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Descendants of Marcus Egle (Eagle)

Generation No. 5


11. JAMES5 EAGLE (JOSEPH4, PHILLIP EAGLE3 (EGLE), ADAM EGLE2 (EAGLE), MARCUS EGLE1) was born 24 Mar 1813 in Rowan Co., NC, and died 03 Oct 1863 in Austin, TX. He married CHARITY SWAIM 1834, daughter of WILLIAM SWAIM and MARY WEATHERLY. She was born 01 Mar 1813 in Guiliford Co., NC, and died 06 Jun 1881 in Lonoke , Lonoke Co., AR.

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AMES EAGLE:
James Eagle, the eldest child of Joseph Eagle, was eighteen years old when he left No. Carolina for Tennessee, where he lived ten years. Coming to Arkansas in 1839, he first located in Pulaski County, now Lonoke, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, about twenty miles northeast of Little Rock, and there opened up a farm, which he followed all his life with success. During the Civil War he went to Texas as a refugee, and died near Austin, TX in the fall of 1863. James Eagle was a man of remarkable energy and perseverance, as was illustrated by his career through life. He started a poor man, but by using good judgment in his financial transactions and stock deals, slowly built up a competence and then a fortune. At the opening of the Civil War he owned about thirty slaves, besides valuable farms, stock and other property, and was one of the most substantial men in this section of the country.



Source: History of Arkansas, Goodspeed Publishers

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AMES EAGLE and CHARITY SWAIM:
Marriage: 1834
     
Children of J
AMES EAGLE and CHARITY SWAIM are:
23. i.   WILLIAM HENRY6 EAGLE, b. 05 Apr 1835, Maury Co., TN; d. 12 Mar 1906, Lonoke , Lonoke Co., AR.
24. ii.   GOV. JAMES P. EAGLE, b. 10 Aug 1837, Maury Co., TN; d. 20 Dec 1904, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR.
25. iii.   ROSANNAH EAGLE, b. 10 Mar 1840.
  iv.   JOSEPH EAGLE, b. 15 Mar 1843; d. Murfreesboro, TN.
  Notes for JOSEPH EAGLE:
Joseph Eagle was killed in battle of Murfreesboro, TN.

  v.   GEORGE L. EAGLE, b. 1845; d. Aug 1848.
  vi.   ROBERT J. EAGLE, b. 17 Jul 1847; d. 06 Nov 1873, Lonoke , Lonoke Co., AR; m. (1) SOU FLETCHER; m. (2) LAURA VIRGINIA ROBINSON, 18 May 1868; b. 10 Aug 1850; d. 16 Oct 1869, Lonoke , Lonoke Co., AR.
  Notes for ROBERT J. EAGLE:
Taken from the Arkansas Gazette newspaper dated November 8, 1873, page 4


The Ashley Township Tragedy

Further particulars on the deliberate murder of a Constable's posse.
The Hon. James P. Eagle, representative from Lonoke County, Sheriff McClintock, Mr. A. Martin, and several other parties from Lonoke, Arkansas, arrived in the city last evening on a hand-car from Lonoke. From these gentlemen we learn the following particulars of the terrible tragedy recorded in yesterday's Gazette.

On Wednesday last George Alexander "Dock" Eagle, his son William H. "Billy" Eagle, his nephew Robert J. Eagle (brother of Hon. James P. Eagle), Dock Gray and James Sullivan were bear hunting. Having lost part of their dogs they came near the Shall place in Pulaski County, Arkansas looking for them. Dock Eagle, Gray, and Robert Eagle went into camp leaving Sullivan and Billy Eagle to hunt the missing dogs. While looking for them, the two latter, in the woods near the Forbes place, came across two negroes with guns, having four hogs tied on their horses. They halted the negroes and told them they desired to see whose hogs they had. The negroes refused to stop. Sullivan and Billy Eagle then advanced on them when the negroes jumped from their horses and took to the brush. They then took charge of the horses and hogs and carried them to the house of Squire Sullivan, a few miles distant. On examination the hogs proved to be in Squire Sullivan's mark. The Squire issued writs for the arrest of the two negroes and there being no constable in the township gave them to Robert J. Eagle to serve on Thursday morning. The latter deputized the party who had been hunting together, Dock Eagle, Dock Gray, James Sullivan and Billy Eagle to assist him in serving the writs. They went to the Forbes place, and arriving there found a company of negroes fully armed. On telling the negroes what they came for, they answered they could not be arrested with five hundred men.

