The best answer is: maybe yes and maybe no.
In earlier posts I reported what I currently know about the Greens and Smitherman families of Bibb County, AL.
• Selenea Green married Wiliam Smitherman
• Thomas Green married Margaret Lawrence, whose mother Sally was a Smitherman
• Joseph Green married Nancy Smitherman Garner, who was old enough to be his mother.
• The Smithermans are related to the Lathems through intermarriage.
In the 1840 U.S. Census for Bibb County, AL, Joseph Green is living in Bibb County. In the household are two males 20 - 30 (Joseph & ?); and one female 5 - 10, one female 40 - 50 (Nancy Smitherman Garner Green), and one 50 - 60 (Joseph's mother?). According to this census, Joseph’s birth year would be between 1810 - 1820. The range for Nancy's birth is 1790 - 1800 (also confirmed in the 1830 Census with Andrew Garner).
http://interactive.ancestry.com/8057/4409668_00209/1241647?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return
Why is this important? Just wait.
Neighbors include James Samples, William Garner, Nancy Pearson, Ransom Whatley, Jones, Acheson, Walker, Campbell, Matthew Cox, George Bolen, Thomas H. Abney, Benjamin Tucker, Thomas Lawrence. I mention these neighbors to prove that it's the right Joseph Green. Most of the men were married to Lathem or Smitherman women. William Garner was Nancy's son from a first marriage. James Samples was a witness to the will of Nancy's first husband.
Nancy Green is likely not the mother of the 5 - 10-year-old in Joseph's household. Joseph married Nancy on September 21, 1837 (Marriage records, Bibb County, AL). Any child born in wedlock to them would be under four, and more likely three under at the time of the 1840 Census. Of course, it's possible that Nancy was pregnant out of wedlock, but I've found no record of that in bastardy cases in Bibb County.
It's more likely that the female 6 - 10 is either Joseph's child or the child of the unidentified male in Joseph's 1840 US Census for AL household. Since Joseph and the unknown male occupant in his household were born 1810 - 1820, they would be 20 - 30 in the 1840 Census. Certainly old enough to have a six-year-old daughter.
We know very little more about Joseph Green of Bibb County, other than he was bondsman on the marriage license of Joseph Lawley and Samuel Smitherman. He lived until at least 1841, when with son-in-law Andrew Garner he was a defendant in the Bibb County courts. After 1841 he disappears from all the records I have seen, but another trip to the Bibb County Courthouse will tell me if there's any more to find.
If Joseph died, as he probably did, it would be natural for his widow and child to be living together in a household. Moving forward in time, in the 1850 U.S. Census we find Nancy Green and Beauty Ann Green living in the household of John P. and Mary Ann Green McKinney in Shelby County, AL. They are list after the other members of the original household, indicating that they are outside the family of origin: a mother-in-law and daughter; or aunt and sister; or mother and step-daughter.
More importantly, both Nancy and Britta's ages are within the birth year ranges established earlier. In the 1850 Census, Nancy Green's age is 56, so she would have been born about 1794. This fits within the range 1790 - 1800, which is the same range in which Nancy Smitherman Garner Green was born. Ditto for Beauty/Brittie. The female child in Joseph Green's 1840 household was between six and 10, born between 1830 and 1834/1835. In 1850 that female would have been about 16. Et voila! Beauty/Brittie was born in 1834 (various censuses, her grave marker) and was 16 in 1850.
So, at the moment, this is my best theory about Britta's parents:
Her father was Joseph Green of Bibb County, AL.
Her mother was an as yet unidentified female near Bibb County.
Her step-mother was Nancy Smitherman Garner Green.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
New nuggets on John P. McKinney
John P. McKinney was married to Mary Ann Green, Britta Green's aunt or sister or cousin or mother.
In most censuses John is listed as a carpenter or laborer ("works in wagon shop"), so I wondered why he was in Shelby County with neighbors like David McClanahan and Abemiluk Brasher. McClanahan was a lawyer and owned a hotel. Well, now I know.
The first time we see John is in the 1850 Census:
In August 2013 when I visited the Bibb County Courthouse, I found the following:
"The State of Alabama @ Shelby County. Whereas I am indebted to B. J. Pope (Pape??) and John McClanahan one hundred dollars at three and six months from this date secured by two promissory notes at fifty dollars each which said debt I am anxious to secure, therefore and in consideration of the of the premises as well as and in consideration of one dollar to me to me in hand paid by William G. Bowdon, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell to said Bowdon in trust my present growing crop — consisting of corn and cotton, to have and to hold the same in trust until default be made in the payment of the sums aforesaid; then upon the application of the same Pope and McClanahan or either of them the said Bowdon shall seize and sell the crop aforesaid giving ten days' notice of the time and place of said sale and apply a sufficiency of the proceeds thereof to the payment of the debts aforesaid; but should the same be punctually paid then this obligation to be void. Witnesseth my hand and seal 21st June 1847. John P. McKinney {Seal}"
In addition, if you look at the 1850 Agriculture Schedule in Ancestry's database Selected U.S. Federal Non-Population Schedules 1850 - 1880, you'll find John McKinney on Page 32 of 42. The entry looks like "John P. McKinsy," but it's clearly him. His entry corresponds to the "McKinnie" placement in the 1850 Population Schedule near David McClanahan, Elliot, Grady, Morrison, Brasher, etc.
So he's farming. His entry lists 40 unimproved acres worth $50, $10 of farm implements, three horses, four cows, two cattle, 36 pigs, 175 bushels of corn, 60 bushels of oats, and so on.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1276/32786_1220706416_0028-00655?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1276%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=32786_1220706416_0028-00686
New information, better understanding of the life he led. Which may lead me to Britta!!!!
In most censuses John is listed as a carpenter or laborer ("works in wagon shop"), so I wondered why he was in Shelby County with neighbors like David McClanahan and Abemiluk Brasher. McClanahan was a lawyer and owned a hotel. Well, now I know.
He was a farmer, too, and raised crops.
