Thomas Jefferson Lee & Mary Jane Mathews
Thomas Jefferson Lee b. 1836/1837 TN/Arkansas d. ? Married: 8 Jan 1853/1857 Pope Co., AR Father: William Jefferson Lee Mother: Gellentine Cooper
Wife: Mary Jane Mathis/Mathews b. 1838 Habersham Co., Georgia d. ? 2nd marriage: 29 Oct 1876 Pope Co., AR Father: James Mathews Mother: Nancy Wood
2nd husband: Zachariah "Zack" T. Trantham b. 1844 d. ? 1st marriage: 16 Jan 1887 Pope Co., AR
Zack's 1st wife: Martha Cooper b. ? d. 5 Mar 1875 Pope Co., AR Father: Moses Franklin Cooper?
CHILDREN
Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Lee b. 8 Oct 1857 Pope Co., AR d. Mar 1894 Silex, Pope Co., AR died of "la grippe" after two weeks illness Married: 26 Oct 1877 Pope Co., AR
Wife: Matilda F. Howard b. Nov 1857 Pope Co., AR d. 11 May 1938 Pope Co., AR Buried: Owens Cemetery, Pope Co., AR Father: Joseph Howard Mother: Mary Frances Medlin
J. Frank Lee b. Jan 1861 Pope Co., AR d. ? 1st marriage: 1888 2nd marriage: 26 Jan 1890 Pope Co., AR
1st Wife: Arristy X b. Mar 1871
2nd Wife: Newby/Newty Mathews age 19, from Silex, Pope Co., AR, on marriage date
1850 Pope County, AR Census:
Mathis, James, 41, farmer, TN
Nancy C., 34, GA
Mary J., 12, GA
,p>Sarah M., 11, GAEnoch J., twin, 7, AR
Isaac N., twin, 7, AR
Arrabella, 2, AR
1860 Pope Co., AR Census, Martin Township, Dover P. O., dwl 811, 8-28-1860
Thomas J Lee 23 m Farmer TN
Thomas J Lee 2 m AR
Henry M Lewis 21 m TN
(Thomas's wife, Mary J Mathews Lee, was enumerated in the home of her mother who lives in dwl 810.)1860 Federal Census, Liberty Township, Pope Co., AR:
Howard, Joe, County Clerk, 32, GA
Mary F., 22, TN
Matilda F., 2, AR
Mary E., 1, AR
1880 Pope Co., AR Census, Martin Township, dwl 50, 6-4-1880 Trantham, Mary J w f 40 KH GA GA GA George w m 12 stepson AR - - AR General w m 8 stepson AR - - AR James L w m 1 Son AR - - GA Lee, Frank J w m 19 Son Farmer AR AR GA McAllister, Thomas w m 19 - - farm Laborer AR NC GA
T. J. Lee, District 63, Pope Co., AR, 1890 Reconstructed Census from personal property tax rolls recorded by school district, range and township.
1900 Federal Census, Martin Township, Pope Co., AR:
Lee, J. Frank, 39, Jan 1861, AR AR AR farmer
Arissty, 29, Mar 1871, AR AR AR
Willie, 10, Nov 1889, AR AR AR
Myrtle, 8, Nov 1891, AR AR AR
Thomas, 5, Jul 1894, AR AR AR
Lura M., 3, Dec 1896, AR AR AR
Joseph Howard & Mary Frances Medlin's information:
Joseph Howard b. 10 Dec 1827 Cobb Co., GA d. 17 Jan 1913 Buried: Annie's Chapel Cemetery, Johnson Co., AR Father: John Howard Mother: Matilda Brown
Wife: Mary Francis Medlin b. 1833 d. 1936 Buried: Annie's Chapel Cemetery, Johnson Co., AR
Children
Matilda Frances Howard
Husband: Jeff Lee
George Frimmit Howard
Mary Elizabeth Howard
Husband: Jim Bailey
George Erwin Howard
Wife: Lula Davis
Ida Howard
Husband: X Spencer
Lizzie Howard
Husband: X Leavell
Mollie Howard
Husband: X Harris
Joe Henry Howard
Wife: Lou Bradley
Martha Ellen Howard
Husband: Bill Lovelady
Nora Ann Howard
Husband: George Washington Ladd Father: James Ladd
Susan Emma Howard
Husband: Harve Newton
John Howard b. 24 Sep 1801 Lincoln Co., N. C. d. 27 Dec 1895 Married: 1826. Matilda Brown b. ? d. 1860. 2nd Wife: Bettie Jones b. ? d. 1890
Joseph Howard reached adulthood in Pope Co., AR, served in the Confederate Army, became a farmer & landowner, & served in the AR legislature 1898-1899. He gave each of his children, 20 acres of land to farm when they married. Mary Francis called her husband, "Mistah Howard". Their community of Piney Creek became known as Howard Community, the local school, Howard school. & the church referred to as Howard Church. Their community & Ladd Community were combined to be known as Bull Frog Valley, for Chief Bull Frog who lived in Martin Township before the settlers settled there.
George Washington & Nora Ann Howard's child: Eunice Frances Ladd Page. She lived in Dover, AR
Some information from John M. Page, contributing author in Pope County Historical Book.
Marriage, census, and cemetery records from Pope County marriage records.
Cader Lee & Sarah Ann Lee
William Jefferson Lee & Gillintine Cooper
Thomas Jefferson Lee & Matilda F. Howard