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Buried at Stewart's Crossroads in Shelby County, Alabama.

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John had his eye put out when he was little. He went to school until about sixth grade. He wasn't too bright and was not even able to make correct change. When he was grown he tried running a small business carrying water from the creek and selling it to local townspeople. The people would cheat him because he couldn't make change and eventually he gave up on the business. He never married.---Dan Yaklin "Isbell Family History"

He is buried in Sand Ridge Cemetery.

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From Mary Lu Johnson-letter of 11-1-94: Married Tabitha and cared for her children after she was widowed. He taught penmanship on a 'circuit' route in Oklahoma. Had no children of their own. Later lived as a recluse in old house on property Uncle George later owned.

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Lloyd died from typhoid fever at the age of 16. He is buried at Dunnavant.

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Resource Mary Lu Johnson 11-1-94 pg. 3: Louis got into a disagreement with two men who didn't pay him for horses they bought. He shot them, started using the last name 'Love', and was shot by Federal Marshals. They took his body to Ft. Smith, and he was buried in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

Resource Lawrence Dalton Isbell, grandson of Bailey: Louis's wife slipped him a file while he was in jail in OKCity to escape being tried by Isaac Parker, the "Hanging Judge of Ft. Smith". He fought with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Rider's in Cuba, 1898 as Lawernce Love (Mom's maiden name), had more kids (total 11) before being shot in 1905. Have copy of funeral record! He was shot while resisting arrest. Order given by a General Garrison, and his body was shipped to OKC on April 21, 1905.--Jennifer Gerber Day; copied from Mary Lu Johnson

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From Mary Lu Johnson-letter of 11-1-94: Margaret and Marshall left Tennessee inthe early 70's. The trip took 16 years due to various tragedied that befell them-- babied born and died, husband died etc. Understand they finally went to Mobile and boarded "Immigrant Train" there, along with other Isbells. The train stopped in Texas (which may be how another branch of Isbells came to settle around Waco area). Margaret Emiline Isbell Jones went on to Oklahoma. She became a teacher to support her children who survived the journey.

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Mark was raised in Mississippi and Alabama. When he was in his early twenties he took his future wife away from another fellow in Alabama. It is not known if Mary Ann Watson was married to this other fellow or not. But, Mark and Mary Ann left Alabama and moved to Indian Territory. Mark became a prominent businessman in Blanco, Oklahoma. He owned and ran a general store and was well respected. At the start of the depression in 1929 he had $5000 in the bank in Kiowa, Oklahoma. When banks started failing, Mark went out withdraw his money. The banker told him that the bank was solid as a rock and to leave his money there and go back to Blanco. He did and two days later the bank failed and Mark lost all of his money. Blanco was a mining and farming community and Mark would extend the miners credit on their purchases and the miners would pay him every two weeks when they got paid. During the depression the mines shut down, and the miners were out of work. Mark continued to extend the miners credit, counting on times to get better and the mines to reopen. They never did. When it got down to the point that he couldn't keep running his store, he asked his brother Thomas Washington to co-sign a note for him. Tom agreed, knowing that he would probabaly have to cover the note for Mark. They were on the way to the bank when Mark changed his mind. He realized that Tom would just end up losing the money, so they turned around and went home. Mark's store burned down. Some have the opinion that it was not accidental, but that Mark torched it when it became hopeless. Mark continued to live in Blanco pretty much in poverty. He died of a heart attack while sitting in the front lawn of his house in 1946.---Dan Yaklin "Isbell Family History"

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From Mary Lu Johnson-letter of 11-1-94 Martha is probably the Martha who stayed behind in Alabama. She would have been 36 at the time the family moved, so certainly old enough to have her own family.

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When Newt was a young man with his parents in Colbert Co., Alabama he attended a dance in Warrior, Alabama near where they lived. There were spirits served and Rob got into a fight with the town bully. Rob was getting the better of the fellow he ws fighting with when a third fellow decided to jump in and pull Rob off. Newt, who was watching this, picked up a two by four and hit the third fellow in the head. The blow knocked him cold, and everyone there thought Newt had killed him. Newt and Rob rode home and told their father what had happened. George told Newt to saddle up his horse and head for Oklahoma, where his brother Mark lived. Newt took off for Oklahoma that night. The next morning the sheriff came for Newt. He mistook Rob for Newt, since they were twins, and arrested Rob. Rob didn't say anything for a day or so. By the time the sheriff found out that he had the wrong man, Newt was long gone. It turned out that the guy he hit lived, but he stayed in Oklahoma anyway. The story goes that they wrote back to the family that the grass was as high as a pony's back and that they should come out to Indian Territory. George Washington Isbell packed the rest of his family up and headed for Oklahoma in1894.--Dan Yaklin "Isbell Family History"

"Newt Isbell united with the Baptist Church 25 years ago and only a few minutes before passing away stated calmly that he was prepared and unafraid. Deceased has been in ill health several years but became serious only 3 days before passing"--Obit. written by Mary Opal Isbell; Copy from Mary Lu Johnson

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Buried July 31, 1933 in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

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When Newt was a young man with his parents in Colbert Co., Alabama he attended a dance in Warrior, Alabama, near where they lived. There were spirits served and Rob got into a fight with the town bully. Rob was getting the better of the fellow he was fighting with when a third fellow decided to jump in and pull Rob off. Newt, who was watching this, picked up a two by four and hit the third fellow in the head. The blow knocked him cold, and everyone there thought Newt had killed him. Newt and Rob rode home and told their father what had happened. George told Newt to saddle up his horse and head for Oklahoma, where his brother Mark lived. Newt took off for Oklahoma that night. The next morning the sheriff came for Newt. He mistook Rob for Newt, since they were twins, and arrested Rob. Rob didn't say anything for a day or so. By the time the sheriff found out that he had the wrong man, Newt was long gone. It turned out that the guy he hit lived, but he stayed in Oklahoma anyway. The story goes that they wrote back to the family that the grass was as high as a pony's back and that they should come out to Indian Territory. George Washingotn Isbell packed the rest of his family up and headed for Oklahoma in1894.--Dan Yaklin "Isbell Family History"

Resource Mary Lu Johnson letter of 11-30-94 "I found a descendent of Morg Isbell, who was the one that Uncl Newt and Uncle Rob jumped in to help at saloon brawl in Warrior?" Possibly Morg was their cousin.

"My Great Uncle Rob could actually pinch with his toes! An Isbell trait? Story has it he thought he had killed a man at a square dance in Warrior, AL. Laid into him with a singletree. Mom said the man survived, but was touch and go. Uncl Rob was a bit of a rounder to say the least. Don't remember Uncle Newt." Mary Lu Johnson

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