop County. No information about third marriage or possible children. Death: March 1998 - no information. Residence: 1880 census said that both of her parents were born in Alabama. 1880 Bastrop County, Texas Census - listed as a widow with all five of her children, three McCanless and two Dancer. She evidently moved after the death of J. W. Dancer from Atascosa County to Bastrop Co which is where she m M. T. Carpenter. Information from the research papers of Josephine Burleson Hendley. Notes: March 1998 - Ron McCandless found Alec McCandish and Dyce m less than a year on 1860 census of Horsehead Twp, Johnson Co, AR in HH of Jesse Magbee. She She was almost certainly a McBee before she married and the eldest child of Jesse McBee. In 1860 HH of Jesse Magbee [sic] age 41, wife Lucinda age 42, Lydia 14, John 16, Rebecca 12, William 10, Andrew 7, Nancy 6, James 16 b AR (not a twin of John who was b in AL) From notes of Ron McCandless. I believe all children were born in AL. Alec 21 and Dice 18 were listed in this HH. iv. ELIZABETH DANCER, b. Abt. 1855, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for ELIZABETH DANCER: Name: Birth: 1860 Bastrop County census gives age as five. No further information. Children of J. DANCER and SUSAN BREWER are: v. JOHN5 DANCER. Notes for JOHN DANCER: Birth: We don't have a census which shows John Dancer, so age is guesswork. After the death of his parents, John lived for a while with James M. and Mary Hess of Frio County, Texas. [JH] Notes: [JH] My family has always included a John Dancer to be one of Alice's brothers; he worked on the railroad to Carlsbad in 1890 and came to see Alice. He may be the "John Hess" on the 1880 census. vi. J. MARSHALL DANCER, b. January 1859, Cunningham, Bastrop Co, TX; m. SARAH WADLEY, September 06, 1883, Bastrop, Bastrop Co, TX; b. March 1853. Notes for SARAH WADLEY: Name: Called Sallie. Name on marriage record is WADLEY; another source spells it WHATLEY and another WATLEY. bbd Birth: Date from 1900 census. She was age 47. Marriage: 1900 census said married 15 years, had had 5 children with one living in 1900; so married in 1885. Information taken from Connie Daniels' papers. Marriage in Bastrop County, Texas 6 September 1883 performed by J. R. Joyner JP Bastrop Co, TX; marriage license issued 5 September 1883; recorded 21 May 1884. Death: Notes: vii. MARY DANCER, b. September 10, 1867, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX; d. November 23, 1952, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX; m. NEWTON A. SHEPPARD, ,,TX. Notes for MARY DANCER: Name: From Josephine Hendley. Birth: After the death of her parents, the district court appointed Louis Oge guardian of Mary Dancer, a minor. Marriage: Probably in Frio County, Texas. Death: From arteriosclerotic heart disease. Records of San Antonio State Hospital signed by Dr. G. D. France. [JH] Burial: Center Point Cemetery at Kerrville. Notes: Louis Oge made bond in the amount of $100.00. Frio County Court records 4 October 1875 of the 24th Judicial District. Pages 15 and 16 of the Index and Probate Court - year 1876, from the Genealogical Branch of Salt Lake City Records. Tex. 1-82 B, Boll #6 1873-1877, Probate Minutes and Records. Misc. 1-3-4. Obtained from the Carlsbad Genealogical Branch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Josephine Hendley, 27 Dec 1984. 17 July 1876 - In matters of the Estate of Mary Dancer, a minor. Louis Oge, guardian. Continued until the next term of court. On docket - #7 - 18 Sept. 1876, 18 July 1877, 19 Sept. 1877, 15 July 1878, 20 Sept. 1878, continued 17 Sept. 1879. Louis Oge was evidently the guardian of Mary Dancer from 4 October 1875 to 17 Sept. 1879. [JH] More About MARY DANCER: Burial: Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX viii. ALICE DORA DANCER, b. August 13, 1871, FrioTown, Frio Co, TX; d. March 09, 1926, Carlsbad, Eddy Co, NM; m. EDWARD D. (EDD) BURLESON, November 11, 1886, Seven Rivers, Lincoln, NM; b. December 20, 1858, ,Lampasas Co, TX; d. February 15, 1934, Carlsbad, Eddy Co, NM. Notes for ALICE