Robert Franklin Presley [Parents] was born on 29 Mar 1826 in Georgia. He died on 20 Aug 1897 in Eglantine, Van Buren Co., AR.. He married Margaret E. Treadaway. Robert was employed as farmer.
Other marriages:McInturff, Minerva E.
Marcrum, Nancy Catherine
Appears on 1860 & 1870 Van Buren Co.,AR.census in Red River Twnshp. Appears
in Van Buren Co., in 1880 in Davis Twnship
Much of the data on this family was supplied in Sep 1998 by Clara Fay@aol.com
Margaret E. Treadaway was born about 1827 in Tennessee. She died in 1871 in Van Buren Co., AR. She married Robert Franklin Presley.
They had the following children:
M i William Thomas Presley was born on 3 Apr 1864. He died on 29 Jan 1950. M ii James Robert Presley was born on 15 Jan 1868. He died on 10 Jun 1953.
Robert Franklin Presley [Parents] was born on 29 Mar 1826 in Georgia. He died on 20 Aug 1897 in Eglantine, Van Buren Co., AR.. He married Nancy Catherine Marcrum on 16 Jan 1872 in Van Buren Co., AR.. Robert was employed as farmer.
Other marriages:McInturff, Minerva E.
Treadaway, Margaret E.
Appears on 1860 & 1870 Van Buren Co.,AR.census in Red River Twnshp. Appears
in Van Buren Co., in 1880 in Davis Twnship
Much of the data on this family was supplied in Sep 1998 by Clara Fay@aol.com
Nancy Catherine Marcrum was born on 26 Jan 1837 in near Belmont, Mississippi. She died on 12 Nov 1929 in Heber Springs, AR.. The cause of death was smallpox. She married Robert Franklin Presley on 16 Jan 1872 in Van Buren Co., AR..
Appears on1900 Van Buren Co., AR. in Sulpher Springs listed as widow.
Living with son Louis. Still living with Louis in 1920 in Davis, Van Buren Co.
They had the following children:
M i Franklin Washington Presley was born on 16 Oct 1874. He died on 14 Aug 1949. M ii Jesse Sampson Presley was born on 5 Sep 1876. He died on 10 Jun 1949. M iii Louis Tillman Presley was born on 6 Apr 1880. He died on 20 Jul 1942.
Ammon H. (Almond) Presley [Parents] was born about 1828 in Georgia. He died in May 1874 in Phelps Co., MO. He married Minerva Matteson on 16 Dec 1852 in Hempstead, AR.
Listed on 1870 census at Meramac, Phelps Co., MO, p. 683.
Marguerite Mason Tue Dec 31 14:37:33 1996 (Posted on Rootsweb on-line)
MATTESON-PRESLEY: My great-grandmother, Minerva PRESLEY, married Almond H. Presley in Hempstead Co, AR in 1852. Minerva's family was in Texas in 1850, and it is said that the MATTESON family were enroute to their former home in Ohio when Minerva's father, Lester Matteson died. Minerva & Almond were in Missouri by 1860. Have not found Lester's place of death; not sure if he died while in AR or in MO. If death info on Hempstead Co. between 1850 & 1860, would appreciate anything on Matteson. (this contact no longer working)
Minerva Matteson [Parents] was born in May 1834 in Ashtabula, OH. She died about 1912 in Monett, MO. She married Ammon H. (Almond) Presley on 16 Dec 1852 in Hempstead, AR.
They had the following children:
F i Martha E. Presley was born about 1856 in MO. F ii Rosanna Presley was born about 1858 in MO. M iii William F. Presley was born about 1860 in MO. He died in Oct 1945 in Phelps Co., MO. He was buried in Asher Cem., Phelps Co., MO. F iv Lucy E. Presley was born about 1863 in MO. F v Amanda Presley was born about 1866 in MO. M vi Ansel Hampton Presley was born in Apr 1871. He died on 10 Nov 1901.
John Sidney Cullum was born about 1830 in Decatur, IN. He died in 1865 in Calico Rock, Izard Co., AR. He married Catherine Presley.
Catherine Presley [Parents] was born about 1831 in Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA. She died in 1889 in Eglantine, Van Buren Co., AR. She married John Sidney Cullum.
Listed on the 1870 census of Red River, Van Buren Co., AR as a widow, born GA
Living as widow with children on 1880 census at Red River, Van Buren Co., AR - place of birth given as AR but her parents place of birth is given as GA and that is incorrect. It is believed that Catherine was born in GA.Catherine's birth/death data provided by Darla Buchanan <dbmoon@psci.net (2006)
They had the following children:
M i William Cullum was born about 1848 in AR. M ii Elizabeth Cullum was born about 1850 in AR. M iii John Cullum was born about 1853 in AR. M iv Louis Thomas Cullum was born on 10 Feb 1858. M v Francis M. Cullum was born about 1862. F vi Mary C. Cullum was born about 1864.
