Husband: Jenkin WILLIAMS
Birthdate: Between 1790-1800
Birthplace: VA or TN
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Place of death: probably TX
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Marriage date: About 1822
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Wife: Angeline GHOLSON
Birthdate: 1804
Birthplace: KY
Death date: After 1860
Place of death: Sebastian Co., AR
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Father: Samuel GHOLSON about 1772
Mother: Mary Ann Polly SLAYTON
Other spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1. Mary Ann WILLIAMS:
Birthdate: 1824 near Little Rock, AR
Spouses' names: [1] Henry C. DECOURTNEY aka Henry D. COURTNEY [2] William VREDENBURG aka BRITTENBURG aka BETTENBURG
Marriage date: [1] 5-6-1850 Fort Kearney NE
Death date: 6-13-1911 Davis, OK

Child No. 2. Eliza WILLIAMS:
Birthdate: 1828 probably AR
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Child No. 3. Amanda WILLIAMS:
Birthdate: 1830 probably AR
Spouses' names: Zebedee BREWER
Marriage date: 7-21-1855
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Child No. 4. Benjamin F. WILLIAMS:
Birthdate: 1832 probably AR
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Child No. 5. Alexander H. WILLIAMS:
Birthdate: 1834 probably AR
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Child No. 6. George W. WILLIAMS:
Birthdate: 1838 probably AR
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Child No. 7. Robert WILLIAMS:
Birthdate: 1840 probably AR
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Documentation:
* LAND RECORDS:
1828 Williams, Jenkins AR CRAWFORD CO. BIG CREEK TWP 1828
1829 Williams, Jenkin AR CRAWFORD CO. 015 1829 TAX LIST
1830 WILLIAMS JENKIN Crawford County AR 014 Tax List 1830 Tax List AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index ARS3a2016251
1835 WILLIAMS JENKIN Crawford County AR 018 Tax List 1835 Tax List AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index ARS3a2016250
1839 WILLIAMS JENKIN Crawford County AR 023 No Township Listed Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index ARS3a2016252
* CENSUS: 1830 Crawford County Arkansas, Big Creek Township, Page 51, Line 12. Information from 1830 Census: Jenkin WILLIAMS, head of household.
1 male 20 < 30
1 male 30 < 40 - Jenkin WILLIAMS, b. 1790/1800
1 male 40 < 50
1 female < 5 - Amanda WILLIAMS, b. 1830
1 female < 5 - Eliza WILLIAMS, b. 1828
1 female 5 < 10 - female WILLIAMS, b. 1820-1825
1 female 20 < 30 - Angeline WILLIAMS, b. 1804
* CENSUS: 1840 Crawford County Arkansas, Big Creek Township, Page 99, Line 10. Information from 1840 Census: Jen kin WILLIAMS, head of household.
1 male < 5 - Robert WILLIAMS, b. 1840
1 male < 5 - George W. WILLIAMS, b. 1838
1 male < 5
1 male 5 < 10 - Alexander H. WILLIAMS, b. 1834
1 male 5 < 10 - Benjamin F. WILLIAMS, b. 1832
1 male 40 < 50 - Jenkin WILLIAMS, b. 1790/1800
1 female 10 < 15 - Amanda WILLIAMS, b. 1830
1 female 10 < 15 - Eliza WILLIAMS, b. 1828
1 female 15 < 20
1 female 30 < 40 - Angeline WILLIAMS, b. 1804
* 1850 Crawford Co., AR census:
19 39 39 Williams Angeline 45 F Farmer 500 Ark
REMARKS: skips from family number 31 to 39 p.571B
20 39 39 Williams Eliza 21 F Laborer Ark
21 39 39 Williams Amanda 18 F Ark
22 39 39 Williams Benjamin F 18 M Ark
23 39 39 Williams Alexander H 16 M Ark
24 39 39 Williams George W 11 M Ark
25 39 39 Williams Robert H 9 M Ark
26 39 39 Bettenburg Norma 3 F Ark
* On the 1900 Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory:
222-2 Courtney, Mary, head, white, female, born March l824 in ARK,76
years old, widow, father born in VA, mother in TN, ll-5 children
222-1 Brittenbury this is what transcriber wrote, but I feel it
could be Brittenberg since he is right next to Mary Courtney James,
servant, Indian, male, Sep l884, l5 years old, born in Indian
Territory, father in AR, mother in Ind Terr, farm labor
OTHER:
* Per newspaper obit, "Mary Ann Courtney, who lived one and a half miles west of Arbuckle, died Jan. 13, 1911. She was buried in Walnut cemetery. Mrs. Courtney was one of the pioneer settlers of this country, coming here from Arkansas in 1840. She would have been 80 years old in March, was a widow 38 years and blind 14 years. She was the mother of eleven children and raised them all to be grown."
