| 7. MELISSA DAVENPORT-3 COOPER (MARTIN2, BENJAMIN1)9 was born ca. 1820 in (estimate JP). She married (1) HENRY PURNELL HORTON Sr. on 18 Jan 1838 in (1st h) San Augustine Co, TX11, son of JULIUS HORTON and SUSANNAH PURNELL. He was born 1817 in Halifax Co, NC11, and died 3 Dec 1838 - 1839 in near San Augustine, San Augustine Co, TX. She married (2) CHARLES HAMPTON 9 Mar 1841 in (2nd h/c uk) San Augustine Co, TX. He was born ca. 1815 in (estimate JP). She married (3) FRANCIS H. "FRANK" DIXON12 12 Oct 1841 in (3rd h/9c) San Augustine Co, TX. He was born 1815 in GA, and died 1868 - 1907 in Bowie, Montague Co, TX. Child of MELISSA COOPER and HENRY HORTON is: i. HENRY PURNELL COOPER-4 HORTON13, b. Feb 1840, prob San Augustine Co, TX; d. 13 Sep 1913, prob Montague Co, TX14; m. MARY AMY ANDERSON- LINDSEY, 11 Sep 1865, San Augustine Co, TX15; b. 30 Aug 1850, Chireno, Nacogdoches Co, TX; d. 19 May 1935, Graham, Young Co, TX16. Children of MELISSA COOPER and FRANCIS DIXON are: ii. WILLIAM COOPER-4 DIXON17, b. ca. 1842, (estimate JP). iii. ELIZABETH COOPER- DIXON17, b. 1844; m. C.W. MCGEHEE17; b. ca. 1842, (estimate JP). iv. ROGER COOPER- DIXON, b. 25 Dec 1845; d. 10 Nov 1915; m. ELLEN J. CRISP, 1871; b. ca. 1850, (estimate JP). v. CLARA BELL COOPER- DIXON17, b. 25 Apr 1847; d. 28 May 1928; m. ROGER TUCKER17, 30 Jun 1870; b. ca. 1845, (estimate JP). vi. DEWITT CLINTON COOPER- DIXON, b. 1852; d. 18 Feb 1878. vii. JAMES PINCKNEY COOPER- DIXON, b. 1855. viii. ALFRED COOPER- DIXON, b. 1856. ix. FRANCIS "FANNIE" HENRY COOPER- DIXON18, b. 12 Mar 1862, San Augustine, San Augustine Co, TX; d. 24 Feb 1938, Compton, Los Angeles Co, CA; m. DANIEL WEBSTER ROBINSON- DELANEY19, ca. 1881, (1st h/4c); b. 26 Jun 1848, Springfield, Green Co, MO; d. 20 Jul 1902, Scranton, Eastland Co, TX. x. JULIA COOPER- DIXON20, b. 1867, TX?; m. JAMES B. CRADDOCK, 11 May 1884; b. ca. 1865, (estimate JP). |
| Henry Purnell Horton Sr. m. Melissa D. Cooper |
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