Joseph Churchman

• Sex: M
• Born: 1858 in Arkansas
• Died: In Indian Territory
• Buried:
• Notes: Joseph married Nancy Sherrill. She was a daughter of a nearby neighbor. Joseph and Nancy moved to Indian Territory. They died when they were quite young, leaving a son and two daughters. Their two youngest children later returned to Logan County, Arkansas. Abigail and also Tillman were married in Logan County, Arkansas. Abigail lived most of her life in Logan County. Tillman F. Churchman lived in the Paris area until his death. Their oldest child, Leona, married and lived in Indian T erritory.

Father: William H. Churchman, b. 1811 in Tennessee

Mother: Abigail "Abbie" Jane Coker, b. 1819 in the White River country (now Marion County, Arkansas) -- d. ca 1869 in Arkansas -- daughter of William Coker

Family 1: Nancy Sherrill, b. 1860 in Logan County, Arkansas

• Married: July 21, 1878 in Logan County, Arkansas

1. Leona Churchman
2. Tillman F. Churchman, b. June 8, 1879
3. Abigail Churchman, b. ca 1891 in Spielerville, Logan County, Arkansas

Sources:

1. Article, "John Churchman of Cherokee Spring, Virginia, Arkansas", by Joe Carter from Wagon Wheels published by The Society of Paris, Ark, 1980-, Fall, 1995, pages 30-34
2. Research by Don A. Gibson
3. Information regarding Leona Churchman by Dorothy Lampkin
4. Research by William L. Hinds