Clarissa was three-fourths French and one-quarter Choctaw. Daughter of Louis LeFleur and Nancy Cravatt. Nancy was daughter of another French trader, John Jean Cravatt, and his wife Rebecca "Nahomtima" Cole, a full-blood Choctaw.
Some believe that this Nahomtima is the same woman as Chief Pushmataha's sister, but others believe that she was of a different district in the Mississippi Choctaw Nation.
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Clarissa's first husband was John James Wilson, born about 1785 and died about 1829, burial most likely in the vicinity of Wilson's Stand near current-day Louisville - along the historic Robinson Road. He is said to have migrated from Kentucky to the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi. Was he a trader, a soldier, a missionary? Those facts are lost to time.
John and Clarissa were married around 1816 at Frenchman's Camp, Natchez Trace, MS. They were reputed to have at least 5 children - no supporting evidence that I know of for these names/dates (except for the last 2):
-William "Willie", b.1819
-Edward, b. 1820
-Raphael Franklin "Rafe", b. 1822
-Mary Ann, born 15 Apr 1824
-John, born 24 Mar 1827
Another researcher, Alma Mason, descendant of Mary Ann Wilson Gardner, says that there were six children, identified as:
-Charles Louis Wilson, first born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1832, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with his uncle, Forbis LeFlore and two slaves
-David Wilson, second born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1833, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with a first cousin, Capt. Willis Harkins
-Ellen, born ?
-Mary Ann (Polly), born 15 Apr 1824; emigrated ???
-William Wilson, born 1825
-John Wilson, born 24 Mar 1827; emigrated in 1837 according to his son's family history.
Mary Ann "Polly", 1824-1912, married William A. GARDNER and lived in the Bennington area, Blue County (now Bryan County, OK); listed as family #354 on the 1855 Choctaw Census.
-Clarissa's son John WILSON, born at the Wilson Stand, Old Robinson Road, near present-day Louisville, MS on 3-4-1827 and died 9-7-1892 in Goodland, Choctaw Nation, I.T., while visiting his grandchildren. He married Jane JAMES (Chickasaw), daughter of Rutha and Dace James, on January 31, 1850 near Wheelock, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
The Robinson Road opened up about 1827, serving as a more direct route to Nashville from Natchez and Jackson. Alfred Leech was a stagecoach driver and his regular route took him past the Wilson Stand operated by James and Clarissa Wilson. The Wilson Stand was just south of present-day Louisville, MS.On December 23, 1832, Winston County became a county of MS. Clarissa stayed in Mississippi even though her children took the "Long Walk" to the new Indian Territory in the year 1837. She cashed in her allotted lands and started a new life with her second husband, Alfred Leech, a stagecoach driver. Clarissa was the owner of 11 Slaves and 200 acres of land.
Clarissa and Alfred Leech were married under state law on Nov 18, 1838 in Winston County, MS [Book 1, page 114]. Bondsmen were Placide Krebs and John R. Steed.
Earlier sometime prior to 1832 Alfred Leech had a Choctaw marriage ceremony to Clarissa Wilson. Her two oldest sons (presumably Charles and David) did not approve of the 'un-official' marriage and thought the two were living in sin.
The boys hired one of her slaves, Sampson, to kill Alfred Leech. They loaded the shotgun with buckshot and showed Sampson where Mr. Leech was. Sampson shot through the boards on a shed and hit Alfred in the neck and face. Mr. Leech lost one eye, but was not killed. The boys fled to parts unknown. The slave, Sampson, became the first man ever hanged in Winston County, Mississippi. Soon after Alfred's recovery, Alfred and Clarissa were officially married.
Clarissa LeFlore Wilson Leech's daughter was Mary Perninah Leech Ball, born 1834, later the wife of John Nimrod Ball - married July 29, 1851 in Winston County, MS - and mother of six girls (Clarissa's granddaughters):
Clarisa Jane, born Dec 3, 1852
Mary Lucinda, born Nov 12, 1854
Martha Ezell, born Oct 25, 1857
Frances Estell, born Oct 25, 1857
*Lenora Ann, born June 11, 1861
Emily Louise, Born Nov 13, 1866
Their son John died in 1873 at age 4.
