Generation No. 1

1. NANCY ANN1 LANE. She married ALFRED OZMENT 21 April 1823 in Davidson County, Tennessee, son of JOHN OZMENT.

Children of NANCY LANE and ALFRED OZMENT are:

• 2. i. RACHEL CAROLINE2 OZMENT, b. 10 June 1835, Wilson County,Tennessee; d. 12 November 1886, Drew County, Arkansas.
• 3. ii. MARGARET OZMENT.
• 4. iii. WILLIAM OVERTON OZMENT, b. Abt. 1826, Wilson County,Tennessee; d. 19 January 1895.
• 5. iv. ROBERT SHELBY OZMENT, b. 28 November 1828, Wilson County,Tennessee; d. 14 September 1900, Bradley County, Arkansas.
• v. JOHN OZMENT, b. Abt. 1840, Tennessee.
• 6. vi. SUSAN JANE FRANCIS OZMENT, b. 1844, Wilson County,Tennessee; d. 05 January 1900, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
• vii. JOSEPHINE OZMENT, b. Abt. 1846, Tennessee; d. Bef. 1881; m. WILLIAM D. ALTMAN, 22 January 1873.
• 7. viii. ELIZABETH A. OZMENT, b. Abt. 1824, Wilson County,Tennessee; d. 12 August 1874.

Generation No. 2

2. RACHEL CAROLINE2 OZMENT (NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 10 June 1835 in Wilson County,Tennessee, and died 12 November 1886 in Drew County, Arkansas. She married JAMES G. OZMENT 06 July 1851 in Drew County, Arkansas, son of JAMES OZMENT and ELIZABETH EDDINGS.

Children of RACHEL OZMENT and JAMES OZMENT are:

• i. GENEVA JOSEPHINE3 OZMENT, b. 05 September 1852, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 12 December 1918; m. JOHN HARRIS, 13 April 1879.
• ii. ELIZABETH A. OZMENT, b. 17 January 1854, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 1879; m. ROBERT ELISHA KENDALL, 02 January 1873.
• iii. MALINDA E. OZMENT, b. 07 October 1855, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; m. (1) ABNER GRUBBS, 07 March 1878; m. (2) CHARLES THOMPSON, 04 April 1880; m. (3) GEORGE SENN, 29 December 1889.
• iv. SUSAN EMMALINE OZMENT, b. 03 August 1856, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 06 March 1911; m. ED M. GODWIN, 10 April 1879.
• v. ELIZA PENNINGTON OZMENT, b. 25 January 1858, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 16 August 1861.
• vi. SARAH JANE OZMENT, b. 29 August 1859, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 24 August 1867.
• vii. MARY ELLEN OZMENT, b. 05 March 1861, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 1930; m. (1) JEREMIAH R. KNOWLES, 29 January 1880; m. (2) JOHN TRIBBLE, 21 September 1881.
• viii. MARTHA ANN OZMENT, b. 19 July 1862, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 14 August 1867.
• ix. LUCINDA JANE OZMENT, b. 07 December 1863, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 29 December 1920; m. SAMUEL SIMPSON, 14 February 1892.
• x. WILLIAM ANDERSON OZMENT, b. 19 November 1865, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 27 October 1866.
• xi. NANCY ANN OZMENT, b. 30 January 1867, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 20 November 1948.
• xii. FRANCES LUTENA OZMENT, b. 19 September 1868, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 28 February 1900; m. ROBERT T. GRUBBS, 13 January 1890.
• 8. xiii. PATSY CLEMENTINE OZMENT, b. 10 January 1870, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. March 1916, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas.
• xiv. HENRY NEWTON OZMENT, b. 04 October 1872, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 25 March 1901.
• xv. SARAH CAPERS OZMENT, b. 18 August 1874, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 04 May 1951; m. WILLIAM ROUNDS, 13 October 1895.
• 9. xvi. MARGARET AMERICA OZMENT, b. 13 December 1876, Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 17 July 1932.

3. MARGARET2 OZMENT (NANCY ANN1 LANE). She married REGIONAL JOLLY.

Child of MARGARET OZMENT and REGIONAL JOLLY is:

• i. ARTHUR3 JOLLY.

4. WILLIAM OVERTON2 OZMENT (NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born Abt. 1826 in Wilson County,Tennessee, and died 19 January 1895. He married SUSANNAH KATHERINE HALES 22 August 1852.

