John was the son of John Joseph Watts Sr. and Lydia Cargile. He first married Jane Hatchett in 1819 in Wayne County, Tennessee. They had the following children: William Alexander, James Albert, and John Harvey. Jane died at the early age of 27. John then married Janice Rebecca "Jencie" Smith, about 1831 in Wayne County, Tennessee. They had the following children: Asa "Ace," Benjamin G., Jerusha Elizabeth, and Winfrey G. Jencie also died young at the age of 39. John married for the third and last time Christina Tennie "Cristene" Whitmore. Francis Marion was their son. Some in John's family, including his son, Benjamin G., were members of the Arkansas Peace Society formed in 1861 to oppose the Civil War. Many Confederates (or Sessionists) believed the Peace Society to be pro-Union. This led to John's murder by Jayhawkers on the Little Red River near Rumley in 1865.
Herman Cummings suggestion:
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His grandfather is a Cherokee War Chief.
The commander of the Home Guard of the 1860's was Christopher Columbus Denton, known locally as "Chris" Denton. Chris was an old man and a pioneer when the Civil War broke out. He formed the Home Guard. Most of the members were to old or young for service in the regular army. There were 15 members. Chris lived on Little Red River near Arlberg and the members lived within a few mile radius of him. Captain Denton got his commission and his guns and ammunition from the Union Army at old Lewisburg on the Arkansas River near Morrilton. However the Confederacy respected the Home Guard, and the gun with which Jim Berry killed Bill Dark, King of the Jayhawkers, was given to him by Col. John O. Shelby, Confederate Calvary leader who made a raid and march through Stone County.
The names of some of the Home Guard members are:
Christopher Columbus Denton - Christopher Columbus Chris Denton was born in 1811 in Perry County, Tennessee.
Jonathon Moody - Jonathan Moody was born in 1815 in Henry County, Tennessee.
Ham Branscum - William Hamilton Branscomb (son of John Wesley Branscomb) was born on 25 Nov 1819 in Wayne County, Tennessee.
John Goodnight
Carol Meriman
Brad Ramsey
James Hiram [Jim] Berry] - James Hiram Berry (Little Jim Berry) (son of Hezekiah Berry) a Cherokee Indian was born on 10 Apr 1846 in Benton Township, Conway County, Arkansas. (Great Great Grand Father of Herman Cummings)
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Herman Cummings suggestion:
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His grandfather is a Cherokee War Chief.
The commander of the Home Guard of the 1860's was Christopher Columbus Denton, known locally as "Chris" Denton. Chris was an old man and a pioneer when the Civil War broke out. He formed the Home Guard. Most of the members were to old or young for service in the regular army. There were 15 members. Chris lived on Little Red River near Arlberg and the members lived within a few mile radius of him. Captain Denton got his commission and his guns and ammunition from the Union Army at old Lewisburg on the Arkansas River near Morrilton. However the Confederacy respected the Home Guard, and the gun with which Jim Berry killed Bill Dark, King of the Jayhawkers, was given to him by Col. John O. Shelby, Confederate Calvary leader who made a raid and march through Stone County.
The names of some of the Home Guard members are:
Christopher Columbus Denton - Christopher Columbus Chris Denton was born in 1811 in Perry County, Tennessee.
Jonathon Moody - Jonathan Moody was born in 1815 in Henry County, Tennessee.
Ham Branscum - William Hamilton Branscomb (son of John Wesley Branscomb) was born on 25 Nov 1819 in Wayne County, Tennessee.
