Jehu Stokely was born in 1746/47 in Wales.1 He married Nancy O'Neal in 1780 in Charleston, South Carolina. Jehu Stokely died in 1816 in Cocke County, Tennessee.      From Stockley website: Ref: 1790 Census - Warren Co., NC - Halifax District page 78 1 Male 16 years up 3 males under 16 2 females 1 slave Ref: Tennessee Cousins, A History of Tennessee People By: Worth S. Ray Jehu was ans English sailor who at a very early day (1747) came to Port of Charleston, SC, and later made his way to the French Broad settlements in Cocke Co., TN. The Stokely name is spelled Stokeley in this reference. Ref: Over the Misty Blue Hills Jehu Stokely bought land from Captain John Waddle in 1802. (page 45). Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Jehu Stokely.

     Children of Jehu Stokely and Nancy O'Neal:

Susan Stokely   b. 13 Jun 1782
Royal Stokely+   b. 10 Apr 1784, d. 27 Feb 1842
John Stokely   b. 27 Dec 1786, d. 18 Jul 1823
Thomas Stokely   b. 26 Jul 1789, d. 21 Apr 1836
Nancy Stokely   b. 13 Feb 1792
Polly Stokely   b. 17 Mar 1794
Sarah Stokely   b. 1 Apr 1797
Rhoda Stokely   b. 12 Nov 1802

Citations

1. [S46] Stokely GEDCOM file, Stokely, Jehu (n.pub.), From Stokely GEDCOM file.

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     Descendant Chart for Menerva Jane Williams
     Descendant Chart for Tilman Thomas Justice

Luther Martin Justice was born on 23 April 1880 in Missouri. He was the son of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams.2 Luther Martin Justice married Lucinda Thaxton on 4 July 1901. Luther Martin Justice died on 16 May 1943 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, at age 63.2       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Luther Martin Justice.

     Child of Luther Martin Justice and Lucinda Thaxton:

Clyde Beanum Justice+   b. 1906, d. 1973

Citations

1. [S8] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Justice, Luther Martin (n.pub.).
2. [S40] Barbara Langdon, Justice, Tillman 3 (n.pub.), Ancestors of Pat Justice Levin. She was born in 1947 at Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, the daughter of Clyde and Aileen Mary Watson Justice. She married Richard Mark Levin in 1970. Clyde Beanum Justice was born in 1906 at Eldorado, Illinois, the son of Luther Martin Justice (1880-1943) and Lucinda Thaxton Justice (1884-1955). He married Aileen Mary Watson in 1928. He died in 1973 at Evansville, Indiana. Aileen Mary Watson was born in 1910 at Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of Lemuel Franklin Watson (1876-1966) and Nellie Baker Watson (1878-1920).
   Ancestors include: Tillman Justice (1829-ca. 1895), of Tennessee and St. Francois County, Missouri; Samuel Thaxton (ca. 1824- ca. 1880) of Saline County, Illinois; and John Curry Watson (1818-1861), of Tennessee and Saline County, Illinois.

William M. Blanchard was born in 1848 in Cocke County, Tennessee.1 He married Sarah Eliza Justice, daughter of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, on 20 September 1867 in Pope County, Illinois. William M. Blanchard died on 20 November 1931 in Pope County, Illinois.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for William M. Blanchard.

Citations

1. [S47] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Blachard, William M. (n.pub.).

Burt Thurman was born circa 1848. He married Jenny Justice, daughter of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, circa 1870.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Burt Thurman.

Citations

1. [S9] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Thurman, Burt (n.pub.).

John Hoehn was born circa 1850. He married Dorilla Charolette Justice, daughter of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, circa 1872.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for John Hoehn.

Citations

1. [S10] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Hoehn, John (n.pub.).

Emma Black was born circa 1865. She married John Calvin Justice, son of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, circa 1885.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Emma Black.

Lucy Waller was born circa 1855. She married John Calvin Justice, son of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, circa 1905.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Lucy Waller.

