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James Marion Popnoe was born on 5 December 1816 at Polk County, Arkansas.1 He was the son of Peter (III) Popenoe and (?) Unknown. James Marion Popnoe married Susan Watts circa 1848 at Jasper, TX.11 James Marion Popnoe died on 13 December 1906 at Sterling County, TX, at age 90; (He is buried in Iolanthe Cemetery, now abandoned, 17 miles N of Sterling City, TX on the road to Colorado City, TX.). There is no conclusive evidence that our Peter Popenoe was the father of James. However, the Popnoe family tradition was that James' father's name was Peter, that he was of French extraction, his place of birth unknown. James and Peter are both Popenoe family names. The name of Peter's wife is unknown, although she was reported in the census to be born in Louisiana and perhaps met and married Peter in the area that is now Polk County, Arkansas. Since James' first son was named Peter Vastine, it may be that she was a Vastine. Her first name might have been given to one of her daughters. According to the censuses, James could not read or write. His father, Peter, could and James' illiteracy may be due to his father's having died when James was very young and his frontier upbringing. In early records the name contains a middle vowel: Popiner, Popeno, Popenough and it is still often pronounced that way. Two of James' daughters, married in 1867 and 1869, were listed as Popinoe. Eventually the middle e was dropped and James' name and that of his descendants is now spelled Popnoe. His middle name is also a matter of dispute. Some Basham family records call him James Marion, another says James Monrow, and Allan Don Davis says James William Popnoe Sr. Davis may have interpreted that from the 1900 census that listed James Sr. living with the family of his son, James William. Early censuses stated James Marion's birthplace as both Louisiana and Arkansas. On the back of his picture, in possession of Sue Rodgers, James' granddaughter wrote that he was born in Polk County, Louisiana. There is none such in Louisiana, but there is in Arkansas, which became a state after James was born. The Louisiana Territory was created in 1805 and became Missouri Territory in 1812. In 1810, what is now Polk County was still Indian Land. In 1819, the Arkansas Territory was created in the southern part of the Missouri Territory, encompassing what is now Arkansas and Oklahoma and with an uncertain southwestern border with Texas. In 1820 the Arkansas Territorial Legislature established three counties which shared parts of present Polk County: Clark, Hempstead and Miller. Sevier County was formed from the latter two in 1828 and Polk was formed from Sevier in 1844. The Polk County courthouse burned during the Civil War and again in 1883. Anyone researching the Popenoes in that area from 1816 or before to the 1830s will have an interesting time. According to a granddaughter, at one time James hauled freight by ox wagon from Jefferson, Texas to Dallas and later by horse wagon before there was a railroad. The freight was sent from New Orleans by river boats to Jefferson (near Shreveport), then freighted by wagon to other towns. The granddaughter said she had only seen her grandparents one time and that she remembered her grandmother's hair and eyes were black and she was very pretty. Mexican Texas became the Republic of Texas in 1836 and the following year James Popnoe moved to Jasper County (in east Texas bordering Louisiana) where he received a second class certificate for 640 acres. On 28 Sep 1841 he received an unconditional certificate (#471) for this land. In 1845 Texas became a U.S. state and in 1847-8 James married Susan Watts whose family were living in the same county. In November 1850, James and Susan and their first born, Lucrecia were listed in the first U.S. Census in Sabine County, just north of Jasper County. By 1860 the family had moved to Fannin County, more than 200 miles away in north Texas bordering Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. In 1866 James paid a Civil War tax on one carriage in Fannin County. Between 1870 and 1880 the family moved again to a ranch in Coleman County, more than 100 miles NW of Austin. The ranch was located near Robinson's Peak, about 9 miles NW of Coleman town. James brought in masons from east Texas to build a two story stone house with chimneys at both ends. After it was abandoned many years later it was struck by lightning and the stones were hauled off by local farmers for their own use. A Coleman County history shows a cattle brand, SU for Susan Popnoe, recorded in 1878. James appears to have conceived two children with a black mother. The 1870 census for Fannin County showed Maria Roberts, cook, aged 26, with two sons, George 4 and Sam 2. However, the 1880 census for Fannin County shows a mulatto Sam Popnoe living with his mother Maria Yarbrough, 40, who is married to Tom Yarbrough. In Grayson County is a young black George Popinaw, a farm laborer living with the family of B. P. Lain. The 1900 census shows both men again living with their mother, now Mariah Lane, 64. The censuses show her born in Tennessee and show the boys born in Texas, place of father's birth unknown. In 1900 they are listed as George Popenny, born June 1864, table waiter, and Sam Poppeny, born March 1867, laborer. In 1900, the censuses showed Susan Watts Popnoe still living in Coleman County, with her daughter Maggie Popnoe Straley, while James was living in Stonewall County, NW of Abilene, with his son James William Popnoe.

