Descendants of Jeremiah Upshaw
Notes
233. Sarah M. Upshaw
1. 1845, 13 Feb: Birthdate from tombstone, Old Valley Grove cemetery, Stephenville, Erath Co, TX.
2. 1850 census, Dade Co, MO, Dist. 25, enumerated 28 Oct 1850, page 307b, dwelling # 651, family #662 (George Upshaw household): Sarah Upshaw, age 5(6?), b MO.
3. 1860 census, Bell Co, TX, Belton P.O., page 310, dwellinf #213, family #213 (George A. Upshur household): Saraly(sic) Upshur, age 15, b MO (attended school within the year).
4. 1861, 4 Apr: Obion Co, TN, marriage record to William P. Hughes.
(Note: is there documentation of this marriage being in Obion Co, TN? (it seems rather unlikely; in 1860 she was in Bell Co., Texas. I have no record of it, but have not specifically searched marriage records in Obion Co. from primary sources-TOB)5. 1870 census: Not searched for William Hughes family. (Note: does someone have this record?)
6. 1880 census: not searched for William Hughes family. (Note: does someone have this record?)
7. 1884, 29 Nov: Death date from tombstone, Old Valley Grove cemetery, Stephenville, Erath Co, TX.
CORRESPONDENTS & RESEARCHERS:
1. (1998) Mrs. Vivian E. Cole, 2427 Erie St., San Diego, CA, 92110. (619)276-2882
SECONDARY SOURCES:
1. Information in 1982 by Mrs. Vivian E. Cole, 2427 Erie St., San Diego, CA, 92110.
234. George Roane Upshaw
1. 1850, 4 Jan: Birthdate from tombstone, Valley Grove Cemetery, Erath Co, TX
2. 1850 census, Dade Co, MO, Dist 25, enumerated 28 Oct 1850, page 307b, dwelling #651, family #652; (George Upshaw household): George Upshaw, age 4/12, b MO.
3. 1860 census, Bell Co, TX: page 310, dwelling #213, family #213, enumerated 21 Jun 1860 (G.A. Upshur household): George Upshur, age 10, b Missouri, attended school within the year.
4. 1870 census, Erath Co, TX,page 473, dwelling #244, family #261, enumerated 27 Jul 1870 (household of Geo. A. Upshaw): George Upshaw, age 19, b MO.
5. 1871, 11 Dec: Erath Co., TX, Marriage Book A page 54: G.R. Upshaw & Delpha Blair
6. 1880 census (Soundex); McCullough Co, TX, Justice Precinct #4, 18 & 19 Jun 1880:
George R. Upshaw, age 30, b MO (bpl of father & mother not reported)
Delphia Upshaw, age 28, b TX (father born Miss., mother born Ala.)
George W. Upshaw, age 7, b TX
Charles Upshaw, age 6, b TX
Edwin Upshaw, age 3, b TX
Alex Upshaw, age 10/12, b Aug 1879, TX.7. 1898, 24 Jan: tombstone record at Valley Grove cemetery, near Armstrong, Erath Co, TX. (need clarification on the name of this cemetery).
SECONDARY SOURCES:
1. "Smithsonian" (magazine), June 1998, Vol. 29, #3, page 96: "Hang'em First, Try'em Later": "As "the only law west of the Pecos", Judge Roy Bean practiced a legendary -- and outrageous -- brand of frontier justice.", by Bruce Watson.
page 102: "Many of Bean's rulings were amusing, but there's nothing fun about getting away with murder. Or getting your son off for murder. Sam Bean was the youngest and wildest of Roy's five children. One day in the saloon, a certain Mr. George Upshaw made fun of Sam's fine Mexican blanket. The two men argued, and Upshaw slapped Sam in the face, drawing blood. Roy said simply, "Shoot him, Sam -- shoot him." Obeying his father, Sam blew the man away. For the next year, Roy corralled witnesses and promised favors. In a Del Rio courtroom in 1899, Sam Bean was acquited. The verdict, a Langtry old-timer remembered, cost Roy "many a bottle of beer" and nearly all the money he'd managed to save."2. Skiles, Jack, "Judge Roy Bean Country" (Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 1996), page 21, 23-24.
