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John M. Felkins was born about 1839, in Tennessee, the son of Wilson Clemence Felkins and Malinda Shepard.
John, age 10, appears on the 1850 Overton County, Tennessee census with his parents and siblings. The family moved to Arkansas prior to 1858.
John first married Anna Louise Park in May 1858, in Pope County, Arkansas. Anna Park was born May 12, 1843, in Tennessee.
We are unsure how many children were born to John from his marriage to Anna Park. We have conflicting dates of birth for his daughter, Malinda Angeline. Some researchers show she was born in November 1868 and some in November 1869. That makes us unsure if she is a daughter by his first wife or his second wife. If Malinda is a daughter by his first wife, there is a nine year difference in the ages of the two living children and it is probable there were other children born during that nine years who did not live beyond infancy.
John married second Anna Manwarren in August 1869, probably in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Anna Manwarren was born about 1851, in Missouri according to census.
John and Anna appear on the 1870 Lawrence County census, in Spring River Township, living next door to his parents. The census shows John Felkins, 36, a farm laborer with $150 personal property, married in August of the prior year; Anna, 19, married in August of the prior year; George W., 10; and Malinda A., 2 years old. (Malinda's age on this census would indicate she was born in 1868.)
The 1880 Randolph County, Arkansas census, Davidson Township, shows John M. Felkins, 39, a farmer; Annie, 29; Melinda, 12; Laura J., 9; Mattie B., 4; Hattie, 4; Theodocia, 2; and Emeline, 3 months old. (Malinda's age on this census also indicates she was born in 1868.) Living next door to John was his son, George Felkins, 20, and wife Tennessee, 15 years old.
John married third Melissa Estes after 1891. Melissa Estes was born about 1847.
(We are unsure if daughter Malinda Angeline is by wife Anna Park or wife Anna Manwarren, as there is a disagreement on the year she was born, but we have listed her as the daughter of Anna Park.
Children of John M. Felkins and Anna Park
1. Geroge Wilson Felkins, b. abt 1859, MO; d. 1923; m. (1) Tennessee ____ bef 1880 (they appear on the 1880 Randolph Co, AR census), then m. (2) Mary Belle Kilburn bef 1882 (Son: Ervin Felkins, b. abt 1882)
2. Malinda Angeline Felkins, probably b. Nov 1868, AR; d. 1926, Johnson Co, AR; m. (1) James N. Williams abt 1890 (Child: Iva M. Williams, b. 1891), then m. (2) James James on Sept 5, 1898, Johnson Co, AR (Children: Joe, Catherine Louise and Vivian Elaine James)
Children of John M. Felkins and Anna Manwarren
3. Laura J. Felkins, b. abt 1871
4. Hattie M. Felkins, b. abt 1876
5. Mattie B. Felkins, b. abt 1876
6. Theodocia Felkins, b. abt 1878
7. Bernice Emaline Felkins, b. abt 1880
8. Wiley Felkins, b. abt 1883
9. Myrtle Felkins, b. abt 1890
Child of John M. Felkins and Melissa Estes
10. Horace Haden Felkins, b. abt 1897