MARION TACKITT was the
third son of Martin D. and Cynthia Tackitt, born abt. 1837 in Pope
County, Arkansas. He, his widowed mother
Cynthia Tackitt, his oldest brother
Pleasant Tackitt, his oldest sister Eloah
Angeline (Tackitt) Jones, and 4 of his 5 other siblings died in
the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Marion Tackitt was 20 years old when he
died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857,
A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T.
BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS
MASSACRE
MARION TACKITT, 20
SEABORN TACKITT
was the fourth son of Martin D.
and Cynthia Tackitt, born abt. 1839 in Pope County, Arkansas.
He, his widowed mother
Cynthia Tackitt, his oldest brother
Pleasant Tackitt, his oldest sister
Eloah Angeline (Tackitt) Jones, and 4 of
his 5 other siblings died in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 18
years old when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857,
A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T.
BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS
MASSACRE
SEBRON TACKITT, 18
(His name was Seaborn.)
MATILDA TACKITT
was the second daughter of
Martin D. and Cynthia Tackitt, born abt. 1841 in Pope
County, Arkansas. She, her widowed mother
Cynthia Tackitt, her oldest brother
Pleasant Tackitt, her oldest sister Eloah
Angeline (Tackitt) Jones, and 4 of her 5 other siblings died in
the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Matilda Tackitt was 16 years old when
she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857,
A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T.
BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS
MASSACRE
MATILDA TACKITT, 16
JAMES M. TACKITT
was the fifth son of Martin D. and Cynthia Tackitt, born abt.
1843 in Pope County, Arkansas.
He, his widowed mother
Cynthia Tackitt, his oldest brother
Pleasant Tackitt, his oldest sister Eloah
Angeline (Tackitt) Jones, and 4 of his 5 other siblings died in
the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 14 years old when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857,
A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T.
BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS
MASSACRE
JAMES M. TACKITT, 14
JONES M. TACKITT
was the youngest son of
Martin D. and Cynthia Tackitt, born abt. 1845 in Pope County,
Arkansas. He, his
widowed mother Cynthia Tackitt, his
oldest brother Pleasant Tackitt, his
oldest sister Eloah Angeline (Tackitt) Jones,
and 4 of his 5 other siblings died in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
He was 12 years old when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857,
A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T.
BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS
MASSACRE
JONES M. TACKITT, 12
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reserved
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MARION TACKITT
SEABORN
TACKITT
MATILDA TACKITT
JAMES M. TACKITT
JONES
M. TACKITT
