Born in 1849, Jesse's family was in northwest Georgia in areas heavily affected by the Union Army's invasion of Georgia during the Civil War. It has been said that he may have fought for the Confederacy, but he would have been very young to have done so and no definitive record to show he did has been turned up.
By 1870 Jesse was in central Arkansas in Prairie County, where he married Sallie Tubb in 1872. In the 1880 census they are living in neighboring Monroe County. They had one child, Gladiola, born in Woodruff, Arkansas in 1884. Jesse and Sallie were in Ft. Smith by 1893 when Sallie died.
Jesse remarried to Mary E. 'Nellie' Smith in 1895. They had two sons, John and Jessie. They have not been located on the 1900 census but were probably in Indian Territory around Keota. Jesse's brothers Alfred and John were also in the area, but John moved south to the area of McAlester and Alfred went to southwestern Oklahoma. Jesse stayed in the area and even spent a short time as a Justice of the Peace in Keota. He and Nellie apparently got into some difficulties and in 1916 Jesse went back to Ft. Smith where he took work as a night watchman. He was also having heart trouble although it's unknown if that might have been part of his purpose in being in Ft. Smith. Jesse had lost an arm in a mill of one kind or another sometime before his youngest son could remember. It's hard to say how that might have colored his opinions on health and the medicinal arts.
His heart trouble caught with him for good in March of 1917. He had been staying with his niece Addie Brown and both of his sons were overseas fighting in the first World War. No headstone was placed for Jesse at that time. His youngest son sought to have one placed years later but was unable to locate the grave. It was not until many years later that a great-grandson of Jesse located the records showing where he was buried and gathered funds from the family to have a memorial put there.
By 1870 Jesse was in central Arkansas in Prairie County, where he married Sallie Tubb in 1872. In the 1880 census they are living in neighboring Monroe County. They had one child, Gladiola, born in Woodruff, Arkansas in 1884. Jesse and Sallie were in Ft. Smith by 1893 when Sallie died.
Jesse remarried to Mary E. 'Nellie' Smith in 1895. They had two sons, John and Jessie. They have not been located on the 1900 census but were probably in Indian Territory around Keota. Jesse's brothers Alfred and John were also in the area, but John moved south to the area of McAlester and Alfred went to southwestern Oklahoma. Jesse stayed in the area and even spent a short time as a Justice of the Peace in Keota. He and Nellie apparently got into some difficulties and in 1916 Jesse went back to Ft. Smith where he took work as a night watchman. He was also having heart trouble although it's unknown if that might have been part of his purpose in being in Ft. Smith. Jesse had lost an arm in a mill of one kind or another sometime before his youngest son could remember. It's hard to say how that might have colored his opinions on health and the medicinal arts.
His heart trouble caught with him for good in March of 1917. He had been staying with his niece Addie Brown and both of his sons were overseas fighting in the first World War. No headstone was placed for Jesse at that time. His youngest son sought to have one placed years later but was unable to locate the grave. It was not until many years later that a great-grandson of Jesse located the records showing where he was buried and gathered funds from the family to have a memorial put there.
Born in 1849, Jesse's family was in northwest Georgia in areas heavily affected by the Union Army's invasion of Georgia during the Civil War. It has been said that he may have fought for the Confederacy, but he would have been very young to have done so and no definitive record to show he did has been turned up.
By 1870 Jesse was in central Arkansas in Prairie County, where he married Sallie Tubb in 1872. In the 1880 census they are living in neighboring Monroe County. They had one child, Gladiola, born in Woodruff, Arkansas in 1884. Jesse and Sallie were in Ft. Smith by 1893 when Sallie died.
Jesse remarried to Mary E. 'Nellie' Smith in 1895. They had two sons, John and Jessie. They have not been located on the 1900 census but were probably in Indian Territory around Keota. Jesse's brothers Alfred and John were also in the area, but John moved south to the area of McAlester and Alfred went to southwestern Oklahoma. Jesse stayed in the area and even spent a short time as a Justice of the Peace in Keota. He and Nellie apparently got into some difficulties and in 1916 Jesse went back to Ft. Smith where he took work as a night watchman. He was also having heart trouble although it's unknown if that might have been part of his purpose in being in Ft. Smith. Jesse had lost an arm in a mill of one kind or another sometime before his youngest son could remember. It's hard to say how that might have colored his opinions on health and the medicinal arts.
His heart trouble caught with him for good in March of 1917. He had been staying with his niece Addie Brown and both of his sons were overseas fighting in the first World War. No headstone was placed for Jesse at that time. His youngest son sought to have one placed years later but was unable to locate the grave. It was not until many years later that a great-grandson of Jesse located the records showing where he was buried and gathered funds from the family to have a memorial put there.
By 1870 Jesse was in central Arkansas in Prairie County, where he married Sallie Tubb in 1872. In the 1880 census they are living in neighboring Monroe County. They had one child, Gladiola, born in Woodruff, Arkansas in 1884. Jesse and Sallie were in Ft. Smith by 1893 when Sallie died.
Jesse remarried to Mary E. 'Nellie' Smith in 1895. They had two sons, John and Jessie. They have not been located on the 1900 census but were probably in Indian Territory around Keota. Jesse's brothers Alfred and John were also in the area, but John moved south to the area of McAlester and Alfred went to southwestern Oklahoma. Jesse stayed in the area and even spent a short time as a Justice of the Peace in Keota. He and Nellie apparently got into some difficulties and in 1916 Jesse went back to Ft. Smith where he took work as a night watchman. He was also having heart trouble although it's unknown if that might have been part of his purpose in being in Ft. Smith. Jesse had lost an arm in a mill of one kind or another sometime before his youngest son could remember. It's hard to say how that might have colored his opinions on health and the medicinal arts.
His heart trouble caught with him for good in March of 1917. He had been staying with his niece Addie Brown and both of his sons were overseas fighting in the first World War. No headstone was placed for Jesse at that time. His youngest son sought to have one placed years later but was unable to locate the grave. It was not until many years later that a great-grandson of Jesse located the records showing where he was buried and gathered funds from the family to have a memorial put there.
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Jesse's memorial was placed by family in the mid 1990s. Nearly twenty years later his parent's Family Bible record turned up in the possession of a distant cousin showing his birthdate which was in 1849, not 1850 as his descendants had believed.
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