The first time we see John is in the 1850 Census:
In the 1850 US Census for AL, John McKinnie is in Shelby County. He is born about 1811, 39, a carpenter, born SC. Cannot read or write. Also in the household are Mary Ann (Green), 28, born NC, Isabella, 9, Mary, 8, Josephean (girl), 6, Jane, 4, Abraham, 1. All the children are born AL. Also Nancy Greene, 56, NC, and Beauty Ann McKinnie, 16, born AL. Neighbors include David McClanahan, his wife Carolyn Reeves, Sarah Elliott, a midwife; Berry Rea (possible kin to James Rea in 1860 Jeff Co, neighbors to the McGuires), Edmon Crumpton (who married Matilda Williams whose in-laws include Greens), Abemiluk Brasher, Samuel Brasher, Parnell, John Gardner, William Porter, Gooch, Holcomb, Roper, Logan, Horton, Morgan, Allen, Johnson, Nelson, Weaver, Nabors, McCormick, Lawley.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8054&iid=4191539-00660&fn=John+P&ln=McKinnie&st=d&ssrc=&pid=16778612
In August 2013 when I visited the Bibb County Courthouse, I found the following:
"The State of Alabama @ Shelby County. Whereas I am indebted to B. J. Pope (Pape??) and John McClanahan one hundred dollars at three and six months from this date secured by two promissory notes at fifty dollars each which said debt I am anxious to secure, therefore and in consideration of the of the premises as well as and in consideration of one dollar to me to me in hand paid by William G. Bowdon, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell to said Bowdon in trust my present growing crop — consisting of corn and cotton, to have and to hold the same in trust until default be made in the payment of the sums aforesaid; then upon the application of the same Pope and McClanahan or either of them the said Bowdon shall seize and sell the crop aforesaid giving ten days' notice of the time and place of said sale and apply a sufficiency of the proceeds thereof to the payment of the debts aforesaid; but should the same be punctually paid then this obligation to be void. Witnesseth my hand and seal 21st June 1847. John P. McKinney {Seal}"
Man, that is one long, run-on sentence!
John McClanahan was BMOC lawyer in Shelby County. William G. Bowdon was a probate judge in Shelby County. I have no idea who B. J. Pope is.In addition, if you look at the 1850 Agriculture Schedule in Ancestry's database Selected U.S. Federal Non-Population Schedules 1850 - 1880, you'll find John McKinney on Page 32 of 42. The entry looks like "John P. McKinsy," but it's clearly him. His entry corresponds to the "McKinnie" placement in the 1850 Population Schedule near David McClanahan, Elliot, Grady, Morrison, Brasher, etc.
So he's farming. His entry lists 40 unimproved acres worth $50, $10 of farm implements, three horses, four cows, two cattle, 36 pigs, 175 bushels of corn, 60 bushels of oats, and so on.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1276/32786_1220706416_0028-00655?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1276%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=32786_1220706416_0028-00686
New information, better understanding of the life he led. Which may lead me to Britta!!!!
Monday, October 21, 2013
Mrs. Nancy Smitherman Garner Green
These are the facts that outline Nancy's life:
1. Nancy was the daughter of Thomas Smitherman, Sr., of Randolph County, NC. Margie Smitherman says, "To my knowledge the only heirs of THOMAS SMITHERMAN SR. were: John Smitherman, William Smitherman, Thomas Smitherman, Samuel W Smitherman, Andrew Smitherman, Jesse Smitherman, Sarah Smitherman Bolling wife of George Bolling, Nancy Smitherman Garner wife of Andrew Garner and Elizabeth Smitherman. These heirs were listed in the deed where the heirs of Thomas Smitherman of Randolph Co., NC sold property to John George Poindexter and wife Mary Carr Poindexter of Surry Co., NC."
http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1&p=surnames.smotherman
2. Nancy married Andrew Garner in Randolph County, NC, on August 9, 1814. Thomas Smitherman was the bondsman, Jesse Harper was the witness.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ncmarr1741&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsln=smitherman&dbOnly=_F00076FC%7c_F00076FC_x%2c_F00076FD%7c_F00076FD_x%2c_F00076FE%7c_F00076FE_x%2c_F00076FF%7c_F00076FF_x%2c_F0007701%7c_F0007701_x&uidh=000&mssns0=garner&pcat=34&fh=0&h=1140896&recoff=7+27&ml_rpos=1
3. She had a son named William with Andrew. William was born about 1816 in North Carolina.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=17073923&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t18691802_p1302924686_kpidz0q3d1302924686z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid
4. In the 1830 U.S. Census for NC, Andrew Garner lives in Bibb County. In the household is one male 10 - 15 (Andrew), one male 30 - 40 (Andrew), and one female 30 - 40 (Nancy). Neighbors: Oakley, Fryer, Johnson, David Ward, Leath, Claybaugh, Davis, Johnson, Brown, Walker, Wilson, Carleton, Henson, Barnett, Fancher.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/8058/4410702_00306/1822370?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1830usfedcenancestry%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dgarner%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d3%26msrpn_PInfo%3d5-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD5%257c_F0006BD5_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD6%257c_F0006BD6_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD7%257c_F0006BD7_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD4%257c_F0006BD4_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD3%257c_F0006BD3_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BC0%257c_F0006BC0_x%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
5. Andrew Garner died in 1837 and left everything to his widow Nancy and son William. Nancy was the administratrix. The will was dated and signed July 14, 1837. Joseph Lawley, James Samples, John Tanner, attestors.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23189-23237-76?cc=1978117&wc=M93Q-ML7:n1265025749
and
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23189-23246-79?cc=1978117&wc=M93Q-ML7:n1265025749
6. On September 21, 1837, Nancy married Joseph Green of Bibb County. Joseph Lawley was the bondsman.
http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1&p=surnames.smotherman
2. Nancy married Andrew Garner in Randolph County, NC, on August 9, 1814. Thomas Smitherman was the bondsman, Jesse Harper was the witness.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ncmarr1741&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsln=smitherman&dbOnly=_F00076FC%7c_F00076FC_x%2c_F00076FD%7c_F00076FD_x%2c_F00076FE%7c_F00076FE_x%2c_F00076FF%7c_F00076FF_x%2c_F0007701%7c_F0007701_x&uidh=000&mssns0=garner&pcat=34&fh=0&h=1140896&recoff=7+27&ml_rpos=1
3. She had a son named William with Andrew. William was born about 1816 in North Carolina.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=17073923&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t18691802_p1302924686_kpidz0q3d1302924686z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid
4. In the 1830 U.S. Census for NC, Andrew Garner lives in Bibb County. In the household is one male 10 - 15 (Andrew), one male 30 - 40 (Andrew), and one female 30 - 40 (Nancy). Neighbors: Oakley, Fryer, Johnson, David Ward, Leath, Claybaugh, Davis, Johnson, Brown, Walker, Wilson, Carleton, Henson, Barnett, Fancher.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/8058/4410702_00306/1822370?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1830usfedcenancestry%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dgarner%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d3%26msrpn_PInfo%3d5-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD5%257c_F0006BD5_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD6%257c_F0006BD6_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD7%257c_F0006BD7_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD4%257c_F0006BD4_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD3%257c_F0006BD3_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BC0%257c_F0006BC0_x%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
5. Andrew Garner died in 1837 and left everything to his widow Nancy and son William. Nancy was the administratrix. The will was dated and signed July 14, 1837. Joseph Lawley, James Samples, John Tanner, attestors.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23189-23237-76?cc=1978117&wc=M93Q-ML7:n1265025749
and
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23189-23246-79?cc=1978117&wc=M93Q-ML7:n1265025749
6. On September 21, 1837, Nancy married Joseph Green of Bibb County. Joseph Lawley was the bondsman.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.3.1%2FTH-1-9821-31620-59%3Fcc%3D1743384
7. On October 21, 1837, Nancy and Olive Garner renounced their dower rights to a piece of land in Bibb County sold by Joseph Green and William Garner to Chamblin Davis. Document from Bibb County Courthouse. William Chastain attested.
