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     Robert Toombs Martin was born on 8 February 1860 at Texas, USA; Aged 4 months in the 1860 census.^3,2 He married Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?) on 30 April 1885 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Source InformationL Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.¹
Robert Toombs Martin died on 29 May 1917 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA, at age 57.³
Robert Toombs Martin was buried after 29 May 1917 at Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Robert Toombs Martin was also known as Buddy Martin.²

Robert Toombs Martin was listed as a resident in Robert H. Martin and Rhoda Virginia Franklin's household in the census report on 1 August 1860 at Cotton Gin, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 392, lines 6-11, dwelling 208, family 211
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.²

Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?) appeared in the census of 18 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 7, lines 15-22, dwelling 111, family 111
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.⁴

Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?) appeared in the census of 3 May 1910 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 11-A, lines 14-20, dwelling 197, family 197

     Larkin Rawles was born in November 1880 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA.¹
     Larkin Rawles was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 18 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 7, lines 15-22, dwelling 111, family 111
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.¹

     Lera Martin was born in February 1886 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA.¹
     Lera Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 18 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 7, lines 15-22, dwelling 111, family 111
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.¹

Lera Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 3 May 1910 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 11-A, lines 14-20, dwelling 197, family 197

     Maud Martin was born in June 1888 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA.¹
     Maud Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 18 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 7, lines 15-22, dwelling 111, family 111
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.¹

Maud Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 3 May 1910 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 11-A, lines 14-20, dwelling 197, family 197

     Estelle Martin was born in March 1892 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA.¹
     Estelle Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 18 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 7, lines 15-22, dwelling 111, family 111
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.¹

Estelle Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 3 May 1910 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 11-A, lines 14-20, dwelling 197, family 197

     Dewey "Luke" Martin was born in March 1898 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA.¹
     Dewey "Luke" Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 18 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 7, lines 15-22, dwelling 111, family 111
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.¹

Dewey "Luke" Martin was listed as a resident in Robert Toombs Martin and Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?)'s household in the census report on 3 May 1910 at Justice Precinct 1, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 11-A, lines 14-20, dwelling 197, family 197

     (?) Rawles married Sarah Isabelle "Belle" (?) before 1880
;
Her 1st husband. Their son Larkin Rawles was born in 1880.

     Olive Franklin was born circa 1878 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 2 in the 1880 census.¹
     Olive Franklin was listed as a resident in Napoleon Bonapart Franklin and Pamelia Coburn's household in the census report on 7 June 1880 at 53rd Enumeration District, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; pp. 513-B & 514-A, lines 48-50 & 1-3, dwelling 134, family 134
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

     Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp was born on 1 November 1830 at Alabama, USA.⁴ She married Joel D. Morgan before 1847 at Alabama, USA,
;
Her 1st husband.⁵ Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp married Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin, son of David Yancy Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Smith, on 21 December 1853 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., comp.. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.^2,6
Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp died on 17 November 1909 at Richland, Navarro Co., Texas, USA, at age 79; Interestingly, on the death certificate, her father's name is listed as "Mr. Kemp". the informant is not identified.
Ancestry.com - Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Source Citation: Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA.^7,3
     Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp and Joel D. Morgan appeared in the census of 6 October 1850 at Division 2, Santa Rosa Co., Florida, USA; p. 230-A, lines 8-12, dwelling 108, family 108
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁵

Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp and Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin appeared in the census of 21 August 1860 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; N. B.: The last two children are listed as surnamed "MORGAN", but were born after Riden married Mary in 1853, so are probably actually Riden's children.
p. 392, lines 8-13, dwelling 215, family 218
8 FRANKLIN, R. G. 28 [1832] M W Farmer $427 AL
9 " , M. 28 [1832] F W AL
10 MORGAN, A. J. 11 [1849] M W AL
11 " , J. M. 9 [1851] M W FL
12 " , Frances 5 [1855] F W AL
13 " , Hillary 2 [1858] M W AL.⁸

Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp and Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin appeared in the census of 21 September 1870 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Riden is next door to his brother Napoleon. Riden's daughter Ella's age was 4 at the time not 40.
p. 99-B, lines 13-17, dwelling 82, family 82

Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp and Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin appeared in the census of between 9 June 1880 and 10 June 1880 at 55th Enumeration District, Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 549-A, lines 42-46, dwelling 138, family 138
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹⁰

Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp and Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin appeared in the census of 7 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 6, Navarro Co., Texas, USA; p. 8, lines 31-32, dwelling 129, family 130
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.¹¹

     Joel D. Morgan was born circa 1824 at Alabama, USA.¹ He married Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp before 1847 at Alabama, USA,
;
Her 1st husband.¹
Joel D. Morgan died before December 1853; His wife remarried 21 December 1853.²
     Joel D. Morgan and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp appeared in the census of 6 October 1850 at Division 2, Santa Rosa Co., Florida, USA; p. 230-A, lines 8-12, dwelling 108, family 108
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

     Frances Franklin was born circa 1855 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA; Aged 5 in the census.¹
     Frances Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report on 21 August 1860 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; N. B.: The last two children are listed as surnamed "MORGAN", but were born after Riden married Mary in 1853, so are probably actually Riden's children.
p. 392, lines 8-13, dwelling 215, family 218
8 FRANKLIN, R. G. 28 [1832] M W Farmer $427 AL
9 " , M. 28 [1832] F W AL
10 MORGAN, A. J. 11 [1849] M W AL
11 " , J. M. 9 [1851] M W FL
12 " , Frances 5 [1855] F W AL
13 " , Hillary 2 [1858] M W AL.¹

     Hillary H. Franklin was born circa 1858 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA; Aged 2 in the 1860 census; 12 in 1870.^1,2
     Hillary H. Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report on 21 August 1860 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; N. B.: The last two children are listed as surnamed "MORGAN", but were born after Riden married Mary in 1853, so are probably actually Riden's children.
p. 392, lines 8-13, dwelling 215, family 218
8 FRANKLIN, R. G. 28 [1832] M W Farmer $427 AL
9 " , M. 28 [1832] F W AL
10 MORGAN, A. J. 11 [1849] M W AL
11 " , J. M. 9 [1851] M W FL
12 " , Frances 5 [1855] F W AL
13 " , Hillary 2 [1858] M W AL.¹

Hillary H. Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report on 21 September 1870 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Riden is next door to his brother Napoleon. Riden's daughter Ella's age was 4 at the time not 40.
p. 99-B, lines 13-17, dwelling 82, family 82

     Andrew Jackson Morgan was born circa 1849 at Alabama, USA; Aged 2 in the 1850 census; 11 in 1860.^1,2
     Andrew Jackson Morgan was listed as a resident in Joel D. Morgan and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report on 6 October 1850 at Division 2, Santa Rosa Co., Florida, USA; p. 230-A, lines 8-12, dwelling 108, family 108
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.²

Andrew Jackson Morgan was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report on 21 August 1860 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; N. B.: The last two children are listed as surnamed "MORGAN", but were born after Riden married Mary in 1853, so are probably actually Riden's children.
p. 392, lines 8-13, dwelling 215, family 218
8 FRANKLIN, R. G. 28 [1832] M W Farmer $427 AL
9 " , M. 28 [1832] F W AL
10 MORGAN, A. J. 11 [1849] M W AL
11 " , J. M. 9 [1851] M W FL
12 " , Frances 5 [1855] F W AL
13 " , Hillary 2 [1858] M W AL.¹

     David Franklin was born circa 1860 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 10 in the 1870 census.¹
     David Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report on 21 September 1870 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Riden is next door to his brother Napoleon. Riden's daughter Ella's age was 4 at the time not 40.
p. 99-B, lines 13-17, dwelling 82, family 82

David Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report between 9 June 1880 and 10 June 1880 at 55th Enumeration District, Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 549-A, lines 42-46, dwelling 138, family 138
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.²

     Ella Franklin was born circa 1866 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 4 in the 1870 census.¹
     Ella Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report on 21 September 1870 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Riden is next door to his brother Napoleon. Riden's daughter Ella's age was 4 at the time not 40.
p. 99-B, lines 13-17, dwelling 82, family 82

Ella Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report between 9 June 1880 and 10 June 1880 at 55th Enumeration District, Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 549-A, lines 42-46, dwelling 138, family 138
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.²

     Kattie Franklin was born circa 1871 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 9 in the 1880 census.¹
     Kattie Franklin was listed as a resident in Riden Griggsbyhill Franklin and Mary Ella Saphrance Kemp's household in the census report between 9 June 1880 and 10 June 1880 at 55th Enumeration District, Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; p. 549-A, lines 42-46, dwelling 138, family 138
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

     Earnest Franklin was born circa 1872 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 8 in the 1880 census.¹
     Earnest Franklin was listed as a resident in Napoleon Bonapart Franklin and Pamelia Coburn's household in the census report on 7 June 1880 at 53rd Enumeration District, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; pp. 513-B & 514-A, lines 48-50 & 1-3, dwelling 134, family 134
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

     William Seguin Franklin was born on 19 March 1874 at Butler, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.^1,2,3 He married Laura J. Wade before 1899.⁴

William Seguin Franklin died on 30 June 1955 at Rule, Haskell Co., Texas, USA, at age 81.³
William Seguin Franklin was buried after 30 June 1955 at Rule Cemetery, Rule, Haskell Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:
     William Seguin Franklin was listed as a resident in Napoleon Bonapart Franklin and Pamelia Coburn's household in the census report on 7 June 1880 at 53rd Enumeration District, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; pp. 513-B & 514-A, lines 48-50 & 1-3, dwelling 134, family 134
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

     Sallie Franklin was born in March 1880 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 2 months in the 1880 census; born in March.¹
     Sallie Franklin was listed as a resident in Napoleon Bonapart Franklin and Pamelia Coburn's household in the census report on 7 June 1880 at 53rd Enumeration District, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; pp. 513-B & 514-A, lines 48-50 & 1-3, dwelling 134, family 134
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

     Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin was born circa 1831 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA; Aged 19 in the 1850 census.¹ She married Henry Ferguson in 1850 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA,
; Married in 1850 per the 1850 census.¹ Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin married T. B. Jones (?) on 9 August 1870 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA,
;
Her 2nd husband
Ancestry.com - Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.⁴
     Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin and Henry Ferguson appeared in the census of 4 November 1850 at Beat 4, Butler Co., Alabama, USA; p. 231-B, lines 30-31, dwelling 520, family 520
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin and Henry Ferguson emigrated circa 1853 from Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Moved from Butler Co., Alabama to Freestone Co., Texas sometime between the birth of their sons Thomas (born in AL) and Lewis (born in TX.)²

Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin and Henry Ferguson appeared in the census of 28 July 1860 at Cotton Gin, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; pp. 390 & 391, lines 38-39 & 1-3, dwelling 185, family 188
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.²

Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin and T. B. Jones (?) appeared in the census of 20 September 1870 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; This enumeration is a little different, in that the household is headed by a 45 year old "Black" woman from Alabama.
p. 99-A, lines 30-34, dwelling 77, family 77
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁵

     Henry Ferguson was born circa 1826 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA; Aged 24 in the 1850 census.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin, daughter of David Yancy Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Smith, in 1850 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA,
; Married in 1850 per the 1850 census.¹
     Henry Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin appeared in the census of 4 November 1850 at Beat 4, Butler Co., Alabama, USA; p. 231-B, lines 30-31, dwelling 520, family 520
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

Henry Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin emigrated circa 1853 from Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Moved from Butler Co., Alabama to Freestone Co., Texas sometime between the birth of their sons Thomas (born in AL) and Lewis (born in TX.)²

