Antoine Township Annotated
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ANTOINE TOWNSHIP
Enumerated by William H. Preston
October 29, 1850-October 30, 1850
12 Dwellings 12 Households
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SCHEDULE I. Free inhabitants in Antoine Township, in the County of Pike,
State of Arkansas, enumerated by me on the 29th day of October, 1850.
William H. Preston, Ass't Marshal.
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8-8 Sebron Reed 31 m Farmer Alabama
Nancy 22 f Arkansas
William 4 m Arkansas
Asa B. 2 m Arkansas
Asa Reed 24 m Alabama
Head of Household: Sebron Reed born about 1819 in Alabama; occupation
Farmer. Wife: Nancy Self born March 1, 1828 in Arkansas; died October 21,
1900 at Carbon, Texas. Marriage: Sebron Reed and Nancy Self were married
January 23, 1845 in Clark County, Arkansas. History: Sebron Reed farmed in
Pike County, Arkansas until the Civil War. In 1863 he joined the Union
Army. He died January 8, 1864 of chronic diarrhea at bivouac in Little
Rock, Arkansas only forty-five days after enlisting. Nancy Reed and her two
sons moved to Eastland County, Texas between 1880 and 1890. Children:
William Joel Reed, son of Sebron Reed and Nancy Self, born Jamuary 9, 1846
in Arkansas, married Sarah Catherine Davis and was sheriff of Pike County,
Arkansas 1872-1874 and postmaster at Carbon, Texas at the time of his
death, July 4, 1904. Asa Bren Reed, son of Sebron Reed and Nancy Self, born
September 9, 1848 in Arkansas, married first Matilda Carpenter; married
second Martha, maiden name undetermined; married third Nancy Bell Baker.
Asa Bren Reed died January 5, 1934 at Eastland, Texas. Addenda: Asa Reed,
age 24 in household, born about 1826 in Alabama. Government Land Purchase:
Seaborn (sic) Reed, Section 23, Township 6s, Range 24w, 40.00 acres, Patent
issued February 1, 1861.
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9-9 David Bixby 53 m Farmer New York
Elizabeth 51 f Pennsylvania
John Babbitt 17 m Arkansas
Mary Babbitt 13 f Arkansas
Margaret Babbitt 10 f Arkansas
Sarah Babbitt 8 f Arkansas
Head of Household: David Bixby born about 1797 in New York; occupation
Farmer. Wife: Elizabeth Huffman born about 1799 in Pennsylvania. Marriage:
David Bixby and Elizabeth Huffman Babbit were married December 28, 1845 in
Clark County, Arkansas. She was previously married to Sandford R. Babbit
who died in Clark County, Arkansas on July 6, 1842. History: David Bixby
killed his neighbor William Simmons (12-12) in 1852. He was indicted for
murder in the Pike County, Arkansas Circuit Court and received a change of
venue, his trial moved to Hempstead County, Arkansas. He was convicted of
second degree murder and sentenced to confinement in the State Penitentary
at Little Rock, Arkansas. Children: John Alexander Babbit, son of Sanford
R. Babbit and Elizabeth Huffman, born April 21, 1834 in Clark County,
Arkansas, married Mary Elizabeth Woodall about 1856 in Pike County,
Arkansas. Mary Magdaline Babbit, daughter of Sanford R. Babbit and
Elizabeth Huffman, born about 1837 in Clark County, Arkansas, married
Paschal Marion Woodall about 1856 in Pike County, Arkansas. Sarah E.
Babbit, daughter of Sanford R. Babbit and Elizabeth Huffman, born about
1842 in Clark County, Arkansas, married Samuel Augustus Woodall, January 1,
1858, in Pike County, Arkansas. Government Land Purchase: none.
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10-10 Daniel Self 26 m Farmer Arkansas
Arcady 18 f Alabama
William A. 2 m Arkansas
Baldwin 6 f Arkansas
Head of Household: William Daniel Self born about 1824 in Arkansas;
occupation Farmer. Wife: Acradia Jane Edwards born about 1832 in Alabama.
Marriage: William Daniel Self and Arcadia Jane Edwards, daughter of Lewis
Edwards, were married April 23, 1848 in Clark County, Arkansas. History:
William Daniel Self was previously married to Rebecca Cocke on May 12, 1842
in Clark County, Arkansas. They had one son of record, Baldwin Self, born
about 1844 in Arkansas. Children: William A. Self born about 1849 in
Arkansas. Government Land Purchase: none.
