William ROWELL, b: ABT. 1780 d: 1844
 
*William Rowell, Lincoln County - dated 4 Sept 1844
heirs were his wife and children. 
Married Katherine xxxxxx,  b: ABT. 1780
They had 8 children:

 
William 
 
David James, b: abt. 1810 
 in Lincoln County,  TN
 
John Wesley 
 
Mariah Ann 
 
Samuel Milton 
 
Eliza Jane 
 
Martha Caroline
 
Ester Mary

*DAR - "Tennessee wills"

James RANDOLPH b: ABT. 1781 d: 1855
Married Lucretia STEWART, b: ABT. 1788 d: AFT. 1871
They had x children:

Elizabeth Randolph

Notes:

found on lds site:
James Randolph, born 26 Sep 1782  
Place:   Fayetteville,Lincoln,Tennessee
Death:  16 Sep 1864  
Place:   Fayetteville,Lincoln,Tennessee  
married Lucretia Sheffield
Birth:  16 Feb 1789  
Place:   Fayetteville,Lincoln,Tennessee
Marriage:  1804  
Place:  of Fayetteville,Lincoln,Tennessee 



David James Rowell married Elizabeth Randolph 
on xxxxx xx, xxxx in xxxxxx,xx.
They had 10 children:

 
Hugh P. ROWELL b: BEF. 1830
 
Wesley ROWELL b: BEF. 1830
 
Mary Elizabeth ROWELL b: ABT. 1832
 
Amanda L. ROWELL b: ABT. 1834
 
John J. ROWELL b: ABT. 1836
 
William ROWELL b: ABT. 1838
 
Thomas M. ROWELL b: ABT. 1840
 
Martha ROWELL b: ABT. 1842
 
Arthur ROWELL b: ABT. 1844
 
J.K. Polk ROWELL b: ABT. 1845
 

John Owen, Sr., born 1774 in ?
Married xxx
They had x children:

John, 1805-1839
Thomas A., 1808-1854  married Sophronia M.
Mary, 1810-1855
Marcus L., 1814-1880
Susanna, 1816 

John Owen, Jr., born 1805
Married Nancy ?, born 1809, on xx, xx, 1825.
They had 6 children:

Arena, 1828
George, 1829
Oliver Perry, 1832
Elizabeth, 1834
Adalina, 1836
John, 1838
 

Based on 1850 Lincoln County Census:

Oliver Perry Owen, born February xx, 1832.
 in Lincoln County, Tennessee  
 Married Mary Elizabeth Rowell, on January 13, 1857 
 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
 She was born in 1832 and died May 18, 1873 
 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

           
Mattie Caroline, born(1858)
   in Fayetteville, Tennessee.?
 James David(Davie?)(1859-1936)
 William B.(Will) (1865)
 John T. (Tex) (1873)

Family Bible Notes:

Oliver is said to have been a rather large and tall man. 
Mary is said to have been dark-haired with blue eyes 
and about 5 ft. Tall.   Her daughter, Mattie Caroline, is said 
to have been the image of her mother.  The family is of 
Scottish and Irish descent(Scotch Irish). 
They are buried in Oakland St. Cemetary, Dallas Texas.

"O.P." Owen Info and Obit  

Dorris and Owen:



William Dorris, born 1715 in County Down, Ireland.
Died in 1795 in Orange County, North Carolina. 
Married Mary Roake on xxxxx xx,xxxx
She was born in 1707 in Of, Ireland.
They had 13 children:

 
Margaret Dorris
 
Samuel Dorris b: ABT. 1740 in Ireland
 
Isaac Dorris b: 1748 in Ireland
 
John Dorris b: 1737 in Ireland
 
James Dorris b: 1739 in Ireland
 
Joseph Dorris , Rev. b: 1741 in County Down, Ireland
 
Benjamin William Dorris b: 1743 in Ireland
 
Mary Dorris b: 1745 in Ireland
 
Martha Dorris b: 1747 in Ireland
 
Nancy Dorris b: 1749 in Ireland
 
Sarah Dorris b: ABT. 1755
 
William Dorris , Jr. b: 1761 in Hopewell Twp, Hunterdon, NJ
 
Robert Dorris b: 1767 in NJ

Note:
William travelled apparently: ref the following:
1758 Middlesex, NJ
1772 Loudoun, VA
1774 Sussex, NJ
1789 Orange Co, NC



Samuel Dorris, born 1740 in Ireland.
Married Martha Hughes(Hues?) on xxx,xx,1758-1761 
in Baltimore, Maryland.
She was born in 1735-1738 in Tennessee.
They had 10 children:

