James Anderson Choate (Son of John D. Choate & Celia)
     b.c. 1830 Tennessee
     m. (1) 1854 Hetty Catherine Spurlock Lyon 
            b 1832  Tennessee
            d. 25 May 1863 Arkansas
            m. (1) 14 Aug 1852 Sevier Co., Arkansas
                         William Lyons
     m. (2)  c1866 Martha _____
                b.c. 1846 Arkansas
Children:
1. James Choate
    b.c. 1855 Arkansas
2. Jasper N. Choate
    b.c.1857 Arkansas
3. Prudence Choate
     b.c. 1867 Texas
     m   27 Nov 1886  Somervell Co., TX
        Smith H. Hodge
4. William Choate
     b.c. 1868 Texas
5. Emily Choate
    b.c. 1869 Texas
6. Fanny Choate
    b.c. 1872 Texas
7. Thomas Choate
    b.c. 1875 Texas
8. John Choate
    b.c. 1876 Texas
9. Francis Choate
    b.c. 1878 Texas

(Hetty had one child from her first marriage, Daniel Lyon, 
who was listed as a Choate in the 1860 Polk County Census 
per another Choate researcher.)