Elizabeth (Lewis) Babb was a daughter of John Lewis who died in McNairy County, Tennessee in 1842/43. It is possible to construct a list of Elizabeth Lewis and Green B. Babb's children based on the 1850 and 1860 U.S. census and on the 1871 lawsuit of F.A. Bryant v. John Fitzpatrick.
The 1850 McNairy County, Tennessee census implies that Green and Elizabeth Babb's children are
2. Terry Babb age 16 born in Alabama
3. William Babb age 15 born in Mississippi
4. John Babb age 13 born in Mississippi
5. Milton Babb age 11 born in Mississippi
6. Jane Babb age 9 born in Mississippi
7. Ann Babb age 2 born in Tennessee
The Bryant T. Babb, age 21, is the son of Celia (Lewis) and William Babb. Matilda Babb, age 17, is either Bryant's sister or wife.
By 1860, Green Babb had married Mary Jane Broom. Two of Green and Elizabeth (Lewis) Babb's daughters are living in this household along with three of Green and Mary J (Broom) Babb's children.
Children of Green and Elizabeth (Lewis) Babb:
6. Jane C. Babb age 18 born in Mississippi
7. Matyann Babb age 12 born in Tennessee
Children of Green and Mary Jane (Broom) Babb:
8. Martha O Babb age 4 born in Tennessee
9. Thomas J. Babb age 3 born in Tennessee
10. James Babb age 1 born in Tennessee
The Bryant v. Fitzpatrick lawsuit helps to further identify these children. F.A. Bryant was representing the heirs of Elizabeth (Lewis) Babb. They are named as "F A Bryant and wife Jane C Bryant Franklin P. Christopher C Elizabeth J. Sarah V. and May Josephine Mitchell the last five of whom are minors under that age of twenty one years who file their Bill by Jos M Mitchell their next friend Lafayette A. and Johnnie A Babb who are minors under the age of twenty one years and sue by their next friend Sarah E Babb residents of said State of Tennessee, Joel M Babb, and Witty A Anderson (formerly Witty A Babb) residents of the State of Texas Complainants."
They sort out to be the following (with the same numbers as above):
1. Susan (Babb) Mitchell, dec'd. She married James Mitchell. Their children represented in the suit are Franklin P. Mitchell, Christopher C. Mitchell, Elizabeth J. Mitchell, Sarah V. Mitchell, and May Josephine Mitchell.
5. Joel Milton Babb
6. Jane Catherine Babb married Francis A. Bryant
7. MatyAnn Babb married Edwin Taylor Anderson and lived in Hunt County, Texas
Three of Green and Elizabeth (Lewis) Babb's sons are missing from the lawsuit: Kibble Terry Babb, William Babb, and John Babb. Given the wording of the lawsuit, it seems likely that all three of them are deceased, but only one of them left children. Those children would be Lafayette A. Babb and Johnnie A. Babb, who are represented by "their next friend" Sarah E. Babb - likely the widow.
The minor children represented by John Fitzpatrick, the second husband of Mary Jane (Broom) Lewis Fitzpatrick are Martha, Thomas, James, Samuel, & Joel Babb.
Those children correspond to the 1860 census:
8. Martha Babb
9. Thomas Babb
10. James Babb
11. Samuel Babb born after the 1860 census
12. Joel Babb born after the 1860 census
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