Thomas Kenedy Erwin and his wife, Elizabeth Waters Erwin, came to the Hill Top community in Boone County, Arkansas about 1877. Thomas K. filed for a 160 acre homestead atop Gaither Mountain on January 11, 1878 and received a patent for it February 18, 1884. Their sons, William Edward and James came to Hill Top with them. The Erwins previously lived near Cassville in Barry County, Missouri; St. Clair in Franklin County, Missouri; Jefferson County, Missouri; near Miami in Saline County, Missouri and Washington County, Missouri where Thomas K. and Elizabeth Waters were married November 10, 1846.
Thomas K. Erwin was born July 5, 1822 one mile east of Eminence, in Henry County, Kentucky to Robert and Susanna Burcham Erwin. His siblings who had issue were Mary Hannah who married William C. Monroe, Robert James who married Josephine Harris, Martha Ann who married Joseph B. Erwin and Nancy Jane who married Joseph B. Erwin after the death of Martha Ann Erwin.
The paternal grandparents of Thomas K. Erwin were Joseph and Hannah Erwin who lived in Henry County, Kentucky from about 1785 until 1825. They were some of the earliest settlers in the area and often had to remove from the area or take refuge in Fort Louden when Indians were in the area. Fort Louden was probably located on their neighbor, Robert Louden's property. According to Joseph's Will, their children were William who's wife was probably Elizabeth, Margaret who married Absolem Parker, Nancy who married James Conn, Mary who was the second wife of Samuel Burcham, Robert who married Susanna Burcham ( Susanna was the daughter of Mary Erwin's husband, Samuel Burcham and his first wife, Mary Harper), Kenedy who married Mary Bonnifield, and Katherine who married Henry Wingfield.
Erwins apparently lived on Back Creek near the Tomahawk community in modern Berkeley County, West Virginia before emigrating to Kentucky. In 1777 a William Erwin purchased 300 acres of land on Back Creek. In 1784 William and Margaret Erwin sold 150 acres of the tract. Joseph and Hannah Erwin sold the other 150 acres. The dividing line between the two 150 acre properties went through a large spring called the Lower Tomahawk Spring. I visited this area about 1995 and located the spring just west of a store in Tomahawk. The owner of the property said that the spring was still on the line between two different landholders. Who was William and Margaret Erwin ? I personally believe that William and Joseph were father and son. Erwins apparently left the Back Creek area soon after they sold their land as no subsequent records for them have been found. William Erwin either died in Berkeley County, on the way to Kentucky
or shortly after arriving in Kentucky. There are Probate records for William Erwin in Henry County, Kentucky in 1800, but they do not mention his heirs. Robert Erwin is listed as Administrator with Joseph Erwin and John Lawson as securities.
Thomas K. Erwin received his Ministers credentials March 4th, 1860 from the Church of Jesus Christ at Miami, Saline County, Missouri. His credentials are recorded at the Boone County Courthouse in Harrison, Arkansas.He was instrumental in forming the present Hill Top Church of Christ.
Susannah C., Cynthia A., and Samuel Burcham Erwin are children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth Erwin who died without issue and are probably buried in a small cemetery on land owned by Erwins in Jefferson County, Missouri.John Dorsey Erwin died in Saline County, Missouri and is probably buried in the Christian Church cemetery at Miami in Saline County, Missouri near his grandfather, Robert Erwin.
William Edward and James Erwin were the only children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth to survive to adulthood. William Edward never married. James married Lula Walker Morris June 18, 1893 in Boone County. They were the parents of Carl who married Ada Fearnside and Minnie Hunt Richards, Dewey who married Sylvia Fearnside and Edith Alexander, William Edward who married Ruth Robinson, Gladys Arabelle who never married, Debs Walker who married Virchie Burnett, Rosamond Rebecca who married Hardy Mallett, and Raymond who married Charlotte Bradshaw.
Thomas K. Erwin was born July 5, 1822 one mile east of Eminence, in Henry County, Kentucky to Robert and Susanna Burcham Erwin. His siblings who had issue were Mary Hannah who married William C. Monroe, Robert James who married Josephine Harris, Martha Ann who married Joseph B. Erwin and Nancy Jane who married Joseph B. Erwin after the death of Martha Ann Erwin.
The paternal grandparents of Thomas K. Erwin were Joseph and Hannah Erwin who lived in Henry County, Kentucky from about 1785 until 1825. They were some of the earliest settlers in the area and often had to remove from the area or take refuge in Fort Louden when Indians were in the area. Fort Louden was probably located on their neighbor, Robert Louden's property. According to Joseph's Will, their children were William who's wife was probably Elizabeth, Margaret who married Absolem Parker, Nancy who married James Conn, Mary who was the second wife of Samuel Burcham, Robert who married Susanna Burcham ( Susanna was the daughter of Mary Erwin's husband, Samuel Burcham and his first wife, Mary Harper), Kenedy who married Mary Bonnifield, and Katherine who married Henry Wingfield.