*Lenora married Cyrus Breckenridge Ray, and their son, Theodore Ray married Georgia Belle Massey. Their son was Guy Wilson Ray.
Some believe that this Nahomtima is the same woman as Chief Pushmataha's sister, but others believe that she was of a different district in the Mississippi Choctaw Nation.
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Clarissa's first husband was John James Wilson, born about 1785 and died about 1829, burial most likely in the vicinity of Wilson's Stand near current-day Louisville - along the historic Robinson Road. He is said to have migrated from Kentucky to the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi. Was he a trader, a soldier, a missionary? Those facts are lost to time.
John and Clarissa were married around 1816 at Frenchman's Camp, Natchez Trace, MS. They were reputed to have at least 5 children - no supporting evidence that I know of for these names/dates (except for the last 2):
-William "Willie", b.1819
-Edward, b. 1820
-Raphael Franklin "Rafe", b. 1822
-Mary Ann, born 15 Apr 1824
-John, born 24 Mar 1827
Another researcher, Alma Mason, descendant of Mary Ann Wilson Gardner, says that there were six children, identified as:
-Charles Louis Wilson, first born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1832, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with his uncle, Forbis LeFlore and two slaves
-David Wilson, second born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1833, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with a first cousin, Capt. Willis Harkins
-Ellen, born ?
-Mary Ann (Polly), born 15 Apr 1824; emigrated ???
-William Wilson, born 1825
-John Wilson, born 24 Mar 1827; emigrated in 1837 according to his son's family history.
Mary Ann "Polly", 1824-1912, married William A. GARDNER and lived in the Bennington area, Blue County (now Bryan County, OK); listed as family #354 on the 1855 Choctaw Census.
-Clarissa's son John WILSON, born at the Wilson Stand, Old Robinson Road, near present-day Louisville, MS on 3-4-1827 and died 9-7-1892 in Goodland, Choctaw Nation, I.T., while visiting his grandchildren. He married Jane JAMES (Chickasaw), daughter of Rutha and Dace James, on January 31, 1850 near Wheelock, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
The Robinson Road opened up about 1827, serving as a more direct route to Nashville from Natchez and Jackson. Alfred Leech was a stagecoach driver and his regular route took him past the Wilson Stand operated by James and Clarissa Wilson. The Wilson Stand was just south of present-day Louisville, MS.On December 23, 1832, Winston County became a county of MS. Clarissa stayed in Mississippi even though her children took the "Long Walk" to the new Indian Territory in the year 1837. She cashed in her allotted lands and started a new life with her second husband, Alfred Leech, a stagecoach driver. Clarissa was the owner of 11 Slaves and 200 acres of land.
Clarissa and Alfred Leech were married under state law on Nov 18, 1838 in Winston County, MS [Book 1, page 114]. Bondsmen were Placide Krebs and John R. Steed.
Earlier sometime prior to 1832 Alfred Leech had a Choctaw marriage ceremony to Clarissa Wilson. Her two oldest sons (presumably Charles and David) did not approve of the 'un-official' marriage and thought the two were living in sin.
The boys hired one of her slaves, Sampson, to kill Alfred Leech. They loaded the shotgun with buckshot and showed Sampson where Mr. Leech was. Sampson shot through the boards on a shed and hit Alfred in the neck and face. Mr. Leech lost one eye, but was not killed. The boys fled to parts unknown. The slave, Sampson, became the first man ever hanged in Winston County, Mississippi. Soon after Alfred's recovery, Alfred and Clarissa were officially married.
Clarissa LeFlore Wilson Leech's daughter was Mary Perninah Leech Ball, born 1834, later the wife of John Nimrod Ball - married July 29, 1851 in Winston County, MS - and mother of six girls (Clarissa's granddaughters):
Clarisa Jane, born Dec 3, 1852
Mary Lucinda, born Nov 12, 1854
Martha Ezell, born Oct 25, 1857
Frances Estell, born Oct 25, 1857
*Lenora Ann, born June 11, 1861
Emily Louise, Born Nov 13, 1866
Their son John died in 1873 at age 4.
*Lenora married Cyrus Breckenridge Ray, and their son, Theodore Ray married Georgia Belle Massey. Their son was Guy Wilson Ray.