DORA DANCER: Name: From JH. Birth: Information from death certificate. [JH] Marriage: Information from marriage certificate. Ceremony by Rev. J. R. Hammond of Seven Rivers. Witnesses: Mr. J. M. Gabbart & Mrs. S. S. Neatherlin. Death: Dates from family knowledge and death certificate. [JH] Cause of death was pellegra with contributing factor of influenza. Buried at X-Bar Cemetery at Seven Rivers in the Guadalupe Mountains. Residence: Church: Notes: Alice's parents died when she was three and her foster parents were James and Mary Hess of Frio County, Texas. More About ALICE DORA DANCER: Burial: March 10, 1926, X-Bar Cemetery, Eddy Co, NM Notes for EDWARD D. (EDD) BURLESON: Name: Called Edd. Residence: 1850 Gonzales County, TX; 1860 Lampasas County, TX; 1870 Burnet County, TX. Note: Grandparents of Josephine Burleson Hendley. More About EDWARD D. (EDD) BURLESON: Burial: X-Bar Cemetery, Eddy Co, NM ix. JOSEPH B. DANCER, b. 1873, Frio Town, Frio Co, TX; d. ,Nowata Co, OK; m. BURNETT DORA S. THOMPSON, Adair, Cooweescowee Dst, OK; b. Abt. 1880. Notes for JOSEPH B. DANCER: Name: Birth: Parents died when he was very young. After the death of his parents, he became the foster child of W. D. and Catherine Styles of Frio, County, Texas. Marriage: JH material. He married Dora S. Thompson Burnett in Oklahoma. Death: Joseph B. Dancer was listed as a I W non-citizen on the 26 June 1906 Cherokee roll, but was deceased in 1910 census. [Could "I" stand for Indian and "W" for white?? bbd] Notes: Josephine Burleson Hendley research papers. Census of Bexar County, Texas 1880, page 21 lists J. B. Dancer with the Wesley D. and Catherine Styles family as age seven and adopted son. According to notes of JH, Joseph B. Dancer went to Oklahoma about 1895/6 and married. Notes for BURNETT DORA S. THOMPSON: Birth: Listed on 1900 Cherokee Roll in Cooweescowee District of Oklahoma as age 29 born 1880 and 1/64th Cherokee - non-citizen Marriage: First married to Thomas R. Burnett who died about 1894/95. Death: Notes: Cherokee Rolls for 1900 and 1906. Census for 1910. Research records of Josephine Burleson Hendley. 7. MARY JANE4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born May 19, 1829 in ,Shelby Co, TN, and died November 27, 1909 in ,,TX. She married (1) JOSEPH L. GRAY November 07, 1844 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. He was born August 02, 1824 in ,,TN. She married (2) JACKSON LONG November 24, 1864 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for MARY JANE DANCER: Name: Birth: Marriage: (1) Pruess Bible Record gives date as 7 November 1844. (2) Date listed in Pruess Bible Record is 24 Nov 1874. County marriage record gives date as 24 Nov 1864. Death: Date listed in Bible is 27 Nov 1909. Residence: Church: Notes: In 1900 census Mary Jane stated that she had given birth to 13 children and that 5 were living. Notes for JOSEPH L. GRAY: Name: Birth: Marriage: Death: Occupation: Listed as farmer in 1850 and 1860 census of Bastrop County, Texas. Notes for JACKSON LONG: Marriage: Bastrop County, TX marriage Book A #168. Children of MARY DANCER and JOSEPH GRAY are: i. LYDIA5 GRAY, b. January 22, 1846, ,,TX; d. August 1846, ,,TX. Notes for LYDIA GRAY: Death: Pruess Bible gives death date as 1846 at 7 mos of age. More About LYDIA GRAY: Burial: ,,TX ii. NANCY GRAY, b. November 20, 1847, ,,TX; d. 1848, ,,TX. Notes for NANCY GRAY: Death: Pruess Bible record gives death as in 1848 at 16 months of age. (?? six months???) More About NANCY GRAY: Burial: ,,TX iii. NAOMI GRAY, b. January 12, 1850, ,,TX; d. February 20, 1917, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. DODSON ALEXANDER JONES, November 19, 1868, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. February 15, 1919, ,,TX. Notes for NAOMI GRAY: Name: Birth: Listed in Pruess Bible Record. Marriage: Death: Note: Naomi was the grandmother of Ruby Pruess. Listed on 1860 Census, Bastrop County, TX page 21, PO Cunningham, TX Precinct #2 17 July 1860; Lona (Naomie) Gray 10 yrs b TX More About NAOMI GRAY: Burial: Alum Creek, Bastrop Co, TX Notes