     Children of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts:

Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe+   b. 28 Dec 1848, d. 27 Nov 1903
Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe+   b. 26 Mar 1851, d. 21 Dec 1936
Peter Vastine Popnoe+   b. 10 Oct 1854, d. 1 May 1892
James William (Will) Popnoe+   b. 19 Nov 1857, d. 31 Dec 1909
Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe+   b. 22 Apr 1860, d. 29 Mar 1952
Addie Octaverie Popnoe+   b. 26 Dec 1863, d. 10 May 1893
Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe+   b. 27 Dec 1867, d. 20 Apr 1959
Charles Cullen Popnoe+   b. 22 Apr 1869, d. 4 Nov 1927

Citations

1. [S1] James M. Popnoe tombstone, Oliver Popenoe's files, Rye Brook, NY.
2. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
3. [S11] 1850 TX Census, Salt Lake City, UT.
4. [S12] 1860 TX Census, Salt Lake City, UT.
5. [S13] 1870 TX Census, Salt Lake City, UT.
6. [S14] 1880 TX Census, Salt Lake City, UT.
7. [S15] 1900 TX Census, Salt Lake City, UT.
8. [S17] Letter, Mrs. T. C. Bassham to Paul Popenoe, Dec 1967.
9. [S18] Letter, Mary Ann Woodard to Paul Popenoe, 14 Jul 1997.
10. [S10] Gifford White, Texas, 1840 Census.
11. [S8] Madeleine Martin, SE TX Families, No date given for the marriage..

Peter (III) Popenoe married (?) Unknown. Peter (III) Popenoe was born circa 1778 at Morgantown, Monongalia, WV. He died after 1818.

     Child of Peter (III) Popenoe and (?) Unknown:

James Marion Popnoe+   b. 5 Dec 1816, d. 13 Dec 1906

Her married name was (?) Popenoe. (?) Unknown married Peter (III) Popenoe.

     Child of (?) Unknown and Peter (III) Popenoe:

James Marion Popnoe+   b. 5 Dec 1816, d. 13 Dec 1906

Susan Watts was born on 2 April 1829 at Jasper, TX. As of circa 1848,her married name was Popnoe. She married James Marion Popnoe, son of Peter (III) Popenoe and (?) Unknown, circa 1848 at Jasper, TX.6 Susan Watts died on 10 January 1901 at Coleman, TX, at age 71; Her tombstone is in the Silver Valley Cemetery, Coleman County. (Go about 10 miles NW of Coleman on US 84, past the ghost town of Silver Valley. Turn right and go 3/4 mile down a country road. The cemetery is on the NW corner at a crossroads.). Susan's father, Thomas Watts, was born in Dublin, Ireland ca 1765. The Watts family may have arrived in South Carolina in 1767 on the ship Earl of Hillsborough from Belfast Township, Northern Ireland. He obtained a land grant in Camden, South Carolina. Susan's mother, Susan Hutchins, was born in Georgia or Mississippi about 1789. Around 1815-17, Thomas Watts married in Ouachita Parish, LA, Susan Hutchins Pace Berry, a third marriage for her and a second marriage for him. In 1825, the Watts family moved to the Mexican Municipality of Bevil, now Jasper County, TX, near the town of Jasper, where Susan Watts was born. The Spanish Archives of the Texas General Land Office shows that Thomas Watts had 1 lea. of land there on 23 Dec 1834. A Mexican Census of Texas in 1835 shows Susan Watts, age six. Thomas died in 1841 and is buried on his land in what became known as the Watts-Fuller Cemetery.

     Children of Susan Watts and James Marion Popnoe:

Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe+   b. 28 Dec 1848, d. 27 Nov 1903
Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe+   b. 26 Mar 1851, d. 21 Dec 1936
Peter Vastine Popnoe+   b. 10 Oct 1854, d. 1 May 1892
James William (Will) Popnoe+   b. 19 Nov 1857, d. 31 Dec 1909
Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe+   b. 22 Apr 1860, d. 29 Mar 1952
Addie Octaverie Popnoe+   b. 26 Dec 1863, d. 10 May 1893
Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe+   b. 27 Dec 1867, d. 20 Apr 1959
Charles Cullen Popnoe+   b. 22 Apr 1869, d. 4 Nov 1927

Citations

1. [S3] Susan Watts Popnoe tombstone, Oliver Popenoe's files, Rye Brook, NY.
2. [S8] Madeleine Martin, SE TX Families.
3. [S9] Marion Day Mullins, First Census of TX.
4. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
5. [S18] Letter, Mary Ann Woodard to Paul Popenoe, 14 Jul 1997.
6. [S8] Madeleine Martin, SE TX Families, No date given for the marriage..

Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe was born on 28 December 1848 at Jasper, TX. She was the daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts. As of 7 February 1867,her married name was Bassham.1,2 Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe married Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham on 7 February 1867 at Fannin, TX.1,2 Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe died on 27 November 1903 at Bonham, Fannin, TX, at age 54. Lucretia's name was sometimes spelled Lucrecia. Her Fannin Co marriage record lists her as Louisa L. Popinoe; the Bassham family records show a second name Loduska. Her sister Maggie claimed her name was Lucrecia Barsheba but census records list her as Lucrecia L. The family had moved to Fannin County before 1870 where Lucretia married Frank Bassham in 1867. Frank, son of Johnson J. Bassham, was born in Mississippi about 1840 and moved to Texas before the Civil War.