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11-11 Thomas Washburn 28 m Carpenter Tennessee
Mary Jane 22 f Tennessee
Harriett B. 3 f Tennessee
William Self 12 m Arkansas
Head of Household: Thomas Washburn born about 1822 in Tennessee; occupation
Carpenter. Wife: Mary Jane, maiden name undetermined. Marriage: unknown.
Children: Harriet B. Washburn born about 1847 in Tennessee. Addenda:
William Lackey Self, age 12, in household, born March 16, 1837 in Pike
County, Arkansas and died February 28, 1916 in Pike County, Arkansas. He
married Mary Parella Buckley, March 2, 1873, in Pike County, Arkansas. She
was born August 12, 1858 and died March 3, 1932. They are buried in
Macedonia Cemetery, Pike County, Arkansas. Government Land Purchase: none.
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12-12 William Simmons 39 m Farmer Ohio
Catherine 29 f Missouri
Mary Ann 12 f Arkansas
Malinda J. 9 f Arkansas
Arabella 4 f Arkansas
Susan 1 f Arkansas
Head of Household: William Simmons born about 1811 in Ohio; occupation
Farmer. Wife: Catherine, maiden name undetermined. Marriage: unknown.
History: William Simmons was killed by his neighbor David Bixby (9-9) in
1852. Reference, newspaper The Washington Telegraph, July 21, 1852, Volume
12, No. 29, page 2, column 1. Children: Mary Ann Simmons born about 1838 in
Arkansas. Malinda J. Simmons born about 1841 in Arkansas. Arabella Simmons
born about 1846 in Arkansas. Susan Simmons born about 1849 in Arkansas.
Government Land Purchase: none.
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13-13 John James 36 m Farmer Tennessee
Rebecca 29 f Tennessee
Elizabeth 9 f Georgia
William James 7 m Tennessee
Thomas 6 m Tennessee
John 2 m Arkansas
Head of Household: John James born about 1814 in Tennessee; occupation
Farmer. Wife: Rebecca, maiden name undetermined. Marriage: unknown.
Children: Elizabeth James born about 1841 in Georgia. William James born
about 1843 in Tennessee. Thomas James born about 1844 in Tennessee. John
James born about 1848 in Arkansas. Government Land Purchase: John James,
Section 12, Township 6s, Range 25w, 40.00 acres, Patent issued March 1,
1855.
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14-14 C.H. Gibbs 32 m Farmer Tennessee
Elmira L. 22 f Tennessee
George W. 9 m Arkansas
John S. 8 m Arkansas
C.H. Jr. 6 m Arkansas
Sarah Ann E. 4 f Arkansas
Mary A. 3 f Arkansas
Nancy M.H. 9 mo f Arkansas
Head of Household: C. Harvey Gibbs born about 1818 in Tennessee; occupation
Farmer. Wife: Elmira L., maiden name undetermined. Marriage: unknown.
Children: George W. Gibbs born about 1841 in Arkansas. John S. Gibbs born
about 1842 in Arkansas. C. Harvey Gibbs Jr. born about 1844 in Arkansas.
Sarah Ann E. Gibbs born about 1846 in Arkansas. Mary A. Gibbs born about
1847 in Arkansas. Nancy M.H. Gibbs born about 1850 in Arkansas. Government
Land Purchase: none.
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SCHEDULE I. Free inhabitants in Antoine Township, in the County of Pike,
State of Arkansas, enumerated by me on the 30th day of October, 1850.
William H. Preston, Ass't Marshal.
