--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family Group Record 0001 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's Name James William Davis Mansfield Born: 06 Nov 1843 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 31 Oct 1922 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Married: 16 Jan 1867 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (BR) Father: James C'horn Mansfield Mother: Ulila (Delila) Davis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's Name Sarah Saphronia (Safronia-Safrona) Gould Born: 26 Jul 1850 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 28 Feb 1921 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Father: William Bond Gould Mother: Sarah Saphronia (Safronia-Safrona) Campbell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sex Name F Alice Ann Mansfield Born: 22 Sep 1868 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 14 Feb 1952 Place: buried ... Little Rock, Arkansas Married: 22 Dec 1886 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (BR) Spouse: Clarence Pennington (Caesar) McGraw --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Sex Name F Amanda Etta Isabel Mansfield Born: 04 Dec 1869 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 12 Dec 1958 Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas Married: 01 Aug 1889 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (BR) Spouse: Booker Brock Conatser Married: 07 Jul 1895 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (A-23) Spouse: Jordan Lucas (Luke) Roberts (Doctor) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Sex Name M Henry Theodore Mansfield Born: 07 Sep 1871 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 07 Mar 1955 Place: Benton, Saline, Arkansas Married: 05 Oct 1902 Place: Murfreesboro, Pike, Arkansas (B-361) Spouse: Mary Dow Wingfield --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Sex Name F Susannah Ophelia Mansfield Born: 30 Sep 1873 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 1907 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Married: 18 Oct 1891 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (BR) Spouse: Andrew Jackson Watson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sex Name M James Arthur Mansfield Born: 06 Nov 1875 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: Place: Married: 08 Nov 1896 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (A-152) Spouse: Rilla M. Cox --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Sex Name F Emma Jane Mansfield Born: 03 Nov 1877 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 18 Jan 1969 Place: buried ... Little Rock, Arkansas Married: 16 Oct 1896 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (A-137) Spouse: William Oscar Parsons --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Sex Name F Mary Ida Mansfield Born: 15 Nov 1879 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 06 Feb 1912 Place: buried ... Delight, Pike, Arkansas Married: 12 Sep 1900 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (B-98) Spouse: James H. Webb --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Sex Name F Roxanna Gould Mansfield Born: 01 Nov 1881 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 16 Apr 1947 Place: buried ... Murfreesboro, Arkansas Married: 29 Aug 1903 Place: Spouse: W. Oscar Thomasson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Sex Name M William Granville Mansfield Born: 15 Nov 1883 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 24 Oct 1938 Place: Married: 01 May 1912 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (D-250) Spouse: Bernice Bozarth --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Sex Name M Walter Roscoe Mansfield Born: 22 Apr 1886 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 22 Jun 1962 Place: Benton, Saline, Arkansas Married: 24 Oct 1915 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (E-7) Spouse: Beulah Barnett --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's Pedigree Chart --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________ ________________________| | |________________________ _James C'horn Mansfield_| | b 04 Jul 1801 | ________________________ | m 30 Mar 1830 |________________________| | d 22 Jan 1884 |________________________ | |-James William Davis Mansfield | b 06 Nov 1843 ________________________ | d 31 Oct 1922 _Jonathan W. Davis______| | | |________________________ |_Ulila Davis____________| b 08 Aug 1807 | ________________________ d 09 Nov 1871 |________________________| |________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's Pedigree Chart --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________ ________________________| | |________________________ _William Bond Gould_____| | b 15 Oct 1816 | ________________________ | m 28 Nov 1839 |________________________| | d 25 May 1874 |________________________ | |-Sarah Saphronia Gould | b 26 Jul 1850 ________________________ | d 28 Feb 1921 _David R* Campbell______| | | * Richardson |________________________ |_Sarah S* Campbell______| b 22 Feb 1825 | ________________________ d 1908 |________________________| * Saphronia |________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civil War Letters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Buren, Ark., Dec. the 5 1862. Dear Pa, Ma, & Sister, I seat myself to drop you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along. I have been sick but am getting up again. I have had the Neumony (Pneumonia). I was sick 2 weeks today. John was sick at the same time. He is writing now. Marian is well as common. I hope this will come to hand & find you all well & doing the same. I have no news of any certainty to write. The troops are all gone to Canehill. I can't tell how many troops we have, but it look like a world of men. It is said the feds is going back