James E. Bishop

M, b. say 1898
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Retta Lee Law
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1898

Family: Retta Lee Law b. 24 Apr 1900, d. 12 Jun 2001

Retta Lee Law

F, b. 24 April 1900, d. 12 June 2001
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2001

Family: James E. Bishop b. s 1898

Citations

  1. [S2] Social Security Death Records,.

William Matthew Stephens1

M, b. say 1806, d. 1860
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2002

Family: Society Siota Loftin b. 19 Apr 1814, d. 3 Mar 1894

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.
  2. [S1] Newton county was formed in 1836 from Neshoba County, it neighbor to the north.
    .
    Other sources place this marriage in Lawrence County, MS.

Society Siota Loftin

F, b. 19 April 1814, d. 3 March 1894
  • Last Edited: 31 Oct 2001

Family: William Matthew Stephens b. s 1806, d. 1860

Citations

  1. [S144] International Genealogical Index, found at www.familysearch.com,.
  2. [S1] Lawrence County was formed December 22, 1814, from the northern part of Marion County while Mississippi was still a territory. Lawrence County was named for Captain James Lawrence, a naval hero of the War of 1812.
    .
    The Loftin family lived in the area that became Lawrence County.
  3. [S1] Newton county was formed in 1836 from Neshoba County, it neighbor to the north.
    .
    Other sources place this marriage in Lawrence County, MS.
  4. [S145] GenForum, Loftin Family, http://genforum.genealogy.com/loftin/,.

Ezekiel Loftin Jr.1

M, b. 2 March 1792, d. 14 May 1861
  • Last Edited: 4 Nov 2001

Family: Jane Allen b. 28 May 1795, d. 4 Dec 1876

Citations

  1. [S112] LDS Ancestral File,.
  2. [S144] International Genealogical Index, found at www.familysearch.com,.

Jane Allen

F, b. 28 May 1795, d. 4 December 1876
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: Ezekiel Loftin Jr. b. 2 Mar 1792, d. 14 May 1861

Citations

  1. [S144] International Genealogical Index, found at www.familysearch.com,.

Martin Elias Loftin

M, b. 20 August 1818
  • Last Edited: 4 Nov 2001

Family: Eleanor Linder b. s 1820

Citations

  1. [S112] LDS Ancestral File,.

Eleanor Linder

F, b. say 1820
  • Last Edited: 4 Nov 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • Biography*: The Linders of Mississippi were all descendants of Ludwig (Lewis) Linder, born 1708 in Germany, who was an immigrant to Orangeburg District, SC, where he died in 1758.
    .
    More information on the Linder family can be found on WorldConnect in the file of Bonnie Brown Lacey. Go to http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, and in the database box, on the left, enter bbrown. Then check her index for Linders.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=Martin Elias Loftin
  • Married Name: Loftin
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1820

Family: Martin Elias Loftin b. 20 Aug 1818

Ezekiel Loftin1

M, b. 17 August 1750, d. 1836
  • Last Edited: 31 Oct 2001

Family: Jennie Linder b. s 1763

Citations

  1. [S112] LDS Ancestral File,.

Jennie Linder1

F, b. say 1763
  • Last Edited: 4 Nov 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1763
  • (Bride) Marriage*: say 1763; Groom=Ezekiel Loftin
  • Married Name: say 1763; Loftin

Family: Ezekiel Loftin b. 17 Aug 1750, d. 1836

Citations

  1. [S112] LDS Ancestral File,.

Benoni Loftin

M, b. 16 January 1701, d. 6 January 1756
  • Last Edited: 1 Nov 2001

Family: Susannah Burtonshall b. s 1715

Susannah Burtonshall

F, b. say 1715
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1715
  • (Bride) Marriage*: say 1740; Groom=Benoni Loftin
  • Married Name: say 1740; Loftin

Family: Benoni Loftin b. 16 Jan 1701, d. 6 Jan 1756

Richard Burtonshall Jr.1

M, b. say 1685, d. 1743
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: Margaret Elizabeth (?) b. s 1687

Citations

  1. [S112] LDS Ancestral File,.

Margaret Elizabeth (?)1

F, b. say 1687
  • Last Edited: 1 Nov 2001

Family: Richard Burtonshall Jr. b. s 1685, d. 1743

Citations

  1. [S112] LDS Ancestral File,.

