James Syrus Pinson (1874 - 1959)

Born Mar 1874 in Dekalb County, Alabama

Ancestors

Husband of Delfa (Jackson) Pinson — married 9 Dec 1897 in Crawford County, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Husband of Eliza Anna (Lawson) Pinson — married 3 May 1912 in Crawford County, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Descendants

Died Dec 1959 at age 85 in Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma

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Biography

To be added.

Timeline:

• 1874, March: James is born, near Lebanon, Dekalb County, Alabama.
• 1880 Census: James’ parents can’t be located in this census. His father John C. Pinson also can’t be located in the 1870 Census.
• 1897, 9 December: James marries Delph(inia?) Jackson Crawford County Arkansas.
• 1900 Crawford County Arkansas Census Oliver Springs Twnshp. James HOH with mother and 3 siblings in his household.
• 1910 Crawford County Arkansas Census. Brother Samuel Still in his household.
• 1911 (about) First wife Delfa (Delpha) Jackson dies.
• 1912, 3 May: James weds second wife Annie Lawson.
• 1920 Crawford County Arkansas Census Oliver Springs Twnshp
• 1930 Crawford County Arkansas Census
• 1940 Creek County, Oklahoma Census
• 1959, Dec: James S. Pinson dies in Creek County, Oklahoma

Census Data and Notes

1900 U.S. Census for Crawford County, Arkansas

• James S Pinson Head M 26 Born Mar 1874 Ala Ten Ala
• Dell V Pinson Wife F 22 Born Jan 1878 Ark Ark Ark
• Myrtle Pinson Dau F 1 Born Jan 1899 Ark Ala Ark
• Mary C Pinson Mother F 52 Born Nov 1848 Ala NC SC
• Andrew R Pinson Bro M 22 Born Nov 1878 Ala Ten Ala
• Lillie D Pinson Sis F 17 Born Jun 1883 Ark Ten Ala
• Samuel Pinson Bro M 14 Born Feb 1886 Ark Ten Ala

Notes: Dwelling 146, Household 147. Enumerated 16 June 1900. House headed by James Syrus Pinson and his wife Delf Jackson, contains James' mother Caroline and younger siblings Andrew (Riley), Lillie and Sam.

Mother Caroline is misnamed Mary C. In no other record is she ever listed as anything but Caroline, including multiple censi, her marriage license and certificate and letters from her grandchildren. Yet, because of this one misnaming, she is found in various places misnamed as Mary Caroline. Caroline's father, Daniel Gilbert, is shown born in North Carolina, unlikely since he was shown his father appeared in Spartanburg County S.C. where his family had been since post Revolution.

James' father, John, is listed incorrectly as born Tennessee. When he was a small child, John's family moved from Gilmer County, Georgia (where he was shown as a baby in the 1850 census) to Polk County Tennessee. This probably caused the family to misinform the census taker.

Next door is the Jame's Jackson family. He was probably Delf (Jackson) Pinson's brother. On the other side is a Kelly family. The Kellys were also linked to the Pinsons by marriage. In household 144 145 is brother Arthur Pinson and his wife Texanna Kelly. A few doors before that is the Ed and Minnie (Hunt) Lackey family. Minnie was the half sister of Lizzie (Hunt) Pinson, wife of William Thomas Pinson, James Pinson's only older sibling.

1910 U.S. Census for Crawford County, Arkansas

• James S Pinson Head M 36 Ala Ten Ala
• Delpha Pinson Wife F 33 Ark KY blank
• Myrte Pinson Dau F 11 Ark Ala Ark
• Artie M Pinson Dau F 8 Ark Ala Ark
• Edna Pinson Dau F 5 Ark Ala Ark
• Hugh Pinson Son M 2 Ark Ala Ark
• Sam Pinson Brother M 24 Ark Ten Ala

Notes: Dwelling 203, Household 203. Enumerated 27 April 1910. James and Delpha had been married 12 year and she'd had 5 children of which 4 were living.

1920 Crawford County Arkansas Census

• James S. Pinson Head 45 Ala. Tenn. Ala.
• Annie Pinson wife 27 Ark Ark. Ark
• Artie Pinson Dau 17 Ark Ala. Ark
• Edna Pinson Dau 14 Ark Ala. Ark
• Hugh E. Pinson Son 10 Ark Ala. Ark
• Bertha Pinson Dau 9 Ark Ala. Ark
• Elmer Pinson Son 6 Ark Ala. Ark
• Beatrice Pinson Dau 4 Ark Ala. Ark
• Luthur Pinson Son 2 Ark Ala. Ark

Notes: Dwelling 119, Household 120. Enumerated 27 April 1910.

1930 Crawford County, Arkansas Census

• James S. Pinson Head 56 Ala. Ark. Ark
• Anna Pinson wife 37 Ark Ark. Ark
• Elmer Pinson son 17 Ark Ark. Ark
• Beatrice Pinson dau 15 Ark Ark. Ark
• Luthur Pinson son 12 Ark Ark. Ark
• Ramond Pinson son 10 Ark Ark. Ark
• Clarence Pinson son 6 Ark Ark. Ark
• Odell Pinson son 3 6?/12 Ark Ark. Ark
• H. Ell Pinson son 2 0?/12 Ark Ark. Ark
• Junior Lee Pinson son 11/12 Ark Ark. Ark

Notes: Dwelling 316 , Household 316 . Enumerated 6 May 1930. Son "H. Ell" died as a child? James' age at first marriage incorrectly listed as 38. He was only 36 at his second marriage. Anna listed as age 20 at her first marriage to James, although the marriage license showed her as 21. James older brother, William Thomas Pinson, and his wife, Lizzie Hunt, had previously named two sons Clarence (24 May 1916) and Raymond (2 Oct 1918). Neither given name had appeared in either the Pinson or Hunt lines before, so it's likely the names of their nephews appealed to either James or Annie.

1940 Creek County, Oklahoma Census

• Jim C Penson Head M 66 Alabama
• Annie Penson Wife F 49 Arkansas
• Clarence Penson Son M 16 Arkansas
• H L Penson Son M 12 Arkansas
• Odel Penson Son M 12 Arkansas
• Junior L Penson Son M 11 Arkansas

Sources

• Family Bible page showing James birth date in his grandfather, Aris Pinson's 1838 War pension file.
• 1900 Federal Census for Oliver Springs Township, Crawford County, Arkansas.
• 1910 Federal Census for Oliver Springs Township, Crawford County, Arkansas.
• 1920 U.S. Census for Oliver Springs Township, Crawford County, Arkansas
• 1930 U.S. Census for Van Buren, Crawford County , Arkansas
• 1940 U.S. Census for Creek County, Oklahoma.
• "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N97Q-ZTR : 9 March 2021), Delfa Jackson and James S Pinson, 9 Dec 1897; citing Marriage, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,028,050.
• "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9QJ-TJW : 9 March 2021), J S Pinson and Annie Lawson, 3 May 1912; citing Marriage, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,028,051.
• Letters written by a nephew and two Nieces.
• Findagrave memorial with some information conflicting with other sources.