Darbys of Denver, Arkansas

Cazie Darby, Loyd and Clifford Cody and Henry Riggs

Cazie, Oscar and Herman Darby

 Herman, Richard and Cazie Darby

Anderson Pinkney Darby is the father of the Darby boys in the pictures.  He married Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Anderson.   She was the daughter of Richard Anderson and Cynthia Emeline Matlock.  Anderson's parents were Levi Cazie Darby and Margaret McKee.  Margaret's parents were John McKee and Mary Susan Carpenter.  John's mother was Phanny Carpenter.  Mary Susan was William Wesley Carpenter's sister.  William Wesley was Grandma Martha  Jane Carpenter Gaddy's father.  So all the Denver Darby's our kinfolk.

John McKee's and Mary Susan Carpenter's daughter Sarah McKee married John Cody--who were the parents of Lee Cody who married Mary Elizabeth Betty Blevin's' who owned the Cedar Chest Collection.

Eula Darby was by second grade teacher.  She married Dewey Wendell Darby.  They had two children Gail and Terry.  Wendell was the son of Oscar (pictured above and Oscar was a son of Anderson Pinkney Darby whose mother was Margaret McKee whose mother was Mary Susan Carpenter--my Grandmother Martha Jane Carpenter's aunt!  But our kinship to Gail and Terry don't stop there.

It's complicated.   Eula Herriman Darby's father was Luther Milton Herriman.  Luther Herriman's mother was Mary Evannie Maples.  Mary Evannie Maples father was Russell Reno Maples was a half brother to my Grandmother Gertrude Maples Powell's father William Burl Maples.

So my classmate, Gail Darby, was kin to me twice through both her mother and her father.  I wish I had know then we were related.  She was always so extra nice, kind, humble--quite the opposite of me!

Cherokee Sisters--Mattie and Clara

Mattie and Clara are daughters of Andrew Hampton (son of Elizabeth Jones Hampton). They half sisters--Mattie's mother is Marinda Huckaby; Clara's mother is Lily Armstrong. Mattie Jane Hampton was born Oct. 7, 1875 and Clara was born about 1882.  Andrew Hampton's third wife was Mary Susan Carpenter--sister of the Three sisters' Grandmother, Martha Jane Carpenter.

Elizabeth Jones Hampton was the daughter of James Jones and Mary Standridge born about 1823 in Tennessee, probably Marion County. She came to Arkansas with her family in the late 1820s or early 1830. She married Andrew Hampton, son of Joel Hampton and Elizabeth Page, before 1850. Andrew died during the Civil War. Elizabeth was readmitted to the Cherokee Nation in 1888. She is on the "Old Settler" Roll.

This pictures was shared by Kathleen Davis.

Andrew Hampton And Family

Andrew Hampton married three times: first to Marinda Huckaby; second to Lily Armstrong; and third to Mary Susan Carpenter Jones. He had children by each wife. His Marinda and Lily died. We know Lily had consumption.

Elizabeth Jones Hampton was the daughter of James Jones and Mary Standridge born about 1823 in Tennessee, probably Marion County. She came to Arkansas with her family in the late 1820s and early 1830s. She married Andrew Hampton, son of Joel Hampton and Elizabeth Page, before 1850. Andrew died during the Civil War. Elizabeth was readmitted to the Cherokee Nation in 1888. She is on the "Old Settler" Roll.

Andrew W. Hampton was born on May 10, 1849, in Carroll, Arkansas, his father, Andrew, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 28. He was married three times and had one son and four daughters. He died on December 12, 1917, in Oklahoma at the age of 68.

Martin Hampton Jones

This picture was shared with me by Vineta Wingate and was given to her by Coowesta Ann Colby of Vinita, OK. Martin R. Jones sometimes went by Hampton. He was born to Elizabeth Jones before she married Andrew Hampton. Martin Jones born about 1842 died Feb. 21, 1875 at Seneca, Newton MO. He married Frances Ann Witherspoon Oct. 16, 1865 in Green Co. MO. She was born September 26, 1846 in Catawba County, North Carolina died Oct. 15, 1928 in Denver, Carroll, AR , Frances parents were Hyle (Hoyle) Brown Witherspoon and Polly (Mary Susan) Carpenter. Martin had these children Theodore, Mary Elizabeth, Caldona and Margaret Charlotte Jones.

The story has been passed down that Elizabeth Jones had two children before she married. Martin was one of these. She had a second son before her marriage to Hampton.   His name was John.  He is dead by the time of the Old Settler payment.  When the Cherokee Sisters were readmitted to the Cherokee Nation, they named their relatives that they could!  John was not named as he was already deceased.  At one time a genealogist tried to claim John as alive, but finally I think I have made sure not believed what they said.  Elizabeth Jones in on the 1860 Carroll County, AR census and John is dead by then.  She is married to Andrew Hampton by 1850.