John Goodnight
Carol Meriman
Brad Ramsey
James Hiram [Jim] Berry] - James Hiram Berry (Little Jim Berry) (son of Hezekiah Berry) a Cherokee Indian was born on 10 Apr 1846 in Benton Township, Conway County, Arkansas. (Great Great Grand Father of Herman Cummings)
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John was the son of John Joseph Watts Sr. and Lydia Cargile. He first married Jane Hatchett in 1819 in Wayne County, Tennessee. They had the following children: William Alexander, James Albert, and John Harvey. Jane died at the early age of 27. John then married Janice Rebecca "Jencie" Smith, about 1831 in Wayne County, Tennessee. They had the following children: Asa "Ace," Benjamin G., Jerusha Elizabeth, and Winfrey G. Jencie also died young at the age of 39. John married for the third and last time Christina Tennie "Cristene" Whitmore. Francis Marion was their son. Some in John's family, including his son, Benjamin G., were members of the Arkansas Peace Society formed in 1861 to oppose the Civil War. Many Confederates (or Sessionists) believed the Peace Society to be pro-Union. This led to John's murder by Jayhawkers on the Little Red River near Rumley in 1865.
Herman Cummings suggestion:
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His grandfather is a Cherokee War Chief.
The commander of the Home Guard of the 1860's was Christopher Columbus Denton, known locally as "Chris" Denton. Chris was an old man and a pioneer when the Civil War broke out. He formed the Home Guard. Most of the members were to old or young for service in the regular army. There were 15 members. Chris lived on Little Red River near Arlberg and the members lived within a few mile radius of him. Captain Denton got his commission and his guns and ammunition from the Union Army at old Lewisburg on the Arkansas River near Morrilton. However the Confederacy respected the Home Guard, and the gun with which Jim Berry killed Bill Dark, King of the Jayhawkers, was given to him by Col. John O. Shelby, Confederate Calvary leader who made a raid and march through Stone County.
The names of some of the Home Guard members are:
Christopher Columbus Denton - Christopher Columbus Chris Denton was born in 1811 in Perry County, Tennessee.
Jonathon Moody - Jonathan Moody was born in 1815 in Henry County, Tennessee.
Ham Branscum - William Hamilton Branscomb (son of John Wesley Branscomb) was born on 25 Nov 1819 in Wayne County, Tennessee.
John Goodnight
Carol Meriman
Brad Ramsey
James Hiram [Jim] Berry] - James Hiram Berry (Little Jim Berry) (son of Hezekiah Berry) a Cherokee Indian was born on 10 Apr 1846 in Benton Township, Conway County, Arkansas. (Great Great Grand Father of Herman Cummings)
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Herman Cummings suggestion:
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His grandfather is a Cherokee War Chief.
The commander of the Home Guard of the 1860's was Christopher Columbus Denton, known locally as "Chris" Denton. Chris was an old man and a pioneer when the Civil War broke out. He formed the Home Guard. Most of the members were to old or young for service in the regular army. There were 15 members. Chris lived on Little Red River near Arlberg and the members lived within a few mile radius of him. Captain Denton got his commission and his guns and ammunition from the Union Army at old Lewisburg on the Arkansas River near Morrilton. However the Confederacy respected the Home Guard, and the gun with which Jim Berry killed Bill Dark, King of the Jayhawkers, was given to him by Col. John O. Shelby, Confederate Calvary leader who made a raid and march through Stone County.
The names of some of the Home Guard members are:
Christopher Columbus Denton - Christopher Columbus Chris Denton was born in 1811 in Perry County, Tennessee.
Jonathon Moody - Jonathan Moody was born in 1815 in Henry County, Tennessee.
Ham Branscum - William Hamilton Branscomb (son of John Wesley Branscomb) was born on 25 Nov 1819 in Wayne County, Tennessee.
John Goodnight
Carol Meriman
Brad Ramsey
James Hiram [Jim] Berry] - James Hiram Berry (Little Jim Berry) (son of Hezekiah Berry) a Cherokee Indian was born on 10 Apr 1846 in Benton Township, Conway County, Arkansas. (Great Great Grand Father of Herman Cummings)
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JOHN WATTS
DIED
Feb 4 1865
JENSIE
wife of
JOHN WATTS
MOTHER
AND
FATHER
OF
BENJAMIN
WATTS
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