* From Henry's Mexican War records and Mary Ann's widow pension records, WZ-15258, Aug 29, 1899 and SC-19027.
Henry states that he was born in Morgan, Virginia 8-22-1826. He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio 6-1-1845 for five years and was discharged 6-1-1850 at Fort Kearney, Nebraska also listed in another document as Oregon. It states that after his discharge, he lived at Fort Smith, Ark some 3 or 4 years, at Fort Towson, Choctaw Nation about 2 or 3 years, at Fort Washita IT one year, at Fort Cobb in Commanche Country then in the Chickasaw Nation Ind Terr. He married Mary Williams 5-6-1850 at Fort Kearney by William Vaux, minister. There is an letter from the minsiter stating the date and Vaux as minister of the P.E. Church and Chaplin U or W P A stating "I hereby certify that I this day united in the bands of holy matrimony Henry Courtney and Mary Williams." This is dated Fort Kearney, O.R. Mary 6th, 1950. Henry had not been married before. Mary had been previously married to William Vredenburg who was drowned about the year 1848. Mary was born 3-6-1824 near Little Rock, Ark. The paperwork states that May had been disabled since 1894 by "red ague ? and rheumatism and partial loss of sight".
Henry received his pension of $8 6-3-1890 and died 12-16-1898 at Courtney, IT. After Henry died, Mary Ann applied for her widow's pension 4-27-1899. At that time, she states that she lived at the County of Pickens, Ind Terr and her post office is Hennepin ? Ind Terr. A.B. Roff also appeared on her behalf. He was from Ardmore, Ind Terr. He stated "I have known both deceased H D Courtney and MAry A COURTNEY for 35 years and they lived together as man and wife and he always recognized her as such. As we have heard Courtney was dead and know his estate is now being administered."
In Henry's pension papers, he states that he served under the name Henry COURTNEY as a sargent in Capt. Walker's 6th Infantry, commanded by Cal-Loomus. He enlisted 6-1-1845. Henry stated in a paper called General Affidavit "That he claims pension from date of passage of the Act of Jan. 29, 1887 granting such pension. That he is disabled by reason of rheumatisn with which he has been afflicted for about nine years past and which requires the employment of hands to work his farm. That said disability was not contracted while aiding or abetting the late rebellion. That he has never rendered military or naval service to the U.S. Govt other than in the war with Mexico." This is dated 5-19-1890. His signature is on it as Henry D Courtney.
Another Genral Affidavit date 5-14-1889 in a claim for service pension states "Affidavit states that he is personally well acquainted with Henry DeCourtney who under the name of Henry Courtney served in Co 6th U.S. Infantry and was discharged at Fort Kearney Nebraska in the year 1851 or about that time. Affidavit known this to be him from the fact that he aff? served in Co 6th U.S. Infantry and was stationed at Fort Kearney with the claimant and he has been personnaly acquainted with said Courtney or Decourtney was since his discharge from the army." This is signed at Fort Smith, Ark by Anton Neiz ?
Another General Affidavit dated 5-19-1890 in Texas, County of Coosces I can't read this well. G L Ryan states "I have known Henry DeCourtneyfor about 6 years. I have been his Physician for about 6 years. I have treated him a number of times for Rhumatisn. He is not able to do manual labor and has not been since I have known him. I am a Reg ? Practicing Physician of Pickins County, IT." Ryan says that his post office address is Leon IT.
Another General Affidavit dated 7-29-1901 in the County of Pickins, Indian Terr: "That we were present at the death of Mr. Henry DeCourtney on the 16 day of Dec 1898 and that we were present at his burial and we state without the least doubt as to Mr. Henry DeCourtney having died on the above date." This was notorized for E C or G Denney ?, 34 years residing at Courtney, Pickens Co Ind Terr and L E Hudson, age 40 years, residing at Courtney in Pickens Co. Ind Terr.
Another General Affidavit, notorized 10-22-1900 at Chickasaw Nation Ind Terr states that Mary A. Courtney, J T Morton residing at Hermefin ? Chickasaw Ind Terr and Aora ? Pruitt age 24 years residing at Hernefin ? Chickasaw Ind Terr came before the notory. The statement "That I J.T. Morton am personnaly acquainted with Mary A. Courtney and that she has not remarried since the death of Henry D Courtney and that I believe she is the identical person she claims herself to be and I further state that I have known Mary A Courtney for about six years." "That I Nora Pruitt sister ? I have known Mrs. Mary A Courtney for about twelve years and that she is the identical person she claims herself to be and that she has not remarried since the death of Henry D Courtney on or about Dec 16-98." Signed Nora Pruitt. Mary A. Courtney signs the bottom of the affidavit.