Elizabeth Jones Hampton was the daughter of James Jones and Mary Standridge born about 1823 in Tennessee, probably Marion County. She came to Arkansas with her family in the late 1820s and early 1830s. She married Andrew Hampton, son of Joel Hampton and Elizabeth Page, before 1850. Andrew died during the Civil War. Elizabeth was readmitted to the Cherokee Nation in 1888. She is on the "Old Settler" Roll.

According to her Indian Records, Martin Jones only had the kids by Fannie Witherspoon. Fannie's mother was a sister to Betty Renfroe's and Fleta Aday's Great (many) Grandfather William Wesley Carpenter. Martin Jackson Jones (this Martin's first cousin) married Wm. Wesley Carpenter's daughter Mary Susan Carpenter. So Martin's ancestors are related to both Betty Renfroe and her husband as are the ancestors of Mary Susan Carpenter (first cousin to Frances Witherspoon) and Andy Hampton!!!

Lee Henry Cody

When Lee Henry Cody was born on January 29, 1880, in Arkansas, his father, John, was 34 and his mother, Sarah, was 30. He had two sons and one daughter with Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" BLEVINS between 1908 and 1916. He died on June 18, 1949, in Carroll County, Arkansas, at the age of 69, and was buried in the Denver Cemetery.  His mother was Sarah Mckee Cody.

Anderson Pinkney Darby

Anderson P. Darby and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Anderson married in 1903.  They lived near Denver, AR.  The picture below is from the Betty Blevins Cody Cedar Chest Collection.  Above Anderson and Betty are pictured near Denver, AR at an older age.

Anderson and Betty Darby were born in 1883.  Anderson was the son of Levi Cazey Darby and Margaret Mckee.  Margaret was the daughter of John Mckee and Mary Susan Carpenter.  Mary Susan Carpenter and our Grandfather William Wesley Carpenter were siblings!

The picture of Anderson P. Darby is from the Betty Blevins' Cody collection and below is a copy of the same photo from Ancestry.  Same picture from different sources.  

This photo from Ancestry is Anderson and Betty Anderson Darby and three of their children:  left to right are Oscar, Clara and baby Herman Darby.

 This photo from Ancestry is Mary Elizabeth Anderson and her sisters.  Back row left to right: Belle and Cassie and front left to right Dela and Betty.  The Anderson's father was Richard Anderson and their mother was Cynthia Emeline Matlock.  Cynthia Emeline was a sister to Betty Blevins Cody's mother, Catherine; thus, the four Anderson girls were first cousins of Betty Blevins Cody.  Anderson P. Darby was a first cousin to Lee Henry Cody (Betty's husband).

I can't help but ponder--was Anderson P. Darby is some way related to Richard Anderson, father of the four sisters above?    Cynthia Matlock husband Richard Anderson died in July of 1893.  Cynthia married two more times--James Hobbs and Green Asbury Williams.

Perry Cody and Arvilla Cody

This is brother and sister, William Perry Cody (Coady) and Arvilla Cody.  They are children of John C. and Sarah McKee Cody.   Perry was born in Oct. 1885 and Arvilla in 1888 near Denver AR.  This photo is from Betty Blevins Cody's Cedar Chest Collection.  Perry and Arvilla are siblings of Betty's husband, Lee Henry Cody!

Perry Cody married Josephine Carpenter, daughter of Eli Carpenter.  Josie was Grandpa Gaddy's first cousin.  Arvilla married Charles Henry Avery.  Charles was the son of John and Martha Jane Mattox Avery.  Martha Avery was a daughter of Redden Mattox.

The families in the photos contained in the Cedar Chest of Betty Blevins Cody all have a connection by family or place.  Sorting out the families is complicated but possible.  I want to thank Bob Thompson for sharing the photos with the Three Sisters!

Henrietta Josephine Carpenter

Sister Fleta is oldest sister.  She said "younger sister you need to label your pictures so everyone can tell who they are.  You write like you talk--in circles."  So I have tried to label these photos and will go back to the Gaddy post and label those.  I think Fleta should act as editor and fix all the errors in my posts.

I have the book "Carpenter's A Plenty".   It did cost a lot but now I am glad to own it.  Pauline Crawford Miller submitted most of the information in the book about our Arkansas Carpenter's.  Pauline was an excellent researcher.  We are even in the book.  Robert Thompson sent me some of his Carpenter photos.  (I have not received the dvd in the mail yet.)

The first photo I am sharing is one of Michael Theodore Carpenter.  Mike's father was a first cousin to William Wesley Carpenter (our line).  Michael Theodore Carpenter was born on March 25, 1839, in Lincoln County, North Carolina, his father, James, was 40 and his mother, Martha, was 44. He married Margaret Susanna Hoke and they had two children together. He then married Henrietta Josephine Carpenter and they had six children together. He died on February 21, 1932, at the age of 92. 