Children of WILLIAM OZMENT and SUSANNAH HALES are:

• 10. i. BOWEN H.3 OZMENT, b. Drew County, Arkansas; d. 1942.
• ii. AMELIA JANIE OZMENT, b. Abt. 1855, Arkansas.
• iii. JOHN OZMENT, b. Abt. 1859, Arkansas.
• iv. ELIZABETH OZMENT, b. Abt. 1860, Arkansas.
• v. MARY C. OZMENT, b. Abt. 1867, Arkansas.
• vi. IDA M. OZMENT, b. Abt. 1870, Arkansas.

5. ROBERT SHELBY2 OZMENT (NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 28 November 1828 in Wilson County,Tennessee, and died 14 September 1900 in Bradley County, Arkansas. He married (1) CAROLINE WEATHERLY 09 February 1849 in Wilson County,Tennessee. He married (2) SUSAN STEWART 15 January 1880 in Bradley County, Arkansas.

Children of ROBERT OZMENT and CAROLINE WEATHERLY are:

• i. ALFRED3 OZMENT, d. Abt. 1882.
• ii. JAMES OZMENT, d. Abt. 1885.
• iii. UNKNOWN OZMENT.
• iv. MARTHA ANN OZMENT, b. 1850, Drew County, Arkansas; m. JAMES ASHBURY LOVELESS.
• v. ELIZABETH FRANCES OZMENT, b. 1852, Veasey, Drew County, Arkansas; m. JOHN C. HICKMAN, 17 March 1872.
• vi. WILLIAM M. OZMENT, b. 1856, Veasey, Drew County, Arkansas; m. (1) MARY ANN LOVELESS; m. (2) LUCY JANE STEWART, 14 November 1878.
• vii. MARION M. OZMENT, b. 1859, Lacy, Drew County, Arkansas; d. Abt. 1860.
• viii. HENRY HARRISON OZMENT, b. 18 June 1868, Drew County, Arkansas; m. LAURA BELLE GILL, 30 August 1893.
• ix. ROBERT SHELBY OZMENT, b. 29 March 1888, Crak, Drew County, Arkansas; m. EMMA ORELLA GLENNON, 02 March 1913.
• 11. x. ANDREW ANDERSON OZMENT, b. 12 April 1854, Veasey, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 23 June 1918, Brookland, Sabine County, Texas.

6. SUSAN JANE FRANCIS2 OZMENT (NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 1844 in Wilson County,Tennessee, and died 05 January 1900 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas. She married ABRAHAM JORDAN Abt. 1867 in Drew County, Arkansas, son of HENRY JORDAN and MARY ROBERTS.
Notes for ABRAHAM JORDAN: In the Civil War. Private in Company E, 21st Regiment (Dawson's Regiment), Arkansas Infantry.

Children of SUSAN OZMENT and ABRAHAM JORDAN are:

• 12. i. JOHN FRANKLIN3 JORDAN, b. 25 January 1867, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 13 March 1946, Newton Co., Texas.
• 13. ii. ROBERT HENRY JORDAN, b. 26 January 1870, Drew County, Arkansas; d. February 1918, Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas.
• iii. ELIZABETH JORDAN, b. Abt. 1872, Drew County, Arkansas; d. Abt. 1876.
• 14. iv. WILLIAM DANIEL JORDAN, b. 03 October 1874, Arkansas; d. 10 May 1964.
• 15. v. MORNING COLUMBIA JORDAN, b. 01 July 1878, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; d. 06 July 1928, Jasper County, Texas.
• 16. vi. ISABEL JOSEPHINE JORDAN, b. 16 November 1878, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; d. 11 September 1962.
• vii. LEVI CLABORN JORDAN, b. 10 September 1881, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; d. 07 February 1961, Newton Co, Texas; m. WILLIE L. BUSBY, 28 June 1909, Newton Co, Texas.

7. ELIZABETH A.2 OZMENT (NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born Abt. 1824 in Wilson County,Tennessee, and died 12 August 1874. She married ROBERT C. OZMENT 20 June 1850 in Drew County, Arkansas, son of JAMES OZMENT and ELIZABETH EDDINGS.

Children of ELIZABETH OZMENT and ROBERT OZMENT are:

• i. COLUMBUS J.3 OZMENT.
• ii. JEROME N. B. OZMENT.
• iii. JOHN A. OZMENT.
• 17. iv. ELI W. OZMENT, b. Abt. 1854, Arkansas.
• v. MARTHA J. OZMENT, b. Abt. 1856, Arkansas.
• 18. vi. MARGARET FRANCES OZMENT, b. Abt. 1859, Arkansas.
• vii. JOHN W. OZMENT, b. Abt. 1864, Arkansas.

Generation No. 3

8. PATSY CLEMENTINE3 OZMENT (RACHEL CAROLINE2, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 10 January 1870 in Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas, and died March 1916 in Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas. She married THOMAS EUGENE WHITE 13 August 1891 in Drew County, Arkansas, son of JAMES WHITE and FRANCIS LANDFAIR.

