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Dennis Parsons was the son of George Monroe Parsons and Mary Isabel "Isabella" Kelley.

Jason Gilbert Kennedy was born in May, 1975 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR. He died on June 4, 1976 at City of Virginia Beach, VA, at age 1.

Clyde Thomas Parsons I was born on February 24, 1919 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Charles Thomas Parsons and Margaret Lucille "Maggie" Stevens. Clyde Thomas Parsons I married Mary Cathryn Duncan, daughter of Albert Ross Duncan and Floy Dell Lively, on April 17, 1943 at Malvern, Hot Spring County, AR. Clyde Thomas Parsons I died on August 7, 1976 at Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR, at age 57. [Clyde had rheumatic fever when a child which probably caused heart damage.].

Julia Staggs was born on May 17, 1869. She married John L. Gurley, son of Nathaniel G. "Nathan" Gurley and Jane Ann Andrews. Nevada Co. Marriages, Book A, Page 108; married by John D. Davis, JP. There is a marker at Rose Hill Cemetery, Deroan Twp, which says, "Julia Staggs Gurley, wife of John L. Gurley; 17 Mary 1869 - 27 Sep 1888. Was this a second marriage? Julia Staggs died on September 27, 1888 at age 19.

James Walter Legate was born on March 14, 1878. He married Mary Ann "Polly" "Annie" Lee, daughter of James Robert Lee and Mary Elizabeth Burks, on April 11, 1906 at Pike County, AR. He was 28. She was 28. James Walter Legate died on April 18, 1910 at age 32. He was buried at Delight Cemetery, Delight, Pike County, AR.

     Children of James Walter Legate and Mary Ann "Polly" "Annie" Lee:

[Infant] Legate   d. November 29, 1972
Robert Homer Legate+   b. April 23, 1908
Joseph Dickson "Joe" Legate+   b. November 30, 1909

George Roy Joyce married Maxine Parsons, daughter of Dennis Houston Parsons and Mary Ann "Polly" "Annie" Lee.

     Children of George Roy Joyce and Maxine Parsons:

Rhonda Joyce
Sandra Joyce

Rhonda Joyce was the daughter of George Roy Joyce and Maxine Parsons.

Sandra Joyce was the daughter of George Roy Joyce and Maxine Parsons.

Nancy Bromlette was born in 1822. She married James E. Power, son of William Power Sr and Judith Belue.

     Children of Nancy Bromlette and James E. Power:

William L. Power+   b. September 3, 1848
Martha J. Power   b. 1849

Nancy Dickson was born on June 25, 1805 at SC. [According to the 1850-1870 Pike County, Arkansas census.]. She married Deacon William T. Dickson, son of David Dickson, on January 22, 1822 at Jackson County, TN. [She married William T. Dickson "under the name of Nancy Dickson" on January 22, 1822 in Jackson County, Tennessee according to her rejected pension application.]. Nancy Dickson died after 1878 at Pike County, AR.

     Children of Nancy Dickson and Deacon William T. Dickson:

Leroy Allen Dickson+   b. circa 1823/24, d. June 2, 1886
John W. Dickson   b. circa 1827
William J. Dickson   b. circa 1835
George W. Dickson   b. circa 1839
Elizabeth Dickson   b. circa 1840
Francis M. Dickson   b. circa 1842
Mary Caroline Dickson+   b. circa 1845, d. March 19, 1882
Abner H. Dickson   b. circa 1850

John W. Dickson was born circa 1827 at TN. He was the son of Deacon William T. Dickson and Nancy Dickson.

William J. Dickson was born circa 1835 at AR. He was the son of Deacon William T. Dickson and Nancy Dickson.

George W. Dickson was born circa 1839 at AR. He was the son of Deacon William T. Dickson and Nancy Dickson.

Elizabeth Dickson was born circa 1840 at AR. She was the daughter of Deacon William T. Dickson and Nancy Dickson.

Francis M. Dickson was born circa 1842 at AR. He was the son of Deacon William T. Dickson and Nancy Dickson.