for DODSON ALEXANDER JONES: Name: Birth: Marriage: Death: Date from Pruess Bible Record. No location given. iv. MARY ABBYGILL GRAY, b. December 01, 1852, ,,TX; m. NEIL SHUBERT, Abt. 1870, ,,TX; b. Abt. 1850, ,,AL. Notes for MARY ABBYGILL GRAY: Birth: Ruby Pruess Bible record as copied by Mattie Claiborne gave birth date as 1 Dec 1857. In 1850 census she was listed as 8 years old. I believe she was born in 1852. bd Notes for NEIL SHUBERT: Name: Birth: Birthplace given as AL in 1880. In 1900 both children gave his birthplace as GA. Marriage: Death: May have been before 1900 because children are with grandmother in 1900 in Bastrop County, Pct #5. Residence: Notes: v. ASHALL DANCER GRAY, b. August 06, 1854, ,,TX; m. ANNIE GRAY, December 06, 1874, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for ASHALL DANCER GRAY: Name: Birth: From Ruby Pruess Bible record as copied by Mattie Claiborne. Twin to Daniel Coen Gray. Notes for ANNIE GRAY: Name: Birth: Marriage: A cousin to Ashall Dancer Gray. vi. DANIEL COEN GRAY, b. August 06, 1854, ,,TX; d. July 1855, ,,TX. Notes for DANIEL COEN GRAY: Name: Birth: From Ruby Pruess Bible record as copied by Mattie Claiborne. Twin to Ashall Dancer Gray. Death: Same as above. vii. INFANT DAU GRAY, b. March 1855, ,,TX; d. April 01, 1855, ,,TX. Notes for INFANT DAU GRAY: Birth: Ruby Pruess Bible Record as copied by Mattie Claiborne. Date calculated from death date. Born ca 8 March 1855. Death: Ruby Pruess Bible Record as copied by Mattie Claiborne. Died at 25 days old on April 1, 1855. viii. JOHN BUREGARD GRAY, b. 1856, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for JOHN BUREGARD GRAY: Name: Birth: Age 4 on 1860 Census of Bastrop Co, hh180 family 152, Cunningham PO. Marriage: Death: Residence: Church: Notes: ix. INFANT GRAY, b. September 19, 1857, ,,TX; d. September 19, 1857, ,,TX. x. ELIZABETH ANN GRAY, b. Abt. 1859, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for ELIZABETH ANN GRAY: Name: Birth: Age 1 on 1860 Census of Bastrop Co, hh180 family 152. Marriage: Death: Residence: Church: Notes: xi. CHRISTER VANDERBILL GRAY, b. August 18, 1860, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for CHRISTER VANDERBILL GRAY: Name: Listed in Pruess Bible Record. No other record, so is assumed to have died young. Birth: Marriage: Death: Residence: Church: Notes: Child of MARY DANCER and JACKSON LONG is: xii. SARAH EUGENIA5 LONG, b. November 12, 1867, ,,TX. Notes for SARAH EUGENIA LONG: Name: Birth: Marriage: Death: Residence: Church: Notes: 8. LYDIA4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born September 30, 1831 in ,Shelby Co, TN, and died December 08, 1893 in Cottletown, Bastrop Co, TX. She married ZEBULON PIKE COTTLE September 23, 1847 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. He was born February 01, 1825 in Troy, Lincoln Co, MO, and died March 11, 1902 in Cottletown, Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for LYDIA DANCER: Name: Name from census and family records. Birth: The Ashall Dancer family was on the 1830 census of Shelby County, Tennessee. If they were still there in 1831, then Lydia was born there. Date of birth from Zearfoss records is 30 December 1831. Marriage: Probably in Bastrop County, Texas. bbd [I do not know of documentation on this. I believe the date came from the family Bible. I do not have a copy of the record.] Death: The Cottles lived in Bastrop County so the assumption is made that she died there, perhaps at Cottlestown. bbd Burial was in Antioch Cemetery near Paige, Bastrop County, Texas [Zearfoss records] Residence: Bastrop County, Texas. Church: Notes: More About LYDIA DANCER: Burial: Antioch Cem, Bastrop Co, TX Notes for ZEBULON PIKE COTTLE: Name: From Mattie Claiborne. Birth: Born in Missouri about 1823/4. Marriage: Probably married in Bastrop County about 1846. No record found. Death: Place from DRT Patriot Index Book III, page 566/7 from #11813 Billie Lou Pipkin Matthews of the Ima Hogg Chapter. 1850 Bastrop Census says he cannot read or write. Occupation: Listed as farmer in 1850 Bastrop Co with R. E. value as $1,400. 