Citations

1. [S11] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Waller, Lucy (n.pub.).

Phoebe Higdon was born circa 1854 in Listed also as being married to Benjamin Franklin Justice. She married Frank Justice, son of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, circa 1874.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Phoebe Higdon.

Citations

1. [S12] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Higdon, Phoebe (n.pub.).

Dosia Blairs was born circa 1860. She married Frank Justice, son of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, circa 1884.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Dosia Blairs.

Citations

1. [S13] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Blairs, Dosia (n.pub.).

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     Descendant Chart for Menerva Jane Williams
     Descendant Chart for Tilman Thomas Justice

Phoebe Higdon married Benjamin Franklin Justice, son of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, in 1878 in Hardin County, Illinois.1,2       As of before 10 August 1883,her married name was Justice.1 Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Phoebe Higdon. Marriage ; Marriage to Benjamin Justice from LDS.

     Children of Phoebe Higdon and Benjamin Franklin Justice:

John Franklin Justice   b. 10 Apr 1880
Tillman Justice   b. 10 May 1885

Citations

1. [S139] Carroll O. and Gloria M. Cox Posey County, Indiana - Documented History Vol. VI, Letters F to J, 977.234 Cox V.6 F-J, (RR 1, Poseyville, Indiana: C. and G. Enterprises a Division of Hope's Hopechest, Copyright 1989), Birth Return of their son Tillman Justice. Hereinafter cited as Posey County, Indiana - Documented History Vol. VI, Letters F to J.
2. [S107] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Family History Library Building, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah: http://www.familysearch.org), Marriage Record, Batch 5008242, Source Call number, 1553368, Sheet 21               
   .

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     Descendant Chart for Menerva Jane Williams
     Descendant Chart for Tilman Thomas Justice

Lucinda Thaxton was born on 12 September 1884 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois.2 She married Luther Martin Justice, son of Tilman Thomas Justice and Menerva Jane Williams, on 4 July 1901. Lucinda Thaxton died on 2 September 1955 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, at age 70.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Lucinda Thaxton.

     Child of Lucinda Thaxton and Luther Martin Justice:

Clyde Beanum Justice+   b. 1906, d. 1973

Citations

1. [S14] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Thaxton, Lucinda (n.pub.).
2. [S40] Barbara Langdon, Justice, Tillman 3 (n.pub.), Ancestors of Pat Justice Levin. She was born in 1947 at Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, the daughter of Clyde and Aileen Mary Watson Justice. She married Richard Mark Levin in 1970. Clyde Beanum Justice was born in 1906 at Eldorado, Illinois, the son of Luther Martin Justice (1880-1943) and Lucinda Thaxton Justice (1884-1955). He married Aileen Mary Watson in 1928. He died in 1973 at Evansville, Indiana. Aileen Mary Watson was born in 1910 at Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of Lemuel Franklin Watson (1876-1966) and Nellie Baker Watson (1878-1920).
   Ancestors include: Tillman Justice (1829-ca. 1895), of Tennessee and St. Francois County, Missouri; Samuel Thaxton (ca. 1824- ca. 1880) of Saline County, Illinois; and John Curry Watson (1818-1861), of Tennessee and Saline County, Illinois.

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     Pedigree for Michael Evan Moore

John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) was born circa 1790 in Lincoln or Burke County, North Carolina or Tennessee.1,2 He was the son of Reuben Allan Justus and Mary Stokely.1,2 John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) married Mary (Polly) Justice circa 1820 in NC ?. John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) died circa 1830 in Cocke County, Tennessee.      He was (an unknown value) in Farmer. He (an unknown value).3 Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for John Martin Justice (or Fredrick).

