Guthrie Family Group 5 – Branch C
Allen Guthrie 1812KY – 1852MS and Sarah Ann E Stuart
of Kentucky and Mississippi, USA

THE FAMILY of ALLEN GUTHRIE and SARA E STUART

ALLEN GUTHRIE
Parents: Shadrick Guthry 1772SC – 1850MS and Malinda Badley
Birth: 1812
Location: Kentucky, USA
Marriage: Sarah E Stuart about 1840 probably in Lafayette County, Mississippi
Occupation: Farmer / Agriculture
Military Service: Unknown
Death: 8 July 1852 (Killed by a Neighbor)
Location: Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Unknown, presumably in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA

SARAH ANN E STUARD / STUART
Parents: Unverified – Possibly Rev. Thomas Caldwell Stuart and Susan Harland
Birth: 18 April 1824
Location: Mississippi, USA
Guthrie Children: 4 – 9 (Unverified Number)
Death: 8 Jan 1896
Location: Limestone County, Texas, USA
Burial: Plummer Cemetery in Limestone County, Texas, USA

NOTES:
Allen Guthrie was born about 1812 in Kentucky to Shadrick Guthry and his first wife. His youth was spent in Kentucky. The family moved to Mississippi sometime after 1830, and Allen purchased 160 acres in 1837The 1840 census lists him as a Head of Household, working in Agriculture, with a wife of 15-19 years of age. No children yet in the household. Presumably, they married earlier that year in Lafayette, MS. His wife was Sarah Ann E Stuart (Stuard or Stuard). Property records list her as :Sarah Ann or Sarahann. One census record lists her as “S E”. Some trees list her parents as Presbyterian Minister Rev. Thomas Caldwell Stuart and Susan Harland, but she is not on the list of his verified children, so confirmation is required.

The US Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c1955 lists a Land Assessment for Allen Guthry dated 27 Jan 1837. Offered at Public Sale 5 Jan 1836. Township 11. Part of Section S W 1/4 Section 19 Township 11 Range 1 containing 160 acres and 00 hundredths. Rate per acre: $1.00. Purchase Money: $160.00. Name of the Purchaser: Allen Guthry. Date of Sale: 27 Jan 1837. Number of Receipt: 8104. Number of Purchase Certificate: 8104. Digital Repository: Family Search. He sold this property on Nov 10, 1847 to Richard Vicks. The sale was recorded in the Pontotoc, MS Deed Book 6, Page 160.

The 1845 State Census of Mississippi lists the Allen Guthrie household in Lafayette with 4 males and 1 female. They were listed in Pontotoc, MS in 1850 with their sons: John (7), Owen (3), and William (1), but these were apparently not their only children. Another son, George, was born in April just months before Allen’s untimely death. Rumor has it that he was shot by his partners in a fight over a cotton gin. Allen died on 8 July 1852 in Calhoun, MS.

A year after his death the Flag of the Union published on Fri, 4 Nov 1853 a Proclamation for a $250 reward “Whereas, one ROBERT HILL, stands charged with having murdered ALLEN GUTHRIE, in Calhoun County, Miss. on the 8th day of July last, which murder was committed under circumstances of peculiar atrocity; and whereas said Robert Hill has fled from justice, and his now at large; Now, therefore, J Henry S Foote, Governor of the State of Mississippi, do offer a reward of two hundred and fifty dollars, for the arrest and delivery of said Robert Hill, to the Sheriff of Pontotoc County; and I moreover require all officers of the State to be diligent in their efforts to arrest the fugitive.”

The Culpepper Family Tree states “as many as five of their children died of smallpox bef. 1860 and are said to be buried in / near Sarrepti, Calhoun, MS.” All would have been born prior to 1852.

The 1860 census of Calhoun, MS includes the household of Allen’s widowed stepmother, Rua Guthrie, 56, and his siblings Martha, 19, Mary 16, and Ransom, 11. However, Sarah and her children are not listed there, nor found on any other census lists. They may have been on the move at that time. The 1870 census of Marshall County, Mississippi requires study, but appears to fit this family. View the original image rather than just the transcription.