Children of PATSY OZMENT and THOMAS WHITE are:

• i. JESSE4 WHITE.
• ii. DEWEY WHITE.
• iii. JIMMY WHITE.
• iv. EMMA WHITE.
• v. MAGGIE WHITE.
• vi. EVA JEANIE WHITE.
• vii. CLAUDE WHITE.
• viii. OTIS WHITE.
• ix. EDGAR WHITE, b. 09 January 1895, Hamburg, Drew County, Arkansas; m. BESSIE PEARL BURT.

9. MARGARET AMERICA3 OZMENT (RACHEL CAROLINE2, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 13 December 1876 in Possum Valley, Drew County, Arkansas, and died 17 July 1932. She married BOWEN H. OZMENT June 1895, son of WILLIAM OZMENT and SUSANNAH HALES.

Child of MARGARET OZMENT and BOWEN OZMENT is:

• 19. i. ALFRED A.4 OZMENT, d. 1972.

10. BOWEN H.3 OZMENT (WILLIAM OVERTON2, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born in Drew County, Arkansas, and died 1942. He married (1) ANNA UNKNOWN. He married (2) MARGARET AMERICA OZMENT June 1895, daughter of JAMES OZMENT and RACHEL OZMENT.

Child of BOWEN OZMENT and MARGARET OZMENT is:

• 19. i. ALFRED A.4 OZMENT, d. 1972.

11. ANDREW ANDERSON3 OZMENT (ROBERT SHELBY2, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 12 April 1854 in Veasey, Drew County, Arkansas, and died 23 June 1918 in Brookland, Sabine County, Texas. He married (1) CECILE SHEFFIELD. He married (2) MARY ANN ELIZABETH JORDAN 07 January 1875, daughter of DANIEL JORDAN and MARGARETTE SUTTLES. He married (3) MARTHA ANN KNOWLES 03 July 1884 in Newton, Newton County, Texas, daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES and MARY JORDAN.

Children of ANDREW OZMENT and MARY JORDAN are:

• i. DANIEL4 OZMENT, b. Abt. 1867, Texas.
• ii. JOHN OZMENT, b. Abt. 1872, Texas.
• iii. MARGARET CAROLINE OZMENT, b. 07 October 1875, Drew County, Arkansas; m. WILLIAM DAY.
• iv. MARY ELIZABETH (MOLLIE) OZMENT, b. 25 July 1879, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 12 May 1952; m. RUFUS SIMMONS, 18 June 1902, Newton County, Texas.
• v. JEROME OZMENT, b. 30 May 1883, Drew County, Arkansas; d. 06 January 1971.

Children of ANDREW OZMENT and MARTHA KNOWLES are:

• 20. vi. JOHN ROBERT JACKSON4 OZMENT, b. 18 August 1886, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; d. 30 November 1973, Newton, Newton County, Texas.
• vii. WILLIAM HARRISON OZMENT, b. 23 December 1887, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; d. 19 July 1918.
• viii. JAMES PRESTON OZMENT, b. 06 September 1889, Colmesniel, Tyler County, Texas; d. 30 May 1890.

12. JOHN FRANKLIN3 JORDAN (SUSAN JANE FRANCIS2 OZMENT, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 25 January 1867 in Drew County, Arkansas, and died 13 March 1946 in Newton Co., Texas. He married PAULINA JANE MARSHALL 05 January 1888 in Newton Co., Texas, daughter of ISAAC MARSHALL and MARY PHELPS.

Children of JOHN JORDAN and PAULINA MARSHALL are:

• i. MARY A.4 (EFFIE)JORDAN, b. 30 May 1889, Texas; m. (1) W. H. SMALLWOOD, 17 February 1910, Newton Co, Texas; m. (2) UNKNOWN STEWART, Aft. 1911.
• ii. ELLA NELL VINEY JORDAN, b. October 1890, Texas; m. D. W. LEONARD, 19 July 1908, Newton Co, Texas.
• 21. iii. EMELINE JOSEPHINE (EMMA) JORDAN, b. June 1892, Texas.
• 22. iv. HARVEY SYLVESTER JORDAN, b. 07 June 1893, Texas; d. September 1974, Newton, Newton County, Texas.
• v. EARNEST ABRAHAM JORDAN, b. January 1896, Texas; d. 1979.
• vi. WILLIAM ISAAC JORDAN, b. 29 July 1897, Texas; d. 29 October 1971, Newton, Newton County, Texas.
• vii. CLABORN JORDAN, b. February 1899, Texas.
• viii. HENRY ELBERT JORDAN, b. 20 November 1899, Texas; d. 30 October 1961, Newton County, Texas.
• 23. ix. RILEY THOMAS JORDAN, b. 18 March 1901, Newton Co, Texas; d. 05 May 1966, Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
• 24. x. COLUMBIA ELIZABETH (BESSIE) JORDAN, b. 1903, Newton Co., Texas; d. 18 August 1934, Texas.
• xi. DOCIA M. JORDAN, b. Abt. 1904, Texas.
• xii. HUBBARD I. JORDAN, b. Abt. 1906, Texas.
• xiii. HOMER JORDAN, b. Abt. 1908, Texas.