1860 lists him as a farmer also, but failed to list R. E. value or personal value. Taken from records copied by Josephine Burleson Hendley. More About ZEBULON PIKE COTTLE: Burial: Antioch Cem, Bastrop Co, TX Children of LYDIA DANCER and ZEBULON COTTLE are: i. ELIZA LOUISA5 COTTLE, b. July 05, 1848, Woods Prairie, Fayette Co, TX; d. November 23, 1911, Georgetown, Williamson Co, TX; m. OBED (OBIE) BAKER, March 12, 1867, ,,TX; b. January 27, 1843; d. September 07, 1917, ,,TX. Notes for ELIZA LOUISA COTTLE: Name: Louisa instead of Louise according to Eric Manning, desc, 3-13-1998. Birth: Solomon papers give place as Woods Prairie. DRT BOOK III p 566 gives place as Cottletown. Marriage: Family papers give marriage date as 12 March 1867. Death: McAnnelly records give death date as 23 Sept 1916. Solomon records give death date 23 Nov 1911. More About ELIZA LOUISA COTTLE: Burial: Fore Cem, Williamson Co, TX Notes for OBED (OBIE) BAKER: Name: Called Obie. Birth and death dates from Eric Manning 3-13-1998. No places given. More About OBED (OBIE) BAKER: Burial: Fore Cem, Williamson Co, TX ii. STEPHEN ASHAL COTTLE, b. January 15, 1850, Alum Creek, Bastrop Co, TX; d. March 12, 1901, ,,TX; m. WILLIE ANN VARDEN, November 07, 1871, ,,TX. Notes for STEPHEN ASHAL COTTLE: Name: Solomon records are Stephen Aschel Cottle. Birth: Alum Creek from Solomon record. Marriage: Information from Nelda Hefner gave date of marriage as 7 Nov 1871. The Cottle Book [I have been told.] gives date as 6 Nov 1872. More About STEPHEN ASHAL COTTLE: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX Notes for WILLIE ANN VARDEN: Name: Name in Cottle Bible is Varrden. Birth: iii. WILLIAM ZEBULON COTTLE, b. January 09, 1852, Alum Creek, Bastrop Co, TX; d. October 24, 1944, Houston, Harris Co, TX; m. JOSEPHINE ALSUP, January 12, 1876, ,,TX; b. August 1858. Notes for WILLIAM ZEBULON COTTLE: Name: Birth: Alum Creek from Solomon records. Death: Complete death date from DRT Patriot Index Book V. iv. MARY DEBORAH COTTLE, b. October 08, 1853, Alum Creek, Bastrop Co, TX; d. January 30, 1939, Pyron, Scurry Co, TX; m. WILLIAM SIMPKINS PERKINS HESS, January 20, 1876, ,,TX. Notes for MARY DEBORAH COTTLE: Name: Birth: Alum Creek from Solomon records. Marriage: Death: More About MARY DEBORAH COTTLE: Burial: Pyron Cem, Scurry Co, TX Notes for WILLIAM SIMPKINS PERKINS HESS: Name: Complete name of William Simpkins Perkins Hess from Solomon records. v. SARAH E. COTTLE, b. January 06, 1855, Alum Creek, Bastrop Co, TX; d. ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. JAMES MANSON HANKS, December 22, 1880, ,,TX. Notes for SARAH E. COTTLE: Name: Birth: Alum Creek from Solomon records. Marriage: Notes for JAMES MANSON HANKS: Name: Complete name of James Manson Hanks from Solomon records. vi. T. JOSEPH SYLVANUS COTTLE, b. October 06, 1856, Alum Creek, Bastrop Co, TX; m. (1) MARTHA ESTELLA HEWATT, November 17, 1877, ,,TX; m. (2) NANCY KATHERINE (KATE) TRUSS, 1937, Harper, Gillespie Co, TX. Notes for T. JOSEPH SYLVANUS COTTLE: Name: Birth: Date from Cottle Book as given to me by Nelda Hefner. bd The Zearfoss records say birth was 6 Oct 1858 and not 1856. Records need to be verified. bbd Alum Creek from Solomon records. Marriage: (1) Cottle Bible record gives date of marriage as 14 Nov 1877. (2) Nancy Catherine Truss Cottle was the widow of John Thomas Cottle, brother of T. Joseph Sylvanus Cottle when she married T. Joseph S. Cottle. Death: Notes for NANCY KATHERINE (KATE) TRUSS: Name: Called Kate. Birth: Marriage: Kate Truss Cottle was the widow of John Thomas Cottle brother of T. Joseph Cottle when she married T. J. Cottle. vii. LAURA OLIVE COTTLE, b. June 19, 1858, Alum Creek, Bastrop Co, TX; m. (1) ; m. (2) OBED (OBIE) BAKER; b. January 27, 1843; d. September 07, 1917, ,,TX; m. (3) MR. SILBY; m. (4) JIM DEMENT; m. (5) WILLIAM LANEY LONG, December 16, 1883, ,,TX. Notes for LAURA OLIVE COTTLE: Name: Taken from 1870 and 1880 Census of Bastrop County, Texas. Laura Olive Cottle from Solomon records. Some researchers give name as