Robert J. Eagle, the acting constable, and who had the writs ordered his posse to dismount. As they did so they were fired upon by a lot of negroes concealed in the crib killing instantly Dock Eagle, his son Billy Eagle and Robert J. Eagle his nephew and severely wounding Sullivan. Dock Gray being the only one uninjured made his escape to Lonoke where he reported the facts to Sheriff McClintock, who immediately summoned a posse and proceeded to the bloody scene. Gray being unacquainted with the woods they did not reach the spot until 11 o'clock, Thursday night. The posse was halted near the place and the sheriff with Hon. James P. Eagle and Mr. Parrish, went forward to the house where they found the three dead bodies. Robert J. Eagle was shot in the right eye and in the stomach, the gun being so close that his body was badly powder-burnt. Dock Eagle was shot above the left breast and under the right arm. Billy Eagle had twenty nine bullet holes in his body. The bodies had been robbed of their watches, jewelry, guns, horses and equipments. There was nobody at the house when the sheriff arrived but soon after breaking open the door the report of a gun was heard about half a mile distant, thought to be in the direction of Squire Harrington's residence.

The sheriff had the dead bodies removed on horseback a distance of three miles where they were placed in a hack and taken to Lonoke where an inquest was held yesterday by Coroner John A. Woollen. Last evening Coroner Kirby with the posse who went down with him Thursday night arrived in the city. One of his posse named Conner was riding Billy Eagle's horse, which was recognized by Hon. James P. Eagle and turned over to him by Sheriff Oliver. Hon. Eagle was not certain but thought he recognized in the hands of the coroner or one of his posse the Henry rifle of his uncle, Dock Eagle. The coroner was questioned by a Gazette representative but seemed to know little about the matter. When he got there the bodies had been removed and he came back to the city. Conner stated he got Billy Eagle's horse down there. How he did not say. Hon. James P. Eagle is of the opinion that both his uncle's horse and horse of Dock Gray were with the coroner's posse.

Yesterday morning Sheriff Oliver sent D. C. Adams, W. F. Groves and Henry Powers to the scene of the troubles with instructions to arrest all of the parties. Nothing had been heard from them last night, when another posse of almost ten men was sent down to assist them. Sheriff McClintock of Lonoke deputized Sheriff Oliver to make arrests in his county and vice versa. The greatest excitement prevailed throughout the city yesterday and night. Sheriff McClintock leaves for home this morning and will do all in his power to effect the arrest of the guilty parties. With both sheriffs acting together their arrest ought to be certain.

We were told by a gentleman from Ashley Township last night that he saw and conversed with one of the negroes who claimed to have been on of the party who did the shooting, and that he boasted of having killed two of the Eagles. That being true we do not see that it will be any great difficulty to ferret out the perpetrators of the murders. The whole facts were laid before Gov. Baxter by Hon. James P. Eagle and Sheriff McClintock. He promised to render all assistance in his power to bring the guilty parties to justice.

  More About ROBERT EAGLE and LAURA ROBINSON:
Marriage: 18 May 1868

26. vii.   MARY J. EAGLE, b. 12 Apr 1850; d. 09 Sep 1908, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
27. viii.   MARTHA A. EAGLE, b. 15 Mar 1852.
  ix.   JOHN EAGLE, b. 11 Jan 1854; d. Mar 1856.
  x.   SALLIE A. EAGLE, b. 30 Nov 1857; m. ALLEN J. MEWER, 29 Jul 1875, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
  More About ALLEN MEWER and SALLIE EAGLE:
Marriage: 29 Jul 1875, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR



12. MARIA5 EAGLE (JOSEPH4, PHILLIP EAGLE3 (EGLE), ADAM EGLE2 (EAGLE), MARCUS EGLE1) was born 1815 in Cabarras, Co., NC, and died 05 Mar 1893 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR. She married THOMAS FURLOW 1836 in Maury Co., TN. He was born 1811 in South Carolina, and died 23 Jan 1894 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.

