Submitted by Dolores Raines Sutton Thanks Dolores!

Robert Henry Redden was born March 1850 in Tennessee, Luzaney Elviney Jones was born June 1856 (1860-70 census say she was born in Ala., 1880-1900-1910-20 say in Tenn.) By 1860 Elviney was an orphan living in Walker County with William Bailey and Elizaberth Kennymore Raines. I have never proven she was a relative, but they brought her to Boone County, Arkansas with them in 1869. She and Robert married there, August 8, 1870.

Their children:
Morgan, July 30, 1871, died October 12, 1875
William Lee, born January 1873
Jeffery Robert, November 1874
Silas, born 1879
Albert F., born September 1879
Ralph, born July 8, 1881, died February 29, 1884
Emma M., born May 1885
Anna P., born August 1886

1880 Boone Co. census: Robert H. Redding age 30 b Tenn
Elviaris age 24 b Tenn
William L age 7 b Ark
Robert J age 5 (married Mary O. Dozier lived in Bellefonte Ark 1900 with Mary and 2 children: William age 4 and Henry H. age 1)
Silas 8 Months

1900 Bellefonte, Boone Co census:
Robert H Redden born Mar 1850 in Tenn
Elvina born June 1856 in tenn 9 children 5 living (Silas, Anna, Morgan and Ralph were dead)
Lee William Jan 1873
Jeff Robert Nov 1874
Albert F. Sept 1879
Emma M. May 1885
Annie P. Aug 1886

1910 Bellefonte Boone Co census:
Robert H Redden Age 60 b Tenn
Elvina age 66 b Tenn
Anna age 23 b Ark

1920 Bellefonte Boone Co census:
Elvina Redden age 75 Widow b Tenn
Anna M 33 Single

Robert died August 5, 1919 and Elvina died January 28, 1927. Robert, Elvina, Anna, Morgan, Ralph are buried in the Enon Cemetery in Boone County. There is a sandstone with them which is probably Anna's grave.

1870 Boone Co Jefferson Township census:
(Robert Henry Reddens Parents)
William Redden age 52 b S.C.
Clemetine 54 b VA.
Nancy A. age 22 Born Tenn
Robert Henry age 20 b Tenn
Tabitha E. age 16 b Tenn

1860 Walker Co Ala census:
Wm B. Raines 43 b Ala
Elizabeth K. 48 b Tenn
Mary S 17 b Ala
Prescilla 16 b Ala
Milly 14 b Ala
Rispa F 11 Ala
Robert 9 b Ala
John Allen 6 Ala
Luzaney Elvina Jones 5 b Ala

1870 Boone Co census:
Wm. B. Rains 51 b Ala
Elizabeth K. 58 b Tenn
Rispa F. 21 b Ala
James W. 18 Ala
John A. 16 Ala
Mary Loggains 27 Ala
Sarah E. P. Loggains 2 Ala
Christopher Loggains age 1 b Tenn
Luzaney E. Jones age 15 b Ala
Rispa F. 11
James W. 9 Ala

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