MaryLafferty Wilson

Epigmenio Lujan known as Meno was born in Chihuahua, Mexico about 1857 and died there about 1932. He married Josefa Lucero and they had 11 children. He worked in the silver mines in the area. Became blind about 1910. His sight lasted to see the first 4 chidlren. His wife never remarried she moved with her children to Tijuana, Baja California Mexico about 1942 and lived out her life there. Most of her descendants are in Souther California.

Jamess Annis Lafferty son of John Annis Lafferty & Mary Hannah Lipsey. born 1875 in Texas. Lived in NM, MX, CA. Married: Jamettie Browning, Martina Martinez, Josefa Lujan. Total 15 children.

Will is the son of Henry & Mary Emma (Swann) Brewer of Choctaw Co. Ala.
People in photo include: Rosie (Lafferty) Brewer

This was found among the photos of James Annis Lafferty born 1875 in Texas. Who was in Mexico pre 1900 and in 1924 he was in Janos area of Chihuahua, Mexico. It was a friend of his and could have been a Mormon from the area there of Dublan or Ciudad Juarez. My dad Jim Lafferty went to Mexico in 1922 and stayed there until 1942.
submitted by his 16 child. Mary Josefina Lafferty Wilson

James Annis Lafferty's (born 1875 TX) his 3rd marriage to Josefa Lujan Lucero (her first marriage) born in Casas Grandes (born 1913 Mexico). They were married 7 years and had 4 children, two died as infants. Josefa (known as Pepa) died at the birth of her 4th child in 1942. Leaving 67 year old Jim with a 5 1/2 year old son Juan Jim Lafferty and a baby Maria Josefina Lafferty. The children ended up with their Aunt in San Diego California where Jim also followed the children out there. This photo was taking in Pepa's mothers back yard. Jim had married first to Jammettie Belle Browning in New Mexico where they had 10 children together and second to Martina Martinez in Janos, Chihuahua and with her had 2 children Socorro Jimme Lafferty 15 Sep 1929 and Olga Lafferty who died as an infant.

Back of the photo taken by my father Jim / James A. Lafferty b 1875 Texas in possession of his daughter (myself) Mary Laffety Wilson b 1942. There were several photos taken around this time that I will post.

Thomas Wesley Davenport born 31 Jan 1839 Jefferson Co., Illinois died 11 Dec 1921 Springfield, Colorado married in Wise Co., Texas Sarah Safar L. Lipsey born 26 May 1841 died 25 Oct 1910 Decater, Texas..

Children:
William Frank Davenport 16 Mar 1862
Jerome (Jake) Davenport 2 Jan 1864
Mary Saphire (Sophia) Davenport 7 Jan 1866
Edmond Jones (James) Davenport 7 Feb 1868
Nancy Emelilne Melinda Davenport 7 Jan 1870
Leon Charles Eugene Davenport 22 Feb 1872
James Renshaw Davenport 7 Jan 1874
Jessie Parish Davenport 27 July 1876
Hattie Estelle Davenport 16 Mar 1878
Ida Ora Davenport 3 Apr 1881
Mettie May Davenport 15 Sep 1883

See Thomas Davenport's story under Davenport.

Dr Vaughn Elbert English Lafferty was from Arkansas. His parents were John McCaleb Lafferty and Nancy Minverva Hairston of Arkansas. He attended Hendrix College at Caden, Arkansas. He practice medicine for 55 years at Bogalusa Medical Center (Louisiana). He was one of the founding fathers of the hospital. He married 5 May 1912 in Washington Parish, Louisiana to Ethel Wilcox and they had one daughter 7 June 1922 Ruby Lafferty (died 23 Sept 1987 Humbolt Co., California) Ruby married Mel Williams of Bogalusa and they had one daughter Ethel Lisa Williams in 1960. Mel William was born 12 Sep 1920 and died died in Sacramento in 11 March 1995 at the age of 74 years.

Dr. E. E. Lafferty was well liked and well spoken of by those that worked with him. There are those who remember him well.

Dr E. E. Lafferty's grandparents were Vaughn Burr Lafferty and Eritha McCaleb and James Harriston and Mary Vaughn of Arkansas. His great grand parents were John Lindsey Lafferty who was a Judge and State Senator in Arkansas and Lucinda Bagley (daughter of Asher Bagley who fought in the Revolution) and John McCaleb and ________Hutchenson (daughter of Joseph Hutchenson). His great great grandfather was John Lafferty of Ireland who was an early Arkansas Settler and fought in the Revolution in South Carolina and later in the Battle of New Orelans and Sarah Lindsey of pure Scots blood (daughter of Isaac Lindsey who also fought in the revolution ).

In 1922 my father Jim Lafferty and others took 3,000 steers and 300 horses to the area around Colonia Dublan, Janos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. My father stayed there for another 20 years. This was among his photos. I have no idea as to his relationship to our family. It was one of many photos. Dad had. On the back of the photo in my dad's handwriting it says Floyd Gage Jan 10, 1924 Colonia Dublan.


People in photo include: Floyd Gage

Back of photo Jim Lafferty friend ==Left to right: Tom Armstrong, Tom Lea, Slim Sims, Howard Alley, Dr Stoval with hand on post, Chave Pavlanco right. In an Indian Camp in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Photo take by Jim Lafferty 1922 of 1923. These men along with Truman Spencer, Lloyd Taylor, Polk Corn of New Mexico and with him his oldest son Joseph Cole Lafferty. They went into Chihuahua.

