DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON (JEFF) CAPPS - Generations 2 & 3

THOMAS JEFFERSON (JEFF) CAPPS - Generation No. 2

THOMAS JEFFERSON (JEFF) CAPPS (MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Saturday, August 5, 1893, in Madison County, Arkansas. Jeff was the eighth (and last) child and sixth son born to Marshal and Mary [Davenport] Capps.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Jeff married ROZETTA MAY (ZETTA) HAMON [b. Tuesday, October 31, 1893, in Arkansas], daughter of SPENCER HAMON, SR., and EVALINE CAUDILL, on Saturday, July 6, 1912, in Arkansas. Zetta is the sister of Etta [Hamon] Capps, who was married to Jeff’s older brother, John Capps. (See John Nicholas Capps’ family page.)

Hamon Ancestry. Zetta’s paternal grandparents, William Hamon and Isabelle Combs, each descend from well-researched families. William Hamon’s line descends from Robert Hamon [b. 1524] and Agnes Penton [b. 1528], both born in Scarning, County Norfolk, England.

Isabelle [Combs] Hamon descends from Archdale Combs [b. 1625 in Rappahannock County, Virginia] and Elizabeth Butler [b. 1625 in Old Lancaster County, Virginia]. There’s a strong possibility that this line continues to John Combe [b. 1563/4 in St. Antholin Parish in Budge Row, London, England] and Margaret Archdale [b. 1569 in Budge Row, London, England]. Josiah Combs documents this connection in his book The Combses Genealogy; other researchers are doubtful of the connection, at least as documented in this book. As always, there’s more research to be done.

Zetta’s maternal grandparents, Abner Caudill and Mary Naoma Hammonds, also descend from well-researched families. Abner Caudill’s line descends from Stephen Caudill [b. ~1680] and Mary Elizabeth Fields [b. 1698] both born in Scotland. Stephen arrived in America about 1700 and settled in Virginia. Mary Hammonds descends from Robert Hamon and Agnes Penton, as does Zetta’s father, Spencer Hamon.

Evaline Caudill Hamon died in 1909. Spencer Hamon married Laura Page, a “mail order bride.” Laura was quite a lady - very elegant. She forbade her stepdaughters, Etta and Rozetta, from marrying in to the Capps family, whom she felt were of a lower social status than the Hamons. Regardless, the girls (thankfully!) ignored their stepmother and married their Capps boys.

Children of JEFF CAPPS and ZETTA HAMON are:

i. VIRGIL ELMER CAPPS, b. January 6, 1913 in California Township, Madison County, Arkansas; d. April 14, 2007 in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

ii. VIOLA CAPPS, b. ~1915 in California Township, Madison County, Arkansas.

iii. ORVILLE CLYDE CAPPS, b. June 2, 1917 in California Township, Madison County, Arkansas; d. August 28, 2003 in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

iv. IVA CAPPS, b. August 5, 1919, in Arkansas; d. October 8, 1994, in Arkansas.

v. FAY GILBERT CAPPS, b. June 9, 1923, in Arkansas; d. March 5, 1990.

vi. LIVING CAPPS, b. ~1926 in Arkansas.

THE DUST BOWL

In the 1930s, drought and over-farming led to environmental disaster in the Great Plains of the United States. Windstorms blew away the overworked topsoil and the region came to be known as the Dust Bowl.

Families abandoned their farms and fled west looking for work. Many became migrant workers on California farms. Laborers on these farms performed backbreaking work for little pay, and lived in poor conditions in migrant worker camps.

About 1938-39, Jeff and Zetta, along with John and Etta [Hamon] Capps, migrated west from Arkansas and made their homes in California’s fertile Central Valley, settling in Tracy, San Joaquin County, California.

Why did so many of the refugees pin their hopes for a better life on California? One reason was that the State’s mild climate allowed for a long growing season and a diversity of crops with staggered planting and harvesting cycles. For people whose lives had revolved around farming, this seemed like an ideal place to look for work.

California was emphatically not the Promised Land of the migrants’ dreams. Although the weather was comparatively balmy and farmers’ fields were bountiful with produce, Californians also felt the effects of the Depression.

Jeff and Zetta eventually returned to Arkansas; John and Etta remained in California.

PASSAGES

Each year, Beulah Union Cemetery held a cleanup day and Zetta always participated. She is said to have suffered a heart attack as she cleaned her father’s gravesite in May 1973. Zetta collapsed onto her father’s grave and died at Beulah Union Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, at the age of 79.

Jeff passed nearly 2 years later in March 1975 at 81 years old, probably in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.


Both are interred at Beulah Union Cemetery.

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VIRGIL ELMER CAPPS - Generation No. 3

VIRGIL ELMER CAPPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born about January 1914 in Arkansas.

MARRIAGES/PARTNERS and CHILDREN

Virgil married LUCY KATHERINE EVERETT [b. Monday, September 14, 1914, in Arkansas], daughter of LEWIS EVERETT and MARY FRANCES WASSON, on Saturday, June 2, 1934 in Madison County, Arkansas.

Children of VIRGIL CAPPS and LUCY EVERETT are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

PASSAGES

Lucy passed away on Thursday, December 30, 1999, in Placer County, California.

Virgil passed more than 7 years later on Saturday, April 14, 2007, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas. He was interred at a cemetery in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.
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VIOLA E. CAPPS - Generation No. 3

VIOLA E. CAPPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born about February 4, 1914, in California Township, Madison County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Viola married HOWARD C. QUIGLEY [b. Thursday, July 18, 1914, in Packard Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas], son of WILLIAM D. QUIGLEY and ADELINE UNKNOWN, on Saturday, June 17, 1933 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Intermarrying between local families in hollows of Arkansas was quite common, so it’s not unusual that our Cappses and Quigleys are allied in more ways than one. Howard’s father William D. Quigley is the brother of James Quigley, husband of Lucy Ann Capps, sister of Viola’s father Thomas Jefferson Capps. In other words: Viola married her uncle’s nephew, but this was her uncle by marriage so she and her husband weren't blood related.

Children of VIOLA CAPPS and HOWARD QUIGLEY are not known by this researcher at this time.

PASSAGES

After nearly 63 years of marriage, Howard passed away Wednesday, March 13, 1996, in Goddard, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Viola followed Saturday, January 30, 1999, also in Goddard, Kansas.

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ORVILLE CLYDE (CLYDE) CAPPS - Generation No. 3

ORVILLE CLYDE (CLYDE) CAPPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Saturday, June 2, 1917 in Arkansas.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Clyde married ADA W. GAMBLE [b. Wednesday, November 24, 1915] on January 29, 1936 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Children of CLYDE CAPPS and ADA GAMBAL are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

PASSAGES

Ada passed away on Sunday, July 3, 1994. Clyde passed away on August 28, 2003, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas. They are both interred at Beulah Union Cemetery in Carroll County, Arkansas.

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IVA V. CAPPS - Generation No. 3

IVA V. CAPPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Tuesday, August 5, 1919, in Arkansas.

MARRIAGES and CHILDERN

Iva married RAYMOND E. AMES [b. Sunday, September 10, 1916 in Missouri], son of CHARLES FRED AMES and RENA ADELINE HILL, on ~June 1, 1938 in Carroll County, Arkansas. Raymond’s Ames family has been traced back to his great-great grandparents, Asa Burton Ames (b. ~1808 in Vermont) and Catherine Rina (b. ~1806 in New York). Catherine’s grandparents—Raymond’s 4th great-grandparents—Johannes and Catherina [Uln] Rima, were born ~1730-35 in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and immigrated to New York.