Erwins apparently lived on Back Creek near the Tomahawk community in modern Berkeley County, West Virginia before emigrating to Kentucky. In 1777 a William Erwin purchased 300 acres of land on Back Creek. In 1784 William and Margaret Erwin sold 150 acres of the tract. Joseph and Hannah Erwin sold the other 150 acres. The dividing line between the two 150 acre properties went through a large spring called the Lower Tomahawk Spring. I visited this area about 1995 and located the spring just west of a store in Tomahawk. The owner of the property said that the spring was still on the line between two different landholders. Who was William and Margaret Erwin ? I personally believe that William and Joseph were father and son. Erwins apparently left the Back Creek area soon after they sold their land as no subsequent records for them have been found. William Erwin either died in Berkeley County, on the way to Kentucky
or shortly after arriving in Kentucky. There are Probate records for William Erwin in Henry County, Kentucky in 1800, but they do not mention his heirs. Robert Erwin is listed as Administrator with Joseph Erwin and John Lawson as securities.
Thomas K. Erwin received his Ministers credentials March 4th, 1860 from the Church of Jesus Christ at Miami, Saline County, Missouri. His credentials are recorded at the Boone County Courthouse in Harrison, Arkansas.He was instrumental in forming the present Hill Top Church of Christ.
Susannah C., Cynthia A., and Samuel Burcham Erwin are children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth Erwin who died without issue and are probably buried in a small cemetery on land owned by Erwins in Jefferson County, Missouri.John Dorsey Erwin died in Saline County, Missouri and is probably buried in the Christian Church cemetery at Miami in Saline County, Missouri near his grandfather, Robert Erwin.
William Edward and James Erwin were the only children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth to survive to adulthood. William Edward never married. James married Lula Walker Morris June 18, 1893 in Boone County. They were the parents of Carl who married Ada Fearnside and Minnie Hunt Richards, Dewey who married Sylvia Fearnside and Edith Alexander, William Edward who married Ruth Robinson, Gladys Arabelle who never married, Debs Walker who married Virchie Burnett, Rosamond Rebecca who married Hardy Mallett, and Raymond who married Charlotte Bradshaw.
Thomas Kenedy Erwin and his wife, Elizabeth Waters Erwin, came to the Hill Top community in Boone County, Arkansas about 1877. Thomas K. filed for a 160 acre homestead atop Gaither Mountain on January 11, 1878 and received a patent for it February 18, 1884. Their sons, William Edward and James came to Hill Top with them. The Erwins previously lived near Cassville in Barry County, Missouri; St. Clair in Franklin County, Missouri; Jefferson County, Missouri; near Miami in Saline County, Missouri and Washington County, Missouri where Thomas K. and Elizabeth Waters were married November 10, 1846.
Thomas K. Erwin was born July 5, 1822 one mile east of Eminence, in Henry County, Kentucky to Robert and Susanna Burcham Erwin. His siblings who had issue were Mary Hannah who married William C. Monroe, Robert James who married Josephine Harris, Martha Ann who married Joseph B. Erwin and Nancy Jane who married Joseph B. Erwin after the death of Martha Ann Erwin.
The paternal grandparents of Thomas K. Erwin were Joseph and Hannah Erwin who lived in Henry County, Kentucky from about 1785 until 1825. They were some of the earliest settlers in the area and often had to remove from the area or take refuge in Fort Louden when Indians were in the area. Fort Louden was probably located on their neighbor, Robert Louden's property. According to Joseph's Will, their children were William who's wife was probably Elizabeth, Margaret who married Absolem Parker, Nancy who married James Conn, Mary who was the second wife of Samuel Burcham, Robert who married Susanna Burcham ( Susanna was the daughter of Mary Erwin's husband, Samuel Burcham and his first wife, Mary Harper), Kenedy who married Mary Bonnifield, and Katherine who married Henry Wingfield.
Erwins apparently lived on Back Creek near the Tomahawk community in modern Berkeley County, West Virginia before emigrating to Kentucky. In 1777 a William Erwin purchased 300 acres of land on Back Creek. In 1784 William and Margaret Erwin sold 150 acres of the tract. Joseph and Hannah Erwin sold the other 150 acres. The dividing line between the two 150 acre properties went through a large spring called the Lower Tomahawk Spring. I visited this area about 1995 and located the spring just west of a store in Tomahawk. The owner of the property said that the spring was still on the line between two different landholders. Who was William and Margaret Erwin ? I personally believe that William and Joseph were father and son. Erwins apparently left the Back Creek area soon after they sold their land as no subsequent records for them have been found. William Erwin either died in Berkeley County, on the way to Kentucky
or shortly after arriving in Kentucky. There are Probate records for William Erwin in Henry County, Kentucky in 1800, but they do not mention his heirs. Robert Erwin is listed as Administrator with Joseph Erwin and John Lawson as securities.
