John Franklin Parker

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1967, Hull, Liberty Co, Texas

Notes:

Died:
d.c. age 81, farmer, married, born in Texas;
died at M.D. Anderson, Houston
father Jim Parker, mother Clarinda Burrell
informant, Sam Parker (by mail)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Liberty Co, Texas
• Death: 1932, Moss Hill, Liberty Co, Texas

Notes:

Parker family found in 1860 census living next door to Sarah Campbell and her parents and family. James is apprently not a child of this family, but probably extended family in some way.

Parker, John 43 1817 Alabama farmer 550
Parker, Mina 41 1819 Louisiana checked cannot read/write
Parker, Mary 19 1841 Louisiana
Parker, Sarina 16 1844 Louisiana
Parker, Virtura 14 1846 Louisiana
Parker, Maura 13 1847 Louisiana
Parker, Elizabeth 12 1848 Alabama
Parker, William 10 1850 Louisiana
Parker, Johnathan 7 1853 Texas
Parker, Jackson 4 1856 Texas
Parker, John 1 1859 Texas

next door:
Campbell William 50 1810 Louisiana farming 400
cannot read/write
Campbell Mary 45 1815 Louisiana cannot read/write
Campbell William 20 1840 Louisiana laborer
Campbell James P 13 1847 Louisiana laborer
Campbell Mary R 12 1848 Louisiana
Campbell Henry 8 1852 Texas
Campbell Sarah J 6 1854 Texas
Campbell David 3 1857 Texas


Census:
22 Jun 1900 Liberty Census
Clarinda Parker, residence, Liberty town, Liberty, Texas.
b Jan 1858 TX, spouse James Parker TX
father b Texas, mother b Louisiana
head of house James Parker b Jun 1861, 39, TX IL LA
married 16 yrs. (1884)
8 children, seven living. (children all b in Texas)
John - May 1888 age 12
Ada - Mar 1890 age 10
Senn son Jan 1892 age 8
Clemmie dau 1894 age 6
Oliver Nov 1896 age 4
Baley dau Jan 1900 age 4 mos
Sallie Odell mother in law Aug 1837 age 62 widow LA LA LA
(Celestine Means Burrell Odell or Odle)
5 children 1 living

(James Means living next door, prob "Sally"'s bro.
James Means Oct 1844 55 m 29, LA LA LA farmer
Malissa wife 1856 49 m 29 yrs, 10 births, 6 living TX MS LA
Oscar Nov 1882 17 TX
Effie Mar 1885 15 TX
Elizabeth Jul 1888 11 TX
Celestine Oct 1891 9 TX
Josephine Oct 1895 4 TX

James married Clarinda Burrell on 4 Oct 1884 in Madison Co, Texas. Clarinda (daughter of David Burrell and Celestine "Sallie" Means) was born in Jan 1858 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas; died in 1926 in Iola, Grimes Co, Texas; was buried in Willowhole Cem, North Zulch, Madison Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Liberty Co, Texas
• Census: 22 Jul 1870, Liberty Co (Precinct 1 and 5), Texas
• Census: 1880, Madison Co, Texas
• Census: 1900, Liberty Co, Texas

Notes:

1880 Madison Co census shows Clarinda Harris, husband John, son Peter, and James Burrell, her brother.

--- original message ---

----- Original Message -----
From: Sherry
To: Donna Morgan
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: Clarinda saga continues :) I FOUND IT!!!!


She is a Burrell!! I couldn't see the 1880 census in familysearch.org - pilot. So, I went to the advanced familysearch, 1880 census. Still have to pay to see image, but it shows the family -- and brother James Burrell is living with them!!!
John HARRIS Self M Male W 26 LA Farmer TN GA
Clarinda HARRIS Wife M Female W 19 TX Keeping House LA TX
Peter HARRIS Son S Male W 1 TX At Home LA TX
James BURREL Other Male W 21 TX Laborer LA TX

----- original message ----
From: Sherry
To: Donna Morgan
Sent: Sun, April 25, 2010 4:32:31 PM
Subject: Clarinda saga continues :)


Hi, Donna. I finally got Clarinda's info we discovered posted on my site. I did a little further looking trying to really firm up that Clarinda, wife of John Benjamin Harris, is Clarinda Burrell, but short of your family info and close b.d., just can't find it.
But I am just a little bit wondering if we got off on a rabbit trail trying to "make" it fit.
Don't ya' just luv to play detective. :))

1860, Liberty Co, Clarinda is 1 (b 1859)
1870, Liberty Co, Clarinda is 10 (b 1860 - b.d. and census date could make the difference)
1880, Madison Co Clarinda b 1861 moving away from 1859. - this is when we have her with Harris
1900 Liberty Co (again) Clarinda is b 1858, closer to the original '59, again, b.d. maybe w/ census date)
Madison is a distance from Liberty and there is that slight age difference. It's not looking so "sure fire" as it did.