     Children of John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) and Mary (Polly) Justice:

John Martin Justus Jr.   b. c 1816, d. 1868
Eliza Bell Justice+   b. 1822, d. 1860
Charlotte Justice+   b. 26 May 1823, d. 8 Sep 1899
Ruben Filmore Justice   b. c 1824, d. 1844
Tilman Thomas Justice+   b. 2 Mar 1829, d. 1895

Citations

1. [S48] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Justice, John Martin (n.pub.).
2. [S49] 1905, and May 28, 1906, in favor of the Eastern Cherokees. Commissioner of Indian Affairs with the decrees of the Court of Claims of May 18, Justice, John Martin 1 (Copy of actual document), Information from William A Headrick's application form from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Here he had to list his relatives. He does not know who is Mary (Polly) Justice's 1st husband was.
3. [S266] Internet Website, Ella Jo Keller Gedcom file from GenCircles website on 7-05-04.

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     Pedigree for Michael Evan Moore

Mary (Polly) Justice was born circa 1800 in Cocke or Green County, TN or Lincoln County, North Carolina.1 She married John Martin Justice (or Fredrick), son of Reuben Allan Justus and Mary Stokely, circa 1820 in NC ?. Mary (Polly) Justice married John Hedrick (parents of Andrew) between 1835 and 1836. Mary (Polly) Justice married Thomas Gilbreath in January 1850 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Mary (Polly) Justice died in 1853 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Yellow Fever.      The nationality of Mary (Polly) Justice was 1/2 or Full Cherokee Indian. She (an unknown value).2 She was also known as Polly.3 She (an unknown value).2 She was Property in 1824; Hugh Stuart gave her 30 acres in Del Rio, Cocke Co., TN (?). Mary appeared on the census of 1830 in Cocke County, Tennessee. She lived between 1836 and 1844 in "Big Creek" later known as Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee. She lived in May 1844 in Ripley County, Missouri. She lived in January 1845 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Mary (Polly) Justice.

     Children of Mary (Polly) Justice and John Martin Justice (or Fredrick):

John Martin Justus Jr.   b. c 1816, d. 1868
Eliza Bell Justice+   b. 1822, d. 1860
Charlotte Justice+   b. 26 May 1823, d. 8 Sep 1899
Ruben Filmore Justice   b. c 1824, d. 1844
Tilman Thomas Justice+   b. 2 Mar 1829, d. 1895

     Children of Mary (Polly) Justice and John Hedrick (parents of Andrew):

Phereby Hedrick   b. a 1835
Heny Hedrick   b. a 1835
Wesley Hedrick   b. a 1835

Citations

1. [S50] Barbara Langdon, Justice, Mary (Polly ?) 1 (n.pub.), In Reply to: William Justice-Cherokee posted by Mavis Gailey on August 04, 1998 at 18:20:29:
   
   This Mary Polly that married Jiles Wilkins, when was she born? What happened to her husband? I have a Mary Polly born about 1800 who later marries John Headrick and Thomas Gilbreath. She owns land in the name of Polly Justus in Cocke Co. Tn. in the early 1800's.
   
   
   
   ; http://genforum.genealogy.com/justice/messages/77.html.
2. [S266] Internet Website, Ella Jo Keller Gedcom file from GenCircles website on 7-05-04.
3. [S15] 1905, and May 28, 1906, in favor of the Eastern Cherokees. Commissioner of Indian Affairs with the decrees of the Court of Claims of May 18, Justice, Mary (Polly) (Copy of actual document), Information from William A Headrick's application form from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Here he had to list his relatives. He does not know who is Mary (Polly) Justice's 1st husband was.

John Hedrick (parents of Andrew) was born in Cocke County, Tennessee.1 He married Mary (?). John Hedrick (parents of Andrew) married Mary (Polly) Justice between 1835 and 1836. John Hedrick (parents of Andrew) died in October 1944 in Ripley County, Missouri. Yellow Fever.      He was Property; 50 acre grant on the north side of the French Broad River in the Del Rio Section, Cocke Co., TN. He lived in 1824 in Neighbor of John Blachard in Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee. He lived in 1844 in on the Warn Branch of the Spring River, Ripley Co, Missouri. Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for John Hedrick (parents of Andrew).