in the direction of Mo. Some thinks we will have a fight & some think not. Ma, I wrote one letter since I got my cloths. I was glad to get them. Everything come safe & sound. It is 5 months today since I left home & I hope I will get home before the next 5 months roles (sic) around. Pa, the cannons are roaring now in the direction of Canehill. I hope our boys will whip the feds so they will quit us a while. Amanda, you wrote for me to get a furlough & come home. I wish I could, but I see no chance of getting one soon. I hope we will get one some time this winter. I wrote to you about me having the measles. I had them before I took the fever. I got along with them very well. Marian had them at the same time. Ma there is some fine ladies here. They come & fetch us things to eat & anything we need. Ma, I sent some clothes back by the wagon to Murfreesboro. I sent one pr (pair) of pants, one shirts. I had more than I could carry in my saddle pocket. Ma, I want you to write me all of the news about home & Pa must put a word in. Write the war news that is back there. I wish you had a kept this paper so you could write more news. I have got enough of paper at this time. Amanda, you & Ma must write & direct your letters to Col. Monroe('s) Regiment. It is getting late. I must come to a close for this. I will write you a letter when I hear from the battle. So farewell Dear people for this time. When this you see, Remember me. From J.D. Mansfield. To J.C. & Ulia (sic) Mansfield & A.S.A. Brock. P.S. Amanda, I will send you a sheet of paper so you can write more news. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter, James William Davis Mansfield to his father and mother, Mr. & Mrs. James C. Mansfield, and sister Amanda S.A. Brock. Transcript, edited and provided by Keith Lavender, Helena, Montana, postmarked, 30 Jan 1999. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike county, Aug. 18th, 1863. My Dear son, I am permitted to seat myself to write a few lines to you informing you that we enjoy common health. I hope this will soon come to your hand and find you well with you(r) mind composed and bearing your fate with resignation and fortitude trusting yourself in the hands of God. He can do more for you than I can. I know He is everywhere present and will turn no one off if we go to him in the name of Jesus with a sincere heart. I try to give you on to his care every day and how I hope and pray that God will preserve you and cause peace to be made soon in some way speedily that you can be released honorably and return home. Do not be disheartened, this war is for some great purpose. If we have lost Vicksburg and Fort Hudson they must keep armies there to keep them which will weaken their forces. Members of them died in that hot region. We hear but little news from over the river since that defeat. As Amanda has written to you we have not hear(d) from Booker since the 5th of June. He was well and in with the recruits that Bragg sent to Johnson in sixty miles of Vicksburg. We have not heard from Kil since he left Camden we fear he never got to Booker. He said he would write to us before he crossed the river. We are all very uneasy about them but why should we be when we know they are (as) all of us in the hands of the Almighty. He knows what is best for us. Why should we doubt when we know God has all power in Heaven and on earth. If the people would submit to his laws (and) lay down pride and speculation this war would soon close. We must be humble. A few have got home from Fort Hudson. John Kelley for one. He has been sick ever since he came. They will keep the officers until they are exchanged. Their provisions gave out (and) they lived and fought sometime(s) on mules and horses before the surrender. We have not seen but two boys from Vicksburg since it was surrendered. Grant and Johnson have been fighting at Jackson, Mississippi. It is in the paper Johnson retook Jackson and Grant had fallen back to Black river. If Booker is alive he is there and Kil too if he got to them. We received your welcome letter yesterday. We are glad to learn that your health was tolerably good. I hope you will get well and not have to be in a fight. If you get sick try to get a discharge or a furlough before you get too weak to come home. As I wrote to you before tell them you are weak bristed (sic) and subject to phthisic (sic) and can not stand camp life. Do not be backward in telling your case plainly to your officers. If they will not let you off no way perhaps they would detail you to some other business. I hope you will be perserved some way. Ashley Kelley came by (and) he looks very bad. Mr. Nolan could not get to Vicksburg safe to get his son. I have not heard whether his son is alone or not. We hear now that John Cloud was not hurt but his cartridge bag was shot though. He is gone with the rest of the officers (and) some hear they took them to Orleans. Some say they were sent to Illinois. I know you will think we have forgotten to write to you. We sent a letter to Little. Your uncle Gilmer took one to Cook near a month ago. We hear they started week before last and heard on their way that Cobbles Army was ordered to the Rock (and) they came home. I heard that (they) was at home last week. I am sorry they did not take all your letter(s). Clay Polk was to start the 8th of this month (and) rode as far as town by Marion. When he went there they put off starting until the 18th. Clay and some men I suppose have started. I sent a blanket, one pair of socks, and a double letter to Clay to take to you. If he will Marion is going today to take another report and your things to Clay. I do not know whether he will carry them or not. They have a wagon Marion says. He got word from the Capt. by some man that came down lately that if his ear was still running to stay until he got his winter clothing