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Olivia Jane Jones married Reuben Mack Johnston on 23 December 1879 in Comanche County, Texas. They took out the license the day before and were married the next day by Q. V. Crump, Justice of the Peace. [1] Census Records for Olivia The marriage in December was just in time to be enumerated in January 1880: Johnston, M. Reubin, w, m, self, 39 yrs, mar, farmer, Alabama, SC, SC J. Olivia , wife, mar, 21, keeping house, MS, VA, MS E. M. Martha, dau, female, 8, s, at home, TX, AL, TX D Lola, dau, 6, s, at home, TX, AL, TX C Ocia, dau, 2, s, at home, TX, AL, TX As we can see from the place of birth for the children’s mother in Alabama, that these three children were not Olivia’s, but rather the children from Reuben’s first marriage with Catharine. Oliva was born in Mississippi about 1859 to parents born in Virginia and Mississippi. [2] The neighbors of Reuben and Olivia included kin of Olivia: Thomas W. Jones, Bettie E. Knox, Laura E. Jones, Mattie M. Jones, and Mary F. Wright. ...

Samuel Johnston headed a household in 1850 Yalobusha County, Mississippi, household consisting of a supposed wife, Elizabeth, and children Isabella, Reuben, Luvina, George W, Madison (Marion), and David N. The children were born in Alabama, and the adults in South Carolina. Samuel had no real estate listed. [1] Samuel appeared in three tax lists. In 1853, he was taxed on only a poll. No livestock, luxury items, or slaves were listed. [2] In 1854, he was tax on 160 acres of land in Section 12, Township 25 of Range 6. [3] In 1857, he was taxed on a clock and a poll. [4] He purchased 160 acres of land from Isaac O. and Sarah Pearson for $200 on 31 March 1856. This land is the same land he was taxed on in 1854. [5] His neighbors can be determined from the 1854 tax list that listed land owners by location. [6] I created a plat map showing the people taxed in 1854. Samuel is in Section 12.   I wanted next to see where this was located on a map. I started with RandyMajors.org ...