     Children of John Hedrick (parents of Andrew) and Mary (?):

Elizabeth Headrick   b. c 1800
Andrew Headrick+   b. 1 Mar 1815, d. 11 Dec 1909
Daniel Headrick   b. c 1820
David D. Headrick   b. c 1822
John Headrick   b. c 1823
William Headrick   b. c 1830
Absolom Headrick   b. b 1835
Mary Headrick   b. b 1835

     Children of John Hedrick (parents of Andrew) and Mary (Polly) Justice:

Phereby Hedrick   b. a 1835
Heny Hedrick   b. a 1835
Wesley Hedrick   b. a 1835

Citations

1. [S51] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Hedrick, John (n.pub.).

Thomas Gilbreath was born circa 1777 in North Carolina.1 He married Mary (Polly) Justice in January 1850 in Bradley County, Tennessee.      Thomas Gilbreath lived before 1850 in Alabama. Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Thomas Gilbreath.

Citations

1. [S52] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Gilbreath, Thomas (n.pub.).

John Martin Justus Jr. was born circa 1816 in Cocke County, TN or GA (?).1 He was the son of John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) and Mary (Polly) Justice.1 John Martin Justus Jr. married Louisa A. Richardson circa 1839 in Jackson County, Illinois ?. John Martin Justus Jr. died in 1868 in Marion County, Lawrence County or Boone County, AK.      He From ejkeller GEDCOM file: Background History of Dixon, Blachard family Cocke Co., TN library. Also Claim #22868 of William Andrew Headrick. See his mother Mary for more information. He married and had his first two children Jackson Co., IL by 1842. In April 1943, records show that he was appointed guardian of four minor children of William Williams. Towards the end of his life he moved to the vicinity of Lead Hill which borders Boone and Marion Co. The census taker of 1870 listed his widow, Louisa, as being with children. some remained in the area and became farmers, while others moved on. He lived in 1842 in Jackson County, Illinois. He lived in 1843 in Lawrence County, AK. He lived in May 1844 in Ripley County, Missouri. John appeared on the census of 1850 in Strawberry Township, AK page 443/222, Lawrence County. John appeared on the census of 1860 in Yellville Post Office, Marion County, AK, page 677. Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for John Martin Justus Jr..

Citations

1. [S53] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Justice, John Martin, Jr. (n.pub.).

Eliza Bell Justice was born in 1822 in Green County or Cocke County, Tennessee.1 She was the daughter of John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) and Mary (Polly) Justice.1 Eliza Bell Justice married Andrew Headrick, son of John Hedrick (parents of Andrew) and Mary (?), circa 1837. Eliza Bell Justice died in 1860 in Cocke County or Bradley County, Tennessee.      She From ejkeller GEDCOM file: Frank operated a small grocery and post office at Tate, Oklahoma. Story by Dixon said "His mother Eliza Bell was there for a time" so I don't know for sure if she died in Bradley Co., Tn or not. There are no death records that can be found and Andrew is married to another in 1870 census. In 1906 William A. Headrick application #4660. Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Eliza Bell Justice.

     Children of Eliza Bell Justice and Andrew Headrick:

Joseph Headrick   d. 1861
Wesley Headrick   b. bt 1834 - 1838
Liggie Headrick   b. 1836
Ellen Headrick   b. bt 1838 - 1843, d. c 1898
John Headrick   b. bt 1840 - 1844, d. 1861
Elizsabeth Headrick   b. c 1841
Lyddia Headrick   b. bt 1842 - 1847, d. c 1904
James Headrick   b. bt 1844 - 1848
Mattie Headrick   b. 1851
William A. Headrick   b. 1 Mar 1853

Citations

1. [S54] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Justice, Eliza Bell (n.pub.).