     Children of Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe and Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham:

Susan Elizabeth (Betty) Bassham   b. c 1867, d. c 1913
William Palestine (Bill) Bassham   b. 29 Aug 1870, d. 16 Apr 1963
Henry Lansford Bassham   b. 14 Sep 1872, d. 22 Oct 1939
Edward Franklin (Edd) Bassham   b. 12 Jan 1875, d. 22 Dec 1937
Arrie Ellen Bassham   b. c Jul 1878, d. 15 Feb 1910
Leonard Lawrence Bassham   b. 25 May 1880, d. 8 Oct 1956
Sam Estes Bassham   b. 2 Dec 1881, d. 12 Mar 1917
Phinis Malcome Bassham   b. 13 May 1884, d. 25 Mar 1946
Ethel Erie Bassham   b. 25 Nov 1886, d. 15 Jan 1977
Cora "May" Seeley Bassham   b. 14 Sep 1890, d. 30 Dec 1918

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.
2. [S21] "Bassham/Popnoe Group Sheets".

Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham was born circa July 1845 at Alabama or Mississippi.1,2 He married Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe, daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, on 7 February 1867 at Fannin, TX.1,2 Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham died on 7 February 1916 at Fannin, TX; The Bassham/Popnoe group sheet says he died 12 Dec 1915.1,2

     Children of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe:

Susan Elizabeth (Betty) Bassham   b. c 1867, d. c 1913
William Palestine (Bill) Bassham   b. 29 Aug 1870, d. 16 Apr 1963
Henry Lansford Bassham   b. 14 Sep 1872, d. 22 Oct 1939
Edward Franklin (Edd) Bassham   b. 12 Jan 1875, d. 22 Dec 1937
Arrie Ellen Bassham   b. c Jul 1878, d. 15 Feb 1910
Leonard Lawrence Bassham   b. 25 May 1880, d. 8 Oct 1956
Sam Estes Bassham   b. 2 Dec 1881, d. 12 Mar 1917
Phinis Malcome Bassham   b. 13 May 1884, d. 25 Mar 1946
Ethel Erie Bassham   b. 25 Nov 1886, d. 15 Jan 1977
Cora "May" Seeley Bassham   b. 14 Sep 1890, d. 30 Dec 1918

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.
2. [S21] "Bassham/Popnoe Group Sheets".

Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe was born on 26 March 1851 at TX.1,2 She was the daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts.1,2 As of 8 April 1869,her married name was Cowsert.3 Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe married William James Cowsert on 8 April 1869 at Fannin, TX.3 Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe died on 21 December 1936 at Jones, TX, at age 85.1,2 Caroline was probably born in Sabine County where her family was living in 1850. She married William Cowsert in Fannin County and they lived in the dwelling next door to her parents according to the 1880 census. William Cowsert was born in Louisiana, ca 1840. In 1881 W. J. Cowsert patented 160 acres of land in Travis district, Coleman Co. In 1889 he patented 176 acres in Bexar and Milam Districts, Jones Co, patented another 480 acres there at an unspecified date; and 322.45 acres there on 16 Nov 1904. In 1900 Caroline was listed in the census as head of household, occupation farming. So they were either divorced by that time or he was dead and the land records didn't show it. Caroline died in Jones County, TX in 1936 and is buried in the Anson Cemetery there.3,4

     Children of Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe and William James Cowsert:

Edna Cowsert   b. Mar 1870
Thales Lester Cowsert   b. c 1873
Dodie Alice Cowsert   b. c 1876
William Murray Cowsert   b. Dec 1879
Homer Cowsert   b. Jun 1885

Citations

1. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".
2. [S21] "Bassham/Popnoe Group Sheets".
3. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
4. [S32] Texas Land Title Abstracts.

William James Cowsert was born circa 1840 at LA.1 He married Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe, daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, on 8 April 1869 at Fannin, TX.1 William James Cowsert died before 1900 at Jones, TX.1

     Children of William James Cowsert and Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe:

Edna Cowsert   b. Mar 1870
Thales Lester Cowsert   b. c 1873
Dodie Alice Cowsert   b. c 1876
William Murray Cowsert   b. Dec 1879
Homer Cowsert   b. Jun 1885

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Peter Vastine Popnoe was born on 10 October 1854 at prob Sabine, TX. He was the son of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts. Peter Vastine Popnoe married Viola Evaline Buck on 27 February 1881 at Coleman, Coleman, TX.2 Peter Vastine Popnoe died on 1 May 1892 at Camp Springs, Scurry, TX, at age 37. In the 1880 Census, Peter, age 26, was living with his parents in Coleman County. Eliza Buck, a widow, lived a short distance from the Popnoe ranch. It wasn't long before a romance developed between Peter and Eliza's young daughter Viola "Gally" Buck. There was a wedding in 1881 and Peter and Viola sooned moved to Scurry County in west Texas SE of Lubbock. They had five children before he died a young man of 38. Viola then married James F. Parks and they had two girls, Johnie and Frankie. Peter's death, according to family tradition, occured after he had been ill for sometime. Recovering, he put on his boots and was bitten by a black widow spider in one of the boots. In his weakened condition, the bite killed him.