COMMENTS:
1. Information from Tom Upshaw, Animas, NM. (in 1980s)
2. Information from Charlie Upshaw, Winkleman, AZ. (in 1980s)
3. There is some confusion of the names of the cemeteries where George Augustus Upshaw is buried (Valley Grove Cemetery, near Stephenville, Erath Co, TX) & where George Roane Upshaw is buried (Valley Grove Cemetery, near Armstrong, Erath Co, TX). Are these two different cemeteries or actually the same? The three volumes of Erath Co, TX, cemeteries were checked for Upshaw and printed in the UFJ, vol, II, page 63 but, at that time, G.A. Upshaw was not reported as being in the three vols. This needs clarification.
4. Cara Rae, in a 1998 memo to the Upshaw mail list, states "I visited Langtry, Texas, in March 1998 to "see where it all happened". I visited George Roane Upshaw's grave and found the lot where the Upshaw house once stood. The house next door to it is still standing and once was home to Charles Upshaw, G.R.'s son. As for Judge Roy bean's infamous "Jersey Lilly" saloon, the one that's there now is not the original. The original Jersey Lilly was burned to the ground after Sam Bean was acquitted of murdering George Roane Upshaw. There's been some speculation that "the Upshaw boys" did it in retaliation for their father's murder - knowing the family, it could be true."
RESEARCHERS & CORRESPONDENTS:
1. (1998) Mrs. Vivian E. Cole, 2427 Erie St, San Diego,CA 92110.(619)276-2882
2. (1987) Chris Partain, 4505 Vance Rd., No. Richland Hills, TX 76180.
3. (1998) Cara Rae (rosebud362@aol.com)
4. (1998) Col. Charles R. Upshaw, USMC (Ret), 1602 Starling St., Steilacoom, WA 98388.
PRIMARY SOURCES:
1. 1860 census: Not located.
2. 1870 census: Not located.
3. 1871, 11 Dec: Erath Co, TX, marriage record, Book A page 54, by R.D. Ross, M.G.
4. 1880 census (Soundex), McCollough Co, TX, Justice Precinct #4, 18 & 19 Jun 1880 (George R. Upshaw household): Delphia Upshaw, age 28, b TX (father b MS, mother b AL).
5. 1900 census: not located.
6. 1910 census: not located.
7. 1920 census: not located.
470. George Washington Upshaw (aka Buddy Meadows)
PRIMARY SOURCES:
1. 1880 census (Soundex), McCullough Co, TX, Justice Precinct #4, 18 & 19 Jun 1880; George R. Upshaw household: George W. Upshaw, age 7, b TX.
2. 1900 (& later) census: not located.
COMMENTS:
1. George Washington Upshaw changed his name to Johnny ("Buddy") Meadows, per grand nephew in 1998, Charles Roland Upshaw, ( email: upshawcr@plu.edu), who states that "I don't now what Buddy's real name was, as he changed it to Buddy Meadows after riding with Black Bart's gang. He was later Sheriff of Christmas, AZ".
472. Richard Edwin ("Ed") Upshaw
PRIMARY SOURCES:
1. 1880 census (Soundex), McCullough Co, TX, Justice Precinct #4, 18 & 19 Jun 1880; George R. Upshaw household: Edwin Upshaw, age 3, b TX.
2. 1900 (& later) census: not located.
COMMENTS:
1. Edwin Upshaw died unmarried.
473. Alexander Pearl ("Eck") Upshaw
1. 1880 census (Soundex), McCullough Co, TX; Justice Precinct #4, 18 & 19 Jun 1880; George R. Upshaw household: Alex Upshaw, age 10/12, b Aug 1879, TX.
COMMENTS:
1. Death date is given on LDS family group sheet as "30 Feb 1956", which is obviously incorrect; it is reported as 3 Feb 1956 on a family group record by Chris Partain.
478. Dorothy (aka "Dan D.") Upshaw
Comments:
1. Dorothy Upshaw was a son, also known by "Dan D.", "D.", & "Dot"; reported in 1998 by Cara Rae (rosebud362@aol.com), who comments "After 8 boys, Delphia insisted the next baby would be named "Dorothy" whether it was a girl or a boy. I imagine he was a tough kid!"