Known children of IVA CAPPS and RAYMOND AMES are:

i. BARBARA FAIE AMES, b. November 20, 1939, in Arkansas; d. December 4, 1941, in Washington County, Arkansas.

ii. GEANNIE RAINE AMES, b. March 2, 1941, in Arkansas; d. March 2, 1941, in Arkansas.

PASSAGES

Iva passed away on Saturday, October 8, 1994, in Arkansas, and is buried at Beulah Union Cemetery in Carroll County, Akransas.

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FAY GILBERT CAPPS - Generation No. 3

FAY GILBERT CAPPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Saturday, June 9, 1923, in Arkansas.

MARRIAGES/PARTNERS and CHILDREN

Fay married UNKNOWN CREWS in probably Carroll County, Arkansas.

Children of FAY CAPPS and UNKNOWN CREWS are unknown to this researcher at this time.

PASSAGES

Fay passed away on Monday, March 5, 1990, in Arkansas. He is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery in Carroll County, Arkansas.

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LIVING CAPPS - Generation No. 3

LIVING CAPPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born in Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Living married WILLIE CECIL (CECIL) EASLEY [b. December 30, 1926, in Arkansas], son of UNKNOWN EASLEY and UNKNOWN HIGGINS, on January 1, 1957 in Arkansas.

Children of LIVING CAPPS and CECIL EASLEY are:

i. LIVING EASLEY.

ii. LIVING EASLEY.

iii. LIVING EASLEY.

iv. MAX LYNN EASLEY, b. July 26, 1955 in Arkansas; d. March 11, 1992 in Sacramento County, California.

PASSAGES

Cecil passed away May 29, 1986 in Sacramento County, California.

REMARRIAGES

Living married (2) JOSEPH HOWARD (HOWARD) HOOVER [b. Thursday, August 12, 1926, in Barry County, Missouri], son of WARREN PAUL HOOVER, SR., and VIRGINIA LEE LUGENBEEL, in Arkansas.

Howard’s marriage to Living was his second; he was first married to Joyce Colleen Murphy before 1952.

Hoover Ancestry and My Hamon Family Connection. Howard’s sister, Rita Alice Hoover, was married to Curtis Ray Capps, Living's first cousin, once removed. Howard’s Hoover family has been traced to his great-great-grandparents, Martin Hoover (1774-1861) and Sally Bradford (1774-1864).

Through Howard’s maternal grandmother Mary Angeline Curry, the family connects with my Combs family (Martin Hoover, son of Mary Angeline Curry, daughter of Charity Emeline Lane, daughter of Sarah Jane Combs, daughter of Jeremiah C. Combs, son of Mason Combs, Jr., son of Mason Combs, Sr. – my 8th great-grandfather and Rita’s 5th great-grandfather). The Combs line has been traced to Archdale Combs [b. 1625 in Rappahannock County, Virginia] and Elizabeth Butler [b. 1625 in Old Lancaster County, Virginia]. There’s a strong possibility that this line continues to John Combe [b. 1563/4 in St. Antholin Parish in Budge Row, London, England] and Margaret Archdale [b. 1569 in Budge Row, London, England]. Josiah Combs documents this connection in his book The Combses Genealogy; other researchers are doubtful of the connection, at least as documented in this book. As always, there’s more research to be done.

Rita’s Lugenbeel family has been traced to her great-great-grandfather, Jacob Lookingbeel [b. 1810 in Maryland], and her second great-grandparents, Jehu Taylor [b. 1835 in West Virginia; d. 1865 in South Carolina] and Asenette A. Eseley [b. 1835, d. in South Carolina].

MILITARY SERVICE

Howard had an extensive military career and served in the U.S. Navy during three wars: World War II, Korea, and the Vietnam conflict.

PASSAGES

Howard passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 1998, in Carroll County, Arkansas, and is buried at Eureka Springs Cemetery in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

REMARRIAGES

Living married (3) LIVING ARNOLD.

DESCENDANTS OF JOHN NICHOLAS CAPPS - Generations 2, 3, and 4

JOHN NICHOLAS CAPPS - Generation No. 2

JOHN NICHOLAS CAPPS (MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born on Sunday, December 23, 1888, in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas. He was the seventh child and fifth son of Marshal and Mary [Davenport] Capps.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

John married ETTA BERNETTA HAMON [b. Saturday, March 4, 1891, in Oak Grove, Carroll County, Arkansas], daughter of SPENCER HAMON, SR., and EVALINE CAUDILL, on Sunday, March 20, 1910, in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Etta was named for her father’s infant sister, Etta Bernetta Hamon, who was just 8 months old at her death in 1890--just 5 months before our Etta’s birth.

Hamon Ancestry. Etta’s paternal grandparents, William and Isabelle [Combs] Hamon, each descend from well-researched families. William’s line descends from Robert Hamon [b. 1524] and Agnes Penton [b. 1528], both born in Scarning, County Norfolk, England.

Isabelle descends from Archdale Combs [b. 1625 in Rappahannock County, Virginia] and Elizabeth Butler [b. 1625 in Old Lancaster County, Virginia]. There’s a strong possibility that this line continues back to John Combe [b. 1563/4 in St. Antholin Parish] and Margaret Archdale [b. 1569], both born in Budge Row, London, England. Josiah Combs documents this connection in his book The Combses Genealogy; other researchers are doubtful of the connection, at least as documented in this book. As always, there’s more research to be done.

Etta’s maternal grandparents, Abner Caudill and Mary Naoma Hammonds, also descend from well-researched families. Abner’s line descends from Stephen Caudill [b. ~1680] and Mary Elizabeth Fields [b. 1698], both born in Scotland. Stephen arrived in America ~1700 and settled in Virginia. Mary Hammonds descends from Robert Hamon and Agnes Penton, as does Etta’s father Spencer Hamon.

Evaline [Caudill] Hamon died in 1909.

Spencer married (2) Laura Page, who has been described to this researcher as a “mail order bride.” Laura was reportedly quite a lady - very refined. She forbade her stepdaughters, Etta and Rozetta, from marrying in to the Capps family, whom she felt to be of a lower social standing than the Hamons. Luckily for this researcher — at least where Etta is concerned — the girls ignored their stepmother and married their Capps boys.

Children of JOHN CAPPS and ETTA HAMON are:

i. LESTER EVERETT CAPPS, b. March 30, 1911, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. January 3, 2004, in Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.

ii. ALBERT CAPPS, b. June 8, 1913, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. October 26, 1989, in Linn County, Oregon.

iii. RALPH CAPPS, b. June 7, 1916, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. March 17, 2005, in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.

iv. ANDY MARSHAL CAPPS, b. October 23, 1918, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. January 28, 1981, in Tracy, San Joaquin County, California.

v. AMOS CHARLES CAPPS, b. September 12, 1921, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. April 1, 1975, in California.

vi. FLOYD DAVID (BILL) CAPPS, b. February 29, 1924, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. April 29, 1992, in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California.

vii. MARY GENEVA (GENEVA) CAPPS, b. January 3, 1927, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. March 3, 2006, in Washington.

viii. LIVING CAPPS.

ix. LIVING CAPPS.

THE HOMESTEAD ACT

John purchased 40 acres in Madison County, Arkansas, at Township 19 North/Range 27 West, Section 23, on May 19, 1916 (see the facsimile of the original document).

MILITARY DRAFTS

John registered for the WWI draft sometime in 1917 or 1918 in Madison County, Arkansas; however, he never served in the military.

THE DUST BOWL

In the 1930s, drought and over-farming led to environmental disaster in the Great Plains of the United States. Windstorms blew away the overworked topsoil and the region came to be known as the Dust Bowl. Families abandoned their farms and fled west looking for work. Many became migrant workers on California farms. Laborers on these farms performed backbreaking work for little pay, and lived in poor conditions in migrant worker camps.

