INTRODUCTION

Today Amanda sent me much of what she has on her own line, beginning with herself and her late father, Kenneth T. Gwin (who is NOT my Indiana friend Kenneth Gwin who descends from Captain Isum Gwin, b. 1826 in Indiana, as I had originally briefly hoped).  I am beginning here to transfer her work to this page as I confirm and document it.  Based on the ages of her dad and herself, I am for now assigning Amanda to generation 29 and Kenneth to generation 28.

John M. Gwin--7 Jun 2023

SOME GOOD COMMUNICATION

7 Jun 2023

Hi John!

I am sending you pics I took from Family Search which includes my Gwin line as far as I know.

I do know John Wesley Gwin was my great-great grandfather. (My uncle, Phil Gwin, has his photo in his possession and knows it to be true) 

On Family Search though, right now it doesn't show all the kids from my dad's family (my dad was Kenneth Gwin, and I have spoken to his brother, my uncle Phil, about a lot of this.)

Beyond John Wesley Gwin, I think my uncle Phil may have said John Edgar Gwin was correct. 

Family Search shows John Edgar Gwin's father as Ezekiel Gwin, but it doesn't go back further than that for him. 

It will be fun to see how we are related!  My Gwin side is something that has been a little mystery not being able to trace too far.

Family Search on my mom's side however, traces me back to Sir Thomas Howard, the great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth 1st.  It also says I'm related to Elizabeth 2nd through my dad's side. A lot of this I'm not sure has enough documents attached to them, and it all needs to be verified.  Obviously... because I was NOT invited to King Charles's Coronation!  😂 When I start working for City Library next week I'm going to ask a genealogist about all of it and best way to confirm things.

In the meantime, it's awesome to find LIVING people I'm related to! 

By the way, my middle name is Jean, my mom's middle name is Faye. I went by Mandy Faye when I used to gig a lot in DFW. (Mandyfaye.com)

22.01--unk. father of Ezekiel; Amanda's 5g-grandfather;

23.01--Ezekiel Gwin, b. ca. 1792-1800; d. unk.; bd. unk.; allegedly m. unk. date or place to Sarah (nee unk., b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.;

The family in this box is from the 13 Sep 1850 census for an Ezekiel Guinn family of District 4, Wilson Co., Tennessee, which lies on the eastern outskirts of Nashville in MIDDLE Tennessee.  I wonder if they are John Edgar's family.  *  Indicators that they COULD be John include: the Guinn/Gwin surname, the parents' correct given names, the children's places of birth, and the parents' ages.  Note that I have inserted John Edgar's name into the list of family members below to show where he would fall in the family line IF HE WERE IN FACT A MEMBER OF THIS FAMILY AND HAD BEEN STILL LIVING WITH THEM WHEN THIS 1850 CENSUS WAS TAKEN IN WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.   *  Indicators that they MIGHT NOT be John Edgar's family include:  John Edgar's age of 31 in the 1850 census, placing this Sarah's age at 15-16 (ca. 1818-19) at his birth.  Yet this is not an unheard-of scenario, either.  WHAT EVIDENCE DO WE HAVE OF EZEKIEL MARRYING SARAH IN OR BEFORE 1818? GIVEN NAME SURNAME AGE SEX REAL ESTATE VALUE PLACE OF BIRTH Ezekiel Guinn 58 M $1200 NC Sarah " 47 F SC John Edgar? Gwin? 31? M Tenn Jesse Guinn 22 M Tenn Sarah " 20 F Tenn Emily " 10 F Ark George " 5 M Tenn

24.01--John Edgar Gwin, b. ca. 1819 in TN; m. Mary (Ann?) Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Thomas (b. Jan 1822 in MS/MS/MS; d. aft. 1900; bd. unk.); at least three ch.;

