Two Hundred Years of Our American Families

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John Green England

John Green ENGLAND, Greenie
 b. 1 MAY 1847, GA
 m. Eliza YOUNG
 d. 6 JUL 1910, MS
 Old Cumberland Cemetery, Cumberland, Webster County MS

Elizabeth YOUNG, Eliza
 b. 13 OCT 1843, MS
 m. John G. ENGLAND
 d. 13 JUL 1924, MS
 Old Cumberland Cemetery, Cumberland, Webster County MS

CHILDREN

1. Eliza Ellen ENGLAND
    b. 17 SEP 1873, MS
    m. Irvin Miller GAMMILL
    d. 17 MAY 1944
   
   
2. Thomas Lee ENGLAND
    b. 4 MAY 1876, MS
    m. Ethel M. BOGGS
    d. 20 OCT 1943. TX
    Southland Memorial Park, Dallas County TX
   
   
3. Mary Jane ENGLAND, Mollie
    b. FEB 1879, MS
    m. Thomas Newton STEWART, ~1904
    d. APR 1918, Dallas County TX
    Vernoy Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Dallas County TX

1880 Sumner County MS Census, 12 JUN 1880
John G. England, 31-GA, is listed with his wife Eliza, 36-MS, their three children: Eliza E., 6-MS, Thomas L., 4-MS, and Mary J., 1-MS, and Eliza's older sister Martha J. Young, 38-AL. John G.'s parents are listed as coming from GA, Eliza's from VA and TN.

1900 Webster County MS Census, 1 JUN 1900
John G. England, 53-GA, is living with his wife Liza, 56-MS, sister-in-law Mat J. Young, 58-AL, and two children; Tom L., 24-MS, and Mary J, 21-MS. John G.'s father's place of birth is listed as North Carolina, which means he is probably the son of Thomas W. and Issabella M. England of Choctaw County MS.

Thomas Lee England's WWI Draft Registration
Thomas Lee is listed living in Grand Prairie, working as a stockman for Butler Brothers. Thomas Newton Stewart is also living in Grand Prairie, working for Butler Brothers, according to his WWI Draft Registration.

The Photo at the Top of the Page
Marvin Stewart, the step-grandson of Mollie England, identifies this photo as the England family. This type of cabin is known as a dog trot cabin.

A History of the Dog Trot Cabin
The corral around the house was to keep the animals away from the house, and not as I originally thought, to keep them in. The animals usually roamed the nearby woods, until neighbors got too close and your animals needed to be separated from theirs.

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