347. Sarah Clementine⁵ Jones (Elvira⁴ Love, Col. Henry W.³, Sally (House of In-cun-no-mar)² Colbert, James Logan¹)⁽²⁹¹⁸⁾ (#1094) was born in TN? 15 APR 1842.⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾ Sarah died 7 OCT 1869 at 27 years of age.⁽²⁹²⁰⁾ Her body was interred OCT 1869 in Willis Cemetery, Willis, Marshall Co., OK.

She married Gov. Benjamin Franklin Overton in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, 4 JAN 1860.⁽²⁹²¹⁾ (Gov. Benjamin Franklin Overton is #53.) Benjamin was born in MS, 2 NOV 1836.⁽²⁹²²⁾ Benjamin⁽²⁹²³⁾ was the son of John Richard Overton and Tennessee Allen. Benjamin died 8 FEB 1884 on farm nr Willis, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT, at 47 years of age.⁽²⁹²⁴⁾ His body was interred FEB 1884 in Willis Cemetery, Willis, Marshall Co., OK. Benjamin immigrated, JAN 1839. Destination: destination unknown. According to conflicting evidence, he married Judith Elizabeth 'Bettie' Smith in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, 14 MAY 1875.⁽²⁹²⁵⁾ Benjamin's occupation: Chickasaw Governor in Chickasaw Nation, IT, before 1884.

B. F. OVERTON was a mere child when he removed with his family from Mississippi to Indian Territory. Soon after his father had deserted his family there, his mother died. He was raised in the homes of his uncles, Isaac and Robert Love. When a young man he established his home on a farm on the Red River near the town of Willis, Pickens Co., Indian Territory.

(Mrs W.J. Shelton of Oakland, OK. and Mrs Frankie O. Love, were daughters of B.F. Overton).

Gov. Benjamin Franklin Overton and Sarah Clementine Jones had the following children:

948 i. Milton B.⁶ Overton⁽²⁹²⁶⁾ (#2984) was born 16 JAN 1861. Milton died 2 APR 1889 at 28 years of age.⁽²⁹²⁷⁾ His body was interred APR 1889 in Willis Cemetery, Willis, Marshall Co., OK. He married Mollie Colbert.⁽²⁹²⁸⁾ (Mollie Colbert is #5873.) Mollie was born 13 JAN 1865. Mollie⁽²⁹²⁹⁾ was the daughter of Adolphus 'Dolph' 'Dolphy"(John Randolph?) Colbert and May Spence.

Conflicting evidence states that he died in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, AUG 1889.⁽²⁹³⁰⁾ "Fort Smith Weekly" - 16 AUG 1889, "Milton Overton, son of late governor, accused of killing James Sacra, died, took sick in jail."

+ 949 ii. Ella Overton was born 24 SEP 1869.

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