Kinfolks
by Evelyn Flood

This genealogy concerns the Peter and Louis Torix families and their collateral relatives

Elizabeth JONES was, I believe, the daughter of SOLOMON JONES and
ELIZABETH BURNHAM.
She would be sister to Benjamin, Thomas R and Lemuel R JONES plus
other JONES siblings.
These Jones men were born in St. Francois County, Missouri so it is
likely Elizabeth was born there too.
(See SOLOMON JONES Story in my 'Kinfolks Stories'.)
Per Benjamin, Thomas R and Lemuel R Jones' Civl War Pension records.
See "Goodspeeds Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region", page 337 re) Solomon JONES.

St. Francois County, Missouri is where Nathaniel FLOOD\FLUD married
Mary Polly JONES in l833.
Believe Mary Polly Jones Flood was daughter of David Jones, Senior
and sister to Simon Jones and David Jones,Junior of Carroll County,
Arkansas (later Newton County).
Simon Jones and Mary Polly Jones Flood were certainly related somehow
to the family of Solomon Jones.

(See the Simon Jones Story in my Kinfolks Stories)

Nathan and Mary Polly Jones Flood's first child Nancy Jane Flood Bray
Burdine was born in St. Francois County, Missouri in 1833.
Their next child and first son was named John"Kink"Flud, also born in
St. Francois County, Missouri.
Their second son was named DAVID FLOOD (probably named after Mary
Polly's father David Jones---following the old naming pattern)born in
White Township, Carroll County, Arkansas(now Newton County) ca 1837.

Elizabeth Jones first married GEORGE PETER TORIX
(Have seen the name listed as Torick,Torique, Fontue)...yes, Fontue
on 1880 Conway County, Arkansas Census....
how would one ever find them under the Fontue name?) in St. Francois County, Missouri ca 1835. See "Early Missouri Marriages" by Susan Ormesher.

George Peter TORIX children:
(1)MARGARET TORIX,born ca 1836 in Missouri (probably in
St.Francois County). She married SAMUEL GRINDER as his second wife, ca 1856.

1860 Searcy County, Arkansas Census, Tomahawk Township, Visit 382.
GRINDER, Samuel.....41....TN
........Margaret....24....MO
........Martha......21....AR
........Robert......10....AR
........Joshua.......8....AR
........George.......3....AR
........Isabella...9/12...AR

Have Margaret's birthdate as 10 June 1830 (know she was born later).
Death date as 13 November 1906.
Samuel Grinder belonged to the "Peace Society" and was marched, along
with other members of this secret society to Little Rock. He did not
die during Civil War.
Samuel Grinder's death date is listed as 1 March 1870.

See Peace Society in the March l991, Vol 29 Issue of Arkansas Family
Historian, pages 13--29.
Also, check with Searcy County Ancestor Exchange for more related
articles.

(continuing with George Peter Torix children)

(2) MARY CATHERINE TORIX, born 1841 in Arkansas.
No further information.

(3)PETER TORIX born ca 1843 Polk County, Arkansas
He served in Co. C, First Arkansas Cavalry (Union) during the Civil
War. He married MARY ANN FLUD BREWER, widow of JESSE BREWER, on
17 March 1867 in Newton County, Arkansas.
Jesse Brewer died on 13 March 1862 in Newton County per Peter Torix's
Civil War Pension papers.
Peter Torix died 28 October l871, Duff, Searcy County,Arkansas. He is
buried in COPPERS BLUFF CEMETERY, Newton County,Arkansas.
Mary Ann Flud Brewer Torix drew Peter's Civil War Pension.
She died on 12 January l892 in Newton County, Arkansas at her
brother-in-law George Newberry's home.(Nancy Flud was married to
George Newberry).It is said she was buried barefoot because the
family did not have the money to buy her a pair of shoes. She is
buried by her husband in Coppers Bluff Cemetery, but no marker is
known to be there.
Have her Civil War Widow's Pension Record.
Mary Ann Flud was daughter of John L Flud and Maranda Gilmore.
John L Flud was brother to Nathan Flood and James Flud.
Mary Ann Flud had married JESSE BREWER previously in l857 in Newton
County, Arkansas.
Jessey Brewer was the first postmaster of Mt. Judea, Arkansas.
Jessey died 13 March l862 in Newton County, Arkansas.

