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William Grant Redden & Millie Berks

William Grant Redden b. 1789 SC d. 1872 Greasy Valley, Logan Co., AR Buried: Redding Family Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: 25 Nov 1812 Caswell Co., NC Father: Thomas Redden Mother: Margaret Paul Carrigan

Millie Berks b. 1774 GA d. abt 1856 Greasy Valley, Logan Co., AR Buried: Redding Cemetery, Logan Co., AR



Children



Lemuel L. Redden b. 1815 KY d. 17 Oct 1918 Natchez, Adams Co., MS Buried: Natchez National Cemetery, Natchez, Adams Co., MS

Wife: Eliza X b. abt 1821 KY


Susan A. Redden b 20 Nov 1820 NC d. 30 Aug 1880 Logan Co., AR Buried: beside husband.

Husband: Daniel R. Lee b. 20 Dec 1819 Copeland Place, Johnston Co., NC d. 15 Nov 1895 Logan Co., AR Buried: Behind Needham Place in a field east of Paris, Logan Co., AR Father: William S. Lee Mother: Dicey Elizabeth Ennis


James Redden b. 15 Feb 1827/1829 Henry Co., Tennessee d. 22 Nov 1913 Buried: Moore Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: 27 Jan 1862 Johnson Co., AR

Wife: Martha A. Smith b. 27 Dec 1837 Georgia d. 4 May 1912 Buried: Moore Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Joseph Smith Mother: Harriet Lee


William Redden, Jr. b. abt. 1834 TN


William and Millie Redden were natives of South Carolina, married in Georgia, and farmed the land. They had 13 children total. William was drafted in the War of 1812, went to Norfolk and was discharged. He emigrated from Tennessee to Arkansas in 1836, settled in Logan Co., AR. Millie Berks Redden was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.


1850 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson Co., AR:

Redding, William, 61, farmer, SC

Milly, 61, SC

James, 21, TN

William, 14, TN


1850 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson Co., AR:

Redden, Lemuel, 35, farmer, NC

Eliza, 29, KY

William, 8, AR

John, 7, AR

Julia Ann, 5, AR

Matthew, 2, AR (b. 1849. 1880 Short Mountain, Logan Co., AR d. Yell Co., AR Wife: "Jas")


1860 Federal Census, Shoal Creek Township, Johnson Co., AR:

Underwood, Leonard, 35, KY, farmer, $620 - $600

Sarah, 24, TN

Emily, 11/12, AR

Caroline 3, AR

Redden, William, 73, SC, $1500


1860 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson Co., AR:

Gray, James, 34, VA, farmer, $500-$300

Laura, 33, TN

Elijah, 13, TN

James, 11, TN

John, 9, TN

William, 5, TN

Charles, 2, AR

Redden, James, 28, TN, mechanic $400-$1000


1870 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson/Logan Co., AR:

Reddin, Matthew, 21, AR

Mary, 21, AR


James Redden was a farmer, lived in Johnson Township, Logan Co., AR. He served in the Civil War, enlisted in Company B, under Captain H. Butts, in 1863, he served nine months and was discharged. He constructed cotton gins, owned 240 acres of land, 75 acres cultivated, primary crops being corn and cotton. James and Martha were members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and James was a member of the Masonic Lodge.


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William S. Lee & Eliza Dicey Ennis
James Henry Lee & Penelope Ann Copeland
Daniel R. Lee & Susan A. Redden
James Redden & Martha A. Smith
Ephraim Newton Lee & America Robinson
Dennison J. Redden & Lamina Bridgett Maberry
Joseph Smith & Harriett Caroline Lee

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