Mary Caroline Dickson was born circa 1845 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Deacon William T. Dickson and Nancy Dickson. Mary Caroline Dickson married Cornelius Waller "Neal" Threlkeld on February 1, 1875 at Pike County, AR. ["Cornelius Waller Threlkeld was born April 18, 1826 and married Mary Caroline Dickson a daughter of William T. Dickson a former Deacon of the Antioch congregation on Wolf Creek 1842-1855."; Records of the Antioch Church of Christ, Delight, Arkansas 1833-1884 annotated by David Kelley, Gems of Pike County Arkansas, Vol IV.I. She appears to have been his first wife.]. Mary Caroline Dickson died on March 19, 1882 at Pike County, AR. [The Antioch Church of Christ, Delight, Arkansas, record of deaths 1872-1911, lists a Mary Threlkeld, date of death, March 19, 1882, place of death not indicated, place of burial not indicated, wife of C.W. Is this Mary Caroline?].      This note, published in The GEMS of Pike County Arkansas; Volume III, Number 2, Spring 1997 indicates that Mary Caroline did die in 1882.      "Mary Caroline Dickson born 1845 at Wolf Creek, Missouri Township Pike County, Arkansas; married Cornelius Waller Threlkeld son of Thomas Atwell Threlkeld and Parmelia Ragsdale on February 1, 1875 in Pike County, Arkansas; died March 1882."

     Children of Mary Caroline Dickson and Cornelius Waller "Neal" Threlkeld:

Charles L. Threlkeld   b. circa 1876
William Roland Threlkeld   b. circa 1877
Nettie A. Threlkeld   b. circa 1879

Abner H. Dickson was born circa 1850 at AR. He was the son of Deacon William T. Dickson and Nancy Dickson.

James Little Sorrels was born on May 3, 1804 at Franklin County, GA. He was the son of George Washington Sorrels and Mary B. Chambers. James Little Sorrels married Mary Henthorne in 1834 at Pike County, AR. James Little Sorrels married Laura Lightfoot. James Little Sorrels married Mary Sewell. James Little Sorrels died on January 21, 1875 at age 70.

Samuel Jefferson Sorrels was born on February 18, 1806 at GA. He was the son of George Washington Sorrels and Mary B. Chambers. Samuel Jefferson Sorrels married Elizabeth 'Eliza' Butler on December 11, 1826. Samuel Jefferson Sorrels married Mary M. Archer, daughter of Issac H. Archer, on February 3, 1844. Samuel Jefferson Sorrels died on February 18, 1868 at Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR, at age 62.

     Children of Samuel Jefferson Sorrels and Elizabeth 'Eliza' Butler:

George Washington Sorrells+   b. November 30, 1827, d. April 11, 1893
Victor Moreau Sorrells+   b. April 16, 1829, d. October 21, 1880
Elizabeth Sorrells+   b. January 1, 1831
Malinda Sorrells   b. February 13, 1833
Etna Sorrells   b. May 7, 1835, d. February 11, 1853
Ahira Butler Sorrells+   b. August 16, 1838, d. 1907
James Little Sorrels   b. November 8, 1840, d. March 13, 1853
[infant] Sorrels   b. August 14, 1842

     Children of Samuel Jefferson Sorrels and Mary M. Archer:

Martha M. 'Mattie' Sorrells+   b. February 19, 1845, d. 1892
Jane H. Sorrels   b. June 3, 1847, d. January 7, 1867
Narisisa Sorrells   b. March 11, 1849, d. March 17, 1849
Harvey Bartlett Sorrells   b. January 29, 1851, d. March 12, 1870
Charles Monroe Sorrells   b. August 30, 1853, d. March 13, 1863
Eliza Sorrells   b. December 30, 1855, d. February 13, 1863
Frances Sorrells   b. March 1, 1858
Minnie Sorrells   b. August 16, 1861, d. February 11, 1863
Rosa Sorrells   b. June 16, 1864
Samuel Jackson Sorrels+   b. May 25, 1868

Anna Mariah Sorrels was born on September 9, 1809. She was the daughter of George Washington Sorrels and Mary B. Chambers. Anna Mariah Sorrels married Russell Eastes in 1825. Anna Mariah Sorrels died in 1859.

Cynthia Sorrels was born in 1823. She was the daughter of George Washington Sorrels and Mary B. Chambers. Cynthia Sorrels married Beverly Dotson Huie in 1842. Cynthia Sorrels died in 1844 at Scott County, AR.

Mary "Polly" Sorrels was born in 1810. She was the daughter of George Washington Sorrels and Mary B. Chambers. Mary "Polly" Sorrels married Nathaniel Hickman.

America Sorrels was born in 1829. She was the daughter of George Washington Sorrels and Mary B. Chambers. America Sorrels married William Doyle.

William Washington "Billie" Sorrels was born in 1832 at AR. He was the son of George Washington Sorrels and Mary B. Chambers.

