Henry Box Junior

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Henry Jr. Box , son of Henry Sr. Box and Cassandra, was born in 1796 in South Carolina  and died in 1863 .

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation . Farmer (1850, 1860)

Henry married Nancy Dunn on 20 Aug 1822 in St. Clair County, Alabama. They had ten children: Levina, Mary A., Wiseman, Allen, Margaret Adeline, Lucinda Rosalinda, Martha Adaline, Henry, Nancy Caroline, and Daniel Jesse.

Levina Box  was born in 1823 in Ragland, St. Clair County, Alabama . Another name for Levina was Viney.

Mary A. Box was born in 1825 in Alabama . Another name for Mary was Polly Ann.

Wiseman Box  was born about 1826 in St. Clair County, Alabama and died on 9 Sep 1863 in Kingston, Muskogee County, Georgia .

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation . Farmer (1860)

Allen Box  was born in 1829 in Alabama and died before 1863 .

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation . Farmer (1860)

Margaret Adeline Box  was born in 1833 in Alabama .

Lucinda Rosalinda Box  was born about 1831 in Alabama . Another name for Lucinda was Cinderella or Ransala A.

Birth Notes: Burt Veal's book has her listed as being born about 1834.

Martha Adaline Box  was born about 1837 in Alabama .

Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation . Housewife (1860)

Henry Box  was born about 1839 in Alabama  and died before 1864.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation . Farmer (1860)

Nancy Caroline Box was born about 1843 in Alabama .

General Notes: The 1860 Federal Census showed Caroline and Daniel Jessie as having attended school during the year, most likely taught by Green Summers, a teacher, who was living in their home during that time.


 
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Daniel Jesse Box  was born on 20 Oct 1846 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama , died on 23 Aug 1927 in North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas and was buried on 24 Aug 1927 at Bethel Cemetery in Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas . Other names for Daniel were Daniel Joseph, Daniel John, D.J., Jet and Jessup .

 


Sources


1. Burt Veal, Those Faces We Never Saw, (1983, Pages 7-15. Arkansas History Commission).

2. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997), Page 92.

3. 1850 Federal Census - St. Clair County, Alabama.

4. 1860 Federal Census - St. Clair County, Alabama, (Page 48 Families 402-409, Photocopy from Alabama History Commission).

5. Ruby Sisson, St. Clair County Marriages 1819-1899, (Gregath Publishing Company- 1999).

6. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997).

7. Ibid, Page 93.

8. Federal Census - 1870, (Photocopy from Alabama History Commission).

9. Bible of Melba Ruth (Coulter) Owens, (Publisher -John A. Hertel Company, Originally belonged to Melba Ruth (Coulter) Owens. Bible in the possession of Ginger Diane (Owens) Ballard 2001.)

10. Certificate of Death for Daniel Jesse Box, (Arkansas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Hill Township, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Primary District 2842, File Number 1162. Informant: Benny F. Box. Original in the possession of Ginger Diane (Owens) Ballard.)

11. Obituary of Daniel Jesse Box, (Arkansas Gazette (Wednesday August 24, 1927)).

12. Tom C. Martinet, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions, (Published by Dave Brannon, 1997. "Note: There are many errors in this book. Care was taken not to use any new information but to support information from other sources").

13. Melba Ruth (Coulter) Owens, Family Group Sheets of Melba Ruth (Coulter) Owens, (Handwritten - 1983. Originals in the possession of Priscillia Wyvonne (Brooks) Weathers, 2001.)

14. Federal Census - 1880.

15. 1900 Federal Census - Bayou Meto, Pulaski County, Arkansas, (www.ancestry.com, 1900 Federal Census Images, (Bayou Meto, Pulaski County, Arkansas)).