TYREE
JOHN TYREE
John TYREE was born ca 1789 in Virginia.He married 26 March 1826 to Clarissa DAVENPORT. Clarissa was born
ca. 1810, in North Carolina John was a farmer, living in Carouse twp. in the 1850 census of
Hempstead County, Arkansas.
Children (10)
Sarah Ann TYREE b. ca. 1828 in Arkansas. She married 3 March 1853 to Wm.
EDMONDSON. He died in the Civil War. Wm. was the son of Ely and
Priscilla LOGAN-EDMONDSON. She married the 2nd time to Henry
McELROY/McROY.
Children (2)
Clairiecy EDMONDSON md. Ben F. MAY. This was Aunt Cat to
Mattie ROSS-YARBERRY.
Priscilla Elizabeth EDMONDSON md. George Washington ROSS. She
was born in 1857 and died in 1896.
Children (11) see G W Ross link
Daniel C. TYREE b. ca. 1830 He married 20 June 1850 to Miriah T. WHITESIDES. Miriah was b. 1826 and died 1893. He had a grist mill and saw mill on Vicker's Creek Civil War 20th Ark. Myra age 17 orphan
Children (5)
Clorinda who married Fletcher LOGAN
(Cassy) who married 1/___ 2/ DEAN
S Jacob (Jake) Jackson TYREE born 29, June 1856.
He married Marjorie A. DEAN, the daughter of
John C. and Amanda COVINGTON-DEAN. A family
story is: Deans were sitting on their porch
when Marjorie was a little girl and he rode by.
Jake saw her and said, "I'll return and marry
her." He returned when she was 18 and he was
35 (marriage records read 22 and he 28) and
ask, "Would you like your name to be TYREE on
your tombstone?" Marjorie was born 30 June
1871 and died 25 April 1959. He died 7 May
1924. They are buried at Midway Church
Cemetery Nevada County (between Prescott and
Blevins). Jake with his family lived on a
branch of Brushy Creek where they would swim
and fish. They attended New Hope Methodist
Church.
Children (6)
Fred (Freddie) died when a child
Electie died when a child
Ada md. Charley A. GRIMES
Children (2)
Loyd GRIMES
Charles Hoyt GRIMES
Ida TYREE md. Rev. Ira LOVE, a methodist preacher.
Children (4)
Oleta LOVE
Kathy LOVE
Marjorie LOVE died age 2
Carolyn Ann LOVE
(Bud) Ira Jacob b. 1902 md. Grace
Katie Jim TYREE md. Hubbard GOROAN
Children (2)
James Michael GOROAN
Jimmie Vonciel GORDAN
(Jo) She was married to a LOOMIS.
Martha J. TYREE b. ca. 1831 in Arkansas, md. 27 Feb 1851
to Wm. C. THOMAS.
John N. TYREE b. ca. 1833 in Arkansas, md. 12 Sept 1858
to Temperance Elizabeth STRANGER.
Robert TYREE b. ca. 1838
Wm. C. TYREE b. ca. 1840
Mary N. TYREE b. ca. 1843
Malissa A. TYREE b. ca. 1845
Nelson T. TYREE b. ca. 1847
James S. TYREE b. ca. 1850, a James S. TYRA md. 14 Feb. 1872 to S.C. PORTERFIELD.
John TYREE lived at Carouse Township when the 1850 census was taken in Hempstead County, Arkansas (this is where Ely EDMONDSON lived). John was born ca. 1789 in Virginia married Clarissa DAVENPORT born ca. 1810 in North Carolina
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