The Head of Household is S E Guthrie (Not J E Guthrie), a female, listed as the Housekeeper, personal estate valued at $100, born in MS. Listed with her are 4 others: Thomas 21 mw farmer PE: $100 born MS; Jane 18 fw born AL; William 20 mw born MS; Washington 16 mw. This is Sarah, Owen T (apparently Thomas), his new wife Jane (Hicks) (m. in Jan), sons William and (George) Washington.

Sarah died on 8 January 1896 in Limestone County, Texas. She was buried at Plummer Cemetery.

GUTHRIE CHILDREN: 4
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 1: JOHN GUTHRIE
Born abt. 1843 MS – Died aft. 1850
Marital Status: Unknown

John Guthrie may or may not have been Allen and Sarah Ann’s first child since they appear to have been married a few years by the time of John’s estimated birth in 1843. Notes on the family suggest that there may have been several young children not captured by census records who died of smallpox.

John Guthrie’s only appearance in the records is found during the 1850 census of Pontotoc, MS when he was 7 years of age. His father died in 1852. If he was alive at the time, John would only have been about 9 years old. He would have been about 17 during the 1860 census, but the entire family is missing from the census that year. They would likely have still been in Mississippi as the remainder of the family is found in Marshall, MS in 1870.

Presumably, John Guthrie died in his youth.

Guthrie Children: None Known
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 2: OWEN THOMAS GUTHRIE
Born abt. 1847 MS – Died aft. 1880 AR
Spouse: Jane Hicks m. 5 Jan 1870 in Hardeman County, TN

Owen Guthrie is the oldest surviving son of Allen and Sarah Ann. With the identification of the family in the 1800 census, his middle initial T has been determined to stand for Thomas. He was born about 1847 in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He was listed as 3 years old during the 1850 census along with his parents and brothers: John (7), and William (1).

His father died when he was only about 5 years of age in 1852. The family has not been found in the 1860 census. At 23 years of age, Owen Guthrie married Jane Hicks on 5 January 1870 in Hardeman County, TN. This county is just across the State Line from Marshall, which is directly north of Lafayette County. This may have been a place of convenience or elopement.

Although the marriage and census records all simply list her as Jane. She was reportedly a daughter of John Hicks and Euphania Goodman. That couple married in 1850 Jefferson, Alabama and continued to reside there during the Civil War. The 1860 census of Flat Creek, Jefferson, AL lists them with a daughter, Margaret J Hix (7) and four other children. This connection may be oral family history, but if it is recorded anywhere the details have yet to be found.

Owen and Jane had three children: Francis Elizabeth (1871), Eugene Pinckney (1874), and Luella (1877). The first two children were born in Mississippi, and the third in Arkansas reportedly in Harrison, Boone County. Between 1877 and 1880, Owen’s wife Jane died. Her burial location is unknown, but presumably in Arkansas.

The 1880 Census finds Owen T Guthrey living in Richland, Searcy, Arkansas with his mother, Sarah A Guthrey (59), and his children: Francis M (8), Pinkney E (6), and Eller J (3). He was working as a farm laborer.

Heffley Family Tree Info informs us that “Owen (Guthrie) came to Newton County (Arkansas) from Texas in 1883.” If he had gone to Texas, it was potentially to see his brother William Thomas Guthrie who was living Limestone County by that time and married Amanda Ellen Plummer in 1881. His mother also moved to that location and eventually died in Limestone County, TX, so that move would make sense.

In 1883, his children would be between 6 and 12 years of age. In 1884, the name Sarah Guthrie shows up in Newton, AR land records acquiring a patent for 40 acres and immediately selling it to J. Ellis later filed in 1887. Owen Guthrie presumably died about this time. The Guthrie name does not show up in available court record indexes online. Details of Owen’s death and burial are unknown.

