The Lewis Barksdale Family
Lewis Barksdale was early Texas pioneer arriving in Texas before 1833
and settling in Nacogdoches in 1838. In 1842 he married Mary Gilliland, daughter of Eli
Gilliland who came to Texas with his family in 1828 as one of the "Old
Three Hundred" families for the colonization of Nacogdoches.
Lewis and Eli were in the Texas army during the revolution. Lewis was in
the siege of Bexar and received a land grant in the Upper Nueces Canyon near the Dixie
settlement. He died in 1855, leaving the property to his children. Lewis Frank
and his sisters Keziah Haney and Sarah Elizabeth settled on the property in
1869. It became known as the Barksdale ranch,
The descendants of Lewis Barksdale are presented below.
First Generation
1. Lewis BARKSDALE. Born Circa 1805 in MS.
He married Mary Louise GILLIAND, 14 Jun 1842 in Nacogdoches, TX. Born
Circa 1813 in TN.
They had the following children:
i. William Perry BARKSDALE; Born Circa 1835 in TX. Died 1866.
ii. Mary Louisa BARKSDALE; Born Circa 1838 in TX.
She married John R. HARGUS, 14 Apr 1860.
2 iii. Sarah Elizabeth BARKSDALE
iv. Lewis Franklin BARKSDALE; Born 14 Sep 1842 in TX. Died 20 Jan 1927 in
Del Rio, TX.
He married Laura W. PULLEN. Born 16 Jun 1852 in TX. Died 9 Dec 1926 in Del
Rio, TX.
3 v. James O. Clark BARKSDALE
vi. Wiley Jones BARKSDALE; Born Circa 1846 in TX.
vii. Smith Henry BARKSDALE; Born Circa 1849 in TX.
viii. Keziah Haney BARKSDALE; Born 15 Oct 1851 in TX. Died 4 May 1940 in
Sonora, TX.
ix. Martha Caroline BARKSDALE; Born Circa 1853 in TX.
Second Generation
2. Sarah Elizabeth BARKSDALE. Born Oct 1840 in TX.
She married Judge Jerry J. ELLIS, 16 Jan 1861. Born Apr 1843 in TX.
They had the following children:
i. George Whitfield ELLIS;
He married Annie HALL.
ii. Benjamin ELLIS;
He married Laura HALL.
iii. Kitty ELLIS;
iv. Itaska ELLIS;
v. Henry ELLIS;
vi. Mary Mildred ELLIS;
3. James O. Clark BARKSDALE. Born 24 Dec 1844 in TX. Died 16 Jun 1917 in
Deming, NM.
He married Mary Ann CRENSHAW, daughter of Nathaniel CRENSHAW & Sarah
Ann MASON, 10 Feb 1864 in Caldwell Co., TX. Born 3 Feb 1864 in Caldwell Co., TX. Died 8
Oct 1926 in Deming, NM.
They had the following children:
i. George Franklin BARKSDALE; Born 22 Sep 1865 in Lockhar, Caldwell Co.,
TX. Died 22 Nov 1941 in Deming, NM.
He married Amanda Belle TABOR, 8 Jun 1893. Born 14 Jun 1877 in Edwards
Co., TX. Died 26 Nov 1947 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX.
ii. Laura Alice BARKSDALE; Born 19 Sep 1867 in Lockhar, Caldwell Co., TX.
Died 30 Jun 1960 in Deming, NM.
She married Thomas Henry HALL. Born 1 May 1870 in Lockhart, Caldwell Co.,
TX. Died 17 Nov 1911 in Augustin Plains, NM.
iii. Henry Perry BARKSDALE; Born 1 May 1870 in Lockhart, Caldwell Co., TX.
Died 6 Oct 1933 in Deming, NM (Suicide-hanging).
He married Minnie COX, 5 Oct 1908. Died 1963 in Deming, NM. They were
divorced.
iv. James Clark BARKSDALE Jr.; Born 22 Sep 1873 in Lockhar, Caldwell Co.,
TX. Died 21 Apr 1948 in Bowie, Cochise Co., AZ.
He married Mosetta TURNEY, 10 May 1894. Born 8 Nov 1877 in Hamilton Co.,
TX. Died 3 Mar 1862 in Bowie, Cochise Co., AZ.
v. Louis Nathan BARKSDALE; Born 10 Feb 1875 in Pleasanton, TX. Died 3 Sep
1942 in Deming, NM.
He married Nellie H. HAWKINS, 30 Dec 1906. Born 28 Apr 1883 in Savanah,
MO. Died 2 Sep 1960 in Deming, NM.
vi. Sarah Louise BARKSDALE; Born 10 Feb 1877 in Pleasanton, TX. Died 6 Feb
1944 in Deming, NM.
She married Edward Martin PRIDE, 27 Dec 1896. Born 25 Dec 1875 in Mesa,
AZ. Died 15 Apr 1959 in Deming, NM.
vii. Jesse P. BARKSDALE; Born 6 Jun 1905 in Cotulla, TX. Died 15 Jul 1938
in Kingman, AZ.
He married Lillie HALL, 6 Jun 1905.
viii. John Hanie BARKSDALE; Born 10 Feb 1881 in Cotulla, TX. Died 20 Apr
1955 in Deming, NM.
He married Anna E. KEITH, 10 Aug 1909. Born 28 Apr 1877 in Lordsburg, NM.
Died 16 Feb 1979 in Deming, NM.
ix. Alonzo Oscar BARKSDALE; Born 22 May 1885 in Bracketville, Kinney Co.,
TX. Died 1 Jun 1954 in Deming, NM.
He married Ethel Vada HYATT, 12 May 1913. Born 27 Sep in Cloudcroft, NM.
Died 22 Apr 1871 in Deming, NM.
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