Digression: Boy, that was fast! Nancy became Andrew Garner's widow in July, married Joseph Green, a man barely 1/2 her age in September, and sold a piece of land in October. What impression does this give you about NancySGG???
Digression: Boy, that was fast! Nancy became Andrew Garner's widow in July, married Joseph Green, a man barely 1/2 her age in September, and sold a piece of land in October. What impression does this give you about NancySGG???
8. In the 1840 US Cenus for AL, Joseph Green is in Bibb County. In the household are two males 20 - 30 (Joseph & ?) and one female 5 -10, one female 40 - 50 (Nancy), and one 50 - 60. Next door to William Garner. Sarah Smitherman Lawrence and Branson Lawrence are next page over. This would make Joseph’s birth year 1810 - 1820. And Nancy's birth year 1790 - 1800.
So in other words, Nancy was a cougar. Yowza!
So in other words, Nancy was a cougar. Yowza!
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8057&iid=4409668_00209&fn=William&ln=Garner&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1241647
9. After the 1840 Census there are no additional records for Nancy S. G. Green I can find.
9. After the 1840 Census there are no additional records for Nancy S. G. Green I can find.
But....
There IS a Nancy Greene in Shelby County in 1850 living in the household of John P. McKinnie (McKinney) and Mary Ann Green McKinney. It is possible that this is Nancy Smitherman Garner Green. Here are the supporting data:
• The names are the same.
• Nancy Greene in Shelby County was born about 1794. NSGG was born 1790 - 1800 (1849 Census)
• Nancy Greene was born in NC (1850 Census). NSGG was born in NC (various family trees).
• In the 1840 Census, there is a female 6 - 10 in Joseph Green's household. This child could be Beauty/Britty Ann Greene, 16, who follows Nancy Greene in the 1850 Census enumeration.
Could it be?
Could the Nancy Smitherman Garner who married Joseph Green be the same as Nancy Greene living with Britta Ann Greene in the 1850 Census?????
It could!
Is it?
Who knows?
Stay tuned!
• The names are the same.
• Nancy Greene in Shelby County was born about 1794. NSGG was born 1790 - 1800 (1849 Census)
• Nancy Greene was born in NC (1850 Census). NSGG was born in NC (various family trees).
• In the 1840 Census, there is a female 6 - 10 in Joseph Green's household. This child could be Beauty/Britty Ann Greene, 16, who follows Nancy Greene in the 1850 Census enumeration.
Could it be?
Could the Nancy Smitherman Garner who married Joseph Green be the same as Nancy Greene living with Britta Ann Greene in the 1850 Census?????
It could!
Is it?
Who knows?
Stay tuned!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
The Greens and Smithermans of Bibb County, Part II
Part I is here:
http://alroots3.blogspot.com/2013/10/green-and-smitherman-families-of-bibb.html
This blog entry is about Joseph Green of Bibb County. Joseph may be the brother of Thomas Green and related to Selenea Green.
http://www.algw.org/bibb/business/morrisonledger.htm
4. In the 1840 US Cenus for AL, Joseph Green is in Bibb County. In the household are two males 20 - 30 (Joseph & Thomas?), one female 5 - 10, one female 40 - 50 (Nancy) and one 50 - 60. He is next door to William Garner, Nancy's son from her first marriage. Sarah Smitherman Lawrence and Branson Lawrence are next page over. This would make Joseph’s birth year 1810 - 1820. And Nancy's birth year 1790 - 1800.
So in other words, Nancy was a cougar. Yowza!
5. In 1841 Joseph and William Garner appeared in a legal document selling land to Chamblin Davis. Their wives Nancy Green and Olif (Olive) Lathem Garner signed a document giving up their dower rights. I found this document at the Bibb County Court House Annex in August this year.
Chamblin Davis had been/was married to Delilah Smitherman in 1831.
6. Here are notes from the Bibb County Court Minutes 1841 at the Al GenWeb:
http://alroots3.blogspot.com/2013/10/green-and-smitherman-families-of-bibb.html
This blog entry is about Joseph Green of Bibb County. Joseph may be the brother of Thomas Green and related to Selenea Green.
JOSEPH'S RECORDS:
1. On September 18, 1837, Joseph Green and Joseph Lawley were bondsmen for Green's marriage to Nancy Garner.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.3.1%2FTH-1-9821-31620-59%3Fcc%3D1743384
3. He was listed as a customer in Morrison's General Store ledger in the Randolph area of Bibb County for 1838 and 1839, as was Thomas. Maybe Thomas was his brother??
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-31240-15?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8Z:1838767814
2. Joseph Green married Nancy Garner, widow of Andrew Garner, on September 21, 1837. Judge John W. Suttle performed the ceremony.
2. Joseph Green married Nancy Garner, widow of Andrew Garner, on September 21, 1837. Judge John W. Suttle performed the ceremony.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.3.1%2FTH-1-9821-31620-59%3Fcc%3D1743384
3. He was listed as a customer in Morrison's General Store ledger in the Randolph area of Bibb County for 1838 and 1839, as was Thomas. Maybe Thomas was his brother??
http://www.algw.org/bibb/business/morrisonledger.htm
4. In the 1840 US Cenus for AL, Joseph Green is in Bibb County. In the household are two males 20 - 30 (Joseph & Thomas?), one female 5 - 10, one female 40 - 50 (Nancy) and one 50 - 60. He is next door to William Garner, Nancy's son from her first marriage. Sarah Smitherman Lawrence and Branson Lawrence are next page over. This would make Joseph’s birth year 1810 - 1820. And Nancy's birth year 1790 - 1800.
So in other words, Nancy was a cougar. Yowza!
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8057&iid=4409668_00209&fn=William&ln=Garner&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1241647
5. In 1841 Joseph and William Garner appeared in a legal document selling land to Chamblin Davis. Their wives Nancy Green and Olif (Olive) Lathem Garner signed a document giving up their dower rights. I found this document at the Bibb County Court House Annex in August this year.
