Ninth Generation (Continued)
Family of Ira Buckalew (1447) & Martha Culpepper

2524. Simeon Colis Buckalew. Born on 29 October 1848 in AL. Simeon Colis died in Grapeland, Houston Co., TX, on 13 April 1918; he was 69. Buried in Denson Sprs. Cem., Anderson Co., TX. Nickname: Sim.

Source for the following, Ruth Buchanan Green Brown and others who wish to remain unnamed:

1860, 3 Jul, Clarke Co., MS: Living with grandparents, Zebulon and Mary Buckalew.

Accompanied by Betty's mother Frances (Harris) Day-Thompson, moved to Cass Co., TX in 1877. Betty's sister Eliza Day (Mrs. R. C. Priester) moved to TX several years earlier.

After marriage, established home near Meridian, MS (Rural P.O.) where three of their children were born, two of whom died and were buried in MS.

1870, 8 Aug; Lauderdale Co., MS, Census.

1877: Moved to Cass Co., TX and worked as farmer.

1880, 17 June; Cass Co., TX, Census.
Sim and Betty lived in Cass Co. about seven years, then moved to San Jacinto Co.

During the winter of 1901 or 1902 Sim and Betty, traveling in covered wagons, moved to Houston Co. They made their home in Grapeland. Betty had many relatives in and near Gralpeland. Her sister Eliza Priester lived in Grapeland and her maternal aunt Mary Jane (Harris) Wilson had moved earlier into this area. Among Betty's cousins are the Wilsons, the Wrights and the Watkins, some of whose descendants still live in or near Grapeland.

Sim died 13 Apr 1918. Betty was accidently killed 7 Oct 1925 when hit by a bus. This may have been the earliest fatal bus accident in Houston Co. Both are buried in Denson Springs Cemetery, a few miles from Grapeland, across the county line in Anderson Co.

Sim and Betty's descendants are scattered across the U.S. yet they remain a close knit family. A family reunion, "The Decendants of Sim and Betty Buckalew" is held every year in Bowie, TX, under the direction of Hazel Kunkel, a great-grandchild.

On 16 January 1869 when Simeon Colis was 20, he married Mary Elizabeth Day, daughter of John Day & Frances Harris /townsend, in Lauderdale Co., MS. Born on 24 March 1851 in MS. Mary Elizabeth died in Houston Co., TX, on 7 October 1925; she was 74. Buried in DensonSprgs.Cem., Anderson Co., TX. Nickname: Betty.

They had the following children:
4216 i. Annetta Viola (1871-1873)
4217 ii. William Demeatres (1874-1875)
4218 iii. Martha (1876-1941)
4219 iv. Marion Clayton (1878-1925)
4220 v. Ira Cornelius (1881-1936)
4221 vi. Cora Matilda (1884-1971)
4222 vii. Hattie (1886-1952)
4223 viii. Frances Gertrude (1889-1963)
4224 ix. John Lennard (1891-1918)
4225 x. Menzie Lamar (1893-1943)

2525. Mary E. Buckalew. Born on 29 December 1849 in AL. Mary E. died in Lauderdale Co., MS, on 30 April 1908; she was 58. Buried in Shamburger Cem., Lauderdale Co., MS.

1860, 3 Jul, Clarke Co., MS: Living with grandparents, Zebulon and Mary Buckalew.

From: LStall39@aol.com
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:26:50 EDT

I was just checking your site for any new information on the family of Mary E. Buckalew, wife of Benjamin Franklin Chatham. I noted a couple of things that need updating.

1. Ruth Idalett Long, daughter of Ida Ann Chatham and Thomas Joseph Long, died on December 5, 1933. She was 26. The cause of her death was from complications involving a heart condition. 

2. Viva Inez Long, daughter of Ida Ann Chatham and Thomas Joseph Long, was 2nd married to Allison Greenwood. I believe they married in Alabama.

I was really checking to see if you had any further information on Simeon A. Chatham, son of Mary and Benjamin. I found information that a S.A. Chatham married a "Nannie Bell Moore" in Clarke County, Mississippi on 11 January, 1903. The 1910 Census for Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, lists a Simeon A. Chatham, Minnie (wife), Simeon A. Jr. (son), Beatrice (daughter), and Henry F. (son). Further records seem to be nonexistent, except for the 1920 Census for El Paso County, Colorado in which a Beatrice and Henry F. Chatham are listed in the household of William L. Chatham as niece and nephew. I have been unsuccessful in locating any further information on Simeon A. Sr. and his wife. I did find a Simeon A. Chatham on the death index for the state of California. It shows he was born in Mississippi and that he was close to the age that Simeon A. Jr. would have been. There is also a Henry F. Chatham, from the state of Coloradeo, listed as missing in action during WWII. He was in the Air Force. 

I hope to find out more on my next trip to Mississippi. All of my research has been limited to internet records and a little from the Lauderdale County Archives in Meridian, Mississippi. I really appreciate your website. It has given me a lot of information to follow-up on. I will send you additional information as it is available and confirmed.

Liz Stallings, Jacksonville, Florida

After 10 November 1868 when Mary E. was 18, she married Benjamin Franklin Chatham, son of Chatham, in Lauderdale Co., MS. Born on 25 August 1846 in MS. Benjamin Franklin died in Lauderdale Co., MS, on 22 August 1914; he was 67. Buried in Shamburger Cem., Lauderdale Co., MS. Nickname: Ben.

1880, 4 June; Lauderdale Co., MS Census, p. 2, Dw 14, Beat 5.

1900 Lauderdale Co., MS Census, Dw 526, Beat 5, Hurricane Creek.

They had the following children:
4226 i. Martha E. (~1870-)
4227 ii. Ida Ann (1871-1946)
4228 iii. Nancy J. (~1873-1884)
4229 iv. Mary S. (1875-1876)
4230 v. Ella F. (1877-)
4231 vi. Simeon A. (1879-)
4232 vii. John E. (1880-1969)
4233 viii. Benjamin J. (1883-)
4234 ix. William L. (1884-1961)
4235 x. Ira T. (1887-1968)
4236 xi. Lula E. (1889-)
4237 xii. Alice/Callie (?) Florence (1892-1964)

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