Individual Details

Henry Lewis Pesterfield

(15 Aug 1827 - 16 Oct 1893)

Events

Residence	1800 - 1889	H.L. Pesterfield named in Goodspeed's History of NW Arkansas - - Arkansas, USA
Birth	15 Aug 1827	Date of birth validated by census records of 1850, 1860 and 1880 as well as Texas Muster Rolls. - East, Tennessee, USA
Residence	1830	Henry Lewis is 3 years old living with his parents in Monroe County Tennessee in 1830 along with 1 male under 5 1 male 5-10 1 female under 5 1 female 40-50 - Regiment 98, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Residence	1840	Henry Lewis is living in Monroe County, Tennessee with his widowed mother and siblings: 1 male 5-9 2 males 10-14 (one of these is Henry age 13) 1 female 5-9 1 female 10-14 1 female 30-39 1 female 50-59 2 could not read 3 people worked in agricul - Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Residence	1850	Henry Lewis is 22 years old living in District 7 in Monroe County, Tennessee with his widowed mother Easter (Esther) age 49 and siblings: John age 19 Mary age 17 Real estate $500 value Also listed is Charity Duncan age 67 born in VA and John Gilly age - District 7, Monroe, Tennessee
Marriage	28 Sep 1858	They met when Nancy was journeying from TN to TX with her parents - Davidson - Nancy Gant
Residence	1860	Henry (34) has moved to Decatur, Texas in Wise Co. with his wife Nancy (17) along with dau. Adaline (7mo.), Charlotte Dunham (80) and Esther Pesterfield (48). Henry is a farmer w/ real estate valued at $500 and personal estate $500. - Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States
Residence	1864	Henry Lewis was 37 when he enlisted into the army at Decatur on January 30, 1864. Served 30 days. Muster roll-both he and his brother-in-law John McDonald Briley were in the same company Co. B, Wise County, 1st Front. District, Maj Wm Quayle comdg. - Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States
1st Wife Nancy Gaught dies	16 Aug 1866
Residence	1870	Age: 43; Census Post Office: Van Buren Henry has moved to Cedar Creek, Arkansas after the death of his first wife Nancy Listed with: Esther Adaline age 12 Sarah Ann age10 Josephine age 6 Mary Francis age 3 His mother is no longer with them./Cedar C - Cedar Creek, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Marriage	1871	Need to find documentation of marriage. No records found online at familysearch.org or ancestry.com. 10-18-16 - Crawford County, Arkansas USA - Susan Adelia McMasters
Residence	1880	Henry (55) and 2nd wife Susan (45) lived in Lees Creek, AR with: Josey 16 (dau with Nancy) Willie 6, Rosey 4, Juney 1, H.L. listed as a farmer. Daughter Mary Francis is living with her Grandmother Esther in Jasper ,Crawford,Arkansas - Lees Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Death	16 Oct 1893	Probate was filed in Crawford County, Arkansas. Details include approx. 10 acres of property owned by H.L. at N 1/2 Section 22 Township 12 Range 33 of Crawford County, Arkansas. - Crawford County, Arkansas USA
Burial		Cedarville, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA

Families

Spouse	Susan Adelia McMasters (1849 - 1932)
Child	Baby Pesterfield (1873 - )
Child	William David Pesterfield (1874 - 1958)
Child	Rosa Bell Pesterfield (1877 - 1904)
Child	June Ellen Pesterfield (1879 - 1958)
Child	Benjamin Franklin Pesterfield (1881 - 1960)
Child	Leona Elizabeth Pesterfield (1883 - 1956)
Child	Joseph Walter Pesterfield (1886 - 1954)
Child	Emily Ida Pesterfield (1888 - 1958)
Child	Tennessee Pesterfield (1891 - 1987)

Spouse	Nancy Gant (1843 - 1866)
Child	Esther Adaline Pesterfield (1859 - 1942)
Child	Sarah Ann Pesterfield (1862 - 1949)
Child	Martha Josephine "Josie" Pesterfield (1864 - 1936)
Child	Mary Francis Pesterfield (1865 - 1955)

Father	David Pesterfield (1802 - 1833)
Mother	Esther Smith (1807 - 1887)
Sibling	Martha Pesterfield ( - )
Sibling	James Harvey Pesterfield ↓ (1825 - 1899)
Sibling	Elizabeth A Pesterfield (1829 - 1898)
Sibling	John M Pesterfield (1831 - )
Sibling	Mary Katherine Pesterfield (1833 - 1873)

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