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Simeon W. Bearden
Simeon W. Bearden, a well-to-do farmer, residing near Custer City, Cooke county, was born in Georgia in May, 1829, and at the age of twenty-four years came to Texas, locating first in Wood county in 1853, thence moving to Hunt county, and finally settling in Cooke county, in 1871.
William Bearden, father of Simeon W., was also a native of Georgia, and died in that State in 1848. he had married Louisiana Bass, born in the same State, and to that union were born the following children ? Martha (married to James Manly), Garrett, Simeon W., Elizabeth, Laurana (married to Henry Nix), Catherine (married to Tom Martin), Eliza Annie and Emily (married to Fredrick Dukes). Elizabeth and Eliza Annie were never married.
Simeon W. Bearden has been four times married, the first time to Martha, daughter of William Clark, of Georgia, and to this union were born a daughter and a son ? Mary J., who was married to J.W. Goolsby, and James E. The second Mrs. Bearden was a daughter of John Wilson, of Louisiana, and a widow of E.J. Ward, and to this union were also born a daughter and a son, to wit ? Rauan, who was married to William Holmark, and William. The third marriage of Mr. Bearden was to a widow, Amanda Monday, the daughter of Whisman, who bore him three children ? Malinda, Matilda A. and Caleb. The fourth and last marriage was to Mary J., daughter of Jackson Click, of Tennessee, widow of William Douty, and mother of seven children by her first marriage, but of none by Mr. Bearden.
S.W. Bearden, engaged in business by buying ponies from the Indians in the Indian Territory, driving them East and making a good profit. In 1859 he was captured by the wild Indians, in company with a civilized Indian by the name of Nale, and carried before the chief of the tribe, the Indian Nale and the chief having met and become acquainted in 1849, ten years before; they had been captured, and they had become very much attached to each other, and the Indian Nale had accommodated the chief and had given him some meat and other food. The chief could talk broken English only. When they recogmized each other they fill upon their knees and hands and scratched the ground with their fingers and hugged each other, and if ever S.W. Bearden felt relieved it was at that time. The chief gave all the information and pleasure that he could. Bearden then opened his saddle bags, and, taking out two plugs of tobacco handed them to the tribe and motioned to pass it round, and that completed the treaty; they then shook hands with the chief and his wife and went off in peace.
During the late war between the States Mr. Bearden served in Company E, Bates? regiment, Confederate army, doing duty mostly along the coast of Texas, scouting and looking after deserters, prisoners, etc., and serving until the final surrender. Mr. Bearden is a worthy Free mason, and is held in high esteem by his neighbors.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1829 - 1902 (73 years)
(Age 45 years)