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Perry Green Magness

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Perry Green Magness

Birth
Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Death
19 Jan 1902 (aged 72)
Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Perry Green Magness was a twin to Morgan Jefferson Magness, the 10th child of James Washington and Narcissa/Barnett Magness. He was married 3 times, his first wife was: Cordelia Millum, married 1859 in Arkansas.
They had 7 children.
David Magness b. 1860
Nancy Magness b. 1861
Wayne Magness b. 1862
Mary O. 'Molly' Magness b. 1864
Perry B. 'Tompe' Magness b. 1867
Martha Adaline Magness b. 1869
Winfield C. Magness b. 1870
Cordelia died two days after Winfield was born.

Marriage 2: Mary Deshazo, married 1871 in Arkansas. They had no children. Died before 1872.

Marriage 3: Nancy E. Wilbourn, married 1872.
They had 7 children:
Morgan J. Magness b. 1873
Lucy Magness b. 1875
Edward H. Magness b. 1878
Robert Cameron Magness b.1881
Madison Edward Magness b. 1884
Bonnie Magness b. 1887
Grace Magness b. 1890

Most historians think that this Magness family were the first white settlers in Arkansas. Perry Green and his twin brother Morgan Jefferson Magness joined 'Confederate States of America' at Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas on 6-28-1862 at age 33. Perry was captured in Carroll/Boone Co. Arkansas about 2-18-1863, was sent to prison in St. Louis MO., 3-29-1863. He was discharged after signing a waiver that he would not take up arms against Union. He walked home to Yellville, took over 2 weeks. He had to travel mostly at night to avoid Yankees and Bushwhackers. In an 1880 census, 7-10-1880, Perry and son Wayne were listed as being unable to work due to pistol shot.

Perry Green Magness was a twin to Morgan Jefferson Magness, the 10th child of James Washington and Narcissa/Barnett Magness. He was married 3 times, his first wife was: Cordelia Millum, married 1859 in Arkansas.
They had 7 children.
David Magness b. 1860
Nancy Magness b. 1861
Wayne Magness b. 1862
Mary O. 'Molly' Magness b. 1864
Perry B. 'Tompe' Magness b. 1867
Martha Adaline Magness b. 1869
Winfield C. Magness b. 1870
Cordelia died two days after Winfield was born.

Marriage 2: Mary Deshazo, married 1871 in Arkansas. They had no children. Died before 1872.

Marriage 3: Nancy E. Wilbourn, married 1872.
They had 7 children:
Morgan J. Magness b. 1873
Lucy Magness b. 1875
Edward H. Magness b. 1878
Robert Cameron Magness b.1881
Madison Edward Magness b. 1884
Bonnie Magness b. 1887
Grace Magness b. 1890

Most historians think that this Magness family were the first white settlers in Arkansas. Perry Green and his twin brother Morgan Jefferson Magness joined 'Confederate States of America' at Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas on 6-28-1862 at age 33. Perry was captured in Carroll/Boone Co. Arkansas about 2-18-1863, was sent to prison in St. Louis MO., 3-29-1863. He was discharged after signing a waiver that he would not take up arms against Union. He walked home to Yellville, took over 2 weeks. He had to travel mostly at night to avoid Yankees and Bushwhackers. In an 1880 census, 7-10-1880, Perry and son Wayne were listed as being unable to work due to pistol shot.

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