Descendants of John Wesley Standridge
Generation No. 1
1. John Wesley2 Standridge (Alexander1) was born 1816 in Franklin
County, Georgia, and died January 1865 in Richland Township, Newton
County, Arkansas. He married Mary Elizabeth Abt. 1832. She was born 1816
in Tennessee, and died in Richland Township, Newton County, Arkansas.
Notes for John Wesley Standridge:
John Standridge farmer & Mary C. both b. 1816 in GA., came to Richland in
1833.
Children: as of 1850 Matilda 17, Jeremiah 16, Samuel 15, Elizabeth 12,
John 11 Richard 9, Benjamin 6, Washington 2, all born in Ark.
(Richand Township, Newton County, Ar. 10/18/1850)
John Standridge was the son of Alexander and Elizabeth Standridge and was
born about 1816, Probably in Franklin County, Georgia. He was brother
to Martin Sr, Samuel James and Lemuel. John was married to Mary E. _____,
who was born about 1816 in Georgia and was still alive in 1870 census.
She may have moved to Meda, Arkansas area with Gates and Candy Standridge
Fox.
Along toward the end of the Civil War, Bushwackers raided John's place and
killed him along with his two youngest sons, Lemuel and Wash. According to
informatio included in John, Jr.s' pension application, this event occurred
in late January or early February of 1865. Alonzo Standridge said that the
reason they were killed was because John had five or six hundred dollors hid
that he wouldn't tell where it was hidden. Alonzo also said that it was just
before day break when John and the boys ran out to see what was disturbing
their chickens. Nancy told that her mother, Betsy, (John's daughter) picked
up her brother Wash and carried him back into the house after he had been
shot through the neck. All three are buried in Richland Cemetery in the same
grave on a featherbed. The women and children were the only ones left to bury
the dead men. They dug a large single grave which was quite shallow due to
their limited strength. They had no caskets or material to build them one,
so they carried the featherbeds from the house and they placed the bodies of
John and his three sons on a feather mattress, covered them with another
feather mattress, and spread the soil over them. In the many following years,
if a hole appeard on the shallow grave, featers would come out. This grave
is on the left, inside the gate and is now marked by a stone put up by Dallas
(Shorty) Standridge. The twins, Bessie and Dessie, showed him where the
grave was located.
There is also another story about why John and the sons where killed. It was
said that the reason John and the boys were killed is because he refused to
release his slaves, but have failded to find any records where any of the
Arkansas Standridges ever owned any slaves. The Newton County, Slave census
for 1860 shows a total of 24 slaves in Newton County, Arkansas and none of
them belonged to a Standridge. The Standridges' were Union Soldiers - not
Confederate.
John and Mary had a family of ten children.
Children of John Standridge and Mary Elizabeth are:
2 i. Martha/Martin3 Standridge, born 1833 in Carroll, Arkansas. She
married Cagle.
3 ii. Jeremiah "Jerry" Standridge, born December 25, 1834 in Carroll
County, Arkansas; died February 23, 1917 in Richland Township, Newton
County, Arkansas. He married (1) Nancy Cagle March 15, 1856 in Pope County,
Arkansas; born 1837 in Franklin County, Tenneessee; died September 25, 1880
in Americus, Lyon County, Kansas. He married (2) Telitha "Dett" February
27, 1881 in Pope County, Arkansas; died Bef. 1888 in Richland Township,
Newton County, Arkansas. He married (3) Rhoda Harris September 29, 1889
in Quicy, Newton County, Arkansas; born January 05, 1861 in Alabama; died
August 26, 1942 in Van Buren County, Arkansas.
Notes for Jeremiah "Jerry" Standridge:
Jerry served in Civil War. [SEE CIVIL WAR, JEREMIAH STANDRIDGE]
1860 Census of Richland Twp., Newton County, Arkansas
Standridge :
Jeremiah 21 M. Arkansas Farmer /600
Nancy 20 F Tennessee
J. H. 3 M Arkansas
A. E. 1 M Arkansas
Nancy Cagle was the daughter of Henry and Martha Isabelle Pine Tree.
