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Thomas Perry Cypert was born March 7, 1820, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of Jesse Newton Cypert and Jemima Worthen.
Thomas married Temperance Lynn Brown about 1840, in Wayne County. Temperance Brown was born October 16, 1825, in North Carolina, the daughter of Levi Brown and Mary A. Lynn.
Thomas and Temperance settled in Wayne County to begin their family. Thomas served as a Justice of the Peace in Wayne County. Thomas moved his family to Arkansas in late 1851, or in 1852. He settled in Izard County.
Thomas joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He served in the 7th Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry under Capt. Deason. He was with the troops stationed at Bowling Green, Kentucky, and participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee.
Thomas was a Justice of the Peace in Izard County. He was a delegate to the 1870 Constitutional Convention of Arkansas.
Thomas died November 22, 1891, at Lunenburg, in Izard County. Temperance died December 19, 1910, at Lunenburg.
Children of Thomas Cypert and Temperance Brown
1. John W. Cypert, b. Feb 27, 1844, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1872, TX; served as a Captain in the Confederate Army; never married
2. Sarah Ann Cypert, b. July 5, 1846, Wayne Co, TN; d. in infancy
3. Delphinia Cypert, b. 1849, Wayne Co, TN
4. Mary Elizabeth Cypert, b. 1851, Wayne Co, TN
5. Jesse Newton Cypert, b. 1854 (a twin), Izard Co, AR
6. Levi Jasper Cypert, b. 1854 (a twin), Izard Co, AR
7. Jemima Catherine Cypert, b. Mar 23, 1856, Izard Co, AR; d. 1872
8. Perry Mack Cypert, b. 1859, Izard Co, AR; d. 1930; never married
9. Lydia Cypert, b. 1861, Izard Co, AR
10. George W. Cypert, b. 1864, Izard Co, AR
11. Emma Florence Cypert, b. abt 1867, Izard Co, AR; d. 1949, Izard Co; never married