Much of the Lackey information was provided by Brenda Stephens.
1850 Census for Newton County, Georgia, "Reuben Cook", age 10 months, b:GA, home of father Reuben Cook
1860 Census for Covington, Newton County, Georgia, "Reuben Cook", age 11, home of father Reuben Cook
Military service:
Bet. 1861 - 1864, Civil War, CSA
04 March 1862, 2nd LT., Co. F, 42nd Reg., GA Inf, CSA
16 April 1862, On indefinite sick leave in Newton Co., Ga from Co. F., 42nd Reg., GA Inf., CSA
08 July 1862, Resigned from Co. F., 42nd Reg., GA Inf., CSA
July 1864, Pvt. Co. B, 4th Reg., Ga Inf, CSA
Another spouse: Sallie B. Allen
Submitter: Frances Martin, Email: Mfmjgm@aol.com
P.P.Brannon, also known as Nellie and Penelopy was born 6-8-1833 in Mississippi and died in Rusk County, Texas 12-23-1943. She was married to W.F.Kelley for over 80 and was known to be an Indian.
James was a religious man. Much of the information about him was obtained from church minute books. He, like his father, was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church before transferring by experience to Zion Hill Baptist Church, both located in Amite County, Mississippi.
In 1820 he was living in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. James and Elizabeth were charter members of the Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, formed on August 17, 1839. [In the 1940's it became a full-time church and is know as the Mount Vernon Baptish Church today.]
In the 1830's they moved to Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
1830 Federal Census for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana the following entry is on Page 4, Sheet 179, Line 16:
James Neatherland
2 males 0-5 years old
1 male 5-10 years old
1 male 15-20 years old
1 male 40-50 years old
1 female 0-5 years old
1 female 5-10 years old
1 female 10-15 years old
1 female 15-20 years old
1 female 40-50 years old
1 female slave 36-55 years old No estate records have been located, however, it is assumed that he died before 1840 when Elizabeth became listed as Head of Household in the 1840 Federal Census. According to the census, they had eight children.
Submited by: John and Marjorie Watts Mustard, Email: captjohn@mustard.net
Mary Ann's Uncle James, married Marie Barbe' Filhoil, the oldest daughter of Juan Baptiste' Filhiol, founder of Monroe, and West Monroe, LA. They were married in 1826, and he died in 1829. He was the third of four husbands! The Filhiol family arrived there in 1783, and he was appointed by the Spanish Governor of the Louisiana Territory as a Civil and Military designee to keep the "Americans" out of the territory. There are two Filhoil cemeteries in Ouachita, one on the family farm, and another in West Monroe, where James Watts was buried. That cemetery has been destroyed by the highway department. The Filhoil family and some of the Watts information is listed in the Dr. Williams book, the Early Ouachita Valley Pioneers.