Willie Mae Tennison - a Story of Enslavement in the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Indian Territory 1889

 Willie Mae Tennison was born 19 May 1928 in Atoka County, Oklahoma.  She is the daughter of Julius Tennison who was born 1907 in Oklahoma and Carrie Bell Jackson born 1904.  Willie Mae married Ludy Clayton, Jr, born 31 July 1929 in Atoka, Oklahoma and died 10 Sep 2014 in Julesburg, Colorado. He is the son of Ludy Clayton, Sr and Anna / Annie White.    Read more about Ludy Clayton's family.

Willie Mae and Ludy married on 18 June 1947 in Atoka, Oklahoma by H C Kilgore, Ordained Elder of the CME Church at the home of Mrs. Louis Jackson.  Witnesses were Mrs Pinny, Mr Louis Jackson and Mrs Ruth Jackson.  Louis and Ruth were Willie Mae's grandparents.

On 15 April 1950 they were in Colorado and counted in the US Census.
1950 Census   Julesburg, Sedgwick, CO
Dwelling 357  all BLK
Crooms, Thomas  41 bOK Cleaner, Dry Cleaning
   Helen 38 bOK Housework for others     This is Ludy's sister
Anderson, Clinton 22 son in law bOK Section Hand RR
   Betty Jean 21 dau bOK
   Albert  3 bOK
Dwelling 358   all BLK
Clayton, Ludy 20 bOK Presser, Dry Cleaning
   Willie Mae  21 bOK

By May 1950 Willie Mae had filed for divorce from Ludy.  And on 21 Nov 1962 Willie Mae married Douglas Penny in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Parents of Willie Mae Tennison:

Carrie Bell Jackson, mother of Willie Mae Tennison, was born 22 Feb 1904 in Oklahoma and died 24 Aug 1995 in Atoka County, Oklahoma.  She is the daughter of Lewis Jackson and Palina Ruth James.  Carrie married Julius Tennison in 1924 and they had two children:  Willie Mae and Geneva Janet (1927-1977.)

Carrie was a member of the Choctaw Nation.   In 1906 she was enrolled as a Minor on the Choctaw Freedmen Roll.  Eligible as a child of Lewis Jackson, a non Citizen of the Choctaw Nation, and her mother Palina Ruth who was a member: Choctaw Freedman Roll Card #832.  Carrie's number: 374. Her application was received 25 July 1906.  Enrollment was approved by the US Secretary of the Interior on 28 Feb 1907.

Choctaw Nation Freedmen Roll Card for Carrie Jackson

1920 Census Bennington, Bryan OK
Dwelling 217     about 25-30 miles S of Atoka
Jackson, Lewis S  60 bTX ParentsTX Farmer
   Ruthie  41 bOK ParentsOK       This is Palina "Ruth" James
   Laura 18 bOK
   Carrie 16 bOK in school
   Dovie 13 bOK
   Lucinda  11 bOK      [Lucanie]
   Roy 10  bOK
   Willie M 7 daughter bOK
   Leola  11mos bOK b1919
Littrell, B C  12bOK nephew
   Esther  4 bOK  niece

1924  Marriage of Carrie Bell Jackson and Julius Tennison

1927 Birth of Geneva Janet Tennison

1928 Birth of Willie Mae Tennison

1930 Census Tulsa, Tulsa OK
Dwelling 357    357 Kenosha Ave  Renting
Tennison, Julius  23 bOK 16 at 1st marriage Father bAL     Mother bTX  Janitor at Hotel
   Cassie B 22 bOK 15 at 1st marriage. Father bTX Mother bOK
   Geniva  6 bOK
[Willie Mae is not listed.  She was probably living with her grandparents and it should be noted her grandparents, Lewis and Ruth Jackson were witnesses at her wedding to Ludy Clayton and the wedding was in their home.]

1933 City Directory  Tulsa OK
Julius Tennison (wife Carrie B) dish washer at Mayo Hotel. Living at 1121 N Greenwood Ave.

Mayo Hotel 115 W 5th St, Tulsa OK built in 1925

1941 Canadian County, OK   Marriage License
Carrie Bell Jackson, 35, married Casey Laverne Thomas on 12 Nov 1941 by R H Curtis, Minister, Methodist Church of El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma.  Witnesses:  E Edwards of El Reno and Winnie Anderson of El Reno.

1950 Census Atoka, Atoka OK
Dwelling 145     Living South along Indian Street
Thomas, Casey L  40 bOK Shoe Shiner at Barber shop
   Carrie B  43
Sims, Patricia R  6 grand dau bOK

Carrie Bell Jackson Tennison Thomas died 24 Aug 1995 and is buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Atoka, Oklahoma.

Parents of Carrie Bell Jackson: 

Lewis Jackson was born 14 Jan 1853 in Texas and died 19 Feb 1948 in Atoka, Oklahoma. He married Palina "Ruth" James on 10 Dec 1893 in Atoka.  Ruth was born 10 Oct 1880 in Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.  Ruth was the daughter of Jackson James and Hannah Alberty.

In 1920 Lewis and Ruth were living in Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma.  See 1920 Census above. 

1930 Census  Atoka, Atoka, OK
Dwelling 313   Rented   all BLK
Jackson, Ruth  50 bOK  Parents bTX Laundress
   Esther  26 bOK  Laundress
   Henry  24 bOK  Laborer - odd jobs
  Rob/Roy  21 bOK  Laborer - odd jobs

1950 Census  Atoka, Atoka, OK
Dwelling 168  Living on Ralls Addition    all BLK
Jackson, Ruth 69 b IndTerr OK  Unable to work  Widow
   Roy A  34 bOK  Divorced Truckdriver for Feed& See Co
   Quinate  13  bOK Granddaughter
Brown, Charley  7 bOK Great Nephew
James, T Denit  67 b Ind Terr  Brother Widowed    Brother of Ruth

Lewis Jackson died 19 Feb 1948 and Ruth James Jackson died 28 Nov 1962. They are both buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Atoka, Oklahoma.

Children of Lewis Jackson and Palina/Ruth James
 All enrolled in Chocktaw Nation Freedmen:

• Earnest Jackson was born 4 Feb 1898 Choctaw Nation
• Laura Jackson was born 10 Jul 1901 Carter County OK and died 5 Apr 1990 in Tulsa, OK.  She married Monroe Ford. they had at least three children:  Wilma 1921-2004, Versie Sr 1923-1997, and Ruth Ella 1925-2016.
• Carrie Bell Jackson was born 22 Feb 1904 and died 24 Aug 1995 in Atoka County, OK. She married 12st Julius Tennison and had two children: Geneva Janet 1927-2014 and Willie Mae 1928-1976.  Carried married 2nd Casey Thomas.  Carrie is buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Atoka, OK.
• Dovie Jackson was born 14 Nov 1907 in Boswell, OK and died 14 Jan 1989 in Tulsa County, OK.  She married Booker T Randolph and had two children: Eddie 1925-2003 and George 1930. Dovie married 2nd Albert Thompson.  Dovie is buried in Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, OK.
• Lucinda Jackson was born about 1909. She married James Vinson
• Roy Franklin Jackson was born 14 Mar1910 and died 4 May 1991 in Atoka, OK.  He married Billy Ann Myles.., They had at least 4 children:  Elnolra 1953--1998, Helen 1855-2014, Janie 1958-2015, and Willie 1961-1994
• Willie May Jackson was born about 1913 OK. She married Henry Croom
• Leola Jackson was born about 1920 in OK

Parents of Palina Ruth James:

Jackson James was born 1843 enslaved by Catherine James.  His father S Fields, born 1820, was enslaved by Billy Fields.  His mother Lucy James was enslaved by Ben James.

Hannah Alberty was born 1844 enslaved by Dr. T J Bond.  Her father Frank McCoy was enslaved by Daniel McCoy.  Her mother Silva was enslaved by John Alberty.

1885  Choctaw Census Ind Terr OK
949 Jackson James  -  Enslaver: Catherine James
   950 Hannah James  -  Enslaver: Dr T J Bond
   951  Louisie James
2 M children, 5 F children, 4 children under 10, 3 children 10-18, 2 persons 18-50
Parents nationality: Black
5 acres, 3 cattle, 2 horses/mules, 12 hogs,

1896 Choctaw Census -Oklahoma and Indian Terr Censuses   Jackson County
James, Jackson  53
   Hannah  51
   Silvie  23  1873
   *Selina/Palina  18  1878    This is Ruth, Carrie Jackson's mother
   Lucinda  14  1882
   Tolliphas  16  1880
   Joe Anna  12  1884
   Daniel  8  1888
   Guy  6  1890
   Willy  4  1892
   Jimmie  2  1894

1899 29 Aug Enrollment Application - Choctaw Freedmen - Muskogee, Indian Territory
Census Card 989  Atoka, OK.  Jackson James says "I am 55 years old and belonged to Catherine James, a Choctaw.  My wife used to belong to Mrs. Robb (Dr T J Bond)

1902  Native American Enrollment Card  -  Choctaw Freedmen
25 Sep 1902
Jackson James was b about 1844  and 58 at enrollment.
Census Card #989  (Whole family on this card #)
James, Jackson  58
   Hannah  57
   Telephus  22
   Lucinda  20
   Luanna  18
   Daniel  17
   Guy  14
   Willie 12
   Jimmie  8
   Sylva  29

Note:  Palina "Ruth" has already married Lewis Jackson and is not living in her parent's home. She is on her own card with her husband and children.

1903 8 Apr Native American and Freedmen Census - Choctaw     Oklahoma
2088 Jackson James age 58 b1845
2089 Hannah  57
2090 Telephus 22
2091 Lucinda 20
2092 Luanna 18
2093 Daniel 17
2094 Guy  14
2095 Willie 12
2096 Jimmie  8
2097 Sylva  29

Children of Jackson James and Hannah Alberty - All born in Indian Territory and all enrolled in Chocktaw Nation on Freedmen Roll

• Sylva "Sylvia" James was born 1873
• Telephus Davit James was born 25 Mar 1879 and married Annie [born 1876. Father born MS; mother born TX]
• Palina Ruth James was born 10 Oct 1880 and died 28 Nov 1962 Atoka County, OK. She married Lewis Jackson.
• Lucinda James was born 1882
• Luanna James was born 1884
• Daniel James was born1887.
• Guy James was born 1889
• William "Willy" James was born 1891
• James "Jimmie" James was born1893
  
  

Parents of Hannah Alberty:

Silvy Alberty was born about 1820 and died before 1905 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma.  She married Frank McCoy.  Silvy was the daughter of Dollie McCoy.  She was enslaved by John Alberty, Cherokee.  Her husband Frank McCoy was enslaved by Daniel McCoy.

Known Children of Silvy Alberty and Frank McCoy:

Hannah Alberty born 1844. She married Jackson James and was enslaved by Dr Thomas J Bond. 

Julia "Judy" Alberty was born about 1851 in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, OK.  She married Samuel "Sam" Webber.  Judy was enslaved by John Alberty and she is on the Choctaw Freedmen Roll.  Sam is the son of Betsy Webber and his (and his mother's) enslaver Robert Webber.  Sam is on the Cherokee Freedmen Roll. Judy and Sam's known children: Mary Jane 1877-1909, Rosella 1878, Frank 1880, Johnson 1885. George 1890 and Alice born 1896. 

Johnson "John" McCoy was born about 1861 and died after 1905. He was enslaved by John Alberty and is on the Cherokee Freedmen Roll.

The Enslavers:

Dr Thomas J Bond - Enslaver of Hannah Alberty James
Dr Thomas J Bond was born 16 June 1829 Marengo County, AL and died 31 Mar 1878 Atoka, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.  He married Czarina Folsom 1833-1906 Choctaw by Blood
1840 Census Mobile, AL
2 Slaves
1860 Slave Schedule  Choctaw Nation Indian Territory
2 Slaves: M 18, M 16   Note: other of his enslaved may be with his wife.

William "Billy" Fields - Enslaver of S Fields, father of Jackson James
1860 Slave Schedule    Choctaw Nation, Ind Lands
William Fields      2 Slaves:  M 45, F 40

John Alberty - Enslaver of Silva Alberty, mother of Hannah Alberty
John Alberty, Cherokee, was born 18 July 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina and died 4 Apr 1873 in Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma    On 11 Oct 1829 enslaver John Alberty and 5 family members and five enslaved left  Hightower, Georgia to move West. In July of that year Moses Alberty s/o John d 1872 and 9 persons and 25 enslaved enrolled from Hightower. Settled in the Piney area.  
Alberty Cemetery located on John's homestead. Westville, OK. The area used to be called Bethel.
Note: It is possible Silva and other members of her family were among those who left Georgia with the Albertys to go to Oklahoma. This would be in the early days of the Trail of Tears.

1860 Slave Schedule    Indian Lands
Alberty, John    8 Slaves, 2 Slave Dwellings:  M 40 Mulatto, F 33, F 17, F 14, F 10, M 9, F 7.Mulatto, F 1mo Mulatto
Living with Albertys on both sides:
Moses Alberty, 
9 Slaves; 2 Slave Dwellings: F 28, M 25, M 13, M 13, M 10, F 10, M 8, F 6, F 1
Jack Alberty,
3 Slaves; 1 Slave Dwelling:  F 17, m 12, m 1 Mulatto.
Neal Alberty,
1 Slave; 1 Slave Dwelling:  F 27

 

And now back to the Tennisons.