The JESSE BREWER (Bruer) children were: i:John H Brewer born l858 and
ii:Nancy C Brewer born 1862.
(no further information on these children)

Since Peter Torix died in 1871 in Searcy County, Arkansas, I presume the Brewer children may have lived there also
Does anyone have any information to add to this Brewer family??

PETER AND MARY ANN FLUD BREWER TORIX's Children
(1) WILLIAM LOUIS TORIX

William Louis Torix was born 30 Dec l867 in Arkansas and married
SARAH SAVINA SHATSWELL, born 2 Jan l878, Newton County, Arkansas
Sarah Shatswell Torix died 30 Jan l930, in Newton County and is
buried in Crossroads Cemetery ,Grave l9-26 Newton County.
She was daughter of William Shatswell and Mary Smith,daughter of John
M and Polly Rena Rowland Smith.
(See "Thomas C and Elizabeth "Betsy" Peoples Shatswell Story" in my
'Kinfolks Stories'.)
William L Torix died in l961 and is buried in Crossroads Cemetery,
Newton County, Arkansas,Grave l9-27.

William and Sarah Shatswell Torix's children:
i: MARY ANN TORIX, born ll Nov l896 Newton County,Arkansas.
Married STACY S SUTTON(26) of Red Rock on l0 May l9l4 in Newton County.
Stacy Sutton was son of Simon Soloman Sutton and Mary Ann Tennison.
Mary Ann died 4 November l982,buried Crossroads Cemetery, Newton
County.
Stacy S Sutton, born 7 Mar l887,died l May l958, Crossroads Cemetery,
Newton County, Arkansas.

Mary Ann and Stacy Sutton's children:
(l) Bertha Mae Sutton, born 3 Aug l9l4
She married CUSTER "Pap"EWING on 3 April l932 in Newton County
Bertha Mae Sutton Ewing died 20 Dec l977--Crossroads Cemetery, Newton
County.

(2) Oscar Sutton, born 2 Dec l9l5--died June l992-Crossroads Cemetery
Nothing else known.

(3) Walter Mitchell Sutton born 28 March l9l6
Married LILLIAN BURDINE. Walter Sutton died 28 November 1996 in
Oakland,California.

(4) Larna Sutton, born 30 Aug l922
Married (1) GAYLOR SMITH(divorced)and she married(2) Mr. TINGLEY.
She lives at Atkins,Arkansas.

(5)Wilburn Sutton, born 27 July l927--nothing else known

(continuing with William Louis Torix children

ii:DORA BELLE TORIX
born April l898 She married VIRGIL L COWELL (36) of Johnson County,
Arkansas on 27 April l920 in Newton County, Arkansas.
Dora died Dec l953; buried Lamar Cemetery,Johnson County, Arkansas.
Virgil Cowell, born 23 Nov l882; died l0 June l963;buried in New
Addition,Lamar Cemetery, Johnson County,Arkansas.
Nothing further known

iii:IDA S (L?)TORIXborn Oct l899.

Married B B MARTIN (28) of Red Rock on 8 April l920 in Newton County.
Ida married secondly to JOSEPH OWEN unknown date.
Nothing further known

iv: HESTER T TORIX
born l902. Married WILLIAM THOMAS ESSEX (34) on 24 Oct l920,in Newton

v:FRANK 'JOE' TORIX (not sure if he went by Frank or Joe, born l904 in Newton County.
married LOLA O'NEAL (l8) of Red Rock on 2 Dec l930 in Newton County.

vi:NEVADA 'VADA' TORIX,born 10 January l907 in Newton County.
Married JOHN D SMITH(son of Dave Crockett Smith and Margaret Emeline
Standridge Smith) on l7 May l925 in Newton County.

