Osburn P HoodAge: 77 years1818–1895
- Name
- Osburn P Hood
- Given names
- Osburn P
- Surname
- Hood
- Also known as
- Ausburn Hood
- Also known as
- E P Hood
 Birth | 1818 31 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood January 10, 1820 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Hood Jr between 1825 and 1830 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ransom Hood about 1828 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Margaret E Johnson about 1830 (Age 12 years) Note: Further info showing William H Johnson and Anna McGehee as her parents |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William H Johnson — Anna McGehee — View this family about 1831 (Age 13 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a half-brother | Martin Van Buren Johnson December 1832 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a half-sister | Belzora Bettzard Johnson 1836 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | John Hood Sr August 1836 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Fanny Smith — View this family about 1837 (Age 19 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Birth of a son #1 | Richard Henderson Hood about 1838 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Ann Hood about 1840 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Belfame “Bell” Johnson February 1840 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Benton Johnson about 1842 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha A Hood about 1843 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Barton Hood February 24, 1845 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Eleanor Jane Johnson about 1845 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 28 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Jane Hood 1848 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | August 27, 1850 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Belzora Amanda Hood October 17, 1851 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Rebecca Hood about 1856 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 39 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 39 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Rhilda Hood August 25, 1858 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Louis Hood about 1858 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jesse Hillary Cargile — Sarah Ann Hood — View this family June 13, 1858 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 39 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 3, 1860 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Martin Van Buren Johnson September 1860 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage | Susan … — View this family about 1861 (Age 43 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of their first child |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Lois Ida Hood December 1861 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a wife | Fanny Smith June 30, 1863 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Mary Hood about 1866 (Age 48 years) Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census |
| Marriage of a child | William Barton Hood — Mary L Peebles — View this family July 26, 1866 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #12 | Sealey G Hood 1867 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Osburn Hood October 8, 1867 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ransom Hood about 1867 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 49 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 49 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Henderson Hood — Amanda Sauls — View this family June 4, 1868 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Belzora Bettzard Johnson 1868 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Benton Johnson about 1868 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Sarah Hood about 1869 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Norris Hood August 1869 (Age 51 years) Note: In the 1870 Census he was listed as 10 months old. The Census was taken in June 1870; so he would have been born in August 1869. |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 51 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Martin Hale December 7, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Green Asbury Williams — Mary Jane Hood — View this family about 1870 (Age 52 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Marriage of a child | William Washington Hale — Belzora Amanda Hood — View this family January 9, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Norris Hood 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | August 12, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Martha Belle Williams February 1871 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | William Alfred Williams December 8, 1872 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Susan Hale 1872 (Age 54 years) Note: After Susan's mother (Belzora Amanda Hood) died in 1879, she was found twice in the 1880 Census within the same Election Districts (40). She is shown in the AP Hood family and listed as a granddaughter. She is also shown with her Aunt (Rhilda Hood and husband Wesley M Brewer) and listed as a "niece". |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Dora Belle Hood January 18, 1873 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Thomas Oscar Hood February 1873 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Elisha Green Hale April 18, 1873 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Barton Hood — Mary Elizabeth Baker — View this family July 28, 1874 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Alvis David Hood August 9, 1874 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | George Washington Hale October 25, 1875 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Sarah Emaline Williams April 8, 1876 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Wheeler Hood about 1877 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | James W Hood May 1877 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | … Morgan — Rhilda Hood — View this family before 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Richard Alfred Williams June 15, 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Thomas A Hale 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Wesley M Brewer — Rhilda Hood — View this family July 25, 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Virda Lee Brewer October 17, 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thompson Copeland “Bud” Gardenhire — Lois Ida Hood — View this family about 1878 (Age 60 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child |