John Jackson Dickson was born circa 1798 at KY. He was the son of David Dickson. John Jackson Dickson left a will on October 13, 1867 at Pike County, AR, This is the second will that John wrote. In his first will (dated September 8, 1859) he left slaves and other property to his children. By the time he died (after 1867) the slaves had been freed so he no longer had the authority to disperse them. He wrote the following will on October 13, 1867. He was dead by December 14, 1867.      State of Arkansas,      County of Pike,            Know All Men By These Presents:      That I, John Dickson, knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, and being in my proper mind and desiring to make a distribution of my poperty among my children before my death, do make and decree that the following shall be my Last Will and Testament.      1st. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lydia Caroline Vickery, and to the heirs of her body, the following described tracts of land, to wit: The Southwest Qr. of the Northwest Qr. of Section Fourteen in Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Washington, Arkansas, containing forty acres; also the Southeast Qr. of the Northeast Qr. and the Northeast Qr. of the Southeast Qr. of Section Fourteen, Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, containing Seventy-nine and 79/100 of acres; also the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Qr., all in Section Fourteen, Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, containing in all one hundred and twenty-eight and 51/100 acres.      2nd. I give unto Elijah Kelley the following described tract of land, to wit: The Southeast Qr. of the Southeast Qr. of Section Fourteen, Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, containing forty acres.      This my will, that the above described Lydia Caroline Vickery and Elijah Kelley shall have the above described tracts of land with all the improvements thereon, with all the rights and privileges that are vested in me, and they and their heirs shall have and hold the same forever.      3rd. This my will, that the balance of my property shall be equally divided among my six children, namely: Priscilla Kelley, Clement Dickson, Sion Bradley Dickson, Lydia Caroline Vickery, Beverly R. Dickson and Larissa W. Fenter.      In testimony whereof, I have affixed my hand and seal, Oct. 13, 1867.           John (his x mark) Dickson       Witnesseth:            H.H. Meredith           Alex (his x mark) Sanford           John Sharp      A true copy of the original will. Teste:           Jas. H. Howard           Clerk.      State of Arkansas,      ss.      County of Pike,      To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting:      Know ye, That the last Will and Testament of John Dickson, deceased, of Pike County, hath, in due form of law, been exhibited, proved and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Probate in the County of Pike, a copy of which is hereunto annexed:      And to the end that the property of the testator may be preserved for those who shall appear to have a legal right or interest therein, and that the said last Will may be executed according to the request of the testator.      We do hereby appoint & authorize John M. Davis as Administrator, with the Will annexed of said deceased, to collect and secure all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, and credits, which were of the said John Dickson at the time of his death, in whosoever hands or possession the same may be found and to perform and fulfill all such as may be enjoined upon him by said Will, so far as there shall be property, and the law charge him; in general, to do and perform all other acts which now are or hereafter may be required of him by law.      In testimony whereof, I, Jas. H. Howard, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and Exofficio Clerk of the Court of Probate in and for the said County of Pike, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office, in said County, this 14th day of December, A.D. 1867.            (Circuit Court Seal)           Jas. H. Howard, Clerk.      I, M.W. Hill, Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder within and for the said County of Pike and State, aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record on the ____ day of ________ A.D. 187_ at ___ o'clock _.M. and the same, together with certificate of acknowledgement thereto, is now duly recorded in Record Book B, pages 94 & 95.      In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in Murfreesboro, this 10th day of Nov. A.D. 1876.           (Circuit Court Seal)            M.W. Hill           Clerk.      Certificate of Record.      State of Arkansas,      ss.      County of Pike,      I, R.N. Alford, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex-Officio Recorder for the County, aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record in my office on the 2nd day of Sept. A.D. 1911 at 10 o'clock, A.M., and the same is now duly recorded, with the acknowledgement and certificate thereon, Record Book Vol. A, Wills, pages 97-100.      In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set and affixed the seal of said Court, this 6th day of September, A.D. 1911.            (Circuit Court Seal)            R.N. Alford, Clerk           By D.F. Arnold, Deputy Clerk. He died on December 14, 1867 at Pike County, AR.

     Children of John Jackson Dickson:

Nancy Dickson   b. 1827
Sion Bradley Dickson+   b. circa 1828
Priscilla Dickson+   b. December 13, 1829, d. January 21, 1896
Lydia Caroline Dickson   b. circa 1832
Beverly Randolph Dickson   b. circa 1835
Mary A. Dickson   b. 1840
Larissa W Dickson   b. circa 1845
Clement Dickson   b. after November 11, 1850

Samuel A. Dickson was born circa 1805 at TN. He was the son of David Dickson. Samuel A. Dickson married Edy ______ before 1838. [She was his second wife.].