1870 Census of Richland Twp. Newton County, AR
Standridge:
Jeremiah 29 AR
Nancy 27 TN
John H. 13 AR
Alexander 9 "
Nancy J. 7 "
Lemiel 3 "
Mary E. 1 "
1880 Census Cassia Co. Idaho (May 31, 1880)
45-45
Standridge :
Jeremiah 46 H AR TN TN Farmer
Nancy 43 W TN TN TN Cooking
Isabel 17 D AR AR TN
George W. 12 S " " "
Mary E. 10 D " " "
Grant 6 S " " "
Martha 5 D " " "
This would be Nancy's late census she died on the way back home to Newton
County, Arkansas in a wagon train camp in Americus Kansas on September
25, 1880 of Typhoid Fever along with other family members General Alexander
"Alex" age 20, and her brothers wife Lydia Margaret "Liddy" Standridge Cagle,
& Liddys son Burton Columbus Cagle, and a few more that were ill . Jerry
would marry two more times. Widowed twice and had about 23 children .
Jerry is buried at Moore Cemetery, He is just inside the south gate, with a
grave marked with a Military marker.
Notes for Nancy Cagle:
1860 Census, Richland Twp. Newton County, Arkansas
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Standridge
Jeremiah 21 m AR Farmer /600
Nancy 20 f TN
J. H. 3 m AR
A. E. 1 m AR
1870 Census, Richland Twp. Newton County, Arkansas
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Standridge,
Jeremiah 29 m AR
Nancy 27 f TN
John H. 13 m AR
Alexander 9 m "
Nancy J. 7 f "
Lemiel 3 m "
Mary E. 1 f "
1878 Census Albion, Cassia Co. Idaho
1880 Albion, Cassia County, Idaho
45-45
Standridge
Jeremiah 46 H Farmer AR TN TN
Nancy 43 W Cooking TN TN TN (Cagle)
Isabell 17 D AR AR TN
George W. 12 S AR " " (George Washington)
Mary E. 10 D AR " " (Candy)
Grant 6 S AR " " (Ulysess S. Grant)
Martha 5 D AR " " (Martha Pine Tree)
Nancy and her family were on the Wagon Train that went to Idaho, and most
of the people on this Wagon Train were family. Nancy died on the way back
home to Newton County, Arkansas, she died September 25, 1880 in Kansas from
Typhoid Fever. Her son General Alexander Standridge also died from the
Typhoid fever. Along with Nancy's sister-in law, Lydia Margaret "Lidie"
Standridge Cagle, died September 30, 1880, Alexander died two days before or
two days after Lydia, and all are buried somewhere in Americus, Lyon
County, Kansas.
Notes for Telitha "Dett":
Marriage Notes for Jeremiah Standridge and Telitha "Dett":
Married by John M. Prince, M.G.
Notes for Rhoda Harris:
1st husband Jim Lewis
2nd husband William C. Reece
3rd husband Jeremiah "Jerry" Standridge
On the 29th of September 1889, Standridge, Jerry 50 years old. Was
married to Miss Rhoda Reece
age 30 years old both of them from Quincy, Newton County, by J. A.
Clayton J. P.
J. G. Brudrick, Sec.
Rhoda married to Jeremiah "Jerry" Standridge on September 29, 1889, (Newton
County, C-227) this was the third marriage for both of them, both being
widowed twice. Jerry and Rhoda were said to have had eight more children
together, and Rhoda was said to have had nine children of her own before
there marriage. They had a house full of children.
When Rhoda filed for her pesion if gives a birth date of January 05, 1861 and
shows her born in Alabama. Her son D.L. Standridge, gives birthdate and
place as November 10, 1873 in Tennessee and died on August 26, 1942 with
burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Van Buren County, Arkansas. She
married first to Jim Lewis and he died in Alabama. She married second to Will
Reese, who was age forty at the time of their marriage. Witnesses for Rhoda
on November 14, 1924 were Geneva Reese and Buena Reese. Witnesses for Rhoda
on February 08, 1925 were Sarah Lewis age 74, and M.B. Smith, age 63, both of
Mt. View, Howell County, Missouri.
Rhoda married first to a Jim Lewis and he died in Alabama. She married
second to Will Reese, who was age forty at the time of their marriage and he
died in Missouri within about a year of their marriage.
Marriage Notes for Jeremiah Standridge and Rhoda Harris:
3rd marriage
C-227 29 Sept. 1889 Standridge, Jerry, 50 Reece, Miss Rhoda 30
J. A. Clayton, J.P. Both of Quincy(Newton)
J. G. Braudrick, Sec.
4 iii. Samuel Standridge, born 1835 in Carroll County, (Newton
County) Arkansas.