Maudie Hill, mother of Julius Tennison who married Carrie Bell Jackson, was born 1 Jan 1892 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma and died 13 Oct 1953 in Tulare, California. She is the daughter of Richard Hill and Ida Moffet.   And the mother-in-law of Carrie Jackson, mother of Willie Mae Tennison.   

In May 1940 Maudie applied for Social Security and stated her father was Richard Hill and her mother was Ida.   In 1953 when Maudie died, the California Death Index states her father's surname was Hill and her mother's maiden name was Moffett.

Maudie Hill's parents:

Richard Hill was born 1857 in Texas. He is the son of Anna/Annie Hill who was born 1833 in Tennessee.  Annie had another son, John Hill who was born 1858 also in Texas. Their father is still unknown. In 1880 Annie married Green White in Collin County, Texas.  Green White was born March 1834 in Tennessee.

1880 Census Precinct 6 Hunt County TX  -  14 & 15 July 1880 Supplemental List
Dwelling 375     all BLK
White, Green  46 bTN Parents bTN Farmer
   Anna 47 wife bTN Parents bTN       Richard's mother
   Henry  8 son bTX  1872
   Ripley  6 son bTX  1874
   Miles  5 son bTX  1875
Hill, Richard  23 stepson b1857 TX  bTN Laborer Parents bTN
   Violet  17 stepdau bTX Laborer  Parents bTN
   John 22 stepson bTX Laborer  Parents bTN

Note:  I have not figured out Richard's father. There are several men named Richard Hill in this area. One possibility was a member of the Creek Nation and on the Freedmen Roll.  As I discover more I'll update this post. 

Maudie married three times. First to unknown Tennison, second to Willie Kimble and third to Dave Freeman.  Note: So far I have no found no trace of _?_Tennison, the husband of Maudie and  father of Julius.

Maudie Hill and Willie Kimble Marriage License

13 Jan 1909 Maudie married William "Willie" Kimble. They were married by Rev Reuben Reader, Gospel Christian minister of Atoka, Oklahoma. Witnesses were Robinson of Atoka and Mattise Pitchly of Atoka.

Willie Kimble was born 11 Feb 1891 in Davis, Oklahoma.  He is the son of Richard Kimble and Minnie Lamey.  Richard and Minnie were married 18 Nov 1890 by Isaac Daniel, ordained minister. Witnesses:  Douglas Colbert, William Lamey, Dave Franklin.  Minnie died 8 Feb 1901.

1898 Application to Chickasaw Nation - Information given
Minnie Lamey is the daughter of Rose Lamey who was enslaved by Thompson Pickens.
She was approved as a member of the Chickasaw Nation and is on the Freedmen Roll.
Her children William Kimble and Letha Kimble are also members.

1900 Census  Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
Dwelling 254  Fam 526   all BLK
Kimble, Richard 45 [illegible] married 9 yrs
   Minnie 33 b Ind Terr    Parents b Ind Terr
   William  8 b Feb Indian Terr OK   This is Willie who married Maudie Hill
   Letha  1 b June 1898 Ind Terr
Lamey, Albert 12  bro in law  b Ind Terr
Leadlard, Jeff 14 grandson
   Binnie  18 grand dau
Marrey, Joseph  45  nephew  bMS   Father bTN Mother b New Orleans, LA
Smith, Lindsey  27  Lodger  bMS Parents bTN 

1910 Census  Allen, Murray Co OK
Dwelling 101   all BLK
Kimbell (Kimble), William  19 b1891 OK Laborer  Married 2yrs  Parents bOK
   Maud 19  bOK Parents bTX  1child born/1 living
   Julius  2 bOK Parents bOK

Dwelling 105 is the Green White family   [with Annie mother of Richard Hill]

By 1920 Maudie and William have divorced and William has remarried.

1920 Census  Muskogee Ward 4, Muskogee OK
Dwelling 59    Altamont St     all BLK
Kimble, William  29 b1891 OK  Public Laborer
Durell  21  wife bTX  Parents bTX

1920 Census Everidge, Choctaw, OK
Dwelling 341    all BLK
Freeman, James  49 Parents bOK Farmer    James is brother of Dave Freeman, Maudie's next husband
   Lula 32 bOK ParentsOK
   Oretha  3  Niece bOK Mulatto, Father OK Mother TX
Hill Maud  26 Boarder Single bOK ParentsTX

By 1930 Maudie and Dave were married and living in Kansas City.  David L "Dave" Freeman was born 1 Apr 1877 in Dokesville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory and died 8 June 1947 in Los Angeles County, California.  He is the son of Edward "Ned" Freeman and Cynthia Hendricks. Ned was born about 1840 in the Choctaw Nation and is on the Choctaw Freedmen Roll.  Cynthia was born about 1836 in Alabama or Kentucky and died 13 Nov 1932 in Dallas, Texas. She is the daughter of Alex Simmons a Choctaw Non Cit and Patsy Simmons who is on the Choctaw Freedmen Roll.  

Ned Freeman was enslaved by Henry Folsum.  Cynthia Hendricks was enslaved by Michael Le Flor.  In the 1960 Slave Schedule for the Choctaw Lands in Indian Territory Henry Folsom, with 50 enslaved, is living next door to M LeFlor.  Ned and Cynthia had five known children:  Ed 1867, Jim 1869-1913, Will 1874-1959, George 1876-1959 and Dave 1877-1947.  All of the children on are members of the Choctaw Nation and on the Freedmen Roll.  At least two of them were granted land in Atoka Indian Territory in 1904.

1930 Census Kansas City, Jackson, MO
Dwelling 116   renting 3624 Oakley Ave    all BLK
Freeman, Dave  44  bOK 20 at 1st marriage  Did not attend school  Laborer doing odd jobs
   Maudie  36 bOK 18 at 1st marriage. Did not attend school. Parents bTX  Laundress for private family
   Della  19 bOK Maid for private family    Dave's daughter
   Curtis  17 bOK     Dave's son  
   William  15 bOK     Dave's son

Dwelling 200     renting 5416 E 35th St     all BLK
Freeman, James  54    21 at 1st marriage bOK      Dave's brother
   Lula 38 wife   29 at 1st marriage   bOK
   Oretha 13 Adopted Daughter  bOK father bOK

1930 City Directory  Kansas City, MO
Maudie Freeman 3624 Oakley Ave. Spouse: David Freeman who is a driver.  Dave's daughter Della Freeman living here, too, and working as a maid

1933 City Directory  Kansas City, MO
Maudie Freeman 3624 Oakley. Spouse David L Freeman.  Dave us a taxi driver

1934 City Directory  Kansas City, MO
Maudie Freeman 3634 Oakley. Spouse David L Freeman

1935 City Directory  Kansas City, MO
Maudie Freeman 3624 Oakley Ave. Spouse: David L Freeman. Dave is a Laborer. His son Curtis is living here and working as Helper at Baltimore Ave Tavern

Maudie's son, Julius Tennison, married 2nd Katherine Cheadle about 1937.  She was born 18 July 1920 at Tishomingo, Oklahoma and died 28 Oct 2003 in Fresno, California.  She was the daughter of William "Bill" Cheadle (b 1882) and Maggie "Otie" Lewis (b 1881.)  Bill was the son of Hence Cheadle and Mary Kemp. Hence was enslaved by Jim Cheadle.  Mary is the daughter of John and Frances Kemp and is a member of the Chickasaw Nation, on their Freedmen Roll and was enslaved by Jimmie Kemp. Her parents were enslaved by Jackson Kemp.

Julius and Katherine had  seven children:  Edward Lenard 1939-1994, Katie 1940-2014, Julius 1942, Pearlen 1945, Cynthia 1948 and Lonnie 1950.

1940 Census Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Dwelling        2103 E 114th
Freeman, Dave L  61  BOK  He was the respondent for the census.
   Mandie 44 bOK
Allen, Oreather 23 Daughter Married bOK     Daughter of Dave
   Wilder 7  grandson of Dave bKCMO
   Otha  5   grandson bKCMO
   Evelyn  3  grandau bKCMO
Tennyson, Julius  32 adopted son of Dave bOK     The Census says "adopted son"
   Katherine 22  Daughter in Law  bOK parents bOK    Maiden name Cheadle
   Maude E 2  grand dau bMO
   Edward 8mos  grandson bCA
Freeman, James 70 brother bOK Married     Brother of Dave
   Lula  50 James' wife bOK

1940 Census  Compton, Los Angeles, CA
Dwelling    11817 Parmalee Ave
Allen, Oretha 22 bOK Married    Maid at Motel     Daughter of Dave
   Wilder Jr  6 bOK
   Otha R  5  bMO
   Evelyn J  3  bMO
Freeman, James  71 bOK  Uncle     Brother of Dave
   Lula  65 bOK   Aunt

16 Oct 1940 Los Angeles, CA
Draft Reg Card for Julius Tennison
Living at 11821 Parmele Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Born 14 Oct 1907 at Atoka, OK.  33 yrs old in 1942.
5'5"  148 lbs Brown eyes, black hair, dark brown complexion.  No scars.
Self employed:  Hauling and Gardening
Contact person: Mrs Mollie Freeman, mother, same address.

26 Apr 1942 Los Angeles CA
Draft Registration Card for Dave Lee Freemon
Living at 11817 Parmelee, LA CA
Born 1 Apr 1877 at Fort Towson, OK.  65 yrs old in 1942.
Self employed  5'5" 185 lbs Brown eyes, gray hair,  dark brown complexion. Burn scar on chin
Contact person Maudie Freemon

1942 Voter Reg  Los Angeles CA
Julius Tennison at 11817 Parmelee Ave LACA
Republican. Occupation: Laborer

1948  Tulare County, CA   Jail Register
Julius Tennison was arrested 6 May 1948 for Public Intoxication. Arresting officer: Bruning.

1950 Census Alila, Tulare, CA
Dwelling 204     E of 99 Hwy between Rd 10-11 
Tennison, Julius 42 bOK  Unable to work   First husband of Carrie Jackson, father of Willie Mae
   Katherine  30  bOK     Maiden name Cheadle   Died 2003
   Edward  11  bCA      Died 1994
   Katie  9 bCA     Died 2014
   Julius 8  bCA    
   Pearline  5  bCA
   Cynthia  2  bCA     Died 2010
   Lonnie bCA Mar 1850      Died 1954
Freeman, Maudie  57 bOK Widow Mother of Julius

Maudie Hill Tennison Kimble Freeman died 13 Oct 1953 in Tulare County, California.

Julius Tennison died 2 Nov 1977 in Kern County, California

Obituary of Julius Tennison, Sr

Ned Clayton, Enslaved and the Clayton Family Enslavers - Georgia, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma

Atoka County, OK 1909  

Ned Clayton was born about 1800 in Craven County, North Carolina where he was enslaved.  He died sometime after 1880 possibly in Texas or Oklahoma. Ned was the son of Christine Clayton, enslaved. At some point Ned married Hannah [surname unknown - maybe Clayton]. 

While living in Chambers County, Alabama, the Clayton's neighbor was Willis Jones.  Willis Jones was the enslaver of Jack Jones and his family.  Ned and Jack probably knew each other.  About 130 years later Ned's great great great granddaughter would marry Jackson's great great great grandson. I wonder what they'd make of this.  [Read more about the Jack Jones family.]

By 1815 Ned was living in Hancock County, Georgia. From Georgia he traveled to Chambers County, Alabama, then to Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia. At the end of the Civil War, Ned and Hannah were in Barbour County, Alabama and from there moved to Smith County, Texas.  Many of his descendants moved to the Atoka area in the Choctaw Nation Indian Territory in Oklahoma. 

Ned Clayton's life journey

Ned's Enslavers 

Thomas Clayton was born 17 June 1755 in Hyde County, North Carolina and died 8 June 1820 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.  He was the son of James Clayton II who was born 1725 Kent County, Delaware and died 1783 in Craven County, North Carolina.  Thomas married Sarah "Sallie" DeLamar.

1790 Census  Craven County NC 
6 Slaves

1800 Census  Craven County NC
12 Slaves

Will of Thomas Clayton  Written 4 June 1820  Probate 3 July 1829 Craven County NC
Will Bk A pg52
... to son James one negroe Boy Alsa, one negro girl named Comfort and one negro man named Mango
... to son Thomas... one Negroe Boy Currie and one negro girl named Creece/Greece, one negro woman named Hannah
... to son Nelson the plantation where I now live... 202.5 acres also three Negroe boys name by Abraham, Lige, and Aaron and negro woman named Rosie and child Eliza.
... to son William... 4 negroes named  Harry a fellow, Jin a woman and Isaac a boy and Silas a boy
... to son Delamar five negroes namely Joe a fellow, Clary a girl, Bina a girl Randal a boy and Simon a boy
Executors: sons James Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Nelson Clayton
Codicil:
... it is my wish and desire that Francis Delamar be placed in possession of a certain negroe girl named Charlotte aged about six years provided the said Frances Delamore be married and should the said Francis die leaving no legal issue the said negroe girl Charlotte to become the joint property of James and Thomas Clayton...
... have this day given to my son Delamar Clayton a negro boy named Jess which negro boy I warrant and defend to the said Delamar Clayton ...