| Death of a half-sister | Eleanor Jane Johnson about 1878 (Age 60 years) Note: Her husband, Wesley, remarried in 1878 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Thompson A “Aussie” Gardenhire July 27, 1879 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Henderson Hood — Lucinda Thurman — View this family August 10, 1879 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Belzora Amanda Hood October 1879 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Ann Hood before 1880 (Age 62 years) Note: Her husband, Jesse, is listed as a Widow in the 1880 Census |
| Census | June 12, 1880 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | William Arthur Owens April 14, 1881 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John T Owens — Mary Hood — View this family January 12, 1882 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel G Owens — Sealey G Hood — View this family January 12, 1882 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Ida Mae Williams May 1882 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Columbus Green Hood July 9, 1882 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Jemima Williams October 26, 1883 (Age 65 years) |
| Will | April 7, 1884 (Age 66 years) Note: Know all men by these presents, that I, ANNA JOHNSON, of Conway County, state of Arkansas, being… Note: The Will was originally written on April 1, 1878; but, not recorded until April 7, 1884. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Emma May Brewer September 1884 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Simuel Edmond Hood October 26, 1884 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Plinia Jane Gardenhire December 12, 1884 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna McGehee about 1884 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood after 1884 (Age 66 years) Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884 |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | Elza Arthur Williams January 25, 1885 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #28 | Margaret Ellen Hood February 5, 1885 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | Charlie Hood 1886 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charlie Hood June 1886 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #30 | Lee E Gardenhire October 1886 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Barton Hood — Sylvania Caroline Slusher — View this family July 15, 1887 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #31 | Jesse Thomas Williams January 10, 1888 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #32 | Elbert Frank Owens September 28, 1888 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #33 | Laura Belle Williams November 1889 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #34 | Elmer Ruben Hood February 24, 1890 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #35 | Joseph C “Jack” Gardenhire March 7, 1892 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #36 | Tabitha May Owens August 15, 1892 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #37 | Lillie Frances Hood July 1893 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #38 | Pearl Ann Gardenhire October 1893 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #39 | Marion Frances Hood August 18, 1895 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | September 21, 1895 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Hope Garden of Memories |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Hood Sr Birth: July 1786 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 1836 — Wayne, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna McGehee Birth: about 1798 27 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1884 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 29, 1816 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Osburn P Hood Birth: 1818 31 20 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 21, 1895 — Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood Birth: January 10, 1820 33 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: after 1884 |
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11 years younger brother |
John Hood Jr Birth: between 1825 and 1830 38 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Ransom Hood Birth: about 1828 41 30 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1867 |
| Mother’s family with William H Johnson |
| step-father |
William H Johnson Birth: July 1786 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1845 — Wayne, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna McGehee Birth: about 1798 27 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1884 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1831 — Missouri, United States |
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Margaret E Johnson Birth: about 1830 43 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years half-brother |
Martin Van Buren Johnson Birth: December 1832 46 34 — Missouri, United States Death: September 1860 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Belzora Bettzard Johnson Birth: 1836 49 38 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1868 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Belfame “Bell” Johnson Birth: February 1840 53 42 — Missouri, United States Death: 1900 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Thomas Benton Johnson Birth: about 1842 55 44 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1868 |
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4 years half-sister |
Eleanor Jane Johnson Birth: about 1845 58 47 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1878 — Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Fanny Smith |
| himself |
Osburn P Hood Birth: 1818 31 20 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 21, 1895 — Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Fanny Smith Birth: about 1821 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 30, 1863 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1837 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years son |
Richard Henderson Hood Birth: about 1838 20 17 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: August 15, 1899 — Viola, Stone, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Ann Hood Birth: about 1840 22 19 — Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: before 1880 — Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Martha A Hood Birth: about 1843 25 22 — Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
