Sophia HAYS (-Abt 1863)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Green Berry ANDERSON Granville Taylor ANDERSON Nancy J. ANDERSON Susanna ANDERSON Malizza ANDERSON Sophia HAYS 1 2 Marriage: Green Berry ANDERSON on 28 Oct 1855 in Lawrence County, Missouri 1 Died: Abt 1863, Lawrence County, Missouri 3 Sophia married Green Berry ANDERSON, son of Richard ANDERSON and Martha, on 28 Oct 1855 in Lawrence County, Missouri.1 (Green Berry ANDERSON was born on 27 Mar 1836 in Lincoln County, Tennessee,5 died on 15 Sep 1923 in Wheeler County, Texas 6 7 and was buried in Kelton, Wheeler County, Texas 6 8.)

1 Fred G. Mieswinkel, Lawrence County, Missouri Marriage Record Books A-C, 1845-1870, with Appendix of early Barry County Marriages, 1835-1845, FHL Call No. 977.875 V2m, Page 6 of Book, Page 134 of Records. "Anderson, Berry to Sophirah Hays, 28 Oct 1855, by J. C. Jennings, J.P."

2 Dr. John Q. Anderson, "Anderson" (an unpublished preliminary family history) (College Station, Texas, December, 1959), Information from Civil War Pension Application. Spelled Sophia Hayse in Pension Application. Could surname have been Hayes? But, see 1850 census, Lawrence Co., MO. Dr. John Q. Anderson was a son of Albert Slayton Anderson and a grandson of Green Berry Anderson. In December, 1959, Dr. Anderson, a professor at Texas A & M, wrote a preliminary family history for our Anderson family. It is a combination of family stories and family data. Since he was an accomplished scholar in the fields of english, history and folklore and since he wrote this history at a time when the events were closer in time and could be remembered by older family members, I generally defer to his data concerning names, dates and places. The stories, however, particularly the older ones, were probably not intended by Dr. Anderson to be factual. They are what they are -- memories -- which often wander from the facts as they are passed down from one generation to another. As a folklorist, Dr. Anderson knew the importance of recording the memories without regard to their factual accuracy. Dr. Anderson died February 1975. I am indebted to Helen Hill for sharing his work with me.

3 Dr. John Q. Anderson, "Anderson" (an unpublished preliminary family history) (College Station, Texas, December, 1959), Information from Civil War Pension Application.

4 Dr. John Q. Anderson, "Anderson" (an unpublished preliminary family history) (College Station, Texas, December, 1959), Information from Civil War Pension Application. Spelled Sophia Hayse in Pension Application. Could surname have been Hayes? But, see 1850 census, Lawrence Co., MO.

5 Dr. John Q. Anderson, "Anderson" (an unpublished preliminary family history) (College Station, Texas, December, 1959), Information from Civil War Pension Application. The pension application states he was born in Shelbyville, Lincoln Co., TN. This is unlikely. Shelbyville is in Bedford Co., TN. Since the Anderson family lived in the Booneville-Mulberry area of Lincoln County, near the Bedford County line, perhaps Shelbyville was identified because it was a nearby town, although Fayetteville in Lincoln County would seem the more likely town to serve as a reference point.

6 Dr. John Q. Anderson, "Anderson" (an unpublished preliminary family history) (College Station, Texas, December, 1959).

7 Family Records of Helen Hill. Helen Hill is Marvin Hill's widow. Marvin was a son of Alice Beatrice (Anderson) Hill and a grandson of Green Berry Anderson. The author is indebted to Helen for sharing her Anderson and McNatt information. It was instrumental in sending the author down the right path for further research. Helen's e-mail address is HlnHill@aol.com. Her postal address is 8183 Palmetto Ave., Apt. 121, Fontana, CA 92335. Her telephone number is 909-350-1628.

8 Family Records of Helen Hill.