James Clayton was born 15 Oct 1788 in Craven County, North Carolina and died 6 June 1864 in Stewart County, Georgia.  He was the son of Thomas Clayton 1755-1820 and Sarah Delamar.  James married 1 Rebecca Bonner and 2 Frances Avery (md 1 Delamar).

1800 Census  Craven County NC  James Clayton
No Slaves

1830 Census  Monroe County, GA  James Clayton
26 Slaves:  4 M under 10, 6 M 10-23, 3 M 36-54, 1 M 55-99. 5 F under 10, 3 F 10-23, 2 F 24-35. 2 F 36-54

1840 Census  Chambers County, AL  James Clayton
37 Slaves:  10 M under 10, 7 M 10-23, 2 M 24-35, 2 M 36-54. 1 M 55-99, 5 F under 10, 6 F 10-23, 3 F 24-35, 1 F 36-54

1850 State Census  Chambers County, AL   Clayton, James 
31 Slaves

1850 Slave Schedule  Dist 19, Chambers County, AL
32 Slaves:  F 71, M 90, M 48, M 48, F 47, F 47, F 47, M 44, M 42, F 32, F 32, F 32, F 29, M 28, M 18, M 15, M 14, F 14, M 13, M 13, M 12, M 1, F 11, M 11, M 10, M 9, F 9, F 7, F 5, M 5, F 3, F 1, F 1

1850 Census  District 19, Chambers County, AL
Dwelling 329
Clayton, James 61 b1789 NC  Farmer
   Rebecca 49  Wife
Belamy, Joanch  76 bVA

1850 Oct 11  Agriculture Schedule  District 19, Chambers County, AL
660 ac. 4 horses, 3 mules, 3 milk cows, 2 oxen, 14 cattle, 10 sheep, 80 swine. 27 bushels wheat, 1750 bushels Indian corn, 250 bushels oats.

1860 Slave Schedule  District 22, Steward County, GA
29 Slaves; 6 Slave Dwellings:  M 40, M 22, M 20, M 18, M 14, 3 M 22, M 16, M 50, M 12, F 16, M 30, M 18, M 12, M 11, M 9, M 7, F 50, F 18, F 14, M 8, F 4, F 56, F 60, F 12, F 8, F 9, F 6mo, M 75

Will of James Clayton, enslaver of Ned

Will of James Clayton  Written 24 July 1863 Stewart County GA
Wills and Bonds Vol A
... to son John my negro named Rachel
... to grandson John Clayton son of James deceased my negro man Stephen and my negro girl Missouri and her increase
... to my grand daughter Elizabeth daughter of James deceased my negro man Daniell/David and negro girl Jane and her increase
... to my grand daughter Martha daughter of John deceased ... my negro man Essex and my negro man Robert
... to my friend Ann Crossley wife of James Crossley of Pike Co AL ... my negro boy Levi
...to my wife my negroes NED, Comfort and Emma
... to grand children [of James Clayton deceased] Louisa, Anna, James, Margaret? and William my negroes William,  Buster/Brister, Amos, Armstead, Redmon, Mary, Angeline, Caroline, Mariah and child Sarah,
... wish and direct ... wife and said 5 grand children... remain on my plantation... the negroes mentioned here... be kept on said plantation for the benefit of my said wife and said grandchildren until the divisions of negroes take place...
.... my negro Nero and his wife Halland I give them to such person or said negroes may select for owner and should the labor of said negroes be thus insufficient to provide support, then do I wish and direct my Executor to pay such ? so selected by said negroes reasonable expenses and charge annually for the ? care of said negroes.

[Note: wife is Frances/Fanny Avery who married 1 Thomas Delamar (brother of Sarah Delamar Clayton, James Clayton's mother)  Fanny's sister is Tabitha Avery b1780]

Frances "Fanny" Avery was born 1790 and died 1886. She married 1 Thomas Delamer who was born 1763 Craven County, NC and died 18 June 1818 in Monroe County, GA.  Thomas was the son of  Francis Delamar III 1732-1797 and Miriam Barclift 1741-1788.

Will of Francis Delamar - father of Thomas Delamar
Written 14 Dec 1797  Probate June 1799 Craven County, NC
.. to my wife Hasty all the Negros and furniture that she had by former husband agreeable to his will ... lend to wife... my house and plantation whereon I now live. Also one negro man named Davie/Dane and one negro woman named Salina for her maintenance and for raising of my small children which I had by her... when she dies land and plantation to son Joseph
... to daus Elizabeth and Nancy Delamar...
... to son Joseph one negro boy named Dave
... dau Elizabeth one negro girl named Patt
... dau Nancy one negro girl named Violet
... son Thomas one negro man named Simon
... son Nelson one negro man named Moses
... dau Marriam one negro boy named Esseck
... son Demson one negro woman named Moriah/Monah
... dau Sarah Clayton one negro woman named Patience with her increase
... dau Susannah Fulchires children one negro woman named Violet and her increase to be hired out for the benefit of the children until the old set arrives to the age of 21 yrs then the said negros to be equally divided between the children. But if these negroes before they arrive to the age of 21 yrs my will and desire is that my negro woman Violet belong to my son Thomas Delamar and my negro girl Patience belong to my dau Marriam
... wife Hasty... the use of all my stock of all kinds...  
... after death of my wife Hasty my negro David and Salina and his increase if any be equally divided between my children I have by my last wife...
Executors: wife Hasty and sons Thomas and Nelson Delamar
Witnesses: Thomas Sparrow, Rhoda Spanow, Tabitha Avery

Hasty is Hartey "Hasty" Nelson who was born 1744 and in 1787 she married (1st) Capt John Nelson who died in 1783 Craven Co NC.  In 1789 his estate settlement and division of property included slaves:
to Hartly Delamar: Penn $100, Hannah $70, David $50
to John Sugges Nelson: Lucy & Aron $125, Sealy $70
to Benjamin Nelson:Danice $150, Jenney $70
to Walter Nelson: Violet $110, Davey $80, Ennace $32.10

1800 Census Craven Co NC - Hasty Delamar, widow of Francis Delamar
5 Slaves

Back to James Clayton - his son James Perry Clayton, mentioned in his will, deceased,  is now the enslaver of Ned and lives in Chambers County, Alabama.  Another of Jame's sons, John Bonner Clayton, also lived in Chambers County, Alabama.

James Perry Clayton gravestone

James Perry Clayton was born 6 Nov 1822 in Hancock County, Georgia and died 10 Feb 1863 in Dale County, Alabama.  He married Margaret Laura Brown on 7 Oct 1841 in Macon, Alabama.
 
1850 Census  District 19 Chambers County AL , dwelling 334 lists James P Clayton, 29 and his family.

1850 State Census Chambers County, AL
Clayton, James P    7 Slaves
Clayton, John B   10 Slaves  - brother of James P

1850 Agriculture Schedule   District 19, Chambers County, AL
Clayton, John B  280 ac   son of James
Clayton, James  660 ac
Clayton, James P  214 ac   son of James

1850 Slave Schedule  District 19 Chambers AL  James P Clayton
7 Slaves:  M 24, F 24, M 20, F 17, M 10, F 10, M 2mos

1860 Census Dale Co AL  Post Office: Newton
Clayton, James P 37 b1823 GA and family listed.

1860 Slave Schedule  Dale County, AL James P Clayton  25 Aug 1860
14 Slaves; 1 Slave Dwelling:  M 35, M 30, M 19, F 40, F 28, F 17, M 11, F 10, M 10, F 8, M 5, F 3, F 3, M 1

1866 State Census  Dale Co AL   M L Clayton - widow of James P Clayton

John Bonner Clayton, brother of James Perry Clayton, was born 12 Jan 1817 in Hancock County, Georgia.  He married Mary Elizabeth Redding 1824-18689/  

1840 Census Chambers Co AL John B Clayton
5 Slaves:  2 M 24-35, 1 F under 10, 2 F 10-23

1850 Slave Schedule District 19 Chambers AL  John B Clayton  
13 Slaves:  F 28, F 28, F 17, F 9, M 8, F 7, M 5, M 4, M 4, F 3, F 1, M 2mos, M 34

1850 State Census Chambers Co AL  John B Clayton
13 Slaves

1860 Slave Schedule  Dist 122 Stewart GA
14 Slaves; 3 Slave Dwellings:  M 28, M 16, M 14, M 14, M 9, M 6, M 4, F 36, F 26, F 12, F 10, F 1, F 17, F 18

Known children of Ned Clayton and possibly Hannah:

• Melvina Clayton was born abt 1843 in Chambers County AL and died of measles Feb 1880 in Camp County, TX. She married Cyrus Porter, Sr 1830-1927. Their children: Cyrus Jr, Robert, Benjamine, Edward, Sopha, Eliza, Lee, Julius, William, Jessie, Turner, George, William(2), and Mandy. 
  Their son Cyrus Porter, Jr was born in 1861 Flint, Smith County TX - 13 Dec 1927 Waco, McLennan County TX.  He married Ophelia Caldwell and had children: Cyrus III, Annie, Myrtle, La Verda, Lula Bell, Cornelius, Horace, Minnie, Freda and Vivian.
• Ed Clayton was born abt 1851 in Chambers County, Alabama. Married Lirada born abt 1856. Known children: Ben, Lily, Nathan, Mary, Levy and Babe.
• Allen Clayton was born abt 1852 in Chambers County, AL. He married 1st Mary Clayton b 1852 AL and 2nd Vira/Vina King b1855 AL on 29 Dec 1915 in Smith County, TX.  Allen had at least 3 children: Penina "Nina" 1876-1963, Darka b1877 and Belzora "Bell" b1879.
    1870 Census Township 10 Range 26 Barbour County AL
    Dwelling 1032  all BLK
    Clayton, Allen 20 bAL Farm Laborer
       Mary 18 bAL Domestic Servant
    McRae, Joseph  10 bAL
    Dwelling 1046  all BLK
    Baker, Solomon  30 bAL Farmer
       Viney 25 bAL
       Jane 6mo bAL
    Clayton, Robert  20 bAL Farm Laborer
• Manda / Amanda Clayton was born about 1859 in Chambers County, AL. She married W Shackelford and they had at least two children:  Ellen and Dori
  
• Zadock / Dock Clayton was born abt 1940/48 in Chambers County, AL and died aft 1910 in Lewis, Atoka County OK.  He married Hattie/Hettie Holt 1850-1913

Zadock "Dock" Clayton, son of Ned, married Hattie Holt on 11 Mar 1880 in Smith County, TX. She may have served time in Texas, but unfortunately, that's all I know about her other than her appearance in census data with her husband.

1867 July 9  Barbour Co AL Voter Registration  -  Election Dist 06  Precinct 09  all Freedmen
Ned Clayton
Lewis Clayton
John Clayton
Lewis Clayton
Alvin Clayton
George Clayton
Ephram Clayton
Joseph Clayton
Columbus Clayton

1870 August Agriculture Schedule Township 10 Barbour AL  -  Ned Clayton
There is no acreage amount, but Ned has 2 horses, 13 cattle, 7 swine
Next line on schedule is for Lynums Clayton 2 cattle, 14 swine.  Relationship to Ned unknown.

23 July 1867 Cherokee Co TX Voter Registration
Zadock Clayton bAL  line 610    Ned's son "Dock"

1870 Census Etna Beat 3, Smith Co TX
Dwelling 466  PO Etna
Clayton, Zadock  34 bAL Farm Laborer    Ned's son "Dock"
   Hettie  wife  21 bGA Farm Laborer     Maiden name Holt
   Elvira 12  bTX Farm Laborer   daughter
   Joseph  8   son
   Buchanna 4   son
   Jane  3   daughter
   Albert 3mos   son
Clayton Allen  24 bAL Farm Laborer  - Ned's son, Dock's brother
Dwelling 469
Clayton, Jesse  30 bAL Farm laborer - may be another son of Ned, brother of Dock
   Emily 16 Farm Laborer bGA
   Thomas 8mos bTX

1880 Census Precinct 1, Smith Co TX
Dwelling 141          Dock's parents
Clayton, Ned  80 bNC parents bNC Farm Laborer
   Hanna 70 wife bNC parents bNC
   Parllee  7 grandchild bTX
   Hattie 6 grandchild bTX
   Lugena 5 grandchild bTX
Dwelling 142
Clayton, Dock  40 bAL Farmer
   Hettie 37 wife bGA
   Vina  12  bTX daughter
   Albert 11  son
   Lee  son
   Laura 7  daughter
   Starling 5   son
   Mary 2   daughter
Dwelling 143
Clayton, Ed  29  Farm Labor bAL parentsNC    -  son of Ned Clayton
   Lirada  25 wife Farm Labor  bTX
   Ben 11 bTX
   Tilly  9
   Nathan 6
   Mary 9
   Leroy/Levy
   Babe/Balie  7mos son
Dwelling 144
Clayton, Allen  28 Farm Labor bAL      see 1870 census  -  son of Ned Clayton
   Vira/ Vina  25 wife  bAL
   Darka  3  bTX
   Nina 4
   Bell  1
Dwelling 145
Shackelford, W  25 Farm Labor bTX
   Manda 21 Farm Labor bTX parents bNC  -  daughter of Ned Clayton
   Ellen  3
   Dori?  1
**page is torn but looks like next dwelling is a white Clayton family