William Dorris, born June 1 1766
in Simpson County, Kentucky.
 Elizabeth "Betsey" Dorris b: ABT. 1768
 John Dorris b: ABT. 1770
 Samuel Dorris b: 1778 in NJ;
Note:
d: march 24, 1837 Robertson Country, TN
married Abigail Frost on May 8, 1808 in Maryland.  
"Father of Josiah Frost Dorris"
 Sally Dorris b: ABT. 1772
 Joseph Dorris b: ABT. 1776
 Issac Henderson Dorris b: 1777 in NJ
 Margaret "Peggy" Dorris b: ABT. 1785 in NC
 Rachel Dorris b: ABT. 1787 in NC
 Jane Dorris b: JUN 1792 in VA


William Dorris, born June 1 1766
in Simpson County, Kentucky and died xxx,xx,xxx in xxxxxx,xx.
married Catherine Frost on April 12, 1787 in Maryland.
She was born on July 25, 1770 in Simpson County, Kentucky.
They had 10 children:

Elizabeth Dorris b: 1787
Samuel Frost Dorris, b: 1789
Martha Dorris b: 1791
Rebecca Dorris b: 1793
Josiah Dorris b: 1797
Katherine Dorris b: 1799
William D. Dorris b: 1801
Tabitha Dorris b: 1803
Lovina Dorris b: 1806
Drusilla Dorris b: 1810
 


Samuel Frost Dorris, born on November 20, 1789
in xxxxxxx,xx.  He died on October 16, 1875.
Married Suzanna Pitt on March 21, 1811
in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Suzanna was born April 23, 1791 and died August 24, 1870.
They had x children:

Daniel Webster Dorris

Daniel W. Dorris was born on July 24, 1820 in Fountain Head,
Sumner County, Tennessee and he died on November 4, 1908
in Hunt County, Texas.
Married Mary A. Cain on April 19, 1849
in Davidson, Tennessee.
They had x children:

George Andrew Dorris, born(1855-1861) in Nashville, Tennessee.??


George Andrew Dorris married Mattie Caroline Owen
on November 24, 1875 in xxxxx,xx. 
They had x children: 

MARY ELIZABETH DORRIS, BORN APRIL 26, 1877
IN BLANCHE (LINCOLN COUNTY), TENNESSEE.
 


NOTE:
--Possible 2nd wife, Ms Simms 
They had x children: 

Family Bible Notes:

Daniel is said to have had snow white hair and a 
crippled back.  Probably, this was due to advancing 
years.





Webb and Dorris:




JOSEPH WEBB, BORN XXXXX XX, XXXX IN XXXXX. 
DIED XXXX XX, 1847 IN xxx, ALABAMA.
(20 MILES OUTSIDE BLANCHE, TENNESSEE) 
MARRIED MARIAH B. MARTIN. 
THEY HAD 3 CHILDREN: 

JOHN,
JOSEPH F.
 
MARY
  


JOSHEPH F. WEBB, BORN MARCH XX, 1839 IN ALABAMA. 
MARRIED MARY SMITH MCCANN ON NOVEMBER 17, 1859.
IN BLANCHE, LINCOLN COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
MARY SMITH MCCANN WAS BORN MAY 15, 1842.
They had 10 children:

Shell Martin, 
Martha Ann, 
Mary Jane, 
John L.
Joseph R. 
Fannie,
Mariah Elizabeth,
William David,
James S.
DANIEL BENJAMIN, BORN FEBRUARY 2, 1875 
IN BLANCHE (LINCOLN COUNTY), TENNESSEE.

DANIEL BENJAMIN WEBB MARRIED MARY ELISABETH DORRIS
 ON MAY 22, 1895 IN ROCKWALL, TEXAS.
 THEY HAD 5 CHILDREN: 

CLARENCE BENJAMIN , BORN OCT 22, 1897; 
    DIED MAY 16, 1957 IN DALLAS
    HE IS BURIED IN GROVE HILL CEMETARY.
    HE ADOPTED 1 GIRL OVERSEAS.
RUTH, BORN MARCH 25, 1896.  
    MARRIED TWICE--LASTLY TO DENNIS HELMS. 
    HAD 1 BOY-ORAM, BY FIRST HUSBAND.
GEORGE EARL, BORN JULY 29, 1900, 
    IN CLINTON(HUNT COUNTY), TEXAS, 
    JUST OUTSIDE OF CADDO MILLS, TEXAS.
BARNUM OLIVER, BORN DECEMBER 17, 1902 IN YANTIS
    (BROWARD(?) COUNTY),TEXAS, JUST OUTSIDE OF GREENVILLE,TEXAS;
    HE DIED SEPTEMBER 28, 1975 AND WAS CREAMATED.
JEWELL, BORN JUNE 23, 1906.  MARRIED ALVIN MARTIN 
    THEY HAD 2 SONS--WADE AND GLENN. 
    SHE DIED JANUARY 13, 1981 FROM
    COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES/PNEUMONIA.
 