About 1938-39, John and Etta - both nearing their 50s - migrated west from Arkansas with their son and daughter-in-law, Lester and Bessie [Hobbs] Capps, and made their homes in California’s fertile Central Valley, settling in Tracy, San Joaquin County, California.

Why did so many of the refugees pin their hopes for a better life on California? One reason was that the State’s mild climate allowed for a long growing season and a diversity of crops with staggered planting and harvesting cycles. For people whose lives had revolved around farming, this seemed like an ideal place to look for work.

California was emphatically not the Promised Land of the migrants’ dreams. Although the weather was comparatively balmy and farmers’ fields were bountiful with produce, Californians also felt the effects of the Depression.

John built a Pentecostal church on Larch Road in north Tracy, where he ministered to a growing congregation. His son, Lester, continued in his place, eventually passing on the ministry to John’s grandson.

PASSAGES

Etta passed away 1 month shy of her 64th birthday on Friday, February 4, 1955, in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California, preceding her husband in death by 16 years. The cause of her death was liver cancer. She's interred at Tracy Public Cemetery in Tracy.

John Nicholas Capps (a.k.a. “Grandpa John”) passed away at the age of 82 years on Monday, March 15, 1971, also in Manteca. He was interned at Tracy Public Cemetery on Friday, March 19, 1971, where he rests by his wife of more than 44 years. John was survived by 9 children, 27 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren.

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LESTER EVERETT CAPPS - Generation No. 3

LESTER EVERETT CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Saturday, March 30, 1911, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGES/PARTNERS AND CHILDREN

Lester was close to his older cousin, Dave Prickett (ANNA FRANCES, MARSHAL PINKNEY) who was married to Lela [Bennett] Prickett. Dave had a life-long affair with his wife’s younger sister, Verda Bennett. When Verda became pregnant with Dave's child, he convinced Lester to marry her without disclosing their affair or the pregnancy.

Lester married (1) VERDA L. BENNETT [b. July 19, 1916 in Clifty, Carroll County, Arkansas], daughter of THOMAS J. BENNETT and DELLA PRESLEY, in Arkansas.

Child born to VERDA BENNETT during this marriage is:

LIVING CAPPS.

This marriage was obviously doomed from the start, and the couple soon separated. A blood test later proved that Lester was not the biological father of Verda's child, and the marriage was annulled. Verda and Dave continued their clandestine relationship, which also produced a second child. (See David Mason Prickett, son of Anna Frances Prickett.)

Lester married (2) BESSIE MAY HOBBS [b. Friday, March 21, 1919, in Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas], daughter of FREDERICK HOBBS and EDNA BLEVINS, on Thursday, July 26, 1934, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

Hobbs Ancestry. Bessie’s paternal ancestors are well researched and documented, having been traced to Nathaniel Hobbs (~1675-1727) of Kirtling, County Cambridgeshire, England. Vincent Hobbs, Sr. (1720-~1808), grandson of Nathaniel, was the first in this line to come to America. Vincent, 15, and his brothers arrived in the U.S. in 1735 through the Port of Dover, Delaware, and settled in Washington County, Virginia.

Bessie’s maternal ancestors can be traced to her fifth great-grandparents, Daniel Blevins, Sr. (1710-~1771) and Sarah Belcher. Daniel was born in Rhode Island and relocated to Virginia. The family migrated from Virginia into Kentucky and Kansas.

Children of LESTER CAPPS and BESSIE HOBBS are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

iii. LIVING CAPPS.

iv. LIVING CAPPS.

THE DUST BOWL

According to Lester, the family left Kansas during the Dust Bowl. Thirteen adults and children piled in to a Model-A Ford pickup truck (four in front, nine in back) along with all of their belongings!

They made their home in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley.

PASSAGES

On Saturday, June 1, 1978, Bessie passed away at the age of 59 years, 2 months and 11 days, due to complications of pneumonia after a long battle with an undiagnosed illness in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. Because she died in a hospital, no autopsy was performed to determine the exact nature of her mysterious illness. Bessie and Lester had been married for nearly 44 years at the time of her death. Bessie was laid to rest at Tracy Public Cemetery in Tracy.

New Beginnings. Lester married (2) GERTRUDE MARIE (GERTIE) RICE [b. Sunday, June 8, 1913 in Halsey, Linn County, Oregon] on Tuesday, September 26, 1978, in Tijuana, Mexico. This was also Gertie’s second marriage, her first husband having passed away. The couple made their home at Gertie’s small ranch in Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.

Gertie passed away Saturday, November 6, 1993, in Manteca. Lester and Gertie had been married for 15 years.

Lester passed away Saturday, January 3, 2004, in Manteca at 92 years old. He was interred next to his beloved Bessie at Tracy Public Cemetery.

Having never remarried, Lester’s first wife Verda [Bennett] Capps passed away on December 6, 2006 in Arkansas at the age of 90 years old.

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ALBERT CAPPS - Generation No. 3

ALBERT CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Sunday, June 8, 1913, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Albert married CLARICE EVELYN BRISCO, daughter of JAMES ARTHUR BRISCO and ESTELLA BROWN, on Saturday, June 19, 1937, in Eureka Springs.

Brisco Ancestry. Clarice’s family can be traced to Joseph Brisco and Mary Jane Ford of Missouri, both born ~1845-1850. Their son, George Washington Brisco [b. ~1868 in Christian County, Missouri] married Darcus Adeline Ewin [b. ~1869 in Arkansas], daughter of Owin Ewin and Rhoda Vaughan, both born ~1845.

Children of ALBERT CAPPS and CLARICE BRISCO are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

iii. LIVING CAPPS.

PASSAGES

Albert passed away Thursday, October 26, 1989, in Halsey, Linn County, Oregon, after 52 years of marriage. Clarice passed nearly 20 years later on March 27, 2009, in Lane County, Oregon.

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RALPH CAPPS - Generation No. 3

RALPH CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Wednesday, June 7, 1916, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Ralph married VESTA ESTELLA MAUDE (MAUDE) FISHER [b: Wednesday, December 17, 1919, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas], daughter of WILLIAM BATES FISHER and SUSAN OLAH POPPLEWELL, on Sunday, June 20, 1937, in Eureka Springs.

Maude’s Ancestry. Maude’s family is well researched. Her Popplewell line extends to ~1725 from Hack Popplewell and Judith Flint, daughter of John Flint, to Gholson Popplewell (1832-1911) whose son, William Compton Popplewell (1856-1822) was married to Minnie Olah Carlock (1866-1922) – the parents of Susan (Carlock) Popplewell – Maude’s mother. The Carlock family has been traced to Hans von Gerlach and Anna Kummir, both born ~1655 in Germany.

Children of RALPH CAPPS and MAUDE FISHER are:

i. DOLORES MAURINE CAPPS, b. January 24, 1939, in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

PASSAGES

After more than 60 years of marriage, Maude passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 1999, in Sacramento. Services were held Saturday morning, May 22, 1999. Ralph passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2005, in Sacramento.

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DOLORES MAURINE CAPPS - Generation No. 4

DOLORES MAURINE CAPPS (RALPH, JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Tuesday, January 24, 1939, in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Dolores married MARK DELBERT GILLMAN, JR. [b: Tuesday, September 15, 1942, in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California], son of MARK DELBERT GILLMAN, SR., and FLORENCE BROWN, on Sunday, September 20, 1964, in North Highlands, Sacramento County, California.

Children of DOLORES CAPPS and MARK GILLMAN are:

i. LIVING GILLMAN.

ii. LIVING GILLMAN.

PASSAGES

Mark passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2000, after two children and more than 35 years of marriage.

Dolores passed away due to surgery-related kidney failure more than 6 years later on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. Services were held for Dolores on Saturday, November 18, 2006, at 11 a.m. at the Abundant Life Assembly, 6861 24th Street, Sacramento.

