1860 - US Census, Township 20, Choctow Co., Roll: 579 Page: 481-482Mississippi

James H. Pamplin	38 M.	farmer	300 / 1082	Tenn
Louisa C. "	29 f	house keeping		Geo.
James More "	17 m	farmer		Ala.
Mary I. Pamplin	13f			Miss.
John W. "	11m			"
Elizabeth	9f			"
Missouria	7m			"
Emazia C	5f			"
William O.	3m			"
Frances L.	1f			"
Esther Dawson	40f	housekeeping		"
Mc O'Neal	24 m	farmer	$310	Kentucky

1870 - US Census, Township 20 Range 9, Choctow Co., Roll: 725 Page: 392 Mississippi
It seems that James H. Pamplin has died by this census. His wife is holding down the household with many kids. I think the names in this census are more accurate.

Louisa C. Pamplin	40 f	house keeping	$240	Georgia
E. Parilee	19f w	At home		Mississippi
Missouri A.	17m w	Attended School		Mississippi
Calvin A.	16f w	Attended School		Mississippi
Margaret E	14f w	Attended School		Mississippi
Wilson O.	12m w	Attended School		Mississippi
Frances A.	11f w	Attended School		Mississippi
Martha V.	9f w			Mississippi
James F. "	8 m w			Mississippi
Gaines W.	3 m w			Mississippi

1900 - US Census, Bearhouse Twp., Ashley County, Arkansas Roll: 49 Page: 162*

Pamplin, John W.                   head     w m Nov1848        51 Wd.     (mar. 26 yrs)                      Miss. Miss. AL      farmer
______ , John W.                   son       w m Nov 1880       20 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. farm laborer
______ , Charles F.                son       w m Aug 1882       17 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. farm laborer
______ , Wilson Mc.              son       w m Feb 1885        15 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. farm laborer
______ , Appie Lou.               dau.     w f   May 1887       13 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. at school
______ , Emmett C.                son       w m Oct 1889        10 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. at school
______ , Thomas N.               son       w m Dec 1892          7 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. at school

Pamplin, John W.          head m w 30    (mar 9 yrs) (occup. illegible) Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Grace            wife f w 29    (mar 9 yrs) none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , Gladys          dau f w 2 (b. 9 Sept 1905)              single none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , William I.      son m w 8/12      single none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , John W.         father m w 61      wid none Ark. Ala. Miss.

Pamplin, Charlie            head m w 30    (mar 1 yrs) (occup. illegible) Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Gladys          wife f w 17      (mar 1 yrs) none Ark. Miss. Ark.
_______ , Lula G.          dau f w 2/12      single none Ark. Miss. Ark.


Pamplin, Frank J.           head m w 49    widow (occup. illegible) Miss. Geo. Geo.
_______ , Author F.       son m w 16     single none Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , James             son m w 14     single none Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Myrtle            dau f   w 11      single none Miss. Miss. Miss.

Portland Twp. Roll: 43 Page: 219
This is probably the daughter of and Mary F. (Golden) and Wilson Octavius Pamplin. She is listed in some family records as Allie not Abbie. She should have been born in 1881 d. 1952 Portland and married Lee R. Kirkland, son of Elijah Kirkland. Pamplin, Abbie              boarder f w 20    single telephone Operator Miss. Miss. Miss.


This is also confirmed by "Beyond Bartholomew" p386
Another child of Wilson Octavius Pamplin is "John W. Pamplin (b.1884 d. 1959 Booneville; m. 1st Kitty Bell Gibbs; m. 2nd Vauda Gardner) and Gertrude D. (b. 1887, Eupora, MS, d. 1961, Murphy MS; m. 1904 W. S. Corder).
      Children born to Allie L. Pamplin) and Lee R. Kirkland were Robert H. (b. 1907, d. 1969; m. Beth Roberts; their issue: Robbye [m. John W. Bell] and Linda Jane [b. 1946, d. 1954] and Roy W. Kirkland (b. 1912, d. 1979; m. 1932 Frankie Jo Waren; their issue: Roy Wilson, Jr. [b. 1937; Dorothy Rawls] and Betty Faye [b. 1940; m. Ray Hicks])".   [DeArmond-Huskey, Rebecca p. 386]


Portland Twp. Roll: 43 Page: 219
This Pamplin is the son of and Mary F. (Golden) and Wilson Octavius Pamplin. John W. Pamplin here marries Kitty Bell (Gibbs).
Pamplin, John W.            head   m   w 24          (mar 3 yrs) (occup. illegible) Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Kitty                wife   f    w 23          (mar 3 yrs) none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , Roy D.             son     m  w 2            single none Ark. Miss. Ark.
_______ , Mary G.            dau     f   w 8/12      single none Ark. Miss. Miss.

1920 - US Census records, Banner Twp., Ashley County, Arkansas Roll: 53 Page: 230

Pamplin, Neal                    w m 34 mar.        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. farmer
_______ , Jane                   w f 25 mar.              "        "        "        Ark . Miss. Ark.
_______ , Margarette          w f 1 4/12                                            Ark . Miss. Ark.
_______ , Mabel                 w f 1 4/12                                            Ark . Miss. Ark.

The girls listed in this census seem to have been twins. Only one survives and is raised by Dorothy (Kirkland) and Noff Denson after Mary Jane (Kirkland) Pamplin dies. Neal goes on to remarry by the heirs of this marriage lose track of this line until only ten years ago.

Source:

DeArmond-Huskey, Rebecca. Beyond Bartholomew, The Portland Area History. 1996 River Road Press, P.O. Box 1130, Conway, AR 72033
US Census, Choctow Co., Mississippi
US Census, Ashley Co., Arkansas

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