Vada died 23 August 1999 and is buried in Crossroads Cemetery, Newton County.
VADA TORIX SMITH
Vada Smith age 92 of Atkins, Arkansas and formerly of Deer, Arkansas
passed away on Monday, August 23, 1999 at Atkins.
She was born on January 10, 1907 at Redrock, Arkansas, a daughter
of William Louis and Sarah Savina Shatwell Torix. She was a housewife.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John D Smith;
a son Bobby Joe Smith, an infant daughter Lorene Smith;
three grand-children: Gerald Dennis Smith, Johnny Ray Smith and
Gloria Dale Smith; a great granddaughter, Amy Smith...four brothers:
Joe Torix,Sylva Torix, Virgil Torix and Ted Torix and five sisters:
Jewell,Robinson, Mary Sutton, Hester Essex, Belle Cowell and Ida
Owens.
Survivors are five sons:
Louis David Smith of Atkins
James Lewell Smith of Pottsville
Leonard Dale Smith of Dover,
Charles William Smith
Lonnie Lee Smith of Harrison;
two daughters, Helen Louise Virden of Atkins and Carol Jean Sullivan
of Kansas City, Kansas; 24 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren
and three great-great grandchildren
Services will be Thursday, August 26, 1999 at Coffman Chapel in
Jasper with burial in Crossroads Cemetery at Deer under the direction
of Coffman Funeral Home of Jasper, with Brother Charles Christian
officiating.

vii:VIRGIL TORIX,born l9l0.
Died in WW II and was killed during training, I understand. He was
in a foxhole and a snake was in the foxhole. Virgil jumped up to get
away from the snake and was killed by bullets by fellow soldiers,
Killed by "friendly fire".

viii:LOLA JEWELL TORIX
born 7 Jan 1911 in Newton County.
married GEORGE ROBINSON on 2 June l933 in Newton County.
Lola Jewell Torix Robinson died on 20 Oct 1997.
She lived at Atkins,Arkansas

ix:SYLVA TORIX,born l9l5
Married FLOY SUTTON (date and place unknown)
I called the Torix home in California and Mrs. Torix did not want
to give me any information, so do not know if they had children.
Sylva Torix died 29 August l997 at San Pablo,California . He died in
his sleep at the Creek Side Senior Complex in San Pablo, California.
He is buried in the Sunset Cemetery at El Cerrito,California.
Believe he was married before he married Floy Sutton.

x: THEODORE 'TED' TORIX,born l9l8--nothing else known

(continuing with children of Mary Ann Flud Brewer Torix and Peter Torix)

(2)LEVI Frank TORIX
Levi Franklin Torix was born 2 September 1870 in Newton County.

1880 Conway County, Arkansas Census, Griffin Township,Page 374b
(by accident ran across the Torix family spelled FONTUE...how in the
world would one ever find them....was looking for Flood, so remember
census records are only about 85% accurate....depending on the
person reading the census and doing the transcribing).

NEWBURCY(NEWBERRY),George W, 46, Farmer, AR
.........Nancy, wife, 29, AR, TN, MO (Nancy Flood)
FONTUE, Mary A, sister, 44, AR,TN,MO(notice last name FONTUE)
....... W. L. , nephew, 13, AR,AR,AR(TORIX)
....... L. F., nephew, 10, AR,AR,AR(TORIX)

1880 Conway County, Arkansas, Griffin Township, page 373D
This is brother to Mary Ann Flud Brewer Torix and Nancy Flud Bolin
Newberry listed above.
Flood, W.R.(William Riley), 32, AR
...... Frank (Levi Frank), 12, AR
...... Eddie (James Edward), 10, AR

LEVI FRANK TORIX married :
(1)A J (Allie?)PIERCE on 5 April l891, book D, page 80,Newton County,
Arkansas.
Does anyone know the parents of Allie J. Pierce Torix??
Believe her parents were Joseph Pierce and Martha Elizabeth Mathis.
Levi F Torix had two children from first marriage: i:James William Torix (see below)
ii:Earl Torix(see below)

Levi Franklin Torix and A J Pierce Torix were divorced 16 January
1896,Newton County Court Records.They lived together as man and wife
until October 1895.I copied their records from Newton County courthouse records.

NOTE:
An Allie Pierce, age 18, of Hilltop (Boone County) married
R.H. CASEY, age 21, of Hilltop, on 28 June 1896 (F-065)in Boone
County, Arkansas. Was this Allie Pierce Torix??
I believe it is Allie. She would be older than 18.
Have been unable to find R.H. Casey family information.