Peter born 1878 (she was 18 - certainly feasible she met Harris somewhere and moved to Madison Co, then moved back to Liberty after separation/div, but doesn't seem like a likely scenario to me.
married Parker in 1884 she was 26 - back in Liberty Co.
Harris married Marguerite 1888 still in Madison Co, I guess.

But on the other hand, when she listed her children born, there were two unaccounted for. But looking at dates of her kids with Parker, there are enough gaps to allow for two lost Parker children.
married in '84; 1st ch b May 1886 (could have had one in '85); then one b '88; then twins in '92 - could have had one in between. They usually had their kids 2 years apart.
Anyway -- just thinking out loud! lol

----- Original Message -----
From: Morgan,Donna H
To: 'lumoto@aol.com' ; 'lumoto@msn.com'
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 2:49 PM
Subject: Questions about Clarinda Burrell


My great, great grandfather, John Benjamin Harris was married to someone by the name of Clarinda as of the 1880 census and they had one child by the name of Peter Benton Harris. I recently received communication from someone on Ancestry.com that Clarinda's last name was likely Burrell and all of the information provided by the person added up and made sense. What addl information can you provide about Clarinda? Until recently all I had was a first name on a census record. I was thrilled to find your website. Do you know if the marriage to John Harris was legitimate?

Please feel free to email me or call me at 281-798-5594. I look forward to hearing from you. You can also email me at donnajmorgan2008@yahoo.com.

Donna Morgan
Business Systems Analyst
Grants & Contracts
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
713-745-9471

Census:
age 1 year

Census:
Listed: Head of household
Dowdell, John, 28 LA farm laborer
Odle, Laura, 12 TX (1858)
John 10 TX (1860)
James 8 TX (1858)
Burrell, James 12 TX
Clarinda 10 TX
res 264/255
pg 27

pg 26, a couple houses away, is her mother
Celestine, now married to Jack Odle
Jack Odel 35 AL
Celestine 30 LA
Oliver Burrell 9 TX

next door to Dowdell family where Clarinda is:
Means Slvian female 44 1826 Louisiana
Amos 15 1855
Solomon 13 1857
Thomas 10 1860

Census:
John HARRIS Self M Male W 26 LA Farmer TN GA
Clarinda HARRIS Wife M Female W 19 TX Keeping House LA TX
Peter HARRIS Son S Male W 1 TX At Home LA TX
James BURREL Other Male W 21 TX Laborer LA TX


Census:
22 Jun 1900 Liberty Census
Clarinda Parker, residence, Liberty town, Liberty, Texas.
b Jan 1858 TX, spouse James Parker TX
father b Texas, mother b Louisiana
head of house James Parker b Jun 1861, 39, TX IL LA
married 16 yrs. (1884)
8 children, seven living. (children all b in Texas)
John - May 1888 age 12
Ada - Mar 1890 age 10
Senn son Jan 1892 age 8
Clemmie dau 1894 age 6
Oliver Nov 1896 age 4
Baley dau Jan 1900 age 4 mos
Sallie Odell mother in law Aug 1837 age 62 widow LA LA LA
(Celestine Means Burrell Odell or Odle)
5 children 1 living

(James Means living next door, prob "Sally"'s bro.
James Means Oct 1844 55 m 29, LA LA LA farmer
Malissa wife 1856 49 m 29 yrs, 10 births, 6 living TX MS LA
Oscar Nov 1882 17 TX
Effie Mar 1885 15 TX
Elizabeth Jul 1888 11 TX
Celestine Oct 1891 9 TX
Josephine Oct 1895 4 TX

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Walker Co, Texas
• Census: 1880, Brazos Co, Texas

Notes:

father born North Carolina; mother b South Carolina.