Last affidavit dated 1-8-1902 states that Mary A Courtney, age 77 years residing at Hennepin, Chickasaw NA of Ind Terr and Martha Williams, age 58 years residing at Hermefin Chickasaw Na Ind Terr. "I have been acquainted with the claimant Mary A. Courtney about thirty years and that to her and Henry Courtney lived together as man and wife about five years after my acquaintance with them but I don't know why they ever separated only from her say in the neighborhood. That I was on account of Henry D Courtney During afther their women and I further know they lived apart about twenty-five years but that he said Mary A Courtney always ? the said Henry D Courtney as her husband and that the said Henry D. Courtney never remarried anytime after they began living apart but that he ? after ? Mary A Courtney visits and cout? to d? after the him his death." This was is signed by both Mary A. Courtney and MarthaWilliams.
* Henry made at least two trips to Fort Smith to go before the judge for having liquor in the Indian Territory. On 12-25-1881, Henry was charged with "Introducing Spiritous Liquors into Indian Country." He appears that he either had to post a bond or pay $250.
On 10-20-1882, he had his trial. "James LONG, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I reside in Montaque o., Texas and know the defendant in this cause knows nothing whatever of the case. Martin D. SANDEFUR, I live above the mouth of Mud Creek in the Chickasaw Nation. The only time I know anything about deff. having any liquor in the Nation was about 3 years ago, just after he was shot, the doctor gave him a bottle of bitters. Timothy INGRAM sworn, says I know nothing about the case." A note at the botton says "Deff. discharged."
* From a letter from Oklahoma Historical Society to Lee Manning dated January 19, 1967:
I have scattered information about Henry and Mary Courtney and Courtney Flat in the Indian Archives Division.
According to Oklahoma Place Names by George H. Shirk, it was formerly called Watkins and is located in the southwestern corner of Love County Oklahoma, and is known locally as Courtney Flat, and was named for H. D. Courtney, a prominent early day resident.
In Chickasaw Vol. 53, page 338, there is a record on June 3, 1872 Henry D. Courtney was employed by M. Johnson for one year from June 3, 1872. It was signed by Wm. F. Worthington, Clk, Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.
On page 335, of said Chickasaw Vol. 53, there is a record that Mary Courtney and Don Courtney were employed one year by Munford Johnson from June 11, 1872.
In Vol. 73, p. 209, Indian-Pioneer History, being interviews with old-timers, Charles H. Todd in 1937 stated: "I knew old man Courtney, the town was named after him. He came there when the Buffalos were plentiful. He found an Indian boy who was shot in the leg and he cared for him until he was well... Mr. Courtney was a white man. An Indian shot him in the temple in front of his ears, the bullet went through his head yet he lived. It left a shallow hole or dent in each temple but healed nicely....
In Vol. 46, p. 453, Indian-Pioneer History, in 1937 a Mrs. Ida Gilkey stated: In 1885 my father moved to the Chickasaw Nation and settled at Courtney Flat which was just a little settlement on a farm owned by a white man called Dad Courtney. He had a right in the Territory on account of his wife being an Indian We crossed Red River on a cable drawn ferry boat as there was a great deal of water in the river. Dad Courtney ran the ferry boat...
In Vol. 12, p. 471, Indian-Pioneer History, in 1937 Peter B. Arthur was interviewed and stated: Courtney Flat was founded by Henry DeCortney. THe year Arthur came to the Leon settlement DeCortney was shot through the face. He was at the supper table eating supper, and someone fired from the kitchen window. The bullet went all the way through his face. He lived for 25 years after that and the wound never healed. His wife and three of the boys stayed at Fort Arbuckle.... Mr. DeCortney visited his family at Ft. Arbuckle, and they visited him. Three of the Courtney boys later established a ranch west of the Fort.
In Vol. 19, p. 183, in an interview in 1937 with Andrew Camp it is stated: A family named Courtney lived northwest of Arbuckle. The old man and a part of the family moved to what is now known as Courtney Flat, in Love County, while the old lady with three of the boys, two of which were Bob and Tom, remained at the first location.
In Vo. 3, p. 162, Tom Dorsett in an interview in 1937 stated: I came to Cortney Flat in a covered wagon in 1876... Cortney Flats was a flat abotu 2 miles wide and 8 miles long in the bend of Red River and just above the mouth of Mud Creek.