Lewis I. Presley [Parents] was born about 1838 in Arkansas. He married Emily C. about 1859 in Arkansas?.
Emily C. was born about 1844 in North Carolina. She married Lewis I. Presley about 1859 in Arkansas?.
They had the following children:
M i John F. Presley was born about 1860 in Arkansas.
Leonard Jackson Presley [Parents] was born about 1820 in Georgia. He died after 1880. He married Elisa Caroline Bently on 10 Jul 1843 in Fayette Co., Georgia.
Other marriages:Spradlin, Amanda
Listed on 1850 & 1860 census of Benton township, Conway Co., AR He was a chair and spinning wheel maker.
Living with his daughter on the 1880 census of Pope Co., AR - age 61
Elisa Caroline Bently.Elisa married Leonard Jackson Presley on 10 Jul 1843 in Fayette Co., Georgia.
They had the following children:
F i Nancy A. Presley was born about 1846. M ii Elza (Elzy) Leonard Presley was born on 10 May 1847. He died on 25 Feb 1923.
Leonard Jackson Presley [Parents] was born about 1820 in Georgia. He died after 1880. He married 1 Amanda Spradlin on 29 Jun 1854 in White Co., Arkansas.
Other marriages:Bently, Elisa Caroline
Listed on 1850 & 1860 census of Benton township, Conway Co., AR He was a chair and spinning wheel maker.
Living with his daughter on the 1880 census of Pope Co., AR - age 61
Amanda Spradlin died before 1870. She married 1 Leonard Jackson Presley on 29 Jun 1854 in White Co., Arkansas.
Wiley Clark Presley [Parents] was born on 14 Feb 1822 in Georgia. He died in Mar 1901 in Rosebud, White Co., Arkansas. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery (no marker). He married Martha Carson on 8 Apr 1848 in Fayette Co., Georgia. Wiley was employed as farmer.
Other marriages:Roberts, Luvenia J.
Union Soldier from 8/18/1864-9/23-1864 in 3rd Ark. Cavalry. Described
as 5ft.8in., dark complexion, blue eyes
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE ( This and oath of fidelity from the files of Mrs. Leister Presley of Searcy, AR (deceased)ORDER FOR PHOTOCOPIES CONCERNING VETERAN
SEARCHER
[ILLEGIBLE] 10/[ILLEGIBLE]/61
FILE DESIGNATION
501209[illegible]56[blank]Div.
[blank] No. 1208658 Department of the Interior
Wiley Presley BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Co. [illegible] 3 Reg Ark [illegible] Washington, D.C. August 17, 1898
Sig BlankWill you kindly answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions
enumerated below? The information is requested for future use, and
it may be of great value to your family.Very respectfully,
[illegible] Wiley Presley [signature illegible]
[illegible] Commander
ArkNo. 1. Are you a married man? If so, please state your wife's full
name, and her maiden name.
Answer: [Martha Carson and dates lined through] Luvenia J. Roberts
No. 2. When, where, and by whom were you married?
Answer: [illegible lined through] in [illegible] Ark. by Jo Paterson-
Justice
No. 3. What record of marriage exists:
Answer: No all burned
No. 4. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of
your former wife, date and place of her death or divorce.
Answer: Yes, Martha Carson moved in Georgia [looks like faite Co] by
Bruce [illegible]
No. 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their
names and the state of their birth.