Levi and A J Pierce Torix children:
(1)JAMES WILLIAM TORIX, born 9 July 1891 in Newton County.
William married LAURA NICHOLS on 15 December 1922 in Ozark, Franklin
County, Arkansas.
Laura was the daughter of Elzy Lee Webb and Ida Lou Leary.
Laura died in 1943 at Ozark, Arkansas and is buried in Belt Cemetery
William died August 1975 at Ozark, Arkansas with burial in Belt
Cemetery.
Laura and James William Torix had eight children:
i:Joollie Torix Moore Dates unknown

ii:Mary Ann Torix,born 1922 in Watalula, Arkansas
She died in 1924 at Watalula.She is buried in Belt Cemetery there.

iii:William Pleas Torix, born 10 December 1924 Watalula,
Franklin County, Arkansas
He died 25 Mar 2005,Belt Cemetery,Franklin County,Arkansas
He married LILLIAN MAY BLANKSTON(1928-2012 Belt Cemetery,Franklin
County,Arkansas).Married on 12 July 1947 in Ozark, Arkansas
Two children:
1)Vicki Ann Torix, born 1942? Ozark, Arkansas
2)Vessie Dee Torix, born 29 August 1949.
Vessie has one son,William Dee Torix born 13 September 1991 at
Watalula, Arkansas

iv:James Edward Torix, born 10 March 1926 in Arkansas.
James married MILDRED STANDLEY who was born 21 June 1926 and who
died 19 July 1995.
James Edward died 24 December 1971 Galena, Kansas.
They had seven children:
1) Glen Edward Torix, born 4 Jan 1946 at Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
Glen moved from Berryville, Arkansas to Joplin, Missouri in 1966.
He co-owned Glen's Diesel,Inc.from 1976 to 1996.
Glen married PATRICIA MAE CUSICK on 21 December 1964 at Galena,
Kansas.
He was killed in a traffic accident on Highway 86, south of Joplin on
24 October 1996. Buried Ozark Memorial Park in Joplin, Missouri.
They had one child:
Glen Ernest Eugene Torix, born 1964 at Joplin, Missouri.
He died in 1984 at Joplin, Missouri.
Glen Edward and Patricia Torix were divorced, date unknown.
Glen Edward married (2)NEDA WHEELEN on 5 June 1993 at Eureka Springs,
Arkansas.

2)James Steven Torix, born 25 December 1956 in Arkansas.
James married VICKIE (mnu) 18 December 1978.
Two children: Lezlie Ann and Glen Steven Torix.

The other five children of James Edward Torix are not known

v:Douglas Torix, born 1928 at Ozark, Arkansas.
Douglas died in 1995 at Ozark, Arkansas. Buried in Belt Cemetery.
Douglas married MAXINE KEENE who was born 5 December 1933 and who
died on 17 Jan 1988 with burial also in Belt Cemetery.

vi: Luther Dean Torix,born 8 February 1932 at Ozark, Arkansas.
Luther died on 1 January 1996 in Kansas.

vii: Jerry Raymond Torix, born 22 August 1934 at Ozark,
Arkansas. Jerry married VIRGINIA LaVON WEBB on 14 July 1961 in
Maysville,Arkansas. Virginia was born 26 November 1937 at Gravette,
Arkansas.
They had five children
Debra Dawn Torix Hale; Raymond Edward Torix; Luella Shawn Torix Butts;Melissa Kay Torix Puckett, and Bryan Shane Torix

viii: Roosevelt Torix, born 7 March 1937 at Ozark, Arkansas
Roosevelt maried WANDA FAY ELSY on 22 February 1960 at Huntsville,
Arkansas.
They had three children:
Laura Ann Torix who married RICHARD D BEAN
Buddy Wayne Torix who married MELINDA N. RAMSEY.
Leona May Torix who married RONNIE D. HEAD.

James William Torix married (2) MARIE WARD on 4 October 1958 in
Franklin County, Arkansas.
No further information on Marie Ward Torix

(continuing with Levi Torix and A J Pierce children)

(2) EARL TORIX
born ca 1895 in Newton County, Arkansas.
Earl married LILLIE MAE PATTON on 8 March 1919 at Cowlington,
Oklahoma.
Lillie Patton was born 4 August 1903 in Texas, the daughter of
Thomas Green Patton and Betty Elizabeth Hill.

