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Elza Lafayette SMITH married Loretta Ellis CHERRY.

Loretta Ellis CHERRY [Parents] married Elza Lafayette SMITH.

They had the following children:

  M i
Elza Lafayette SMITH.

George Allison MCGINNIS [Parents] was born 1889. He married Kathrine ISAACS.

Kathrine ISAACS married George Allison MCGINNIS.

They had the following children:

  F i
Ada Katherine MCGINNIS.
  M ii
George Hayden MCGINNIS was born 1913. He died.
  M iii
Gene MCGINNIS.
  M iv
Joseph Clarence MCGINNIS.
  F v
Dorothy Frances MCGINNIS.
  M vi
William Donald MCGINNIS was born 1922. He died.
  F vii
Lillie Ruth MCGINNIS.
  M viii
Leo Earl MCGINNIS.

Branson O. SMITH was born 21 Jan 1878 in , Jay, IN. He died 29 Sep 1962 and was buried in Warren, , MI. Branson married Merna Gladden BROOKENS.

Brookens-Brookens book pg  56
WE HAVE A HERITAGE pg 285

Merna Gladden BROOKENS [Parents] was born 6 Sep 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, , MI. She died 17 May 1985 in Racine, , WI. Merna married Branson O. SMITH.

Brookens-Brookens book pg 41, 56

DEATH: Letter of Myrtle Brookens to Merna's dau (Mrs Hugh McDonald (Jo-Ann) 505 Cherry Hill Drive  Racine, Wisconsin 53406) June 3, 1990 mentions Merna's death in May 1985.

OBIT: WE HAVE A HERITAGE pg 284 from Racine Journal Times

They had the following children:

  F i Joann Gladys SMITH.
  M ii
Dewey Joel SMITH.

William Claud JEFFERSON married Harriet Almeda MCGINNIS.

Harriet Almeda MCGINNIS [Parents] was born 1 Dec 1862. She died 21 Apr 1904. Harriet married William Claud JEFFERSON.

They had the following children:

  M i Melville Pearl JEFFERSON.
  M ii
Clarence JEFFERSON.
  M iii
Claud JEFFERSON.
  M iv
Paschal JEFFERSON.
  F v Gertrude Ivy JEFFERSON.
  M vi
William Clyde JEFFERSON.

Melville Louis MCGINNIS [Parents] was born 7 Dec 1823 in Of Cabell Co. WV. He died 3 Jun 1903 and was buried in Tackington, Prairie Cem, Liberty Co, TX. Melville married Elizabeth Green GOULD on 10 Apr 1849.

THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript copy  in my possession.  pg 10.  "He is buried in Tackington, Prairie Co."  -(State?)
(There are 16 handwritten pages of data on the descendants of Polly Hougland and Edmund McGinnis.)

HFH pg 43 has the following: "David's brother, Melville lived near Beeville, TX.  His brother Oliver lived in TX and in FL. Fletcher's family are scattered one in Galveston, one in Cleveland, TX, one at Liberty Hill, TX.  Mary who md William Johnston never went to TX (nor did David.) and she lived at Huntington, where her family still lives.  Huntington is where the estate of Mr Beuhring was.  They had a deer park, a boat landing and his  boats carried produce the length of the rivers.  One of his or Melcena's daughters, no Melcena's granddaughters lives in Houston, but their youngest son, Millard Beuhring, still lives.  He had two sons but both died and he says the name dies with him.  He was born in 1858 and his mother (died?) in 1860. His father died in 1859

HISTORY OF RICHIE CO., WVA, Lowther   pub Wheeling 1911.
See Ritchie Co, WV- Wheeling WV by Minnie Kendall Lowes p.153  (10 children).
"parents of 10 children, all of whom have crossed the tide--six preceded him.  Among these were David A. McGinnis, lived and died at Mole Hill; Oliver A., Melvillle, and Fletcher, and Mrs. Melcena Beurhing, who all went to Texas; and Mrs. Mary Johnson, who sleeps at Huntington."