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ANDY MARSHALL CAPPS - Generation No. 3

ANDY MARSHALL CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Wednesday, October 23, 1918, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Andy married HELEN MARIE STOPPEL [b. Tuesday, November 21, 1922, in Arkansas] on Tuesday, February 27, 1945, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

Andy and Helen had no children.

PASSAGES

Andy passed away Wednesday, January 28, 1981, in Tracy, San Joaquin County, California.

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AMOS CHARLES CAPPS - Generation No. 3

AMOS CHARLES CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Monday, September 12, 1921, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

EARLY YEARS

According to his WWII enlistment record, Amos only attended school through grammar school.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Amos married BERTHA MARJORIE FIEZ [b: Saturday, May 24, 1924, in Stanislaus County, California], the daughter of HENRY FIEZ and MARJORIE A. SAXBY, in California. Henry was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and Marjorie was the adopted daughter of Joseph Frank Saxby and Addie A. Lyman.

Children of AMOS CAPPS and BERTHA FIEZ are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

iii. LIVING CAPPS.

iv. LIVING CAPPS.

v. LIVING CAPPS.

WWII

Amos enlisted in the Army on Friday, August 14, 1942, and served as an automobile serviceman. At that time, he was listed as “single with dependents.” A slight man, he was 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighed just 127 pounds.

PASSAGES

After five children and more than 27 years of marriage, Amos passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 1975, in Monterey County, California. He was just 53 years old.

Bertha never remarried. She passed away 31 years later on Friday, March 31, 2006, in Susanville, Lassen County, California, just 2 months shy of her 82nd birthday.

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FLOYD DAVID (BILL) CAPPS - Generation No. 3

FLOYD DAVID (BILL) CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Friday, February 29, 1924, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

EARLY YEARS

As a boy, Floyd worked for a man who didn’t think he looked like a “Floyd.” The man decided to call him Bill, and the name stuck.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Bill married CHRISTINE BELLE SISSON [b. Tuesday, December 25, 1928, in Oklahoma], daughter of ARTHUR LULEN SISSON and EMMA BELL HUSONG, in April 1946.

Sission Ancestry. Christine’s family is well researched and has been traced to her 8th great-grandfather, Thomas Sisson (~1590), a haberdasher (a dealer in men’s clothing and accessories) from London Towne, England. He was the first Sisson to migrate to the United States and arrived in Virginia by 1622.

Children of FLOYD CAPPS and CHRISTINE SISSON are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

iii. LIVING CAPPS.

PASSAGES

After 38 years of marriage and three children, Christine passed away on Sunday, December 30, 1984, in Marin County, California.

Bill passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 1992, in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California.

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MARY GENEVA CAPPS - Generation No. 3

MARY GENEVA (GENEVA) CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Monday, January 3, 1927, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Geneva married LIVING DEES.

Children of GENEVA CAPPS and LIVING DEES are:

i. RONALD EDWIN (RONNY) DEES, b. March 4, 1945, in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California; d. January 15, 1994, in Napa, Napa County, California.

ii. LIVING CAPPS

PASSAGES

Geneva passed away Friday, March 3, 2006, in Washington State after nearly 62 years of marriage.

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RONALD EDWIN (RONNY) DEES - Generation No. 4

RONALD EDWIN (RONNY) DEES (MARY GENEVA CAPPS, JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Sunday, March 4, 1945, in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Ronny married LIVING GERMAN.

Children of RONALD DEES and LIVING GERMAN are:

i. LIVING DEES.

ii. LIVING DEES.

PASSAGES

Ronny died on Saturday, January 15, 1994, at the age of 38 years in Napa, Napa County, California.

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LIVING CAPPS - Generation No. 3

LIVING CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born.

MARRIAGES/PARTNERS and CHILDREN

Living married (1) GERALD TAYLOR.

Child of LIVING CAPPS and GERALD TAYLOR is:

i. LIVING TAYLOR

This marriage ended in divorce.

She married (2) MONROE COOK.

Children of LIVING CAPPS and MONROE COOK are:

ii. LIVING COOK

iii. LIVING COOK

PASSAGES

Monroe Cook passed away on Monday, May 14, 2001.

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LIVING CAPPS - Generation No. 3

LIVING CAPPS (JOHN NICHOLAS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born.

MARRIAGES/PARTNERS and CHILDREN

Living married (1) LIVING FREEMAN.

Children of LIVING CAPPS and LIVING FREEMAN are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

iii. LIVING CAPPS.

This marriage ended in divorce.

New Beginnings. Living married (2) LIVING LAWSON.

Child of LIVING CAPPS and LIVING LAWSON is:

iv. LIVING CAPPS.

DESCENDANTS OF JEREMIAH M. (JERRY) CAPPS - Generations 2 and 3

JEREMIAH M. (JERRY) CAPPS - Generation No. 2

JEREMIAH M.(JERRY) CAPPS (MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born in January 1886 in Madison County, Arkansas. Jerry, the sixth child and fourth son of Marshal and Mary [Davenport] Capps, was likely born in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Jerry married LIBBIE E. COMSTOCK [b: March 1889 in Arkansas], daughter of CHARLES P. COMSTOCK and VINA UNKNOWN, on Sunday, October 17, 1909, in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Comstock Ancestry. Libby’s family was of Scottish descent, her paternal grandmother Elizabeth having been born in Scotland, as were Elizabeth’s parents. Libby’s paternal grandfather was born in New York.

Children of JERRY CAPPS and LIBBIE COMSTOCK are:

i. LARUS CAPPS, b. ~1910 in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas.

ii. CLEO PINKNEY CAPPS, b. July 21, 1911, in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas; d. June 22, 1995, in Linn County, Oregon.

iii.CHESTER W. CAPPS, b. May 31, 1914, in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas, d. April 29, 1984, in Lane County, Oregon.

iv. CURTIS OLEN CAPPS, b. March 22, 1917, in Arkansas, d. July 5, 1980, in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.

v. FLOYD CAPPS, b. ~1917 in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas.

vi.ARVIS C. CAPPS, b. ~1919 in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas; d. December 24, 1961, in Clatsop County, Oregon.

vii. DOYLE CAPPS, b. ~1921 in Arkansas.

viii. JEWEL CAPPS, b. ~1923 in Arkansas.

ix. CLIVE L. CAPPS, b. ~1925 in Arkansas.

x. Y VONA CAPPS, b. ~1928 in Arkansas.

xi. VADA E. CAPPS, b. March 6, 1929 in Arkansas; d. December 4, 1987, in Bella Vista, Shasta County, California.

MORE...

Jerry and Libby were featured in the October 1970 issue of National Geographic Magazine in an article on the Ozark Mountains. It states that they lived in Capps Valley.

MIGRATIONS

From Arkansas, Jerry and Libby moved to California, then on to Oregon.

PASSAGES

After 30 years of marriage, Libby passed away Wednesday, October 26, 1949, in Lane County, Oregon. Jerry followed on Monday, August 23, 1965, also in Lane County.

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CLEO PINKNEY CAPPS - Generation No. 3

CLEO PINKNEY CAPPS (JEREMIAH CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Friday, July 21, 1911, in Clifty, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Cleo married BLANCH MYRTLEDELE FINLEY [b. Friday, November 1, 1918 in Lacrosse, Izard County, Arkansas], daughter of THADDEUS ALONZO (ALONZO) FINLEY and ROSE ETTA ANGLIN.

Children of CLEO CAPPS and BLANCH FINLEY are:

i. FEMALE CAPPS.

ii. FEMALE CAPPS.

PASSAGES

Cleo passed away on Thursday, June 22, 1995, in Linn County, Oregon.