Earl and Lillie had four children:
i: T G Torix, born 24 December 1919 at Cowlington, Oklahoma.
He married LAURA MAE KELLY on 25 June 1942 in Spiro, Oklahoma.
No children
T G died on 16 January 1978 at Wickenberg, Arizona.

ii: Troy Torix,born 17 September 1921 at Cowlington, Oklahoma.
Troy married LORA ELVE BERNICE WILLIAMS on 11 July 1941 at Poteau,
Oklahoma. Lora was the daughter of Martin Leland Williams and
Clara Mae Wilcox.
Troy Torix died 2 March 1987 at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Troy had two children:
1) Bobby Gene Torix, born 31 August 1942 in Tucker, Oklahoma.
Bobby married DIANE SUE OATES on 12 June 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Diane was the daughter of Samuel Oates and Minnie Maxine Queen.
Bobby had two children:
Carrie Sue Torix Bummett
Darrell Gene Torix who married JESSIE LEE TABER

(Troy Torix children continued)

2) Jimmy Howard Torix, born 23 July 1948 at Bakersfield, California.
Jimmy married DIANE KAY ROGERS on 5 May 1967 at Miami, Oklahoma.
Three children:
i:Jerry Dean Torix married JODY JARAD
Two children
Cassity Lauren Torix
Forrest Blayne Torix

ii: Deborah Lynn Torix Cheramie

iii: Michael Wayne Torix who married TAMMY RASMUSSEN.
Two children:
Tyler Scott Torix
Nathan Kade Torix

(continuing with children of Earl Torix)

iii: Edward Leon Torix, born 20 January 1924 at Cowlington
Oklahoma.
Edward married DORIS RUTH WARREN on 19 May 1947 in Visalia,
California
Doris was daughter of Homer Clinton Warren and Martha Jane Currier
Edward and Doris had seven children
1) Rosalie Torix, born at Bakersfield, California
She had two children:
Sherry Ann Torix
Robert Edward Torix

2)Larry Gene Torix, born at Bakersfield, California

3) Carolyn Jane Torix Calderon, born Bakersfield,California.

4) Hazel Ann Torix Gallegos, born at Bakersfield, California

5) Brenda Kay Torix Wolfe born in Sacramento, California
Brenda helped me with lots of Torix information
6) Annette Marie Torix Wolfe, born Sacramento, California

7) Eddie Leon Torix born Sacramento, California

(continuing with Earl Torix children)

iv:Earl Torixborn 30 October 1925 at Cowlington, Oklahoma
Died 1 February 1927 at Cowlington. He is buried in the Short
Mountain Cemetery in Cowlington. Earl died of pnuemonia

v:unknown Torix

Lilly Patton Torix died on 18 December 1981 at Lancaster, California
Earl Torix died 1 February 1927 at Cowlington, Oklahoma.
Earl died of blood poisoning (sepsis)

Levi F Torix was living in Jethro, Franklin County, Arkansas in l903.
Note: There was a Frank Torris, age 30, who married Mrs. H.A.GRAY, age 38
on 26 April 1904 in Franklin County, Arkansas (G-295).
Was this Levi Frank Torix?

LEVI FRANK TORIX married:
(2)NANCY CATHELINE SNOW (ca 1898,date and place of marriage unknown).
Nancy was born 7June1876
She died 17March1919, two days after her two-day-old baby died. They
are buried in Harpers Valley Cemetery, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
(but, yet, she is on the 1920 census??)
Nancy's parents were:
John C Snow and Mary Emaline Coots who were married 10 Sept 1874 in
Newton County, Arkansas. John C Snow's parents were Ebenezer Snow and
Winney Millsaps Snow.
Mary COOTS SNOW (20Sept1855 to 11Oct??) is also buried in Harpers
Harpers Valley Cemetery.

Levi Frank and Nancy had seven? children (numbered below)
Have record of these children from the 1930 McIntosh County,Oklahoma
census:

iii: George Peter Torix, born 8 Mar 1899 (age 11 on 1910 Franklin
County,Arkansas Census.
He married GRADY DANIEL MOTE, born 3Feb1903 in Mena, Polk County,
Arkansas. Grady had a daughter Virgie Mote before her marriage to
George Peter Torix. Her parents were Joseph E. Daniel and Dora Tyler.
Information from Fay Vanhorn of Boron, California.
Children(not in order of birth):
1)Roy Willard "Red" Torix, born 10Jan1926 in Depew,Oklahoma.
Roy Torix died 11 Jan 1990 at Bakersfield, California.
2) Nola Torix
3)Joseph Torix
4)Frances Torix.She married (1)ALBERT THOMAS and 2.UNKNOWN.
5)Yvonne Torix
6)Wanda Torix
7)George Torix
8)Maxine Torix

Grady Daniel Mote Torix died 21 Dec 1970 at Rupert, Idaho.
After Grady's death George Peter Torix married Grady's sister
HATTIE DANIEL SWEARINGIN.
George Peter Torix died 16 Feb 1985 in Arvin, California but is
buried in Paul Cemetery, Paul, Idaho.

