John Armstrong Bias

Manuscripts written by Silas Claiborne Turnbo

who Interview John Armstrong Bias  1844-1925 John Bias son of Hiram Bias, informed the writer  He was born on Bee Creek in Taney County, Mo. in 1844 The country was rough with plenty of pine trees growing in the hills. The land on which I was born was known years afterward as the Henry Tabor Place. My mother could neither read nor spell but she knew the A.B.C.s. My father did not know a letter in the book. 

Paternal Haplogroup R-L21

Served in the Union Army, Company B, 16th MO Calvary from 1-1-1863 to 7-1-1865 and was a POW was a doctor in the Civil War

He was going to be hanged by vigilantes if he didn't join the Army so even though he sympathized with the South, he joined with the North to save his life. Enlisted 11-1-1863 Springfield, MO. He was in Capt. James H. Sallee's unit. 1st Lt was William James, 2nd Lt was Louis C. Withaup. Reg Cmdr was John F. McMahan. Description in enlistment papers was blue eyes, dark hair, fair skin, 5'6" tall.

Discharged on 01 Jun 1865.

Disability pension papers report statement

My name is John BIAS. I am the identical John BIAS of Company B, 10 MO Calvary and I reside at Roland, OK. In January 1924 I broke down and was confined to bed for two months. I was then living in Sulphur Springs Addition, Ft. Smith, AR, and was attended by a city physician, Dr. J.S. Parks, whose address I do not know as he has moved away from Ft. Smith. My trouble is from blindness, heart trouble, and rheumatism and I need a constant attendant. I have been advised also that I have high blood pressure and I can be around about the house but it is not safe for me to be alone and it has been necessary for my wife, Margret BIAS, to care for me since January 1924, and at the present time, it is necessary for her to assist me in dressing and undressing. I also take spells of deafness and can scarcely hear at times."

He was in Capt. James H. Sallee's unit. 1st Lt was William James Description in enlistment papers was blue eyes, dark hair, fair skin, 5'6" tall

He served as Vice-Commander of the Ft. Smith Local Great Army of the Republic post

John Bias Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: John Bias Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 1865 Age (Original): 19 Military Unit Note: Fifteenth Cavalry, Si-Y AND Sixteenth Cavalry, A-Bo

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: John Bias Gender: Male Spouse: Margaret Cooksey Child: Anna Bell Theobald

Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002

Name: John Bias Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1865 Marriage Place: Webster, Missouri, USA Spouse: Julian A Neasby

John was admitted to the Home for Volunteer Soldiers – Western Branch in Leavenworth, Kansas twice. First admission was on 14 Apr 1886 and d/c 03/19/1887, he stated that his residence during this time was Fort Smith, Sebastian, AR. Listed Nancy Bias (sister) of Isabella, Ozark, MO as nearest living relative. Second admission was 28 Mar 1889 and discharged 11 Oct 1890. No reason noted for admission either time.

8-7-1897 John Bias and wife, Mary Bias, sold land to Samuel BALL. record in Ozark County courthouse

Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Roland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023

Name: John Bias Birth Year: abt 1845 [Nov 1844]

Race: White Birthplace: Arkansas Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Roland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA Dwelling Number: 58 Home Value: 1, 000 Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Language Spoken: English

John Bias 85 Margarett Bias 40 Viola Bias 10 Agnes Bias 6 Mc Cager C Bias 3

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Name: John Bias Residence: Dugginsville, Ozark, Missouri Spouse's Name: Maggie Sutherland Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 51 Spouse's Residence: Boxville, Union, Kentucky Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1908 Marriage License Date: 20 Aug 1908 Marriage County: Marion Event Type: Marriage FHL Film Number: 1031101

Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 3, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T625_82; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 159

Name: John Bias Age: 75 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Arkansas Home in 1920: Fort Smith Ward 3, Sebastian, Arkansas Street: South 11th Street House Number: 1823 Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Margaret Bias Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: None Home Owned or Rented: Rent Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Bias 75 Margaret Bias 28 Don M Bias 20 Dolly E Bias 8 Rosie P Bias 6

John drove a buggy for a doctor and became somewhat of a doctor himself. He was Justice of the Peace in Ozark Co., MO and was the one who married his son John Alogan Bias to Amie Malinda Friend in 1907

He owned a General Store in Dugginsville, MO. He moved to Ft. Smith, AR in the fall of 1914

He had a mail contract in NE OK, Choctaw area in 1907. Delivered mail by horse.

John lived in Branson, MO and worked on the dam at Forsyth, MO

8-19-1895 John Bias bought land from Marion Bias for $200 for 120 acres.record in Ozark County courthouse.

Notes for JULIE ANN NESBIT:

JULIE ANN NESBIT:1850 Marion Co., AR census, Julie Anne was listed as (mu) mulatto. 1850 Marion Co. AR 29 Oct page 624

1. 104 Little North Fork Twp Francis Nesbit 37 NC mu Sarah 23 AR mu Juliann 4 AR mu married John Armstrong Bias Absalom 2 AR mu Paralee 1 AR mu Rachel Turner 2 AR mu

Mary Henson and John Armstrong Bias (3rd wife) July 30, 1878 Ozark County, Missouri Married by John Tabor 1820-1905 ( son of Henry Tabor 1802-1862)