Richard married Dorothy JONES, March 5, 1691 in
Philadelphia, PA. They had at least 4 children, Joseph
being one of them. Richard died May 1753 in Philadelphia,
PA.

Joseph was born 1695 in Philadelphia, PA. He married
Catherine. The rumor has it she was Catherine HEATH,
the daughter of John and Hannah HAINES
Heath, in New Castle Co., PA about 1718, but no
documentation is available as yet. Joseph and
Catherine had 8 children, the oldest being John.

John was christened March 25, 1726, at the Old Swedes
Church in Wilmington, DE. By 1743 he was married. There
is question as to his wifes name. John had 10 children
between 1744 and 1757. He is recorded in the Orange Co.,
NC Deeds & Records Books, having purchased land. He died
Feb., 1803 in Spartanburg, SC.

John's son, Abraham, was born 1744 in New Castle, Lawrence
Co., PA.. He married Lucy WATSON and they had at least 4
children: Abraham was born 1769, Richard was born Mar. 10,
1771 in Rockingham Co., TN, John was born 1773 in Stokes,
Danbury Co., NC & Watson being born 1775. Abraham SR.
was a Revolutionary War Soldier who served with a NC
Battalion. He died in 1826, Warren Co., TN.

John, also known as, Johnny Flat, was born 1773. He
married Mary ADKINS, daughter of William ADKINS, in
Spartanburg, SC, 1793. They had 7 children all in the
South Carolina area. John died 1850, Warren Co., TN.

Johnny Flat and Mary's third child was named Sampson.
Sampson was born 1799 in SC. His wife was Sophronia
BINNING. Their marriage took place in Greenville Co., SC.,
1820. Sampson was authorized a land patent April 24, 1820
for his stake in Huntsville, Pickens Co., AL. Sampson and
Sophronia had 5 children between 1821 and 1832. In 1850,
the Census Records show he is residing in Smithville, DeKalb
Co., TN. and were raising 2 Grandchildren. 1860 records
show this family residing in Calvert, Saline Co., AR.
Sampson is living with his oldest son James M. in Ashley
Co., AR, 1880.

James M. was born 1821 in Greensville SC. At this time I
have not found a wife for him but I do know he had 2
children whom his parents raised. In 1850 he is residing
with his Uncle John BINNING in Pickens Co., AL. He enlisted
with only a double barrel shotgun for the Civil War at
Sumner Co., TN. He was assigned to Co. A,16th Tennessee
Infantry and then to Co. A, 7th Tennessee Calvary. This
battalion was in charge of guarding supplies for General
Zollicoffer in Kentucky and guarding the railroad above
Gallatin during the retreat from Bowling Green by the
Confederate Army. Here they received a rather famous order,
"Keep the Railroad open whether you can or not". This
battalion also was part of the battle at Shiloh, where a
member of this command received the surrender of General
Prentiss' command. Jan. 3, 1889 James M. Cantrell was
residing in Ashley Co., AR.

John James was the second child of James M. He was born Aug., 1846 in AL. He and wife Margaret had 9 children. They resided in Franklin, Grant Co., AR. until 1900 when the family migrated	(above)John's wife, Margaret R. to Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation, OK. He worked for the railroad as a flagman for many years. He died at the age of 102 in Oklahoma City, OK.

The following are the children of John James and
Margaret R. CANTRELL. My GGrandfather was their
son John Henry, who is the 6th child.

William Thomas was born Sept., 1870 in AR.
	William married Willie A. about 1893 in OK. He is documented to have been performing weddings in Pontatoc Co., OK during the early 1900's. He was the Pastor of a church in Wellington, Collingsworth Co., TX. in 1910.
William and Willie's first child was born June, 1895. Her name was Lillie E.. A brother, Willis J., was born Sept., 1896 and is pictured here. Then came John J., Gertrude, Birdie, Braughton and Roxy.