1880 June 15 Agriculture Schedule  Precinct 1, Smith County, TX
Dock Clayton:  Owner of 10 acres.  

Prison record - Hattie Holt

This may be Hattie Holt, wife of Zadock/Dock Clayton:
23 July 1891 Rusk, Cherokee Co TX  Texas Convict and Conduct Registers 1875-1891
Hattie Clayton, arrested in Cherokee Co TX, Convict #4596  2 years.
Locations:  Rusk 23 July 1891
Huntsville 11 Aug 1891
Discharged 21 May 1893
  This may be a relative of Zadock/Dock Clayton  -  arrested with Hattie
Ella Clayton, arrested in Cherokee Co TX, Convict #4577  2 years
Locations:  Rusk 23 July 1891
Huntsville 11 Aug 1891
Discharged 21 May 1893

Before 1890 Dock and Hattie made the move from Texas to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

1900 Census Township 2, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Dwelling 108
Clayton, Lee  23 bTX Mar 1877 Married 1 yr  Day Laborer   Son of Dock and Hattie
   Josie H  20 bIndTerr Aug 1880 Father bAL
Dwelling 109
Clayton, Jessie  29 bTX 1871 Father bAL  Day Laborer   Son of Dock and Hattie
   Francis  20 bIndTerr 1880  Mother bIndTerr
Dwelling 110    all BLK
Clayton, Doc  56 bAL Day Laborer Married 30 yrs  Parents bAL
   Hattie  50  15 children born/11 living
   Ludy  18  bTX July 1881  Son  Day Laborer
   David  20  bTX 1880  Nephew  Deliveryman
Dwelling 111
Clayton, Albert  28 bTX 1872  Married 5 yrs  Father bAL  Deliveryman   Son of Dock and Hattie
   Mittie 20 bIndTerr Apr 1880 1 child born/0 living Father bArkansas Mother bIndTerr

1910 Census  Lewis, Atoka, Oklahoma
Dwelling 4   all BLK  Own home w/ mortgage - House not farm
Clayton, Dock  62  bAL 1848 Parents bNC  Married 38 yrs  Laborer - odd jobs
   Hattie  60  bGA  15 children born/9 living   Laundres at home
   Susie  7  bOK Parents bTX  Grandaughter

             Atoka Ward 2, Atoka, Oklahoma
Dwelling  147   all BLK   Renting home
Clayton, Joseph 50 bTX 2nd Marriage  Married 27 yrs.  Laborer odd jobs   Dock's son
   Annie 45 bTX 13 children born/9 living
   Rena  18 bOK
   Louvana  16 bOK
   Ola 15 bOK Son
   Calvin  13 bOK
   Gus  12 bOK
   Samantha  10 bOK
   Enis 9 bOK son

Known Children of Dock Clayton and Hattie Holt:

•  Joseph Clayton  abt 1862 TX. Married Annie. See 1910 Census for Atoka, OK above. Children:  Melvina, Jay Gould, Larena, Rena, Louvana, Ole, Calvin, Gus, Samantha and Enis.
• Buchanna Clayton abt 1866 TX
• Jane Clayton  abt 1867 TX
  
• Lavina/Vina  1868 TX married 1Rev James E Minton and 2nd Henry Richard.  Lavina's children:  Savannah, Margaret, William, James, Pearline, Jesse, Hattie, Louis and Hammond.
• Albert  abt1869 TX.  Married Mittie/Minta Reed [she married 1 Finnell]  Mittie on Choctaw Freedment Roll. born 1880 died 1962. Listed on 1900 Census in the Choctaw Nation.  Chidren:  Theodore, Russell, Cecil, Albert and Lucian.  Albert Sr was a Non Citizen member Choctaw Freedman
• Jessie  abt 1871TX  Married Francis.  Listed on 1900 Census in the Choctaw Nation.
  
• Lee abt 1872 Tex-27 Apr 2004 prob OK  Married Josie H. Listed on 1900 Census in the Choctaw Nation.
  
• Laura abt 1873 TX  Married Silas Brown.  Children: Austin, Susie, Alfred, Hazel, Emmett, Laura, Lula,
• Starling / Sterling  1875 TX  Married Lula Williams in 1900 Muskogee OK 1917-18 Draft Reg Card says wife is Ella Clayton.
• Mary Ann 1878-1912 md George Porter 7 Mar 1899 Atoka OK. Children: William, Clara, Ester, Ira, Laceal.  [George is s/o Cyrus Porter and Melvina Clayton. Melvina d/o Dock granddaughter of Ned. ]
  
• Ludy Sr  1 July1882 Tyler, Smth Co TX- Apr 1964 Atoka OK   See below.

 

Ludy Clayton, Sr

Ludy Clayton, Sr was born 1 July 1882 in Tyler, Smith County, TX and died April 1864 in Atoka, OK.  Ludy married twice.  First to Lula Fulsom in 1902 in OK and 2nd to Anna/Annie White about 1910 in OK.  In 1900 Ludy was living with his parents Dock and Hattie in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory in Oklahoma.  [see Census above]

Lula Fulsom was born 13 Aug 1883 in Dinison, TX and died 24 Nov 1962 in Atoka, OK.  She was the daughter of Cooper Fulsom a Free Born member of the Choctaw Nation and on the Choctaw Freedmen Rolls  and Nancy Homer, also Free Born member of the Choctaw Nation and on the Choctaw Freedmen Rolls.  Nancy was the daughter of Wyley Homer who was enslaved by Sampson Loving  and Phyllis Factor who was enslaved by Bony Hawkins.

Lula's obituary states she was survived by her two children:  son Leslie Clayton of Atoka and daughter Rosie Clayton Frazier also of Atoka.  Lula was a member of the Choctaw Nation and on the Choctaw Freedmen Roll. She is #5531 on the Dawes Roll.

 

1910 Census  Atoka Ward 4, Atoka County, OK
Dwelling  337  Owns farm
Clayton, Ludy  30  bTX  Married 8 yrs   Farmer at home  Black
   Luly  23 OK  3 children born/2 living  Mulatto
   Leslie  6 bOK  Mulatto 
   Rosa  4 bOK  Mulatto

 Dwelling 338
Jones, Nancy  40 bOK Widow 6 children born/3 living  Mulatto  Father bOK Mother bTX
Clayton, Dewey / Denry  11 bOK Grandson   Mulatto  Father bTX Mother bOK

 

Anna / Annie White was born 14 Feb 1891 in Texas and died 1964 in Oklahoma.  She was the daughter of Henry White, born enslaved in Texas about 1855 and Mary Cade, born enslaved on Feb 1860 in Texas.  Anna / Annie is buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Atoka, Oklahoma.
 

Known children of Henry White and Mary Cade:

• Evaline White born 1874. She married Bill Limbrick. They had at least one child: Marie.
  
• Florida White born 1876
• John B White born 9 Aug 1879 and died 5 Aug 1946 Jasper County, TX. He married Verda "Virdie" and they had at least one child: Jodie
  
• Sam White born 1884
• Edward White born 1886. He married Pearl and they had children: Robert, Willie, Ella May/Velma, Wheeler, Earnest and Dutch. He married 2nd Ora Odom
  
• Mamie White born 1888
• Anna / Annie White born 1891 and died 1864.  She married Ludy Clayton, Sr
• Leaky White born 1899
  

Henry White was the son of Yancy White who was born enslaved about 1810 in Virginia and died after 1880 probably in Jasper County, Texas  and  Malinda [maybe White] who was born enslaved about 1815 in Louisiana and also died sometime after 1880 probably in Jasper County, Texas. 

Known children of Yancy and Malinda White - parents of Henry:

• Daniel White born 1838. He married Fanny Kelley. Children:  Julia, Adrean, Tensy Ann, Louis, Daniel, Henderson, Anna/Amy, Mandy, Edward, Albert, Pearly, Lilly, Isabella, Carroll and Fay.
  
• Jordon White born 1840. He married Malinda - maiden name could be White or Taylor
  
• Marion White born abt 1841. He married Sylvey.
  
• Sanders White born 1848. He married Hannah and they had at least one child: Roxa M.
  
• Henry White born May 1855. He married Mary Cade.
  
• Fanny White born 1861 and died 1930. She married Jacob Southwell
• Lovey White born 1864 and died 1934. She married Nelscon Bryant. They had at least two children:  Cora and Moses
  
• Allice / Alice White born 1867. She married Jeremiah "Jerry" Bryant. They had at least four children:  Della, Noah, Levi and Mattie.
  

24 Aug 1867 Voter Registration  Precinct 2, Jasper, Jasper County, TX
Daniel White, born LA on line 343    Son of Yancy

1870 Census  Subdivision 23, Jasper County, TX
Dwelling 52  all BLK
White, Hardy  19 bTX Farm Laborer     May be another s/o of Yancy
Powell, Charlotte  23  bTX
   Lon  3  bTX

Dwelling 56 Fam 53  MIXED
CADE, Polk  25 WHITE bGA Farm Laborer
   Martha 20 Mulatto bGA
   Dorcey  2 Mulatto bTX
   John  5 mo Mulatto bTX

Dwelling 424 Fam 426  all BLK
White Daniel  32 bLA Farm Laborer     Son of Yancy
   Fannie 20 bGA b1850    This is Fanny Kelley d/o of Charlotte Kelley
Kelley, Amanda  18  bGA b1852     Sister of Fanny

Dwelling 425 Fam 427   all BLK
White, Sanders 22 bLA BLK Farm Laborer     Son of Yancy
  Hannah  20 bTX  Mulatto
   Roxa M 1 mo bTX April 1870  Mulatto

Dwelling 433 Fam 435 in 1867 Lees Mill all BLK
Kelley, Pompey  32 b1838 GA
   Grace 24 bGA
   Simus 8 bTX
   Shade 6 bTX
   Major  5 bTX
 Kelley, Charlotte  50 bGA    Mother of Fanny Kelley White and Amanda Kelley above
   Mary A  25 bGA
   Pleasant 20  bGA
   Eliza J  6  bTX
   Mary E  2 bTX

Dwelling 539  BLK/Mulatto family
White, Marion 30 bTX BLK Farm Laborer     May be another son of Yancy
   Silvey  40  bGA BLK
   Sam  20 bGA BLK Farm Laborer
   Frances  13 b1857 TX Mulatto
   Cinda  12 bTX Mulatto  1858
   Henry  8 bTX BLK  1862
   Adaline  6 bTX BLK
   Rebecca  5  bTX BLK
   Charles  4  bTX BLK
   Lizzie  1 bTX BLK

Dwelling 541 Fam 551  all BLK
Bryant, Frank  59 bGA Farm Laborer
   Silvey  40 bGA
   Nelson  14 bTX Farm Laborer    Married Lovey White d/o Yancy
   Bowlin  16 bGA Farm Laborer
   Jerry  10 bTX       Married Allice White d/o of Yancy
   Charlotte 8 bTX
   Fillis 6 bTX
   Simon C  4 bTX
   Saint M 1 bTX

Dwelling 543 Fam 553  MIXED
McFarland , [George?] 50 bVA White
   Josephine  33  bTX   White
   Sallie  8  bTX  White
White, Lucinda 16/18 bTX  Domestic Servant Black

Dwelling 606   all BLACK family
White, Jordon  30 Farmer bLA      Son of Yancy
   Malinda 26  wife bLA  Mulatto
Taylor, Abraham  65  bAL  Mulatto
   Holly  55   bAL  Mulatto
   Sisley  25  Mulatto bAL
   Albert 15   bAL  Mulatto

Dwelling 772   all WHITE family plus

 White, Seymour 75 Judge Dist Court bNY
   Susan W E 47  wife bGA
   Mary S 24  bAL
   Abigal M B 16  bTX
   Clara E 14
   Catherine R A 11
   Bennie Mc  8
   Hettie P 5
Goolsbee, John N  27 bGA Surgeon Dentist
Carraway, Thoms I  25 bTX Lawyer
Ivey, Walter E  15 bLA Student
Ryals, Hannah 25 bTX BLK Domestic Servant
White, Jane 20 bTX BLK Domestic Servant     May be a daughter of Yancy
Traylor, Martha 15 bTX BLK Domestic Servant

 

1 June 1880  Ag Schedule Beat 3 Jasper TX
Pompey Kelley - 100 acres owned. 8 ac tilled 92 ac woodland. 10 Swine, 10 fowl, 5 lbs eggs, 7 ac Indian corn/25 bushels, 1 ac sweet potatoes/100 bushels, \\

23 June 1880 Ag Schedule Precinct 2, Jasper TX
Daniel White - 160 acres on shares: 24 ac tilled, 136 ac woodland.  2 working oxen, 1 milk cow, 1 calf.15 swine, 10 fowl, 10 lbs eggs. 15 ac Indian corn/100 bushels. 10 acres cotton/2bales. 1 ac sweet potatoes/50 bushels

23 June 1880 AG Schedule Precinct 2 Jasper TX
Henry White - 18 ac on shares. 4 working oxen, 2 milk cows, 2 other cows. 8 swine, 10 fowl, 10 lbs eggs. 9 ac Indian corn/50 bushels. 8 ac cotton/1 bale
**next line looks like George White 200 ac owned. May be former enslaver

1880 Census Precinct 3 Jasper Co TX
Dwelling 52 Fam 61   all BLK
White, Yancy 70 Farmer bVA Parents bVA     Father of Henry White
   Malinda 65 wife  bLA Parents bLA     Mother of Henry White
   Fanny 19 dau bTX  1861
   Lovey 16 dau bTX  1864
   Allice 13 dau bTX  1867

Dwelling 53 Fam 62  all BLK
White, Henry 28  Farmer  bTX Parents bVA    Father of Anna White Clayton
   Mary 25  wife  bGA  Parents bGA    Mother of Anna White Clayton
   Evaline 6 dau  bTX
   Florida 4 dau bTX
   John bJuly 1879 son bTX

Dwelling 54 Fam 63  all BLK
White, Daniel 32 Farmer  bLA Father VA Mom LA     Son of Yancy
   Fanny 26 wife  bTX  Parents bGA     Daughter of Charlotte Kelley
   Idria Ann 9 dau  bTX  1871
   Teensy Ann 7 dau  1873
   Louisa  5 dau 1875
   Daniel 4 son 1876
   Henderson 3 son 1877
   Anna  1 dau 1879
Same dwelling  Fam 64   all BLK
White, Julia  18 dau Farm laborer bTX Father LA momTX      Daughter of Daniel

   Dick 2 grandson of Daniel bTX parents bTX

Note:  Julia White married Pomp Kelly on 8 Apr 1891 in Jasper County, TX. Pomp married 1st Gracie Williams. 

