Ancestry of David Koresh

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Vernon Wayne Howell (David Koresh) should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of David Koresh
1 Vernon Wayne Howell, name legally changed ... 1990 to "David Koresh", b. Houston, Tex., 17 Aug. 1959, d. Mount Carmel, McLennan Co., Tex., 19 Apr. 1993
PARENTS
2 Bobby Howell, b. ... [ca. 1939], living 1998
(non-marital liaison)
3 Bonnie Sue Clark, b. Bastrop Co., Tex., 8 Sept. 1944, d. [stabbed to death] near Chandler, Henderson Co., Tex., 23 Jan. 2009
GRANDPARENTS
4 ... Howell, b. ... , d. ...
m.
5 Jean ... , b. ... , d. ... [living 1999]
6 Vernon Lee Clark, b. ... , d. ...
m.
7 Earline Smith, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
14 John Cope Smith, Sr., b. ... , Tex., ... [ca. 1897], d. ... [living 1930]
m. Caldwell Co., Tex., 10 Oct. 1918
15 Dollie Madge Tillman, b. Caldwell Co., Tex., 12 Aug. 1897, d. ... [living 1930]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
30 Joseph Isaiah Tillman, b. Brooks Co., Ga., 26 June 1865, d. Caldwell Co., Tex., 21 May 1942
m. Caldwell Co., Tex., 17 May 1885
31 Lura Ann Jane Fortune, b. ... 16 Sept. 1866, d. ... 27 March 1943
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
60 Joseph Isaiah Tillman, b. Tattnall Co., Ga., 26 Aug. 1839, d. Thomas Co., Ga., 24 Feb. 1865
m. Thomas Co., Ga., 1 Jan. 1859
61 Sarah Jessie Everett, b. Thomas Co., Ga., 10 Oct. 1842, d. Bastrop Co., Tex., 3 May 1926
62 Robert William Fortune, b. Meringo Co., Ala., 10 Aug. 1834, d. Caldwell Co., Tex., 2 Oct. 1907
m. ... 8 Nov. 1859
63 Frances Emily Hargis, b. ... , Miss., 18 Sept. 1843 d. Caldwell Co., Tex., 17 July 1913
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
120 Joseph Isaiah Tillman, b. Jones Co., N. C., 6 Jan. 1792, d. Tattnall Co., Ga., 5 May 1845
m. ... 2 June 1831
121 Cassandra Everett, b. Bulloch Co., Ga., 12 Sept. 1812, d. Thomas Co., Ga., 4 Oct. 1864
122 Jesse Slater Everett, b. ... [ca. 1820], d. ... [ca. 1851]
m. Thomas Co., Ga., 10 Aug. 1841
123 Lucinda Adams, b. Thomas Co., Ga., 27 May 1824, d. Decatur Co., Ga., 12 July 1912
124 Thomas Nelson Fortune, b. ... 27 Oct. 1787, d. Meringo Co., Ala., 18 Aug. 1835
m. Marengo Co., Ala., 6 Dec. 1827
125 Jane Breckinridge, b. ... , Tenn., 3 March 1809 d. Caldwell Co., Tex., 10 April 1881
126 John Huard Hargis, b. Pearson Co., N. C., 14 Dec. 1805, d. Caldwell Co., Tex., 29 July 1881
m. ... 6 Dec. 1827
127 Suzanna Jones, b. ... 12 Jan. 1811, d. ... 8 April 1904
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
240 John Tillman, b. Somerset Co., Md., 2 Feb. 1750/1 d. Bulloch Co., Ga., ... 1829
m.
241 Sarah Eggerton, b. ... , d. ...
244 Aaron Everett, b. ... [ca. 1787], d. ... [before Sept. 1838]
m. Bulloch Co., Ga., 10 Oct. 1811
245 Mary Slater, b. ... , d. ...
246 Thomas Adams, b. Pitt Co., N. C., ... 1782, d. Thomas Co., Ga., 27 Nov. 1858
m.
247 Catherine Parramore, b. ... , S. C., ... June 1785, d. Thomas Co., Ga., 19 June 1855
248 William Fortune, b. Albemarle Co., Va., ... 1756, d. Macon Co., N. C., 3 April 1833
m.
249 Sarah Eubank, b. Amherst Co., Va., ... 1757, d. ...
250 Richard Breckinridge, b. Scriven Co., Ga., 2 Nov. 1781, d. Marengo Co., Ala., 9 Dec. 1840
m. Jefferson Co., Ga., 11 Sept. 1806
251 Mary Ann Gibson, b. Sumter Co., Ala., 4 Jan. 1784, d. Marengo Co., Ala., ... 1839