5 iv. Elizabeth "Eliza" Standridge, born 1838 in Richland Township,
Newton County, Arkansas; died in Richland Township, Newton County,
Arkansas. She married Martin (Jr.) Standridge in Richland Township, Newton
County, Arkansas; born October 01, 1838 in Richland Township, Newton
County, Arkansas; died April 02, 1910 in Richland Township, Newton County,
Arkansas.
Notes for Martin (Jr.) Standridge:
Elizabeth was Martin Jr.'s 1st cousin , she was the daughter of John and Mary
C. Standridge.
Martin Standridge Jr. - was a Pvt, Co C, 1st Ark Inf, USA; born 01 Oct 1838
at Spence, AR. enlisted 12 Feb 1863 at Fayetteville, Ar at age 22' USA
Pension number WC685140 and WC714980; pension states that he was present for
duty except desertions on 01 Sep 1863- 20 Jul 1864 and 01 Mar 1865-30Jun
1865; restored to duty each time without trial and pension granted; died at
Spence, Ar on 02 Apr 1910; he is buried in richland Cemetery, Newton Co.,
AR.
Martin Jr. is on a list of Richland Cemetery , Newton County, Arkansas.
Martin was a Mason, and was born October 01, 1835, and he died April 02,
1910.
1860 Census Richland Twp. Arkansas
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Standridge;
Martin 19 m AR Farmer /250
E. 19 f "
M.C. 1/12 f "
1870 Census Richland Twp. Arkansas
Standrige
Martin 31 AR
Elizabeth 31 "
Mary C. 12 "
Eliza 6 "
General J. 3 "
6 v. John Wesley (Jr.) Standridge, born 1842 in Richland Township,
Newton County, Arkansas; died February 19, 1865 in Richland Township,
Newton County, Arkansas. He married Susanna "Susan" "Susie" Cagle December
26, 1858 in Newton County, Arkansas; born 1840 in Franklin County,
Tennessee; died 1927 in Galena , Stone County, Missouri.
John Wesley (Jr.) Standridge Served in Civil War
I have a copy of the Application of the Pension, sent to me by C. L. Boyd.
Notes for Susanna "Susan" "Susie" Cagle:
Age 10, in the 1850 Census Franklin County, Tennessee
She was on the wagon train with her children
1860 Census Richland Twp. Newton County, Arkansas
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Standridge
John 18 M Arkansas Farmer
Susan 19 F Tennessee (Susanna Cagle)
Samuel 7/12 M Arkansas
1870 census Richland Twp. Newton County, Arkansas
# 21,
Meek,
Richard 29 AR
Susan 28 TN
Samuel 10 AR (he was a Standridge)
John 8 AR ( " " " and later in life he went by
Cagle)
Charles 6 AR ( " " ")
Jeremiah 3 AR ( Meek)
James W. 1 AR ( " ")
(had one more son after 1870 Esquire Meek) They were all on the wagon train
with other family members )
1880 Census Cassia County, Idaho
44-45
Meek, Susan 36 H TN TN TN
Samuel S. 18 S AR TN TN
Jeremaih 13 S AR TN TN
James W. 9 S AR TN TN
Equire 6 S AR TN TN
Susanna Cagle, daughter of Henry and Martha Cagle of Warren County,
Tennessee. They moved to Newton County, Arkansas in the 1850s .
1890
1900 Galena Washington Twp. Stone County, Missouri
1910 Galena, Washington Twp. Stone County, Missouri
2309 123 Standridge, Susie Head 69 TN
1920 Galena, Washington Twp. Stone County, Missouri
7 vi. Richard Standridge, born June 17, 1844 in Richland Township,
Newton County, Arkansas; died August 12, 1903 in Eufaula, Oklahoma. He
married Nancy Jane Felkins October 18, 1865 in Pope County, Arkansas; born
June 07, 1844 in Kentucky; died November 06, 1901 in Maud, Oklahoma.
Notes for Richard Standridge:
Richard Standridge was the son of John and Mary C. Standridge, he was born in
Richland Township In 1844. When the Civil War Broke out he enlisted in the
Union Army. He was serously wounded in a battle near Springfield MO. during
the early part of the war, the men picking up the wounded soldiers thought
he was dead and passed him by, some 30 hours later, some woman searching the
battlefield for missing relatives found that he was still alive and reported
the fact to the soldiers, when he recovered from his wounds he went back to
his company and served until the war was ended. When the war ended he
returend to Richland Township, he married and settled on a tract of land
near the head of Richland Township, he was successful farmer and stock raiser
. He lived to be avout 70 years of age. His wife was a Felkins. (Nancy
Jane Felkins ).