Chamblin Davis had been/was married to Delilah Smitherman in 1831.
6. Here are notes from the Bibb County Court Minutes 1841 at the Al GenWeb:
"Compiled in July 1993 and submitted by Jacquelyn Cox Otts. I hope these notes will provide clues as to the location of these people during this period of time. I have attempted to keep the spelling of the names as I saw them in the records."
"'Martha Rea, for the use of Elijah C. Wallace, vs William Garner and Joseph Green - p. 108.
Defendant made default. Plaintiff to recover $137.96 (promissory note) and costs incurred.'"
Note the connection to Martha Rea/Ray/Wrea.
7. Joseph Green was bondsman for Samuel Smitherman's marriage to Nancy Ferguson on August 28, 1941. Nancy was previously married to Johnson Ferguson, who died. Andrew Garner, Nancy Smitherman Garner's first husband, was bondsman on that marriage.
It's likely that Nancy Garner Ferguson was Andrew Garner's sister. They were certainly related.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9820-36363-42?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8J:n2073500804
It's possible and even likely that Joseph died after 1841. Doesn't it make sense that such an ambitious man who marries a rich widow the same age as his business partner would continue to make deals and thus show up in public records? But Joseph has disappeared from the Bibb records as far as I have looked. (Never fear, I'll look again!)
These are the only facts I have been able to discover about Joseph. I certainly haven't found him anywhere in Bibb after that. There are two Joseph Greens in Shelby County in 1850, but one is too old, and one is too young. There is a Joseph Green of the right age in Marion County, but his wife's name is Martha and she's not the same age as Nancy. Same folks live in Marion County in 1860. Could be Joseph, but...eh. A good family tree for them is here:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8695172/person/392067345
I need another trip to the Bibb County Court House to get more data.
Ah, Joseph, Joseph. Do you hold the key to the gate in my brick wall????
Note the connection to Martha Rea/Ray/Wrea.
http://www.algw.org/bibb/court/1841minutes.htm
7. Joseph Green was bondsman for Samuel Smitherman's marriage to Nancy Ferguson on August 28, 1941. Nancy was previously married to Johnson Ferguson, who died. Andrew Garner, Nancy Smitherman Garner's first husband, was bondsman on that marriage.
It's likely that Nancy Garner Ferguson was Andrew Garner's sister. They were certainly related.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9820-36363-42?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8J:n2073500804
It's possible and even likely that Joseph died after 1841. Doesn't it make sense that such an ambitious man who marries a rich widow the same age as his business partner would continue to make deals and thus show up in public records? But Joseph has disappeared from the Bibb records as far as I have looked. (Never fear, I'll look again!)
These are the only facts I have been able to discover about Joseph. I certainly haven't found him anywhere in Bibb after that. There are two Joseph Greens in Shelby County in 1850, but one is too old, and one is too young. There is a Joseph Green of the right age in Marion County, but his wife's name is Martha and she's not the same age as Nancy. Same folks live in Marion County in 1860. Could be Joseph, but...eh. A good family tree for them is here:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8695172/person/392067345
I need another trip to the Bibb County Court House to get more data.
Ah, Joseph, Joseph. Do you hold the key to the gate in my brick wall????
Green and Smitherman Families of Bibb County, Part I
There seem to be at least two Green families in Bibb County, AL, from the 1820's through the 1850's. Squire John Green's family is the most prominent and best documented. But the Greens that I've focused on recently are Thomas, Selenea, and Joseph Green, who I believe are siblings or at least related.
For simplicity I'm going to break this discussion into two parts because there's a lot of info here. Plus, Joseph may have special meaning for me. So this post is about Thomas and Selenea Green and their connections to the Smithermans.
THOMAS'S RECORDS:
1. He was listed as a customer in Morrison's General Store ledger in the Randolph area of Bibb County for 1838 and 1839, as was Joseph.
http://www.algw.org/bibb/business/morrisonledger.htm
2. According to various family trees, he was born between 1823 and 1830. Here's one:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=klumpds&id=I3646
3. Thomas Green and Jackson Gardner were bondsmen on the note for Thomas to marry Margaret Lawrence. William Caddell, Clerk, attested. January 25, 1841. Margaret was the daughter of Edward Lawrence and Sally (Sarah) Smitherman. Jackson Gardner later became Judge of Probate.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-31137-19?cc=1743384&wc=M9WB-HFR:n9930421
4. John R. Fulgham, J.P, celebrated the marriage on the 28th of January, 1841. J. R. was married to a Sarah Smitherman.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-31515-57?cc=1743384&wc=M9WB-HFR:n9930421
5. Thomas is not mentioned in any census from 1820 - 1850.
6. There is a Thomas Green with land records in Bibb County, but this is from 1858, by which time our Thomas was dead.
http://algw.org/bibb/court/landg.htm
7. Thomas and Margaret Green had three children: Nancy Armenda Green, b. 1841, d. 1931; Sylvenia Jane Green, b. 1843, d. 1932; and William Jackson Green, b. 1847, d. 1919. Two good family trees are located here:
http://www.lawrencefamhis.com/ashton-o/p2803.htm#i70051
and here:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18691802/person/1803345744?ssrc=
8. Thomas probably died between 1847 and 1849. Youngest child William's birthdate was December 22, 1847, which gives a conception date around April 1847. Margaret remarried James Monroe Wright on December 3, 1849.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&MS_AdvCB=1&db=ALmarriages_ga&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn_x=1&gsln=green&gsln_x=1&uidh=wy5&mssns0=wright&mssns0_x=1&pcat=34&fh=0&h=30095&recoff=7+24&ml_rpos=1
9. According to his children's U.S. Census entries from 1880 onward, Thomas was born in either Alabama or North Carolina. The majority of entries list his birthplace as AL.
10. In summary: Thomas Green was born between 1823 and 1830, probably in AL. In 1846 in Bibb County he married Margaret Lawrence, daughter of Edward and Sally Smitherman Lawrence. He had three children: Nancy, Sylvenia, and William Jackson. He died between 1847 and 1849.
SELENEA'S RECORDS:
1. According to the 1850 U.S. Census for MI, Selenea or Silina or other spellings was born about 1828 in AL.
For simplicity I'm going to break this discussion into two parts because there's a lot of info here. Plus, Joseph may have special meaning for me. So this post is about Thomas and Selenea Green and their connections to the Smithermans.
