>
> Documentation: Board of Police for Old Tish. Co., MS 1857
> Road commissioners beginning near Boneyard to the state line: listed
Wm.
> Ferrel, Jas. Ferrrel, Wesley Acker.
> Deed Book CC 1867-1871 Old Tish. Co., MS
> J.A. Reed and wife deeds to D.W. Eaker and Wm. Ferrell for 160 acres
for
> $424.00.
> 1860 Old Tish. Co., census
> page 85
> #569 Boneyard Post Office taken July 31, 1860
> D.W. Eaker age 31 blacksmith NC
> Martha Eaker age 19 MS
> James Eaker age 2 MS
> Christopher age 9 months MS
> Moses Eaker age 22, blacksmith, NC
> 1861 Old Tish. Co., MS land assessments
> D.W. Eaker
> NE 1/4 of section 5 township 2 range 6 for 160 acres valued $500.00
> next door is: James Ferrill part SW 1/4 of section 4 township 2 range
6
> for 100 acres valued at $700.00.
> MILITARY/PENSION RECORDS FOR D.W. EAKER state:
> injured by horse falling down with me in left leg near ankle the
horse
> killed.
> Enlished in army in spring of 1863 Forrest Regiment, Beauforts Co.,
1st
> Lt. E. Wooten?
> He was incapacited for 2 or 3 months.  Went home while wounded.  Then
> went back to my command and stayed with it until the close of war.
> Filed 1909-3 years since he had a stroke of apoplexey since time he
has
> been paralyzed in left side can only drag his left leg cannot walk by
> himself nor use his left hand.
> Discharged south of Corinth in March 1864. Did not take the oath of
> allegiance to the United States Gov.
> Lists his household as himself and his blind 40 year old daughter.
> Lists his property as a "very ordinary little house and small of very
> poor land."
> Listed himself as resident of TN about 45 years.
> KOSSUTH BAPTIST CHURCH RECORDS
> Dismissed by letter in 1866
> David Eaker
> D.W. Eaker
> M.J. Eaker
> Old Tishomingo Co., MS Bar Docket page 232-33 for September term 1867
> A.J. White vs. Farrell & Eaker
> Notes state "jury no. 2 and awarded for defendant"
> 1870 McNairy Co., TN census
> District 5 number 61
> EAKER Daniel 39 male white blacksmith NC
> Martha 26 F white keeping house MS
> James D. 11 male, white MS
> Columbus 8 male white MS
> Wm. C. 6 male white MS
> Duff 4 male white MS
> Sarah 3 female white MS
> Winnie 2 female white MS
> Deed Book AA page 505 Old Tish. Co., MS
> William Ferrell deeds to D.W. Eaker on January 12, 1868 for $150.00.
> same book and page
> D.W. Akers deeds to S.H. Briggs on March 28, 1870 for $250.00.
> Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN
> A settlement 20 miles southeast of Purdy, the county seat of McNairy
> County.
> Express, Southern.  Mail, daily.  F.L. McCuller, postmaster.
> Business Directory 1878:
> J.W. Biggs, grocer
> D.W. Eaker, blacksmith
> Hurley Brothers, general store
> J.W. Ledbetter, general store
> McCullar & Co., flour mill
> W.R. Ramer, physician
> Walker & Co., grocers
> 1880 McNairy Co., TN census
> Dist. 5 number 402
> EAKER D.W. male 52 blacksmith NC NC NC
> Martha female 39 white MS TN MS
> James male 21 son MS NC MS
> Winnie female 19 daughter MS NC MS
> Ellen female 17 daughter MS NC MS
> Sarah female 14 daughter MS NC MS
> William male 12 son MS NC MS
> Jacob male 9 son TN NC MS
> John male 6 son TN NC MS
> Fannie female 4 daughter TN NC MS
> Daniel male 3 son TN NC MS
> Business directory 1890-1891
> D.W. Eaker, blacksmith
> J.F. Gurley, grist mill, saw mill and cotton gin
> Hurley Brothers, general store
> Ledbetter & Co., general store
> F.S. McCuller, railroad and express agent
> W.R. Ramer, physician
> 1900 Dist. 14 census McNairy Co., TN
> David ACRE HH W Jan. 1827 age 73 married 40 yrs. NC NC NC
> Martha wife W Sept. 1840 age 59 MS TN TN
> Jacob son W Feb. 1875 age 25 TN NC MS
> James son W Oct. 1876 age 23 TN NC MS (assume this is John?)