     Children of Peter Vastine Popnoe and Viola Evaline Buck:

Ira Vastine Popnoe+   b. 26 May 1882, d. 5 Sep 1945
Inez Popnoe   b. 9 Dec 1883, d. 15 Oct 1967
Pearl Popnoe   b. 22 Dec 1886
Ivan James Popnoe+   b. 14 Jul 1888, d. 22 Feb 1972
Irvin Buck Popnoe+   b. 29 Apr 1891, d. 8 Mar 1973

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
2. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".

Viola Evaline Buck was born on 27 September 1859 at Liberty, TX.1 As of 27 February 1881,her married name was Popnoe.1 She married Peter Vastine Popnoe, son of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, on 27 February 1881 at Coleman, Coleman, TX.1 Viola Evaline Buck died on 14 April 1947 at Chaves, NM, at age 87.1 One of Viola's children, Johnie Parks, provided information on her descent. She was said to be related to General Joseph Warren, 1741-1775, an educator, physician, soldier and patriot leader in the pre-1776 period; an associate of Samuel and John Adams, John Hancock and others in Boston. He drafted the Suffolk Resolve which was sent to the Continental Congress and was President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775. With war approaching he wished to serve as a soldier, not a doctor, and was appointed a Major General by the Continental Congress. On June 17, 1775 he fought and was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. As an important Revolutionary War hero, towns and counties in many states have been named after him. Elizabeth Warren, a daughter or neice of Joseph, married a Barber; they lived in Hagerstown, MD and Harpers Ferry. Their son Samuel Barber moved to Texas when he was 17 years old; he died in 1864 at Barber Hill, about 12 miles from Liberty, TX. He married Elizabeth Barrow, born in LA, 30 Dec 1790, died 7 Mar 1868 in Refugio, TX. The Barrow family were wealthy slave owners and allegedly bought Elizabeth from Indians when she was two. She was said to be French. Samuel Barber and Elizabeth Barrow had ten children; the last was Eliza Ann (b 17 Feb 1830 in Refugio, TX, d 4 July 1916, Coleman, TX). Eliza first married a man named Winfree who died after two years, then in Newton County, TX, 1851, she married Augustus Richard Buck who was b 1 August 1824 in Lowell, MA and spent his next 6 years in Boston. In 1830, Richard was kidnapped by a Prof. and Mrs. Page and taken to New Orleans and on to Anahuac, TX. After his marriage during the Civil War, Richard joined a companiy of Texas Confederates at Liberty and later moved to Refugio. He served as a tax collector, riding by horse from farm to farm. His horse slipped in a hole, threw him and rolled on him breaking some ribs. He lived a few months then died of TB 9 Dec 1876. Eliza then moved to Coleman with her three daughters.2

     Children of Viola Evaline Buck and Peter Vastine Popnoe:

Ira Vastine Popnoe+   b. 26 May 1882, d. 5 Sep 1945
Inez Popnoe   b. 9 Dec 1883, d. 15 Oct 1967
Pearl Popnoe   b. 22 Dec 1886
Ivan James Popnoe+   b. 14 Jul 1888, d. 22 Feb 1972
Irvin Buck Popnoe+   b. 29 Apr 1891, d. 8 Mar 1973

Citations

1. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".
2. [S29] Barber/Buck families, family notes from Johnie Parks Latimer, undated Oliver Popenoe's files.

James William (Will) Popnoe was born on 19 November 1857 at TX.1,2 He was the son of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts.1,2 James William (Will) Popnoe married Frances Elizabeth (Fannie) Cope circa 1892. James William (Will) Popnoe died on 31 December 1909 at Snyder, Scurry, TX, at age 52.1,2 Will was probably born in Fannin County, moving with his family to Coleman County after 1870. While there he married Fannie Cope, daughter of Reuben and Rebecca Cope. Her sister, LaNora, married Will's brother, Charles. The Popnoes, Copes and Straleys were among the earliest settlers in Coleman County. It is said that when they arrived there was only a saloon and one store in Coleman town. During their life together, Will and Fannie lived in Coleman, Scurry, Stonewall and Borden Counties. Just before his death, Will patented 486 acres of land in Bexar District, Scurry Co. Both Will and Fannie are buried in the Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, Scurry County.

     Children of James William (Will) Popnoe and Frances Elizabeth (Fannie) Cope:

Carrie Casper Popnoe   b. Sep 1894
Rilla Popnoe   b. May 1896
Carney William Popnoe+   b. 22 Feb 1898, d. 4 Feb 1966
Ora Lee Popnoe   b. c 1901, d. 19 Nov 1963
Edith Popnoe   b. c 1903
Flora Popnoe   b. c 1906
Reuben Charles Popnoe   b. 8 Apr 1908, d. 14 Apr 1983
William J. Popnoe   b. c 1911

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
2. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".

Frances Elizabeth (Fannie) Cope was born on 14 April 1870 at TX. As of circa 1892,her married name was Popnoe. She married James William (Will) Popnoe, son of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, circa 1892. Frances Elizabeth (Fannie) Cope died on 3 March 1920 at Scurry, TX, at age 49.