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15-15 Joseph McMenis 29 m Farmer Tennessee
Nancy 29 f Alabama
David W. 7 m Alabama
William M. 6 m Arkansas
Mary A. 3 f Arkansas
David Alford 65 m Farmer Virginia
Polly Alford 60 f South Carolina
Head of Household: Joseph McMenis born about 1821 in Tennessee; occupation
Farmer. Wife: Nancy Ann Alford born May 13, 1820 in Cotaco (Morgan) County,
Alabama and died July 29, 1886. She is buried in Harts Chapel Cemetery,
Clark County, Arkansas. Marriage: Joseph McMenis and Nancy Ann Alford were
married July 26, 1841 in Morgan County, Alabama (A-400). History: Joseph
McMenis and David Alford arrived in Pike County, Arkansas from Alabama in
1844. Joseph McMenis was a member of the original Pike County Blues,
Company G, 4th Arkansas Regiment, Confederate States Army, Civil War. He
was discharged October 1861. He disappeared about 1865 or sometime
thereafter. Children: David W. McMenis born about 1843 in Alabama. William
M. McMenis born about 1844 in Arkansas. Mary A. McMenis born about 1847 in
Arkansas. Addenda: David Alford, father of Nancy Ann Alford McMenis, was
born about 1785 in Virginia; occupation Farmer. His wife, Mary (Polly) Ann
Orrick, born about 1790 in South Carolina. Government Land Purchases:
Joseph McMinis, Section 12, Township 6s, Range 25w, 40.00 acres, Patent
issued March 1, 1855. Joseph McMenis, Section 9, Township 6s, Range 25w,
40.00 acres, Patent issued July 2, 1860. Joseph McMenis, Section 9,
Township 6s, Range 25w, 80.00 acres, Patent issued July 2, 1860.
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16-16 James Jourden 62 m Farmer North Carolina
Delilah 41 f North Carolina
Paisal 17 f Georgia
James 15 m Georgia
Mary A. 14 f Georgia
Margaret 11 f Alabama
Elizabeth S. 9 f Alabama
George W. 6 m Alabama
John 5 m Alabama
Head of Household: James Jourden or Jordan born about 1788 in North
Carolina; occupation Farmer. Wife: Delilah, maiden name undetermined.
Marriage: unknown. Children: Paisal Jordan born about 1833 in Georgia.
James Jordan born about 1835 in Georgia. Mary A. Jordan born about 1836 in
Georgia. Margaret Jordan born about 1839 in Alabama. Elizabeth S. Jordan
born about 1841 in Alabama. George W. Jordan born about 1844 in Alabama.
John Jordan born about 1845 in Alabama. Government Land Purchases: James D.
Jordan, Section 12, Township 6s, Range 25w, 40.00 acres, Patent issued
March 1, 1855. James D. Jordan, Section 12, Township 6s, Range 25w, 40.00
acres, Patent issued July 2, 1860.
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17-17 Forgus Self 32 m Farmer Missouri
Mariah 26 f Mississippi
Vinson 9 m Arkansas
Thomas 8 m Arkansas
Elizabeth 4 f Arkansas
Joseph 2 m Arkansas
William L. 1 mo m Arkansas
Head of Household: Forgus or Fergus Self, son of William Lackey Self, born
about 1818 in Missouri; occupation Farmer. Wife: Mariah Jenkins, daughter
of Thomas Jenkins and Elizabeth O'Neal, born about 1824 in Mississippi.
Marriage: Date unknown, about 1840 in Pike County, Arkansas. Children:
Vincent Daniel Self, son of Fergus Self and Mariah Jenkins, born about 1841
in Pike County, Arkansas, married Mary Elizabeth Parker, daughter of James
C. Parker and Elizabeth Clark, January 6, 1867 in Pike County, Arkansas.
Thomas Self, son of Fergus Self and Mariah Jenkins, born about 1842 in Pike
County Arkansas, married Susan Mae Walls about 1868 in Pike County,
Arkansas. Elizabeth Self, daughter of Fergus Self and Mariah Jenkins, born
about 1846 in Pike County, Arkansas. Joseph David Self, son of Fergus Self
and Mariah Jenkins, born on July 9, 1847 in Pike County, Arkansas, married
first Susan Melinda McMenis daughter of Joseph McMenis and Nancy Ann Alford
about 1870 in Pike County, Arkansas; married second Eliza L.A. Barentine in
1885 in Pike County, Arkansas; died September 29, 1917. William Lackey
Self, son of Fergus Self and Mariah Jenkins, born 1850 in Pike County,
Arkansas, married Jamima Ellen Parker, daughter of James C. Parker and
Elizabeth Clark about 1874 in Pike County, Arkansas. Government Land
Purchases: Forgus Self, Section 3, Township 6s, Range 25w, 79.63 acres,
Patent issued July 2, 1860. Forgus Self, Section 3, Township 6s, Range 25w,
45.38 acres, Patent issued March 17, 1888.
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18-18 William Biggs 33 m Farmer Illinois
Peggy 31 f Virginia
Nathaniel A. 17 m Arkansas
Patsy 14 f Arkansas
Eliza J. 11 f Arkansas
William 10 m Arkansas
Edward 8 m Arkansas
Huldah 7 f Arkansas
Charles 6 m Arkansas
Margaret A. 3 f Arkansas
Louisa 1 f Arkansas
Head of Household: William Biggs born about 1817 in Illinois; occupation
Farmer. Wife: Peggy, maiden name undetermined, born about 1819 in Virginia.