THOMAS'S RECORDS:
1. He was listed as a customer in Morrison's General Store ledger in the Randolph area of Bibb County for 1838 and 1839, as was Joseph.
http://www.algw.org/bibb/business/morrisonledger.htm
2. According to various family trees, he was born between 1823 and 1830. Here's one:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=klumpds&id=I3646
3. Thomas Green and Jackson Gardner were bondsmen on the note for Thomas to marry Margaret Lawrence. William Caddell, Clerk, attested. January 25, 1841. Margaret was the daughter of Edward Lawrence and Sally (Sarah) Smitherman. Jackson Gardner later became Judge of Probate.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-31137-19?cc=1743384&wc=M9WB-HFR:n9930421
4. John R. Fulgham, J.P, celebrated the marriage on the 28th of January, 1841. J. R. was married to a Sarah Smitherman.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-31515-57?cc=1743384&wc=M9WB-HFR:n9930421
5. Thomas is not mentioned in any census from 1820 - 1850.
6. There is a Thomas Green with land records in Bibb County, but this is from 1858, by which time our Thomas was dead.
http://algw.org/bibb/court/landg.htm
7. Thomas and Margaret Green had three children: Nancy Armenda Green, b. 1841, d. 1931; Sylvenia Jane Green, b. 1843, d. 1932; and William Jackson Green, b. 1847, d. 1919. Two good family trees are located here:
http://www.lawrencefamhis.com/ashton-o/p2803.htm#i70051
and here:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18691802/person/1803345744?ssrc=
8. Thomas probably died between 1847 and 1849. Youngest child William's birthdate was December 22, 1847, which gives a conception date around April 1847. Margaret remarried James Monroe Wright on December 3, 1849.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&MS_AdvCB=1&db=ALmarriages_ga&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn_x=1&gsln=green&gsln_x=1&uidh=wy5&mssns0=wright&mssns0_x=1&pcat=34&fh=0&h=30095&recoff=7+24&ml_rpos=1
9. According to his children's U.S. Census entries from 1880 onward, Thomas was born in either Alabama or North Carolina. The majority of entries list his birthplace as AL.
10. In summary: Thomas Green was born between 1823 and 1830, probably in AL. In 1846 in Bibb County he married Margaret Lawrence, daughter of Edward and Sally Smitherman Lawrence. He had three children: Nancy, Sylvenia, and William Jackson. He died between 1847 and 1849.
SELENEA'S RECORDS:
1. According to the 1850 U.S. Census for MI, Selenea or Silina or other spellings was born about 1828 in AL.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8054&iid=4195938-00329&fn=Selana&ln=Smithman&st=d&ssrc=&pid=3343196
2. On April 25, 1846, William Smitherman and R(euben) H. Oakley (married to Susannah Smitherman) obtained a bond in Bibb County so that Smitherman could marry Selenea Green. John Suttle was the clerk.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9820-36142-69?cc=1743384&wc=M9WB-HNS:n1722260297
3. Selenea and William were married in Bibb County on April 28, 1846, by Johns Lathem, J. P.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9820-36427-43?cc=1743384&wc=M9WB-HNS:n1722260297
4. Selena's stepfather W. W. Bradley signed a permission slip allowing them to marry.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9820-36368-17?cc=1743384&wc=M9WB-HNS:n1722260297
5. The next time we see Selenea is the 1850 US Census for Mississippi, where William Smithman is living in Twp 16 R6E. He is 32, born, TN, no money, a farmer. Also in the household are Selana, 22, born AL, and John, born MS. Neighbors: Ruff, Milton Bradley (Selenea’s step-dad?? See #7 below). They must have moved to MS about 1846-7 because baby John was born then.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8054&iid=4195938-00329&fn=Selana&ln=Smithman&st=d&ssrc=&pid=3343196
6. In the 1860 U.S. Census for MS, William Smitherman is living in Twp 15, Range 8, Attala, Maltona Springs P.O. He is 40, born AL, laborer on farm, $50. Also in the household are John 12, Mary, 10, and Ann, 8. All born MS. Selenea is not in the household; the assumption is that she died between 1852 and 1860. Neighbors: Poe, Kimbrough, Stone, Mathis.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=4233360_00320&fn=John&ln=Sautherman&st=d&ssrc=&pid=38594453
7. Remember that "W.W. Bradley" signed the permission slip for Selenea, "his daughter," to marry.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/8058/4409667_00240/1014379?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
Digressing slightly (or should it be "regressing" or "going back in time"), in 1830 W. W. Bradley is in Capt. Buckhannon’s District, Autauga County, AL. In the household are one male 0 - 5 (may be James), one male 20 - 30 (Melton W. W.). Also in the household are three females 0 - 5 (Selenea plus two unknown females) and one female 20 - 30 (Martha). Neighbors: Peterson, Putt, Temple, Turner, Lewis, Norres, Rogers, Robins, Morris, Chandler, Crumpler, Martin, Turner, Chancellor, Myrick, Nelson.
8. Following this line: in the 1840 U.S. Census for AL, W. W. Bradley is in Nixburg, Coosa County. In the household are one male 5 - 10 (James?), one male 30 - 40 (Melton W.W.). Also two females 0 - 5, two females 5 - 10 (Ann & Sarah), one female 15 - 20 (Selenea), and one female 30 - 40 (Martha). Neighbors: Suttles, Lea, Coker, Benson, Harrell, Griffin, Ray, Robertson, Cobbins, Crumpler, Smith, Cato, Robinson. Note the age gap between the young females.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8057&iid=4409668_00602&fn=W+W&ln=Bradley&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1427230
9. Let's look at the person who may be Selenea's stepfather in the 1850 U.S. Census for MS.
In the 1850 U.S. Census for MS, Melton Bradley is 51, a farmer, born VA, $300. Also in the household are Martha, 48, born NC; and children James, 21, born AL; Ann, 13; Sarah, 11; Miles, 9, and Frances, 4. All children are born AL, which indicates that the family moved there around 1845 - 1847—just the same as Selenea's family.
Note that there's an age gap of 8 years between James and Ann.
10. In summary: Selenea was born in AL about 1828. Her stepfather was W. W. Bradley; it's possible her mother was Martha MNU (Maiden Name Unknow) Bradley, born 1802 in NC. In 1846 in Bibb County, AL, Selenea married William Smitherman. Reuben H. Oakely, married to a Smitherman, was on the marriage bond. Johns Lathem performed the ceremony. She and William had three children: John, Mary, and Ann. Selenea probably died between 1842 and 1850.
So Thomas and Selenea shared the surname "Green," both were probably born in AL in the 1820s, and both married Smithermans and had lots of Smitherman connections.
In addition, they share those connections with Joseph. But there are some facts about Joseph that make him even more interesting than these two. What facts??
Read Part II!!!!