Leonard Loftin

M, b. say 1654, d. 11 April 1720
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • AFN*: AFN: 83PL-K2
  • Biography*: According to records submitted to www.familysearch.com, Leonard lived in the old Bath County area of Chowan Co., NC. According to this source, he died in Bath Craven County, NC, and was buried in Edenton, Craven Co., NC.
    .
    This writer has not confirmed any of this, and is not sure that the towns mentioned were in the counties mentioned at the time of Leonard's death.
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1654; Pennsylvania
  • (Groom) Marriage*: say 1688; Pennsylvania; Bride=Elizabeth (?)
  • (Deceased) Death*: 11 April 1720; North Carolina

Family: Elizabeth (?) b. s 1656, d. s 1716

Elizabeth (?)

F, b. say 1656, d. say 1716
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: Leonard Loftin b. s 1654, d. 11 Apr 1720

Ludwick Loftin

M, b. say 1616, d. say 1658
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2002

Family:

Citations

  1. [S1] no documentation for place of birth.

Richard Burtonshall

M, b. say 1658
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: Priscilla (?) b. s 1663

Priscilla (?)

F, b. say 1663
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: Richard Burtonshall b. s 1658

John Allen

M, b. say 1765
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1765

Family:

John Stephens1

M, b. say 1754
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • Note*: middle initial may be "R"
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Mary Arnett
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1754

Family: Mary Arnett b. s 1756

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

Mary Arnett1

F, b. say 1756
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=John Stephens
  • Married Name: Stephens
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1756

Family: John Stephens b. s 1754

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

John A. Stephens1

M, b. say 1739, d. 13 November 1777
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • Note*: middle name may have been "Arthur"
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Mary Ashe
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1739
  • (Deceased) Death*: 13 November 1777

Family: Mary Ashe b. s 1741

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

Mary Ashe1

F, b. say 1741
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=John A. Stephens
  • Married Name: Stephens
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1741

Family: John A. Stephens b. s 1739, d. 13 Nov 1777

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

John Stephens1

M, b. say 1705, d. 1784
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=(?) Sikes
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1705
  • (Deceased) Death*: 1784

Family: (?) Sikes b. s 1707

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

(?) Sikes1

F, b. say 1707
  • Last Edited: 12 May 2002
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=John Stephens
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1707

Family: John Stephens b. s 1705, d. 1784

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

John Stephens1

M, b. say 1685
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: Patti (?) b. s 1687

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

Patti (?)1

F, b. say 1687
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: John Stephens b. s 1685

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

William Stephens1

M, b. say 1667, d. 1737
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001

Family: Rachel Lankston b. s 1669, d. 1696

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

Rachel Lankston1

F, b. say 1669, d. 1696
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2001
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1669
  • (Bride) Marriage*: say 1684; Groom=William Stephens
  • Married Name: say 1684; Stephens
  • (Deceased) Death*: 1696

Family: William Stephens b. s 1667, d. 1737

Citations

  1. [S147] The Genealogical World of Gerald Westmoreland and Tammy Renae Howard Westmoreland, www.genealogyamerica.com/westmoreland/ourweb/fam/fam00577.htm, sources include Isom Lafayette Stephens of Utah, Don Stevens, and Rev. Jack Stevens,.

Mary Elizabeth Turnage

F, b. circa 1836
  • Last Edited: 30 Dec 2001
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • Biography*: Mary Elizabeth appears to be a granddaughter, of Jesse Turnage. She and her mother, , were in the household of Jesse's widow, Martha, in 1860 Marion County, MS.
    By the time of the 1870 Lawrence County, MS, census, Mary had married someone named Pouns or Pounds. Alexander is listed in the household and he still has the Turnage surname.
  • (Child) Birth*: circa 1836; Duplin Co., North Carolina
  • (head of family) 1850 Census*: 17 August 1850; Marion Co., Mississippi1
  • (household member) 1860 Census: Marion Co., Mississippi; head of family=James Jacob Turnage, household member=Amy Uphema (?)2

Family:

Citations

  1. [S1] P. 187, Family 79, William T. Lanier, age 23, mechanic, born NC, wife H. Lanier, 24, born NC, M. Turnage (female), 14, born NC, R. J. Lanier (male) , 4, born MS, and M. Lanier (female), 2, born MS
    .
    Family 85 was Martha Turnage.
  2. [S1] Columbia P. O., Page 909, Family 141:
    .
    James, age 40, born NC, illiterate,
    Frances, 22, MS,
    Jessy (male), 6, MS,
    Fanny, 4, MS,
    Bryant, 2, MS,
    Uphema, 55, NC,
    Mary, 18, NC
    Alexander, 6, MS.