Descendants of James Escue

Contributed by Erick Montgomery
©1999

Generation No. 1

James1 Escue was born 27 April 1807 in North Carolina, and died 14 December 1883 in Liberty, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Elizabeth Howdershelt 03 March 1830 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She was born 12 May 1810, and died 29 July 1854 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Mary Ann (Simpson) Johnson 11 May 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, widow of Richard E. Johnson, and daughter of Enoch Simpson and Elizabeth Carter. She was born Abt. 1821 in Richland Creek, Giles Co, Tennessee, and died Abt. 1877 in Liberty, Sumner Co, Tennessee. James Escue: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee. Elizabeth Howdershelt: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of James Escue and Elizabeth Howdershelt are:

  1. Mary Elizabeth2 Escue, born 04 January 1831 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 13 July 1893 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married W. A. Bostic 23 November 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 14 August 1827; died 10 November 1917. More About Mary Elizabeth Escue: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee. More About W. A. Bostic: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Nancy Jane Escue, born 25 September 1833 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 15 July 1921 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married a Carter. Notes for Nancy Jane Escue: Living unmarried, at home in 1870, with her father and step-mother.
  3. Jacob Daniel Escue, born 26 November 1835 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Nancy J. Perry 11 July 1856 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. William Alexander Escue, born 06 July 1837 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 29 October 1885.
  5. Harriet Susannah Escue, born 22 April 1840 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 10 February 1927. She married James Allison Hanna 20 June 1857 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born Abt. 1836.
  6. Rachel Lucinda Escue, born 13 April 1843 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 23 November 1921 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  7. John Washington Escue, born 14 December 1845 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 22 January 1887. Notes for John Washington Escue: Living unmarried, at home in 1870, with her father and step-mother.
  8. James Allen Escue, born 16 March 1850 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 05 July 1854.
  9. Sarah Catherine Escue, born 19 February 1853 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 07 August 1891. Notes for Sarah Catherine Escue: Living unmarried, at home in 1870, with her father and step-mother. Living at home with her father, unmarried, in 1880.

Generation No. 2

William Alexander2 Escue (son of James1 Escue and Elizabeth Howdershelt) was born 06 July 1837 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 29 October 1885. He married Lou M. Holmes 17 November 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She was born 15 December 1848, and died 07 November 1922. More About William Alexander Escue: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee. More About Lou M. Holmes:Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Two children of William Escue and Lou Holmes who are buried in the Escue Cemetery are:

  1. Nettie Pearl3 Escue, born 12 April 1882; died 24 October 1883. More About Nettie Pearl Escue: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Nettie C. Escue, born 29 March 1884; died 25 September 1897. More About Nettie C. Escue: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Rachel Lucinda2 Escue (daughter of James1 Escue and Elizabeth Howdershelt) was born 13 April 1843 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 23 November 1921 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Robert Foster Johnson 07 June 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Richard E. Johnson and Mary Ann Simpson. He was born 11 August 1845 in Liberty, Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 03 October 1921 in Liberty, Sumner Co, Tennessee. More About Rachel Lucinda Escue: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee. More About Robert Foster Johnson: Burial: Escue Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Rachel Escue and Robert Johnson are:

  1. Edmond3 Johnson, born 20 April 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 19 March 1951 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Vinnie Ann Graves 31 January 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 06 March 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 06 July 1955 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Isadora Catherine Johnson, born 09 March 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 08 October 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. Felix Hill Johnson, born 22 August 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 27 February 1959 in Birdtown, Conway Co, Arkansas. He married Sarah Alice Dorris 06 January 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 06 March 1872 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 10 July 1952 in Birdtown, Conway Co, Arkansas.
  4. Sarah Malvina Johnson ("Mally"), born 17 March 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 27 November 1958 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Jasper Bunyon Reddick 25 November 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  5. Robert Calvin Johnson, born 26 March 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 08 August 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Georgia Graves 26 August 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 09 December 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 10 December 1920 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  6. John William Johnson, born 11 September 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 27 October 1949 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Hattie Elizabeth Hodges 12 July 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 12 July 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 28 November 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Minnie Perry 1927; born 30 April 1895 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  7. Charles Baker Johnson, born 11 July 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 05 December 1970 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Fannie Henrietta Anglea 25 December 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 01 August 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 09 July 1967 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  8. Harry Thornberg Johnson, born 05 January 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 06 October 1921 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana. He married Eva Mai Creasy 16 April 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.



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