In addition, they share those connections with Joseph. But there are some facts about Joseph that make him even more interesting than these two. What facts??
Read Part II!!!!
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Not Britta's family (probably)
Not William Green and Sarah L. Smith. Probably.
Last week I found a couple on FamilySearch.org who seemed like candidates for Britta's parents. William Green and Sarah Smith got married in Bibb County, AL, on January 16, 1834. Here is the link:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-32054-19?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8Z:1838767814
Here are the reasons that they might be Britta's parents:
1. Britta was born in April or June 1834 in the vicinity of Bibb County. An article in the November 5, 1919, edition of Birmingham News says about Britta's death:
So William and Sarah were in the right place at the right time, and it's not inconceivable for Sarah to be pregnant before marriage, i.e., married in January and delivered in April or June.
2. The bondsman on the marriage was William Fletcher.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-32171-63?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8Z:1838767814
William Fletcher was a farmer and pioneer of Bibb County. He married Maria Pratt, who was sister of Hopkins Pratt and aunt to the Durana Pratt who married (John) Pulaski Wallace. John Pulaski often shows up near Britta Green and the McKinneys.
Reasons they might not be Britta's parents:
Most persuasively:
Last week I found a couple on FamilySearch.org who seemed like candidates for Britta's parents. William Green and Sarah Smith got married in Bibb County, AL, on January 16, 1834. Here is the link:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-32054-19?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8Z:1838767814
Here are the reasons that they might be Britta's parents:
1. Britta was born in April or June 1834 in the vicinity of Bibb County. An article in the November 5, 1919, edition of Birmingham News says about Britta's death:
"She was a native Alabamian and was the widow of the late (B.A.?) Flynn, of Gate City. Mrs. Flynn had spent practically all of her life in the state- in the vicinity of Irondale and Gate City, and was very well known in that region."
So William and Sarah were in the right place at the right time, and it's not inconceivable for Sarah to be pregnant before marriage, i.e., married in January and delivered in April or June.
2. The bondsman on the marriage was William Fletcher.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9821-32171-63?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8Z:1838767814
William Fletcher was a farmer and pioneer of Bibb County. He married Maria Pratt, who was sister of Hopkins Pratt and aunt to the Durana Pratt who married (John) Pulaski Wallace. John Pulaski often shows up near Britta Green and the McKinneys.
Reasons they might not be Britta's parents:
Most persuasively:
1. In the 1840 US Census for AL, William Green is living in Bibb County. In the household are one male 0 - 5 (born 1835 - 1840), one male 30 - 40 (William, born 1800 - 1810), one female 0 - 5 (born 1835 - 1840), one female 20 - 30 (Sarah Smith, born 1814, born 1810 - 1820), and one female 30 - 40 (Unknown, born 1800 - 1810). Neighbors: Lowery, Snipes, Lee, Smith, Fulghum, Blake, Vance, Jordan, Strickland, Jacob Herron, Michell, John E. Green, Bird, Allen, McCollister, Allen, Thrasher.
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8057&path=Alabama.Bibb.Not+Stated.25&fn=William&ln=Green&st=d&pid=1241845&rc=&zp=75
Right place, right time, but the female child is too young to be Britta. Still, census takers have been known to make mistakes. Yes, really.
2. The neighbors are not those often found around Britta.
3. In the 1850 U.S. Census for AL, William Grun (reads as "Green") is living on the West Side, Cahaba River. He is 45, born GA, a farmer, cannot read or write. Also in the household are Sarah L., 35, born GA, cannot read or write; John P., 14, Mariah, 12, William H. H., 10, Geo. W., 8, Abigail, 6, and Judith, 1. ALl children born AL. Neighbors include Brown, McElroy, Canterbury, Smith (a brother??), Reach, Carroll, Brackner, Squire Harpole, Hasty, Ashworth, Johnson, McAllister, Black, Blake.
Comparing the 1840 Census to the 1850 Census, you can clearly see that the male 0 - 5 in 1840 is John Pratt Green (born about 1836) and the female 0 - 5 is Mariah (born about 1838).
Less persuasively, but collaterally:
5. In the 1880 U.S. Census for AL, Sarah Green is living in Bibb County. She is 66, widowed, born SC, father born SC, mother born SC, can read and write. Also in the household is daughter Abie, 36, born AL, father born AL, mother born SC, cannot write. Neighbors include Carrell, Allen, Defir, Blake, Edmunds, McCulley, Miller, McElroy, Acker, Canterbury.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/4654/32959_032850-03873/1926403?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dcivilwarpension%26h%3d1926403%26ti%3d0%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t10911595_p6123263840_kpidz0q3d6123263840z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&ssrc=pt_t10911595_p6123263840_kpidz0q3d6123263840z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&backlabel=ReturnRecord
William fought in Company H, First Alabama Cavalry. He was living in 1860, dead by at least 1882. He died much later than Britta's dad would have died, as Britta is living with her sister/cousin/aunt Mary Ann Green McKinney in 1850.
Sooooo....
For the many reasons above I've come to the conclusion that William Green and Sarah L. Smith Green are not Britta's parents. Probably.
But most likely.
2. The neighbors are not those often found around Britta.
3. In the 1850 U.S. Census for AL, William Grun (reads as "Green") is living on the West Side, Cahaba River. He is 45, born GA, a farmer, cannot read or write. Also in the household are Sarah L., 35, born GA, cannot read or write; John P., 14, Mariah, 12, William H. H., 10, Geo. W., 8, Abigail, 6, and Judith, 1. ALl children born AL. Neighbors include Brown, McElroy, Canterbury, Smith (a brother??), Reach, Carroll, Brackner, Squire Harpole, Hasty, Ashworth, Johnson, McAllister, Black, Blake.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/8054/4187292-00074/17072179?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1850usfedcenancestry%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn%3dabigal%26gsfn_x%3dNP_NN%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dBibb%2bCounty%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d303%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c303%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
Comparing the 1840 Census to the 1850 Census, you can clearly see that the male 0 - 5 in 1840 is John Pratt Green (born about 1836) and the female 0 - 5 is Mariah (born about 1838).
4. In the 1860 Census Sarah L. and family are in Montgomery County. William not in the household. Here's the link:
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4211192_00210/12153609?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1860usfedcenancestry%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn%3djudith%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dgreen*%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d3%26msrpn_PInfo%3d5-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
What's important about the 1850 and 1860 Censuses is that Sarah's birthplace is listed as Georgia in both places. Britta's mother is always listed as being born in SC or NC.
