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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Living

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Rickey Shultz was born on 31 Oct 1945; died on 12 Nov 1950.
    3. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Don Preston Smith was born on 21 Jan 1892 (son of Willie B. Smith and Margaret Butler Lonon); died on 28 Feb 1939; was buried in Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.

    Don married Lena Rivers Wilkes on 1 Aug 1913. Lena was born on 21 Jan 1893; died on 24 Jun 1957; was buried in Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lena Rivers Wilkes was born on 21 Jan 1893; died on 24 Jun 1957; was buried in Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Living
    2. Donalie Smith was born on 10 Jul 1922; died on 24 Sep 1960.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Willie B. SmithWillie B. Smith was born on 21 Oct 1869 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Feb 1925 in Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.

    Willie married Margaret Butler Lonon on 1 Dec 1889 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Butler Lonon and Margaret Rebecca Mason) was born on 26 May 1871 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 22 Jun 1954; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Butler LononMargaret Butler Lonon was born on 26 May 1871 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA (daughter of John Butler Lonon and Margaret Rebecca Mason); died on 22 Jun 1954; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1938, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA

    Children:
    1. Grace Smith was born on 26 Sep 1890; died on 5 Jan 1891.
    2. 2. Don Preston Smith was born on 21 Jan 1892; died on 28 Feb 1939; was buried in Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    3. Doy Smith was born on 27 Jul 1894; died on 28 Jul 1894.
    4. Roy E. Smith was born on 16 Aug 1895; died on 22 Jun 1964; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA.
    5. Artie B. Smith was born on 6 Jan 1898.
    6. Vernon E. Smith was born in cir 1900.
    7. Clyde Ray Smith was born on 19 Jan 1900; died on 29 Jun 1902; was buried in Hall Cemetery, Howe, Grayson County, Texas, USA.
    8. Vernon E. Smith was born on 10 Aug 1903.
    9. Fred Mason Smith was born on 26 Oct 1905.
    10. Leonard Paul Smith was born on 2 Nov 1911; died on 3 Dec 1991 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA.
    11. Lavern Pauline Smith was born on 2 Nov 1911; died on 18 Nov 1964; was buried in Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John Butler LononJohn Butler Lonon was born on 8 Oct 1830 in North Carolina, USA (son of John Lonon and Martha Wise); died on 15 Feb 1915 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.

    Notes:

    The Lonons settled about three miles west of Mountain Home, Arkansas, in what was later known as the Wesley Chapel Community. They were influential in founding the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church and donated land for the building. His obituary states that he settled in Arkansas in 1867. John Butler Lonon served as a private in Company E, North Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel Shaler's regiment, as a cook, during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Baxter County, Arkansas. In 1900, he was living in Independence Township, Baxter County, Arkansas.



    From Messick, Mary Ann. History of Baxter County: Centennial Edition, 1873-1973 Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, 1973.

    John Butler Lonon (1839-1915) and his wife, formerly Margaret R. Mason (1836-1908), came to Baxter County from North Carolina in 1858. He was a Confederate veteran. They settled near Mountain Home in what is now the Wesley Chapel Community and were influential in founding the Chapel and donated land for it.

    John married Margaret Rebecca Mason on 8 Nov 1855 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Jefferson Mason and Emily Connelly Gibbs) was born on 13 May 1836 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Dec 1908 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Margaret Rebecca MasonMargaret Rebecca Mason was born on 13 May 1836 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of John Jefferson Mason and Emily Connelly Gibbs); died on 14 Dec 1908 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. James Lenoir Lonon was born on 23 Sep 1856 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Mar 1935; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Mary E. Lonon was born on 20 Mar 1858 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; died on 6 Aug 1879 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    3. John Hugh C. Lonon was born on 13 Apr 1860 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 25 Jul 1938 in Howe, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Hall Cemetery, Howe, Grayson County, Texas, USA.
    4. Martha Ann Lonon was born on 19 Jan 1862 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 6 Aug 1865.
    5. Sallie Loretta Lonon was born on 26 Nov 1866 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 28 Nov 1958 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    6. Elizabeth A. Lonon was born on 1 Feb 1869 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 24 Aug 1967.
    7. 5. Margaret Butler Lonon was born on 26 May 1871 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 22 Jun 1954; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    8. Irene Lonon was born on 11 Apr 1875 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    9. William Powell Lonon was born on 6 Nov 1880 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 25 Feb 1967; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 20.  John Lonon was born on 27 Jul 1797 in North Carolina, USA (son of Isaiah Lonon and Elizabeth Dunkley); died on 14 Feb 1872 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    One source states that John Lonon was from Murphy, North Carolina, which is in Cherokee County.

    John married Martha Wise on 12 Feb 1818 in North Carolina, USA. Martha (daughter of Benjamin Wesley Wise and Sarah Martha Cuthbertson) was born on 11 Feb 1799; died in cir 1880 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 21.  Martha Wise was born on 11 Feb 1799 (daughter of Benjamin Wesley Wise and Sarah Martha Cuthbertson); died in cir 1880 in North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Obediah Nelson Lonon was born on 15 Dec 1818; died on 14 Dec 1912.
    2. Malinda W. Lonon was born on 22 Sep 1820.
    3. Minerva Lonon was born on 14 Feb 1823; died on 9 Jan 1845.
    4. Mary Drusella Lonon was born on 28 Aug 1825 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Apr 1912 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried in Tate Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas, USA.
    5. Martha E. Lonon was born on 23 Apr 1828.
    6. 10. John Butler Lonon was born on 8 Oct 1830 in North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Feb 1915 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    7. Oliver Powell Lonon was born on 29 Nov 1832 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jun 1915 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    8. Sarah E. Lonon was born on 29 Dec 1835 in North Carolina, USA.
    9. William Wise Lonon was born on 31 Aug 1838 in North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jan 1928 in Republic, Christian and Greene Counties, Missouri, USA.
    10. Elizabeth C. Lonon was born on 16 Sep 1840.
    11. Margaret L. Lonon was born on 12 Jul 1843 in North Carolina, USA; died in North Carolina, USA.

