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JOHN W. WASHAM & MARY C. GRAYSON
1. John W. Washam b. 4 Mar 1833 Monroe, TN, d. 29 Aug 1914 Gerty, Hughes, OK. (25-1860; 30-1870; 46-1880; 3/1833-1900; 77-1910) John & Mary C. Grayson were md. 12 Dec 1858 McMinn, TN by R. Reynolds, JP. (McMinn Co, TN, Mrg Bk D, p153) She was known as Molly. (Arminta Renee Sinks, 1999) She was b b 28 Jul 1841 of McMinn, TN, the d/o Henry Grayson. John Warsham and Mary are in the 1860 McMinn Co, TN cens. According to his Civil War Pension File, John W. Washam served with Co. B, 7th regmt., TN Mount Inf & in 1869 was in Harrisburg, Saline Co, IL. In 1867 John Washum sold to Baxter Reed property in McMinn Co, TN (DB O, p324) John Washum and Mary age 20, are in the 1870 McMinn Co, TN census, #38. John & Mary E. Washum are in the 1880 Jackson Co, AL cens, his parents are shown as b SC & NC. In the 1900 Hood Co, TX cens, John W. Washum & Mary C., show his parents born SC & SC. John W. Washam is in the Hood Co, TX Chattel Mortgage & Lien Register 1899-1901, p. 39, p. 149 & p. 207. John W., age 77, & Mary C. are in the 1910 Clark, Dewey Co, OK cens, with his parents born SC & NC. Mary is bur. in Panther Creek Cem, Hughes Co, OK as Mary C. Washam July 28 1841 - June 27 1913, 71y 10m 29d.
Children of John & Mary Washam:
1.1. William J. Washum b. 8 Oct 1859 McMinn, TN, md. 1st) Mary, 1880 of McMinn, TN; b. abt. 1858 TN; md. abt 1886 2nd) Caroline b. Apr 1865 of TN. In 1860 & 1870 William lived with his father in the McMinn Co, TN cens.(9-1870) Will Washum with wife Mary are in the 1880 McMinn Co, TN cens. William Washam, age 41, and Caroline, md 14 yrs, are in the 1900 Lenora, Dewey, OK cens. In the 1910 Dewey, OK cens, William J. or H. Washum, age 51, md 24 yrs, parents b. TN, and his wife is Carline. In the 1920 Clinton, Custer, OK cens, he is W. J. Washum, age 58, parent born NC & TN & Caroline is age 58. In 1930 he is in the Arapaho, Custer, OK cens, as William J. Washum age 70 b TN with his 3rd) wife Marie age 58 b MO.
1.2. Sarah J. Washam "Sallie" b. 14 Apr 1862 McMinn, TN (8-1870; 19-1880; 48-1910, 47-1920) md. Drew D. Goforth 23 Feb 1878 Meigs Co, TN. Drew b. abt. 1857 of McMinn, TN. In the 1910 Jackson Co, AL cens, Drew D. Goforth is age 58 b TN farmer and Sarah J is age 48 TN. In 1920, Sallie Goforth, sister was living in Clinton, Custer Co, OK with her brother, W. J. Washum.
1.3. Elizabeth G. Washam “Lizzie” b. 26 Aug 1866 McMinn, TN. (3-1870; 15-1880; 8/1865-1900; 42-1910) She md 1st) Joseph Guiles 30 Mar 1883 Marion Co, TN, md. 2nd) William W. Fletcher abt 1889 of DeKalb, AL. William was the brother of her sisters husband Thomas Jefferson Fletcher.
Child of Lizzie & Joseph Guiles:
1.3A.1. Oscar Guiles b 23 Dec 1884 AL. (12/1883-1900; 25-1910) In the 1900 Hood Co, TX and Dewey Co, OK census is Oscar Guilce, grandson, living with John W. Washum. In the Hood Co, TX Scholastic Records 1879-1919, Transcribed by Eloise Cramer, Compiled by Jennifer Nichols: "Osca Guiles, age 15, M, b 23 Dec 1884, Stockton school, 1899-00, parent: Washam, lives: Sparks farm & Guila Osa age 15, M, 23 Dec 1884, Stockton school, 1899-00, parent: J. W. Washam, Sparks."