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CHESTER W. CAPPS - Generation No. 3

CHESTER W. CAPPS (JEREMIAH CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Sunday, May 31, 1914, in Clifty, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Chester married DELORES UNKNOWN.

Children of CHESTER CAPPS and DELORES UNKNOWN are unknown at this time.

PASSAGES

Chester passed away on Sunday, April 29, 1984, in Lane County, Oregon.

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ARVIS C. CAPPS - Generation No. 3

ARVIS C. CAPPS (JEREMIAH CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born ~1919 in Clifty, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Arvis married DORIS UNKNOWN.

Children of CHESTER CAPPS and LIVING UNKNOWN are unknown at this time.

PASSAGES

Arvis passed away on Sunday, December 24, 1961, in Clatsop County, Oregon.

DESCENDANTS OF LUCY ANN CAPPS - Generations 2, 3, and 4

LUCY ANN CAPPS - Generation No. 2

LUCY ANN CAPPS (MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Wednesday, June 7, 1882, in Chatauqua Springs, Chatauqua County, Kansas. She was the fifth child and second daughter of Marshal and Mary [Davenport] Capps.

After having migrated from Missouri to Kansas, the family left Kansas between March and December 1885 bound for what would be their final destination – the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Lucy married JAMES QUIGLEY [b: Monday, April 27, 1874, in Arkansas] on Thursday, October 17, 1901, in Carroll County, Arkansas, likely the son of JAMES FRANKLIN QUIGLEY and MALINDA DOUGHTY. James’ Quigley family has been traced to his grandparents, James and Mary Quigley of Pennsylvania.

Children of LUCY CAPPS and JAMES QUIGLEY are:

i. JONATHAN WILSON (JOHN) QUIGLEY, b. September 29, 1902, in Carroll County, Arkansas; d. November 7, 1989, in Butte County, California

ii. LENNIE QUIGLEY, b. ~1906 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

iii. FANNIE QUIGLEY, b. ~1911 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

iv. EUGENE CHARLES (GENE) QUIGLEY, b. September 11, 1916, in Carroll County, Arkansas; d. July 1, 1989 in Jackson County, Oregon.

v. DOROTHIE ELLEN QUIGLEY, b. Monday, August 18, 1919, in Carroll County, Arkansas; d. Friday, August 24, 1923, probably in Carroll County, Arkansas; buried at Beulah Union Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

vi. LIVING QUIGLEY.

THE MAX HUNTER COLLECTION

Max Hunter, a traveling salesman from Springfield, took his reel-to-reel tape recorder into the hills and backwoods of the Ozarks to preserve the heritage of the region by recording the songs and stories of many generations of Ozark history. These recordings are now part of The Max Hunter Collection, an archive of almost 1,600 Ozark Mountain folksongs recorded between 1956 and 1976.

Mr. Hunter recorded Lucy Quigley singing The Butcher Boy, The House Carpenter, Red River Shore, and Willie Boy. He also recorded Lucy’s sister Fannie [Capps] Prickett, nephew Dave Prickett, and niece Pat [Prickett] Edstrom.

PASSAGES

James passed away on Friday, April 3, 1942, in Carroll County, Arkansas, after more than 40 years of marriage. He is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas. Lucy passed away on Friday, March 15, 1968, in Eureka Springs; she, too, is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery.

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JONATHAN WILSON (JOHN) QUIGLEY - Generation No. 3

JONATHAN WILSON (JOHN) QUIGLEY (LUCY ANN CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Monday, September 29, 1902, probably in Carroll County, Arkansas. John was the first child of James and Lucy [Capps] Quigley.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

John married LENA MURPHY [b. Tuesday, September 4, 1906, in Arkansas], daughter of ALLEN L. MURPHY and NANCY EVALINE HAMON, on April 22, 1924 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Lake Ancestry and Connection to My Hamon Family. Lena’s maternal grandparents, William Hamon and Isabelle Combs, each descend from well-researched families. William Hamon’s line descends from Robert Hamon [b. 1524] and Agnes Penton [b. 1528], both born in Scarning, County Norfolk, England.

Isabelle [Combs] Hamon descends from Archdale Combs [b. 1625 in Rappahannock County, Virginia] and Elizabeth Butler [b. 1625 in Old Lancaster County, Virginia]. There’s a strong possibility that this line continues to John Combe [b. 1563/4 in St. Antholin Parish in Budge Row, London, England] and Margaret Archdale [b. 1569 in Budge Row, London, England]. Josiah Combs documents this connection in his book The Combses Genealogy; other researchers are doubtful of the connection, at least as documented in this book. As always, there’s more research to be done.

John was the first cousin of my grandfather, Lester Capps; his mother (Lucy [Capps] Quigley) was the sister of Lester’s father (John Capps). Lena was Lester’s first cousin, once removed; her grandmother (Lula Hamon) was the sister of Lester’s maternal grandfather (Spencer Hamon).

Children of JOHN QUIGLEY and LENA MURPHY are:

i. DAUGHTER QUIGLEY.

ii. DAUGHTER QUIGLEY.

iii. DALE QUIGLEY, b. June 28, 1926, in Arkansas.

iv.DARCEY QUIGLEY, b.~1928 in Arkansas.

v. DAUGHTER QUIGLEY.

CALIFORNIA MIGRATION

John and Lena moved their family from Arkansas to San Joaquin County, California, where John was a property owner as well as owner of a used car dealership. John sold his property to his cousin, Lester Capps, and moved with his family to Butte County, California.

PASSAGES

John passed away Tuesday, November 7, 1989, in Butte County, California. Lena also passed away on a Tuesday on November 16, 1999, in Paradise, Butte County, California.

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DALE QUIGLEY - Generation No. 4

DALE QUIGLEY (JONATHAN WILSON (JOHN), LUCY ANN CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Monday, June 28, 1926, probably in Carroll County, Arkansas. He was the first child of John and Lena [Lake] Quigley.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Dale married JIMMIE LOU BRANNON [b. Friday, May 31, 1929, in Charleston, Tennessee], daughter of ROBERT HARVEY BRANNON and PRUDIE MERELE EPPERSON.

Children of DALE QUIGLEY and JIMMIE LOU BRANNON are unknown.

PASSAGES

Jimmie Lou passed away Saturday, September 27, 1980, in Lane County, Oregon. Dale passed away nearly 11 years later on Wednesday, August 14, 1991, also in Lane County, Oregon.

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EUGENE CHARLES QUIGLEY - Generation No. 3

EUGENE CHARLES (GENE) QUIGLEY (LUCY ANN CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Monday, September 11, 1916, in probably Carroll County, Arkansas. He was the fourth child and second son of James and Lucy [Capps] Quigley.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Gene married MARGARET ANN MCCLOUD [b. Sunday, March 25, 1923, in Hindsville, Madison County, Arkansas], daughter of ALBERT ERVIN MCCLOUD and LAURA D. COUCH, on Saturday, April 1, 1939, in Benton County, Arkansas.

Children of GENE QUIGLEY and MARGARET MCCLOUD are:

i. LIVING QUIGLEY.

ii. LIVING QUIGLEY.

MIGRATIONS

At some point following their marriage, the newlyweds migrated from Arkansas to California’s fertile San Joaquin County where their children were born. After the birth of their second child, Gene and Margaret migrated north into Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, where they lived out the remainder of their days.

PASSAGES

Gene passed away at 72 years old on Saturday, July 1, 1989, in Jackson County, Oregon. Margaret followed 5-1/2 years later on Thursday, February 9, 1995, in Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, at the age of 71.