(Levi Frank and Nancy Snow Torix children continued:)

iv: John Henry Torix, born 1905

v: Clarence Edward Torix, born 1908 .Married HATTIE BOWMAN
Hattie was daughter of James and Etta Peoples Bowman.

vi: Ollie V Torix (daughter) born 1911

vii: Anna Torix, born 1914

viii: infant, born and died 1919

1930 McIntosh County, Oklahoma Census, visit 189-206
TORIQUE, Clarence E, head, Rents, age 22, born AR
........ Hattie, wife, age 20, born AR
........ Kathelene, daughter, age l-2/12, born AR
........ Levi F, father, age 59, widow, married 21 years,born AR
........ John H, brother, age 25, born 1905, born AR
........ Ollie V, sister, age 19, born 1911, born AR
........ Anna, sister, age 16, born 1914, born AR

LEVI F. TORIX died July 1932 in Checotah, Oklahoma and is buried at
Keota,Oklahoma.

Brenda Torix told me two of Levi Torix's daughters from his second
marriage are still living and one of them lives at French Camp,
California.
I have got to visit her as she must be quite elderly.
Until Brenda contacted me just about two days ago, I had very little
information on Levi Torix even though I had been "hunting" him for
at least ten years.
Brenda sent me pictures of Levi Torix and family via the internet.
I sat and thought "Well, Levi, I have been hunting you for years".

Mary Ann Flud Brewer Torix named her two Torix sons after her
brothers,William Riley FLUD(who I wrote about earlier) and Levi FLUD
who had married ELIZABETH BOWMAN in Newton County,Arkansas.
Don't know what happened to Levi Flud,but Elizabeth Bowman Flud later
married JOHN W AGEE in l881 in Newton County, Arkansas.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Bowman and Mahala Sutton.
Elizabeth Bowman Flud AGEE died in l923 and is buried in the
Hasty Cemetery at Hasty,Arkansas(Newton County).

GEORGE PETER TORIX died between 1844 and 1850 (place unknown,
but probably Polk or Pope County, Arkansas.
Elizabeth Jones Torix married (2)JOSIAH LANE of the Searcy County
LANES.

JOSIAH LANE was taken, along with many other men belonging to the
Peace Society, and marched in chains to Little Rock about November
l86l ---
Arkansas Governor Rector gave them the choice of joining the
Confederate Army or else.....be tried for treason, so most were
forced to join the Confederate Army.
Many joined, but later deserted and joined the Union Army.

1860 Searcy County, Arkansas Census, Tomahawk Township, Visit 384
LAINE, Joseph.....48(1812)......TN (Hickman County?)
.......Elizabeth..45(1815)......MO (Elizabeth Jones Torix)
.......Seaburn....19............AR
.......Baker......17............AR
TORIX, Peter......18............AR
......Lewis.......16............AR
LAINE, Sarah......12............AR
.......Soloman E...9............AR
.......Susan E.....5............AR

JOSIAH LANE returned as he is on the 1870 Searcy County,Ark. census,
in Calf Creek Township, visit 27-27.

Have Peter Torix's Civil War Pension record (not the complete set).
Information from Newton County and Searcy County, Arkansas marriage
and cemetery records, plus family information.

continuing with Elizabeth Jones Torix Lane's children:
(4) JOHN LOUIS TORIX(son of George Peter and Elizabeth Jones
Torix) born ca l844 in Polk (Pope?) County,Arkansas
Married MARGARET JANE TYLER ca l867 in Searcy County,Arkansas
John L Torix died in l928 in Searcy County and is buried in the
Osborne Cemetery at St. Joe,Arkansas.
Margaret Tyler was born March l849 in Arkansas.
Her father is unknown, but her mother's name was Catherine.
She had brothers James M, William M, Elizabeth A and John L Tyler
Margaret Jane Tyler Torix died between l900 and l9l0 and is also
buried in the Osborne Cemetery, Searcy County,Arkansas.