1900 Census Justice Precinct 02 Dist 0028 Jasper Co TX
Dwelling 237
White, Henry  45 bMay 1855 TX Farmer md 20 yrs
   Mary 40 bFeb 1860 TX 7ch/5living
   Mamie  12 bJan 1888 TX
   Anna 10 bJan 1890 TX
   Sam 15 bMay 1884 TX
   Edward 4 bMar 1886 TX
   Leaky  1 bMay 1899 TX

1910 Census Atoka Ward 4, Atoka OK
Dwelling 332
Anderson, Ruth 55 Mulatto Widow 6ch/3living bOK
Colbert, Charles  30 son bOK Father TX mother OK

Dwelling   337
Clayton, Ludy 30 b1880 TX parents bTX md 8 yrs Farmer
   Luly 23 bOK 3 ch b/2 living
   Leslie  6 bOK
   Rosa  4 bOK

Dwelling 338
Jones, Nancy 40 Widow 6ch/3living bOK Father bOK Mother bTX Laundress for a private family
Clayton, Dewey/Drury 11 grandson bOK Father bTX mother bOK

1919  Atoka, OK
Ludy and Lula Clayton - foreclosure of mortgage by J D Lankford

1930 Census Atoka, Atoka County, OK
Dwelling 302   Owns home     all BLK
Clayton, Ludy  56 bTX  Plumber for the city
   Annie  40  bTX   Laundress for private family

   Helen  18  bOK   Cook for private family
   Julius  17  bOK   Porter for Hotel
   Ruth  14  bOK
   Curtis  12  bOK
  Theo R  10  bOK
   Jesse M  8  bOK
   R L  6  bOK
   Corinne  3  bOK
   Sonny  0  bOK

1940 Census   Lewis Township, Atoka, OK

Dwelling  391   Owns home   all BLK
Clayton, Ludy  58 bTX  Laying pipe for WPA
   Annie  44  bTX
   Theresa  20  bTX
   Jesse Mae  18   bOK
   R L 15  bOK
   Corine  13  bOK
   Ludy Jr  10  bOK
   Billy Joe  7  bOK
   Bobby Lee 5  bOK

25 Apr 1942 Draft Registration   Atoka OK
Ludy Clayton    Box 164 Atoka OK
59 yrs old, born 1 July 1882 Tyler, TX
Contact person:  Viney Richard in Atoka OK
Self employed.  5/6" 135 lbs Brown eyes Black hair Black complextion No scars

1950 Census  Atoka, Atoka County, OK
Dwelling 196  Living on E 4th St.  Owns business    all BLK
Clayton, Ludy  66  bTX  Plumber
   Annie E 53  bTX
   Bobby L  15  bOK

Children of Ludy Clayton, Sr

                With Lula Fulsom:

• Leslie Leroy Clayton was born 24 Feb 1904 and died 25 Aug 1973
• Rosalee "Rosie" Clayton was born 13 Feb 1905 and died 26 Mar 1993. She married 1st David Hale (1890-1961) in 1927 and married 2nd Curley E Frazier (1905-1966)

               With Anna/Annie White:

• Helen Clayton  was born 23 July 1911 Atoka, OK and died 31 Aug 2002 Denver CO  She married Tom Crooms 1930. They had one child Betty Jean Crooms (1928-2012) who married Clinton Anderson.
  
• Julius Clayton was born 12 June 1913 Atoka, OK and died 4 June 1986.  He married Esther White.
  
• Ruth Clayton was born about 1916 and died 1965.
  
• Curtis Clayton was born 12 Jan 1918 in Atoka, OK and died in Aug 1952. He married Opal Crooms in 1936.
  
• Theresa Clayton was born 22 Dec 1919 and died 31 Mar 2006.  She married James Armstrong
• Theo R Clayton was born about 1920.
• Jesse Mae Clayton was born about 1922 and may have died in 1944.
  
• Robert Lee Clayton was born 9 Apr 1924 in Atoka OK and died 3 Feb 1981 in Tulsa, OK. He was a US Navy WWII veteran and is buried in Green Acres Memorial Gardens in Tulsa.
  
• Alice Corine Clayton was born 7 June 1926 in Atoka, OK and died June 2020 in Julesburg, CO.   She married Franchie Lacy.
• Ludy Clayton, Jr was born 31 July 1929 in Atoka, OK and died 10 Sep 2014 in Julesburg, CO.  He married 1st Willie Mae Tennison in 1947 and 2nd Monica Gonzales.  Read more about Willie Mae Tennison's family.
  
• Billy Joe Clayton was born 4 July 1932 and died 11 Oct 2012 both in Atoka, OK.  He married Elizabeth "Liza" Mae Powell.  He is buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Atoka.
  
• Bobby Lee Clayton was born 19 Aug 1934 in Atoka, OK and died 2 July 2015 in Colorado Springs, CO.  He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. Fun facts: Bobby Lee was named co-valedictorian of his Senior class, served as President of the Senior class and was a member of the State Honor Society for his four high school years.  A member of the band, chorus, dramatic club and basketball teams he had a perfect attendance record for eleven years.  He was awarded a scholarship to Langston University.

 

Anna and Ludy Clayton

 

Thomas and Ritter Jeffries, Enslaved, their Enslavers John Randolph Jeffries, James Boyd Jeffries in South Carolina, Mississippi

John Randolph Jeffries, Enslaver

Thomas Jeffries was born March 1840 in South Carolina and died 1910 probably in Marshall County, Mississippi near Holly Springs.  His wife Ritter Jeffries was born in May 1842 in South Carolina.  She died in 1909 also in Marshall County, Mississippi, near Holly Springs.

Thomas was the son of Cornelius Jeffries born about 1808/1810 and Betty Jeffries according to the will of James Boyd Jeffries, their enslaver.

Ritter was the daughter of Joseph Jeffries born 1808 and Betty Jeffries who was born 1816.  

 Ritter and her parents Joseph and Bettie were all enslaved by John Randolph "Brick House John" Jefferies.  Thomas and his family were enslaved by John's son James Boyd Jeffries. 

In January 1851 an Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of John Randolph "Brick House John" Jefferies lists Ritter's family.  Note: all of the enslaved are listed in family groups with name, age and valuation.

Ritter's family:
Joseph age 43 and Betty age 35 and their children:  Peter 21, Madison 20, Joseph 18, Minta 16, Adeline 12, Joshua 10, Ritter 7,  James 6,  John 4, Raymond 3, Mitchell 3,  and [illegible Tricis?] 4 months. By the time the estate was settled their family would be torn apart.

John Randolph "Brick House John" Jefferies was born 6  March 1760 at Jeffords Creek near Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina and died 29 January 1851 Union County, South Carolina.  He was the son of Nathaniel Jefferies 1733 - 1812 and Sarah Brown Steen 1735 - 1810.  Brick House John married Sarah Rachel Barnett 1765 - 1830.
Their children:
Margaret Vance Jefferies 1778-1846
Nathaniel Barnett Jefferies II 1783-1842
Gravener Jefferies 1784
Elizabeth Ann Jefferies 1785-1874  married Smith
Samuel Jefferies 1788-1845
John Jefferies Jr  1790-1851
Sarah Ann Jefferies 1790-1873
Eleanor / Ellen Jefferies 1795-1854
Cynthia Jefferies 1802-1881
James Boyd Jefferies  1802-1866
William Barnett Jefferies  1805-1852

The nickname "Brick House John" comes from the name of his plantation where the bricks to construct the home were made by his enslaved. He purchased this land from his father, Nathaniel Jeffries.

1790 Census  Union County, SC
8 Slaves

1800 Census Union County, SC
16 Slaves

1810 Census  Union County, SC     Enslaved data is illegible

1820 Census  Union County, SC
69 Slaves:  22 M under 14, 9 M 14-25, 3 M 26-44, 4 M 45+, 20 F under 14, 7 F 14-25, 4 F 45+

1830 Census  Union County, SC
90 Slaves:  20 M under 10, 16 M 10-23, 4 M 24-35, 4 M 36-54, 2 M 55-99, 23 F under 10, 13 F 10-23, 5 F 34-35, 2 F 36-54, 1 F 55-99

1840 Census Union County, SC
102 Slaves:  20 M under 10, 20 M 10-23, 10 M 24-35, 3 M 36-54, 2 M 55-99, 15 F under 10, 20 F 10-23, 5 F 24-35, 4 F 36-54, 3 F 55-99

1850 Slave Schedule  Union County, SC
147 Slaves:  F 17, F 6, F 70, F 22, F 7, F 50, F 15, F 14, F 20, F 26, F 2, F 25, F 4, F 2 mos, F 23, F 3, M 77, M 52, F 2mos, F 31, F 5, M 40, F 3, F 4 mos, M 40, M 37, F 60, F 30, M 26, M 26, F 12, F 6, M 22, M 16, F 2, F 29, M 13, M 12, F 15, F 30, M 11, M 8, F 17, F 40, M 7, M 7, F 14, M 7, M 6, M 5, M 4, M 2, M 3, M 1, M 2, M 30, M 3 mos, F 51, M 12, M 3, F 34, F 25, M 60, M 19, M 17, M 14, F 18, F 17, M 30, M 13, F 15, F 14, M 7, M 3, F 7, F 5, M 30, M 8, F 4, F 1, M 6, M 3, M 10, M 40, M 1, M 70, M 11, M 3, M 60, F 8, M 30, M 33, F 27, F 5, M 7, M 5, F 4

On 21 Jan 1851, eight days before his death, Brick House John wrote his will.

Know all men by these presents that I, John Jefferies, of the State and District aforesaid, being weak in body but of firm and disposing mind, memory, and judgement do ordain and appoint this as and for my Last Will and Testament hereby declaring all former wills to be null and void and of no effect.

Article 1: I will and ordain that all my property both real and personal shall be equally divided among all my legal heirs -- that is my sons John, James and William Jefferies shall each receive one ninth part of my estate. My daughters Ann Smith, Sarah Smith, Ellen Wilkins, and Cynthia Graham shall each receive one ninth part of my estate and that the children of my son Nathaniel Jefferies, deceased, shall receive one ninth part of my estate to be equally divided between them also that the children of my son Samuel Jefferies shall receive one ninth of my estate to be equally divided among them and also that the Lucey and Frances Farr daughters of Ellen Goudelock, decd., shall receive the share to which their mother would have been entitled had she been living to be equally divided between them.

Article 2nd: I will and ordain that five competent persons or a majority of them shall proceed appraise and divide all my Negroes among my Legatees herein before mentioned as equally as may be and if in their judgement the chair allotted to the heirs of Nathaniel Jefferies and Samuel Jefferies, decd., cannot be divided without injury to the parties there and in that case my Executors are hereby empowered to expose the same to public sale for the benefit of said heirs.

Article 3rd: I will and ordain that the above mentioned appraisers shall appraise all my land contained in a recent survey by John Gibbs, Esq. and if in their judgement, it cannot be equally divided among my heirs, herein before mentioned, they shall divide it into suitable tracts and my executor shall sell the same for the benefit of all Legatees aforesaid.

Article 4th: I will and ordain the Executors shall expose to sale all stock of all kinds, plantation tools, wagons, carts and all other effects of which I may be possessed with the exception of my notes, bonds, credits and accounts which they are to collect for the benefit of my heirs aforesaid.

Article 5th: Whereas I have heretofore made considerable advance of property to my children and have taken receipts for the same, I will and ordain that each one shall account to my estate for the value of said receipt without interest in receiving his part of my estate as it is my will that each Legatee as before named shall ultimately receive an equal portion of my estate.

Article 6th: And I hereby appoint my sons, James Jefferies and William Jefferies and my grandsons John Jefferies and William Jefferies sole executors of this my last will and testament.

Given under hand and seal this 21 January 1851. John Jefferies L. S.
Wit: James Farr, M.M. Montgomery, H. Goudelock, Jas. B. Smith, Zachariah Tate 

South Carolina Wills and Probate Recds 1670-1980  Box 35 Packages 1-33

Brick House John's Inventory and Appraisement of the Negroes belonging to the estate was taken 31 Oct 1851.  All of the enslaved were divided into groups and these groups are families.  Ritter Jeffries' family is listed here.  

