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John FITE [Parents] was born in Dec 1781 in Allen Twp, Northampton Co., Pa. He died after 1861 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. He married Nancy SMITH.

Other marriages:
EVANS, Mary

Nancy SMITH died before 1830. She married John FITE.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph Washington FITE
  F ii Judith FITE
  F iii Asineth Cynthia FITE
  M iv Leonard L. Sylvester FITE
  F v Angelina FITE
  M vi Marcus Lafayette FITE
  F vii Nancy FITE.
  F viii Margareth FITE.
  M ix Phillip FITE.
  U x FITE.
  U xi FITE.
  U xii FITE.

John FITE [Parents] was born in Dec 1781 in Allen Twp, Northampton Co., Pa. He died after 1861 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. He married Mary EVANS.

Other marriages:
SMITH, Nancy

Mary EVANS was born in 1827 in Tennessee. She married John FITE.


Joseph Washington FITE [Parents] was born in 1798 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. He died on 8 Oct 1853 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi. He married Margaret Elizabeth ISLER on 30 Sep 1838 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi.

Margaret Elizabeth ISLER was born in 1816. She died in 1888. She married Joseph Washington FITE on 30 Sep 1838 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi.

They had the following children:

  M i John Wesley FITE
  M ii Joseph Washington FITE was born in 1841 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi. He died in 1843.
  F iii Lillian May FITE
  M iv Thomas Isler FITE was born on 16 Aug 1846 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi. He died in 1881.
  M v Louis W. FITE was born on 4 May 1848 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi. He died in 1897.
  F vi Mary Josephine FITE was born on 17 Oct 1850 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi. She died in 1868.
  F vii Maria Louise FITE

Thomas AVANT [Parents] was born in 1809 in Tennessee. He died in 1870 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas. He married Judith FITE in Tennessee.

Judith FITE [Parents] was born in 1803 in Smith Co.,Tennessee. She died in Sep 1860 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas. She married Thomas AVANT in Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i Abner AVANT was born in 1831 in DeKalb Co.,Tennessee.
  F ii Isabella M. AVANT
  M iii John Wessie AVANT
  F iv Mary Jane AVANT
  M v Moses Marshall AVANT
  F vi Nancy AVANT was born about 1845 in Dekalb Co., Tennessee.

Samuel Campbell PORTERFIELD was born on 9 Mar 1807 in Tennessee. He died on 2 Mar 1875 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. He was buried in Mar 1875 in Holeman Cem., Dallas Co., Arkansas. He married Asineth Cynthia FITE on 6 Sep 1832 in Tennessee.

Asineth Cynthia FITE [Parents] was born on 17 Dec 1815 in Smith Co.,Tennessee. She died on 24 Jul 1868 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. She was buried in Jul 1868 in Holeman Cem., Dallas Co., Arkansas. She married Samuel Campbell PORTERFIELD on 6 Sep 1832 in Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  F i Malvina H PORTERFIELD was born on 27 Jul 1833 in Tennessee.
  F ii Therissa Jane PORTERFIELD
  M iii Joseph Rufus PORTERFIELD
  F iv Margaret Elizabeth PORTERFIELD
  F v Mary E. PORTERFIELD "Mollie"
  F vi Asenith Tennessee PORTERFIELD "Tenny"
  M vii James Nelson PORTERFIELD
  F viii Arminta Caroline PORTERFIELD
  F ix Louisa P "Lou" PORTERFIELD
  M x Samuel Calvin PORTERFIELD
  F xi Indiana Jane "Ruth Ann" PORTERFIELD
  M xii John Haywood PORTERFIELD
  M xiii Fountain Alexander PORTERFIELD
  F xiv Frances Rosalie PORTERFIELD
  M xv Robert Franklin PORTERFIELD

Leonard L. Sylvester FITE [Parents] was born in 1823 in Smith Co., Tennessee. He died on 16 Mar 1864 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas. He was buried in Mar 1864 in Section 2 Plot 1407, National Cem., Little Rock, Pulaski Co.,Arkansas. He married Mary Ann EASON on 12 Jan 1854 in Dallas Co., Arkansas.

Other marriages:
MCGREW, Ruth

Mary Ann EASON was born in 1827 in Tennessee. She died in Sep 1859 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. She married Leonard L. Sylvester FITE on 12 Jan 1854 in Dallas Co., Arkansas.

They had the following children:

  F i Sarah FITE was born in 1856 in Dallas Co., Arkansas.
  M ii Lafayette FITE was born in 1857 in Dallas Co., Arkansas.
  F iii Martha Tennessee FITE

Leonard L. Sylvester FITE [Parents] was born in 1823 in Smith Co., Tennessee. He died on 16 Mar 1864 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas. He was buried in Mar 1864 in Section 2 Plot 1407, National Cem., Little Rock, Pulaski Co.,Arkansas. He married Ruth MCGREW on 30 Apr 1863 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas.

Other marriages:
EASON, Mary Ann

Ruth MCGREW was born in 1831. She married Leonard L. Sylvester FITE on 30 Apr 1863 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas.


Marcus Lafayette FITE [Parents] was born in 1829 in Smith Co.,Tennessee. He died in 1895 in Havanna, Yell Co., Arkansas. He married Martha Jane NIX on 6 Feb 1860 in Hot Springs Co., Arkansas.

Martha Jane NIX was born in 1843 in Harris Co., Georgia. She died after 1900. She married Marcus Lafayette FITE on 6 Feb 1860 in Hot Springs Co., Arkansas.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph Wesley FITE
  F ii Amanda M FITE
  F iii Eliza J "Minnie" FITE
  M iv Jesse H FITE was born in Feb 1870 in Arkansas.

John Wessie AVANT [Parents] was born in 1834 in DeKalb Co.,Tennessee. He died in 1866 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas. He married Martha Adeline LORANCE on 2 Mar 1858 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas.

Martha Adeline LORANCE was born on 2 Mar 1842 in McNairy Co., Tennessee. She married John Wessie AVANT on 2 Mar 1858 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Jane AVANT was born in 1860 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas. She died before 1870.
  F ii Julia Caroline AVANT

Theorick M. "Thea" LANAER was born in 1832 in Georgia. He died in 1900 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas. He was buried in 1900 in Avant Cem., Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas. He married Isabella M. AVANT on 15 Nov 1852 in Dallas Co., Arkansas.

Isabella M. AVANT [Parents] was born in Apr 1833 in DeKalb Co.,Tennessee. She died in 1912 in Montgomery Co., Arkansas. She was buried in 1912 in Avant Cem., Garland Co., Arkansas. She married Theorick M. "Thea" LANAER on 15 Nov 1852 in Dallas Co., Arkansas.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary F LANIER
  M ii Rev John L LANIER
  M iii J D LANIER
  M iv Thomas D LANIER
  F v LANIER died in Young. She was buried in Avant Cem., Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas.
  F vi LANIER died in Young. She was buried in Avant Cem., Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas.
  M vii LANIER died in Young. He was buried in Avant Cem., Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas.
  M viii LANIER died in Young. He was buried in Avant Cem., Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas.

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