     Children of Frances Elizabeth (Fannie) Cope and James William (Will) Popnoe:

Carrie Casper Popnoe   b. Sep 1894
Rilla Popnoe   b. May 1896
Carney William Popnoe+   b. 22 Feb 1898, d. 4 Feb 1966
Ora Lee Popnoe   b. c 1901, d. 19 Nov 1963
Edith Popnoe   b. c 1903
Flora Popnoe   b. c 1906
Reuben Charles Popnoe   b. 8 Apr 1908, d. 14 Apr 1983
William J. Popnoe   b. c 1911

Cora Hayes and Mattie Popnoe McKenzie      Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe was born on 22 April 1860 at Bonham, Fannin, TX. She was the daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts. Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe married J. Lacy McKenzie before 1878. Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe died on 29 March 1952 at Johnson City, Blanco, TX, at age 91. Mattie was married to Lacy McKenzie before 1880; they were shown in the 1880 Census living with their year-old daughter, Cora, in a dwelling next to her parents. Lacy died after 1890, leaving Mattie a young widow with three small children. She then married a Mr. Hayes, but this marriage does not seem to have worked out. After Cora married Fred Rodway, Mattie lived most of the remainder of her life with them in Sterling, Coke, Coryall and Blanco counties. When Camp Hood opened in Coryall County in 1942, the government bought the Rodway ranch to expand it. The Rodways and Mattie then bought a large ranch in Blanco County on the Pedernales River near the small town of Sandy. Mattie died in the Blanco Hospital, 29 March 1952, having lived 91 years, 11 months and 7 days, and was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Johnson City next to Cora and Fred Rodway.

     Children of Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe and J. Lacy McKenzie:

Cora C. McKenzie   b. c 1878, d. 21 Sep 1947
Roy McKenzie   b. c 1885
Willie Era McKenzie   b. 4 Oct 1890, d. 4 May 1893

J. Lacy McKenzie was born circa 1854 at TX. He married Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe, daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, before 1878. J. Lacy McKenzie died after 1890.

     Children of J. Lacy McKenzie and Martha Ellen (Mattie) Popnoe:

Cora C. McKenzie   b. c 1878, d. 21 Sep 1947
Roy McKenzie   b. c 1885
Willie Era McKenzie   b. 4 Oct 1890, d. 4 May 1893

Addie Octaverie Popnoe was born on 26 December 1863 at Fannin, TX. She was the daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts.  Addie Octaverie Popnoe married John Henry Straley before 1882 at Coleman, TX. Addie Octaverie Popnoe died on 10 May 1893 at Coleman, TX, at age 29. Addie was about 17, living with her parents in Coleman County, when she married John Straley. The couple had seven children while living in Coleman County. She died at 29 and is buried in the Silver Valley Cemetery, not far from the Popnoe home place. She has an Eastern Star (Masonic) tombstone. She was a Baptist. Less than two years later, John married Addie's sister, Mary Magdaline, who became mother to the children, plus having more of her own.

     Children of Addie Octaverie Popnoe and John Henry Straley:

Ethel Straley   b. 8 Mar 1882, d. 30 May 1882
Bertha Mary (Mae) Straley   b. Feb 1883, d. 16 Mar 1928
James D. (Dee) Straley   b. 3 Feb 1885, d. 2 Aug 1961
Joseph Leland (Lee) Straley   b. 3 Feb 1885, d. 5 Jul 1966
Maggie (Bunce) Straley   b. 16 Feb 1886, d. Dec 1976
John Straley   b. 14 Apr 1889, d. 20 Apr 1889
Ernestine Straley   b. 14 Aug 1891, d. Sep 1972

John Henry Straley was born on 20 September 1856 at Straley Ranch, Adamsville, Lampasas, TX. He married Addie Octaverie Popnoe, daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, before 1882 at Coleman, TX. John Henry Straley married Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe, daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, on 26 December 1894 at Coleman, TX.1 John Henry Straley died on 30 July 1928 at Oplin, Callahan, TX, at age 71.

     Children of John Henry Straley and Addie Octaverie Popnoe:

Ethel Straley   b. 8 Mar 1882, d. 30 May 1882
Bertha Mary (Mae) Straley   b. Feb 1883, d. 16 Mar 1928
James D. (Dee) Straley   b. 3 Feb 1885, d. 2 Aug 1961
Joseph Leland (Lee) Straley   b. 3 Feb 1885, d. 5 Jul 1966
Maggie (Bunce) Straley   b. 16 Feb 1886, d. Dec 1976
John Straley   b. 14 Apr 1889, d. 20 Apr 1889
Ernestine Straley   b. 14 Aug 1891, d. Sep 1972

     Children of John Henry Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe:

Henry Bland Straley   b. 10 May 1897, d. 18 Mar 1977
Mattie Elizabeth Straley   b. 12 Dec 1900, d. 25 Jan 1907
Myrtle Thelma Straley   b. 15 Feb 1908, d. 28 Jan 1979

