On September 28, 1887, as recorded in the Prairie County, records in Des Arc, John A. Tipton, being a resident of the county, and the legal age of 22 years, was granted a license of marriage. John A. Tipton, accompanied by Miss Minnie B. Isbell, along with her brother, Andrew Jackson Isbell, arrived at the Court House, and upon arrival, Andrew presented to the county clerk, a signed statement by his father, a Marion Francis Isbell, who may have been physically unable to make this trip himself, giving his consent for this marriage certificate to be issued to John Tipton and Minnie Isbell, his daughter. With this certificate in hand, they proceeded to the office of Charles Neil, a duly appointed Justice of the Peace, and were united in holy matrimony, on September 29, 1887. This is were the saga of the Tipton family as it is now known really begins. John and Minnie's was a very prosperous relationship, especially when it came to bearing children. To this union were born nine children, all growing to adulthood with the exception of their first born. All their children were born in Prairie County, Arkansas. On December 14, 1906, tragedy struck the Tipton household. Minnie, John's wife died, suddenly, that cause of death has been reported, as she suffered from a cold due the harsh winter of 1906, which followed shortly after the birth of their ninth child. John buried his beloved wife, Minnie, in Walter's Chapel Cemetery, which is located just norht of Carlisle, Arkansas. Minnie's parents are also buried in this cemetery. Minnie was preceeded in death by her parents, she was the daughter of Marion Francis and Caroline (Melton) Isbell. A simple stone marks Minnie's final resting place. After Minnie's untimely death, John continued to raise his children on his own. Mrs. Flora Caviness (Minnie's sister) attempted to help John, in that she took into her home, Minnie Isbell Tipton, the infant daughter was was only 5 months of age at the time of her mother's death. Minnie continued to live with the Caviness's until Flora's death four years later. After the death of Flora Caviness, Minnie returned to the home of her father. During this time frame, John A. Tipton, Jr., took into his bome a black woman, who was responsible for the cleaning and cooking, an assisted him in raising the older children. This woman continued to reside in the Tipton household until it was no longer feasible for her to stay. The reason given to the writer, is that on several occasions John caught her stealing food from his house, she would take this food back to her own home, where she would feed her own children. John continuously told her not to do this, or he would have to let her go. But she persisted in this practice, and John finally asked her to leave. Once this black woman was gone, again, John was forced to find someone whem he could trust, to help him rear his children. Just such a women he did find. Her name is also unknown, but her origin was Indian. She would let to young girls sit and brush her hair, which was very long and dark black. This indian woman continued to live within the Tipton household, until John subsequently remarried. On the 25th day of April, 1909, John Tipton, being a resident of the city of Hazen located in Prairie County, and the age of 43 years, and Mrs. Burlie Lee Landers, (a divorced woman), being a resident of Hickory Plains, also in the county of Prairie, and the legal of age of 27 years, applied for and were granted a certificate of marriage. According to the county records, this application was extended (on account of illness), for a reasonable amount of time, and certified by Dr. Q.E. McCuire. On the 15th day of August, 1909, (as recalled by Mrs. Ruby Glasgo, this being a Sunday), John Tipton, loaded up all of his children in the wagon, and proceeded to the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Caviness. When he arrived at her home, the children were unloaded, and he left, not telling the children where he was going. After a short time, John returned with Mrs. Landers, and her daughter, Flossie, the only child of Burlie's first marriage, to Mr. Jeremiah Patterson Landers, a widower, with eight children, which ended in divorce in November 1905. Upon their return to the home of Flora Caviness, Flossie was unloaded and John and Burlie proceeded to the office of Mr. J.W. Swart, a duly appointed Justice of the Peace, and they were united in marriage. After this marriage, John and Burlie returned and collected their children. As has been told to me by Mrs. Ruby C. Tipton-Glasgo, this was the first time any of John's children had ever laid eyes on their new step-mother. Upon the marriage of John and Burlie, there was no further need for the Indian woman, and with the insistence of his new wife, John, with regret, released her from his employ. Burlie was the daughter of Daniel and Martha Medelia (Bradley) Tate. She was born in Prairie County, Arkansas, (probably near Johnson's Chapel) on August 13, 1882. According to family members, Burlie was a very fine cook and housekeeper, but she did have one fault, that being she favored her own daughter, (Flossie) over her stepchildren. On several occasions John asked Burlie to cease this practice of favoritism, as he would not allow this in his home, he indicated that it wasn't fair to the other children. Burlie, apparently was not able to cease this practice, and finally John told her either, cease this practice, leave, or get rid of the child (Flossie), ths is now Flossie, came to live with another couple in the community, a Mr. and Mrs. Langford. Flossie resided with this couple until she was approximately 12 years of age, at which time she returned to the Tipton household. Like the relationship between John and Minnie his first wife, the relationship between John and Burlie was also a prosperous one, in which seven children were born, all gowing to adulthood. John A. Tipton and his wife, Burlie were married, for over 38 years, until his death on November 14, 1947, at the age of 82 years, 1 month and 25 days. John died, a the family farm, near Hamilton, Lonoke County, Arkansas, and he was buried in the Hamilton Cemetery. Burlie remained a widow, living on the family farm, until her death on Janaury 13, 1958, at the age of 75 years, and 5 months. She died, at the University Hospital, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, she was laid to rest next to her husband (John) in the Hamilton Cemetery.
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She had 10 children