James M. was born March, 1872 in AR. He married
Rosella WRIGHT, daughter of Criss C. and Ophelia WRIGHT.
They had children, Cora Lee in May, 1900 and Columbus
in 1904. In 1910, James and family were residing in Tuttle
Grady Co., OK where he was a railroad foreman.


Mary J. was born in 1870. This is
the only information I have on her.

Samuel J. was born in Franklin,
Grant Co., AR on Nov. 25, 1877.
He married Verda EVANS in OK.
Records show he was living in Fitzhugh
Pontotac Co., OK in 1910 and was
working on The Horseshoe Ranch
They had children, George, Lita and
Vellis, who was born April 14, 1909
Samuel died May 30, 1961 in Ada, OK
and he and Verda are buried in
Ada's Rosedale Cemetery.

Sampson Nimrod came into the
world March 23, 1879. He wed
Minnie LEE in York, OK on June 16, 1901.
He also worked on The Horseshoe Ranch.
Daughter, Carrie was born 1902 and son
W. L. was born May, 1917. Sampson
took in his widowed sister and her son in 1910.
Sampson died Sept. 30, 1946 and is buried
in Ada's Rosedale Cemetery.

My GGrandfather, John Henry, was born March 22, 1882 in AR. John Henry, or "Doc", married my GGrandmother, Eva Lou CLAPP, Feb. 24, 1906 at Roff, OK. John Henry did all kinds of labor throughout his life. He helped farm with his family, then moved to Memphis, Hall Co., TX. where he worked for the railroad. After moving back to OK. he helped build the first Oklahoma State Capitol which later burned. He also took part in building the dam which is call Hefner Dam in OKC, OK. He and his sons worked digging graves in the cemetery where they are buried.

Doc and Eva Lou had 13 children, the first 4 are pictured above. Roy Henry Cleveland was born March 9, 1907 in Memphis, TX. Clara Agnus, "Siter" came along Feb. 16, 1909 in Memphis, TX. Frank Oscar "Bud" was born Oct. 5, 1911. My Grandmother, Jessie Jane was born Dec. 26, 1916 in Britton, OK. also pictured below.

	The fifth child, John Henry Jr.,"Jut", was born June 1, 1917.
Pearl came into the world April 6, 1918.
	Jan. 2, 1921 was the welcoming day for Thelma, "Samp".
Eighth child, Margie, was born Feb. 4, 1923
	Josephine, "Jo", was born Sept., 1924
Jack Charles came along Feb. 17, 1926
	The eleventh child was welcomed May 3, 1929 and was named Gertie May.
The last girl of the family was born May 16, 1930 and was named Theaopal May, "Theo".
	The last baby born to Doc and Eva was a son, James Burton, delivered Aug. 17, 1931. He died at 3 month old.

	The 7th child of John James and Margaret R. was Franklin A. He was born March17, 1885 in Franklin, Grant Co., AR. He is seen here with son, Grover F..
He also married a CLAPP daughter, Carrie. Their marriage took place Aug. 26, 1905 in Roff, OK. Carrie is pictured here with daughter Jewel.
Frank and Carrie had 4 children. Jewel was born in 1907 and third child, Grace was born in 1913.	Second child, Grover, whom they called Bud, was born in 1909. Baby, Katie came along in 1916. Carrie died shortly after her birth.
	Frank remarried after 1920, to Eula. They added a fifth child to the family.
Frank's third wife was Effie.

In Aug. 1886, Irene was born to John and Margaret.
She married a CLAPP son, David E. in Roff, OK.
The wedding date was Dec. 18, 1904. They had
1 child, a son, David. Between 1906 and 1910,
Irene's husband died.


The last child for John and Margaret was Grover C.
born Sept., 1888 in AR. He married Alma F. in 1909.
Grover also worked for the railroad in TX and OK.
Their son Grover C. JR., "Carrol" was born in 1911.


I hope you found something
interesting and useful.



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