252 Nathan Hargis, b. ... [ca. 1775], d. ... [after 1840]
m. Person Co., N. C., 4 Feb. 1799
253 Jenny Rimmer, b. ... [ca. 1780], d. ... [before 1829]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
480 John Tilghman, b. ... , d. ...
m.
481 Rosannah Tapper, b. ... , d. ...
488 John Everett, b. ... [ca. 1743], d. Bulloch Co., Ga., 17 Nov. 1820
m.
489 Sarah Fagan, b. ... , d. ...
492 Colson Adams, b. ... [ca. 1750], d. Pike Co., Ala., ... 1829
m. Pitt Co., N. C., 7 Oct. 1791
493 Rachel Cason, b. ... 1761, d. ...
496 John Fletcher Fortune, b. Caroline Co., Va., ... 1720, d. ... , Va., ... Sept. 1790
m.
497 Lucy Williamson, b. ... 1723, d. ...
500 James Breckinridge, b. ... , Ire., ... 1750, d. ...
m.
501 Jean ... , b. ... , d. ...
502 Samuel Gibson, b. ... , Ireland, ... 1750, d. Sumter Co., Ala., ... [after 1 Jan. 1834]
m.
503 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
504 Shadrach Hargis, b. Charles Co., Md., 4 Jan. 1739/40, d. Person Co., N. C., 21 Jan. 1816
m.
505 Nancy Brooks, b. ... , d. ...
506 James Rimmer, b. ... , d. ...
m.
507 Phoebe ... , b. ... , d. ...
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
976 Nathaniel Everett, b. ... [ca. 1707], d. ... [ca. 1782]
m.
977 Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ...
978 Bedford Fagan, b. ... , d. ...
m.
979 ... , b. ... , d. ...
984 Archibald Adams, b. ... 1715, d. Pitt Co., N. C., 2 Feb. 1795
m.
985 Sarah Colson, b. ... , d. ...
986 John Cason, b. ... 1728, d. ... 1816
m.
987 Eleanor Pinkett, b. ... , d. ... 1790
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1952 Nathaniel Everett, b. ... , d. Tyrrell Co., N. C., 2 Nov. 1749
m.
1953 Mary Mitchell, b. ... , d. ...
1970 Thomas Colson, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1971 Margaret ... , b. ... , d. ...
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 - Texas, Bastrop Co., Justice Precinct 7, ED 19, sheet 10A, line 39

Smith Cope      H   M W 33      M 20    TX TX TX    Foreman     ... Farm
      Dollie    W   F W 32      M 19    TX TX TX
      Gerald    S   M W 11      S       TX TX TX    Laborer     Farm
      J C       S   M W  8      S       TX TX TX
      Erline    D   F W  6      S       TX TX TX
      Benny     S   M W  3 4/12 S       TX TX TX
      Aduuy     S   M W  1 1/12 S       TX TX TX

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FURTHER NOTES




The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) publishes a Patriot Index, a list of persons whose honorable service in the cause of independence during the American Revolution renders their female descendants eligible for membership in the NSDAR. Several ancestors of David Koresh appear in the Patriot Index, including:


    John Everett (number 488)
    John Fletcher Fortune (number 496)
    Samuel Gibson (number 502)
    Shadrach Hargis (number 504)
    John Tillman (number 240)

While Mr. Koresh was not eligible for membership in the NSDAR (by not being female), he was eligible for membership in the equivalent organization for men, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.















SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


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William Addams Reitwiesner

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