 Family Background:


Daniel Benjamin, KNOWN AS ‘BEN’, DIED ON AUGUST 15, 1929 
AND IS BURIED IN CLINTON, TEXAS.
MARY ELIZABETH DORRIS WEBB DIED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1962 
IN DALLAS, TEXAS AND IS BURIED IN GROVE HILL CEMETARY.  
SHE WAS 85 YEARS OLD.



Genealogy Notes:

This genealogy will concern itself with the middle son, 
GEORGE EARL, and his wife and children. 


HE WAS KNOWN AS ‘EARL’.  
HE WAS BORN JULY 29, 1900 IN CLINTON (HUNT COUNTY), TEXAS.  
HIS FAMILY MOVED TO DALLAS AND HE WAS ENROLLED IN ALAMO SCHOOL IN 1913.  
HIS FAMILY LIVED ON CORINTH STREET AND THEY LATER MOVED TO 2009 LATIMER ST, 
ALSO IN DALLAS, TEXAS.  HE JOINED THE ARMY ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1918. 
HE WORKED AT FRANKLIN PAINT AND BODY ON MAIN STREET AND
HE EVENTUALLY BECAME ITS OWNER. 
HE MARRIED ELSIE EMMA LEATHERWOOD ON JANUARY 1, 1924.  
THEY WERE MARRIED BY THE REVEREND ANDERSON, AT HIS HOME. 
HE WAS THE MINISTER OF HIGHLAND PARK METHODIST CHURCH. 
THEY WERE MARRIED 51 YEARS AND HAD 3 CHILDREN:


GLORIA VINCENT, BORN MARCH 3, 1925 AT 0700.  
 SHE WAS BORN AT HOME AT 711 GRAHAM ST., DALLAS, TEXAS.  
 SHE MARRIED TWICE:
 JACK R. HINSON ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1949; divorced MAY 4, 1972
 DAVID SHERMAN ‘RIP’ RILEY ON  NOVEMER 22,1980.
KENNETH EARL, BORN OCTOBER 29, 1927 AT 0700.  
 HE WAS BORN AT HOME AT 3600 S. FITZHUGH, DALLAS, TEXAS.  
 HE MARRIED ROSE ANN FLETCHNER ON AUGUST 22, 1947 
 AT GASTON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, DALLAS, TEXAS. 
 THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN:

 LINDA JO, BORN AUGUST 23, 1948 
 AT OLD ST. PAUL HOSPITAL, DALLAS, TEXAS.
 SHE MARRIED OSCAR MURPHY ON MARCH 25, 1967.  
 THEY HAD 3 DAUGHTERS: 
 KRISTINA, KARIN AND KELLY.
 STEVEN EARL, BORN MARCH 3, 1952 
 AT OLD ST. PAUL HOSPITAL, DALLAS, TEXAS. 
 HE MARRIED MARCIA WATERSON ON JULY 16, 1971. 
 THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN: 
 TRAVIS EARL, AND ADRIA.


NORMA LORETTA, BORN SEPTEMBER 6, 1938 AT 1600.  
 SHE WAS BORN AT HOME AT 1323 S. FITZHUGH ST., DALLAS, TEXAS.
 SHE MARRIED JOHN HENRY HOLCOMB ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1962
 THE CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
 IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

 THEY HAD 1 DAUGHTER:

SHARI DIANE, BORN SEPTEMBER 27, 1963
 AT OLD ST. PAUL HOSPITAL, DALLAS,TEXAS.
 SHE  MARRIED JAMES ALBERT HILD
 ON JANUARY 1, 2001.
 THE CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
 IN ROCKWALL, TEXAS.


  
 Family Background:

GEORGE ‘EARL’ WEBB DIED ON JULY 20, 1975, SHORT OF HIS 75th BIRTHDAY 
ELSIE EMMA LEATHERWOOD WEBB WAS BORN JUNE 12, 1907 IN DALLAS, TEXAS. 
SHE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL UNTIL THE 7TH GRADE.  SHE WORKED AT 
FISHBURN'S LAUNDRY, ALONG WITH HER SISTER LILLIE, UNTIL HER MARRIAGE
TO GEORGE "EARL" WEBB. THEY WERE MARRIED ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, 1924.  
SHE SURVIVED HER HUSBAND BY SOME 19 YEARS AND DIED OCTOBER 16, 1994,
AT THE AGE OF 87.  SHE IS BURIED BESIDE HER HUSBAND AND ACROSS THE
SMALL STREET FROM HER PARENTS IN GROVE HILL CEMETARY, DALLAS, TEXAS.
 

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