Less persuasively, but collaterally:
5. In the 1880 U.S. Census for AL, Sarah Green is living in Bibb County. She is 66, widowed, born SC, father born SC, mother born SC, can read and write. Also in the household is daughter Abie, 36, born AL, father born AL, mother born SC, cannot write. Neighbors include Carrell, Allen, Defir, Blake, Edmunds, McCulley, Miller, McElroy, Acker, Canterbury.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4239762-00522/6977209?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1880usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dgreen*%26gsln_x%3d1%26msbdy%3d1814%26msbdy_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dBibb%2bCounty%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d303%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c303%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_83004005%257c_83004005_x%26dbOnly%3d_83004006%257c_83004006_x%26dbOnly%3d_F000279A%257c_F000279A_x%26uidh%3dwy5%26msbdp%3d5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
(William Green lived next door to Blake in the 1840 Census, so I'm guessing that William Green lived in the West Blocton area, where Sarah is buried.)
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=GRE&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=3&GScntry=4&GSsr=5081&GRid=55838893&
6. Sarah filed a pension application in September 29, 1882. You'll find it here:
http://interactive.ancestry.com/4654/32959_032850-03873/1926403?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dcivilwarpension%26h%3d1926403%26ti%3d0%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t10911595_p6123263840_kpidz0q3d6123263840z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&ssrc=pt_t10911595_p6123263840_kpidz0q3d6123263840z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&backlabel=ReturnRecord
William fought in Company H, First Alabama Cavalry. He was living in 1860, dead by at least 1882. He died much later than Britta's dad would have died, as Britta is living with her sister/cousin/aunt Mary Ann Green McKinney in 1850.
Sooooo....
For the many reasons above I've come to the conclusion that William Green and Sarah L. Smith Green are not Britta's parents. Probably.
But most likely.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The life of Nancy Jain/Jane McKinney Goodwin Pearson
Pretty typical of a woman of her time. No many surprises. I hope she enjoyed her life.
Nancy Jain McKinney was born in 1846 or 1847, the child of John P. and Mary Ann Green McKinney. Older sisters Martha Isabelor and Mary Julia preceded her. Younger siblings Josephine, Abraham, Benjamin (??), John, Sarah, Susan, and Antoinette followed her.
She was probably born in Bibb or Shelby County, AL. Her dad was listed on an 1848 voters list in Bibb, but her parents had married in Shelby in 1841 and were living there in the 1850 U.S. Census. Her dad was a mechanic and carpenter, so they moved around a lot depending on where his job took them. They were solidly middle class tradespeople, though their family mixed easily with "higher" class landowners as proved by Mary's Whatley marriage and Aunt Britta's McGuire marriage. The family seemed to have owned no slaves.
In the 1860 US Census for AL, J. P. McKinney is on the East Side, Cahaba River, at the Six Mile P.O. in Bibb County. He is a mechanic, born SC, 48, $200, $1000. Also in the house is Mary, 36, born NC, cannot read or write. Daughter Mary J., 18, Josephine, 15, Nancy J., 13, Early A. (Abraham), 12, John, 8, Ellen, 5, Susan, 3, and Annetta, 2. Also, William Goodwin, 20, born GA, a mechanic. Neighbors are Nolen, R. W. Woods, Eddins, Powell, Johnson, Cardwell, Seals, Fanchers, McGuire. Daughter Martha had just married John Dailey and so was not living in the household.
Because John's employment was steady but erratic, they moved a lot. I have not been able to find them anywhere in the 1866 State Census for AL. Darn. Sure would help with breaking down the brick wall.
Anyway, somewhat surprisingly...
...Nancy Jane is not in her parents' household in the 1870 Census. At that point Jno McKinney is 60, living in Brierfield, Bibb County, works in a wagon shop, born So. Carolina, a male citizen of the US. Also in the household are wife Mary, 49, daughters Ellen, 15, Susan, 13, and Antoinette, 12. Also son Abram, 19, who works on farm. Neighbors are Williams, Garrett, Charles Rea, Oakley, Barnes, and a few doors away, Mike & Britta Flynn, Jas McKinney, and Milly McKinney.
It's possible that Nancy Jane married William Goodwin, who was an apprentice boarding in the McKinney household in 1860. I haven't found a marriage listing in Bibb or Shelby County yet, but there is a William Goodwin of the right age living with wife Nancy of the right age in Shelby County in the 1870 US Census for AL.
Nancy Jain McKinney was born in 1846 or 1847, the child of John P. and Mary Ann Green McKinney. Older sisters Martha Isabelor and Mary Julia preceded her. Younger siblings Josephine, Abraham, Benjamin (??), John, Sarah, Susan, and Antoinette followed her.
She was probably born in Bibb or Shelby County, AL. Her dad was listed on an 1848 voters list in Bibb, but her parents had married in Shelby in 1841 and were living there in the 1850 U.S. Census. Her dad was a mechanic and carpenter, so they moved around a lot depending on where his job took them. They were solidly middle class tradespeople, though their family mixed easily with "higher" class landowners as proved by Mary's Whatley marriage and Aunt Britta's McGuire marriage. The family seemed to have owned no slaves.
In the 1850 US Census for AL, (Nancy) Jane was living with her family in town (as opposed to out of town) in Shelby County. I'm pretty sure they were living in Columbiana.
According to that Census:
John McKinnie was born about 1811, 39, a carpenter, born SC. Cannot read or write. Also in the household are Mary Ann (Green), 28, born NC, (Martha) Isabella, 9, Mary (Julia), 8, Josephean, 6, (Nancy) Jane, 4, Abraham, 1. All the children are born AL. Also Nancy Greene, 56, NC, and Beauty (Britta) Ann McKinnie, 16, born AL. Neighbors include David McClanahan, his wife Carolyn Reeves, Sarah Elliott, a midwife; Berry Rea, Edmon Crumpton, Abemiluk Brasher, Samuel Brasher, Parnell, John Gardner, William Porter, Gooch, Holcomb, Roper, Logan, Horton, Morgan, Allen, Johnson, Nelson, Weaver, Nabors, McCormick, Lawley.
In the 1860 US Census for AL, J. P. McKinney is on the East Side, Cahaba River, at the Six Mile P.O. in Bibb County. He is a mechanic, born SC, 48, $200, $1000. Also in the house is Mary, 36, born NC, cannot read or write. Daughter Mary J., 18, Josephine, 15, Nancy J., 13, Early A. (Abraham), 12, John, 8, Ellen, 5, Susan, 3, and Annetta, 2. Also, William Goodwin, 20, born GA, a mechanic. Neighbors are Nolen, R. W. Woods, Eddins, Powell, Johnson, Cardwell, Seals, Fanchers, McGuire. Daughter Martha had just married John Dailey and so was not living in the household.