Franklin married Mary Brown about 1860. Mary was born in 1844 in Louisiana; died in 1882 in Brazos Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

parents born Louisiana.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Civil War
• Residence: 1846, Jefferson Co, Texas; tax list
• Census: 08 Oct 1850, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Census: 25 Jun 1860, Luke Bayou, Liberty Co, Texas

Notes:

Military:
Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
Camp Butler National Cemetery near Springfield Illinois
Record for David Burrell
Private, company I, 25 Texas Cav dod Apr 1 1863
number 285, confederate, section

per letter of request for pension by Celestine:
"joined Company I, twenty-fifth Texas Regiment, Colonel Gilispie, Carter's Brigade; then changed to Brigadier General Deahiler, who was killed at Chickamaugua, and burell was after that time under Brigadier General Smith, and last consolidated with Brigadier General Granbury, Hardie's Core, Tennessee Army."


Residence:
Name: Robert Burrell
State: TX
County: Jefferson County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1846
Record Type: Tax list
Page: NPN
Database: TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849


Census:
8 oct 1850 Sabine Pass
(census pages does not say "Sabine Pass" but the census taker was Worth Patridge, who was a prominent citizen of Sabine Pass)

residence 99
Anna Court 40 1810 Louisiana
Lucretia 10 1840 Texas
Paul P. 6 1846 Texas

residence 100
Francis Gallier (Sr) 50 farmer 1800 Louisiana
Mary 52 1798 Louisiana
Eliza Myers 14 1836 Louisiana
Melissa Ann 6 1844 Louisiana

(Eliza and Melissa Myers, Mary's orphaned granddaughters, children of her daughter Amelia Hayes and Benjamin Myers.)

residence 101
Francis Gallier, Jr. 30 1820 farmer Louisiana
Mary (Peveto) 35 1815 Louisiana
Amelia 9 1841 Louisiana
Adelia 7 1843 Louisiana
Mary E 2 1848 Louisiana
Quinton 1/12 1850 Texas
John Acres 19 1831 Louisiana

residence 102
Robert Burrell 47 1803 farmer Louisiana
Susannah 46 1804 Louisiana
David 15 1835 Texas
Hester 12 1838 Texas
Frederick 7 1843 Texas



Census:
David Burrell age 25 Farmer TX Farmer
Celestine Burrell age 20 LA
James Burrell age 3 TX
Clarinda Burrell age 1 TX

next door:
Meins (Means)
John 46 1814 "United States of America" farmer
Elmire wife 35 1825 Louisiana
John 18 1842
James 16 1844
Antoine 14 1846
Amos 5 1855
Solomon 3 1857
Thomas 6/12 1859

Died:
in 1870 his three children are living in Liberty Co.
James, age 12, and Clarenda, age 10, are living with a John Dowdell, age 28; who apparently is also caring for three Odle children, Laura, 12, John, 10, and James 8.
(res 264/255, pg 27 of census)
Oliver, age 9, was living with his mother and 2nd husband, Jack Odle (Odell), age 35 in residence 261/252 (pg 26)
(*) question: "Dowdell" could be and "Odle" or "Odell" ??

David married Celestine "Sallie" Means on 27 Nov 1855 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas. Celestine (daughter of John J Means and Marie Hebert) was born on 16 Aug 1832 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 14 Jun 1931 in Humble, Harris Co, Texas; was buried on 15 Jun 1931 in Willowhole Cem, Harris Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 26 Jun 1860, Liberty Co, Texas
• Census: 1870, Liberty Co, Texas
• Census: 22 Jun 1900, Liberty Co, Texas
• Residence: Aft 1900, Liberty Co, Texas; app for pension

Notes:

Celestine's birth becomes critical in determining who her father was because she seems to be the dau of John Means and not Tom Means.

b.d. in 1860 Liberty -- age 20 so 1840
She is married to David Burrell and Clarinda is 1; living next door to John and Elmire Meins (Means).

b.d. 1870 Liberty -- age 30 so b 1840
m to Jack Odell (Odle) and next door to Clarinda and James Burrell when they were liv w/ Dowdell - whoever he was.

(can't find her in 1880)

b.d. 1900 census Liberty - age 62 - (1837) widow Odell liv/w Clarinda Parker. Next door to James Means, son of John who I think is her father instead of Tom.

1931: grandson Sam Parker was informant on her D.C. and gave her b.d. as 1832 and said her father was Tom Means, and didn't know who her mother was.

John's wife Elmira was b 1825 and birth dates of their children we know start with 1842, meaning she was age 17. If Celestine was b 1840, Elmira could have been her mother (damn, they were young, but that was their custom.)
If she was b 1832 as Sam Parker said, or even 1837 as in 1900 census, she could not be Elmira's.

Her first born was James Burrell in 1858. So any age we have to pick from will work here. And David Burrell was b 1835; so, again, any of the ages will work here as well; though looking at this -- and the trends of the times, I don't think she was as old as 1832.