Answer: Yes Lizza borned [his spelling, not mine] Aug 20, 1860,
Linard March 1862, [illegible] Sarah May 4 1864, Martha May 12 1866,
William Feb 6 1870, Mary Feb 6 1872, Ema May 19 1874, Wyat May 11
1876, Larua [his spelling, not mine] Jan 21 1878, Samuel Feb 14 1880,
George Dec 20 1881, Centhia [his spelling, not mine] Dec 20 [?] 1883,
Ada Dec 22 1885 [Ida died shortly after birth], Porter Feb 10 1888,
Meley April 8 1890, 2 [illegble] is name Thomas [illegible] 29 1854,
John Aug 9 1857
Date of reply, Sep 2d, 1898Wiley C. Presley
Signature
OATH OF IDENTITY
[illegible]
of the town of [blank]
County of [blank] in the State of [blank]
on this [blank] day of [blank] in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty [blank] personally appeared
before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for the county
[illegible, blank] above mentioned, Wyley C. Pressley
who, being duly sworn according to Law, declares that he is the
[illegible] Wyley C. Pressley who was
a [illegible] recruit in the [lined through]
3rd Arkansas Calvary [illegible] in the regiment
[illegible] commanded by Colonel A. H. Ryan
that he enlisted on the 18th day of August 1864
for the term of 3 years or during the war and was discharged
at Little Rock Arkansas on the 23rd day
of September 1864 by reason of being
over age[illegible] and subscribed to before me the day and year above written
[blank]
I certify that [blank] beforem
whom the above affidavit purports to have been made, is a justice
[burned of the] Peace duly authorized to administer oaths as I that
the above
[burned] signature[burned] witness whereof, I have [illegible]
[burned/illegible]
in the year [blank]
at [blank] in the state of [blank]
[burned] clerk of [burned][Typed on the bottom of the photocopied page:]
This was thrown in the fire to be burned. Thomas Franklin Presley,
son of James Thomas Presley, (Uncle Tommie of Leister) thought it
looked important and saved it. He gave it to Leister. Luther G. and
Jennie Presley refused to own their grandfather served in the Union
Army. He was probably forced to join them, for they came and took
him. The unit was at Austin during the time he was with them.
(Between Little Rock and Searcy.)
Martha Carson was born about 1829/1830 in Georgia. She died in 1858 in Rosebud, White Co., Arkansas. She was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery. She married Wiley Clark Presley on 8 Apr 1848 in Fayette Co., Georgia.
They had the following children:
M i Wiley Larkin Presley was born about 1850 in Georgia. He died about 1877 in ?.
Living with his father and step-mother on the 1870 Benton, Conway Co., AR censusF ii Nancy Jane Presley was born about 1852. She died before 1898. M iii James Thomas Presley was born on 27 Feb 1854. He died in Jul 1918. M iv John Lee Presley was born on 9 Aug 1857. He died on 12 Jan 1916.
Wiley Clark Presley [Parents] was born on 14 Feb 1822 in Georgia. He died in Mar 1901 in Rosebud, White Co., Arkansas. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery (no marker). He married Luvenia J. Roberts in 1859 in Van Buren Co., Arkansas. Wiley was employed as farmer.
Other marriages:Carson, Martha
Union Soldier from 8/18/1864-9/23-1864 in 3rd Ark. Cavalry. Described
as 5ft.8in., dark complexion, blue eyes
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE ( This and oath of fidelity from the files of Mrs. Leister Presley of Searcy, AR (deceased)ORDER FOR PHOTOCOPIES CONCERNING VETERAN
SEARCHER
[ILLEGIBLE] 10/[ILLEGIBLE]/61
FILE DESIGNATION
501209[illegible]56[blank]Div.
[blank] No. 1208658 Department of the Interior
Wiley Presley BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Co. [illegible] 3 Reg Ark [illegible] Washington, D.C. August 17, 1898
Sig BlankWill you kindly answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions
enumerated below? The information is requested for future use, and
it may be of great value to your family.Very respectfully,
[illegible] Wiley Presley [signature illegible]
[illegible] Commander
ArkNo. 1. Are you a married man? If so, please state your wife's full
name, and her maiden name.
Answer: [Martha Carson and dates lined through] Luvenia J. Roberts
No. 2. When, where, and by whom were you married?
Answer: [illegible lined through] in [illegible] Ark. by Jo Paterson-
Justice
No. 3. What record of marriage exists:
Answer: No all burned
No. 4. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of
your former wife, date and place of her death or divorce.
Answer: Yes, Martha Carson moved in Georgia [looks like faite Co] by
Bruce [illegible]
No. 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their
names and the state of their birth.