John Randolph Jeffries Inventory and Appraisal 1851

Ritter's family is in the third family in the right hand column .

 

John Randolph Jeffries Inventory and Appraisal 1851

The Estate's inventory was distributed in lots.  Here are the divisions of the enslaved. Almost all family groups were kept together.

LOT 1  to William Jeffries     Moved to Marshall County, MS 1845
Harry 60 yr of age, Milly his wife 55 years $82
King 20 years 700
Silas 675,
Nancy 570
Isaac 681
Minerva 562
Hanah 350
Morgan Aby 610
Sophy 575
Allison 350
Terill 250
Lucy 150
Elinor 100
Sarah 350
Eli 626

Lot 2 to Elenor Wilkins  Living Union County SC; moved to Marshall County MS bef 1853
Silas 568
Eddy 437
Amanda 600
Lias 662
Milly 543
Franky 475
Violet 362
Anthony 300
Doris 237
  all the above Silas family
Washington 600
Franky and child Jacob 650
Janett 375
June 325
Stanhope 275
Harriet 200
Joseph 150
  all of the above Washington family

Lot 3  to Cynthia Graham  Living Cleveland County, NC; moved to Jefferson County TN 1865
Waggoner Peter 200
Franky 100
Champ 687
Abram 687
Sampson 618
Jacob 650
Esau 650
Nero 600
   all above Waggoner Peter family
Daniel 675
Manerva 575
Julian 350
Rose 275
Danil cut hand 100
Willy 100
   all above Daniels family
Elijah 600

Lot 4  to Sarah Smith  Lived Union County, SC all her life
Phillip 1,000
Mahaly 450
Susan 550
Peter 400
Phillip 325
Decey 275
Kisiah 175
Bill 200
Alfred 100
  all above Phillips family
Denis 650
Patsy 562
Beaty 250
Gilly 187, Mary 137,
  all above Denis family
Herod 600
Risier  400
Winny 600

Lot 5  to SAMUEL JEFFRIES   Lived Union County, SC all his life
Joseph $300 and Betty and 3 children $500 [the twins]
Peter $650
Madison $600.
Joseph $650,
Minty $600
Adeline $550.
Joshua $550.
Ritter $375.
James $300.
Joshua $225,
Raymond $150
Mitchel $150
  all of the above Joseph's family
Champ $200
Lucy $210
Mary and infant $700
Augustus $112
   all of Champ's family

Lot 6 to Ann Smith  Lived in Union and Cherokee counties, SC
Ellias 600
Sisily 500
Margarett 600
Peter one eye 375
Rhody 400
Mary 350
   all Elias family
Anthony 375
Dasky? 600
Noah 300
Bensan 275
Eli 225
Samuel 175
  All Anthony's family
Abram 900
Polly 625
Sindy and Jesse blind 600

Lot 7 to JAME B JEFFRIES   Lived Union County SC all his life
Seely Jess family $550
Catherine $300
Gordon $687
King 650
Champ 550
Sampson 500
Evan 500
Abram 450
Mingo 400
Lemuel 550
Sindy 200
Nisa and child Scott 700
Arthur 375
Young 337
Behaly deaf and dumb 100

Lot 8 to Nathaniel Jeffries  Deceased, so divided among his heirs.
old Dinah $70
Rachel and child Terut? Taylor 662
Peter 675.
Muciller? 600
Margarett 556
Harry [or Henry] 469 old driver family
Waggoner Abe 300
Cassu 375
Jonathan 500
Caroline 475
Reubin 400
old Anatha  worthless
Eddy 800
Ann 350
Nelly 600

Lot 9  to John Jeffries  Moved to Alabama
Jonathan $600
Miny and child Mary 650
Sophy  512
Robin 572
Polly 275
John 175
old Peter 50
Giney 375
Christin 200
Patsy 175
Anderson 112
   Giney.s family
Wesly 675
Ann 550
Dinah 300
George 175
Minerva 125
   Matty's family
Milly 550
Mary Ivy 225
Josephine 175
Asberry 650
                

In the final settlement of the estate the division of the enslaved kept most families together, but others were separated.  Ritter's family was not allowed to be kept together.  Things were looking good at first.  They were bequeathed all together to John's son Samuel.

Ritter's Family Separated

John's son Samuel had died, so his shares were also allotted to Samuel's heirs. 

Lot 1 to Cordelia Jeffries
Betty and 2 children [the twins] $500, Joe $300, Raymond $180, Mitchell $150 = $1,100

Lot 2 to Ellen Gaudelock   Died in 1849 Cherokee County, SC; husband died before 1860. Heirs: Lucy Farr and Frances J Farr
Peter $650, Champ $300, Lucy $310  = $1,160

Lot 3 to William Jeffries
Minta $600, James $300, John $225  = $1,150

Lot 4 to Jane Raisen?
Madison $600, Joshua $550  = $1,200

Lot 5 to Adaline Greer    1850 SC; 1860 Arkansas. By 1864 Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas
Joe Jr $650, Adaline $550  = $1,200
1860 Slave Schedule Princeton, Dallas County, Arkansas  Spencer Greer
24 Slaves; 3 Slave Dwellings:   M 60, F 50, F 38, M 26, M 20, M 24, M 23, M 21, M 20, M 18, M 18, F 11, F 7, F 7, F 7, M 5, M 5, M 5, F 3, M 3, M 3, F 6mos, M 6mos, F 1

Lot 6 to Emily Meng    Remained in Union Co SC
Ritter $375, Mary and child $700, Augustus $112  = $1,187
* Ritter is not in Meng's 1860 Slave Schedule
1860 Slave Schedule Union Co SC  James Edward Meng, Jr
47 Slaves 7 Slave Dwellings:  M 23, M 20, M 62, F 55, F 55, F 42, F 33, F 42. F 21, F 23, F 20, F 16,  F 12, F 11, F 11, F 11, F 11, F 7, F 7, F 4, F 2, F 4, F 2, F 2, F 2, M 33, M 30, M 23, M 19, M 16, M 16, M 14, M 12, M 12, M 12, M 9, M 10, M 8, M 9, M 6, M 3, M 3, M 4, M 4, M 1, F 10, F 13

Sometime between Brick House John's estate settlement in 1851 and October of 1856 there must have been an agreement or sale between Emily Meng and her uncle (Brick House John's son) James Boyd Jeffries regarding Ritter.  See James' will below.

 

 

James Boyd Jeffries, Enslaver

James Boyd Jefferies, the son of Brick House John, was born 17 Nov 1802 in Union County, South Carolina and died 29 April 1866 at his Star Farm, Union County, South Carolina.  He married Eliza Green 1806-1854 in 1821.

Their children:
Hannah Eliza Jefferies 1823-1831
Rachel Penelope Jefferies 1825-1854
Sarah Louvisa Jefferies 1826-1881
infant daughter 1828-1828
William Henry Jefferies 1830-1832
Permilia Ann "Pearlie" Jefferies 1832-1901
Mary Clementine Jefferies 1833-1911
Ellen Eliza Jefferies 1835-1884
John Randolph Jefferies 1837-1894
James Hamilton Jefferies 1839

1830 Census  York County, SC
2 Slaves: 1 F 10-23, 1 F 36-54

1850 AG Schedule Union County SC
660 improved acres; 628 unimproved acres for a total of 1,288 acres. 8 horses, 11 mules, 12 milk cows, 4 oxen, 24 cattle, 60 sheep, 120 swine.  285 bushels wheat, 30 bushels rye, 3000 bushels Indian corn, 1200 bushels oats, 50 ginned cotton bales, 150 lbs wool 150 bushels Irish potatoes, 450 bushels sweet potatoes, 500 lbs butter, 28 tons of hay.

1850 Slave Schedule  Union County, SC
13 Slaves:  F 48, M 27, F 26, F 19, F 17, F 15, F 12, M 14, F 9, M 7, M 5, M 1 Mulatto, F 80

1856 Will  -  See below after the Freedmen's Bureau contracts
Ten years before he died James Boyd Jeffries wrote his will.  Dated 7 Oct 1856 and not probated until his death 17 May 1866 in Union County, SC.  The date is key because here we find Ritter.  And we also find Thomas and his family.

1860 Slave Schedule  Union County, SC
75 Slaves; 13 Slave Dwellings:  78 M, 65 M. 60 M, 50 M, 53 M Blacksmith, 45 M, 40 F, 50 F, 45 F, 40 F, 45 M Blacksmith, 25 f, 31 f, 28 F, 30 F, 30 F, 30 F, 30 M, 30 M, 30 M, 25 F, 30 F, 28 F, 25 F, 26 F, 20 F, 19 F, 18 F, 16 F, 20 F, 12 F, 15 F, 14 F, 16 F,  17 F, 18 M, 15 M, 3 M, 3/12 M, 6/12 M, 17 M, 14 M, 6 M, 6/12 M, 12 M, 11 M, 8 M, 6/12 M, 1/12 M, 30 F, 23 F, 28 F, 26 F, 22 F, 20 F, 21 F, 16 M, 15 M, 12 M, 16 M, 17 M, 10 M, 12, M, 13 M, 14 M Carpenter, 35 M, 21 F, 2/12 M, 1/12 F, 26 M, 33 F, 26 M 

22 Aug 1865 Union County, SC   Freedmen's Bureau Record
Agreement between James Jefferies and the freedmen and women formerly his slaves [see Dec 1865 for language] through the first day of January next.  Lays out payment to be made.
Signed as below on 21 Dec 1865

21 Dec 1865  Union County, SC  Freedmen's Bureau Record
Agreement between James Jefferies and the freedmen and women formerly his slaves.
James Jeffries agrees to feed, clothe and employ as he has heretofore done until the first day of January next and to pay to each one at that time the amount of produce affixed to each name and the said Freedmen and women on their part do agree and bind themselves to remain constantly on the plantation and do work as they have done heretofore and to be obedient to all orders either of the said James Jeffries or his overseer and if at any time any or either of them should be impudent leave the plantation without permission or behave disorderly or unruly in any way, he she or they shall leave the plantation at once and forfeit any claim to any pay which may be due or promised them.

The following named Negroes:
Nelson,
Ray,
Jacob,
John,
Charles,
Bern,
Black Joe,
George,
Yellow Joe,
Cornelius 
Tom shall each receive fifteen (15) bushels of corn and three gallons of molasses.

The following named
Milley,
Jenny,
Ross?,
Mary,
Silva,
Ritter,
Delphy,
Harriett,
Ellison,
Vina,
Jack,
old Harriett,
Ann,
Vilet,
Mandy
Richard,
Julia shall each receive ten (10) bushels of corn and two (2) gallons of molasses.

The following named
Eady, Amos, [Richmond crossed out], Spencer, Charles, Minta shall each receive five (5) bushels of corn and one (1) gallon of molasses.

In witness of the faithful performance of this contract we have signed our names thereto...  This 22 day of August 1865.

•  Nelson his mark for himself and his minor children Eady, Amos, Ann, Richard
•  Ray his mark
• Jacob 
• Milly 
• Jerry 
• John
• Charles
• Ben for himself and his children Ross, Chess and Berry
• Mary 
• Black Joe for himself and his children Minta and Spencer
• George 
• Silva,
• TOM 
• RITTER
• Yellow Joe
• Cornelius  for himself and his son Ellison  [Thomas' father and brother]
  
• Vina  for herself and son Jack
• Violet
• old Harriett 
• Ann 
• Manda 
• Julia 
• Delphy   [Thomas' sister]
• Harriet   [Thomas' sister]
  
  

3 Feb 1866 Unionville SC Union Dist 2 #146    Freedmen's Bureau
Contract between James Jefferies and 13 Freedmen. That the employer is to feed all his employed this contract not to be ? construed.
Signed on 8 Jan 1866 by

• Nelson for self and family
• Black Joseph for self and family
• Tom for self and family
• Yellow Joseph for self and family
• Cornelius for self and family
• Silvia for self and child
• Charles
• Roy/Ray
• Delphy
• Jacob
• Rebeca
• old Harriett
• young Harriett

Signed 8 Jan 1866;  Amended on 31 Jan 1866
Amended contract  -   plus more specific info about payment.  Agrees to feed laborers: each hand hired to receive one bushel of meal and five lbs of bacon and five pints of syrup per month or their equivalent,  the Negroes to clothe, shoe, pay their own taxes and all other.
Signed:

•    Nelson for himself and his children Richard, Eady and Amos $100
•    Yellow Joseph for himself his wife Amanda and his daughter Sophy $100
•    Ray $40
•    Jacob $40
•    Charles  $40
•    Black Joseph for himself and his children Minta and Spencer ?? dollars and if his wife Ann makes a field hand to be paid the same as the other womenfolk the time she works.
•    Tom and Ritter $70     [about $1,355 today]
•    Cornelius for himself, Allison and Lilly $70 
•   Delphy $30
•    Harriett  $30 and her 3 children fed and clothed for this work
•    Reuben and old Harriett fed and clothed and paid $10 each.

Signed 8 Jan 1866
Amended on 31 Jan 1866:
In addition to what I have promised above I agree to give the above named laborers on my plantation on condition of their good conduct $10 per each bale of cotton made by them the present year above thirty bales. Bale to average 400 lbs....  
Signed:  James Jefferies

Note:  It's important to note that about 10 years before he died James wrote his will and in it he gives us family groups.  As you read this remember this is 10 years before the Freedmen's Bureau contracts and James' death.