Clarissa was three-fourths French and one-quarter Choctaw. Daughter of Louis LeFleur and Nancy Cravatt. Nancy was daughter of another French trader, John Jean Cravatt, and his wife Rebecca "Nahomtima" Cole, a full-blood Choctaw.
Some believe that this Nahomtima is the same woman as Chief Pushmataha's sister, but others believe that she was of a different district in the Mississippi Choctaw Nation.
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Clarissa's first husband was John James Wilson, born about 1785 and died about 1829, burial most likely in the vicinity of Wilson's Stand near current-day Louisville - along the historic Robinson Road. He is said to have migrated from Kentucky to the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi. Was he a trader, a soldier, a missionary? Those facts are lost to time.
John and Clarissa were married around 1816 at Frenchman's Camp, Natchez Trace, MS. They were reputed to have at least 5 children - no supporting evidence that I know of for these names/dates (except for the last 2):
-William "Willie", b.1819
-Edward, b. 1820
-Raphael Franklin "Rafe", b. 1822
-Mary Ann, born 15 Apr 1824
-John, born 24 Mar 1827
Another researcher, Alma Mason, descendant of Mary Ann Wilson Gardner, says that there were six children, identified as:
-Charles Louis Wilson, first born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1832, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with his uncle, Forbis LeFlore and two slaves
-David Wilson, second born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1833, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with a first cousin, Capt. Willis Harkins
-Ellen, born ?
-Mary Ann (Polly), born 15 Apr 1824; emigrated ???
-William Wilson, born 1825
-John Wilson, born 24 Mar 1827; emigrated in 1837 according to his son's family history.
Mary Ann "Polly", 1824-1912, married William A. GARDNER and lived in the Bennington area, Blue County (now Bryan County, OK); listed as family #354 on the 1855 Choctaw Census.
-Clarissa's son John WILSON, born at the Wilson Stand, Old Robinson Road, near present-day Louisville, MS on 3-4-1827 and died 9-7-1892 in Goodland, Choctaw Nation, I.T., while visiting his grandchildren. He married Jane JAMES (Chickasaw), daughter of Rutha and Dace James, on January 31, 1850 near Wheelock, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
The Robinson Road opened up about 1827, serving as a more direct route to Nashville from Natchez and Jackson. Alfred Leech was a stagecoach driver and his regular route took him past the Wilson Stand operated by James and Clarissa Wilson. The Wilson Stand was just south of present-day Louisville, MS.On December 23, 1832, Winston County became a county of MS. Clarissa stayed in Mississippi even though her children took the "Long Walk" to the new Indian Territory in the year 1837. She cashed in her allotted lands and started a new life with her second husband, Alfred Leech, a stagecoach driver. Clarissa was the owner of 11 Slaves and 200 acres of land.
Clarissa and Alfred Leech were married under state law on Nov 18, 1838 in Winston County, MS [Book 1, page 114]. Bondsmen were Placide Krebs and John R. Steed.
Earlier sometime prior to 1832 Alfred Leech had a Choctaw marriage ceremony to Clarissa Wilson. Her two oldest sons (presumably Charles and David) did not approve of the 'un-official' marriage and thought the two were living in sin.
The boys hired one of her slaves, Sampson, to kill Alfred Leech. They loaded the shotgun with buckshot and showed Sampson where Mr. Leech was. Sampson shot through the boards on a shed and hit Alfred in the neck and face. Mr. Leech lost one eye, but was not killed. The boys fled to parts unknown. The slave, Sampson, became the first man ever hanged in Winston County, Mississippi. Soon after Alfred's recovery, Alfred and Clarissa were officially married.
Clarissa LeFlore Wilson Leech's daughter was Mary Perninah Leech Ball, born 1834, later the wife of John Nimrod Ball - married July 29, 1851 in Winston County, MS - and mother of six girls (Clarissa's granddaughters):
Clarisa Jane, born Dec 3, 1852
Mary Lucinda, born Nov 12, 1854
Martha Ezell, born Oct 25, 1857
Frances Estell, born Oct 25, 1857
*Lenora Ann, born June 11, 1861
Emily Louise, Born Nov 13, 1866
Their son John died in 1873 at age 4.