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VIRGINIA QUIGLEY - Generation No. 3

VIRGINIA QUIGLEY (LUCY ANN CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born between 1926 and 1932, probably in Carroll County, Arkansas. Virginia was the sixth child and fourth daughter of James and Lucy [Capps] Quigley.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Virginia married UNKNOWN BIRCHFIELD.

Children of VIRGINIA QUIGLEY and UNKNOWN BIRCHFIELD are unknown.

DESCENDANTS OF JULIOUS M. CAPPS - Generation 2

JULIOUS M. CAPPS - Generation No. 2

JULIOUS M. CAPPS (MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born September 29, 1878 in Missouri. He was named for his maternal great-grandfather, Julius Terry Davenport. Julious was the fourth child and third son of Marshal and Mary [Davenport] Capps.

Though his family was reported to have been living in Kansas at the time of his birth, census records reflect that he was born in Missouri. The family returned to Kansas sometime between 1878 and 1882, settling in Chatauqua Springs, Chatauqua County. Between March and December 1885, the family left Kansas one last time, bound for what would be their final destination – the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Julious married DELLA TARRY [b: 1881] on Sunday, October 7, 1900, in Carroll County, Arkansas.

There were no children born to JULIOUS CAPPS and DELLA TARRY.

OCCUPATIONS

Julious worked as a lumberjack.

PASSAGES

Julious died on March 7, 1901 as the result of a tree felling accident less than 1 year after his marriage. He was 22 years old. Julious is interred at Rambo Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

New Beginnings. Other than a marriage record, this researcher has been unable to find any records pertaining to Della Tarry or Della Capps, though it’s almost certain Della would’ve remarried after Julious’ untimely death as she would’ve only been about 20 years old at the time she was widowed.

DESCENDANTS OF WILSON (WILS) CAPPS - Generations 2 and 3

WILSON (WILS) CAPPS - Generation No. 2

WILSON (WILS) CAPPS (MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born on Friday, January 14, 1876, in Matfield Green, Chase County, Kansas. The third child and second son of Marshal and Mary [Davenport] Capps, Wilson was named for his maternal grandfather Wilson Davenport (1824-1901).

TO ARKANSAS (BY WAY OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI)

Around 1877, the still-growing family may have briefly migrated to Missouri, only to return to Kansas between 1878 and 1882, settling in Chatauqua Springs, Chatauqua County. Between March and December 1885, the family left Kansas one last time, bound for what would be their final destination – the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Wilson married LENNIE MARY CLARK [b: Friday, July 23, 1880, in Arkansas], the daughter of ANDREW MADISON CLARK and MARY ELIZABETH BROWN, on Sunday, December 25, 1898, in Carroll County, Arkansas. Lennie’s Clark family is traced to her 3rd great-grandparents, Thomas Clark (1755-1842) of Connecticut and Jane Ford (1767-1855) of Virginia, who eventually migrated into Kentucky.

Children of WILSON CAPPS and LENNIE CLARK are:

i. CLARENCE MARSHALL CAPPS, b. November 17, 1899, in Madison County, Arkansas; d. October 10, 1987, in Arkansas.

ii. LAWRENCE CAPPS, b. May 20, 1901, in Arkansas; d. October 5, 1988 in Benton County, Arkansas.

iii. GRACY CAPPS, b. August 18, 1903 in Carroll County, Arkansas; d. October 16, 1905 in Carroll County, Arkansas; buried at Rambo Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

iv. WILLIE RUBEN CAPPS, b. September 18, 1906, in Arkansas; d. November 30, 1988, in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas.

CLAIMING A HOMESTEAD

As part of the 1862 Homestead Act, Wilson acquired 160 acres of land in Carroll County, Arkansas, at Township 19 North/Range 27 West, Section 13, on June 30, 1905. His father, Marshal Capps, was his neighbor, having claimed 160 acres in Carroll County, Arkansas, at Township 19 North/Range 27 West, Section 14, on February 12, 1902. His brother, William, also lived nearby, having claimed 160 acres in Carroll County, Arkansas, at Township 19 North/Range 27 West, Section 23, on June 8, 1901.

PASSAGES

The couple’s only daughter, Gracy, passed away as a toddler in 1905; she is interred at Rambo Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

Wilson passed away on Saturday, October 18, 1947, in Carroll County, Arkansas. Lennie passed away nearly 26 years later on Tuesday, June 5, 1973, in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas. They are both also interred at Rambo Cemetery.

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CLARENCE MARSHALL CAPPS - Generation No. 3

CLARENCE MARSHALL CAPPS (WILSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Friday, November 17, 1899, in Madison County, Arkansas. Clarence was the first child born to Wilson and Lennie [Clark] Capps.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Clarence married IDA FLORENCE ASH [b. Monday, December 24, 1900, in Arkansas], daughter of ALLEN ASH and JOSEPHINE A. (JOSIE) HADDOCK. Florence’s family has been traced to her seventh great-grandparents, Nathaniel and Mary [Hughes] Davis, who were born about 1860.

Child of CLARENCE CAPPS and FLORENCE ASH is:

i. HAROLD N. CAPPS, b. 1923 in Arkansas; d. 1955.

PASSAGES

Clarence passed away Saturday, October 10, 1987, in Arkansas, and is buried at Rambo Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas. Florence passed away nearly 5 years later on Wednesday, June 17, 1992, in Arkansas and is also buried at Rambo Cemetery.

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LAWRENCE CAPPS - Generation No. 3

LAWRENCE CAPPS (WILSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Monday, May 20, 1901, in Arkansas. Lawrence was the second child and second son of Wilson and Lennie [Clark] Capps.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Lawrence married ELSIE BELL WILLIAMS [b. Monday, August 20, 1900, in Capps Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas], daughter of CHARLES L. WILLIAMS and BELLE UNKNOWN, before 1930 in Arkansas.

Children of LAWRENCE CAPPS and ELSIE WILLIAMS are not known at this time.

PASSAGES

Elsie passed away in January 1977 in Benton County, Arkansas, and is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas. Lawrence passed away 11 years later on Wednesday, October 5, 1988, in Benton County, Arkansas, and is also interred at Beulah Union Cemetery.

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WILLIE RUBEN CAPPS - Generation No. 3

WILLIE RUBEN CAPPS (WILSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Tuesday, September 18, 1906, in Arkansas. Willie was the fourth child and third son born to Wilson and Lennie [Clark] Capps.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Willie married CLARA OPAL RAY [b. Monday, December 17, 1906], daughter of SAMUEL NEWTON RAY and URSULA MABLE BLAND, on Sunday, February 1, 1925.

Child of WILLIE CAPPS and CLARA RAY is:

i. CURTIS RAY CAPPS, b. July 3, 1935, in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas.

PASSAGES

Clara passed away on Monday, January 30, 1978, in Rogers, Madison County, Arkansas, and is likely interred at Bland Cemetery in Rogers. Willie passed away 10 years later on Wednesday, November 30, 1988, in Rogers. He is interred at Bland Cemetery.

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CURTIS RAY CAPPS - Generation No. 4

CURTIS RAY CAPPS (WILLIE RUBEN, WILSON, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Wednesday, July 3, 1935, in Madison County, Arkansas. Curtis was the first child born to Willie and Clara [Ray] Capps.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Curtis married LIVING HOOVER, daughter of WARREN HOOVER and VIRGINIA LUGENBEEL, in Eureka Springs.

