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Arena A. (Higginbotham) Gandy (abt. 1839 - 1924)

Arena A. "Angeline" Gandy formerly Higginbotham aka McCallum
Born about in Mississippimap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 9 Apr 1869 in Marshall County, Mississippimap
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at about age 85 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texasmap
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Profile last modified | Created 5 Jul 2018
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Biography

Arena A. Higginbotham was the daughter of George E. Higginbotham and Mary "Polly" Moody.[1] She was born in Mississippi around March 1839.[2] On 6 August 1855 she married James A. McCallum in Marshall County, Mississippi.[3] Arena and James had two recorded children based on the 1860[4] and 1870[5] Federal censuses, but probably has as many as four children. In 1860, Arena could be found in Caddo, Clarke County, Arkansas. By 9 April 1869, she had relocated to Marshall County, Mississippi and married Benjamin Gandy,[6] apparently following James's death. Arena and Benjamin had five children based on 1880[7] and 1900[2] Federal census data and confirmation of her descendants. By 1900, Arena had relocated to Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory in Mississippi living with her daughter, Ira I, and son-in-law, Martin L. Homon.[2] She later relocates to Beat 1, Lawrence Mississippi by 1910 living with her daughter, Minnie, and son-law, William B. Harris.[8] In 1920 she can be found living in the Sherman, Texas Home for the Poor, living near her daughter, Lena Brooks, and her son-in-law, Andrew J. Brooks.[9] Arena passed away in Sherman, Texas on 3 May 1924.[10] She is buried at County Farm Cemetery located near Sherman, Texas.[11]

Arena indicates in the 1900 Federal Census that she had nine children and that four are living at the time of the census[2]

Children of Arena Higginbotham and James A. McCallum

  1. Mary McCallum (1857-????) alive in 1870 may have married B. P. Harris in 1874, no further information found
  2. Charles P. McCallum (1859-????) alive in 1870

Children of Arena Higginbotham and Benjamin F. Gandy

  1. Arlene Alice (Gandy) Brooks a.k.a. Stone a.k.a. Raines (1869-1962) married John T. Stone, then married Samuel s. Raines, finally married Andrew J. Brooks
  2. Rosa Gandy (1872-1962) married James Oliver Harris (1869-1938)
  3. Minnie (Gandy) Harris (1877-1954) married William B. Harris (1870-1945). Note Find-A-Grave picture of headstone shows her birth year as 1871, that conflicts with all census data.[12]
  4. John Gandy (1879-????)
  5. Ira I (Gandy) Homon (1881-1961) married Martin Homon.

Census Data

  • 1850 Marshall county, southern division, Marshall, Mississippi.[1]
  • 1860 Caddo Township, Clark County, Arkansas.[4]
  • 1870 Marshall County, MIssissippi.[5]
  • 1880 Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States.[7]
  • 1900 Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.[2]
  • 1910 Beat 1, Lawrence, Mississippi.[8]
  • 1920 Grayson County, Texas.[9]

Rumors

  • According to my Grandma Kammerdiener, Arena was enough Indian that she could have gotten free land in the Indian Territory. Her husband would not allow her to do so because admitting you were Indian at that time was quite shameful.[13]
Note:
  1. Research on the family does not support this rumor, although her child Ina was living on a reservation in 1900.
  2. Recent au DNA testing of two descendants does not support this rumor, nor does mtDNA testing of one of those two tested. Most likely the au testing would not have been definitive, but the mtDNA should have provided some hints since Arena was in this descendant's maternal line.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L6-QT2 : 12 April 2016), A A Hickenbottom in household of George Hickenbottom, Marshall county, southern division, Marshall, Mississippi, United States; citing family 874, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSR1-YR3 : accessed 4 July 2018), Avena A Gandy in household of Martin L Homon, Township 6 S. Range 8 E., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 35B, family 734, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,853.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V284-M9T : 10 February 2018), James A. Mc Callum and Arnny A. Higginbotham, 06 Aug 1855; citing Marshall,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 894,365.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBJ-9J15?cc=1473181&wc=7QJZ-GBG%3A1589422280%2C1589423670%2C1589423453 : 24 March 2017), Arkansas > Clark > Caddo Township > image 19 of 35; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSJ-5F7 : 12 April 2016), Benj F Gandy, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 15, family 161, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,239.
  6. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28Q-Y3F : 10 February 2018), Benjamin F. Gandy and Arrenia A. Mc Colum, 09 Apr 1869; citing Marshall,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 894,366.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GP-VL4 : 22 August 2017), Benjamin Gandy, Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 121, sheet 603C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0657; FHL microfilm 1,254,657.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8Y-W65 : accessed 4 July 2018), Arrena A Gandy in household of William B Harris, Beat 1, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 2A, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 747; FHL microfilm 1,374,760.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHT1-YL9 : accessed 4 July 2018), Arena A Ganda in household of William Crain, Justice Precinct 1, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing ED 65, sheet 13A, line 16, family 258, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1808; FHL microfilm 1,821,808.
  10. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CT-KM2 : 5 December 2014), Gandy, 03 May 1924; citing certificate number 16346, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,623.
  11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 July 2018), memorial page for Arena A Gandy (Mar 1839–3 May 1924), Find A Grave Memorial no.143271603, citing Grayson County Farm Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Dusty Williams (contributor 46946873) .
  12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 July 2018), memorial page for Minnie G Harris (12 Jun 1871–22 May 1954), Find A Grave Memorial no.124894806, citing River Ridge Cemetery, Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Earth Angel (contributor 47237289) .
  13. ↑ Weaver, Ann, "Family Notes," given to Richard and Karen Bump, 1998




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