Children of Lizzie & William Fletcher:
1.3B.1. Jesse C. Fletcher b Oct 1890 of DeKalb, AL. (10/1890-1900; 19-1910; 28-1920)
1.3B.2. John Fletcher b Mar 1892 of Hood, TX. (3/1892-1900)
1.3B.3. Mary C. Fletcher b abt 1903 of Cleveland, Dewey, Oklahoma. (7-1910)
1.3B.4. Jewell Fletcher b abt 1908 of Cleveland, Dewey, Oklahoma. (2-1910)
1.4. Jessie Coleman Washam “Jess” b. 20 Aug 1869 Athens, McMinn, TN. (1-1870; 9-1880; 41-1910) He md 1st) Eldora A. Peters “Dorie” abt. 1902 of Hood, TX. She b abt. 1887 in KS. He md 2nd) Virginia Clementine b 22 Sep 1867 AR and d. 22 Jan 1952 Tehachapi, Kern, CA. (CA death records) In the 1870 McMinn Co, TN cens, Jesse b. TN is living with father John, & the 1880 Jackson Co, AL cens, is Jesse C. b. TN living with father John. In the 1900 Hood Co, TX cens, Jesse C. b. IL is living with father John W. In the 1910 Dewey Co, OK cens, Jessie C, age 41 b. IL & wife Eldora A. Arminta Sinks, 1999 wrote: “My Great-great grandparents were Jessie Coleman Washum and Dorie Peters. Their kids names were Bill, Florence and my great grandpa Jessie (Jess) Coleman Washum-1912-1999. I found out that my great great grandpa's mothers name was Molly Washum. I don't know a maiden name. Jessie Coleman had a second wife after Eldora her name was Virginia Washum, born: Sept 22, 1867, d. Jan 22, 1952 buried in Tehachapi Cemetery, Tehachapi, CA.” Jessie d Dec 1937 and was bur 12 Dec 1937 Rose Hill Cem, Chickasha, Grady, OK.
Children of Jessie & Eldora:
1.4A.1. John W. Washum b. abt. 1903 Dewey, OK.
1.4A.2. Joseph Henry Washum "Joe" b. 3 Jun 1905 Rhea, Dewey, OK & d 4 Sep 1964 Ninnekah, Grady, OK & bur Ninnikah Cem, Ninnikah, Grady, OK. (Joe H. Washum Jr, 2001) He md Agnes Lee Welborn b 15 Jun 1916 Ft. Towson, Choctaw, OK & d 17 May 2001 Duncan, Stephens, OK. Children: Joseph Henry Washum, Mavin Washum, Shirley Washum, Troy R. Washum & Louise Washum.
1.4A.3. Florence P. Washum b. abt. 1908 of Dewey, OK.
1.4A.4. William Franklin Washum b. 3 Sep 1909 Dewey, OK; d. 7 Aug 1991, Contra Costa, CA. (CA death records)
1.4A.5. Jessie Coleman Washum b. 18 Dec 1912 Ray, OK; d. 16 Jul 1999 Bakersfield, Kern, CA, bur. Hillcrest Cem, Porterville, Tulare, CA. (Social Security Death Index) He md 1st) Delfie Opal Fulton abt. 1933 of Grady, OK, b 2 Nov 1913 in Stonebluff, AR and d. 18 Jan 1987 Bakersfield, Kern, CA. Her mother’s maiden name was Lee. He md 2nd) Leona Blaylock abt 1989.
Children of Jessie and Delfie:
1.4A.5.1. David Daniel Washum b. 7 Jul 1934 md Peggy Hight.
1.4A.5.2. Eugene Coleman Washum b. 13 Feb 1938 Chickasha, Grady Co, OK, d. 1 Sep 1990 Porterville, Tulare Co, CA.
1.4A.5.3. Billy Joe Washum b. 16 Mar 1941 Willington, Collingsworth, TX md Sue Gutherie.
1.4A.5.4. Stella Louise Washum md Orben Austin Yocum.
1.4A.5.5. Caroline Ann Washum b. 18 Sep 1944, Tehachapi, Kern, CA md. Donald Edward Melton.
1.5. Martha Luella Washam b. 23 Jun 1872 of McMinn, TN. (7-1880) Ethel F. Witt and her cousin, Jessica Sturgill, have information that Martha Luella Washam was part Cherokee Indian, but do not know the ancestry for that.
She md. Thomas Jefferson Fletcher, 23 Dec 1888 Jackson, AL. He was b 17 Mar 1871
DeKalb, AL & d 1947. Thomas was the son of Andrew Jackson Fletcher b 29 Jan 1817 Buncombe, NC, d 18 Feb 1891 Collinsville, DeKalb, AL & Cynthia Jane Lackey b 24 Nov 1828 Collinsville, DeKalb, AL, d 1 Aug 1908 Collinsville, DeKalb, AL. They md. 31 Jan 1850 Collinsville, DeKalb, AL. His brother, William W. Fletcher, married Martha's sister, Elizabeth G. Washam. Other siblings are: Sarah E Fletcher b 1850 DeKalb, AL; James Alexander Fletcher b 15 Aug 1853 DeKalb, AL; Teresa E Fletcher b Sep 1858 DeKalb, AL; Andrew Jackson Fletcher b 1 Nov 1860 DeKalb, AL; Francis Marion Fletcher b 15 Apr 1862 DeKalb, AL; John Franklin Fletcher b 17 Mar 1864 DeKalb, AL; Angeline Fletcher b 1868 DeKalb, AL; Babie Fletcher b Dec 1869 AL; Minerva Jane Fletcher b 15 Jul 1869 DeKalb, AL; Van Buren Fletcher b 1874 DeKalb, AL. (Ancestry.com, 2006) Photos are courtesy Ethel F. Witt, 2006. They are her great grandmother and great grandfather, Martha Luella Washam and her husband, Thomas Jefferson Fletcher. They were taken about 1946 at Ethel's grandmother and grandfather's (Bessie M. Fletcher and Benjamin Witt) home in Gage, OK.