     Children of Samuel A. Dickson and Edy ______:

William S. Dickson   b. circa 1838
Elizabeth Fenter   b. circa 1839

Sion Bradley Dickson was born circa 1807 at TN. He was the son of David Dickson.      Jeremiah Davis came to the "forks of the Little Missouri" from Illinois by way of Missouri about 1819 where he died in 1822. He was survived by his wife Stacia Davis and six children: Nancy, Rachel, Clement, Lydia, Isafena, and Sarina Jane.Nancy Davis married Sion Bradley Dickson; Rachel Davis married Rice Stringer; Clement Davis married Mary Saphronia Hancock; Lydia Davis married John Coker; Isafena Davis married Micajah Reeder and Sarina Jane Davis married Beverly R. Baker. These families remained as citizens of Murfreesboro, Arkansas and vicinity for many years. Clement Davis and Beverly R. Baker eventually moved to Polk (now north Howard) county, Arkansas. The Sion Bradley Dickson family moved to Hopkins county, Texas in 1851 and the Micajah Reeder family settled in Texas about 1845 where they lived in Hunt county, and later Wood and Erath counties, Texas. Sion Bradley Dickson married Nancy Davis, daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis, circa 1826 at Clark County, AR. [now Pike County.]. Sion Bradley Dickson died after 1851 at Cumby, Hopkins County, TX.

     Children of Sion Bradley Dickson and Nancy Davis:

James A Dickson   b. March 4, 1828
Sussana Dickson   b. circa 1830
Frances Dickson   b. circa 1832
Phoebe Dickson   b. circa 1834
John E. Dickson   b. circa 1836
Surena Dickson   b. circa 1838
Leanna Dickson   b. circa 1840
Royston Dickson   b. circa 1842
Lurana Dickson   b. circa 1844
Eller Dickson   b. circa 1846
Malinda Dickson   b. circa 1848

David Simpson Dickson was born in 1811 at TN. He was the son of David Dickson.      Marriage Record      These are to Certify that I, Washington Sorrels, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Clark did, on the 16th of October eighteen hundred and thirty one Solemize (Solemnize) the rights (rites) of matrimony between Simpson Dixon (Dickson) and Rebeca (Rebecca) Brewer. Given under my hand January the 2nd 1832.                W. Sorrels, J.P.      Territory of Arkansas,      Sct.      County of Clark,      I hereby Certify that the foregoing Certificate of Marriage was this day produced to me in my office and ordered to be recorded which is duly done. Witness my hand as Clerk and Exofficio Recorder for said County this 2nd day of January A.D. 1832 and of the Independence of the United States the 56.           Isaac Ward, Clk.           & exofficio recorder. David Simpson Dickson married Rebecca Brewer, daughter of William Brewer and Sarah "Sally" ______, on October 16, 1831 at Clark County, AR. David Simpson Dickson died in 1848 at Pike County, AR.      David Simpson Dickson was the first circuit and county clerk of Pike County, AR and servied from 1834 until his death in 1848.

     Children of David Simpson Dickson and Rebecca Brewer:

John M. Dickson   b. circa 1832
Mary Ann Dickson   b. circa 1837

Sarah "Sally" Dickson was born in 1795 at SC. She was the daughter of David Dickson. Sarah "Sally" Dickson appeared as head of household in the census enumerated 1850 at Pike County, AR. She was unmarried and the 1850 Pike County, Arkansas census indicates she was "insane" living with the William Harrison and Luvisa (Brewer) Preston family. She died in March, 1860 at Pike County, AR.

Mary Dickson was born in June, 1802 at KY. She was the daughter of David Dickson. Mary Dickson married Isaac White circa 1825 at Jackson County, TN. Mary Dickson died in March, 1860 at Pike County, AR, at age 57. She was buried at Kimberley, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Mary Dickson and Isaac White:

Jourden "Jordan" White   b. circa 1828
Sarah A. White   b. circa 1830

Elizabeth Dickson was born in 1803 at TN. She was the daughter of David Dickson. Elizabeth Dickson married William T. Hancock on February 1, 1821 at Jackson County, TN. Elizabeth Dickson died on January 12, 1854 at Pike County, AR.

     Children of Elizabeth Dickson and William T. Hancock:

John D. Hancock   b. circa 1825
William J. Hancock   b. circa 1827
Abner Hancock   b. circa 1832
Mary Hancock   b. circa 1835
Rebecca Hancock   b. circa 1837

Isaac White was born circa 1798 at TN. He married Mary Dickson, daughter of David Dickson, circa 1825 at Jackson County, TN.

