Robert Wesley FLOYD & Sophrona __?__ & Elivra GUINN & Emma Izora __?_

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Robert Wesley FLOYD
Sophrona __?__
Elivra GUINN
Emma Izora __?__

Husband: Robert Wesley FLOYD
Birth: 1841/2, TX — possibly in Bowie Co., TX
Death: ca. 1892, Jimtown, Pickens Co., IT [now OK]
Occupation: farmer
Father: James B. FLOYD, b. 1805; d. 1872, Wise Co., TX
Mother: Melissa __?__, b. 25 Mar 1822; d. 15 Nov 1894, Wise Co., TX

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Sophrona __?__
Birth: 1847/8, MO
Occupation: homemaker

Marriage-2: ca. 1874

Wife-2: Elvira GUINN
Birth: 1854/5, MO
Death: 1903?
Occupation: homemaker
Parents: born in IN

Elvira apparently did not die before 1880, but became insane. A brother-in-law, William ANDERSON, was granted guardianship of her, as "Elvira FLOYD" in the 1890s. He provided accountings for her up through 1903.

Marriage-3: 26 Jan 1886, Wise Co., TX

Wife-3: Emma Izora "Zora" __?__ — HILMAN? / HILTON?
Birth: 1860/63
Death: 1902
Disposition: buried Lone Grove Cemetery, Carter Co., OK
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouses: m1. Mr. REED? / REEVES?; m3. Charles Solon CORBIN (Sr.)

Different secondary sources have said Zora married Robert Wesley as "Emma I. REED" or as "Mrs. Emma Izora REED." Some have her as "Izora Reeves HILMAN" or "HILTON."

Children with Sophrona — born in TX, possibly in Red River Co., TX:

1. Martha E. FLOYD, b. 1867/8
2. Essler / Ella Lee FLOYD, b. 1868/9

Children with Elvira GUNN — born in TX, either in Red River Co. or Wise Co., TX:

3. Isaac W. FLOYD, b. 1876/7
4. William Robert "Bob" FLOYD, b. 1878/9
5. Thomas Richard FLOYD, b .10 Mar 1882, Bridgeport, Wise Co., TX; d. 1 Mar 1944, Hugo, Choctaw Co., OK; m. 2 Feb 1902, Duncan, Stephens Co., OK, California Lillian DONAHO (22 Jan 1882 - 19 Jan 1962)

Children with Emma Izora

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Robert W. FLOYD (æ 8, b. TX) is living in Bowie Co., TX (p. 350), with his parents, James B. FLOYD (æ 45, b. SC) & Malissa (æ 26, b. MO), plus siblings. Robert is the eldest child, and he is listed first, before the other children.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Robert W. FLOYD (æ 19, b. TX — mis-indexed "Gloyd") is living in Wise Co., TX (pp. 341A-341B), with James B. FLOYD (æ 54, b. SC), his wife, Malessa (æ 38, b. MO), and their children. Robert is listed last, not only after their youngest child, but after an older hired hand. One might doubt he is their son, but for the 1850 census.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #107 of 247): Clarksville P.O., Red River Co., TX, Roll M593_1602, p. 63A, PN 109, 722/722, enumerated 4 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Floyd Robert 26 M W Farmer 150 Texas

"   Sophrona 22 F W Keeping house Mo

"   Martha 2 F W Texas

"   Ella 1 F W "

Evans Mandy 22 F W House Keeping Mo

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 26): Precinct 7, Wise Co., TX, Roll T9_1333, p. 238C, PN 15, SD 3, ED 131, enumerated 8/9 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 24 25 26

126 130 Floyd Robert W W M 39 / Farmer TX SC MO

_____ Elvira W F 25 Wife / Keeping House MO IN IN

_____ Martha E W F 13 Dau / At Home TX TX MO

_____ Essler Lee W F 11 Dau / At Home TX TX MO

_____ Isaac W W M 3 Son / TX TX MO

_____ William R W M 1 Son / TX TX MO

Listed two households from Robert's widowed mother, Malisse FLOYD (æ 53, b. MO).

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10-11 of 24): Lone Grove, Township 4 S [T4S], Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [now Carter Co., OK], Row T623_1850, pp. 253B-254A, SN 5-6, SD Ind. Ter., ED 176, enumerated 9 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 27 28

85 86 Corbin Charles Head W M Sep 184? 51 M 5
22 MS VA TN Farmer 0 Y Y Y R F 41

______ Zora Wife W F Aug 1863 36 M 5 22 20 TX IN TX Keeping House

______ Eddie Dau W F Apr 1884 16 S TX MS TX

______ Martha J Dau W F May 1885 15 S TX MS TX

______ Elbert Son W M Jan 1888 12 S IT MS TX

______ Victory Dau W F Mar 1888 12 S IT MS TX

______ Della Dau W F Apr 1890 10 S IT MS TX

______ Emma Dau W F Mar 1891 9 S IT MS TX

______ Claud Son W M Sep 1894 5 S IT MS TX

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Corbin Drew Son W M Dec 1895 4 S IT MS TX

______ Birdie Dau W F Feb 1897 3 S IT MS TX

______ Alma Dau W F Aug 1898 1 S IT MS TX

Twenty-two children! That can't be right. This has to be part of the enumerator's confusion over what to put in Column 10. The three eldest children are Charles's from his prior marriage; the next three are our subject's children with Zora; the last four are the children of Charles & Zora.

8. Burials in Carter County, Oklahoma (online in the USGenWeb archives for Carter County, Oklahoma; contributed by Bill Hamm):

Surname Given Name Date of Birth Date of Death Cemetery

CORBIN Izora 1860 15 Mar 1902 #27 = Lone Grove

. Floyd DNA Reconstructon Project (online at halcyondays.com/Floyd/).

. Archive of the TXWISE-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

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