There is no record of a Tom Means anywhere in the time frame to be her father -- except the Tom who son of John and Elmira.

I am convinced that John is her father -- not an illusive Tom that all we had to go on was Sam Parker's best efforts, and he didn't know her mother. Clarinda had died in 1926; and Celestine died in 1931.

But due to the young age of Elmira and the slight discrepancy of her age, I think it is more probable that she is the daughter of a first wife and that Pauline is her sister by that first wife (see Pauline's individual note.)




Birth:
1832 as indicated in her d.c., 1840 as the year she indicated in two different census records. 1837 was also indicated in a 3rd, census; so that's possible. 16 Aug 1831 was given as her birth date in her application for pension (not dated), stating age 89 years old. We will assume Aug 16 was her birthdate.
(see her individual note)


Census:
David Burrell age 25 Farmer TX Farmer
Celestine Burrell age 20 LA
James Burrell age 3 TX
Clarinda Burrell age 1 TX

next door:
Meins (Means)
John 46 1814 "United States of America" farmer
Elmire wife 35 1825 Louisiana
John 18 1842
James 16 1844
Antoine 14 1846
Amos 5 1855
Solomon 3 1857
Thomas 6/12 1859

Census:
pg 26, a couple houses away, is her mother
Celestine, now married to Jack Odle
Jack Odle 35 AL
Celestine 30 LA
Oliver Burrell 9 TX (her son)

pg 27, a couple houses away is her dau Clarinda
Head of household
Dowdell, John, 28 LA farm laborer
Odle, Laura, 12 TX
John 10 TX
James 8 TX
Burrell, James 12 TX
Clarinda 10 TX
res 264/255
pg 27

Census:
22 Jun 1900 Liberty Census
Clarinda Parker, residence, Liberty town, Liberty, Texas.
b Jan 1858 TX, spouse James Parker TX
father b Texas, mother b Louisiana
head of house James Parker b Jun 1861, 39, TX IL LA
married 16 yrs. (1884)
8 children, seven living. (children all b in Texas)
John - May 1888 age 12
Ada - Mar 1890 age 10
Senn son Jan 1892 age 8
Clemmie dau 1894 age 6
Oliver Nov 1896 age 4
Baley dau Jan 1900 age 4 mos
Sallie Odell mother in law Aug 1837 age 62 widow LA LA LA
(Celestine Means Burrell Odell or Odle)
5 children 1 living

(James Means living next door, prob "Sally"'s bro.
James Means Oct 1844 55 m 29, LA LA LA farmer
Malissa wife 1856 49 m 29 yrs, 10 births, 6 living TX MS LA
Oscar Nov 1882 17 TX
Effie Mar 1885 15 TX
Elizabeth Jul 1888 11 TX
Celestine Oct 1891 9 TX
Josephine Oct 1895 4 TX


Died:
d.c. widowed, wife of A.J. Odell,
born Louisiana, father Tom Means, b Louisiana,
mother's maiden name unknown
informant: Sam Parker of Humble, Texas
(note: Sam Parker, is grandson)

Notes:

Married:
Texas Marriage Collection
Name: Silistine Miens
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1855

Spouse: David Burrell

Marriage City: Orange
Marriage State: Texas

Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900


Texas Marriage Collection
Name: Silistine Miens
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1855

Spouse: David Burrell

Marriage City: Orange
Marriage State: Texas

Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Civil War
• Birth: 18 Apr 1802, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
• Residence: Abt 1830, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Residence: Between 1836 and 1845, Taylor Bayou, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Census: 08 Oct 1850, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Death: 08 Feb 1858, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
• Residence: Between 1861 and 1865, Orange, Orange Co, Texas; Confederate States
• Census: 1946, Jefferson Co, Texas; tax list

Notes:

Borel, Robert (George - of England & Anne Waith (White) - of North Carolina)
b 31 October 1801, bt 18 April 1802; pats: Robert Borrel - of Ireland & Elizabeth Tomquins (Thomkins) of England; Mats: John Waith or White & Sarah Gabil of Virginia; Spons: Edouard Almure & Anastasie Broussard. Fr. Michel Bernard Barriere (SM Ch.: v.5, #437)

Burrell, Robert (George & Anne Burrell) m 28 Feb 1822 Suzan Clark
(SM ct hse mar v B p 5)