[listed as John Gwin, 31, b. TN, in the 11 Oct 1850 census of Surrounded Hill Twp., Monroe Co., AR]

s[listed as Elizabeth Gwin, 26 , b. MS, in the 11 Oct 1850 census of Surrounded Hill Twp., Monroe Co., AR]
[listed as Elizabeth Guinn, widowed grandmother (i.e. of 26.01--James John Gwin), b. Jan 1822 in MS/MS/MS, age 78, in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]

[John M. Gwin Note--8 Jun 2023: I checked all four pages of the 1850 census of Surrounded Hill Twp., Monroe Co., AR for other Gwins--I was especially looking for Ezekiel, John Edgar's dad--in hopes that Ezekiel and John Edgar lived near each other, but to no avail.  I was glad to find John Wesley's two older sisters, however, living with him and his parents, and have added them to the outline below.  

        HOWEVER, I have not yet been able to document Ezekiel and Sarah Gwin as being John Edgar's parents.  I can't find where Family Search.com was able to document that.]

25.01--Mary M. Gwin, b. ca. 1844 in MS;

[listed as Mary M. Gwin, 6, b. MS, in the 11 Oct 1850 census of Surrounded Hill Twp., Monroe Co., AR]

25.02--Elizabeth I. Gwin, b. ca. 1847 in AR;

[listed as Elizaberth I. Gwin, 3, b. AR, in the 11 Oct 1850 census of Surrounded Hill Twp., Monroe Co., AR]

25.03--John Wesley Gwin, b. 10 Nov 1849 in AR; d. 19 Feb 1931 in Summerfield, Le Flore Co., OK; bd. Summerfield Cem., Summerfield, Le Flore Co., OK--FAG#32549156; m. Susan Elizabeth Reynolds (b. ca. 1852; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least six ch.;

[listed as John W. Gwin, 11/12 , b. AR, in the 11 Oct 1850 census of Surrounded Hill Twp., Monroe Co., AR]
[listed as J. W. Gwin, 20 , b. AR, in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Muddy Bayou Twp., Conway Co., AR]


[listed as Susan Gwin, 18 , b. AR, in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Muddy Bayou Twp., Conway Co., AR]

FAG BIO for John Wesley Gwin

Son of John Edgar Gwin and Mary Elizabeth Thomas. He married Susan Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of James and Sarah Ann Shock Reynolds. Their children were James John, Sarah Ella, Mary Elizabeth, Malinda, Thomas Raymond and Rufus Lafayette.

26.01--James John "John" "Jim" Gwin, b. 1869 in AR/AR/AR; d. 1937; bd. Volman Cem., Bigelow, Perry Co., AR--FAG#68042367; m. 1888 to Martha B. (Rebecca?) Lee (b. 1867 in AR/AR/AR; d. 1937; bd. unk.); at least 11 ch.;

[listed as John Gwin, 1, b. AR, in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Muddy Bayou Twp., Conway Co., AR]
[listed as James J Guinn, sawmill sawyer, b. Mar 1869, age 31, in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]
[listed as James J Gwin, farmer, age 42, b. AR/IL/AR, md. 22 yrs., in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]
 
[listed as Martha Guinn, b. May 1870, age 30, md. 12 yrs. w/6 of 6 ch. lvg., in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]
[listed as Martha B. Gwin, age 38, b. AR/TN/TN, md. 22 yrs. w/8 of 8 ch. lvg., in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

27.01--Martha M. Gwin, b. Apr 1889 in AR/AR/AR; d. unk.; bd. Volman Cem., Bigelow, Perry Co., AR--FAG#6196922389; m. at age 19 on 11 May 1909 to Jeff D. Green (); unk. ch.;

[listed as Martha M. Guinn, b. Apr 1889, age 11, in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]
[not listed as lvg. w/her parents in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR, and assumed md. and lvg. elsewhere]

FAG BIO

Martha M.'s parents are James John Gwin (1869-1937) and Martha B. Lee (1867-1937).  She is buried in their Family Plot.