Marriage: unknown. Children: Nathaniel A. Biggs born about 1833 in
Arkansas. Patsy Biggs born about 1836 in Arkansas. Eliza J. Biggs born
about 1839 in Arkansas. William Biggs born about 1840 in Arkansas. Edward
Biggs born about 1842 in Arkansas. Huldah Biggs born about 1843 in
Arkansas. Charles Biggs born about 1844 in Arkansas. Margaret A. Biggs born
about 1847 in Arkansas. Louisa Biggs born about 1849 in Arkansas.
Government Land Purchase: none.
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19-19 Phillip Dunehoe 48 m None Kentucky
Charlotte 45 f Tennessee
William R. 14 m Missouri
Sarah A. 8 f Arkansas
James 6 m Arkansas
John 4 m Arkansas
Malinda 1 f Arkansas
Head of Household: James Phillip Dunihoo or Dunahoo born about 1802 in
in Kentucky; occupation None. Wife: Charlotta (Charlotte-Lottie) Moody born
about 1805 in Tennessee, died about 1878, Overland, Texas. Marriage: 1835.
History: "Mahaffeys of Overland Have A Colorful Family History", by Celia
M. Wright, The Hopkins County Echo, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Friday, August
27, 1954, Emma Harris (daughter of Sarah Dunahoo, granddaughter of Phillip
& Charlotta Dunahoo) reminiscences are recorded: "Emma Harris' grandpa and
grandma Dunahoo came to Texas about 1856. Phillip Dunahoo had followed many
pursuits, and he had a flour mill and salt works and a tannery on the river
between Oklahoma and Arkansas (either Red River or Arkansas River there
being no river ... actually between these ... states). After he died
Charlotte Dunahoo came to live with the Harrises and died at Overland about
1878 and was buried at Gafford's Chapel ... Phil married a Cherokee maiden
with the unusual feature of yellow hair. They had two children but both
wife and children died. Later Phil met and married Charlotte Moody. After
their marriage Phillip bought a boat and built a house on it and became a
freighter plying the Mississippi river. His family lived on the houseboat
until four children were born when he left freighting and went to Missouri
and built a log cabin ... This was how Sarah Dunahoo ... came to be born
on a houseboat on the Father of Waters in 1844 and later to pioneer in
Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. Charlotte had been married twice before and
had a child by each husband and lost both husbands, and then she had 12
Dunahoo children, of whom only 2 girls and 3 boys lived to be grown ... In
later years the Dunahoos came into Arkansas or Oklahoma and dug salt and
sold it ... Later Phil built a grist mill and flour mill in this territory.
After Phillip died Charlotte followed one of her sons, Riley, to Mt.
Pleasant, Texas and they lived there several years. Then they moved to
Pleasant Grove where Sarah met Steve Harris and married him." Children:
Children: William Riley Dunihoo, son of James Phillip Dunihoo and Charlotta
Moody, born about 1836 in Missouri, married Mary Ann Hall in Arkansas, died
1863 in Hopkins County, Texas of small pox. Sarah Adeline Dunihoo, daughter
of James Phillip Dunihoo and Charlota Moody, born about 1842 on a
houseboat, Mississippi River, Arkansas, married Stephen J. Harris in 1861,
Hopkins County, Texas, died in 1916. James Murl Dunihoo, son of James
Phillip Dunihoo and Charlotta Moody, born March 1844 at Fort Smith,
Sebastian County, Arkansas, married first Martha Ann Rollins on May 29,
1873 in Hopkins County, Texas; married second, Nancy Ann Hancock on January
26, 1881 in Hopkins County, Texas; died in 1931 at Ethel, Oklahoma. John
Anderson Dunihoo, son of James Phillip Dunihoo and Charlotta Moody, born
about 1846 in Arkansas, married Frances Emaline Moore in 1873 in Hopkins
County, Texas, died in 1876. Malinda Dunihoo, daughter of James Phillip
Dunihoo and Charlotta Moody, born about 1849 in Arkansas. Addenda:
Charlotta Moody was previously married to a Mr. Trammel and a Mr. Roberts.
Government Land Purchase: none.
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David Kelley 2002