Descendants of John Abraham Henson - Index of

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Oklahoma. His grandson, Connie Henson, said that he had tried locating the cemetery where buried, but could not find it.
It is thought perhaps that John married or lived with the widow, Joscie (Hunt) Tate, near Colbert, OK, and that they may
have had a child. It is believed that John died about 1906/7 and if there was a daughter, this child could be the child
adopted by Hollan and Luetta Singletary who christened her Myrtle Mae, my mother, born 31 Oct 1906. How or why this
situation occurred, if it did, is anybody's guess. However, Joscie did have five or more other children to raise as a single
parent since her previous husband, Tom Tate, died about 1900 in Tyler, Smith, Texas.
Old letters uncovered in my parent's estate reflect that Carl W. Henson corresponded with Mae (my mother) as early as
16 Oct 1972 and addresses her as "Aunt Mae". Discussing the lineage with Charlie Henson, grandson of John, he
relates that he was also informed by Robert (RD) Henson, his father, that he should visit his half -sister in Arkansas, but
said that he never did.
Connie Henson relates that when he got out of the service in 1955 that his father, Robert, suggested he visit Aunt Mae in
Arkansas but that he never did also. He did state that he had been shown early school pictures of me which my mother
had sent him. He also states emphatically that his grand father, John Abraham, was 1/4 Cherokee Indian.
School pictures, 1949-1950, of Wadel Coleman Henson, born in 1935 and grandson of John, were found in the family
picture box, so it appears that correspondence with Mary Henson, his mother, occurred. Coleman indicated he had
visited mother once and tried again in 1989 while traveling with his older daughter, Martha Sue, but that he could not find
the address. There may be other pictures without names which I and other family members do not recognize.
24. James Monroe Gaston
Birth: 9 Jul 1864, South Fork Twp., Montgomery, AR
Died: 25 Feb 1915, Achille, Bryan, OK
Buried: Achille, Bryan, OK
Parents: James Bullock Gaston and Lucinda Ada McConnell
Spouse: Luella V. Spriggs
Birth: 28 Jul 1865, GA
Died: 12 Dec 1939, Achille, Bryan, OK
Burial: Lemon Hill Cemetery, Achille, Bryan, OK
Marriage: 4 May 1884, South Fork Twp., Montgomery, AR (verified from AR Marriages)
Gaston, James M. 46 M W AR OK Bryan 5-Twp
Title: US Census of the United States, Oklahoma, Bryan, 5-Twp, 2nd day of May 1910, Series: T624 Roll: 1244 Page: 67
- Image/line #78
http://www.austinlibrary.com:2249/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?surname=gaston&series=13&state=31
&countyid=996&hitcount=2&p=1&urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B6075689%3B29545413%3B13%3B31
&searchtype=1&offset=0
Card number: 1000072301525
James M. 46 AR, Luella S. Gaston 43 GA, and three children - first two born AR, last OK:
Eva P, 15; Jarvis F, 8; and Charles Lester, 6/12.
Included is a border: "Charlie Weger"
Children:
1. James Alfred "Bud" - b. 22 Oct 1884, Gaston Twp., Montgomery, AR d. 15 Mar 1971, Bokchito, Bryan, OK and buried
Bokchito Cemetery, Bokchito, Bryan, OK m. Nellie Greenwalt b: 27 Jun 1896, Blue Ridge, Collin, TX d: Mar 1987,
Bokchito, Bryan, OK and buried Bokchito Cemetery, Bokchito, Bryan, OK: Had issues: TWO
i James Juddy Gaston b: 1916 d: 1997
ii George Elzie Gaston b: 1922
2. Josephine "Etta" - b. 1886, Gaston Twp., Montgomery, AR
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