Taken from Yellowed Pages Vol ?, p 197: Beaumont in the Early Days, Articles by Late Judge Russell Given to Moffett DAR Chapter:
Burrells First 30
It is believe the first settlers (under Mexican government then) in this area were the Burrell brothers, David and Robert, who lived on the tract of land at Taylor's bayou, which the Mexican government titled to David. That was in the third dade of the 1800s. Other families in that section in the early 1800 were W.H. Smiths, Joseph Roberts at a place now known as Hampshire, Tap Ashworth who lived south of the bayou, John Jap French who settled on the north side of the bayou.
Joseph Gallier, James Taylor, Bennett Blackman, William Carr, Lovan Hamshire, Joshuah Harmon, Michael Pevito (a Frenchman from New Orleans) David Garner, David C. Lawhon, Taylor White, are all the settlers of the 1830-1850 era. They settledn the section of the waters known as Bayou Las Flores, Rosebud bayou, Mayhaw bayou, and Turtle bayou. Taylor's bayou was named for Taylor White.

1850 Jefferson Co Census: Farmer, can't read/write
Robert Burrell - 47 LA
Susannah 46 LA
David 15 TX (1835)
Hester 12 TX
Frederick 7 TX


Burrel, Robert (George & Anne Burrel) m 28 Feb 1822 Suzan Clark (SM Cthse Mar. v B, p 5.)


Quite possibly this Robert:
A complete roster of Captain O'Brien's company cannot now be located. There are two men still residents of Beaumont who were members of that company, Jacob Gallier and H. W. Potter. From Mr. Gallier it is learned that Andy McFaddin , a member of Captain O'Brien's company, was killed in a Louisiana battle in a sugar field near Fordoche and that Robert Burrell, another Beaumonter, had a leg shot off
http://mykindred.com/wiess/st-o-b/16-Beaumont-in-the-Wars.html#457176


Military:
Name: Robert Burrell
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Texas
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company C, 11th Battn Cavalry Regiment Texas.

Sources: 425


Residence:
Burrells First 30
It is believe the first settlers (under Mexican government then) in this area were the Burrell brothers, David and Robert, who lived on the tract of land at Taylor's bayou, which the Mexican government titled to David. That was in the third decade of the 1800s.

Census:
8 oct 1850 Sabine Pass
(census pages does not say "Sabine Pass" but the census taker was Worth Patridge, who was a prominent citizen of Sabine Pass)

residence 99
Anna Court 40 1810 Louisiana
Lucretia 10 1840 Texas
Paul P. 6 1846 Texas

residence 100
Francis Gallier (Sr) 50 farmer 1800 Louisiana
Mary 52 1798 Louisiana
Eliza Myers 14 1836 Louisiana
Melissa Ann 6 1844 Louisiana

(Eliza and Melissa Myers, Mary's orphaned granddaughters, children of her daughter Amelia Hayes and Benjamin Myers.)

residence 101
Francis Gallier, Jr. 30 1820 farmer Louisiana
Mary (Peveto) 35 1815 Louisiana
Amelia 9 1841 Louisiana
Adelia 7 1843 Louisiana
Mary E 2 1848 Louisiana
Quinton 1/12 1850 Texas
John Acres 19 1831 Louisiana

residence 102
Robert Burrell 47 1803 farmer Louisiana
Susannah 46 1804 Louisiana
David 15 1835 Texas
Hester 12 1838 Texas
Frederick 7 1843 Texas



Census:
Name: Robert Burrell
State: TX
County: Jefferson County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1846
Record Type: Tax list
Page: NPN
Database: TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849

Robert* married Susanne* Clark on 28 Feb 1822 in Attakapas Dist, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Susanne* (daughter of James* (Jacques) William Clark and Esther* "Hester" Comstock) was born before 20 Mar 1803 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died in Jan 1860 in Adams Bayou, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 25 Apr 1805, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
• Residence: Abt 1830, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Census: 8 Oct 1850, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas

Notes:

Clark, Susanne (William & Esther Comestock) of lower Bayou Teyh) b 20 Mar 1803, bt 25 April 1805; pats not listed; mats not listed; Spons Alexandre Verdun & Felicite Robinet. Fr. Gabriel Isabey (SM Ch. v. 6 # 257)

Clark, Suzan ( James & Esther Clark) m 28 Feb 1822 Robert Burrel (SM cthse mar v B, p 5)