Will of James B Jefferies  Written 7 Oct 1856  Probate 17 May 1866
...
Art 2...  all the land I own on Gilkey's Creek embracing the home or Brick house tracks, the Holman tract (except the part sold by me to S A Goodman) and the part of the Joshua Petty tract bought by me of John Smith be sold by my Executor and the proceeds be applied to the payment of my debts or be distributed among my legatees ...

Art 3 ... to my daughter Mary Clementine my boy Arthur about 19 years old and my girl Silva about 17 years old and their increase in place of Sam and Dinah who were given her under the will of Wyatt Lipscomb, decd and both of whom have died whilst in my possession and if either the above named Arthur or Silva or both of them should die whilst in my possession or before they come into Mary's possession then my Executor shall permit Mary to take one or two choices as the case may be from the whole of the negroes belonging to my estate. Provided in making such choice she shall not separate man and wife or take any of the negroes otherwise devised in this instrument.  ...   I also give Mary my man Cornelius and his wife Betty and their children THOMAS, Delphy, Hariett, Rhody, Allison and Lilly together with their natural increase and for Cornelius and his family named in this third article who will account to my estate a part of her legacy at the price of $2800.

Art 4  ...to son John Randolph Jefferies all my land on Thickety Creek being the plantation on which I now live bounded by Thickety Creek and land of Spencer Green and Samuel Jefferies containing 1200 acres. ... stock in Spartanburg and Union RR...     my man Nelson and his wife Violet and their children Milly, Raymond, Jacob, Richard, Eady, Amos and Joseph for  whom he is to account to my estate as part of his legacy at the price $3,000.
Art 5... to my daughter Mary and son John [household stuff and livestock)

Art 6 ... Mary shall have equal and joint occupancy of the house and land given to John in the 4th article...   with privilege to work her negroes on the same ...

Art 7  I confirm to James and Eliza children of my daughter Rachel P Camp Decd the property heretofore given to her viz  Boy Aaron, $500, Cinthia and child Sophy at $700, Moriah at $500, Giles at $700,...    

To my daughter Sarah Louvina Wilkens I confirm the following property heretofore given  Evial? Joial? or Jreal $600, Nell at $450, Tarpley $250, Champ $550, Thompson $550...  

To my daughter Parmelia Ann Duncan I confirm... Daniel $700, Lindy and child Randall $700, RITTER  $350, Anderson $600...   

To my daughter Ellen Eliza I confirm... Silva and boy Nelson $700, Abraham $600....   further give to dau Ellen my boy Henry son of old Henry and Malinda at $550 and his sister Margret $450...

Art 8  I will and direct that all my remaining Negroes not herein before disposed of shall be as equally divided as may be among all my legatees.  James and Eliza Camp children of my daughter Rachel P Camp 1/6the to be divided between them.  my daughters Sarah Louvisa, Permelia Ann, Mary and Ellen and my son John shall each receive 1/6 part of my estate...
Art 9 [all other property sold]
Executor Davis Goudelock
Witnesses:  Robert Macbeth, James G Farnandis, John L Young

Note:  the verbage "I confirm" connotes that the enslaved were already in the heir's possession.  This means Ritter may have been already with the Duncan's.  However, Permelia Duncan was living in Georgia by 1860, so some arrangement had to have been made for Ritter to remain with James B Jeffries.   In addition, in one of the later censuses Thomas and Ritter indicate they were married in 1860 and we know Thomas was with James B Jeffries.

Since the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were freed, none of the above "gifts" were made.  However, after James's death, Thomas and Ritter moved to Marshall County, Mississippi and I suspect James' daughter Sarah had something to do with that.  My theory is that when Sarah came home to South Carolina when her father died in 1866 she may have been key to Thomas and Ritter (and others) going back with her to Mississippi.

Sarah Louvisa Jefferies, daughter of James Boyd Jeffries, was born 30 Oct 1826 near Gaffney in Union County, South Carolina and died 20 Feb 1881 near Holly Springs in Marshall County, Mississippi.  She married Moses Franklin "M F" Wilkens in 1846. M F was born 1 Dec 1823 in Union County, South Carolina and died 17 March 1898 near Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi.    Between 1845 and January 1848 Sarah and MF left South Carolina for Mississippi.  

1850 Census  Southern Division, Marshall County MS
Dwelling 64 Fam 64
Wilkins, M F 25 bSC Farmer, Real Estate value $1440
   S  23 bSC
   S E 2  bMS

1850 Slave Schedule  Southern Division, Marshall County, MS
6 Slaves:  M 23, M 15, F 22, F 20, F 16, F 1 

1860 Census  Waterford, Marshall County, MS
Dwelling 12  Fam 12
Wilkins, M F  36 bSC Planter  Real Estate value $8,000  Personal Estate $26,000
   Sarah  33 bSC   Mary 9 bMS
   Elizabeth  4  bMS
   John J  1  bMS

1860 Slave Schedule  Marshall County, MS   Living next to his brother William Wilkins
24 Slaves; 6 Slave Dwellings:  F 1, F 1, M 1, F 2mos, M 48, F 40, F 20, M 28, M 26, M 23, M 21, F 20, F 20, M 18, F 16, F 14, F 11, F 9, M 9, F 8 Mulatto, F 5, M 3, F 3, F 3.

In 1870 we find Thomas, Ritter and their children in Marshall County, Mississippi.

1870 Census Township 5 Range 4 Chulahoma, Marshall MS  @15 miles SW of Holly Springs
FAM 248
Wilkins, M F  46 bSC Farmer RE$8000 Pers $1500
   Louvisa 43 bSC    James B Jeffries daughter Sarah Louvisa
   Aaron F  9 bMS
Wilkins, W M - female  bMS
   Nancy 13  House servant bMS  BLK
Duncan, Victor  24   Cook   BLK

FAM 249
Duncan, Peggy 43  Housekeeper bGA  BLK    May have married Tom's father Cornelius.
   Ellison  15  Laborer bGA BLK

FAM  250
Wilkins, Champin  31 Farmer bSC Pers$200 BLK
   Sarah 26 bSC BLK
   Mary 12 bMS BLK
   Peggy  6  bSC BLK
   Edward  2 bMS  BLK
   Lucy 7/12  bMS BLK

FAM 251 
Wilkins, Alexander 37 bSC Farmer BLK
   Clarissa 32 bSC BLK
   Newton 19 bSC BLK
   Benj 10 bMS  BLK
   Eliza  9 bMS  BLK
   Mahala  7 bSC
   Richard  5  bSC
   Alexander 2  bMS
   Moses  1  bMS

FAM 252 
Wilkins, Rachel  23  bSC Pers$100  BLK
   Eliza  2 bMS  BLK
   Lea  2  bMX BLK

FAM 253 
Jeffries, Nathan  50 bSC Farmer Pers$100  BLK
   Celie  40  bSC BLK
   Gordan 14 BSC

FAM 254 
Thomson, Elison 23 bSC Farmer pers$30  BLK
   Hanna 21  bSC  BLK

FAM 255
Jeffries, Joseph  45 bSC Farmer pers$75  BLK  Signed Freedmen's Bureau contract w/ John B Jeffries
   Manda 34  bSC  BLK
   Sophia 18 bSC  BLK
   Bettie  12 bSC  BLK
   Mathilda 8 bSC  BLK
   Julia  5  bSC   BLK

FAM 256 
JEFFRIES, THOMAS 24 bSC Farmer  Pers$80
   RITTER  30 bSC
   Reuben 12 bSC
   Bettie 7 bSC
   Cornelius 9 bSC
   Margaret 6mos  bMS

1880 Census East Holly Springs, Marshall MS
Dwelling 11 Fam 10  pg4   All Black
Jeffries Gorgon/Gordon  58 Farmer  bSC    
Chance/Chausee 65 wife   bVA    
Lou Ann 17 dau farm laborer  bMS  ** lots of Wilkens (Black) 

Dwelling 5 Fam 5 all Black pg 15
Jeffries, E 29 Farm Laborer bSC    May be Ellison brother of Thomas
   C  28  Farm Laborer bSC
   S   9  bMS
   William 3 bMS

Dwelling 1 Fam 1 all BLK
Jeffries, M  45 bSC Farmer    May be Madison brother of Ritter
   C  40 bVA

Dwelling 2  all BLK
Wilkins, M A 23 Farm Laborer bMS Boarder
Thornton, Amy 66 Mother in Law bVA
Marley, Willie (male) 5 adopted bMS
   Frank 4 boarder b
Wilkens, Ida 1 Boarder bTN

Dwelling 5 Fam 4  all BLK
Jeffries, D  83 Farmer bSC  b1797
   Julia 22 wife Farm Laborer bTN
   Ida  7  dau  bMS
   Ches (male) 7 son bMS
   Eda  2 dau  bMS
   Preston  2 mos son  bMS

Dwelling 8 Fam 7  all BLK
Jeffries, A  29  Farm Laborer bSC
   Peggy 22 Farm Laborer bNC
   Amzi  18  bMS Farm Laborer
   Booth 16 Farm Laborer bMS
   Joise  14 Farm Laborer bMS
   John  11 Farm Laborer bMS
   Jimmy 9 Farm Laborer bMS
   Matty  10  bMS\   Bertha 6 bMS
   Wat or Nat 3 bMS

Dwelling 9 Fan 8  WHITE
Jeffries, Robert  22  Farmer bMS

Dwelling 7 Fam 6 all BLK
Jeffries Ned  56 Farm Laborer bTN
   H   56 Farm Laborer  bSC
   Ceily 19 dau Farm Laborer  bMS

Dwelling 8  Fam 7  all BLK
Jeffries, Sarah  46 Farm Laborer bSC Widow
   Waltar 16 son farm Laborer3 bMS
   Terrell 13 son Farm Laborer bMS
   Thomas 11 son Farm Laborer bMS
   Willie (male) 6 son  bMS

Dwelling 9  Fam 8  all BLK
Jeffries, Calvin 23 Farm Laborer  bMS
   Harriet 22 Farm Laborer bMS
   Sul / Saul  6mos bDec 1879 MS

Dwelling 5 Fam 5  all BLK  page 66
Jeffries, Ray  34 Farmer  bSC   May be Raymond brother of Ritter
  Docia 32 Farm Laborer   bSC
   John 13 Farm Laborer bMS
   Viola 6  bMS
   Loucinda 3  bMS
   Keely 6mos bDec1879  bMS

1880 Census Marshall Co MS
FAM 44  all BLK
Wilkins, Hiram  44 bSC Farmer
   Amanda 50 bSC
   Riley 16 bSC Farm Laborer
   Phillip  15  bSC  Farm laborer
   Annie 12  bSC Farm Laborer
   Kisiah  8  bSC  
   Willie (male) 7 bMS

FAM 49  all BLK
Jeffries, Terrell 25  bSC
   Rhoda 19   bMS
   William 1 bMS
   Adolphus bJan 1880  sick bMS

FAM 50  all BLK
Jeffries, Joseph 60 bSC Farm Laborer
   Amanda 40 bSC Farm Laborer
   Betsy 20  bSC Farm hand
   Matilda 18 bSC Farm hand
   Julia 16 bSC Farm hand

FAM 51  all BLK
Thompson, Arron  39 bSC
 Jeffries, Sylvia  39 bSC  Housekeeper

FAM 52  all White
Wilkins, M F  59
   Sarah L  53       daughter of James Boyd Jeffries
   Aaron  18

FAM 53 all BLK
JEFFRIES, THOMAS 40 bSC Farmer
   RITTA  38 bSC
   Reuben 19  bSC Farm hand
   Elizabeth 14  bSC Farm hand
   Cornelius 12  bSC Farm hand
   John 8 bSC
   Amanda 6   bMS
   Harry  5 bMS
   Sarah bDec 1879 bMS

FAM 54  all BLK
Jeffries, Ross  29  bSC Farmer
   Violet 32 bSC
Wilkins, Ida  12 bMS StepDau

FAM 55  all BLK
Jeffries, Wyatt 19 bSC Farm Laborer
   Alice 22 bSC

FAM 57  all BLK
Jeffries, Daniel 20 bSC
   Cornelius  70 bSC Parents bSC  Grandfather farm Laborer     May be father of Thomas - See below
   Peggy, 52 bSC Parents bSC  Wife of Cornelius

FAM 58 all BLK
Jeffries, Gaston  21 BSC Farm Laborer
   Celia  25 bSC
   Mary  3 bMS
   Nathan 2 bMS
   Bettie  1 bMS
   Gordon 7 mos bMS
   Alia or Celia  52 bSC Parents bSC Mother

Before going on with Thomas and Ritter's children and descendants, I feel I should insert the information I've found about Cornelius Jeffries, father of Thomas.  We've already seen him on the Freedmen's Bureau contracts with James Boyd Jeffries through 1866.   