Henry Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin appeared in the census of 28 July 1860 at Cotton Gin, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; pp. 390 & 391, lines 38-39 & 1-3, dwelling 185, family 188
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.²

     Thomas Jefferson Ferguson was born on 13 August 1852 at Butler Co., Alabama, USA; Aged 8 in the 1860 census.¹ He married Jackie Evans on 29 October 1882 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Detail Source
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Original data: Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.^4,5
Thomas Jefferson Ferguson died on 17 February 1928 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA, at age 75; Ancestry.com - Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Source Citation: Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA.³
Thomas Jefferson Ferguson was buried after 17 February 1928 at Mayes Cemetery, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Henry Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin emigrated circa 1853 from Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Moved from Butler Co., Alabama to Freestone Co., Texas sometime between the birth of their sons Thomas (born in AL) and Lewis (born in TX.)¹

Thomas Jefferson Ferguson was listed as a resident in T. B. Jones (?) and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin's household in the census report on 20 September 1870 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; This enumeration is a little different, in that the household is headed by a 45 year old "Black" woman from Alabama.
p. 99-A, lines 30-34, dwelling 77, family 77
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁶

     Lewis J. Ferguson was born circa 1854 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 6 in the 1860 census.¹

     John H, Ferguson was born circa 1857 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 3 in the 1860 census.¹

     T. B. Jones (?) married Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin, daughter of David Yancy Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Smith, on 9 August 1870 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA,
;
Her 2nd husband
Ancestry.com - Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.¹
     T. B. Jones (?) and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin appeared in the census of 20 September 1870 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; This enumeration is a little different, in that the household is headed by a 45 year old "Black" woman from Alabama.
p. 99-A, lines 30-34, dwelling 77, family 77
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.²

     Napfie(?) Ferguson was born circa 1864 at Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; Aged 6 in the 1870 census.¹

     Jackie Evans was born on 18 March 1858.¹ She married Thomas Jefferson Ferguson, son of Henry Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin, on 29 October 1882 at Freestone Co., Texas, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Detail Source
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Original data: Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.^1,2
Jackie Evans died on 22 January 1897 at age 38.¹
Jackie Evans was buried after 22 January 1897 at Mayes Cemetery, Freestone Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Laura J. Wade died at Haskell Co., Texas, USA.¹ She was born on 3 January 1878.¹ She married William Seguin Franklin, son of Napoleon Bonapart Franklin and Pamelia Coburn, before 1899.¹

Laura J. Wade was buried after 30 September 1964 at Rule Cemetery, Rule, Haskell Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:
     She was living on 30 September 1964.¹

     Rhydon Grigsby Hill was born circa 1795 at South Carolina, USA; Aged 55 in the 1850 census.² He married Fanny Franklin, daughter of Abner Franklin and Rhoda Cleveland, before 1834 at Alabama, USA,
; I assume that the children in the 1850 census were Fanny's and that they were probably married in Alabama where the children were born, before the oldes child was born (1834).^1,2
     Rhydon Grigsby Hill was educated between 1818 and 1819 at South Carolina College, Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: College Student Lists. Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society.
The Digitized Content is licensed from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) and may not be reproduced, transferred or commercially or otherwise exploited, in whole or in part, outside the terms and conditions of this service without the express written consent of AAS. All rights reserved.^1,3

Rhydon Grigsby Hill appeared in the census of 28 September 1850 at Sabine Co., Louisiana, USA; Ancestry.com - 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
Age     Gender     Color
1. 75     M     Mulatto
2. 65     F     Black

Source Citation: The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 roll.⁴

Rhydon Grigsby Hill and Fanny Franklin appeared in the census of 30 September 1850 at Sabine Co., Louisiana, USA; p. 139-A, lines 5-10, dwelling 531, family 533
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.²

     Susan Hill was born circa 1834 at Alabama, USA; Aged 16 in the 1850 census.¹