Daughter Francis Elizabeth married at age 16 on 29 Dec 1887 in Newton, Arkansas to William Bailey Heffley. Her younger sister, Luella married Thomas Jefferson Heffley. Their marriage license lists Eller as 15, but according to her listed DOB of 25 Aug 1877, she would only have been 13 at the time. Eugene married later on 6 July 1889 in Monroe County, Arkansas to Nova Dona Taylor.

Guthrie Children: 3
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Francis Elizabeth Guthrie: 17 Oct 1871MS – 24 Aug 1952TX (m.1887AR) William Bailey Heffley +children
2.) Eugene Pinckney Guthrie: 20 Nov 1874MS – 20 Jan 1953TX (m.1899AR) Nova Dona Taylor +child
3.) Luella J Guthrie: 25 Aug 1877AR – 18 Feb 1936AR (m.1891AR) Thomas Jefferson Hefley +children

CHILD 3: WILLIAM T GUTHRIE
Born 1849 MS – Died 1922 TX
Spouse: Amanda Ellen Plummer

Documentation lists this son as William T Guthrie. His Find-a-Grave memorial page indicates that his middle name was Thomas. He was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi on 22 November 1849, and was listed as a 1 year old on the 1850 census with his parents and older siblings, John and Owen.

His father’s murder at the hands of a neighbor in 1852 likely brought significant changes to the family’s welfare. William’s youngest brother was born that year. Their location in 1860 during the US Census is unknown. By 1870 they had relocated to Marshall County, Mississippi, where their mother was listed as the Head of Household, newly married (Owen) Thomas (21), a farmer, was present with his wife Jane (18), along with William (20) and (George) Washington 16.

William remained single for another decade. The 1880 census places him in Limestone, Texas, a farmer working for and/or boarding with an Elizabeth Glynn, 77, and neighbors of the Plummers, including his future wife, Amanda Ellen Plummer, who was then 18, and living in the household of her widowed mother, Angeline (Glenn) Plummer. He married Amanda about 1881, no marriage record found at this time.

They had five children prior between 1882 and 1894, two of whom died during their infancy or early childhood. The 1900 census of Limestone County, Texas lists them with Thomas V (12), Joannie (9), and Mary J (5). They owned their own farm and employed others in 1910 and were listed as married for 29 years. Their daughters Joanna (19) and Mary Jane (16) were still single and living at home. Thomas V (22) had married within the year to Annie May Boyd (21) and they were also in the household, along with Amanda’s niece Buna Plummer (24).

By the 1920 census in Fallon, Limestone, TX, only Will (74), Amanda (68) and their youngest daughter Mary Jane “Mollie” (26) remained at the farm. William died two years later on 15 April 1922. He was 72. His widow Amanda lived another 23 years. She died at 83 years of age in Mexia, Limestone, TX on 5 October 1945. They are buried at Plummer Cemetery in Limestone County, TX.

Guthrie Children: 5
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Susie Guthrie: born bet. 1882-1900 – Died before 1900 in infancy or early childhood
2.) (Unidentified Name/Gender) Infant: born bet. 1882-1900 – Died before 1900 in infancy
3.) Thomas Ve Guthrie: 28 Feb 1888TX – 30 Mar 1960TX (m.abt.1909TX) Annie May Boyd +children
4.) Jo Ann ‘Josie’ Guthrie: 30 Jan 1891TX – 5 Aug 1944TX (m.abt.1912TX) Albert Franklin Davis +children
5.) Mary Jane ‘Mollie’ Guthrie: 27 Jul 1894TX – 25 Sep 1971TX (m.) David James Hinchliffe +children

CHILD 4: GEORGE WASHINGTON GUTHRIE
Born 1852 MS – Died 1918 AR
Spouse: Ruth Springer

George Washington Guthrie was born 18 April 1852 only a few months prior to his father’s murder in Sarepta, Calhoun County, Mississippi. The location of the family in 1860 is presumably somewhere in Mississippi as they were living in Waterford, Marshall, Mississippi during the 1870 census. ‘Washington’ was listed as being 16 at the time, although he was probably already 17 or 18.