Children:
1.5.1. Pearl Fletcher b Dec 1889 of Jackson, AL.
1.5.2. Robert Fletcher b Apr 1892 Hood Co, TX.
1.5.3. Bessie M. Fletcher b Jun 1893 Hood, TX md Benjamin Witt "Ben" b abt 1888 TX. They m. abt 1910. They had a child: Retha G. Witt.Jessica Sturgill, 2006, writes:
I have attached a photo of my mother when she was a teenager. H
er name is Retha G. Witt, now Spellman, born February 15, 1939. Her father was Benjamin Witt who was married to Bessie Witt, formerly Fletcher. As you might notice from the photo, my mother was much younger than her siblings. Bessie had mom at the age of 46, and our family has always referred to her as the "change of life" baby. Ben and Bessie both died within six months of each other during my mother's senior year at Gage High School, class of 1957, in Gage, Oklahoma. I'm not sure when this photo was taken, but I have been told that grandpa was ill in the last part of his life, and I think that it was showing on his face at the time this picture was taken.
Ethel F. Witt, 2006, wrote, her father, Orie L. Witt is standing behind my grandmother, last on the right with his hand in his pocket in the above photo. Orie was born 12 May 1918 and died 11 Jun 2003 of Binger, Caddo, OK.
1.5.4. Myrtle Fletcher b Feb 1896 Hood, TX.
1.5.5. Sallie G. Fletcher "Sally" b. May 1898 Hood, TX.
1.5.6. June Fletcher b May 1900 Hood, TX.
1.5.7. Girtrude P. Fletcher b abt 1901 of Hood, TX.
1.5.8. Ola Fletcher b abt 1903 of Hood, TX.
1.5.9. Rosy B. Fletcher "Rosie" b abt 1904 of Clark, Dewey, OK.
1.5.10. Claud M. Fletcher b abt 1907 of Clark, Dewey, OK.
1.5.11. Clyde P. Fletcher b abt 1908 of Clark, Dewey, OK.
1.5.12. Audrey Fletcher b abt 1911 of Sayre, Beckham, OK.
1.5.13. Hazel Fletcher b abt 1913 of Sayre, Beckham, OK.1.6. Florida Kansas Washam b. 4 Sep 1874 McMinn, TN; d. 1912 of Hood, TX; md. Smith. (6-1880)
Photo from Ancestry.com, 2008.
1.7. John Washam b. abt. 1877 of McMinn, TN. (3-1880)
1.8. Robert Alonzo Washam b. 3 Sep 1883 of Jackson, AL; d. 4 Jun 1949 San Bernardino, CA. (9/1882-1900; 26-1910; 36-1920; 49-1930) He had grey eyes & dark brown hair. He md Hettie W. abt. 1907 of Dewey, OK. Hettie b abt. 1889 TX. He is Lonzo, b. 23 Aug 1883, in the 1898-99 & 1899-00 Hood Co, TX Scholastic Record, Stockton School. Alonzo A Washam age 26 AL & Hester W. are in the 1910 Clark, Dewey Co, OK cens.
Children:
1.8.1. James G. W. Washum "Jim" b. abt. 1909 Clark, Dewey, OK, d.
1963 of Yuma, AZ. James md Wyona Hoy b 8 Jul 1913 & she d Jun 1984 Yuma, AZ. Jim was a Sheriff of Yuma County, AZ from 1951-1954 when this photo was taken. (From Yuma Co., AZ sheriff web site)
Children:
1.8.1.1. James Eldree Washum md Barbara. In 2003, James was Worshipful Master of Vegas Lodge No. 32
located in Las Vegas, Nevada when this photo was posted.
Child:
1.8.1.1.1. Ronald Lee Washum.
1.8.1.2. Duane Alden Washum md Linda M. Glidewell.
Child:
1.8.1.2.1. Ralph Lowen Washum md Marci Lou Hayden.
1.8.2. Haywood A. Washum b 19 Aug 1910 of Clark, Dewey, OK, d Dec 1981 Yuma, Yuma, AZ. Haywood md Edith Adcock b 11 Aug 1914 of Eldorado, TX & d Dec 1989 Yuma, Yuma, AZ.
Child:
1.8.2.1. Donald R. Washum "Don."
1.8.3. Glenn H. Washum b abt 1912 of Clark, Dewey, OK.
1.8.4. Opal N. Washum b abt 1914 of Clark, Dewey, OK.