Olivia. Birth: Alum Creek from Solomon records. Marriage: Date from Cottle Bible via Linda Evans. Death: Notes: A note in the Cottle Bible via Linda Evans gives the birth of a daughter, to Aunt Ollie, named Jennette Irene Cottle, "Nettie," who was born 22 Aug 1879. Notes for OBED (OBIE) BAKER: Name: Called Obie. Birth and death dates from Eric Manning 3-13-1998. No places given. More About OBED (OBIE) BAKER: Burial: Fore Cem, Williamson Co, TX Notes for WILLIAM LANEY LONG: Name: Complete name from Solomon records. viii. ASHAL COTTLE, b. 1859, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for ASHAL COTTLE: Name: Birth: Death: ix. NANCY ADELINE COTTLE, b. February 25, 1860, Cottletown, Bastrop Co, TX; d. February 19, 1933, Lawton, Comanche Co, OK; m. CHESELEY GABERIAL LORD, January 08, 1880, ,Bastrop Co, TX; b. December 25, 1859, ,,FL; d. January 08, 1891. Notes for NANCY ADELINE COTTLE: Name: Birth: 1861 from Mary Lynn Solomon. Marriage: bbd record had Bastrop, Bastrop Co, TX listed as place of marriage. Source unknown. Town of Bastrop removed until proof found. bbd x. JOHN THOMAS COTTLE, b. October 19, 1861, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. June 10, 1912, ,,TX; m. NANCY KATHERINE (KATE) TRUSS, December 23, 1885, ,,TX. Notes for JOHN THOMAS COTTLE: Name: Birth: Marriage: Kate Truss Cottle was the widow of John Thomas Cottle brother of T. Joseph Cottle when she married T. J. Cottle. Death: McAnnelly records give death date as 10 June 1911. More About JOHN THOMAS COTTLE: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX Notes for NANCY KATHERINE (KATE) TRUSS: Name: Called Kate. Birth: Marriage: Kate Truss Cottle was the widow of John Thomas Cottle brother of T. Joseph Cottle when she married T. J. Cottle. xi. LEANDER SIDNEY (LEE) COTTLE, b. September 04, 1863, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. SARAH (SALLY) DAVIS, October 16, 1888, ,,TX; b. January 1870. Notes for LEANDER SIDNEY (LEE) COTTLE: Name: Called Lee. Full name from Solomon records. Birth: Marriage: More About LEANDER SIDNEY (LEE) COTTLE: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX Notes for SARAH (SALLY) DAVIS: Name: Called Sally. Birth: Marriage: xii. ANDREW JACKSON COTTLE, b. March 12, 1865, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. July 18, 1883, ,,TX. Notes for ANDREW JACKSON COTTLE: Name: Full name from Solomon records. Birth: Marriage: Unmarried. Death: Died at age 18. More About ANDREW JACKSON COTTLE: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX xiii. ARDELIA COTTLE, b. January 14, 1867, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. December 04, 1884, ,,TX; m. JAMES ALEXANDER (LAND) HEWATT, December 04, 1884, ,,TX. Notes for ARDELIA COTTLE: Name: Birth: Marriage: More About ARDELIA COTTLE: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX Notes for JAMES ALEXANDER (LAND) HEWATT: Name: Called Land. Full name of James Alexander Hewatt from Solomon records. Prior to receiving Solomon records bbd records gave name as Joseph A. Hewatt. Birth: Marriage: xiv. HENRY HAMILTON COTTLE, b. April 15, 1869, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. August 20, ,,TX; m. (1) SUSAN MOBLEY; m. (2) CATHERINE ELLILIAN (KATE) ROE, November 07, 1888, ,,TX; b. August 25, 1872; d. June 09, 1901. Notes for HENRY HAMILTON COTTLE: Name: Full name of Henry Hamilton Cottle from Solomon records. Birth: Marriage: Date in Solomon records is 7 Nov 1888. Death: Date in Solomon records is 10 Aug 1873 which makes the marriage impossible since he would have died as a child. ???? More About HENRY HAMILTON COTTLE: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX Notes for CATHERINE ELLILIAN (KATE) ROE: Name: Called Kate. Record from Linda Evans gives name as Catheryn Ellilian Roe. The Cottle Bible via Linda Evans gives spelling as Catherine. Birth: Date from Linda Evans. Marriage: Date from Cottle Bible via Linda Evans. Death: Date from Linda Evans. xv. HARVEY CALVIN COTTLE, b. April 25, 1871, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. Abt. 1873, ,,TX. Notes for HARVEY CALVIN COTTLE: Name: Complete name from Solomon records. Death: Died at age 2. More About HARVEY CALVIN COTTLE: Burial: ,Bastrop Co, TX xvi. LYDIA CATHERINE (KATE) COTTLE, b. November 20, 1873, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. CHARLES HUFF, November 16, 1890, ,,TX. Notes for LYDIA CATHERINE (KATE) COTTLE: Name: Called Katy or Kate. Birth: Marriage: Date from Solomon records. 