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe was born on 27 December 1867 at Fannin, TX.1 She was the daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts.1 As of 9 June 1887,her married name was Straley.1 Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe married Charles C. Straley on 9 June 1887 at Coleman, TX.1 Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe married John Henry Straley on 26 December 1894 at Coleman, TX.1 Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe died on 20 April 1959 at the Davis Ranch, Lampasas, TX, at age 91.1 R Maggie grew up in Fannin and Coleman Counties near Robinsons Peak where the family owned a combination farm and ranch. In 1887 Maggie married Charles Straley from Lampasas County, brother of John Henry Straley who had married her sister Addie several years earlier. Charles was killed 28 May 1893 while herding cattle in Taylor County (adjoining Coleman). His horse ran into a drift fence and he died from the resulting injuries. Charles and Maggie had four children, though one, a son born in 1890, died when only 6 days old. So Maggie was left a widow with three children, all under five. Her sister, Addie, had died only 18 days previously, leaving John Henry Straley with five small children. It must have seemed a practical move to combine their families. Maggie married John the next year. Some time before 1900, Maggie's mother, Susan Watts Popnoe came to live with them, leaving her father living with her brother James William Popnoe in Stonewall County. Sometime after 1900, the family moved to Oplin in Callahan County, just north of Coleman. Maggie and John had three children together between 1897 and 1908. The Straley children were among the first children to attend school in the Oplin, Texas area. After John Straley died of heart failure in 1928, Maggie continued to live in the Straley home in Oplin for many years. Some of her children had settled in the area. In 1950 she found she had cancer and she began to spend her winters and then to live permanently with her youngest child, Myrtle Thelma Straley Davis in Lampasas County. She died in 1959 at the age of 91 and is buried next to her husband John in the Oplin Cemetery.

     Children of Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe and Charles C. Straley:

Crystal Straley   b. Feb 1889
Charles Dean Straley   b. 19 Jan 1891, d. 11 Jun 1979
Ada Straley   b. 10 Oct 1893, d. 4 Jan 1990

     Children of Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe and John Henry Straley:

Henry Bland Straley   b. 10 May 1897, d. 18 Mar 1977
Mattie Elizabeth Straley   b. 12 Dec 1900, d. 25 Jan 1907
Myrtle Thelma Straley   b. 15 Feb 1908, d. 28 Jan 1979

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Charles C. Straley was born on 15 December 1854 at Travis, TX.1 He married Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe, daughter of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, on 9 June 1887 at Coleman, TX.1 Charles C. Straley died on 28 May 1893 at the Popnoe Ranch, Coleman, TX, at age 38.1

     Children of Charles C. Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe:

Crystal Straley   b. Feb 1889
Charles Dean Straley   b. 19 Jan 1891, d. 11 Jun 1979
Ada Straley   b. 10 Oct 1893, d. 4 Jan 1990

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Her married name was Lawler.2 Crystal Straley married Cleo O. Lawler.2 Crystal Straley was born in February 1889 at Coleman, TX.1 She was the daughter of Charles C. Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe.1

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
2. [S28] Social Security Death Index.

Charles Dean Straley was born on 19 January 1891 at Coleman, TX.1 He was the son of Charles C. Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe.1 Charles Dean Straley married Annie Lollie Windham in 1913.1 Charles Dean Straley died on 11 June 1979 at Taylor, TX, at age 88.2

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
2. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".

Her married name was McIntyre.1 Ada Straley married Tom S. McIntyre.1 Ada Straley was born on 10 October 1893 at Coleman, TX.2 She was the daughter of Charles C. Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe.1 Ada Straley died on 4 January 1990 at age 96.2

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
2. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".

Henry Bland Straley was born on 10 May 1897 at Coleman, TX. He was the son of John Henry Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe. Henry Bland Straley married Lanie Claudine Roberson on 15 April 1915 at Oplin, Callahan, TX.1 Henry Bland Straley died on 18 March 1977 at Temple, Bell, TX, at age 79.2

Citations

1. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".
2. [S27] Texas Dealth Records.

Mattie Elizabeth Straley was born on 12 December 1900 at Coleman, TX. She was the daughter of John Henry Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe. Mattie Elizabeth Straley died on 25 January 1907 at Oplin, Callahan, TX, at age 6.

Her married name was Davis. Myrtle Thelma Straley was born on 15 February 1908 at Oplin, Callahan, TX. She was the daughter of John Henry Straley and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Popnoe. Myrtle Thelma Straley married Leslie Leonard Davis on 22 December 1931.1 Myrtle Thelma Straley died on 28 January 1979 at Lampasas, Lampasas, TX, at age 70.

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Charles Cullen Popnoe was born on 22 April 1869 at Fannin, TX.1 He was the son of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts.1 Charles Cullen Popnoe married Nora L. Cope in 1893.1 Charles Cullen Popnoe died on 4 November 1927 at Coleman, TX, at age 58.1 R When Charles was born in 1870, he already had two married sisters, Lucrecia and Caroline, and two nieces, Susan Basham and Edna Cowsert. Before he was 10 he moved with his parents, two brothers and three sisters to Coleman County. Caroline and William Cowsert settled nearby, while Lucrecia and Frank Bassham remained in Fannin County. Charles married Nora Cope when he was 23 and she was 22. She was the sister of Fannie Cope who married Charles' older brother, James William Popnoe. Charles and Nora seem to have lived out their lives in Coleman, TX and both are buried there in the Silver Valley Cemetery. Their son Bonnie married Millie Gillaspy (1895-1985) who was born on a farm near Shenandoah, Iowa. In about 1895 her parents, Stephen F. and Dora (Turner) Gillaspy moved to a farm about two miles south of White Chapel and lived there three years before buying a stock farm south of Silvey Valley in Coleman County. It was here that Millie grew up with seven brothers and sisters. Bonnie and Millie had two sons, Barney and Gerald (Jake). Widowed early in her marriage, Millie raised her two sons on a farm near Novice. Barney and Jake still live in Coleman County where they have kept much of the Cope and Gillaspy land. Barney taught many years in Burkett and was a coach and teacher in the Talpa-Centennial Schools and other area schools before retiring after teaching 40 years. Jake was a trustee for the Novice School District. Bonnie and his wife, Millie are buried in Silver Valley Cemetery along with his parents, his brother Tom and Lucille W. Popnoe, Tom's wife.1