William Barton Hood Birth: February 24, 1845 27 24 — Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1929 — Panama, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Jane Hood Birth: 1848 30 27 — Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: May 10, 1907 — Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Belzora Amanda Hood Birth: October 17, 1851 33 30 — Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: October 1879 — Yocum, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Rebecca Hood Birth: about 1856 38 35 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Rhilda Hood Birth: August 25, 1858 40 37 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 3, 1915 — McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 months son |
Louis Hood Birth: about 1858 40 37 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Susan … |
| himself |
Osburn P Hood Birth: 1818 31 20 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 21, 1895 — Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Susan … Birth: about 1833 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
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Marriage: about 1861 — Arkansas, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Lois Ida Hood Birth: December 1861 43 28 — Carroll, Arkansas, United States Death: 1941 — Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Hood Birth: about 1866 48 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Sealey G Hood Birth: 1867 49 34 — Missouri, United States Death: 1948 — Wood, Texas, United States |
Osburn P Hood has 48 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (48)
Parents John McGehee + … …
Parents John McGehee + Milly …
Parents Moses Knighton + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
Parents Joseph C Allen + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Nancy McGehee
Parents Joshua Epps + Sarah “Sally” McGehee
Parents James Madison Daugherty + Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee
Parents George Washington Daugherty + Francis “Fanny” McGehee
| Census | 1830 United States - Census transcript - John Hood Sr - Household
Wayne, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - Osburn P Hood - Household
Macoupin, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Osburn P Hood - Household
Macoupin, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Richard Henderson Hood - Household
Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Osburn P Hood - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Osburn P Hood - Household
ED 40 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Will | Know all men by these presents, that I, ANNA JOHNSON, of Conway County, state of Arkansas, being old and feeble, but of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. First: I hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Kilgore and M. L. Asbury to be sole executors to pay all my just debts and funeral expense and the legacies hereinafter: Second: After the payment of my said debts and funeral expenses, I give each of my grandchildren (should read children) viz: AUSBER(Asburn) P. HOOD AND PATSY HAMPILTON (Hamilton) and JOHN HOOD, the legal heirs (should read heir) of RANSOM HOOD, deceased, who was my legal heir, the sum of five dollars, each and the remainder of my property, both real and personal, I bequeath to be divided equally among the remainder of my legal heirs. One fourth to BELFANE HARRINGTON, if living, if dead to her legal heirs. One fourth to the legal heirs of BELLZANE GRAY, viz, WILLIAM A. GRAY, MARY M. GRAY, my grandchildren. The remaining one fourth divided equally between the heirs of VAN BUREN JOHNSON, viz, NANCY A. CHAMBERS AND WILLIAM T. JOHNSTON, my grandchildren. Third: For the division and distribution and the payment as aforesaid, it is my will that my executor soon after my death, proceed to sell all my real and personal property and after paying ,my just debts then to pay off the legacies as herein before mentioned, to those entitled and it is my will that my executor keep possession of the property that may be due my grandchildren that are minors until they arrive at the maturity or of sufficient discretion to transact their own business and it is also my will that my executor, Thomas Killgore during his life is to transact and put into effect this my last will and testament, but in the event he should die, I want W. L. Asbury to proceed to carry this my last will into execution. In testimony whereof I hereunto put my hand and seal and publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in presence of the witnesses named below this 1st day of April 1878. Signed: ANNA JOHNSTON ( HER MARK ) Witness: I, John Hinkle, signed Anna Johnston's name to this will at her request. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Anna Johnston as and for his last will and testament in presence of ers" ( not clear) who in his presence and in the presence of each other and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto: Signed: John Hinkle, R. L. Cargile, C. C. Murphy Filed for record January 12, 1884 ( this date stricken out and replaced with the date of April 7., 1884 ) Signed by M. L. Asbury, Clerk I, John Hinkle, being duly sworn before M. L. Asbury, Clerk of the Probate Court within and for the County of Conway and state of Arkansas on this the 7th day of April A.D. 1884 do depose and say that I was present at the execution of the last will and testament of Anna Johnston which was executed and published by her on the 1st day of April 1878 and is hereto annexed that I saw the said testator subscribe her name by mark to said will and heard her publish and declare the same to be her last will and testament and that the said testator at the time of executing said will was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint and that I signed said will as a witness at her request and in the presence of R. L. Cargile (who is dead) and in the presence of C. C. Murphy who is now absent from the county. Signed John Hinkle Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 7th day of April 1884. Also personally appeared before me at the same time, W. S. Hanna, and N. A. Nations, who after being by me, first duly sworn, deposed and says that they are familiar with the handwriting of R. L. Cargile who is now deceased and whose name is signed to the annexed will of Anna Johnston as a witness thereto. That they believe the name was written by the said R. L. Cargile. That they have no interest in the probate of said will whatsoever. signed: W., S. Hanna and N. Nations. Filed for record April 7. 1884
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| Will | The Will was originally written on April 1, 1878; but, not recorded until April 7, 1884. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Birthin info based on 1870 Census |