13. ROBERT HENRY3 JORDAN (SUSAN JANE FRANCIS2 OZMENT, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 26 January 1870 in Drew County, Arkansas, and died February 1918 in Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas. He married ETHEL AGNES HARE Abt. 1905.

Children of ROBERT JORDAN and ETHEL HARE are:

• 25. i. BESSIE ALICE4 JORDAN, b. 04 November 1905, Lemonville, Orange County, Texas; d. 12 April 1991.
• ii. THELMA FRANCIS JORDAN, b. 18 October 1912; d. 08 November 1989, Midway, Madison County, Texas; m. WILLIAM FRANKLIN FORREST.

14. WILLIAM DANIEL3 JORDAN (SUSAN JANE FRANCIS2 OZMENT, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 03 October 1874 in Arkansas, and died 10 May 1964. He married GRACE ERWIN 24 January 1900 in Newton County, Texas.

Children of WILLIAM JORDAN and GRACE ERWIN are:

• i. J. C. (CLYDE)4 JORDAN, b. Abt. 1901, Texas.
• ii. ELIJAH JORDAN, b. Abt. 1901, Texas.
• 26. iii. MARVIN ABRAHAM (PETE) JORDAN, b. Abt. 1903, Texas.
• iv. BERTHA JORDAN, b. Abt. 1905, Texas.
• v. EARL JORDAN, b. Abt. 1908, Texas.

15. MORNING COLUMBIA3 JORDAN (SUSAN JANE FRANCIS2 OZMENT, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 01 July 1878 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas, and died 06 July 1928 in Jasper County, Texas. She married EUGENE AUGUSTUS GRIGGS 07 December 1902 in Newton Co, Texas, son of ASHBERRY GRIGGS and MARY EATON.

Children of MORNING JORDAN and EUGENE GRIGGS are:

• 27. i. MAXIE MYRTLE4 GRIGGS, b. 03 November 1903, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
• ii. HOY GRIGGS, b. 30 July 1905, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; d. 28 May 1981, Newton Co, Texas; m. INEZ YOUNGBLOOD, 02 January 1905, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
• iii. HAZEL SYLVIA GRIGGS, b. 07 March 1910, Newton Co, Texas; d. 18 March 1984, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; m. LUKE DELORD, 17 November 1930, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
• iv. FRANCIS MARIE GRIGGS, b. 04 October 1913, Newton Co, Texas; d. 24 January 1984, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; m. OGDEN FREEMAN, 19 August 1933, Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

16. ISABEL JOSEPHINE3 JORDAN (SUSAN JANE FRANCIS2 OZMENT, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born 16 November 1878 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas, and died 11 September 1962. She married WILLIAM DAVID WOODS 04 June 1905 in Newton Co, Texas, son of RAFORD WOODS and ELIZA JORDAN.

Children of ISABEL JORDAN and WILLIAM WOODS are:

• i. ELTIS4 WOODS, m. EMORY PORTERFIELD.
• ii. WILLIE MORRIS WOODS, b. 09 September 1907, Texas; d. 12 February 1984, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; m. VERNIECE FLANIGAN.
• 28. iii. RAFE CHARLES WOODS, b. 12 January 1915, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
• iv. BERT WOODS, b. 05 May 1917, Texas; d. June 1972; m. PAULINE DUBOSE.

17. ELI W.3 OZMENT (ELIZABETH A.2, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born Abt. 1854 in Arkansas. He married LUCY CATHERINE CROOK, daughter of HENRY CROOK.

Child of ELI OZMENT and LUCY CROOK is:

• i. EARNEST4 OZMENT, b. 28 January 1877; d. 26 August 1880.

18. MARGARET FRANCES3 OZMENT (ELIZABETH A.2, NANCY ANN1 LANE) was born Abt. 1859 in Arkansas. She married LUCIOUS LAVANIA JOLLY, son of LUVANA JOLLY and LETHIA UNKNOWN.

Child of MARGARET OZMENT and LUCIOUS JOLLY is:

• 29. i. LUCIOUS ARTHUR4 JOLLY.

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