Solomon King Damron
and Frances Magnell Sword

Solomon King Damron b 26 Dec 1827 East St Louis, St Claire, IL d 19 Jun 1892 Osceola, St Clair MO; s/o Moses Damron and Jennie Mullins. Solomon King Damron m. 4 Jan 1849 Pikeville, Pike Co KY to Frances Magnell Sword b 1832 Pike Co KY; d/o John Sword and Rebecca Ratliff. Children of Solomon King Damron and Frances Magnell Sword;

1. Robert N. Damron

2. William Moses Damron b 20 Jul 1850 KY d 12 Dec 1917 Joplin, Jasper Co MO; occupation, Free Will Baptist Minister; buried Forest Park Cemetery; m. about 1876 to Virginia Belle Jennie Davis b 22 Feb 1855 KY d Jan 1929 Joplin MO; (probably .625 Cherokee - source - Stephanie Adams stefa@goodnet.com); d/o Henry Davis and Elizabeth Hawkins. Children of William Moses Damron and Virginia Belle Jennie Davis; i. Jason Damron ii. William Bud Damron iii. Solomon Damron b Sep 1877 OH; buried Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, MO iv. Asa Damron b Jan 1880 Ironton, Lawrence Co OH; buried Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, MO v. Unknown Damron b 22 Mar 1884 in Lewis, Henry Co., MO vi. Charles C. Damron b 18 Apr 1885 Deer Creek Township, Henry Co., MO vii. Ora Damron b Apr 1889 in Joplin, MO viii. Leo F. Damron b Oct 1891 in Joplin, MO ix. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Damron b 15 Jan 1895 in Joplin, Missouri; buried Ozark Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, MO ix. Robert L. Damron b Jan 1899 in Joplin, MO

From Helen Smith King: Knew her grandmother Virginia Davis Damron and described her as a little woman (4'10 or so) with a fiery temper and a quick, tongue. Remembered her as always wearing boots, an apron with a pocket for her tobacco and one for her corn-cob pipe, a long dress and a bonnet.

From Helen Smith King: Lizzie Damron said she was her daddy's baby. She thought there was Indian blood on the Damron side through Moses, but Lizzie told them that if anyone told her father that he looked like an Indian, he would become very upset. At that time in history, Native Americans were villainized and it was considered a great insult to be called Indian. Also said that in her later years Lizzie thought her father may have been diabetic and heart problems because his symptoms were like those she experienced late in life. Lizzie said her father was a kind and loving man with an even temper.

3. John J.C. Damron b 1851 Pike Co KY b 1851 Pike Co KY d 2 Jan 1853 Pike Co KY

4. Sarah Jane Damron b 3 Jun 1853 Pike Co KY; m. 7 Mar 1877 Lawrence Co OH to David Greathouse

5. James Kenord Polk Damron b 10 Apr 1855 Pikeville, Pike Co KY d 29 Jan 1943 Clinton MO; occupation, coal miner and dealer; m. 15 Jan 1867 Boyd Co KY to Malinda Greathouse b 14 Mar 1858 OH d 13 Apr 1935 Clinton, Henry Co MO; Children of James Kenord Polk Damron and Malinda Greathouse; i. Flora Ida Bell Damron b 30 Aug 1876 OH ii. James W. Damron b 29 Jan 1879 Ironton, Lawrence Co OH iii. Margaret Dameron b 22 Aug 1881 Ironton, Lawrence Co OH iv. Charles L. Damron b 19 Mar 1885 Clinton, Henry Co., MO v. George W. Dameron b 15 Oct 1887 Bethlehem, Henry Co., MO vi. Hattie Pearl Dameron b 5 Sep 1889 Clinton, Henry Co., MO vii. Lucy M. Dameron b 26 Apr 1893 Clinton, Henry Co., MO

6. Marion Buchanan Damron b 1857 Daviess Co MO; m. 10 Jul 1880 Lawrence Co OH to Mary Ann McLaughlin. Children; i. Hattie Belle Damron b Jan 1881 OH ii. William Damron b May 1883 OH iii. Frank Damron b 15 Dec 1884 Deer Creek Twp, Henry Co., MO iv. John James Dameron b 31 Dec 1885 Deer Creek, Henry Co., MO v. Annie Damron b Apr 1887 in Indian Territory vi. Marion Buchanan Damron b Feb 1889 in Indian Territory vii. Elsie Damron b May 1895 Beulah Damron viii. Nora Damron ix. Mozelle Damron

7. Solomon Brekenridge Damron b 1858 Daviess Co MO; m. Nancy Damron (divorced 18 Apr 1892 Polk Co MO). Solomon Brekenridge Damron m. (2) 9 Apr 1879 Lawrence Co OH (divorced 21 May 1897 Henry Co MO) to Rosa E Gayheart b 5 Jun 1863 OH d 13 Feb 1908 Clinton, Henry Co MO. Children of Solomon Brekenridge Damron and Rosa E Gayheart; i. Unknown Dameron b 14 Sep 1884 Deer Creek, Henry Co., MO ii. Albert Willard Dameron b 8 Aug 1881 Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH iii. Walter J. Dameron b 1885 St. Louis, St. Louis City, MO iv. Oscar E. Damron b 22 Nov 1889 KS v. Florence Dameron

Solomon Brekenridge Damron divorced Nancy Damron 18 Apr 1892 in Polk Co, MO per Charles Chaney citing DDFA NEWSLETTER, v27 p919.

Solomon Brekenridge Damron divorced Rosa E Gayheart 21 May 1897 Henry Co., MO per Charles Chaney citing DDFA NEWSLETTER, v27 p919: Polk County Circuit court record for Solomon B. Dameron shows he was convicted on 21 Oct. 1890 of bigamy. Prison term - 1 Nov. 1890 to 21 Jan. 1893. Description: height 5'6, weight 155 lbs., dark complexion, mustache, heavy eybrows, large scar on first finger right hand and little finger left, tattoo by India Ink S. b. Dameron 1875 inside right forearm.

8. Martha Josephine Damron b 1864 MO

9. Mary Mesa Dollie Damron b 14 May 1866 Pikeville, Pike Co KY d 8 Nov 1935; buried Forest Park Cemetery; m. 28 Nov 1887 Lowrey City, SC MO to Henry Phillip Filewood b 12 Apr 1868 Clinton Henry Co MO d 27 Oct 1927 Joplin, Jasper Co MO; s/o Louis Filewood and Permilia A Smith. Child of Henry Phillip Filewood and Mary Mesa Dollie Damron; i. Lewis Francis T Filewood b 8 Sept 1894 Clinton, Henry Co MO d 18 Aug 1988 Kansas City MO; m. 7 Oct 1914 Joplin MO to Louise Beatrice Lumpkins b 22 Apr 1897 Ava, Douglas Co MO d 16 Dec 1983 Joplin MO.

10. George L. Damron b 21 Nov 1869 Upper Township, Lawrence Co OH; m. 7 Jan 1891 Henry Co MO to Annie L Coulter