COMMENTS:
1. "Smith" may have been her maiden name & "Winters" may have been from a first marriage; clarification needed.
237. William Edwin Upshaw
COMMENTS:
1. William Edwin Upshaw was a skilled huntsman and was killed in a hunting
accident when his horse threw him, breaking his neck.
481. Willie Upshaw
NOTES:
1. Willie Upshaw is believed to have died when young.
242. Samuel Ruffin Upshaw
PRIMARY SOURCES:
1. 1860 census, Holmes Co, MS, page 105.
SECONDARY SOURCES:
1. "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi", by Goodspeed
Publishing Co, Chicago, IL, n.d.; vol 2 page 939: "S. R. Upshaw".
482. Kate Lee Upshaw
- NOTES -
1. Kate Lee Upshaw is believed to have died when young.
PRIMARY SOURCES:
1. 1860 census, Holmes Co, MS, page 105.
COMMENTS:
1. Information from Mrs. Grace Jared from information to her from Mr. Robert V. Upshaw, DeKalb, MS, in 1946.
2. (2001): descendant: Bill Buck, 8214 Meadow Glen Drive, Germantown, TN 38138. (family group sheet sent); received some undocumented internet stuff and some illegible notes.
244. Jefferson Davis Upshaw Sr.
SECONDARY SOURCES:
1. Personal knowledge of daughter, Mrs. Alexandria (Upshaw) Barrier.
- PRIMARY SOURCES -
1. The Mississippi Methodist Advocate, issue date unknown, page 14.
- NOTES -
1. Etna Ann (Brown) Upshaw is buried at Glennwood cemetery, Yazoo City, MS.
1. 1820 census, Elbert Co, GA, page 189, Penn's Dist; Rebecca Upshaw household:
1 male 10-15 (Middleton Cook Upshaw)2. Grave marker inscription, Upshaw-Hardeman family cemetery, Elbert Co, GA.
3. Georgia Supreme Court case: Heard vs. Brawner; Georgia REports, vol 23, page 536 (ca 1854); vol 28, page 357-362 (1859).
1. Elbert Co, GA, marriage book A, page 103 (mg to Robert L. Harris)
504. John Upshaw
- PRIMARY SOURCES -
1. 1850 census, Elbert Co, GA, dwelling #712 (in household of
N. Johnson): J. Upshaw, age 17 (male)
1. 1810, 19 Jan: Gravestone inscription from Brawner-Brown Family Cemetery, Elbert Co, GA. "Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia 1798-1919", Elbert County Historical Society, Elberton, GA, 1984, page 46: "Elizabeth Browner(sic) - Jan 19, 1810 - Mar 21, 1876, Wife of Joseph Browner".
2. 1820 census, Elbert Co, GA, page 189, Penn's Dist:
Rebecca Upshaw household: 1 female 10-15 (Elizabeth Burch Upshaw)3. 1825, 5 Dec: Elbert Co, GA, marriage records.
4. 1830-1870 Census, Elbert Co, GA: (Not researched)
5. 1876, 21 March: Gravestone inscription from Brawner-Brown, etc. family cemetery, Elbert Co, GA. "Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia 1798-1919", Elbert County Historical Society, Elberton, GA, page 46. (See note #1)
1. Grave marker inscription, Upshaw-Hardeman family cemetery, Elbert Co, GA.
1. 1806, 27 Jul: Gravestone inscription from Brawner, Brown, etc. family cemetery, Elbert Co, GA. "Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia 1798-1919", Elbert County Historical Society, Elberton, GA, 1984, page 46.
2. 1820-1870 Census, Elbert Co, GA: (Not researched)
3. 1879, 27 Feb: Ibid.
4. 1879, 3 Mar: Joseph Brawner, Jr., will probated Elbert Co, GA.
RESEARCHERS & CORRESPONDENTS:
1. (1995) Mr. John M. Stockbridge, P.O. Box 2875, Sumter, SC 29151-2875.
2. (1995) Brawner Bulletin, P.O. Box 10816, Greensboro, NC 27404-0816.
