• Born: 1824, , , Arkansas, USA
• Marriage (1): BRYANT, James before 1844
• Marriage (2): EDWARDS, Hiram Frank before 1850
• Marriage (3): HELTON, William on 12 Jul 1889 in Somervell, Texas
• Died: 1918 at age 94
• Buried: Sand Flat Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

  General Notes:

The 1870 Henderson, Rusk County, Tx. Census list: Jeff Bryant, age 27
(HOH), Farmer b-La.;
Elizabeth (33);Josephine (2) and Francis M. (1/12) both b-Tx;
Levicee, (47) b- Ark; Hiram Edwards (16), Farm laborer b-Tx.;
Benjamin Edwards (7); Melvina (9) b-Tx;
Priscilla Pease (53) b-Tn;
Amanda Tedder (23) b-La.; William Tedder (5) b- La.; Josiah Tedder (2);
James Miles (13 and Thomas Miles (10) b- La.

1880 Navarro county, Texas list: Josephine L.Edwards, HOH, white female age 58 born abt 1822 in Arkansas, widowed, father born in Ireland and mother born in North Carolina.
Frank B. Edwards, son age 19 born abt 1861 in Texas, father born in Mississippi and mother born in Arkansas.

1900 Smith County, Texas Precinct 6, Census list: William Helton (71) m-47 yrs, Levicee (72) m-47 yrs.
Mother of six children, only two living, b-Ark father's p of b-Ireland, mother's p of b-NC

1910 Hopewell Smith County, Texas Precinct 6 Census: Wm Kirkley, 62 b. Ala.
Linnie, wife, 52 b-Tx., 7 children born, 6 living
Lavis Hilton, age 89 (probably should be 87), mother-in-law, b. Ark.
father's b-Ireland, mother b. Mississippi

Tombstone at Sand Flat shows: Levicee Cisco, Bryant, Edwards, Helton 1824-1918

The following was written by Verlie Wells McMichael:
She had a twin brother, named Louis Cisco. Source: Verlie Wells
She was called Little Granny because she was so small. She had her special chair that she sat in, and when someone else would sit in it, she would say "get out of my chair before you break it down".
She, her husband and children came to Texas by Ox cart, possibly from Tennessee, there were no roads, they just followed the bear trapper's trail's. Hiriam was seven years old at this time. They settled in Bosqueville and Sommervile, Bosque County, near Waco, Texas. Later they move to Sand Flat, about seven miles NE of Lindale, Smith County, Texas. All of their farming was done by Oxen drawn equipment.
She always had a pony to ride, and she rode it just about everywhere she went. Some of the places she lived, the wild hogs and bears were so bad that she had to carry small pieces's of meat, twine balls or just something to throw down along the way for them to eat or tear up to detain them.
She enjoyed smoking her corn cob pipe which had a cane swivel. Her great grandchildren liked to light the pipe for her by getting a coal of fire from the fireplace to get it started.
She also told her grand and great grandchildren that one day there would be flying horses, that she wouldn't live to see them, but they would. (airplanes) She also remarked that she was going to live a long live, and she did. She outlived all four husbands, and all of her children. She died in 1916 and is buried in Sand Flat. Lela, her grandchild, said she heard Little Granny say that when she was five years old the stars fell. When asked what they did, Little Granny, said "We just fell down and stared praying, and it soon got light again".
During the Civil War, the Indian's killed Little Granny's husband, Hiram Edwards, and they were stealing, destroying or burning everything they had. She escaped with her baby, Hiriam, her pony and a small bundle of clothes, and swam the Brazos River holding Hiriam. It was said the she was from "La Brossca".

  Research Notes:

Possible family: [I looked 3 pages back and 3 forward, no other Cisco family]
1860 Census Cove, Polk, Arkansas (Post office - Dallas) Family 459
Benjamin Cisco37, Farm laborer, born in Arkansas (Could this be her brother, her age is shown as 35 in 1860?)
Elizabeth Cisco31
Saletha Cisco14
Mary E Cisco12
Rebecca Cisco10
Nancy Cisco9
Martha J Cisco7
Faribee Cisco2
Jeremiah Cisco1/12

Research by Pauline Kennedy, Levicee's great granddaughter, states Levicee had a twin brother named "Louis Cisco" There is a Lewis Cisco, age 24, born abt 1826 on the 1850 Bossier, Louisiana census, Family 1109 living with the a B.B. Holon as HOH [There is a Lewis Sisco marriage, Lafayette, Arkansas 7 Oct 1855 to Amanda Pouncey, her residence is listed as Louisiana, possibly him.] [L. F. Sisco, Confederate listed in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers: Texas Conscripts, possibly him.] [Lewis F. Sisco, 1870 Greenville, Hunt county, TX census, age 49


There is a Nancy Cisco/Sisco, also listed as Nancy Miller, born abt 1800, age 50 in TN on the 1850, Osage, Carroll county, Arkansas census, likely living with her son Thomas Cisco, age 44.