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HOMAS FURLOW and MARIA EAGLE:
Marriage: 1836, Maury Co., TN
     
Children of M
ARIA EAGLE and THOMAS FURLOW are:
28. i.   SAROBA ANN6 FURLOW, b. 18 Jan 1837, Maury Co., TN; d. 16 Jul 1864, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
  ii.   IVY D. FURLOW, b. 1840, Maury Co., TN; d. 23 Oct 1896; m. T. A. ALLEN.
29. iii.   ROSANNA ARTEMISSA "DOLLY" FURLOW, b. 1842, Arkansas; d. 01 Jun 1885, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
  iv.   BERTHENA ELIZABETH FURLOW, b. 28 Feb 1849, Prairie Co., AR; d. 01 Nov 1870, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
30. v.   THOMAS JEFFERSON FURLOW, b. 28 Aug 1849, Prairie Co., AR; d. 12 Feb 1910, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
  vi.   MARY W. FURLOW, b. 23 Nov 1856, Prairie Co., AR; d. 15 Jul 1931.


13. PHILLIP5 EAGLE (JOSEPH4, PHILLIP EAGLE3 (EGLE), ADAM EGLE2 (EAGLE), MARCUS EGLE1) was born 04 Apr 1816 in Maury Co., TN, and died 1842. He married SARAH "SALLIE" SWAIM 04 Nov 1840 in Maury Co., TN, daughter of WILLIAM SWAIM and MARY WEATHERLY. She was born 1821 in Maury Co., TN, and died 1863 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.

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HILLIP EAGLE and SARAH SWAIM:
Marriage: 04 Nov 1840, Maury Co., TN
     
Child of P
HILLIP EAGLE and SARAH SWAIM is:
  i.   HENRY6 EAGLE.


14. HENRY5 EAGLE (JOSEPH4, PHILLIP EAGLE3 (EGLE), ADAM EGLE2 (EAGLE), MARCUS EGLE1) was born 04 Apr 1816 in Cabarrus County, No. Carolina, and died 1886 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR. He married (1) LOUISE DUNAWAY 1839 in Prairie Co., AR. She died Abt. 1850 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR. He married (2) MARTHA DERRYBERRY Abt. 1850 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR. She was born 1836 in Tennessee, and died Bef. 1865 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR. He married (3) MARY J. JACKSON Abt. 1866 in Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR. She was born 1832 in So. Carolina.

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ENRY EAGLE and LOUISE DUNAWAY:
Marriage: 1839, Prairie Co., AR

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ENRY EAGLE and MARTHA DERRYBERRY:
Marriage: Abt. 1850, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR

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ENRY EAGLE and MARY JACKSON:
Marriage: Abt. 1866, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR
     
Children of H
ENRY EAGLE and LOUISE DUNAWAY are:
31. i.   ROSE ANNA6 EAGLE, b. 17 May 1840, Prairie Co., AR; d. 06 Apr 1912, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
  ii.   MARY A. EAGLE, b. 1848, Prairie Co., AR.
     
Children of HENRY EAGLE and MARTHA DERRYBERRY are:
  iii.   PHILLIP6 EAGLE, b. 1854, Prairie Co., AR.
  iv.   JAMES R. EAGLE, b. 1856, Prairie Co., AR; m. MARY C. SADDLER, 22 Feb 1876, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
  More About JAMES EAGLE and MARY SADDLER:
Marriage: 22 Feb 1876, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR

32. v.   HENRY ALEXANDER EAGLE, b. Nov 1860, Prairie Co., AR; d. 29 Sep 1925, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
     
Children of HENRY EAGLE and MARY JACKSON are:
33. vi.   DAVID CLINTON6 EAGLE, b. Jan 1868, Prairie Co., AR; d. Aft. 1820, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.
  vii.   WILLIAM M. EAGLE, b. 1870, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., AR.


15. ELIZABETH5 EAGLE (JOSEPH4, PHILLIP EAGLE3 (EGLE), ADAM EGLE2 (EAGLE), MARCUS EGLE1) was born 1820 in Rowan Co., NC, and died Abt. 1854. She married JAMES DUNAWAY 27 Jun 1841 in Pulaski Co., AR.

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AMES DUNAWAY and ELIZABETH EAGLE:
Marriage: 27 Jun 1841, Pulaski Co., AR
     
Children of E
LIZABETH EAGLE and JAMES DUNAWAY are:
  i.   MARY POLLY6 DUNAWAY, b. 1843.
  ii.   JAMES D. DUNAWAY, b. 1845; m. ELIZABETH MCNEALY.
  iii.   WILLIAM DUNAWAY, b. 1847.
  iv.   ELIZABETH DUNAWAY, d. 1870; m. UNKNOWN SEAMAN.


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