On l900 St.Joe Township,Searcy County, Arkansas they had
l0 children, with six living.
On the l9l0 Census of Searcy County,Arkansas, Spring Township,
John L Torix was a widower.
Their children :
(i) PETER L TORIX, born Nov l869
He married SARAH BAKER (22) of St. Joe on l5 Oct l885,Book B,
page 380,Searcy County, Arkansas.
Death dates and burials not known at this time.

Peter L and Sarah Baker Torix's children:
l) Margaret Torix b l885 (nothing further known)

2) Nora A Torix b July l889. Married S.M .PARKS.
Their children were in Muskogee County, Oklahoma School District
No. 24 in l912---Will Parks b l892---Margaret Parks b l895 and
Lank Parks b l902.
Nora and family were living at Ft. Gibson,Oklahoma in the l960's per
Cheryl's letter to me.
Per l900 Searcy County,Arkansas St. Joe Township census they had
ll children with 6 living.

3)Franklin"Frank" Torix b l892

4)Janie Torix b l894

5) Willie "Bill"Torix b l894

6) Girthey(Mirtie?) Torix b l897

7) Berry Torix b l902

(John Louis Torix children continued)

ii: NANCY J TORIX, born l872
married D S DePRIEST (29) of St.Joe on 27 March l887,
No. 89,Searcy County, Arkansas(Nothing further known.)

iii: KATIA E. TORIX born 1874 (nothing further known)

iv: SUSAN A TORIX born l877
married R. M. BARNETT (37) of Duff on 30 May l898 # 299,
Searcy County,Arkansas.
Erma Stevenson of Salem, Oregon has detailed family history on
this family.

v: LAURA C TORIX (daughter of John L and Margaret Tyler Torix), born December l882
She married JAMES L GRINDER on 3 March l898 # 28 Searcy County,
Arkansas
Their Grinder children were:
Novella Grinder b l899
Harvey Grinder born l902 who married MYRTLE?
Major Grinder b l904,
Jossie Grinder b l906 .

Per l9l0 census of Searcy County,Arkansas,Calf Creek Township,
Laura and James Grinder had been married l2 years.
They had 5 children.
Harvey and Myrtle Grinder lived on the Buffalo River (Highway 65)
near Silver Hill, Arkansas when Cheryl Renfeld was a little girl.

(John Louis Torix children continued

vi: HARRIET P TORIX born Sept l884.
Harriet married twice, the first husband is
UNKNOWN. She had sons Ben and Clyde by first husband.
Her second husband was VIRGIL SCOTT.

On the l9l0 Census of Searcy County, Arkansas, Calf Creek
Township, Harriett and Virgil Scott were newlyweds.
Her father John L Torix was living with her.

vii:BRUNETTIE "Nettie" EMADORA TORIX :(Cheryl's side)
born l3 April l889 in Searcy County, Arkansas.
She married WILLIAM JOSEPH McDANIEL on 20 Jan l905 (county unknown).
William Joseph McDaniel was son of Jacob M McDaniel and
Cynthia Elizabeth Clemmons.
William's parents are buried in McDaniel Cemetery, Dongola, Searcy
County, Arkansas.
Jacob M McDaniel's father William F McDaniel was also a member of
the Peace Society and was marched along with other men to Little
Rock,Arkansas in l86l.
He enlisted in Co. I, l8th Arkansas Infantry(Confederate).

When Cheryl wrote me she said a relative had been in the "Chain Gang"
but then I explained to Cheryl about the Peace Society during the
Civil War Time. She was probably thinking it was a prison gang.

Sources: l900 Newton Co.Ark Census, Pleasant Hill Twp. Visit l48-l52
l920 Newton Co.Ark. census, Pleasant Hill, Visit #l65-165
Newton County, Arkansas Marriage and cemetery records.
Cheryl Renfeld's notes.
Muskogee County, Oklahoma school records l912.
Searcy County, Arkansas l900 and l9l0 census records.
Searcy County, Arkansas marriage records and
miscellaneous sources as noted.

Thank you Brenda Torix, Cheryl Renfeld and Fay Van Horn for helping
me with this family.
Thank you Brenda for the photos you shared with us
Anyone with additional information is welcome

Evelyn Flood
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