Matthew Battle - Ann
John Battle - Margaret Sowersby
John Battle - Mary Warden
John Battle
My Battle or Battles family line arrived in Tidewater, Virginia around 1645.
John was in the Surry County, Virginia militia.
My Battle or Battles family line arrived in Tidewater, Virginia around 1645.
John was in the Surry County, Virginia militia.
William Noel Battles - Elizabeth Hopper
Noel Battles was born about 1755.
This branch of the Battles appears in the Jackson-Madison Counties of Georgia.
On Nov. 7, 1833, Noel is in St. Clair, Alabama, applying for his American Revolutionary pension;
his pension beginning on Sept. 29, 1833 at age 80 yrs. old.
The 1820 Census of St. Clair Co., AL shows Nelson, William, Samuel
and Wm. Noel, living near one another. One of them, Elijah, is my family line.
Noel Battles was born about 1755.
This branch of the Battles appears in the Jackson-Madison Counties of Georgia.
On Nov. 7, 1833, Noel is in St. Clair, Alabama, applying for his American Revolutionary pension;
his pension beginning on Sept. 29, 1833 at age 80 yrs. old.
The 1820 Census of St. Clair Co., AL shows Nelson, William, Samuel
and Wm. Noel, living near one another. One of them, Elijah, is my family line.
Elijah Battles - Sarah Ann Matthews
Elijah Battles
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS BATTLES FAMILY
This Battles lived in St. Clair Co., Alabama, and settled in
the Northeast Arkansas counties of Sharp Co., Izard Co., Greene Co.,
Mississippi Co., Craighead Co., Ark.. A few branched out into Clay, Lawrence,
Randolph, and Jackson counties,
and in around the Southeast Missouri area of Dunklin Co .
the Northeast Arkansas counties of Sharp Co., Izard Co., Greene Co.,
Mississippi Co., Craighead Co., Ark.. A few branched out into Clay, Lawrence,
Randolph, and Jackson counties,
and in around the Southeast Missouri area of Dunklin Co .
Some of the towns were Ashflat, Strawberry, Paragould, Monette, Buffalo Island, etc.
Children of ELIJAH BATTLES and SARAH MATTHEWS:
i.MARY JANE BATTLES, b. October 23, 1866.
ii.WILLIAM H. BATTLES, b. July 04, 1868.
William Henry Battles
iii.JOHN BATTLES, b. June 03, 1870.6.iv.FRANCIS ELIZABETH 'FANNIE' BATTLES, b. May 05, 1873, Wayne Co., TN; d. March 20, 1961, Sharp Co., AR.
v.JAMES MADISON BATTLES, b. September 10, 1874.
vi.MALISSA BATTLES, b. January 10, 1877.
vii.ULYSES BATTLES, b. January 10, 1877.
viii.C. A. BATTLES, b. 1882.
William Henry Battles married Mary Massalete Hatfield. Her grandfather and the infamous Devil Anse Hatfields' grandfathers were brothers.
Their children were:
a. Henry F. Battles was murdered. He was left in the snow to die. Picture below is Henry Battles.
Ina Beatrice Anderson Battles:
c. Amos Wesley Battles died when he was thrown from a horse when very young.
d. Gladys Battles married Frank Sairles. Pictures of her is below.
e. Edna Battles married Clyde Bethel. Picture of Edna is below.
f. Beatrice A. Battles married Amos Clayton Mitts. A picture of them, with their son, Elmo, is below.
Amos, Beatrice, and son, Elmo, Mitts
Ralph Bell and Lucille Battles married on Sept. 7, 1941.
Sept. 1, 1991, 50th Wedding Anniversary
Ralph and Lucille's children:
Ina Olabeatrice Bell James Ralph Bell
2nd Child of J. C. and Ina Anderson Battles was Neva Sue Battles, born on April 16, 1923. On Aug. 16, 1947 she married Haven Reed. They had one son, Jerry Reed, and two girls, Carolyn/Carol Lynn and Patty Sue. Here are two pics: Neva in 1st pic, and a later pic of her and Haven Reed.
Neva Sue Battles and Haven Reed were married on Aug. 16, 1947
Margaret Massalette Battles was born Sept. 11, 1925. She had one child, Carlotta Gene Fleeman. Here are a couple pictures of Aunt Fuzzy.
The next child of James Calvin and Ina Bell Anderson Battles, was my mother, Ida Lee Battles. She was born in Black Oak, Craighead Co., Arkansas on June 6, 1928. She married my father, Paul Jackson Guthrie, and they had three children. Here are some pics of them.
Paul J. Guthrie and Ida Lee Battles were married on Sept. 2, 1947.
Helen Louise Battles was the 5th child. She was born April 7, 1933, and died on May 15, 2009. She was married to Gordon McDaniels for several years and had two boys, Rory and Marty McDaniels.
The last daughter of 6 girls born was Clora June Battles. Clora was born August 4, 1935. She was married to first to Steve Cooper, and later married Jim White.
Below is a picture of her and her 1st husband, the father of their two children, Darlene and Jimmy.
They youngest child and only son of J. C. and Ina is James Houston Battles. He was born Nov. 11, 1939. He went into the navy at a very young age. He married Juanita Jamael. Below are two pics of him, one as a youngster and the other in the military.
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