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BIOGRAPHIES

Madison County Arkansas Genealogy Trails

PATRICK, Hugh and Barbara Bailey

RITCHIE, Gabriel "Hawkeye"

SLOVER, Elbert

HUGH AND BARBARA BAILEY PATRICK

Contributed by Susan Fahnstrom

Hugh Patrick was born about 1779 in Virginia. He was the son of James Patrick and Margaret (Unknown). He married Barbara Bailey May 11^th, 1809 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Hugh moved from Kentucky to Madison County, Arkansas in 1838, with his cousin Robert Patrick. He died August 28^th, 1845 in Madison County, Arkansas. He was buried at his homeplace, off Highway 23, Fleming Creek area, Madison County, Arkansas..
Barbara Bailey was born abt 1794 in Va, the daughter of Joseph and Martha Patsy Brashears Bailey. Joseph was born about 1760 and died 1838 in Magoffin County, Kentucky and Martha Patsy Brashears was born about 1765 in Va.
Barbara died 1864 – 1865 in Madison County, Arkansas. She was buried at the homeplace, off highway 23, Fleming Creek, Madison County, Arkansas.
Barbara is on the 1860 Mooney Township Census, Madison County, Arkansas, as Patsy. She was age 60 years old and living with Grandson Robert Ritchie.
Note: Given name spelled Barbary, she was also listed on the 1850 Census #208/216 of Wayne County, Missouri.
Children:
1. Mary Polly Patrick born 1814 in Floyd County, Kentucky, she married Richard H Stufflebeam.
2.Martha Patsy Patrick born 1817, in Perry County, Kentucky, she married Isom Ritchie the son of Alexander Crockett Ritchie and Susan Elizabeth Grigsby.
3. William Patrick born 1818 in Perry County, Kentucky, he married Catherine Tackett.
4.James Patrick born 1920 in Kentucky, he married Elizabeth Ritchie, the daughter of James Monroe Ritchie and Hannah Fugate.
5.Phoebe Patrick born abt 1821 in Hammonds Gap, Perry County, Kentucky, she married Hiram Ritchie the son of Alexander Crockett Ritchie and Susan Elizabeth Grigsby.
6. Elizabeth Patrick born 1822 in Knott County, Kentucky, she married James Tackett, 2^nd marriage to Robert Reed.
7. Nancy Patrick born 1823 in Kentucky, she married Nicholas Ritchie the son of Alexander Crockett Ritchie and Susan Elizabeth Grigsby.
8. Andrew Jackson Patrick born 1831, he died Aug 20^th, 1902 in Catoosa Indian Territory ( now Tulsa, Oklahoma), he married Nancy Watkins, Nancy died in 1862 in Madison County, Arkansas, he married a second time to Mary D Bradburn, she died in 1925 in Catoosa, Oklahoma, Andrew and Mary are buried in Catoosa, Oklahoma.
9. Meredith Patrick was the youngest of Hugh and Barbara Patrick’s children , he was born 1841/1842, he married Margaret Gibson, 6^th July, 1865 in Washington County, Arkansas, Margaret was born in 1849 in Arkansas, Meredith died at the home of his sister Elizabeth "Bettie" (Patrick) Tackett Reed, near Patrick, Arkansas on 27^th, March, 1910.

