Third Generation

7. Margaret Elizabeth RUSSELL⁶ was born on 7 Apr 1838 in Bedford Co. Tennessee. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Round Prairie, Benton Co. Arkansas.³⁴ #395/397
Sooter, Margaret ? F housekeeper Tenn can't read/write
James 15 M Missouri attends school
Martha 13 F " "
Nancy 8 F Kansas
William 5 M Kansas
where is charles? She died on 15 Jun 1925 in Anderson, McDonald Co., Mo.¹⁰ She was buried in 1925 in New Bethel Cemetery, McDonald Co. Missouri.

Margaret Elizabeth RUSSELL and William Leonard SOOTER SOOTEUR were married on 1 Sep 1854 in Barry Co. Missouri.¹⁰ They appeared in the census in 1860 in Wright Co. Missouri.³⁵ #509/503
Sooter, Wm L. 24 M Farmer Arkanwsas can't read/write
Margaret 22 F Missouri
James A 4 M Missouri
Martha A 2 F Missouri
Mary J 10 Missouri (a niece maybe?)

2 houses down
511/505
(H?) Sooter 23 m Farmer Tennessee
Sarah A 22 F Tennessee
James M 5 Missouri
Charles M. 2 M Missouri
Margaret L 9/12 F Missouri William Leonard SOOTER SOOTEUR¹⁰ (son of Edward Greenberry (Ned) SOOTER SOOTEUR and Martha Patsy FLY) was born on 7 Jul 1835 in ARKANSAS.³² He served in the military between 1860 and 1863.³² Bushwacked in missouri while on the way home from the war. He was buried in 1863 in BETHEL CEM, GRAVETTE, BENTON CO, ARK.. He died on 9 Nov 1863 in MISSOURI.³² William Sooter Sr. was a Confederate in Company H., 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles Volunteers, under Stand Watie, (Wm was bushwacked 11 nov 1863 during the war) Tribute from Bethel Cemetery, Benton Co. site:
Was bush-wacked during the Civil War. Confederate army, Co. H 1st Cherokee mounted Rifles Volunteers, Soldier's Rank; Pvt. The son of Edward Greenberry Sooter Sr. and Martha Patsy Fly. His wife was Margaret Elizabeth Russell Sooter (who later married David Olney Sherwood). They had 5 children together;- James Alexander (m.Tennessee Hodge), Martha A "Mat" (m. Willis Oliver Cromwell Sherwood), Mary Jane Sooter (married to John Wesley Sherwood), Nancy and William Leonard Jr. (m. Sarah Jane Smith).

Margaret Elizabeth Russell Sooter sherwood
birth: Apr. 7, 1838 Bedford Co. Tennessee
death: June 15, 1925 Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri

David Olney Sherwood
birth: Jan 21, 1833
Death: Nov. 20, 1912 Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri


Son of Jonathan Sherwood and Kesiah Elrod sherwood. Husband to Priscilla DeButts (she died 1872, they had 5 children) and Margaret Elizabeth Russell Sooter Sherwood (married 1873, they had 5 children together, Margaret had 5 children from 1st husband William Leonard Sooter Sr.).

Regiment Name; 6 Missouri, S.M. Cav., Union Army Comapny M, Soldier's Rank; Pvt.

Obituary: November 20, 1912
Olney Sherwood died at the home of O.D. Crosby four miles west of Anderson. thursday Nov. 20th. Mr. Sherwood had been a resident of McDonald County 38 years and had he lived till Jan. 21, 1913 he would have been 80 years.

David Olney Sherwood and Margaret Elizabeth Russell Sooter Sherwood were married 1 May 1873 (2nd marriage for both).

David's first wife was Priscilla DeButts married 23 Sept 1852, she died June 1872.

Margaret's first husband was William Leonard Sooter Sr. married 1 Sept 1854, he was bushwacked 11 Sept 1863 while returning home from the war.

(William Sooter was a Confederate in Co. H, 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles Volunteers and David Olney Sherwood was in the Union, Co. M, 6 Missouri S.M. Cav. 13 Jan 1864 discharged...I don't think they ever met.)

David's son John Welsey Sherwood married Margaret's daughter "Mamie" Mary Jane Sooter, married 1881.
(John Wesley and Mamie's children were Olney, Ida Wilson, George, and Lillie sherwood.)


Margaret Elizabeth RUSSELL and William Leonard SOOTER SOOTEUR had the following children:

+48	i.	James Alexander SOOTER SOOTEUR.
+49	ii.	Martha Ann (Mat) SOOTER SOOTEUR.
+50	iii.	Nancy SOOTER SOOTEUR.
+51	iv.	Mary Jane (Mamie) SOOTER SOOTEUR.
+52	v.	William Leonard SOOTER SOOTEUR.

Margaret Elizabeth RUSSELL and David Olney SHERWOOD were married on 1 May 1873 in McDonald Co., Missouri. David Olney SHERWOOD (son of Jonathan SHERWOOD and Kesiah ELROD) was born on 21 Jan 1833 in IOWA. He served in the military in 1860 in MISSOURI.³² david was in the Union, Company M, 6 Missouri State Militia Cavalry, under Capt. McAfee, 13 june 1864 discharged because of an abdominal hernia, caused by saddle horn.

He died on 20 Nov 1912 in Anderson, McDonald Co. Missouri.³² Obit: Olney Sherwood died at the home of O.D. Crosby four miles west of Anderson. thursday Nov 20th. Mr. Sherwood had been a resident of McDonald County 38 years and had he lived till Jan 21, 1913 he would have been 80 years. Margaret Elizabeth RUSSELL and David Olney SHERWOOD had the following children:

53	i.	Minnie SHERWOOD.36
54	ii.	Anna SHERWOOD was born in 1865 in Anderson, McDonald Co. Missouri.
55	iii.	Rua SHERWOOD was born in 1868 in Anderson, McDonald Co. Missouri.
56	iv.	Elisha (twin) SHERWOOD36,37 was born on 1 Apr 1874 in Anderson, McDonald Co. Missouri. He died on 1 Apr 1874 in Anderson, McDonald Co. Missouri.
57	v.	Elijah Lige (twin) SHERWOOD36,37 was born on 1 Apr 1874 in Anderson, McDonald Co. Missouri. He died on 11 Jun 1963 in Safford, Graham County, Arizona. He was buried in 1963 in Safford Cemetery, Safford Co. Arizona.37
58	vi.	Charles Charlie SHERWOOD36 was born in 1878.
59	vii.	Charles SHERWOOD was born in 1878 in Mo..