27.02--William T. "Willie" Gwin, b. Jun 1890 in AR/AR/AR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as William T. Guinn, b. Jun 1890 in AR/AR/AR, age 9, in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]
[listed as Willie T. Gwin, age 18, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

27.03--Barnie Aron Gwin, b. Feb 1893; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Barney A. Guinn, b. Feb 1893 in AR/AR/AR, age 7, in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]
[listed as Barney E. Gwin, age 17, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

27.04--Lenhi/(Leslie?) Gwin, b. Aug 1894; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. (Gwin?); unk. ch.;

[listed as Lenhi/Leslie Guinn, b. Aug 1894 in AR/AR/AR, age 4, in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]
[not listed as lvg. w/her/his parents in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR, and assumed deceased]

27.05--Lula L. Gwin, b. 4 Oct 1895 in AR; d. 13 Apr 1944 in Benton, Saline Co., AR; bd. Mayflower Cem., Faulkner Co., AR--FAG#23098001; m. Odda Jackson "Odie" Starr (b. 17 Oct 1897 in Enola, Faulkner Co., AR; d. 14 Jan 1967 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; bd. Pinecrest Mem. Pk. and Garden Maus., Alexander, Saline Co., AR--FAG#50299223); m1. Annis Louise Starr; at least four ch.;

[listed as Lula E. Gwin, age 14, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

FAG BIO

LULA QUIN STARR WAS THE DAUGHTER OF JIM GWIN AND MARTHA LEE.   SHE MARRIED ODDA JACKSON STARR AND HAD FOUR CHILDREN, RAY, HAROLD, LOUISE, AND JOY.

28.01--Ray Dale Starr, Sr., b. 5 Sep 1927 in Bigelow, Perry Co., AR; d. 10 Mar 2010; bd. Pinecrest Mem. Pk. and Garden Maus., Alexander, Saline Co., AR--FAG#49922949; m. Ruby Avon Starr (); at least  ch.;

OBITUARY

        Ray Starr, 82, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010.  He was born September 5, 1927 in Bigelow, Arkansas to the late Odda Jackson and Lula Starr.  Ray was a U.S. Army veteran and served during World War II.  As a young man, he helped his father at the family business, Starr Auto Sales and Parts in Little Rock.  Ray was a well-known professional home builder for about 40 years. A very kind and loving person, he will be deeply missed.
        Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Ruby Avon Starr; his son, Ray Dale Starr, Jr. and wife Phyllis of North Little Rock; his daughters, Brenda Starr, Bonnie Ensminger, Jackie Farmer, and Cecelia Starr all of Little Rock, Jeri Hilton of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Charlotte King of Bigelow; two brothers, Harold Starr of Little Rock and Don Starr of North Little Rock; four sisters, Joy Starr of Cabot, Shirley Brown and Linda Giesecke of North Little Rock and Karen Jeffcoat of Alexander; 17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. 
        Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 12. 2010, at Griffin Leggett Forest Hills Funeral Home, 10200 Hwy. 5 North, Alexander (501-455-1067).  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park.

(from Griffin-Leggett Funeral Home online obituary)

29.01--Roy Dale Starr, Jr.; m. Phyllis (nee unk.); of North Little Rock, AR;

29.02--Brenda Starr; of Little Rock, AR;

29.03--Bonnie Starr; m. Mr. Ensminger; of Little Rock, AR;

29.04--Jackie Starr; m. Mr. Farmer; of Little Rock, AR;

29.05--Cecelia Starr; of Little Rock, AR;

29.06--Jeri Starr; m. Mr. Hilton; of Las Vegas, NV;

29.07--Charlotte Starr; m. Mr. King; of Bigelow;

28.02--Harold Starr; of Little Rock, AR;

28.03--Don Starr; of North Little Rock, AR;

28.04--Linda Louise Starr; m. Mr. Giesecke; of North Little Rock, AR;