Thomas K. Erwin received his Ministers credentials March 4th, 1860 from the Church of Jesus Christ at Miami, Saline County, Missouri. His credentials are recorded at the Boone County Courthouse in Harrison, Arkansas.He was instrumental in forming the present Hill Top Church of Christ.
Susannah C., Cynthia A., and Samuel Burcham Erwin are children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth Erwin who died without issue and are probably buried in a small cemetery on land owned by Erwins in Jefferson County, Missouri.John Dorsey Erwin died in Saline County, Missouri and is probably buried in the Christian Church cemetery at Miami in Saline County, Missouri near his grandfather, Robert Erwin.
William Edward and James Erwin were the only children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth to survive to adulthood. William Edward never married. James married Lula Walker Morris June 18, 1893 in Boone County. They were the parents of Carl who married Ada Fearnside and Minnie Hunt Richards, Dewey who married Sylvia Fearnside and Edith Alexander, William Edward who married Ruth Robinson, Gladys Arabelle who never married, Debs Walker who married Virchie Burnett, Rosamond Rebecca who married Hardy Mallett, and Raymond who married Charlotte Bradshaw.
Thomas K. Erwin was born July 5, 1822 one mile east of Eminence, in Henry County, Kentucky to Robert and Susanna Burcham Erwin. His siblings who had issue were Mary Hannah who married William C. Monroe, Robert James who married Josephine Harris, Martha Ann who married Joseph B. Erwin and Nancy Jane who married Joseph B. Erwin after the death of Martha Ann Erwin.
The paternal grandparents of Thomas K. Erwin were Joseph and Hannah Erwin who lived in Henry County, Kentucky from about 1785 until 1825. They were some of the earliest settlers in the area and often had to remove from the area or take refuge in Fort Louden when Indians were in the area. Fort Louden was probably located on their neighbor, Robert Louden's property. According to Joseph's Will, their children were William who's wife was probably Elizabeth, Margaret who married Absolem Parker, Nancy who married James Conn, Mary who was the second wife of Samuel Burcham, Robert who married Susanna Burcham ( Susanna was the daughter of Mary Erwin's husband, Samuel Burcham and his first wife, Mary Harper), Kenedy who married Mary Bonnifield, and Katherine who married Henry Wingfield.
Erwins apparently lived on Back Creek near the Tomahawk community in modern Berkeley County, West Virginia before emigrating to Kentucky. In 1777 a William Erwin purchased 300 acres of land on Back Creek. In 1784 William and Margaret Erwin sold 150 acres of the tract. Joseph and Hannah Erwin sold the other 150 acres. The dividing line between the two 150 acre properties went through a large spring called the Lower Tomahawk Spring. I visited this area about 1995 and located the spring just west of a store in Tomahawk. The owner of the property said that the spring was still on the line between two different landholders. Who was William and Margaret Erwin ? I personally believe that William and Joseph were father and son. Erwins apparently left the Back Creek area soon after they sold their land as no subsequent records for them have been found. William Erwin either died in Berkeley County, on the way to Kentucky
or shortly after arriving in Kentucky. There are Probate records for William Erwin in Henry County, Kentucky in 1800, but they do not mention his heirs. Robert Erwin is listed as Administrator with Joseph Erwin and John Lawson as securities.
Thomas K. Erwin received his Ministers credentials March 4th, 1860 from the Church of Jesus Christ at Miami, Saline County, Missouri. His credentials are recorded at the Boone County Courthouse in Harrison, Arkansas.He was instrumental in forming the present Hill Top Church of Christ.
Susannah C., Cynthia A., and Samuel Burcham Erwin are children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth Erwin who died without issue and are probably buried in a small cemetery on land owned by Erwins in Jefferson County, Missouri.John Dorsey Erwin died in Saline County, Missouri and is probably buried in the Christian Church cemetery at Miami in Saline County, Missouri near his grandfather, Robert Erwin.
William Edward and James Erwin were the only children of Thomas K. and Elizabeth to survive to adulthood. William Edward never married. James married Lula Walker Morris June 18, 1893 in Boone County. They were the parents of Carl who married Ada Fearnside and Minnie Hunt Richards, Dewey who married Sylvia Fearnside and Edith Alexander, William Edward who married Ruth Robinson, Gladys Arabelle who never married, Debs Walker who married Virchie Burnett, Rosamond Rebecca who married Hardy Mallett, and Raymond who married Charlotte Bradshaw.
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