Mike lived in N C when he was married to Margaret Hoke.  They had two sons.  By 1870, Mike has the two boys and Margaret is with her parents.   The census says she is insane.    Margaret did not die until 1889.   She is still with her parents in 1880 and still listed as insane.  Margaret is later committed to an asylum.  Mike and his sons leave N C and may move to Mississippi before coming to Arkansas.  Even though Margaret was still living, Mike married Henrietta Josephine Carpenter (William Wesley's daughter and sister to our Martha Jane Carpenter Gaddy before 1880).  Mike was about 20 years older than Josephine. This is the Carpenter family of Fay Carpenter Dad worked with in Green Forest.  Only one of his two sons with Margaret Hoke lived to adulthood.  That son was Wiley Carpenter.  He has many descendants in Carroll County, also.

Michael Theodore Carpenter

1839-1932

Son of James and Martha Johnson Carpenter

 Below is what Betty Blevins Cody had written on the back of the card.   Fay Carpenter's sister was Ruby Carpenter.  She married Betty's son, Clifford.  He was killed in WW II.  Ruby and Clifford had 3 children.  One was Trennie Cody.  She married Hugh Etheridge (Dee Fancher's brother).  Ruby Carpenter married a Cowan second.  She lived in Green Forest.

From what the back of Mike's photo says--He had three sets of teeth.  I have read this elsewhere and I think I have heard of this.  Mike would have served during the Civil War in Mississippi or N C.

This next photo is neat.  All the ladies are holding dolls.  Maybe Fleta can help sort out who they are.  I really don't think any were Carpenter's by birth.  The Cody family is related to us.  Sarah McKee married John Cody (parents of Lee who married Betty Blevins).  

Standing on the lett is Josie Carpenter daughter of Eli Carpenter

Seated girls are  Dora (on left) and Arvilla Cody--daughter of John and Sarah Mckee Cody

Standing on the right is Lula Carpenter daughter of Eli Carpenter

I am not sure who the older lady second from the left is.

Maybe Mila Avery Carpenter of Sarah McKee Cody as she is older!

The back says--"Josey Carpenter Cody Onnie's mother"  Then someone has tried to id the other ladies and it finally says "Second on left Dora Cody and third on left Arvilla."  

Dora and Arvilla Cody were sisters of Lee Cody who married Betty Blevins.  Now, I do not think the Josie Carpenter is our Josephine, but another Josie Carpenter who married a Cody and had a son named Onnie Cody.  Onnie had a sister named Bonnie Cody.    This Josie Carpenter was a daugher of Eli Carpenter and Mila Avery.  Eli Carpenter was a son of William Wesley and brother to our Martha Jane Gaddy and Josie Carpenter (wife of Mike Carpenter).  This Josie had a sister named Lulu Carpenter.  Her picture is one of the one's labeled Carpenter.

Lula Carpenter

Daughter of Eli and Mila Avry Carpenter

Eli Carpenter is the son of William Wesley Carpenter

 And...here is the photo of Lula Carpenter, daughter of Eli.  Her sister Josie Carpenter married Perry Cody.  Josie had Bonnie and Onnie Cody (Onnie is a male).

This says "Grandma Cody (Onnie's mother) and her sister Lula.  So this is Josie and Lula Carpenter, daughters of Eli Carpenter.  

Josephine and Lula Carpenter

Daughters of Eli Mila Avery Carpenter

Lula on left

Josie on right

And...this is Mike Carpenter and his wife Henrietta Josephine Carpenter Carpenter.    She looks tall and slender like our Grandmother Martha Jane Carpenter Gaddy.

Mike Carpenter and his second wife, Henrietta Josephine Carpenter.

Henrietta Josephine is the daughter of William Wesley Carpenter

William Solon Gaddy Family

 William Solon Gaddy & Martha Jane Carpenter Family           Taken about 1906

Front and center, William Solon Gaddy, Martha Jane Carpenter Gaddy

Back row left to right: James Reno Crawford holding Buell, Dollie Gaddy Crawford , Otto Hardesty, Arvilla Gaddy Hardesty, Clarence Collins, Laura Gaddy Collins, George Gaddy, Anna Robertson Gaddy Metz, Ora Gaddy.

Seated on Front Row: left to right- Virgie Gaddy, Ben Gaddy, Alva Collins, William Solon Gaddy, Martha Jane Carpenter Gaddy Edna Gaddy and Houston Gaddy.

 I think this picture may have belonged to Martha Jane Carpenter Gaddy.  It has her name and address written on the back.  Below is a cut in of my Grandpa--Elijah Huston Gaddy.  He was about 10 years old.  I received several of Grandma Gaddy's pictures that Momma had--she always said, "no one wants them".  I am proud to have the ones I do own.

Fleta could be pretty lady labeled Gaddy be Vigie Gaddy Snider?  It looks a little like her?