     Children of Charles Cullen Popnoe and Nora L. Cope:

Bowen (Bonnie) Popnoe+   b. Sep 1893, d. 22 Aug 1928
Thomas C. Popnoe+   b. 29 Mar 1895, d. 7 Nov 1960
Nora Jewel Popnoe   b. Jun 1898

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Nora L. Cope was born on 22 October 1871 at TX.1 As of 1893,her married name was Popnoe.1 She married Charles Cullen Popnoe, son of James Marion Popnoe and Susan Watts, in 1893.1 Nora L. Cope died on 6 October 1920 at Coleman, TX, at age 48.1

     Children of Nora L. Cope and Charles Cullen Popnoe:

Bowen (Bonnie) Popnoe+   b. Sep 1893, d. 22 Aug 1928
Thomas C. Popnoe+   b. 29 Mar 1895, d. 7 Nov 1960
Nora Jewel Popnoe   b. Jun 1898

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Bowen (Bonnie) Popnoe married Millie Gillaspy.1 Bowen (Bonnie) Popnoe was born in September 1893.2 He was the son of Charles Cullen Popnoe and Nora L. Cope.1 Bowen (Bonnie) Popnoe died on 22 August 1928 at Wichita, TX, at age 34.1

     Children of Bowen (Bonnie) Popnoe and Millie Gillaspy:

Bonnie L. (Barney) Popnoe+   b. c 1925
Gerald Popnoe   b. c 1927

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
2. [S15] 1900 TX Census, Salt Lake City, UT, Coleman, Justice Precinct 4, Dist. 23, #349.

Thomas C. Popnoe married Lucile W. Surname Ukn.. Thomas C. Popnoe was born on 29 March 1895.1 He was the son of Charles Cullen Popnoe and Nora L. Cope.1 Thomas C. Popnoe died on 7 November 1960 at age 65.1

     Children of Thomas C. Popnoe and Lucile W. Surname Ukn.:

Charles T Popnoe   b. c 1918
William Wyatt Popnoe   b. 24 Oct 1919, d. 28 Apr 1997
Fred R. Popnoe   b. c 1923
Patty J. Popnoe   b. c 1925

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

Nora Jewel Popnoe married James Roscoe Brooks.2 Nora Jewel Popnoe was born in June 1898.3 She is the daughter of Charles Cullen Popnoe and Nora L. Cope.1

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".
2. [S43] One World Tree, Ancestry.com.
3. [S15] 1900 TX Census, Salt Lake City, UT, Coleman, Justice Precinct 4, Dist. 23, #349.

Her married name was Huff.1 Susan Elizabeth (Betty) Bassham married Allen Huff.1 Susan Elizabeth (Betty) Bassham was born circa 1867 at Fannin, TX. She was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. Susan Elizabeth (Betty) Bassham died circa 1913.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

William Palestine (Bill) Bassham was born on 29 August 1870 at Bonham, Fannin, TX. He was the son of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. William Palestine (Bill) Bassham married Ida Mae Vansickle on 26 April 1894 at Bonham, Fannin, TX.1 William Palestine (Bill) Bassham died on 16 April 1963 at Colorado City, Mitchell, TX, at age 92.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Henry Lansford Bassham was born on 14 September 1872. He was the son of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. Henry Lansford Bassham married Fannie (Ida) Pettitt on 15 October 1896.1 Henry Lansford Bassham died on 22 October 1939 at age 67.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Edward Franklin (Edd) Bassham was born on 12 January 1875 at Bonham, Fannin, TX. He was the son of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. Edward Franklin (Edd) Bassham married Naoma Ann (Oma) Harvey on 15 January 1924 at Fayetteville, Fay, AR.1 Edward Franklin (Edd) Bassham died on 22 December 1937 at Kermit, Winkler, TX, at age 62.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Arrie Ellen Bassham was born circa July 1878 at Bonham, Fannin, TX. She was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. As of circa 1902,her married name was Jones.1 Arrie Ellen Bassham married Robert Lee (Bob) Jones circa 1902.1 Arrie Ellen Bassham died on 15 February 1910 at OK.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Leonard Lawrence Bassham married Zilla C Lee.1 Leonard Lawrence Bassham was born on 25 May 1880 at Bonham, Fannin, TX. He was the son of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. Leonard Lawrence Bassham married Lou (Ella) Bell before 1934.1 Leonard Lawrence Bassham died on 8 October 1956 at Colorado City, Mitchell, TX, at age 76.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Sam Estes Bassham was born on 2 December 1881. He was the son of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. Sam Estes Bassham married Phebe Bartlett circa 1901.1 Sam Estes Bassham died on 12 March 1917 at age 35.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Phinis Malcome Bassham married Myrtle Robison.1 Phinis Malcome Bassham was born on 13 May 1884. He was the son of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. Phinis Malcome Bassham married Minnie Lee (Golie) Barrett before 1907.1 Phinis Malcome Bassham died on 25 March 1946 at Colorado City, Mitchell, TX, at age 61.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Ethel Erie Bassham was born on 25 November 1886 at TX. She was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. As of circa 1906,her married name was Barrett.1 Ethel Erie Bassham married Richard Bury (Rick) Barrett circa 1906.1 Ethel Erie Bassham died on 15 January 1977 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus, TX, at age 90.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Cora "May" Seeley Bassham was born on 14 September 1890. She was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Bassham and Lucretia (Lucy) Popnoe. As of 11 August 1907,her married name was Hobbs.1 Cora "May" Seeley Bassham married Willie (Edgar) Hobbs on 11 August 1907.1 Cora "May" Seeley Bassham died on 30 December 1918 at age 28.

