Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
"We are and always will be the United States of America." (4 Nov 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL)
James Madison BASHAM
Mary Ann JOHNSTON
Husband:  James Madison BASHAM
Birth:  8 Sep 1825, TN
Death:  1 Aug 1861, Madison Co., AR
Father:  John BASHAM, b. 1794; d. 8 Aug 1855, Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN
Mother:  Elizabeth FINLEY, b. 1795, KY; d. 1850, Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN
Marriage:  11 Dec 1845, Lawrence Co., TN
Wife:  Mary Ann JOHNSTON
Birth:  4 Dec 1826 or 14 Dec 1827, Lawrence Co., TN
Death:  2  or 5 May 1895, San Lucas, Monterey Co., CA
Disposition:  buried cemetery at San Lucas, Monterey Co., CA 
Other spouse:  m2.  Joseph GIBSON
Father:  Samuel Carter JOHNSTON, Sr.
Mother:  Margaret Ann SPRINGER
Children:
1.  William BASHAM, b. ca. 1847, Lawrence Co., TN; d.s.p. 1849, Lawrence Co., TN

— born in Kingston, Madison Co., AR:
2.  Margaret Elizabeth BASHAM, b. 16 Oct 1850; d. 27 Mar 1931, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA
3.  John P. BASHAM, b. 1853
4.  Samuel BASHAM, b. 1856/7
5.  Mary Elizabeth BASHAM, b. Apr 1860

Sources:

1. 1850 Census (online at the Madison County ARGenWeb site):  Kings River Twp., Madison Co., AR, 399/399 :
James M. Basham  25 farmer Tn
Mary       "  24   Tn
Margarett  " 1/12   Ar
Living next door to Mary's uncle, William K. JOHNSTON. 

2.  1860 Census:  Kings River Twp., Madison Co., AR, p. 476, #884, enumerated 23 Aug (extracted by Larry Kuttner):
Jas. W. Basham  34  M Merchant Tenn.
Mary      "  33  F   Tenn.
Margaret  "  11  F   Ark.
John      "   6  M   Ark.
Samuel    "   3  M   Ark.
Mary      " 4/12  F   Ark.

3.  1870 Census:  Madison Co., AR, 107/112 (extracted by Larry Kuttner):
Gibson, Joseph  57  M  W farmer Tenn
Gibson, Mary  48  F  W keeping house Tenn
Basham, Samuel  12  M  W at school Ark
Basham, Mary E.  10  F  W at school Ark
McCracken, Mary  26  F  W keeping house Ark

4.  1880 Census:  Madison Co., AR, 196/200 (extracted by Larry Kuttner):
Gibson, Joseph W M 66   farmer TN  
Gibson, M.A. W F 53 wife   TN  
McCracken, Mary W F 35 dau. housework AR fever
Basham, M.E. W F 20 stepdau. housework AR  
Keene, Joseph W M 10 nephew farm labor AR  

5.  Broderbund.  World Family Trees.  Vol. 22, Pedigree #11.

6.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

7.  Emails from Larry Kuttner.

8.  Emails from Donna Gatts.

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