Answer: Yes Lizza borned [his spelling, not mine] Aug 20, 1860,
Linard March 1862, [illegible] Sarah May 4 1864, Martha May 12 1866,
William Feb 6 1870, Mary Feb 6 1872, Ema May 19 1874, Wyat May 11
1876, Larua [his spelling, not mine] Jan 21 1878, Samuel Feb 14 1880,
George Dec 20 1881, Centhia [his spelling, not mine] Dec 20 [?] 1883,
Ada Dec 22 1885 [Ida died shortly after birth], Porter Feb 10 1888,
Meley April 8 1890, 2 [illegble] is name Thomas [illegible] 29 1854,
John Aug 9 1857
Date of reply, Sep 2d, 1898Wiley C. Presley
Signature
OATH OF IDENTITY
[illegible]
of the town of [blank]
County of [blank] in the State of [blank]
on this [blank] day of [blank] in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty [blank] personally appeared
before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for the county
[illegible, blank] above mentioned, Wyley C. Pressley
who, being duly sworn according to Law, declares that he is the
[illegible] Wyley C. Pressley who was
a [illegible] recruit in the [lined through]
3rd Arkansas Calvary [illegible] in the regiment
[illegible] commanded by Colonel A. H. Ryan
that he enlisted on the 18th day of August 1864
for the term of 3 years or during the war and was discharged
at Little Rock Arkansas on the 23rd day
of September 1864 by reason of being
over age[illegible] and subscribed to before me the day and year above written
[blank]
I certify that [blank] beforem
whom the above affidavit purports to have been made, is a justice
[burned of the] Peace duly authorized to administer oaths as I that
the above
[burned] signature[burned] witness whereof, I have [illegible]
[burned/illegible]
in the year [blank]
at [blank] in the state of [blank]
[burned] clerk of [burned][Typed on the bottom of the photocopied page:]
This was thrown in the fire to be burned. Thomas Franklin Presley,
son of James Thomas Presley, (Uncle Tommie of Leister) thought it
looked important and saved it. He gave it to Leister. Luther G. and
Jennie Presley refused to own their grandfather served in the Union
Army. He was probably forced to join them, for they came and took
him. The unit was at Austin during the time he was with them.
(Between Little Rock and Searcy.)
Luvenia J. Roberts was born on 20 Jan 1843 in Tennessee. She died on 19 Oct 1906 in Clarkvsille, Red River Co., Texas. She married Wiley Clark Presley in 1859 in Van Buren Co., Arkansas.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth (Lizza)Febe Presley was born on 2 Aug 1860. She died in Mar 1932. M ii Calip Leonard Presley was born on 27 Mar 1862. He died on 20 Dec 1938. F iii Sarah E. Presley was born on 4 May 1864. F iv Martha Almeda Presley was born on 12 May 1866. She died on 16 Feb 1929. F v Belzora Presley was born in 1868. M vi William Franklin Presley was born on 6 Sep 1870. He died on 6 Jul 1946. F vii Mary (Mollie) Presley was born on 6 Feb 1872. She died on 21 Jul 1963. F viii Emma Presley was born on 19 May 1874. She died on 9 Feb 1945. M ix Wyatt Presley was born on 11 May 1876. He died on 17 Mar 1957. F x Laura Louvenia Presley was born on 21 Jan 1878. She died on 21 Nov 1957. M xi Samuel Jefferson Presley was born on 14 Feb 1880. He died on 30 Sep 1930. M xii George Washington Presley was born on 20 Dec 1881. He died on 14 Feb 1969. F xiii Cynthia Presley was born on 20 Dec 1883. She died in 1983. F xiv Ada Presley was born on 22 Dec 1885. She died on 26 Aug 1970. F xv Ida Pearl Presley was born on 22 Dec 1885 in Arkansas. She died in Jun 1886 in Rosebud, Arkansas. She was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery. M xvi Porter Augustus Presley was born on 10 Feb 1888. He died on 19 Apr 1965. F xvii Mellie Mae Presley was born on 8 Apr 1890. She died on 3 Oct 1930.
James Mercer was born in 1816 in North Carolina. He married Almeda Presley on 2 Dec 1839 in Fayette Co., Georgia.
LDS submitter: Pamela Jean Mercer, 1608 West Straford Dr., Chandler, AZ 85224
(as of 1995) James & Almeda first found on 1880 Faulkner Co.,AR. in Benton
Township.
Almeda Presley [Parents] was born on 25 Jan 1824 in Georgia. She died on 10 Jun 1904 in Pilot Point, Denton Co., Texas. She was buried in Pilot Point Community Cem., Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX. She married James Mercer on 2 Dec 1839 in Fayette Co., Georgia.
Living with youngest daughter Sarah Jane Smith on 1900 Cooke Co., TX. census
at ED 34, sht. 18. On this census, Almeda is a widow;mother of 9, 5 living;
her father listed as being from AL.,her mother from GA.Buried in block 1,lot 2
grave 6 next to son-in-law J.B.Smith
They had the following children:
M i James R. Mercer was born in 1843/1844. M ii Benjamin F. Mercer was born in Sep 1846. He died in Oct 1900. F iii Zada Elizabeth Mercer was born in 1850. M iv William A. Mercer was born in Feb 1853. He died on 16 Mar 1919. F v Harriet (S.or B.) Mercer was born in 1857. F vi Rachel F. Mercer was born in 1859. M vii Richard (Dick) Mercer was born in 1861. M viii Tatum Mercer was born in 1863. F ix Sarah Jane Mercer was born in Apr 1865. M x Tom Mercer was born in 1867 in Arkansas.