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James Robert Tyson

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James Robert Tyson

Birth
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Death
1870 (aged 61–62)
Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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James Robert Tyson was the son of Uriah Tyson, Sr and Mary "Polly" Barber. He was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He was married twice.

He married first Mary Elizabeth Morris about 1832 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. They had two children:

1) Benjamin Joseph, b. 1833
2) Tennessee Elizabeth, b. 1936

Mary Elizabeth died in 1836 after giving birth to her second child.

James Robert then married second Margaret A. Lewis on January 09, 1839 in Stewart County, TN. They had the following six children:

1) William Monroe, b. 1840
2) James Robert Jr., b. 1841
3) John Marshall, b. 1845
4) Gehugh Lewis 'Jehu', b. 1848
5) Samuel H., b. 1850
6) Margaret Ann, b. 1854

He moved his family to Pope County, Arkansas between 1848 and 1850. After arriving in Pope County, Arkansas, he obtained 80 acres of land from the Federal Land Office at Clarksville. They built a log house on the hill on the left side of Highway 247 as you cross the Gumlog Canal, going east. This is about three miles northeast of Atkins and a short distance passed the Hopewell Baptist Church.
James Robert Tyson was the son of Uriah Tyson, Sr and Mary "Polly" Barber. He was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He was married twice.

He married first Mary Elizabeth Morris about 1832 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. They had two children:

1) Benjamin Joseph, b. 1833
2) Tennessee Elizabeth, b. 1936

Mary Elizabeth died in 1836 after giving birth to her second child.

James Robert then married second Margaret A. Lewis on January 09, 1839 in Stewart County, TN. They had the following six children:

1) William Monroe, b. 1840
2) James Robert Jr., b. 1841
3) John Marshall, b. 1845
4) Gehugh Lewis 'Jehu', b. 1848
5) Samuel H., b. 1850
6) Margaret Ann, b. 1854

He moved his family to Pope County, Arkansas between 1848 and 1850. After arriving in Pope County, Arkansas, he obtained 80 acres of land from the Federal Land Office at Clarksville. They built a log house on the hill on the left side of Highway 247 as you cross the Gumlog Canal, going east. This is about three miles northeast of Atkins and a short distance passed the Hopewell Baptist Church.

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