Citations

1. [S19] Malcolm & Dwayne Basham, 2000.

Edna Cowsert was born in March 1870. She was the daughter of William James Cowsert and Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe.

Thales Lester Cowsert was born circa 1873. He is the son of William James Cowsert and Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe.

Dodie Alice Cowsert was born circa 1876. She was the daughter of William James Cowsert and Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe.

William Murray Cowsert was born in December 1879. He was the son of William James Cowsert and Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe.

Homer Cowsert was born in June 1885. He was the son of William James Cowsert and Caroline Daphne (Callie) Popnoe.

Ira Vastine Popnoe was born on 26 May 1882 at Silver Valley, Coleman, TX. He was the son of Peter Vastine Popnoe and Viola Evaline Buck. Ira Vastine Popnoe married Mary Lee Baird on 18 December 1913 at Fisher, TX.1 Ira Vastine Popnoe died on 5 September 1945 at Roswell, Chavez, NM, at age 63.

     Children of Ira Vastine Popnoe and Mary Lee Baird:

Stella Viola Popnoe   b.  1915
Zeldna Vastine Popnoe   b.  1917
Volna Lee Popnoe   b.  1924
Wanda Mae (Bunnie) Popnoe   b.  1927

Citations

1. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".

Inez Popnoe was born on 9 December 1883 at TX. She was the daughter of Peter Vastine Popnoe and Viola Evaline Buck. Inez Popnoe died on 15 October 1967 at San Antonio, Bexar, TX, at age 83.

Citations

1. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".

Pearl Popnoe was born on 22 December 1886 at Liberty, TX. She was the daughter of Peter Vastine Popnoe and Viola Evaline Buck.  Pearl Popnoe married Francis William Lesnet on 7 January 1908 at Roswell, Chavez, NM.1

Citations

1. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".

Irvin Buck Popnoe was born on 29 April 1891 at Snyder, Scurry, TX.1 He was the son of Peter Vastine Popnoe and Viola Evaline Buck. Irvin Buck Popnoe married Madge Louise Harvey on 25 August 1914.2 Irvin Buck Popnoe died on 8 March 1973 at Indio, Riverside, CA, at age 81.1

     Children of Irvin Buck Popnoe and Madge Louise Harvey:

Sybil Audre Popnoe   b.  1915
Irvin Wesley Popnoe+   b. 20 Jul 1919, d. 2 May 2001
J. B. Popnoe+   b.  1921

Citations

1. [S26] Death Cert. Irvin Popnoe, 3397-1069.
2. [S43] One World Tree, Ancestry.com.

RIn 1910 Ivan homesteaded in Winifred, Chouteau, Montana. His nickname was Tox. He was a sheep rancher who at one time worked for the Powr-Norris ranch, N of Winifred on the Missouri River at Judith. His name is spelled out on a hill on the north bank of the river known as Tox Hill. He did it while working on the Lohse (PN) Ferry there approximately 1923.2 Ivan James Popnoe was born on 14 July 1888. He was the son of Peter Vastine Popnoe and Viola Evaline Buck. Ivan James Popnoe married Ella L. Lohse in January 1917 at Winifred, Fergus, MT.1 Ivan James Popnoe died on 22 February 1972 at Winifred, Fergus, MT, at age 83.

     Children of Ivan James Popnoe and Ella L. Lohse:

Rose Marie Popnoe   b. c 1918
Howard Ivan Popnoe   b. 15 Feb 1920, d. 30 Nov 1999

Citations

1. [S20] Gordon M. Sloan, "Popnoe-Watts Family".
2. [S43] One World Tree, Ancestry.com.

Carrie Casper Popnoe married Melvin Neal.1 Carrie Casper Popnoe was born in September 1894. She is the daughter of James William (Will) Popnoe and Frances Elizabeth (Fannie) Cope.

Citations

1. [S2] Allan Don Davis, "Davis Research".

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