     Children of Isaac White and Mary Dickson:

Jourden "Jordan" White   b. circa 1828
Sarah A. White   b. circa 1830

William T. Hancock married Elizabeth Dickson, daughter of David Dickson, on February 1, 1821 at Jackson County, TN. William T. Hancock died on December 24, 1849 at Pike County, AR.

     Children of William T. Hancock and Elizabeth Dickson:

John D. Hancock   b. circa 1825
William J. Hancock   b. circa 1827
Abner Hancock   b. circa 1832
Mary Hancock   b. circa 1835
Rebecca Hancock   b. circa 1837

Abner Handly Hancock was born in 1808 at Jackson County, TN.      Abner Handly Hancock was born in 1808 in Tennessee and settled on Wolf Creek, Pike county, Arkansas and was a neighbor of Elder William Kelley. His wife Lydia was a sister of Deacon William T. Dickson. The Hancocks came to Arkansas from Jackson county, Tennessee in 1831. The Abner H. Hancock family moved to Jack county, Texas about 1856. He married Lydia Dickson, daughter of David Dickson, before 1839.

     Children of Abner Handly Hancock and Lydia Dickson:

Leollen Hancock   b. circa 1839
Clement "Clem" Hancock   b. circa 1844

Nancy Davis was born circa 1807 at Christian County, KY. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Nancy Davis married Sion Bradley Dickson, son of David Dickson, circa 1826 at Clark County, AR. [now Pike County.]. Nancy Davis died on January 18, 1884 at Hopkins County, TX.

     Children of Nancy Davis and Sion Bradley Dickson:

James A Dickson   b. March 4, 1828
Sussana Dickson   b. circa 1830
Frances Dickson   b. circa 1832
Phoebe Dickson   b. circa 1834
John E. Dickson   b. circa 1836
Surena Dickson   b. circa 1838
Leanna Dickson   b. circa 1840
Royston Dickson   b. circa 1842
Lurana Dickson   b. circa 1844
Eller Dickson   b. circa 1846
Malinda Dickson   b. circa 1848

Jeremiah Davis married Stacia Davis circa 1804 at KY. Marriage banns for Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis were published on January 15, 1804 at Christian County, KY; Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis - Marriage Bond ____________________________________________________________________________ Know all men by these presents that we, Jeremiah Davis and Wm. Davis, are held & firmly bound unto James Garr'd Esq., Govr. of Ky., in the penal sum of fifty pounds, for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, Exr's., Admr's. & jointly, severally and firmly, by these presents, seals, both our seals, and dated this 15th day of Jany., 1804. The conditions of this obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage intended between Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Now if there shall be no lawfull objections to obstruct the said marriage then this obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue. Jeremiah Davis (Seal) Wm. Davis (Seal) Teste: I.W. Clark, Clk. Jeremiah Davis died in 1820 at Pike County, AR.

     Children of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis:

Rachel Davis
Clement Davis
Lydia Davis
Isafena Davis
Sarina Jane Davis
Nancy Davis+   b. circa 1807, d. January 18, 1884

Stacia Davis married Jeremiah Davis circa 1804 at KY. Marriage banns for Stacia Davis and Jeremiah Davis were published on January 15, 1804 at Christian County, KY; Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis - Marriage Bond ____________________________________________________________________________ Know all men by these presents that we, Jeremiah Davis and Wm. Davis, are held & firmly bound unto James Garr'd Esq., Govr. of Ky., in the penal sum of fifty pounds, for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, Exr's., Admr's. & jointly, severally and firmly, by these presents, seals, both our seals, and dated this 15th day of Jany., 1804. The conditions of this obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage intended between Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Now if there shall be no lawfull objections to obstruct the said marriage then this obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue. Jeremiah Davis (Seal) Wm. Davis (Seal) Teste: I.W. Clark, Clk.

     Children of Stacia Davis and Jeremiah Davis:

Rachel Davis
Clement Davis
Lydia Davis
Isafena Davis
Sarina Jane Davis
Nancy Davis+   b. circa 1807, d. January 18, 1884

Rachel Davis was the daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Rachel Davis married Rice Stringer.

Clement Davis was the son of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Clement Davis married Sophronia Hancock.

Lydia Davis was the daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Lydia Davis married John Coker.

Isafena Davis was the daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Isafena Davis married Micajah Reeder.

Sarina Jane Davis was the daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis. Sarina Jane Davis married Beverly R. Baker.

Rice Stringer married Rachel Davis, daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis.

Sophronia Hancock married Clement Davis, son of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis.

John Coker married Lydia Davis, daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis.

Micajah Reeder married Isafena Davis, daughter of Jeremiah Davis and Stacia Davis.