Hoover Ancestry and Connection to My Hamon Family. Living Hoover’s family has been traced to her great-great-grandparents, Martin Hoover (1774-1861) and Sally Bradford (1774-1864). Through her maternal grandmother Mary Angeline Curry, the family connects with my Combs family (Martin Hoover, son of Mary Angeline Curry, daughter of Charity Emeline Lane, daughter of Sarah Jane Combs, daughter of Jeremiah C. Combs, son of Mason Combs, Jr., son of Mason Combs, Sr. – my 8th great-grandfather and her 5th great-grandfather). The Combs line has been traced to Archdale Combs [b. 1625 in Rappahannock County, Virginia] and Elizabeth Butler [b. 1625 in Old Lancaster County, Virginia]. There’s a strong possibility that this line continues to John Combe [b. 1563/4 in St. Antholin Parish in Budge Row, London, England] and Margaret Archdale [b. 1569 in Budge Row, London, England]. Josiah Combs documents this connection in his book The Combses Genealogy; other researchers are doubtful of the connection, at least as documented in this book. As always, there’s more research to be done.

Living Hoover’s Lugenbeel family has been traced to her great-great-grandfather, Jacob Lookingbeel [b. 1810 in Maryland; d. Unknown], and her great-great-grandparents Jehu Taylor [b. 1835 in West Virginia; d. 1865 in South Carolina] and Asenette A. Eseley [b. 1835; d. Unknown in South Carolina].

Children of CURTIS CAPPS and LIVING HOOVER are:

i. LIVING CAPPS.

ii. LIVING CAPPS.

iii. LIVING CAPPS.

iv. LIVING CAPPS.

v. LIVING CAPPS.

vi. LIVING CAPPS.

PASSAGES

Curtis passed away on May 19, 2003, in Rogers, Madison County, Arkansas.

DESCENDANTS OF ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS - Generations 2 and 3

ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS - Generation No. 2

ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS (MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Thursday, December 4, 1873, in Matfield Green, Chase County, Kansas. The second child and first daughter of Marshal and Mary [Davenport] Capps, Fannie was born in the Flint Hills of Kansas.

TO ARKANSAS (BY WAY OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS)

Around 1877, the still-growing family may have briefly migrated to Missouri, only to return to Kansas between 1878 and 1882, settling in Chatauqua Springs, Chatauqua County. Between March and December 1885, the family left Kansas one last time, bound for what would be their final destination – the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas - a distance of roughly 125 miles.

How Did They Travel? Most pioneers traveled in a Conestoga wagon or a spring wagon made of hickory, oak or maple. Many chose oxen to pull their wagons because of their strength, and would use up to four oxen per wagon. The father would drive the oxen by walking beside the wagon and the women and children would walk behind it much of the time. Most days, they would’ve been able to travel 10 to 15 miles; on rainy or muddy days they might’ve made it just 1 mile! It would’ve taken 5 to 7 days to travel the same distance we can now drive in a single hour! So this 125-mile journey that we could easily drive in 2 hours probably took them at least 8 days...and likely longer.

Fannie’s Tea Set. During one of these moves, young Fannie asked her father’s permission to bring along her child’s tea set. With space being limited, she was told she could not. An ingenious child, Fannie packed her dishes in a pail and secured it to the undercarriage of the wagon. Either her father never discovered the pail or – more likely - he chose to ignore that it was there, as he never spoke a word of it to her and Fannie was able to keep her cherished dishes.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Fannie married CHARLES BENJAMIN (BEN) PRICKETT [b. Monday, February 22, 1875, in Clifty, Carroll County, Arkansas], son of THOMAS JEFFERSON PRICKETT and EDNA THORNBURG, on Sunday, November 27, 1898, in Pleasant Valley, Carroll County, Arkansas.

Children of FANNIE CAPPS and BEN PRICKETT are:

i. HERBERT DANIEL PRICKETT, b. Thursday, November 30, 1899, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. Sunday, December 3, 1899, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; interred at Beulah Union Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

ii. MABEL SYLVIA PRICKETT, b. November 13, 1900, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. April 20, 2000, in Carroll County, Arkansas.

iii. DAVID MASON (DAVE) PRICKETT, b. August 16, 1903, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. May 23, 1993, in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas.

iv. MARY ETHEL (ETHEL) PRICKETT, b. December 2, 1905, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. October 1, 1978, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

v. AMANDA GENEVA (MANDY) PRICKETT, b. August 3, 1908, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. November 6, 1986, in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas.

vi. LUCY MINERVA (PAT) PRICKETT, b. September 15, 1912, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. July 25, 1973, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; interred at Beulah Union Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

vii. JAMES WALTER (WALTER) PRICKETT, b. October 8, 1914, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. July 31, 1940, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

THE MAX HUNTER COLLECTION

Max Hunter, a traveling salesman from Springfield, Missouri, took his reel-to-reel tape recorder into the hills and backwoods of the Ozarks to preserve the heritage of the region by recording the songs and stories of many generations of Ozark history. These recordings are now part of The Max Hunter Collection, an archive of almost 1,600 Ozark Mountain folksongs recorded between 1956 and 1976.

According to Ed Stilley, a family friend who lived with and cared for Aunt Fannie in her later years, Pat [Prickett] Edstrom worked in a Eureka Springs restaurant where Mr. Hunter happened to stop for a meal one day in 1958. An outgoing and friendly man, Mr. Hunter related his ambition to record and preserve Ozark folk songs and Pat offered that her mother and brother might sing for him.

On Wednesday, February 5, 1958, Mr. Hunter traveled to the home of “Aunt” Fannie Prickett and recorded her singing At the Feast of Belshazzer, Behold the Wayward Boy, Lonesome is the Winter and The Model Church. According to Mr. Hunter’s notes, Fannie was 84 years old at the time and was just getting over a “very bad sick spell.”

Ed recalls that during Mr. Hunter’s interview with Fannie, he asked about her church and the services held. Fannie related a story of coming home from a church revival one autumn evening to find her family home engulfed in flames, eventually burning to the ground.

Mr. Hunter also recorded Fannie’s sister, Lucy [Capps] Quigley, two of Fannie’s children – Dave Prickett and Pat [Prickett] Edstrom, and Ed Stilley.

PASSAGES

After seven children and 36 years of marriage, Ben passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 1935, in Carroll County, Arkansas, 1 month shy of his 60th birthday. He is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery in Carroll County, Arkansas. Fannie passed away nearly 27 years later at the age of 88 years and 2 days on Wednesday, December 6, 1961 in Eureka Springs. She is also interred at Beulah Union Cemetery.

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MABEL SYLVIA PRICKETT - Generation No. 3

MABEL SYLVIA PRICKETT (ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Tuesday, November 13, 1900, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN

Mabel married (1) HAROLD DOUGLAS COLE [b. Wednesday, October 24, 1894, in Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas], son of EATON COLE and BELLE UNKNOWN, on Sunday, October 31, 1920, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

Children of MABEL PRICKETT and HAROLD COLE are:

i. MELVIN RAY COLE, b. December 10, 1922, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas; d. April 16, 1992, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California.

ii. LIVING COLE.

iii. LIVING COLE.

iv. LIVING COLE.

v. LIVING COLE.

OCCUPATIONS

Like his father, Harold made his living as a barber.

TO OKLAHOMA AND BACK

Sometime between 1923 and 1924, Mabel, Harold and their son Melvin migrated from Arkansas to Oklahoma, first settling in Hughes County and then Seminole County. The family returned to Arkansas sometime before 1942.

MILITARY DRAFTS

Harold registered for the WWI draft at the age of 22 years on Monday, June 5, 1916, while working as a farmhand in Pueblo, Colorado; and the WWII draft at the age of 47 years old in 1942 (see facsimiles of these documents).

PASSAGES

After five children and 52 years of marriage, Harold passed away in May 1972 in Carroll County, Arkansas. Mabel passed away nearly 28 years later on Thursday, April 20, 2000, in Carroll County, Arkansas – 7 months before her 100th birthday.

REMARRIAGES

Mabel married (2) FLOYD WRIGHT [b. Saturday, February 20, 1897] in about June 1980.