9. MARGARET (BLAIR)4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1833 in ,Shelby Co, TN, and died 1904 in Brenham, Washington Co, TX. She married JOHN WILSON PERKINS in ,Bastrop Co, TX. He was born Abt. 1828 in ,,TN, and died 1905 in Brenham, Washington Co, TX. Notes for MARGARET (BLAIR) DANCER: Name: DRT record of Carol Boll gives Margaret's name as Margaret Blair Dancer. Birth: Was probably born in Shelby County, Tennessee, since her birth year was 1833 and the Ashall Dancer family was in Shelby County in 1830. All census records give her birthplace as Tennessee. DRT BOOK III, page 612 from #12101 Kathern Whitmore Phillips gives birthplace as Bastrop County, Texas. DRT record for Carol Boll gives birth date as 1 Jan 1831. Marriage: Probably in Bastrop County, Texas around 1847 or 1848 since the Ashall Dancer family was there. bbd Death: Date from DAUGHTERS OF REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, FOUNDERS AND PATRIOTS, Volume III, page 614, which also gave her mother's name as Blair, which is incorrect according to other researchers of this family. [October 1993 bbd] Carol Boll's DRT record gives death date as 1853 Bastrop, TX. Residence: 1850 - 1900 census records of Bastrop County, Texas. 1880 census said father was born in Switzerland and mother was born in Tennessee. 1900 census said both parents were born in Tennessee. Notes for JOHN WILSON PERKINS: Name: Wilson is from DRT record of Carol Boll. Birth: Marriage: Death: Date of 1905 from DRT BOOK III, page 613, from #12101 Kathern Whitmore Phillips. Notes: Bastrop County Census 1850 - 1880. 1880 census gives birthplace of both parents as North Carolina. Margaret was listed as a widow in the 1900 census of Bastrop Co. Children of MARGARET DANCER and JOHN PERKINS are: i. NAOMI J.5 PERKINS, b. 1850, ,Bastrop Co, TX; m. MR. SHARBURT. Notes for NAOMI J. PERKINS: Birth: Was 5 months old on the 1850 Bastrop County, Texas census, p 625, household 241, family 258. Name: Is it possible that Naomi J. was Naomi L. and that Naomi and Leona were the same person? Needs verification. bd Notes for MR. SHARBURT: Notes: Conclusion drawn from 1860 census information. ii. NANCY R. PERKINS, b. Abt. 1852, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. May 24, 1931, Brenham, Washington Co, TX; m. ROBERT KNOX GILLESPIE, March 02, 1886, ,,TX; b. 1861, ,Washington Co, TX; d. March 22, 1924, Elkhart, Anderson Co, TX. Notes for NANCY R. PERKINS: Name: Birth: Date from census. DRT BOOK III, page 613, #12101 Kathern Whitmore Phillips gives birthdate as 22 Nov 1849. Marriage: Death: Date and place as listed in DRT record above. iii. JAMES WASHINGTON PERKINS, b. September 07, 1853, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. September 18, 1933, Brownwood, Brown Co, TX; m. NANCY ANN HUFF, February 14, 1875, McDade, Bastrop Co, TX; b. February 09, 1854, ,DeKalb Co, AL; d. April 08, 1941, Brownwood, Brown Co, TX. More About JAMES WASHINGTON PERKINS: Burial: Regency Cem, Mills Co, TX More About NANCY ANN HUFF: Burial: Regency Cem, Mills Co, TX iv. WILLIAM PERKINS, b. Abt. 1855, ,Bastrop Co, TX. v. MARTHA REBECCA PERKINS, b. July 1858, ,Bastrop Co, TX; d. January 28, 1945, Houston, Harris Co, TX; m. ANDREW JACKSON DRIVER, December 21, 1876; b. May 31, 1846, Ellaville, GA; d. December 01, 1936, Taylor, TX. Notes for MARTHA REBECCA PERKINS: Name: Rebecca from DRT record of Carol Boll. Birth: On 1860 census dated 18 July 1860 she is listed as age 3. On 1870 census dated 5 July 1870 she is listed as age 12. She must have had a had a birthday between the 5th and the 18 of July. Guesswork!!! bd DRT record of Carol Boll gives birth date as 3 