Elizabeth Green GOULD was born 1830. She died 1888 and was buried in Tackington, Prairie Cem, Liberty Co, TX?. Elizabeth married Melville Louis MCGINNIS on 10 Apr 1849.

THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript copy  in my
possession.  pg 2.
(There are 16 handwritten pages ofdata on the descendants of Polly
Hougland and Edmund McGinnis.  This data is not in this computer.)

They had the following children:

  M i
Arden Brazilian MCGINNIS was born 6 Feb 1851. He died in Barlow Co. VA.
  F ii Alice Proctor MCGINNIS was born 18 Sep 1852 and died 25 Feb 1925.
  M iii
Stephen Edward MCGINNIS was born 10 Jan 1854. He died in Maple Grove, VA West.
  M iv
Hardwick Horton MCGINNIS was born 18 Dec 1856. He died in Fayette Co, TX.
  M v Homer Eugene MCGINNIS was born 1858 and died.
  M vi
MCGINNIS was born 1 Nov 1861. He died.
  F vii Harriet Almeda MCGINNIS was born 1 Dec 1862 and died 21 Apr 1904.

Melville Pearl JEFFERSON [Parents].

He had the following children:

  M i
Pearl JEFFERSON.
  M ii
Clarence JEFFERSON.
  F iii
Lois JEFFERSON.
  M iv
Walton JEFFERSON.
  M v
Laurence JEFFERSON.

COOKE married Gertrude Ivy JEFFERSON.

Gertrude Ivy JEFFERSON [Parents] married COOKE.

They had the following children:

  F i
Marjorie COOKE.

Roy W. KRAFT [Parents] was born 1 Jun 1891. He died 11 Sep 1964. Roy married Frieda Corrine KOCH.

Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT,
Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121:

1831 Sarah Bishop md Carmi Smith. . .

TALMA SMITH, 3rd child of Carmi and Sarah Smith. . .md Sylvester
Williams and lived at Belpre, Ohio.
4 children:  CARMI, EMMA, ALDEN and LUCY.

EMMA WILLIAMS, 2nd child of Talma Smith and Sylvester Williams. . .md
Henry W. Kraft.  He had been previously md to Anna Topp.  They had one
son, Harry W. Kraft, now residing in Parkersburg WV.

Emma and Henry had 3 children:  Roy, Lucy and Virginia Kraft.
ROY W. KRAFT was md to Frieda Corrine Koch.  One child-Phyllis Kraft.
Phyllis md Jack Rogers.  3 children:  Gregg T., Bruce J., & Scott D.Rogers.

Frieda Corrine KOCH married Roy W. KRAFT.

They had the following children:

  F i Phyllis KRAFT.

Bertram MCGINNIS [Parents] was born 25 Feb 1855. He died 31 Dec 1927. Bertram married Ida FAIRBANKS.

THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript copy  in my
possession.  pg 11.  "Oliver Asbury McGinnis -- Aug 13, 1825-July 23
1904-- m 1849 Helen Record (Reckord)  Feb 224, 1833, Dec 25, 1914.
7 children."
(There are 16 handwritten pages of data on the descendants of Polly
Hougland and Edmund McGinnis.  This data is not in this computer.)

Ida FAIRBANKS married Bertram MCGINNIS.


William EPLEY married Emma Thelia MCGINNIS.

Emma Thelia MCGINNIS [Parents] was born 8 Sep 1860. She married William EPLEY.

THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript copy  in my
possession.  pg 11.  "Oliver Asbury McGinnis -- Aug 13, 1825-July 23
1904-- m 1849 Helen Record (Reckord)  Feb 224, 1833, Dec 25, 1914.
7 children."
(There are 16 handwritten pages of data on the descendants of Polly
Hougland and Edmund McGinnis.  This data is not in this computer.)

They had the following children:

  M i
Earl EPLEY died.
  M ii
Richard EPLEY.
  F iii Ollie EPLEY.

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