Bewley Family Genealogy
My gr. gr. grandmother was Adeline Peck Bewley. She married as best I
can determine at this time a Henry or William Bewley. My cousin Barbara is
working on this genealogy and I hope to post some of the lineage when it comes
available. Adline's picture is listed in the Photo Album at the
left. Her daughter Laura Bewley first married a Carter Humphries and they
had one daughter that I know of. Her name was Floy "Flosse"
Humphries. Flosse married Sid Roswell Houpt for whom my dad Roswell was
named for. Carter Humphries was killed by a group of individuals.
His story follows below. After Carter's death Laura moved to the Garland
County area of Arkansas and married John H. Rigsby. They were my great
grandparents and their pictures are also on the Photo Album page. You may
click over to the Rigsby Genealogy page for more on the Rigsby's.
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is an e-mail from a cousin on the Bewley side of the family. I
found a story regarding Carter Humphries who was killed by the religious
group "Cobbites" )beheaded as the story goes). It mentioned that
he was a bartender and a rowdy. So I went back to the 1850, 1860, and 1870
census for White County. I found a Carter Humphries who had a brother
Charles and other siblings in 1850. The head of household in the 1850 and
1860 census reocrds was P. Humphries a female who was quite a bit old to
be his natural mother, she was 52 when he was 6. I also found a marriage
record for her in White Co. as Pocahontas Perry who married Carroll
Humphries. What is interesting there is that there are federal land
records for Carroll Humphries after the time he died and that he is
missing from the 1850 census which is prior to marriage record that I
found. So that makes that branch a bit interesting. Carter would have been
born in 1843 by the census records. On the 1870 census in Carter's
household is L.M. but no child. I haven't located the marriage records for
the time frame I would expect they would have married. I am on vacation
this week so I have had time to get to the Oklahoma History Library and do
some other exploring. Looking forward to corresponding. I have passed this
information along to Ramona Duff, whose mother in law was one of my
grandfather's double cousins. Her husband Cecil has been very ill so I
don't know when she will get back with me. Ramona belongs to DAR and makes
trips when she can to Salt Lake. She has been very helpful to me in my
research. Neysa |
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Carter Humphries brother's store in Judsonia.
Complements of Mr. Eddie Best, editor and past president, White County
Historical Society. For more information visit the White
County Historical Society Website.
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is the Cobbite Story (It will be added after I determine it's source for
credit.) |
Another
e-mail.
I have pulled out my files from Ramona and
here is what she shows: William C. Bewley, marriage license issued 30 Jan
1834 Jefferson Co. TN. census info: 1850 Gordon Co. GA 12th Division, 1860
Gordon Co. GA page 16. Not located in 1870 in GA, TN, TX. Children and
birth dates taken from 1850 Gordon Co. GA census. Have discrepancy on
Julia's pob from MO or MS. There is a note regarding another marriage for
W.C. Bewley of Catherine D. Hale but no notes (there is a discrepancy
regarding the Wells C. Bewley and William C. Bewley and who is which being
brought up on GenForum Bewley surname page.) Luvinia Adeline Peck, father
Elliott Peck mother Nancy Campbell. Birth order of children in family is
not known. The first eight were named in his will (he died 1858) So this
would show Luvinia Adeline Peck as being a Bewley. Bewley/Peck Children:
Cordelia J., Nancy A., Julia E., Elizabeth, Henry C., John A., Laura.
(from 1850 GA census). Peck/Campbell Children: Archibald Jackson, James
Russell, Washington W., William Fain, Laura Jane, Henry C., Luvinia
Adeline, Manah Marie, Arutha Caroline, and Gilbert. (Notice the repeat of
the name Laura and Henry as names of Luvinia's children) I also have a
packet from Cliff, who has done a considerable amount of Bewley research
which indicates the Bewley's were from Germany which contradicts my oral
history, but then oral history gets its twists and turns and I try prove
everything I can and note the rest. |
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