to take with him. I hear(d) the man told Dr. Mauney this news (and) he had reported by Cook and Little. Now he has reported by Clay some of you will certainly be detailed to come for some winter clothes. Here is your overcoat, shirts, and another pair of pants and socks. You can not do without them, unless you can get some by drawing. Howard promised your Pa to make your boots as soon as he can get leather. Leander will get you a hat as soon as he can. He says it is a long time before they can be got after the hatter promises. Leander has been sick (and) had not seen the man that has your watch. He heard he had it and expected to get it the first time he sees him. Amanda wrote to you last night by Clay. She dated her letter a day ahead. She told you some news. Perhaps you may get this first. I will mail it to (the) fort for fear you do not get those we have written (sent) by hand. This will start tomorrow. I must come to a close. Your Pa is taking the second field of fodder this week. Tell me if you need paper (and) write every chance. May God bless you. To James D. Mansfield James C. (&) Delila Mansfield --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter, Mrs. James C. Mansfield to her son James D. Mansfield. Arkansas, Pike County, Biographies 1890, Goodspeed Reprint, Pike County: House of York, Courtney & Gerlene York, San Jose, California, © Copyright 1974, page 44-48. "Civil War Letter. Our thanks to Mrs. Lawrence Delaney of Delight, Arkansas for giving ... permission to share this letter written during the Civil War by one of her ancestors. Since this letter was written in Pike County we felt it has historical value, therefore we have added it to this work. The writer of the letter, Delila, her husband, James C., children Amanda and James D., are listed in the 1850 census of Pike County." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1870 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 216, Missouri Township, Post Office: Brock Town D-55 James D. Mansfield 26 m w Farmer Arkansas Sarah S. Mansfield 20 f w Arkansas Alice A. Mansfield 1 f w Arkansas Amanda C. Mansfield 4 mo f w Arkansas * James C. Mansfield 68 m w Kentucky * Born January census year (1870) Bible record 04 Dec 1869; Census year beginning 01 Jun 1869 ending 31 May 1870. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1870 United States Census, Pike County, Arkansas, Dorothy Kennedy Partain, 1986, page 35. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1880 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 434, Missouri Township D-12 James William Mansfield 36 m w Ark Kty Vrg Safrona Mansfield 28 f w Wife Ark Pen Ten Alice A. Mansfield 11 f w Daughter Ark Ark Ark Etta A. Mansfield 9 f w Daughter Ark Ark Ark Henry T. Mansfield 8 m w Son Ark Ark Ark Susannah Mansfield 6 f w Daughter Ark Ark Ark James A. Mansfield 4 m w Son Ark Ark Ark Emma J. Mansfield 3 f w Daughter Ark Ark Ark Mary I. Mansfield 6 mo f w Daughter Ark Ark Ark James C. Mansfield 78 f w Father Kty Vrg Vrg --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1880 Pike County, Arkansas Federal Census, abstracted by Dorothy Kennedy Partain, typed by Linda Willingham Meek, no date, page 52. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children of James William Davis Mansfield and Sarah Saphronia Gould ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Ida Mansfield Webb died February 6, 1912 and is buried in the Delight Cemetery at Delight, Arkansas ... Alice Ann Mansfield McGraw died February 14, 1952 and is buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. C.P. McGraw was born January 20, 1867 and died September 22, 1960 and is buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Their daughter Vera I. Lee was born September 5, 1897 and died September 3, 1985. Her husband Floyd Lee was born September 16, 1903 and died July 8, 1970. They are buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery. C.P and Alice McGraw had five children, Otis lived around Stuttgart, Pearl, Roy, Vera, and another boy ... Etta Amanda Isabella Mansfield Conatser Roberts ... James Arthur Mansfield ... Emma Jane Mansfield Parsons died January 18, 1969 and is buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. William Oscar Parsons was born 1876 and died 1966 and is buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Their daughter Nannie Ethel Hughes was born August 1, 1897 and died February 4, 1981 ... William Granville Mansfield died October 24, 1938 ... Walter Roscoe Mansfield died June 22, 1962 at Benton in Saline County, Arkansas and is buried in the Rosemont Cemetery at Benton. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telephone conversation, Barbara Watson, Texarkana, Arkansas and David Kelley, Dallas, Texas 30 Oct 2000. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources of Information: Census Records: Pike County, Arkansas 1870, 1880, 1900; Pike County, Arkansas Marriage Records; Pike County Tribune, November 3, 1922, Volume 7, Number 49, page 1, column 3: J.D. Mansfield Dead; Audrey Delaney, Delight, Arkansas interview by David Kelley 05 Aug 1975; Tombstones, inscriptions of: Murfreesboro Cemetery, Pike County, Arkansas (J.W. Mansfield, Etta Roberts, S.O. Watson); Cemetery Records, Pike County, Arkansas 1986, page 320, 323, 327; Pike County Arkansas, David Kelley, May 1992, Volume 2, Number 3, page 54-55; Arkansas Deaths Index (Pike County) 1914-1922, Arkansas Research, Desmond Walls Allen, 1997; James C. Mansfield Bible Record copy, Keith Lavender, Helena, Montana postmarked 30 Jun 1999; FGR additions provided by Keith Lavender, Helena, Montana email 08 Feb 2000; Social Security Death Index 18 Feb 2000. Key: (BR) Bible Record --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 03.16.01 David Kelley 1999 FGR-0001.HTM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------