WEAVER-DAVIDSON-CHILDRESS-GEDDIE of Upshur, Harrison & Bowie Cos., TX ca.1880
SURNAMES included below: Cagle, Carter, CHILDRESS, DAVIDSON, GEDDIE, Graves, Haught, Helms, Logan, Minshew, Phillips, Terry, WEAVER, Williford, Wilson.
I’m looking for WEAVER, DAVIDSON, CHILDRESS, and GEDDIE descendants who might know about the murder near Gilmer, Upshur Co., TX of my Martha Susan WEAVER GRAVES LOGAN ?????? b.ca.1856-d.ca.1883.
I’m interested in Martha Susan WEAVER b.ca.1856. The story I have from my mother-in-law in the 1970’s goes like this.
Martha m1.ca.1872 Mr. GRAVES and had Mary ca.1873 and Joseph T. b.ca.1875 (he m. Sally CAGLE)
--- - - - Mr. Graves died about 1875-1877
Martha m2.1877 James R. LOGAN and had Ola L. 1879-1912 (she m. William L. TERRY) and Laura b.ca.1880
--- - - - James R. Logan died ca.1880
Martha m3.ca.1880 wealthy farmer with metal plate in his head.
--- - - - Wealthy famer kills wife, some kids, 1 negro boy, and himself in 1880’s near Gilmer, Upshur Co., TX.
Martha comes from this WEAVER family:
John Thomas WEAVER 1831 GA–1912 Ark, m.ca.1859 GA to Nancy E. ____ 1834- .
--(after 1870 they moved to Upshur Co., TX and were there up to 1900, then Little River Co., AR in 1910.)
--Anna - - - - - - - - b.ca.1852 GA m. HAUGHT
--Martha (Susan) b.ca.1856 GA, m1. GRAVES, m2. James R. LOGAN, m3. ?? got murdered?
--Sarah - - - - - - - -b.ca.1858 GA-1931 Upshur Co., TX, m.1876 Upshur Co., TXJames A. DAVIDSON – see below
--Seaborn Jackson b.ca.1860 GA-
--Aden/Adam - - -b.ca.1861AL-
--Joseph C. - - - - -b.ca.1864 AL-
--Mary Frances (Fannie) b.1870 AL, m1.ca.1890 Upshur Co., TXJames H. MINSHEW, m2. ___ PHILLIPS
I wonder if any of the descendants of the siblings of Martha Susan know anything about her murder?
Here is a short list of descendants of Sarah WEAVER 1858-1831 who m. James A. DAVIDSON.
Have you heard the story of the man with the metal plate killing Sarah’s sister Martha?
James A. DAVIDSON and Sarah WEAVER Family
--Sarah WEAVER- - -b.ca.1858 GA-1931 Upshur Co., TX, m.1876 Upshur Co., TXJames A. DAVIDSON ca.1854 TX-
----(in Upshur Co., TX 1880/1900/10/30)
----Emma DAVIDSON - - - - 1877 TX
----Richard T. Davidson - - - 1878 TX-1961 Shelby Co., TX m. Eliza Jane Wilson ca.1887-
----(In Upshur Co., TX 1920/30/40)
------James Davidson - - - - - - - 1906 TX-
------Mitchell Davidson - - - - - -1909 TX-
------Lula Davidson - - - - - - - --1910 TX- m. Johnnie CARTER 1905 KY-
--------Mae Vonne Carter - - - - - - 1929 TX-
------Sallie Davidson - - - - - - - -1912 TX-
------Richard T. Davidson - - - -1913 TX-1962 Dallas
------Evelyn Davidson - - - - - --1915 TX-
------Lucille Davidson - - - - - - -1920 TX-
------Fayrine Davidson - - - - - - 1924 TX-
----John Davidson - - - - - - - -1880 TX-
----Solon Davidson - - - - - - - 1885 TX-1940 Harrison Co., TXm. Pearl Helms 1893 TX-
------(in Upshur Co., TX in 1920)
------Grady Davidson - - - - - - - -1912 TX-
------Odell Davidson - - - - - - - - -1915 TX-
----Evelyn Pearl Davidson - -1888 TX-1873 Upshur Co., TX m. William A. CHILDRESS 1879 TX-
----(In Upshur Co., TX 1910/20/30/40)
------Hugh W. CHILDRESS - - -1906 TX- m. Monnie Williford 1910 TX-
--------Newlyn Jane Childress - - - -1931 TX-
--------Billy Royce Childress - - - - -1935 TX-
--------Gery Hugh Childress - - - - - 1941 TX-
------Alice Childress- - - - - - - - -1907 TX-1998 TX,m. Robert GEDDIE 1907 TX-
--------(in Bowie Co., TX in 1940)
--------Robert GEDDIE - - - - - - - - -1933 TX-
--------John Geddie - - - - - - - - - - - -1937 TX-
--------James Michael Geddie - - - -1941 TX-
------Loy Childress - - - - - - - - - -1912 TX-1978
------John Childress - - - - - - - - --1917 TX-
------Odell Childress - - - - - - - - -1918 TX-
------Imogene Childress - - - - - -1920 TX-1975 Kaufman Co., TX
----Winnie Davidson - - - - - - -1891 TX-
----Jim Davidson - - - - - - - - - 1894 TX-
----Joseph Jackson Davidson 1897 TX- m. Jessie 1914 TX-
------(in Upshur Co., TX in 1940)
------Mary Jo Davidson - - - - - - 1932 TX-
------Charles Henry Davidson – 1936 TX-
Peace,
James R. Davis, 6708 Austin Way, Sacramento, CA 95823
james.davis1 at sbcglobal.net - - - - 11/27/13