There is a Mary Cisco born abt 1826 in TN, death, 28 mar 1904 in Winslow, Washington, Arkansas, could this be Levicee's sister? http://person.ancestry.com/tree/51982477/person/13281798877/facts

There is a Samuel Cisco age 28, born abt 1822 in TN in the 1850 Osage, Carroll, Arkansas, Family 242. Also a FAG memorial with several siblings, Levicee, not included. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SIS&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=4&GScntry=4&GSsr=241&GRid=70845108&

There is an H. Cisco, male age 81 born abt 1819, residence is Daisy, Pike county, Arkansas. listed in the Arkansas Marriage Index. Also listed as Horace Sisco in Civil War and census.
FAG memorial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5759528&ref=acom

  Noted events in her life were:

• Family history: Helton, Levicee, born in Arkansas in 1827. ¹ . She had a twin brother name Louis Cisco. Her father
  was born in Ireland and her mother was born North Carolina. She had been rnarried three times.
  ( Levicee Cisco, Bryant, Edwards, Helton ) She was the mother of six children and only two were living in 1900 and they were Linnie Melvina Edwards Kirkley and Hyman Edwards. Jim Bryant was hurt in a gin. Frank Edwards was shot while hunting. Another son was shot during a war.

• 5 Oct 1850 Van Zandt County, Texas, she appeared as Amisa (Levicee) Edwards, female (wife), age 26, born abt 1824 in Washington county, Arkansas, can't read or write on the census. ² Dwelling and Family 125

• 9 Jul 1860 Flag Pond, Bosque County, Texas, USA, she appeared as Levica Edwards, female (wife), age 35, born in Alabama on the census. ³ Dwelling 112 and Family 114

• 20 Aug 1870 Rusk, Henderson County, Texas, USA, she appeared as Louisa (Levicee) Bryant, age 47, born in Arkansas, apparently this is Levicee should be Edwards, keeping house on the census. ⁴ Dwelling 108 and Family 111, Jeff Bryant age 27, her son from her first marriage is shown as HOH.

• 8 Jun 1880 Navarro County, Texas, she appeared as Josephine L. Edwards, HOH, widowed, age 58, born abt 1822 in Arkansas, keeping house, f-b-Ireland and m-b-NC on the census. ⁵ Dwelling and Family 81
  [I certainly believe this is Levicee:
  a. Other census she states her father was born in Ireland and her mother was born in North Carolina (on one census, it is recorded that her mother was born in Mississippi.)
  b. She and her husband had a son named Frank Benjamin Edwards.]
  Josephine L. Edwards, HOH, widowed, age 58, born abt 1822 in Arkansas, keeping house, f-b-Ireland and m-b-NC
  Frank B. Edwards, son, age 19, born in Texas, Farming, f-b-TX and m-MS, unemployed for 10 months during the year.

• 1900 Hopewell, Smith County, Texas, USA, she appeared as Levicee, wife, age 72, born abt 1828, married 47 yrs. To William Helton mother of six, only 2 living, born Sep 1827 in Arkansas father's bp- Ireland & mother's bp-NC on the census. ⁶ Dwelling192 and Family 201
  (I believe the married 47 years is incorrect, Levicee is shown on the 1860 cenus with Hiram Edwards, her 2nd husband.)

• 29 Apr 1910 Hopewell, Smith County, Texas, USA, she appeared as Lavis Hilton, age 89, born abt 1821, widowed, mother-in-law, born in Arkansas, father's bp-Ireland & mother's bp-Ms, living with daughter, Linnie & son-in-law Wm. Kirkley, 5 children born and 4 living. On the census. ⁷ Dwelling 179 and Family 184

• Burial Records-findagrave: Levicee Cisco Helton, 1824-1918, Sand Flat Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. ⁸ by: Syble Cline Glasscock
  Record added: Dec 10, 2008
  Find A Grave Memorial# 32096833
  
  Apparently her maiden name was Cisco. She married J. Bryant, Hiram Frank Edwards, then William Helton
  .
  Her tombstone, from which these dates are taken, was placed years after her death by a family member, Pauline Kennedy born 1911, great granddaughter.
  
  Parents unknown
  Children:
  Hiram Bell Edwards (1853 - 1914)*
  Linnie Melvina Edwards Kirkley (1857 - 1912)*
  

Levicee married James BRYANT before 1844.

Levicee next married Hiram Frank EDWARDS before 1850. (Hiram Frank EDWARDS was born between 1808 and 1813 in South Carolina Or Alabama and died before 1870 in , Bosque County, Texas, USA.)

Levicee next married William HELTON on 12 Jul 1889 in Somervell, Texas. (William HELTON was born in Sep 1827 in Kentucky,¹ died before 1910 and was buried in Sand Flat Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: W. H. Helton, male and spouse Vicia Edwards, female, 12 Jul 1889, Somervell, Texas. ⁹

  Marriage Notes:

There was no children born to this union.