PASSAGES

Floyd passed away in January 1982 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

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DAVID MASON (DAVE) PRICKETT - Generation No. 3

DAVID MASON (DAVE) PRICKETT (ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Sunday, August 16, 1903, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGES/PARTNERS and CHILDREN

Dave married LELA M. BENNETT [b. Monday, September 14, 1908], daughter of THOMAS J. BENNETT and DELLA PRESLEY, in Arkansas.

Children of DAVE PRICKETT and LELA BENNETT are:

i. LIVING PRIKETT.

ii. LIVING PRICKETT.

iii. LIVING PRICKETT.

A Second Family. Dave had an enduring relationship with his sister-in-law, VERDA [BENNETT] CAPPS [b. July 19, 1916], daughter of THOMAS J. BENNETT and DELLA PRESLEY, which produced two children. Verda was previously (and briefly) married to Dave’s cousin, Lester Capps.

Children of DAVE PRICKETT and VERDA BENNETT are:

iv. LIVING.

v. LIVING.

More Bennett/Prickett Connections. Intermarrying between local families in the Arkansas hollows was quite common, so it’s not unusual that our Cappses, Pricketts, and Bennetts are allied in more ways than one. Lela Bennett, wife of Dave Prickett, and Verda Bennett, first wife of Dave’s cousin Lester Capps, are sisters to Bill Bennett, husband of Dave’s younger sister Mandy Prickett.

THE MAX HUNTER COLLECTION

Max Hunter, a traveling salesman from Springfield, took his reel-to-reel tape recorder into the hills and backwoods of the Ozarks to preserve the heritage of the region by recording the songs and stories of many generations of Ozark history. These recordings are now part of The Max Hunter Collection, an archive of almost 1,600 Ozark Mountain folksongs recorded between 1956 and 1976.

Mr. Hunter recorded Dave Prickett singing The Waxweed Girl, a song taught to him by his father, Ben Prickett. Mr. Hunter also recorded Dave’s mother Fannie (Capps) Prickett, aunt Lucy (Capps) Quigley, sister Pat [Prickett] Edstrom, and family friend Ed Stilley.

PASSAGES

Lela passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 1992, in Benton County, Arkansas. She is likely interred at Pea Ridge, Benton County, Arkansas. Dave passed away less than a year later on Sunday, May 23, 1993, in Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas; he is interred at Pea Ridge, Benton County, Arkansas.

Verda [Bennett] Capps developed Alzheimer's disease late in life and lived out her remaining years in an Arkansas nursing home. She passed away December 6, 2006 in Arkansas at the age of 90 years.

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MARY ETHEL (ETHEL) PRICKETT - Generation No. 3

MARY ETHEL (ETHEL) PRICKETT (ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Saturday, December 2, 1905, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Ethel married FRED O. RHIEL [b. Friday, October 3, 1902], son of JOSEPH A. RHIEL and SUZANNAH A. (SUSIE) McINTYRE.

Rhiel Ancestry. Fred’s family has been traced to his maternal 4th great-grandparents, Donald McIntire (1782-1871) and Mary Margaret (1783-1871), of Argyl, Scotland. His grandfather, Daniel McIntyre (1824-1917), born in Paisley, County Renfrew, Scotland, was the first in this line to immigrate to the United States. He lived first in Randolph County, Illinois, before settling in Cedar Township, Carroll County, Arkansas, along with his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Edmondson (1828-1905) and their 10 children, one of who was Suzannah McIntyre, Fred’s mother.

Children of ETHEL PRICKETT and FRED RHIEL are:

i. LIVING RHIEL.

ii. LIVING RHIEL.

OCCUPATIONS

Ethel and Fred owned and operated a dairy farm.

PASSAGES

After two children and more than 40 years of marriage, Fred passed away on Friday, April 8, 1966, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas. He is interred at Eureka Springs Cemetery in Eureka Springs. Ethel passed away 12 years later on Sunday, October 1, 1978, in Eureka Springs. She is interred at City Cemetery in Eureka Springs.

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AMANDA GENEVA (MANDY) PRICKETT - Generation No. 3

AMANDA GENEVA (MANDY) PRICKETT (ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Monday, August 3, 1908, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Mandy married WILLIAM JOHN (BILL) BENNETT [b. about 1907 in Arkansas], son of THOMAS J. BENNETT and DELLA PRESLEY, in Arkansas.

Bennett Connections. Bill Bennett was the brother of Lela [Bennett] Prickett, wife of David Mason Prickett, and Verda [Bennett] Capps, first wife of Lester Everett Capps.

Bennett/Prickett Connections. Intermarrying between local families in the Arkansas hollows was quite common, so it’s not unusual that our Cappses, Pricketts and Bennetts are allied in more ways than one. Bill Bennett, husband of Mandy Prickett, is the brother of Verda Bennett, first wife of Mandy’s cousin Lester Capps, and Lela Bennett, wife of Mandy’s older brother Dave Prickett.

Children of MANDY PRICKETT and BILL BENNETT are:

i. LIVING BENNETT.

ii. LIVING BENNETT.

iii. LIVING BENNETT.

OCCUPATIONS

Bill was a farmer and Pentecostal minister.

PASSAGES

Mandy passed away on Thursday, November 6, 1986, in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, and is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas. For whatever reason, Mandy’s headstone is inscribed with her maiden rather than her married name.

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LUCY MINERVA (PAT) PRICKETT - Generation No. 3

LUCY MINERVA (PAT) PRICKETT (ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Sunday, September 15, 1912, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGES/PARTNERS and CHILDREN

Pat married (1) ERNEST NELSON on Saturday, June 8, 1935, in Carroll County, Arkansas.

This marriage ended in divorce.

Pat moved to California and found work as a housekeeper for a prosperous attorney in the Los Angeles area who was several years her senior. Pat married (2) “POP” EDSTROM. Following Pop’s death, Pat inherited through his estate and returned to Carroll County, Arkansas. She took a job as a waitress in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.

THE MAX HUNTER COLLECTION

Max Hunter, a traveling salesman from Springfield, took his reel-to-reel tape recorder into the hills and backwoods of the Ozarks to preserve the heritage of the region by recording the songs and stories of many generations of Ozark history. These recordings are now part of The Max Hunter Collection, an archive of almost 1,600 Ozark Mountain folksongs recorded between 1956 and 1976.

Mr. Hunter recorded Pat Prickett singing William Hall, Don’t Sell the Old Homestead and Green Grows the Laurels. He also recorded Pat’s mother Fannie [Capps] Prickett, aunt Lucy [Capps] Quigley and brother Dave Prickett.

PASSAGES

Pat passed away Wednesday, July 25, 1973, in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, and is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

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JAMES WALTER PRICKETT - Generation No. 3

JAMES WALTER (WALTER) PRICKETT (ANNA FRANCES (FANNIE) CAPPS, MARSHAL PINKNEY) was born Thursday, October 8, 1914, in Hogscald Hollow, Carroll County, Arkansas.

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN

Walter married ANNA BELLE BAKER [b. Monday, April 19, 1920, in Smithville, Arkansas] on Sunday, April 4, 1937, in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas.

Child of JAMES PRICKETT and ANNA BELLE BAKER is:

i. LIVING PRICKETT.

PASSAGES

Walter passed away from typhoid fever on Wednesday, July 31, 1940, in Hogscald Hollow, nearly 3 months before the birth of his first child. He was just 25 years old. Walter is interred at Beulah Union Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

New Beginnings. Walter’s young widow married CHARLIE CLIFFORD SMITH [b. Tuesday, December 21, 1920, in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas]. The couple had three children.

Anna Belle was widowed a second time when, after 54 years of marriage, Charlie passed away in August 1997 in Wichita, Wichita County, Kansas. Anna Belle passed away more than 10 years later in January 2008.