*Lenora married Cyrus Breckenridge Ray, and their son, Theodore Ray married Georgia Belle Massey. Their son was Guy Wilson Ray.
Some believe that this Nahomtima is the same woman as Chief Pushmataha's sister, but others believe that she was of a different district in the Mississippi Choctaw Nation.
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Clarissa's first husband was John James Wilson, born about 1785 and died about 1829, burial most likely in the vicinity of Wilson's Stand near current-day Louisville - along the historic Robinson Road. He is said to have migrated from Kentucky to the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi. Was he a trader, a soldier, a missionary? Those facts are lost to time.
John and Clarissa were married around 1816 at Frenchman's Camp, Natchez Trace, MS. They were reputed to have at least 5 children - no supporting evidence that I know of for these names/dates (except for the last 2):
-William "Willie", b.1819
-Edward, b. 1820
-Raphael Franklin "Rafe", b. 1822
-Mary Ann, born 15 Apr 1824
-John, born 24 Mar 1827
Another researcher, Alma Mason, descendant of Mary Ann Wilson Gardner, says that there were six children, identified as:
-Charles Louis Wilson, first born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1832, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with his uncle, Forbis LeFlore and two slaves
-David Wilson, second born, emigrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1833, according to Emigration Rolls, traveling with a first cousin, Capt. Willis Harkins
-Ellen, born ?
-Mary Ann (Polly), born 15 Apr 1824; emigrated ???
-William Wilson, born 1825
-John Wilson, born 24 Mar 1827; emigrated in 1837 according to his son's family history.
Mary Ann "Polly", 1824-1912, married William A. GARDNER and lived in the Bennington area, Blue County (now Bryan County, OK); listed as family #354 on the 1855 Choctaw Census.
-Clarissa's son John WILSON, born at the Wilson Stand, Old Robinson Road, near present-day Louisville, MS on 3-4-1827 and died 9-7-1892 in Goodland, Choctaw Nation, I.T., while visiting his grandchildren. He married Jane JAMES (Chickasaw), daughter of Rutha and Dace James, on January 31, 1850 near Wheelock, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
The Robinson Road opened up about 1827, serving as a more direct route to Nashville from Natchez and Jackson. Alfred Leech was a stagecoach driver and his regular route took him past the Wilson Stand operated by James and Clarissa Wilson. The Wilson Stand was just south of present-day Louisville, MS.On December 23, 1832, Winston County became a county of MS. Clarissa stayed in Mississippi even though her children took the "Long Walk" to the new Indian Territory in the year 1837. She cashed in her allotted lands and started a new life with her second husband, Alfred Leech, a stagecoach driver. Clarissa was the owner of 11 Slaves and 200 acres of land.
Clarissa and Alfred Leech were married under state law on Nov 18, 1838 in Winston County, MS [Book 1, page 114]. Bondsmen were Placide Krebs and John R. Steed.
Earlier sometime prior to 1832 Alfred Leech had a Choctaw marriage ceremony to Clarissa Wilson. Her two oldest sons (presumably Charles and David) did not approve of the 'un-official' marriage and thought the two were living in sin.
The boys hired one of her slaves, Sampson, to kill Alfred Leech. They loaded the shotgun with buckshot and showed Sampson where Mr. Leech was. Sampson shot through the boards on a shed and hit Alfred in the neck and face. Mr. Leech lost one eye, but was not killed. The boys fled to parts unknown. The slave, Sampson, became the first man ever hanged in Winston County, Mississippi. Soon after Alfred's recovery, Alfred and Clarissa were officially married.
Clarissa LeFlore Wilson Leech's daughter was Mary Perninah Leech Ball, born 1834, later the wife of John Nimrod Ball - married July 29, 1851 in Winston County, MS - and mother of six girls (Clarissa's granddaughters):
Clarisa Jane, born Dec 3, 1852
Mary Lucinda, born Nov 12, 1854
Martha Ezell, born Oct 25, 1857
Frances Estell, born Oct 25, 1857
*Lenora Ann, born June 11, 1861
Emily Louise, Born Nov 13, 1866
Their son John died in 1873 at age 4.
*Lenora married Cyrus Breckenridge Ray, and their son, Theodore Ray married Georgia Belle Massey. Their son was Guy Wilson Ray.
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