28.05--Shirley Starr; m. Mr. Brown; of North Little Rock, AR;

28.04--Karen Starr; m. Mr. Jeffcoat; of Alexander, AR;

28.06--Joy Ruby Starr, b. 5 Sep 1922 in Conway, Faulkner Co., AR; d. 10 Feb 2011 in Cabot, AR; bd. Pinecrest Mem. Pk. and Garden Maus., Alexander, Saline Co., AR--FAG#65796821; m. prob. never; prob. no ch.;

OBITUARY

            Joy Ruby Starr, 88, of Little Rock, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011.  She was born in Conway to Odie J. and Lula Starr.
            She is survived by her brothers, Harold Starr of Little Rock and Don Starr of North Little Rock; and sisters, Linda Giesecke and Shirley Brown of North Little Rock and Karen Jeffcoat of Alexander.
            Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 13 from 3 to 5 p. m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.). Services will be Monday, February 14 at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home, officiated by Dr. Bob Dunaway, followed by burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander.
            Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501) 224-2200.  Ms. Starr's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.

27.06--Tady/Fada C. Gwin, (Zader's twin?) b. Nov 1897 in AR; d. unk.; bd. Volman Cem., Bigelow, Perry Co., AR--FAG#196922818; m. Mr. (Gwin?); unk. ch.;

[listed as Fada C. Gwin, age 12, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

27.07--Zader Gwin, (Tady's twin?) b. 1897 in AR; d. 1983; bd. Volman Cem., Bigelow, Perry Co., AR--FAG#68041952; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

27.08--John Jacob Gwin, b. (Jimmy's twin?) Jan 1900; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as John J. Gwin, age 10, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

27.09--James/"Jimmy" "Little J."  Gwin, (John Jacob's twin?) b. ca. Jan 1900 in AR/AR/AR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Jimmy Guinn, b. Jan 1900 in AR/AR/AR, age 5 mos., in the 12 Jun 1900 census of Houston Twp., Perry Co., AR]
[listed as Little J. Gwin, age 7, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

27.10--Sibyl Lois Gwin, b. 24 Sep 1904 in AR; d. 1 Jul 1985 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; bd. Volman Cem., Bigelow, Perry Co., AR--FAG#68008012; m. 1923 to Ozro Lincoln Bradshaw (b. 27 Sep 1899 in Wooster, Faulkner Co., AR; d. 11 Jan 1969 in North Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; bd. Pinecrest Mem. Pk. and Garden Maus., Alexander, Saline Co., AR--FAG#220555400); Ozro m2. Clara Elizabeth Waddle (b. 1906; d. 1998; bd. FAG); at least five ch.;

[listed as Sybil O. Gwin, age 5, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

[John M. Gwin Note--10 Jun 2023:  Sibyl's, Ozro's, and their children's data comes from two unmarked obit. clipping photocopies posted by Joe Herring on Sibyl's and Ozro's FAG memorials]

28.01--William S. Bradshaw;

28.02--Ray Junior Bradshaw; m. Betty Jean Smith (not yet sure if she's our Ray J.'s wife, but if she is, then his middle name is "Junior");

28.03--Roy C. Bradshaw;

28.04--Martha Bradshaw; m. Mr. Coulter ();

28.05--"Betty" Bradshaw; m1. Mr. Rodgers (); m2. Mr. Slaten ();

27.11--Irvin B. Gwin, b. ca. Dec  1909; d. 1937 (ca. age 28); bd. Volman Cem., Bigelow, Perry Co., AR--FAG#68043225; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Ervin B. Gwin, age 0 y 5 m, b. AR/AR/AR, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Perry Twp., Perry Co., AR]

26.02--Sarah Ella Gwin,

26.03--Mary Elizabeth Gwin,

26.04--Malinda Gwin,

26.05--Thomas Raymond Gwin,

26.06--Rufus Lafayette Gwin,

[John M. Gwin Note--8 Jun 2023:  One of the above three Gwin sons-  -James John, Thomas Raymond, or Rufus Lafayette--is Jess' parent and Amanda's great-grandfather, and everything below this note will be moved to a position just below his name as soon as I learn which of the three he is.]

