ARTERBERRY, Bennett
Born:  Jan 1831 Jackson Co., TN
Died:  9 Oct 1900 near Lebanon, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT (Marshall Co., OK)
Buried:  [probably beside or near the grave of his first wife Caroline]
Occupation:  farmer and coal miner
Possible son (or grandson) of Moses Arterberry and Mary (Alexander?)

Married first circa 1851 in Jackson Co., TN to

HUDSON, Cordelia Caroline
Born:  15 Mar 1832 TN
Died:  16 Jan 1886 in area of Rocky Point or Lebanon, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT 
               (Marshall Co., OK)
Buried:  in an old cemetery on private property east of Lebanon, Marshall Co., OK
Daughter of Oliver P. Hudson and Eliza ______

Children:

1.  James Franklin "Frank"  (1851 TN - c1933 OK)
     m1: Mary E. PEAK
     m2: Amanda Ella (WHITE) BROWN

2.  Nancy Jane "Nannie"  (1855 TN - 1940 OK)
     m: George Tate BURK

3.  Catherine Belle "Kate"  (1858 TN - 1889 IT)
     m: John Samuel RAGSDALE

4.  Alexander L.  (1858/59 TN - 1934 IA)
     m: Josephine WALKER

5.  Joseph S. "Joe"  (c1861 TN - aft 1900 OK)
     m: Celia BEASLEY / BEZ(E)LY

6.  Bennett  (c1863 IL - c1870-80 (IL or TX))

7.  Hiram Newton  (c1865-67 IL - aft 1916 OK)
     m1: Mag(g)ie ______
     m2:  Mint / Milt / Mittie (BRIDGEMAN) HILLSBERRY

8.  Wiley Thomas  (1869 IL - 1954 OK)
     m: Mary ______

9.  Barnch Howard  (1869 IL - 1953 OK)
     m1: Clara (HILLSBERRY) TAYLOR LEMONS
     m2: Amanda HILLSBERRY

10.  John S.  (1870 (or 1871?) IL - 1938 OK)
     m: Nannie S. (LANE) MAYO



Married second on 2 May 1886 in Lebanon, Chickasaw Nation, IT (Marshall Co., OK) to

MESSER, Susan - widow of William GOODWIN
Born:  7 Aug 1836 SC
Died:  15 Jun 1914 Pontotoc Co., OK
Buried:  Cedar Grove Cemetery near Francis in Pontotoc Co., OK
Daughter of
[Her children from William GOODWIN were Lulu, John W., Ezekiel and Tom Byrd.]

[No children.]



SOURCES:
Censuses  -
1850 Jackson Co., TN (for Caroline HUDSON), p. 206A
1860 Jackson Co., TN, p. 246
1870 Perry Co., IL, pp. 143-144
1880 Cooke Co., TX, pp. 366A, 366B and 390A
1900 Chickasaw Nation, IT  Roll #1847, pp. 189A, 214A; Roll #1848, pp. 270B, 272A
Military and pension records
Marriage and death records
Cemetery information
Family history, personal research and information from descendants

Names of Susan (Messer) Goodwin's children came from Hattie (Goodwin) Pratt, daughter of John W. Goodwin, who mentioned that she believed that Bennett may also be buried beside or near his first wife's grave.  William Goodwin was buried in the same cemetery as Cordelia Arterberry.


Compiled by Nova A. Lemons
.
A limited number of photos, if available, are included in each child's section.  Due to limited space, I try to include one of each person.  


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The Goodwin Family
Susan (Messer) Goodwin Arterberry is seated at right.  Her sons in this photo were Ezekiel (standing) and John W. (seated) with their wives and children.

[photo courtesy of Hattie Pratt]


Click here to see a photo
of Susan Arterberry's
gravemarker.
Gravemarker of 
Cordelia (C.) , wife of B. Arterberry

[photo courtesy of Nova A. Lemons]