GABRIEL RITCHIE

Contributed by Susan Fahnstrom

Gabriel (Hawkeye) Ritchie was the son of Isom Ritchie & Martha Patrick. He was born 1838 in Perry Co, Ky. He died July 16^th, 1917, in Madison County, Arkansas.
He is found on the 1850 Perry County Census, age 13, his father and mother moved to Arkansas sometime after 1850, so he was a young boy when the family travelled to Arkansas, with his family, also several uncles and aunts and cousins all moved to Arkansas after 1850.
He enlisted Nov 12, 1862 in the Union Army, 1st Arkansas Cavalry.
He homesteaded 160 acres in Madison County, Arkansas. May 10^th, 1882, Homestead Certificate #2344.
Gabriel Ritchie is buried in the Dutton Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.
He served on the Liberty Dist #82, Madison County School Board.
He is listed on the 1860 Mooney Township Census, ,Madison Co, Ar. #740.
He is listed on the 1870 Hilburn Township Census, Madison Co, Ar.
November 1897, Bethlehem Primitive Baptist church, received brother Hawkeye Ritchie by experience to be baptized at our next meeting, October 1898.
By motion and second, the church excluded brother Hawkeye Ritchie for failing to be baptized, done by order of the church, Madison Co, Arkansas.
Gabriel Ritchie first married *Maggie Caroline Dearmore, born 1845 in Tennesse. They married January 13^th, 1861 in Franklin Co, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Bryant Dearmore and Sara W Slayton, they were married by W D. Abernathy.
Gabriel (Haweye) Ritchie married a second time to Mary (Polly) Prater, born 1851 in Arkansas.
Their children were:
1. Murida Ritchie, born 1869; married Lousia Martin, the daughter of James Martin.
2. Armenta Ritchie, born 1871; married Daniel Martin born 1873.
3. Isom Ritchie, born 1876
4. Miles Ritchie, born 1879; married Joanna Newberry; second marriage to Nancy Estep, born 1883.
5. Martha Patsy Jane Ritchie married John Elbert Adkins, he died and she married John Bryan, born 1883.
6. Naomi Ritchie, born 1884; married Matthew Shipp.
7. Frank Ritchie, born 1889; married Martha Pearlie Ritchie.
*Maggie Caroline Dearmore was the sister of Amanda Dearmore who married Henry Crocket Ritchie, the brother of Gabriel Ritchie, two Ritchie men married two Dearmore sisters.