  3. 22.  John Jefferson Mason was born on 10 Jul 1809 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA (son of Michael Mason and Margaret Hunter); died on 29 Sep 1888 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.

    Notes:

    John J. Mason and his brother William went from North Carolina to Arkansas with their families in 1858. They settled in what is now known as Mason Valley in Benton County, Arkansas. They were very prosperous farmers and built large, two-story houses, one of which, about 1/4 mile south of the Mason Valley Baptist Church, was still standing in the 1970s. All of the older members of the family are buried in the Coffelt Cemetery, about 1 1/2 miles north of Mason Valley Baptist Church.

    John + Emily Connelly Gibbs. Emily (daughter of Dr. Joshua Gibbs and Rebecca Mira Connelly) was born on 22 Sep 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 May 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 23.  Emily Connelly Gibbs was born on 22 Sep 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Dr. Joshua Gibbs and Rebecca Mira Connelly); died on 25 May 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 11. Margaret Rebecca Mason was born on 13 May 1836 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Dec 1908 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. John T. Mason was born on 8 Jun 1838 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Mar 1898 in Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    3. Matilda M. Mason was born on 22 Aug 1840 in North Carolina, USA; died on 6 Feb 1881; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    4. Elizabeth Mason was born on 28 Jan 1843 in North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Jan 1928.
    5. Martha I. E. Mason was born on 28 Jan 1845.
    6. Joshua Mason was born on 13 Apr 1846 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Jan 1930 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried on 27 Jan 1930 in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    7. William H. Mason was born on 3 Jun 1849 in North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Nov 1929 in Arkansas, USA.


Generation: 6

  1. 40.  Isaiah Lonon was born in 1755 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1818 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Isaiah married Elizabeth Dunkley on 23 Mar 1798. Elizabeth was born in 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 41.  Elizabeth Dunkley was born in 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1818.
    Children:
    1. 20. John Lonon was born on 27 Jul 1797 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Feb 1872 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 42.  Benjamin Wesley Wise was born on 27 Jul 1772 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Sep 1855 in Paddy Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Benjamin married Sarah Martha Cuthbertson on 29 Jul 1794. Sarah (daughter of William Cuthbertson and Rachel Monteith) was born in cir 1775 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1868 in Paddy Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 43.  Sarah Martha Cuthbertson was born in cir 1775 in Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of William Cuthbertson and Rachel Monteith); died in 1868 in Paddy Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 21. Martha Wise was born on 11 Feb 1799; died in cir 1880 in North Carolina, USA.

  5. 44.  Michael Mason was born in 1780 (son of Michael Mason and unknown); died in 1822; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Michael Mason was a minister. His wife may have been the daughter of Andrew Hunter of Burke County, North Carolina.

    Michael married Margaret Hunter in 1806. Margaret (daughter of Andrew Hunter and Lydia A. Burchfield) was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1865; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 45.  Margaret Hunter was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of Andrew Hunter and Lydia A. Burchfield); died in 1865; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 22. John Jefferson Mason was born on 10 Jul 1809 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Sep 1888 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Jesse Richard Mason was born on 5 Apr 1815; died on 19 Apr 1898.
    3. Joseph Mason was born on 7 Sep 1817.
    4. William H. Mason was born on 14 Oct 1819.

  7. 46.  Dr. Joshua Gibbs was born on 29 Mar 1788 (son of John Gibbs and Rebecca Connelly); died on 26 Jun 1869 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Joshua Gibbs, 6th child of Rev. John Gibbs and Rebecca Connelly Gibbs, married Rebecca Mira Connelly, March 3, 1813, Burke County, North Carolina, daughter of William Connelly and Rebecca Sherrill Connelly.

    Joshua was a Medical Doctor, he had a considerable practice for his day, treating fevers and other diseases. Physically and intellectually he surpassed ordinary. The possessor of a big sunny nature well supplied with wit and humor - a devoted Christian qualified to help one out of spiritual despondency as well as to prescribe for their physical infirmities. As a churchman he was an exhort class-leader - always faithful in duty. The above was written by his Great-Nephew Joshua Moore Gibbs, born 1848.

    Joshua married Rebecca Mira Connelly on 4 Mar 1813. Rebecca (daughter of William Connelly and Rebecca Sherrill) was born on 11 Jan 1784/94; died on 8 Jan 1867; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 47.  Rebecca Mira Connelly was born on 11 Jan 1784/94 (daughter of William Connelly and Rebecca Sherrill); died on 8 Jan 1867; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 23. Emily Connelly Gibbs was born on 22 Sep 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 May 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. John F. Gibbs was born in 1822.
    3. Atherton Patrick Gibbs was born in cir 1825.
    4. Christenberry Gibbs was born in cir 1825.
    5. Marita Gibbs was born in cir 1825.
    6. William Fulwood Gibbs was born in 1834; died in 1901.


 

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