March 1857. More About MARTHA REBECCA PERKINS: Burial: ,Harris Co, TX vi. MARY PERKINS, b. 1859, Cunningham P.O., Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for MARY PERKINS: Birth: Age one on the 1860 census of Bastrop County, Texas, and that is the only census record of her. Death: She must have died young because she is recorded only on the 1860 census. vii. VIOLA PERKINS, b. Abt. 1861, ,,TX. viii. MARGARET (MAGGIE) PERKINS, b. Abt. 1863, ,,TX. Notes for MARGARET (MAGGIE) PERKINS: Name: Called Maggie. Birth: Marriage: ix. JOHN PERKINS, b. Abt. 1866, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for JOHN PERKINS: Name: Birth: Marriage: x. ELIJAH PERKINS, b. December 1869, ,Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for ELIJAH PERKINS: Name: Birth: Was seven months old on the 1870 Bastrop County, Texas census, p 486B, Household 937, Family 1011, dated 5 July 1870. Death: He must have died young, because the 1870 census is the only census record of him. xi. SARAH PERKINS, b. November 1870, ,,TX. Notes for SARAH PERKINS: Name: Birth: Marriage: xii. DOLLIE PERKINS, b. Abt. 1872, ,,TX. Notes for DOLLIE PERKINS: Name: Birth: Marriage: xiii. BELLE PERKINS, b. Abt. 1875, ,,TX. Notes for BELLE PERKINS: Name: Birth: Marriage: 10. JAMES HENRY4 DANCER (ASHALL3, HENRY (HARRY)2, PETER1) was born November 29, 1837 in ,Bastrop Co, TX, and died June 10, 1902 in Ballinger, Runnels Co, TX. He married MARY JANE GAGE June 21, 1860 in ,Bastrop Co, TX. She was born February 24, 1841 in ,,AL, and died May 10, 1926 in Williams, Coconino, AZ. Notes for JAMES HENRY DANCER: Name: Birth: Marriage: Death: Residence: Church: Notes: All family information from Dale Herring and Mrs. Sackett. The papers of Donald Wiley copied for us by Jim Gray state that in the family James Henry Dancer was known as a healer. More About JAMES HENRY DANCER: Burial: June 12, 1902, Ballinger, Runnels Co, TX More About MARY JANE GAGE: Burial: May 12, 1926, Williams, Coconino, AZ Children of JAMES DANCER and MARY GAGE are: i. JESSE GAGE5 DANCER, b. March 19, 1861, Paige, Bastrop Co, TX; d. May 29, 1943, Talpa, Coleman Co, TX; m. MARY GARNER THOMASON, September 27, 1885, Ft Chadbourne, Tom Green Co, TX; b. June 24, 1869, ,Newton Co, MS; d. November 30, 1957, Ballinger, Runnels Co, TX. More About JESSE GAGE DANCER: Burial: May 30, 1943, Talpa, Coleman Co, TX Notes for MARY GARNER THOMASON: Name: From Dale Herring. Jim Gray papers via Donald Wiley spell Thomason as Thomasson April 1998. More About MARY GARNER THOMASON: Burial: December 01, 1957, Talpa Cem, Coleman Co, TX ii. REBECCA TEXANA DANCER, b. June 28, 1863, Paige, Bastrop Co, TX; d. January 29, 1941, Long Beach, L Angeles Co, CA; m. WILLIAM FRANKLIN BUCHANAN, January 26, 1879, ,Stephens Co, TX; b. January 02, 1860, Blountsville, Blount Co, AL; d. January 05, 1947, Santa Ana, Orange Co, CA. Notes for REBECCA TEXANA DANCER: Birth: Data from Dale Herring. Notes from Mrs. C. W. Sackett indicate she may have been born in Erath or Brazos Co. My notes with ? ask Kimble Co?. bbd Death: Data from Mrs. C. W. Sackett. More About REBECCA TEXANA DANCER: Burial: February 01, 1941, LaHabra, Orange Co, CA Notes for WILLIAM FRANKLIN BUCHANAN: Name: Marriage listing gave name as Wm. F. Buckhanan. Birth: Marriage: Statement of Mrs. C. W. Sackett: "I believe there were three stillborn children, too. Jim Gray papers via Don Wiley gave place of marriage as Kimble County. I believe Stephens Co. to be correct. Death: Burial at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Lahabra, Orange County, CA. Source: All information from Mrs. C. W. Sackett, 5703 Shady Lane, Olympia, Washington 98502 in 1967. Jim Gray papers April 1998 gave town of birth as Blountsville. More About WILLIAM FRANKLIN BUCHANAN: Burial: LaHabra, Orange Co, CA iii. PERMELIA E. DANCER, b. July 07, 1865, Paige, Bastrop Co, TX; d. July 19, 1865, Paige, Bastrop Co, TX. Notes for PERMELIA E. DANCER: Death: Date listed in from papers of Larry Watson 1967. Date given in J. Gray papers April 1998 is 23 Jan 1966. More About PERMELIA