ELBERT SLOVER

Contributed by Mary Lafferty Wilson with credit also to Mrs. B. H. Hadler

Elbert Slover was born about 1826 in Arkansas and died in a mining accident in California. He was married about 1848 in Arkansas to Kitura Jay. They had one child, James Slover, born about 1846. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Lafferty and they had one child, John Slover, who was born about 1849.
Elbert was the son of James Ira Slover, whose father was Isaac Slover. Isaac was born in 1777 in Fort Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and married March 20, 1800 in Logan County, KY to Margaret "Peggy" Lowder. Peggy was born about 1779 and died about 1817 in Indiana. Peggy died at the birth of twin sons, Enos and Enoch in Indiana. Isaac moved away and took the older children with him. He left the twins with his brother, James in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. By 1820 Isaac was living in Washington County "on the Grand River, two miles below the Saline," but in 1824 with a group of hunters and trappers, he was in Taos. Continuing westward he lived finally in California, where he was killed by a grizzly bear and buried at the base of the mountain that bears his name near San Bernadino, California. He died 15 October 1854 and was buried twice. His final resting place was Mansa Cemetery. Isaac's parents were John Slover who was born in 1755 in Augusta District Virginia. He died 03 May 1813 in South Union, Logan County, KY and his wife, Nelly, was born about 1757.
When Isaac's twins were ten years old, their Uncle James died and one of the older brothers went to Indiana to bring them to join the family. They are listed in the tax lists in 1837 to 1839 which was found in the Madison County Genealogist, Vol. 3:2:p 39.
With news of gold in California, quite a group from Madison County, Arkansas went there, including Isaac's sons John, Enoch and James with James's sons, Elbert and Alfred and a son-in-law, John Jackson. An explosion in the mines killed all of them except Enoch and John Jackson, who was blinded by the accident. Going by boat from San Francisco, Enoch and Jackson, left for home. They were shipwrecked off the coast of Mexico and Enoch led Jackson home.
The family Bible of Jacob Binks Lafferty states: "Elbert Slover, father of James and E. B. Slover departed this life 30 October 1850; his brother Alfred Slover departed this life 16 December 1850, both in California.
Descendants of Isaac and Peggy Lowder: Clarissa Slover, b. 1802; md. Thomas H. Lenant; John Slover, d. 1851 in CA; he was md. to Sarah Ann Stone who died about 1833 leaving two children, Isaac brought up by an uncle Samuel Slover and went to Texas and Jane who married Jesse Danner or Dunner; James Ira Slover, d. in 1851 in California; md. Viola and lived in War Eagle Township in 1840, Kings River Township in 1850. James' children were Elbert, Alfred, Louisa, John, Wesley C. and Benjamin Hugh. Elbert's wife, Elizabeth Lafferty was married after his death to a Maples and a Staggs. Alfred married about 1848 in Arkansas Ann Catherine Tate. Ann married a second time about 1835 James G. Maples, brother of the Maples Elizabeth Lafferty married. Alfred and Ann had Janey Lew, born 1849 in Kinston, AR; d. 1933 Ft. Benton Montana; md. Bailey M. Boyd. Louisa Slover, the third child of James, was married to John Jackson, who was blinded in the California mining accident.
John Slover, the fourth child of James, nothing is known. Wesley C. Slover, the fifth child of James, was born in 1840 in Arkansas; served in the 12th Texas Calvary in Civil War and was killed in action. He married Mattie Gage, who was born in Oklahoma. Their child was: Wesley Calvin, b. Feb 21, 1864 in Texas and died 1959 in Visalia, California. He married Martha Sweat.
Benjamin Hugh Slover, the sixth child of James, was born about 1847 in Arkansas and died 1908 in Everton, AR. He married in 1867 Margaret E. Dugger. He was postmaster at Harrison, Dugger, Rally Hill and Everton, Arkansas.
The other children of Isaac and Peggy Lowder Slover were: Samuel Slover, b. 1811; d. 1873 in Parker county, TX; married in Arkansas Emaline Choate of Cherokee descent. He was a proprietor of a dry goods store at Beals Station. Margaret Slover was born 1816 and married E. P. Lenningham and lived in Kings River, Madison County, AR. Enoch Slover was born 10 Oct 1816 went to California, but returned leading John Jackson home. His first marriage was to Mary McConnell; second marriage Pauline Scotts. His children with Mary Martha were Martha Jane Slover, born 1840 in Arkansas; md. William C. Robinson in 1834 in Arkansas. Lived in Bowen Township in 1860 and Kings River Township in 1880. Some of their children went to Montana. James Slover was born 1842 in Arkansas and married 1865 in Huntsville, AR to Susan Chapple. He served in the 1st AR Vol. in the Civil War. William Slover, b. 1845 in Madison County, d. 1932 in Napa, California. Never married.
Children of Enoch and Pauline: Mary Slover, b. 1852; Elbert C. Slover, b. 1853 in AR. He was a rancher in Fergus, Montana and unmarried.
Enos, the twin son of Isaac's, did not go with the Slover group, but did go to Oregon in 1851. He died in 1867 in Oregon City, OR. He first married about 1834 in AR Lucinda Ennis, b. 1819-1840 AR; 2m. about 1843 Ann Martha Mc Clellan, cousin of first wife. Ann died in childbirth on trip to Oregon in 1851; 3 md. Jan 1854 in OR to Mary Jane Spencer, b. 1818-1878 OR.
Children of Enos and Lucinda: Jasper Daniel, b. 1835 Huntsville, AR; d. 1909 Oregon City, OR; Margaret Ann, b. 1837 Washington County, AR; md. 1855 to Elijah Weddell in OR.
Children of Enos and Ann Martha: Elias, b. 1844 Washington Co, AR; d. 1921 OR; Martha Jane, b. 1847 AR; d. 1903 OR; md. John Wilson.
Children of Enos and Mary Jane: Susanna Maria, b. 1854 in OR; md. William McFarland and Joseph B. Price; Mary Emily, b. 1856 OR; md. Perry Smith and Edgar Reed; Enos Harrison, b. 1857-1862 in OR; Enoch Alfred, b. 1859 OR; d. 1937 Los Angeles, CA; md. Mrs. Laura Rounds; no children; Amanda Jane, b. 1862 OR; md. Charles H. Fry; Charles Taylor, b. 1864 OR; md. Martha Fry.