> David son W May 1881 age 18 TN NC MS
> Sallie dau. W Oct. 1869 age 30 TN NC MS (would be Sarah)
> 1910 Dist. 14 McNairy Co., TN census
> EAKER I.D. head white male age 52 married 13 yrs. MS NC NC farmer
> F.P. wife age 44 TN AL AL 1 child-none living
> D.W., father age 85 widowed NC no occupation
> In 1999 I received an email from David Eaker.  Jacob Moses Eaker is
> David's grandfather.  David's father remembers going to see Daniel
> (called West) when he was on his death bed.  David's father was very
> young at the time.  David's email was: DAVIDEAKER@aol.com.
> NOTES FOR MARTHA LOWE FERRILL. David Eaker has the Eaker family
Bible.
> Daniel Wesley and Martha are the great grandparents of David Eaker.
> David states the following in an email to me in Jan. 1999, "My father
> told me he remembers going to see his grandfather, Daniel Westley (he
> went by West) on his death bed when he was very young."
> 1850 Old Tish. Co., MS census-don't find Martha listed.
> 1850 McNairy Co., TN census-don't find Martha listed.
> 1860 Old Tish. Co. census
> page 85 Boneyard Post Office
> Living next door to D.W. Eaker is:
> William Ferrill age 41, wagon maker 400/500 TN
> Maria J. age 38 NC
> James L. age 19, farmer MS
> Mary J. age 11 MS
> William T. age 4 MS
> Mary Smith age 25 AL
> (NOTE: I AM LEANING TOWARD THESE BEING THE PARENTS OF MY MARTHA WHO
> MARRIED IN 1856.)
> Living two doors up is:
> James Ferrill age 50 farmer 1800/1000 NC
> Elisabeth age 39 TN (She was Elizabeth C. MEEKS)
> William age 20 farmer MS
> John age 18, farmer MS
> Sarah age 15 MS
> Martha 14 MS (Note: Alcorn Co. Families Vol. II page 75 Dobbins story
> states, Emma Ferrell, daughter of James Ferrell and Elizabeth C.
Meeks,
> was born March 24, 1847.  Emma married in Oct. 1866 to Creed Fulton
> Dobbins.)
> Zachariah age 9 MS
> Charles age 7 MS
> Laura age 4 MS (note: Alcorn Co. Family History Vol. I page 217
history
> of Hubert Bridges states Laura Ferrell born 1855 died 1919 buried in
> Shiloh Bapt. Church married Landrith A. Burgess.)
> Daniel age 2 MS
> (NOTE: THE LAND FOR SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY WAS GIVEN BY JAMES
> FERRELL ON AUG. 1, 1873.  HE WAS BORN MARCH 18, 1809 AND DIED AUGUST
2,
> 1890. SINCE MY MARTHA HAD MARRIED IN 1856 AND THIS JAMES HAS A MARTHA
IN
> 1860, I DON'T THINK THEY ARE THE PARENTS.)
> KOSSUTH BAPTIST CHURCH RECORDS
> Dismissed by letter 1858
> James Ferrell
> Elizabeth Ferrell
> Dismissed by letter 1866
> Wm. Ferrell
> M.J. Ferrell
> L.?J.? Ferrell
> Dead 1866
> W.J. Ferrell
> April 11, 1874
> Committee lists James Ferrill as member
> October 6, 1866
> Jas. Ferrol is listed on a committee.
> Old Tish. records September term 1867
> A.J. White vs. Farrell and Eaker
> McPeters Funeral Home Records has a Wesley Ferrell born ca 1844 and
died
> Jan. 22, 1929 at the poorhouse.  He's listed as single and buried at
> Baptist Shiloh.  His parents are listed as Jas.? Ferrell born TN and
Miss
> Hill born TN.  Wonder if he's the brother of Martha???
> McPeters Funeral Home Records has a James L. Ferrell born April 23,
1835,
> died Jan. 26, 1935.  Parents are listed as James Ferrell and Miss
Akers.
> James L., deceased resided in Brownsfield, MS, died in Pocahontas, TN
of
> influenza, buried in Ebernezer Church near Brownsfield, MS.