Charlotte Justice was born on 26 May 1823 in Cocke County or Green County, Tennessee.1 She was the daughter of John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) and Mary (Polly) Justice.1 Charlotte Justice married Dr. and Rev. John M. Blanchard Dr. and Rev., son of John Blachard Sr. and Sarah Roberson, on 24 March 1842 in Cocke County, Tennessee.2 Charlotte Justice died on 8 September 1899 in Anna, IL in an assylum, at age 76.      She She taught her husband John Blachard to read and write. She had 6 children that lived. She was described as Medical: She had fits, or convulsions and was put in an assylum 11/10/1883 in Anna, IL where she died. She lived in May 1844 in Ripley County, Missouri. Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Charlotte Justice.

     Children of Charlotte Justice and Dr. and Rev. John M. Blanchard Dr. and Rev.:

1 Blachard   (living)
2 Blachard   (living)
3 Blachard   (living)
4 Blachard   (living)
5 Blachard   (living)
6 Blachard   (living)

Citations

1. [S55] Latter Day Saints website, Justice, Charlotte (n.pub.).
2. [S55] Latter Day Saints website, Justice, Charlotte, Charlotte JUSTUS
   Sex: F
   
   Marriage(s):
   Spouse: John BLANCHARD
   Marriage: 24 Mar 1842
   Cocke', 'Tennessee.
   

Ruben Filmore Justice was born circa 1824 in Cocke County or Green County, Tennessee.1 He was the son of John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) and Mary (Polly) Justice.1 Ruben Filmore Justice died in 1844 in near Warm Springs, Ripley County, Missouri. Yellow Fever.       Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Ruben Filmore Justice.

Citations

1. [S56] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Justice, Ruben Filmore (n.pub.).

Dr. and Rev. John M. Blanchard Dr. and Rev. was born on 30 March 1821 in Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee.1 He was the son of John Blachard Sr. and Sarah Roberson.1 Dr. and Rev. John M. Blanchard Dr. and Rev. married Charlotte Justice, daughter of John Martin Justice (or Fredrick) and Mary (Polly) Justice, on 24 March 1842 in Cocke County, Tennessee.2 Dr. and Rev. John M. Blanchard Dr. and Rev. was buried in May 1901 in Concord Baptish Church Cementary 12 miles N. Golconda, Illinois. He died on 21 May 1901 in Lusk, Pope County, Illinois, at age 80.      He was (an unknown value) in Preacher and Doctor. He From ejkeller GEDCOM file: He wrote " Roar of God's Thunder" was a preacher and Doctor. Buried Concord Baptish Church Cementary 12 miles N. Golconda, Ill. "My father's name was John Blachard, and my mother's name was Sarah. Her maiden name was Roberson. They both came from S. C. to E. Tn., where he bought a small tract of land and settled on it, the place where I was born. My father was a poor man and had a large family.....I have seen my father heat his plow with bark coals, lay it on a smooth limestone rock and take his shoe hammer and sharpen it. We often had to boil the brine where we had salted our meat to grain it again to salt our victuals. At my first recollection, we did not have teacups and saucers. My father and mother only had coffee on Sunday morning and they drank it out of a pint tin cup sweetened with maple sugar". So opens the first three paragraphs of Elder Dr. John M. Blachard's memoirs, privately published under the title, "The Roar of God's Thunder". He lived in May 1844 in Ripley County, Missouri. Click links below to view supporting documents, photos, etc. for Dr. and Rev. John M. Blanchard Dr. and Rev..

     Children of Dr. and Rev. John M. Blanchard Dr. and Rev. and Charlotte Justice:

1 Blachard   (living)
2 Blachard   (living)
3 Blachard   (living)
4 Blachard   (living)
5 Blachard   (living)
6 Blachard   (living)

Citations

1. [S57] Ejkeller GEDCOM file, Blachard, John Dr. and Rev. (n.pub.).
2. [S55] Latter Day Saints website, Justice, Charlotte (n.pub.), Charlotte JUSTUS
   Sex: F
   
   Marriage(s):
   Spouse: John BLANCHARD
   Marriage: 24 Mar 1842
   Cocke', 'Tennessee.
   

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