About 1874, he married Ruth Springer of Big Creek, Fulton, Arkansas. They settled there and raised a large family on their home farm. By 1910, Ruth had given birth to 13 children, 8 of whom were living. George Washington Guthrie was 65 at his death on 7 March 1918. His widow Ruth lived until 16 October 1936. She was 77 at the time. They are buried at Elizabeth Cemetery in Fulton County, Arkansas.

Guthrie Children: 13
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Sarah Ann Guthrie: 23 Dec 1874AR – 9 Jun 1911 (m.1892AR) David Lafayette Hutson +children
2.) Rose Etta Guthrie: 31 Jan 1878AR – 20 Dec 1960AR (m.1899AR) John Franklin Landrum +children
3.) Jennie Linn Guthrie: Oct 1883AR – 11 Apr 1943AR (m.1903AR) James Newton Davis +children
4.) Leona C Guthrie: Apr 1886 AR – aft. 1900 – no further details
5.) Lou Ella J Guthrie: 1 Apr 1891AR – 1961OK (m1.1911AR/Div) Absolom Wiley Roper +child; (m2.1926OK) Ezra Ellis Bates
6.) Luther Monroe Guthrie: 10 Sep 1893AR – Oct 1981AR (m1.1914AR) Nora Bell Davis +children; (m2. 1962AR) Minnie Ann Crownover
7.) Fannie Arzene Guthrie: 26 Jan 1896AR – 25 Jan 1981MI (m.1928OK) Carl Henry Engelkemier +children
8.) Eva Cordelia Guthrie: 20 Jul 1898AR – 28 Jul 1943AR (m.1918AR) Oakley F Cockrum -no children
9.) Mildred ‘Millie’ Melvina Guthrie: 14 Dec 1904AR – 10 Jul 1993MO (m.1927AR) Leonard Deshozo +children
10-13.) Four Unidentified / Gender Unknown – died in infancy or early childhood before 1910.

READING and RESOURCES

Research Locations:
Lafayette County, MS
Pontotoc County, MS
Calhoun County, MS
Hardeman County, TN (Owen Thomas/Margaret Jane marriage)
Marshall County, MS
Searcy County, AR
Fulton, AR (GW by 1880)
Limestone, TX (William Thomas by 1880 p MArshall MS)
Newton County, AR (OTG about 1883)

DOCUMENTS: Lafayette County, Mississippi – Deed Record, 1830-1889
Online records are currently locked. Must be accessed at FHL or affiliated library.
Except for FHL #008237983 – Index for Deed Book J, Mar 1861-Apr 1868.
Letter G Entries – IMG 289 – There are no Guthrie entries.

DOCUMENTS: Pontotoc County, Mississippi – Deed Books, 1836-1872
FHL 007600970 Items 2-3
Letter G Grantor Index begins on p.190 IMG 318
IMG 326 – Page 198: Guthry, Allen to Rich.Vicks, Nov 10, 1847, Book 6, Page 160.

DOCUMENTS: Pontotoc County, Mississippi – General Index of Deeds
FHL 008567963
Letter G Grantor Index begins on IMG 105 of 548
IMG 108 of 548 – Page 188 – Guthry, Allen to Rich.Vicks, Nov 10, 1847, Book 6, Page 160

DOCUMENTS: Calhoun County, Mississippi
The courthouse burned in 1922 resulting in records loss, including land and probate records.

Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1922 and land abstracts from 1852.

US General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 – Database at Ancestry.com
Allen Guthry – Issued: 6 Oct 1840 – Pontotoc, MS – Chickasaw – Township 11-S Range 1E Section 19
Allen Guthry – Issued: 9 Apr 1842 – Calhoun, MS – Chickasaw – Township 11-S Range 1W Section 25

DOCUMENTS: Marshall County, Mississippi – Deed Records, 1836-1886
FHL 008135292 – General Index to Land Records 1835-1850
Letter G Index Begins IMG 45 of 136 – No Guthrie Entries Found

FHL 007902603 – Land Index 1850-1875
Letter G Index Begins IMG 57 of 735 – No Guthrie Entries Found

