Doctor Benjamin Franklin Ussery and Rebecca M. Morrison

(Morrison Info provided by John Morrison, morrison@viptx.net)

Doctor Benjamin Franklin Ussery was born May 2, 1838 in Green Co.,MO to Peter Ussery and Diana Adkisson. He died Jan 12, 1910 in Okfuskee Co., OK. He married Rebecca M. Morrison who was born Mar. 18, 1837 in TN to John F. and Sarah Morrison. She died Sep 5, 1909 in Okfuskee Co., OK. Both are buried in the Welty Cemetery. Their children:

  1. Leroy Ussery b: Dec 24, 1861 in MO d: in Sallisaw, OK
  2. John F. Ussery b: Abt 1864 in MO
  3. Susan Elry Ussery b: Abt 1865 in MO
  4. William David Ussery
  5. Lewis A. Ussery b: Aug 8, 1869 in MO
  6. Sylvester V. Ussery b: Jan 27, 1875 in MO d: 1908 in Arkansas
  7. Adella J. Ussery b: Aug 13, 1875 in MO mar. Ed Gooch
  8. Jacob Peter "Jake" Ussery
  9. James Lindsey Ussery b: Apr 2, 1880 in MO d: in Okmulgee, OK

Jacob Peter "Jake" Ussery and Lisa Hobbs

Jacob Peter "Jake" Ussery was born Jan 1, 1877 in Missouri to Doctor Benjamin Franklin Ussery and Rebecca M. Morrison. He died Aug 20, 1959 in Arkansas and is buried in the Hobbs Springs Cemetery. He married Lisa Hobbs who died in 1929 Van Buren Co., AR. They had the following children:

  1. Pearl Ussery b: Sep 27, 1901 Green Forest, Arkansas mar. Charley Jordan b: Jan 28, 1882
  2. Lewis Thomas Ussery b: 1897 mar. Bessie Tester

William David Ussery and Rebecca Jane Morrison

William David Ussery was born Aug 2, 1866 in Missouri to Doctor Benjamin Franklin Ussery and Rebecca M. Morrison. He died d: Sep 27, 1926. He married Rebecca Jane Morrison, who was born Mar 7, 1869 in Missouri and died May 1939. They had the following children:

  1. Lawrence Ussery b: Nov 29, 1887
  2. John Ussery b: Jul 17, 1889 d: 1960 mar. Minnie Lee Lunsford
  3. Ivy Ussery b: Apr 2, 1892 d: 1913 mar. Oscar Lunsford
  4. Mary Elsie Ussery b: Jun 27, 1894 also married Oscar Lunsford
  5. Pete Ussery
  6. Fred Otto Ussery b: Sep 4, 1899 Christian County, MO mar. Oma Ruth Webster b: Aug 19, 1907
  7. Bertha Eleanor Ussery b: Oct 29, 1908 d: 1910? Buried Welty Cemetery
  8. Theresa May Ussery b: Oct 2, 1901
  9. Nellie Opal Ussery b: Aug 31, 1903 mar. Charles Johnson
  10. Ted Ussery b: Feb 26, 1906 mar. Lucille Webster
  11. Clara Lenore Ussery b: Dec 17, 1910 Oklahoma mar. Edwin Walter Harrington b: 1897 Illinois

Pete Ussery and Wives:
Mary Davis and Stella Hughes[?]

Pete Ussery was born Oct 22, 1896 in Madison Co., AR to William David Ussery. He died in 1934. His first wife, Mary Davis is believed to have been born in Arkansas. They had one known child:

  1. Leah Frances Ussery b: 1922 in Okmulgee, OK mar. Charles Cruse Cecil, Jrs. b: 1925 in Honolulu, T.H.

The second Wife of Pete Ussery is believed to have been Stella Hughes[?]. They had the following known children:

  1. Kermit Ussery
  2. Lil Frances Ussery
  3. Minnie Lee Ussery
  4. Dave Ussery

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