1870 Census Gowdysville, Union County, South Carolina

Dwelling 156 Fam 163 PO Unionville   all BLK
Jeffries, Cornelius 62 bSC farm laborer b1808
   dau Delphy  24 bSC
   dau Harriet  22 bSC
   dau Celia  15 bSC
   Absolom  9 bSC
   Rhoda  9  bSC
   Amanda  3  bSC
   Willis  13 bSC

Dwelling 157 Fam 164  all BLK
Jeffries, Allison  18  bSC   Cornelius's son, Thomas's brother
   Cassy  20 bSC
   Louise 1 mo

Dwelling same Fam 165  all BLK
Jeffries, Reuben  76  bSC   Signed Freedmen's Bureau contract
Dwelling 158 Fam 166  WHITE
Jeffries, John R  32 Farmer RE25,500 Per 3700
   Henriette  22 bSC
   James 2  bSC
   Allen 1 bSC

Dwelling 170 Fam 178  WHITE
Jeffries, Hamlet  40 bSC Farmer RE2500 Pers1000  Grandson of James B Jeffries
   Ellen 35 bSC
   Eliza 13 bSC
   Jame 11 bSC
   Mary 9 bSC
   Louiza 6 bSC
   Edward 1 bSC

Dwelling 171  Fam 179  all BLK
Jeffries, Sylvia 35 bSC   Signed Freedmen's Bureau contract
   Adeline 5 bSC

Dwelling 181  Fam 189  all BLK
Jeffries, George  70 Farmer bSC
   Casey 50 bSC
   George 18 bSC

Dwelling 182  Fam 190  all BLK
Jeffries, Lucinda 35 bSC works on farm
   Chesterfield  14 bSC
   Wharton  11 bSC
   Maria 9 bSC
   Reuben 7 bSC
   Clemens  5 bSC
   John 3 bSC

Dwelling 183  Fam 191  all BLK
Jeffries Ely 60 bSC Farmer Pers$100
   Maria 60 bSC
   Percilly  14 bSC

And in 1880 this may be Cornelius living among the "right" Jeffries a few doors from Thomas and Ritter.  Thomas and Ritter are Dwelling 53.  It look like Cornelius went to Marshall County, MS and remarried by 1880.

1880 Census Marshall County, MS
Dwelling 37  all BLK
Jeffries, Daniel  20
   Cornelius  70 grandfather farm laborer 
   Peggy 52 wife   In 1870 Peggy Duncan is 43, Housekeeper living in Marshall Co MS Fam 149 above
Dwelling 38  all BLK
Jeffries, Gaston 21 farm laborer
   Belia 25
   Mary 3
   Nathan 2
   Bettie  1
   Goden 7 mos
   Alia / Celia  52 mother

Ritter's Siblings - what I know at this point:

Peter Jeffries, born 1830. 
1870 AG Schedule, Draytonville, Union County, SC with 30 acres rented. 1 milk cow, 4 swine, 30 bushels Indian corn, 1 bale cotton, 3 bushels peas, 35 lbs butter,
1880 AG Schedule Washington, Union SC with 22 acres on shares.  [can't read details]

Madison, born 1831
Appears on the 1880 Census for East Holly Springs, Marshall County, MS with his wife C. [Dwelling1]

Adeline  born 1839
Married Jim Dawkins and they had one child James Rosboro Dawkins b 15 Mar 1891 Cherokee Co SC and died 18 Nov 1954 Gaffney, Cherokee Co SC who was a farmer. Wife's name was Mary.

John  born 1847
1870 Census Perry, Houston Co GA where he is a farm laborer. 
1880 Census Lower Town, Houston, GA where he is a laborer with wife Cary Ann and daughter Numma

Raymond  born 1848
Appears on the 1880 Census for East Holly Springs, Marshall County, MS near his brother Madison. He was a farmer. Wife Docia; Children John, Viola, Loucinda and Keely. 

Joseph Jr  born 1833 Unknown
Minta  born 1835  Unknown
Joshua  born 1841  Unknown
James  born 1845  Unknown
Mitchell  born 1848  Unknown
Tricis?  born 1851  Unknown

Thomas and Ritter Jeffries had 7 known children:
Reuben
Rueben Jeffries was born Nov 1859 in SC and died 1938 in DeSoto, MS. He married Nannie.  10 children:  Joanna, Joseph, Mathew, Isaac, Niecy, Will, Margret, Jennie, John and Dan.

Bettie
Bettie Jeffries was born about 1861 in SC.  She married Nelson Jeffries, Jr. 109 children: Mary, Goodman, Jacob, Isaac, Lula, Robert, Maggie, Douglas, Johnny and Florence. Lived in Marshall County, MS

Cornelius
Reverend Cornelius Jeffries was born 19 May 1862 in SC and died 23 Dec 1922 in Little Rock, Arkansas.  He was a preacher.  Cornelius married Nellie Blanton.  5 children:  Anna Ritter, Rosie Lee, James Edward, Eva Mae and Hattie Vera.

Margaret
Margaret Jeffries was born about 1869. 

Amanda
Amanda Jeffries was born 16 June 1874 in Marshall County, MS. In 1897 she was the Postmaster at Chulahoma, MS.  Amanda may have married a William or Samuel Brooks.  She moved to Oklahoma by 1910.  Amanda died after 1927 in Oklahoma.
Sarah

John
John Jeffries was born 22 Apr 1872 at Waterford, Marshall County, MS and died 6 June 1929.  John married Annie Garrett who was born in Nov 1877.  They had 2 children:  Laura born Aug 1899 and Bettie Theresa born 22 Nov 1907. A third child, Nathaniel was born in 1923 and it is assumed Annie was his mother.

In 1900 John and Annie were living in the Laws Hill area of Marshall County, MS;  by 1910 they were living in Oklahoma.

1900 Census Laws Hill, Marshall County, MS
Jeffries, John 28, bMS, Farmer renting farm
   Annie  22 born in Nov 1877  bMS parents bMS  2 children born/1 living
   Larra  9 mos bAug 1899
Garrett, John  20 bAug1879 MS  Annie's brother   Farm Laborer

1910 Census Pascoe, Okmulgee County, OK
Jeffries, John  38 bMS Farmer renting farm
   Annie 31 bMS 5 children born/2 living
   Laura 10 bMS
   Bettie  3 bMS

1920 Census Beggs, Okmulgee County, OK
Jeffries, John 48, bMS parents bSC Farmer
  Annie 41 bMS  parents bMS
   Betty  13 bMS
   Laura 20 bMS

By 1930 Annie has disappeared from the records and John has remarried to Mary Slaughter Junior. Mary had children with her first husband Simp Junior and 4 of them appear in the census.

1930 Census Morris, Okmulgee County, OK
Jeffries, John 58 bMS parentsbSC Farmer renting farm
   Mary 43 17 at 1st marr bGA parentsbGA
   Nathaniel 6 bOK father bMS
Junior Sallie  15 stepdau bOK father bARK
Junior, Georgia  13 stepdau  bOK father bARK
Junior Warren  11 stepson  bOK father bARK
Junior Albert 9 stepson  bOK father bARK

We next find John living alone with son Nathaniel.

1940 Census Okmulgree, Okmulgee, OK    Living at 1114 1/2 Choctaw Ave
Jeffries John 68 bMS  "Married"
   Nathaniel 16  bOK

John and Annie's children:

Laura Jeffries, daughter of John Jeffries, was born 18 Aug 1899 in Okmulgee County, OK.  On 3 June 1922 she married Rev James Paul Autry in Beggs, Okmulgee County, OK. They were married by Rev Tom M Busby at the AME Church in Beggs.  Witnesses were John Jeffries, Laura's father, and D C Coleman, both of Beggs.  James was 37 and Laura was 22.  James Paul Autry was born 22 May 1884 in Mississippi and died 31 Dec 1976 in Oklahoma.

1930 Census Beggs, Okmulgee, OK
Autry, J P  42 bMS parents bNC  Farmer
   Laura 35 bMS parents bMS
   Odis  6  bOK
   Ruth Ella 4  bOK
   J W  2  bOK

1940 Census Pascoe, Okmulgree OK
Living same house as in 1935
Autry, James P  55  bMS  Farmer  Renting
   Laura 40  bOK
   Otis  16  bOK
   Ruth Ella  14 bOK
   James W 11  bOK
   Elmer Eugene 9|  bOK
   Charles  5  bOK

1950 Census  Pascoe Okmulgee, OK
Apt #7/8  starting at intersecion at Myers School  -  Farm
Autry, James P  65  bMS  Farmer  Own farm
   Laura  50  bMS
  Ruth Ella 24  bOK
  Charles  15  bOK

Laura's obituary is dated 15 Sep 1979 in the Okmulgee Daily Times.  She died at Beggs. Her husband James preceeded her in death.  Children named:  Otis of Tulsa, James and Charles of Wichita KS, Elmer of Compton CA, Prentist of Beggs OK, Ruth Bee and Lula Atkins of Wichita KS.  Brother: Nathaniel Jeffries of Los Angeles CA and sister Betty Anderson of Tulsa.  19 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren.   Her funeral was held at First Baptist Church in Beggs.  Rev L R Kibler officiated.  Laura was buried in New Bethel Cemetery at Mounds, OK.

Nathaniel Jeffries, son of John Jeffries, was born 4 July 1923 in Okmulgee County, OK.  On 30 June 1943 he registered for the draft. At that time he was living at 1778  8th Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA and employed by CIO Warehouseman's Union in Crockett, CA. He's described at 5'11" tall, 160 lbs, dark brown complexion, black hair, brown eyes and a scar through his left eyebrow.  His next of kin was his father, John Jeffries, 1114 1/2 N Chocktaqw, Okmulgee, OK.  On 5 Mar 1943 he enlisted in the US Army in San Francisco, CA.

1950 Census  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA - Living on E 1st St as a guest at Victoris Hotel.
Jeffries, Nathaniel  26 bOK  Truck Driver for Harvester

Bettie Theresa Jeffries, daughter of John, was born 22 Nov 1907 in Holly Springs, Marshall County, MS and died 23 Dec 1981 in Tulsa, OK.  Bettie married Arvie Anderson on 21 July 1926 in Beggs, OK.  According to their marriage license Arvie was 21 and Bettie was 19, both from Beggs, OK.  They were married by Reverend James P Autry - Bettie's brother in law - at the CME Church at Beggs.  Witnesses were Garrett Scott and Bettie's sister Laura Jeffries Autry.   The final marriage record was mailed on 5 Aug 1926 to Arvie Anderson PO Box 110, Beggs, OK in care of Garrett Scott. 

Arvie and Bettie's children:

Verna Lee Anderson was born 14 Feb 1927 in Beggs, Okmulgee County, OK and died 3 June 1994 in Tulsa, OK.  She married Odis Jones. Verna Lee is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Tulsa, OK.
 See more about Odis Jones family here.

Blanche Lucerne Anderson was born 17 June 1928 in Beggs, Okmulgree County, OK and died 24 Nov 1986 in Denver, CO. She married Lewis Varnon Austin.  Blanche is buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Littleton, CO.
 
Arvie Columbus Anderson Jr was born 22 Dec 1930 in Beggs, Okmulgee County, OK and died 15 Oct 2013 in Tulsa, OK.  He married Willie Jean Montgomery in 1964. Arvie is buried in Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in Broken Arrow, OK.

George Wayne Anderson was born 22 Feb 1934 in Beggs, Okmulgee County, OK and died 5 Apr 2005 in OK.  

Clyde C Anderson was born 1941 in OK.

Marian Marva Anderson was born 10 Mar 1942 in Beggs, Okmulgee County, OK and died 4 Dec 2003 in Tulsa, OK.

1930 Census  Beggs, Okmulgee, OK    Living at 400 S Osage
Anderson, Arvie  24  bTX parents bTX  Laborer - Steam Railroad
   Bettie  22  bMS  parents bMS
   Bernie  3 daughter bOK
   Blanch  1  bOK
Davis, Allen  14  bOK parents bTX  Roomer

1940 Census Beggs, Okmulgee OK   Living at Section 28 and 27 on farm Renting
Anderson, Arvie  35 bTX  Farmer
  Betty T  33 bMS
  Verna Lee 13 bOK
  Blanche L  11  bOK
  Arvie  9  bOK
  George Wayne  6  bOK

1950 Census Beggs, Okmulgee OK    Living at 16 Osage
Anderson, Arvie 44 bTX Laboreer Frisco Railroad
   Bettie  42  bMS
   Arvie Jr  19  bOK
   G Wayne  16  bOK
   Clyde C  9  bOK
   Marion M  8  bOK

Bettie died on 23 Dec 1981. At the time she was living at 222 E Queen Street in Tulsa, OK.  She is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Tulsa.  She left behind her husband Arvie Anderson and children:  Verna Lee, Blance Lucerne, Arvie Jr, George Wayne, Clyde C and Marian Marva.

Notes:

• The enslaver Jeffries in Marshall County, MS probably lived in District 4 south of Holly Springs. Near Waterford.  Many are buried in Pleasan Grove Cemetery 1293 Olde MS-4, Holly Springs. This is an old abandoned cemetery in a large grove of old hardwood on private property.  Most likely near their home(s)  I include this to say that the enslaved burial ground is probably nearby.
  
• The enslaver Jeffries in Union and Cherokee County, SC probably lived at or near the Jefferies Family Cemetery which is on Brickhouse Road near Gilkey Creek and west of Wilkinsville, SC. Again, the enslaved burial ground is probably near by.
• I've included the neighbors in most of the census date because they are likely related either by dna or by enslavement.
• I've looked for records indicating how Thomas's family came to be with James Boyd Jeffries, but so far without success. It does not appear that his wife brought them with her marriage.