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(My sincere thanks to Jacquelyn Bean for sharing the following information she received from Syble Sypert Dwight.)
Robert Bell Sypert was born March 29, 1798, in Sumner County, Tennessee, the son of Thomas Sypert and Mary Lassater.
Robert married Priscilla Mary Davis on December 4, 1823, in Wilson County, Tennessee. Priscilla Davis was born about 1800, the daughter of Isham Davis. They had four children. The marriage ended in divorce. Priscilla died about 1883.
Robert married his second wife, Juliet Hunt Jackson, on April 18, 1834, in Wilson County. Juliet Jackson was born December 15, 1810, in North Carolina. Juliet was a widow when she married Robert.
Robert died April 12, 1879, in Hallsville, Harrison County, Texas. Juliet died about January 9, 1889, in Ash Springs, Harrison County, Texas. They are buried in the family cemetery in Ash Springs, located about two miles southeast of today's Hallsville, Texas. (Robert's daughter, Emaline Frances Sypert Barker is buried beside them.)
Children of Robert Sypert and Priscilla Davis
1. Sarah Ann E. Sypert, b. 1825, Wilson Co, TN
2. William Clinton Sypert, b. 1827, Wilson Co, TN
3. James Lawrence Sypert, b. Jan 21, 1829, Wilson Co, TN
4. Charlett J. Sypert, b. Jan 1, 1831, Wilson Co, TN
5. Robert Stephen Sypert, b. Mar 29, 1833, Wilson Co, TN; m. Emily Elizabeth "Betty" Parker on Nov 19, 1863
Children of Robert Sypert and Juliet Jackson
6. Josiah R. Sypert, b. abt 1835, Wilson Co, TN
7. Emaline Frances Sypert, b. 1836, Wilson Co, TN
8. Thomas J. Sypert, b. Dec 31, 1837, Wilson Co, TN; served in Texas Volunteers, Co. K, 1st Regiment, Texas Rangers in the Civil War
9. John Bell Sypert, b. Aug 9, 1839, Wilson Co, TN; d. Dec 6, 1843; Wilson Co.
10. Bailey P. Sypert, b. Feb 12, 1841, Wilson Co, TN; d. Dec 6, 1861, Hopkinsville, KY in the Civil War; served in Texas Volunteers at Camp Sabine, Jefferson, TX and in Co. H, 7th Regiment, Texas Infantry
11. Alexander R. Sypert, b. Nov 26, 1842, Wilson Co, TN; d. Jan 26, 1862, Hopkinsville, KY in the Civil War; served in Texas Volunteers at Camp Sabine, Jefferson, TX and in Co. H, 7th Regiment, Texas Infantry
12. Jonathan W. Sypert, b. Jan 26, 1845, Wilson Co, TN; d. June 6, 1862 in Camp Douglas Prison, Chicago, IL in the Civil War; served in Texas Volunteers at Camp Sabine, Jefferson, TX and in Co. H, 7th Regiment, Texas Infantry
13. Zackary Taylor Sypert, b. 1848, Wilson Co, TN
14. Henry Clay Sypert, b. 1850, Wilson Co, TN
15. Mary Elizabeth Sypert, b. 1852, Wilson Co, TN