John Newton Churchman

John, George Franklin, and Pearl Churchman (ca. 1925)

• Sex: M
• Born: July 28, 1866 in Grainger County, Tennessee
• Died: September 12, 1935 in Arkansas
• Buried:
• Notes: John worked for the railroad. He was also interested in genealogy. In a letter that Laura E. Speer Churchman wrote to Clyde L. Churchman on April 2, 1955, she said, "..if he ever heard of any kinfolks, he usually went to visit them and would find out all he could about them." According to Laura E. Churchman, John and Pearl lived in Newport, Arkansas, but on the back of their picture, someone wrote that they lived in Hope, Arkansas.

Father: Joseph Arthur Churchman, b. November 24, 1844 in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Mother: Mary Louisa Thomson, b. October 13, 1847 -- d. April 7, 1921

Family 1: Danie Lee Bleakley

• Married: March 13, 1892

Family 2: Pearl Benton

• Married: December 30, 1920

1. George Franklin Churchman, b. October 2, 1923 in Newport Arkansas

Sources:

1. Research by Sandra Pryor
2. Pictures contributed by Sandra Pryor
3. Letter from Laura E. Speer Churchman, dated 4/2/1955