E. DANCER: Burial: Paige Cem, Bastrop Co, TX iv. JOHN CALVIN DANCER, b. January 03, 1867, Paige, Bastrop Co, TX; d. July 19, 1867, Paige, Bastrop Co, TX. More About JOHN CALVIN DANCER: Burial: Paige Cem, Bastrop Co, TX v. MARY JANE (MOLLIE) DANCER, b. August 13, 1868, ,Goliad Co, TX; d. February 05, 1935, Parks, Coconino Co, AZ; m. THADIUS MACDONALD BOYETT, October 06, 1886, ,Tom Green Co, TX; b. March 09, 1857, San Saba, San Saba, TX; d. May 20, 1927, Parks, Coconino Co, AZ. Notes for MARY JANE (MOLLIE) DANCER: Name: Called Mollie. Birth: J. Gray papers confirm date and place I already had from Dale Herring. Marriage: Record in Book B - #131. License was issued 3 Oct 1886. Marriage recorded in Book C. ?? My notes are questionable. bbd 1989 IGI lists: Mary Jane Dancer m Mac_ Donald Boyett on 3 Oct 1886 at Robert Lee, Coke Co, TX which was the date the license was issued. Death: J. Gray papers confirm date and give place as Parks, Coconino, AZ. Residence: Church: Notes: Notes for THADIUS MACDONALD BOYETT: Name: Given name from the Dale Herring papers is W. D. Boyett. Name is also given as McDonald. April 1998 - Information from Jim Gray confirms the given name of MacDonald and gives full name as Thadius MacDonald Boyett. Birth: J. Gray papers: 9 Mar 1857 San Saba, San Saba, Texas Marriage: Listed on 1985 IGI: Mac_ Donald Boyett m Mary Jane Dancer at Robert Lee, Coke Co, TX on 3 Oct 1886. Death: J. Gray papers: 20 May 1927 Parks, Coconino, Arizona Residence: Jim Gray papers - via Donald Wiley: Information from family records of Laura Boyett Green and Gertrude Boyett Mahan. Birth dates match 1900 Census of Nolan Co, TX. vi. JAMES ASHELL DANCER, b. November 17, 1870, ,Goliad Co, TX; d. March 21, 1949, ,Hamilton Co, TX; m. (1) MAGGIE SMITH COX; m. (2) LIZZIE RAYBURN, June 25, 1893, ,,TX; b. November 1876. Notes for JAMES ASHELL DANCER: Name: Birth: Marriage: Death: Date given in J. Gray papers is 9 Dec 1941, no place listed. Notes: Three children. 1900 Census of Runnells Co, TX shows: 178-182 Dancer, James A. head of HH wm Nov 1870 29 married 7yrs TX unk unk barber Lizzie wife wf Nov 1876 age 23 married 7 yrs TX TN TX Thos. F. son wm April 1894 age 6 single TX TX TX Ruby M. dau wf Jan 1897 age 3 single " Lola L. dau wf Sep 1899 age 8/12 single " More About JAMES ASHELL DANCER: Burial: ,Hamilton Co, TX Notes for LIZZIE RAYBURN: Name: Given in Dale Herring's papers as Leizzie. Jim Gray papers April 1998 gives name as Lizzie. vii. WILLIAM PURCELL DANCER, b. January 02, 1873, ,Goliad Co, TX; d. December 09, 1941; m. (1) EVA L. SCRUBB; b. February 1879, ,,IA; m. (2) NINNIE HARRIS. Notes for EVA L. SCRUBB: Name: Jim Gray papers Apr 1998 give name as Eva Shrubb, no date or place given. viii. ELBERT ALEXANDER DANCER, b. July 29, 1875, ,Tom Green Co, TX; d. October 23, 1956; m. MARY BELLE CLUBB, November 19, 1902, ,Tom Green Co, TX; b. August 18, 1887, San Angelo, Tom Green Co, TX; d. February 1967, ,,AZ. Notes for ELBERT ALEXANDER DANCER: Birth: Marriage: Tom Green County, Texas Record #419 - Book C [check again, date is also given as 20 Nov 1902 in Jim Gray papers via Donald Wiley. Perhaps the license was picked up on the 19th and the ceremony was on the 20th. bd Notes for MARY BELLE CLUBB: Information from Jim Gray papers via Donald Wiley April 1998. ix. JOSEPH DANCER, b. July 29, 1878, ,Tom Green Co, TX; d. December 11, 1878, ,Tom Green Co, TX. x. THEODORIA ANN DANCER, b. October 31, 1881, ,Tom Green Co; d. May 15, 1956; m. WALTER FRANCES THOMASSON, July 20, 1898, ,Coke Co, TX; b. August 03, 1875, ,Tom Green Co, TX. Notes for THEODORIA ANN DANCER: Name: Information from Dale Herring's papers. Name from DH was Theodocia. Name from Jim Gray papers via Donald Wiley April 1998 is Theodoria. Birth: Marriage: Death: Date recorded is from Dale Herring. Jim Gray papers from Don Wiley give death date as 2 May 1956. Notes for WALTER FRANCES THOMASSON: Name: Middle initial is from listing of marriage record, which gives only initials of W. F. Thomasson. April 1998 the Jim Gray papers give name as Walter Frances Thomasson.