Census:
8 oct 1850 Sabine Pass
(census pages does not say "Sabine Pass" but the census taker was Worth Patridge, who was a prominent citizen of Sabine Pass)

residence 99
Anna Court 40 1810 Louisiana
Lucretia 10 1840 Texas
Paul P. 6 1846 Texas

residence 100
Francis Gallier (Sr) 50 farmer 1800 Louisiana
Mary 52 1798 Louisiana
Eliza Myers 14 1836 Louisiana
Melissa Ann 6 1844 Louisiana

(Eliza and Melissa Myers, Mary's orphaned granddaughters, children of her daughter Amelia Hayes and Benjamin Myers.)

residence 101
Francis Gallier, Jr. 30 1820 farmer Louisiana
Mary (Peveto) 35 1815 Louisiana
Amelia 9 1841 Louisiana
Adelia 7 1843 Louisiana
Mary E 2 1848 Louisiana
Quinton 1/12 1850 Texas
John Acres 19 1831 Louisiana

residence 102
Robert Burrell 47 1803 farmer Louisiana
Susannah 46 1804 Louisiana
David 15 1835 Texas
Hester 12 1838 Texas
Frederick 7 1843 Texas



Died:
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule
Surname: Susan Burrel
Year: 1860
County: Orange CO.
State: TX
Age: 65
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: Jan
State of Birth: LA
ID#: MRT197_44774
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause Of Death: MEASLES

Notes:

Married:
US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Robert Burrell
Gender: male
Birth Year: 1801
Spouse Name: Susan Clark
Marriage
Year: 1822


US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Robert Burrell
Gender: male
Birth Year: 1801
Spouse Name: Susan Clark
Marriage
Year: 1822

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1836, Sabine District, Texas
• Census: 26 Jun 1860, Liberty Co, Texas
• Research Notes: 02 Jul 2010, Nacogdoches/Tennessee; connection?

Notes:

Census:
David Burrell age 25 Farmer TX Farmer
Celestine Burrell age 20 LA
James Burrell age 3 TX
Clarinda Burrell age 1 TX

next door:
Meins (Means)
John 46 1814 "United States of America" farmer
Elmire wife 35 1825 Louisiana
John 18 1842
James 16 1844
Antoine 14 1846
Amos 5 1855
Solomon 3 1857
Thomas 6/12 1859

Research Notes:
1880 Nacogdoches census with Youngs and Williams. But there seems to be no connection - not can I find a link to the Means in Madison and surrounding counties to these Means.

Means Robert S 37 1843 self TX TN TN
Means Martha Ann 36 1844 wife AL TN --
Martha Susannah Legg, d/o Edward Legg and Mary Adams of TN
Means Laura 11 1869 dau TX TN AL
Means Carl Symom 9 1871 son TX TN AL
Means Benjamin 7 1873 son TX TN AL
*note: did 1st 3 have a different father - one born in TN?
Means Robert 5 1875 son TX TX AL
Means Rachel 3 1877 dau TX TX AL
Means Francis 2 1878 dau TX TX AL
Means (dau) 4 mos 1880 (Feb 1880) TX TX AL

1920 Nacogdoches:
Robert E 45 TX MS AL
Annie 44 TX AL AL
Gladys 14 TX
Robert 13
Willie 11
Preston 7
Ammie Ray 5
John 2 4/12
Martha mother 77 wd AL


note: 2 Jul 1860 Nacogdoches:

Means A.J. 22 1838 TN
Means Martha E 17 1843 AL
Means Mary M 6/12 (Jan 1860) TX

* Looks like Martha married two men named Means.
A.J. Means from Tennessee, b 1838, and Robert S b 1845 in Texas. The children's entries for place of birth for father reflect this distinction. Indication is that perhaps A.J. died, or marriage ended, and she married younger brother. Considering the brothers' birth states, their family came to Texas sometime after 1838 but before 1845.

John married Marie Hebert about 1835. Marie (daughter of Antoine Raymond Hebert and Marie Celestine Trahan) was born on 25 Dec 1820 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; was christened on 10 Apr 1821 in St. Landry Church, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died before 1853 in Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
St. Landry Church, Opelousas, LA
Mary Hebert b 25 Dec 1820

Notes:

Married:
Louisiana Marriage Records:
groom: John J. Means
bride: Mary Hebert
date: 30 May 1837
place: Louisiana

Marriage to John J. Means
Opelousas Ct. Hse, Opelousas LA
30 May 1837


Louisiana Marriage Records:
groom: John J. Means
bride: Mary Hebert
date: 30 May 1837
place: Louisiana

Marriage to John J. Means
Opelousas Ct. Hse, Opelousas LA
30 May 1837