3. (2006) Family group sheet mailed to: Jack T. Brawner, 675 Boca Creek Pt. Blvd., South, St. Petersburg, FL 33708.
509. Mary T. Brawner
1. 1837, Jan 26: Gravestone inscription, Brawner-Brown, etc. family cemetery, Elbert Co, GA. "Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia 1798-1919", Elbert County Historical Society, Elberton, GA,1984, page 45: "Brown, Mary T. - Jan 26, 1837 - Jan 3, 1873, Wife of William A."
2. 1840-1870 Census, Elbert Co, GA: (Not researched)
3. 1873, Jan 3: Gravestone inscription (see Note #1).
1. "Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia 1798-1919", Elbert County Historical Society, Elberton, GA, 1984, page 45:
"William Abe Brown - 1844 - 1896", Rehoboth Cemetery. (Note: I am not certain this is the "William A. Brown" who was the husband of Mary T. Brawner.2. 1857: Marriage record not located.
510. Frances J. Brawner
1. 1840, Feb 5: Gravestone inscription from Elmhurst cemetery, Elberton, Elbert Co, GA "Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia 1798-1919", Elbert County Historical Society, Elberton, GA, 1984, page 22: "Mrs. Clark Mattox, Sr. (Frances J.) - Feb 5, 1840 - May 5, 1910"
2. 1850-1910 Census, Elbert Co, GA: (Not researched)
3. 1910, May 5: Gravestone inscription (see Note #1).
4. Obituary, "Elberton Sun" newspaper; issue of _________ 1910.
NOTES:
1. Mr. John Stockbridge speculates that "Frances J." was "Frances Jane"; is there any documentation of this?
1. 1840, Aug 22: Gravestone inscription from Elmhurst cemetery, Elberton, Elbert Co, GA, "Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia 1798-1919", Elbert County Historical Society, Elberton, GA, page 22: " Clark Mattox Sr. - Aug 22, 1840 - Feb 28, 1915".
2. 1850-1910 Census, Elbert Co, GA: (Not researched)
3. 1915, Feb 28: Gravestone inscription (see Note #1)
4. 1915, March --- : Obituary (Not researched)
PRIMARY SOURCES:
1. 1819, 16 Sep: Elbert Co, GA, Mixed Record Book L page 397:
Benjamin Thornton Jr. & Nancy Payne.2. 1850 census, Elbert Co, GA, family #718: B. Thornton, 49, b NC.
COMMENTS:
1. Benjamin & Nancy (Payne) Thornton had a daughter named Sarah KINDRED
Thornton, b 14 Feb 1826, d 4 Aug 1912; md 5 Oct 1841 to Joseph Y. Arnold.
Was "Kindred" perhaps the maiden name of Benjamin"s mother Sarah?2. Benjamin Jr. was a Baptist minister and a member of the Georgia House of
Representatives for 1851-52.3. Another researcher has his birthplace as Warren Co, North Carolina; this needs further research.
274. John Thornton
1. 1823, 23 Oct: Elbert Co, GA, Mixed Record Book L page 484: John Thornton & Frances Adams.
RESEARCHERS & CORRESPONDENTS:
1. (1990) Helen F. Stone, Box 232, Canton, GA, 30114.
- NOTES -
1. Francis (Adams) Thornton Fleming buried at Concord Methodist Church
cemetery, Elbert Co, GA.
PRIMARY SOURCES:
1. Tombstone record, Upshaw family cemetery, Spring Hill, Barbour Co., Al.
COMMENTS:
1. 1856, 1 Jan: Barbour Co, AL, marriage record of Mrs. Mariah G. Upshaw to George D. Conner (per Warrine Sheppard Hathaway, "Barbour County, Alabama Marriage Licenses 1838-1930" (the author, 1995), page 308.
514. James Leroy Upshaw
- PRIMARY SOURCES -
1. Tombstone record, Upshaw family cemetery, Spring Hill, Barbour Co., Al.
515. Eugenia Upshaw
- PRIMARY SOURCES -
1. 1860 census, Barbour Co., Al., #1049 (Eufaula):
Eugenia Upshaw, age 10, born in Alabama (in household of George D. &
Mariah (Upshaw) Conner).