FHL 008201744 – Index to Deeds 1875-1887
Letter G Index Begins IMG 63 of 199
IMG 66 – Guthrie, James M from Emma F Matthews SE 1/4 of S29 T 3 R 2 W – Bk 43 – P139
IMG 66 – Guthrie, James M to Wm C Vandeburg SE 1/4 of S29 T3 R 2W – Bk 43 – P140
(Probably Unrelated)

DOCUMENTS: Searcy County, Arkansas – Deeds, 1848-1959
Deed Record, 1866-1890 – FHL 008197953
Letter G Index begins IMG 12 of 699
Guthrie Tornton to Wm T Fisher 377 & 378
Guthrie C A and wife to J H Lindsay 506
Guthrie, Thos and wife to J H Lindsay 507
Guthrie CA & wife to Jasper Baker 607
Gray AP & wife to C A Guthrie 281
Gray AP & wife to C A Guthrie 286
Guthrie CA & wife to JM Parks 351 & 352
Guthrie CA & wife to MH Hensley “B” 407 & 408

Deed Records, 1872-1895 – FHL 008185957
Letter G Index on IMG 31 of 678
Guthrie, C A mineral claims 56 & 57
Guthrie, CA and wife to John M Parks 87
Guthrie CA and wife to John M Parks 98, 99
Gray A P and wife to Carter Guthrie 105
Guthrie C A to McBride & Arnald 182
Guthrie G G and wife to J M Bromley 388, 389

DOCUMENTS: Fulton County, Arkansas – Deed Records, 1870-1894
Deeds, 1870-1883 – FHL 008339902 – No Index
Deeds, 1883-1894 – FHL 008339903 – No Index

DOCUMENTS: Limestone County, Texas – Deed records, 1873-1889
Online records are currently locked. Must be accessed at FHL or affiliated library.

DOCUMENTS: Newton County, Arkansas – Deeds, 1866-1906; County Court Records, 1877-1957
FHL – 008582397 – Items 4-6
Grantor Index 1870-1906; Grantee Index, 1866-1906
IMG 135 – U.S. Patton (Patent?) to Sarah Guthrie – Filed: 5 Dec 1887 – Instrument: 10 Nov 1884 – Book F – Page 6
IMG 135 – Sarah Guthrie to J Ellis – Filed 5 Dec 1887 – Instrument: 10 Nov 1884 – Book F – Page 10 & 11
The microfilmed deeds online are for Books D and E only.

WEBSITE: Arkansas Digital Archives
Arkansas State Land Records – Guthrie Entries
Guthery, Richard; Guthery, Richard; Guthery, Richard; Guthery, Richard A.
Guthery, W.; Guthery, W.
Guthrie, Addie R.
Guthrie, A.J.; Guthrie, A.J.; Guthrie, A.J.
Guthrie, Edward; Guthrie, Edward; Guthrie, Edward M.
Guthrie, Frank; Guthrie, Frank; Guthrie, Frank M.
Guthrie, Isaac T.; Guthrie, Isaac T.
Guthrie, James
Guthrie, John
Guthrie, John
Guthrie, Laura A.
Guthrie, Lula E.
Guthrie, Lydia; Guthrie, Lydia; Guthrie, Lydia
Guthrie, M.D.
Guthrie, Nelson; Guthrie, Nelson; Guthrie, Nelson
Guthrie, W.J.; Guthrie, W.J.

WEBSITE: Plummer Cemetery. Digital Repository: txgenwebcounties.org
Listings include: Amanda Ellen (Plummer) Guthrie, Annie May (Boyd) Guthrie, Danny Lee Guthrie, Henry Thomas Guthrie, Infant Guthrie, Sarah E (Stuard) Guthrie, Susie Guthrie, Thomas V. Guthrie, William Eugene Guthrie, William Thomas Guthrie, and others of the Davis, Faulkenberry, Ferrell, Herring, Honeycutt, Johnson, Larkin, Leslie, Liles, Plummer, Pruitt, Sikes, Speight, and Woods surnames.

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