This is Jamettie Belle Browning born 7 July 1882 TX and married James Annis Lafferty born 1875 TX. They had children: Joseph, Mary, Vera, Pat, Edwin, Jonnie, Walter, Phillip, William, Marley. She died Jan 1971 El Paso, Tx. Her parents were Joseph Alansing Browning and Jeanetta Angelina McCarty. She resided mostly around the Lincoln Co./ Chaves Co. New Mexico

This is Frank Lee born 21 Feb 1858 in Dunn Co., Wisconsin and died 17 Oct 1917 Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He had Lewis Henry 1881; Effie Elizabeth 1882; Julia 1886; Clarles Edward 1889; Benjamin 1892; Welton Jack 1894. Many of these ended up on the west coast. I would like to contact some of the family memebers. [contact link]

Jim Lafferty_Slim Sims 1932sa

New Mexico circa 1910, Ode to my father Jim (James) Annis Lafferty, also known as Santiago: Our father had 3 wives and with each he had children. Jamettie had 7 sons and 3 daughters. Martina had 2 daughters, Josefa had 3 sons, a stillborn and a daughter. Total of 17 children. Some died as infants and others grew up to make their mark on this world. posted by Mary Josefina Lafferty Wilson the last of dad's children.
People in photo include: Mettie, Jim Lafferty, Mary, Walter, John,James, Joe,Pat, Very Phil, Bill, Marley , Jim Lafferty, Juan Jim Lafferty, Maria Josefina Lafferty, Mettie Lafferty, Mary Lafferty, Walter Lafferty, John Lafferty, Joe Lafferty, Pat Lafferty, Very Phil Lafferty, Bill Lafferty, Marley Lafferty, Juan Jim Lafferty, and Maria Josefina Lafferty

Thomas Binks Lafferty born 16 Aug 1846, in Harrison, Arkansas. Thomas died 21 Apr 1936, in Claremore, Oklahoma, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, Oklahoma. He married Araminta Josephine Johnson 26 Jul 1868, in Springfield, Missouri. She was born 19 Dec 1845, in Springfield, Green Co., Missouri. Araminta died 11 Oct 1883, in Dutch Mills, Washington Co., Arkansas. Arminita's was known for her beautiful long hair that reached the floor. She was called Minty.
They had children: 1. Laurette Veloni Lafferty, born 6 Jun 1869, died about 1950 2. John Everitt Lafferty, born 22 Oct 1871, died 21 Dec 1921. 3. Thomas Edward Lafferty, born 28 Oct 1874, in Green Co., Missouri, died from the croup about 1879. 4. Roy Henderson Lafferty, born 3 Feb 1879, died 27 Sep 1937. 5. Walter Chriswell (Chris) Lafferty, born 6 Mar 1881, in Missouri, died 12 May 1900. 6. Sarah Luerecia May Lafferty, born 30 Mar 1883, Missouri, died 17 Oct 1883.

When Thomas was 14 years old he overheard the Southern soldiers talking
in a haystack, threatening to destroy a home and molest the women. He felt
they were foul mouth and wicked and wanted no part of such people. So he ran away to Missouri where his brother Austin had already relocated to and there he joined the Union Army in Missouri, acting as a waterboy. This distanced him from his brothers as they chose to side with the South. He did not have much contact with them after that. (Information from Letter of June 15 1986 written by his granddaughter Dorris Lafferty Curtis)
After the war he settled in the vicinity of Springfield. Binks met
and married. His children were all born in Greene County, Missouri. He
relocated his family to Dutch Mills, Arkansas about 1881. He farmed and there he operated a steam powered threshing machine. He traveled around the countryside harvesting wheat and oats for the farmers. His wife died in
Dutch Mills and he remained there with his children until 1902 when he moved
by rail to Indian Territory (Foyil, Oklahoma). There he rented land and
became a farmer rancher. He later bought 1500 acre tract of land from the
Cherokees.

Photo was taken on the Rancho De Piedras that Jim Lafferty and others leased for their cattle. Slim Sims I believe his first name to be Thomas Sims of Playas, Hidalgo County, New Mexico and my father Jim Lafferty / "Santiago" of James Annis Lafferty b. 1875 in young county Texas. The photo is in my posession and I am his youngest daughter Mary Lafferty Wilson born 1942.

This is my father James Annis Lafferty born 1875 in Texas and brother William Binks Lafferty born 1873 Texas. Will was murdered in 1909 in Felix, New Mexico on the Capitan Mountain. He left behind a wife and 6 children. son James P.; dughter Jessie C.; son William J.; daughter Alice Mae; son Charles Asley; daughter Anna E. Lafferty.

Burl Lafferty born Jan 1837 Izard Co., Arkansas, died 5 March 1901 Buffalo, Arkansas. Married Elizabeth Wood and Mary Caldonia Adams. He was the son of Lorenzo Dow Lafferty and Elvira Criswell. Grandson of John Lafferty and Sarah Lindsey early Arkansas settlers.

New Mexico, 1918, Father's day. Jim Lafferty holding son William Browning Lafferty and with them are Jim's son Joseph Cole Lafferty: They just finished a horse ride and Jim (James Annis) Lafferty also known as Santiago Lafferty isholding his son William Browning Lafferty and his son Joseph Cole Lafferty beside them.
People in photo include: William Browning Lafferty and Joseph Cole Lafferty