27.01--Jesse Anderson "Jess" Gwin, b. ca. 1915 in OK; d. bef. 1973; bd. unk.; m. Wilma Lee Jones (b. 9 Jul 1920 in Waldron, Scott Co., AR; m2. in 1973 to Merton Bristow; d. 21 Mar 1999 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., TX; bd. Burkburnett Mem. Cem., Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX--FAG#39717622); at least five ch.;

[listed as Jesse A. Gwin, 35, in the 6 Apr 1950 census of Salonia, Latimer Co., OK]

[listed as Wilma L. Gwin, 29, in the 6 Apr 1950 census of Salonia, Latimer Co., OK]

[John M. Gwin Note--8 Jun 2023:  Merton Bristow is not a blood relative of Amanda Jean Gwin, so normally his FAG bio or obituary would not be included here; however, since additional info on Wilma's and Jess' five children's locations IS mentioned in it, I have added it below.]

Merton Bristow

            Merton Bristow, 76, of 1101 Amber, died Wednesday in a Wichita Falls hospital.  Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hampton-Vaughn Funeral Home with Joe Glenn, minister of 10th and Broad Church of Christ, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Frederick Memorial Cemetery.
            Bristow was born July 18, 1907, in Anadarko, OK.  He was a retired engineer and had lived in Wichita Falls for 49 years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
            Survivors include his [second] wife, Wilma; four daughters, Rita DeHoyos and Mary Roybal, both of Wichita Falls, Ellen Denton of Athens, Texas, and [Gwin stepdaughter] Helen Fazan of Arvada, Colo.; five sons, Jim Bristow of Wichita Falls, [four Gwin stepsons] Phil Gwin of Golden, Colo., Raymond Gwin of Arvada, Colo., Robert Gwin of McAlister, Okla., and Kenneth Gwin of Red Oak, Okla.; two brothers, Marvin and Belsur, both of Oklahoma City; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

28.01--Helen M. Gwin, b. ca. 1943 in CA; m. Mr. Fazan;

[listed as Helen M. Gwin, 7, in the 6 Apr 1950 census of Salonia, Latimer Co., OK]

28.02--Phil A. Gwin, b. ca. 1945 in OK;

[listed as Phil A. Gwin, 5, in the 6 Apr 1950 census of Salonia, Latimer Co., OK]

28.03--Raymond B. Gwin, b. ca. 1943 in OK;

[listed as Raymond B. Gwin, 3, in the 6 Apr 1950 census of Salonia, Latimer Co., OK]

28.04--Kenneth T. Gwin, b. 7 Aug 1948 in Wister, LeFlore Co., OK; d. 21 May 2016 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK; bd. Baldwin Cem., Wilburton, Latimer Co., OK--FAG#163095364; m. unk.; at least one ch.;

[listed as Kenneth T. Gwin, 1, in the 6 Apr 1950 census of Salonia, Latimer Co., OK]

OBITUARY

            Kenneth T. Gwin, 67, of Red Oak, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa.
            He was the son of the late Wilma (Jones) and Jess Gwin and was retired from Eastern Oklahoma State College where he worked for over 20 years as a carpenter.  He will be remembered by his many talents including carpentry and singing and playing the mandolin.
            Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Wilburton, with the burial to follow in the Baldwin Cemetery in Wilburton. Officiating will be the Rev. Paul Brady and the Rev. Willard Francis. Services are under the direction of the Waldrop Funeral Home of Wilburton.

29.01--Amanda Jean "Mandy" Gwin, CONTRIBUTOR;

28.05--Robert Gwin, b. est. 1951 in OK;