1870 Census Richland Twp. Arkansas
Standridge;
Richard 25 AR
Nancy 26 "
Tennessee 6 "
Louisiana 4 "
Alabama 2 "
Lemuel 1 "
Felkins: Mary 65 AR (Nancy's Mother & brother and wife)
" " John 20 "
" " Angeline 17 " (Standridge) (Angeline was Richard's sister, and
John was Nancy's brother)
Richard and Nancy had eight children and 1 foster child, all of whom were
born in Arkansas. The children born to them were Tennessee, Louisiana,
Alabama, George W. Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and James Henry. Lem was a
newborn baby boy, found in a basket on the Standridge door step.
Idaho 1880 Census;
Richard Standridge 36 H Farmer AR TN TN
Nancy Jane 39 W Cooking KY KY KY (Felkins)
Samuel W. 15 S AR AR KY
Tennessee J. 14 D " " "
Louisiana 12 D " " "
Alabama 11 D " " "
George W. 8 S " " "
Missouri 5 D " " "
James Henry 4 S " " "
Virginia 1 D " " "
(Richard and family were on the wagon train to Idaho and back to Newton
County, Arkansas).
Marriages:
Alabama Charlie Colemon
Tennessee W, Hubble
Louisiana Cabe Waits (Jabus Elmore Waits)
Missouri Wm. M, "Buck" Hendicks /Silas Wesley Waits
Arkansas Silas Wesley Waits
George Dora B. Pitts
Henry (James Henry) Mary Smith
Virginia Charley Lipps
Two of the daughters married Wesley Waits, who was a son of Cave Waits who
married Louisianna .
8 vii. Benjamin Standridge, born 1845 in Richland Township, Newton
County, Arkansas; died in Richland Township, Newton County, Arkansas.
9 viii. Lemuel Standridge, born 1847 in Richland Township, Newton
County, Arkansas; died January 1865 in Richland Township, Newton County,
Arkansas.
Notes for Lemuel Standridge:
Lemuel was killed by bushwackers during the Civil War, along with his
father John Wesley and brother Washington.
1850 Census there is a Benjamin age 6, and then Washington age 2, no other
child listed between them.
1860 Census there is a Lemuel age 13 between Richard and Washington age 10,
Benjamin and Lemuel may be the same person. (the ages do not match),
Benjamin has no more info on him and Lemuel, & Washington where killed by
bushwackers along with there father John Wesley Standridge, during the Civil
war. John and sons Lemuel and Washington are all buried in the same grave
at Richland Cemetery .
10 ix. Washington Standridge, born 1848 in Richland Township, Newton
County, Arkansas; died January 1865 in Richland Township, Newton County,
Arkansas.
Notes for Washington Standridge:
Washington was killed by bushwackers during the Civil War, along with his
Brother Lemuel and father John Wesley Standridge. His older brother
John came home from the war to try and help the family find food and clothing
and was there two days before the bushwackers came back and they killed him
too.
11 x. Alexander "Big Alex" Standridge, born April 15, 1852 in Richland
Township, Newton County, Arkansas; died April 24, 1903 in Richland
Township, Newton County, Arkansas. He married Lue Cinda Catherine "Cindy"
Ross April 03, 1870 in Newton County, Arkansas; born November 25, 1853 in
Richland Township, Newton County, Arkansas; died January 15, 1940 in
Richland Township, Newton County, Arkansas.
More About Alexander "Big Alex" Standridge:
Burial: Richland Township, Newton County, Arkansas
Notes for Lue Cinda Catherine "Cindy" Ross:
Buried at Richland Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas, at the age of 89 years
old. Her name on the headstone says Lue Cinda Catherine Standridge
More About Lue Cinda Catherine "Cindy" Ross:
Burial: Richland Township, Newton County, Arkansas
Marriage Notes for Alexander Standridge and Lue Ross:
A-86 3 Apr 1870 Standridge, Elxander 17 Ross, Lucinda Cathrin 16
Benton C. Davis M.G. (Alex in Margin) "Appears as "Rop".
Cred.: Jasper (Newton) B-49. Assume both of (Newton)
By consent of their parents in person.
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