Because John's employment was steady but erratic, they moved a lot. I have not been able to find them anywhere in the 1866 State Census for AL. Darn. Sure would help with breaking down the brick wall.
Anyway, somewhat surprisingly...
...Nancy Jane is not in her parents' household in the 1870 Census. At that point Jno McKinney is 60, living in Brierfield, Bibb County, works in a wagon shop, born So. Carolina, a male citizen of the US. Also in the household are wife Mary, 49, daughters Ellen, 15, Susan, 13, and Antoinette, 12. Also son Abram, 19, who works on farm. Neighbors are Williams, Garrett, Charles Rea, Oakley, Barnes, and a few doors away, Mike & Britta Flynn, Jas McKinney, and Milly McKinney.
It's possible that Nancy Jane married William Goodwin, who was an apprentice boarding in the McKinney household in 1860. I haven't found a marriage listing in Bibb or Shelby County yet, but there is a William Goodwin of the right age living with wife Nancy of the right age in Shelby County in the 1870 US Census for AL.
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7163&path=Alabama.Shelby.Beat+11.12&fn=Wm&ln=Goodwin&st=d&pid=13045375&rc=&zp=75
So it could be true, but I haven't proved it yet. There doesn't seem to be a marriage license for either of them.
That's about the only surprise in her life. If it really is one....
For sure we know that Nancy Jain married Shadrack H. Pearson/Peirson on November 14, 1872, in BIbb County. John P. wrote a note giving them permission. You'll find it here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9819-38900-56?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8G:n2113083143
I tend to think that in 1870 Nancy was just visiting friends or wasn't counted. If she'd been married to William Goodwin, wouldn't the marriage license say "Mrs. Nancy Goodwin to S.H. Peirson"? Why would her father write "Nancy Jain" and not "Nancy Goodwin"? My best guess is that she was single when she married Shadrack and was simply not enumerated in 1870.
Nancy's mother Mary had probably died by 1872, as John (?) got remarried to Mrs. L. T. Morgan in Bibb in April of that year. By 1878 most of the family members and in-laws had moved to Leflore County, MS. The 1880 Census shows them there a few houses from father "K. P. McKinney" and sister Sarah Ellen with husband Pink Lemly:
That's about the only surprise in her life. If it really is one....
For sure we know that Nancy Jain married Shadrack H. Pearson/Peirson on November 14, 1872, in BIbb County. John P. wrote a note giving them permission. You'll find it here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9819-38900-56?cc=1743384&wc=MMLN-K8G:n2113083143
I tend to think that in 1870 Nancy was just visiting friends or wasn't counted. If she'd been married to William Goodwin, wouldn't the marriage license say "Mrs. Nancy Goodwin to S.H. Peirson"? Why would her father write "Nancy Jain" and not "Nancy Goodwin"? My best guess is that she was single when she married Shadrack and was simply not enumerated in 1870.
Nancy's mother Mary had probably died by 1872, as John (?) got remarried to Mrs. L. T. Morgan in Bibb in April of that year. By 1878 most of the family members and in-laws had moved to Leflore County, MS. The 1880 Census shows them there a few houses from father "K. P. McKinney" and sister Sarah Ellen with husband Pink Lemly:
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=4241783-00455&fn=I.Pink&ln=Lemly&st=r&ssrc=&pid=9499491
By 1880 Shad and Nancy Jane had three children: Mary, born March 1874 in AL; Thomas, born about 1876 in AL; and Jonathon, born about 1878 in MS.
By 1882 the family had moved back to AL in time for the birth of fourth child Sarah Birdie Pearson on November 30 (Findagrave.com). They probably moved to Winston County, where Shadrack's parents Jonathon and Clarissa were living. In succession followed Calzora, born (supposedly) in March 1883, and later Ethel F., born about 1890.
Nancy Jain probably died between 1890 (birth of Ethel) and 1898 (Shad's second marriage). Shadrack married Marcy Casada "Polly C." Pruitt on April 2, 1898 (Ancestry AL Marriage Index) in Winston County.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&MS_AdvCB=1&db=ALmarriages_ga&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn_x=1&gsln=pearson&gsln_x=1&msgpn=3182&msgpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3246%7c3%7c0%7c3182%7c0%7c0%7c&msgpn_x=XO&uidh=wy5&pcat=34&fh=3&h=1741520&recoff=8
It's likely that Nancy was buried in Fairview Springs Cemetery, Double Springs, Winston County, AL. Her mother- and father-in-law were buried there in unmarked graves. Not a stretch to imagine that she's there, too, in an unmarked grave—though I have no proof of this.
After Nancy died, Shadrack married two more times. He married Polly C. Pruitt, who shows in the 1880 Census, in 1898. He married Lula Mae Cooper and moved back to AL to be enumerated in the 1910 and 1920 Censuses in Jefferson County. He was 70 to Lula's 20ish, which seems surprising. But it's not considering the extreme vitality of some men. My 60-year-old uncle married a 25-year-old. They got divorced because she couldn't keep up with him.
Compared to some members of the family, Nancy Jane had a calm, uneventful life with few surprises. Other members more than made up for that. Check out my next post about sister Antoinette. Surprise!
It's likely that Nancy was buried in Fairview Springs Cemetery, Double Springs, Winston County, AL. Her mother- and father-in-law were buried there in unmarked graves. Not a stretch to imagine that she's there, too, in an unmarked grave—though I have no proof of this.
After Nancy died, Shadrack married two more times. He married Polly C. Pruitt, who shows in the 1880 Census, in 1898. He married Lula Mae Cooper and moved back to AL to be enumerated in the 1910 and 1920 Censuses in Jefferson County. He was 70 to Lula's 20ish, which seems surprising. But it's not considering the extreme vitality of some men. My 60-year-old uncle married a 25-year-old. They got divorced because she couldn't keep up with him.
Compared to some members of the family, Nancy Jane had a calm, uneventful life with few surprises. Other members more than made up for that. Check out my next post about sister Antoinette. Surprise!
Sunday, June 9, 2013
The life of Nettie McKinney Quillan McDowell, Britta' s niece
Another case of 99%. Can't prove it 100%, as I don't have the primary evidence in my hands. But everything fits. I'm talking about the life of Mahala Antoinette J. McKinney, born in Bibb or Shelby County, AL, in June 1859.
Her parents were John P. McKinney and Mary Ann Green, who had at least nine, maybe ten children, the last recorded of whom was a girl. She was variously listed as Annetta, Antoinette, Mahala, "J.," and Nettie.
Here's the evidence:
In the 1860 U.S. Census for AL, she is identified as Annetta McKinney, living in Bibb County, with her parents John P. and Mary Ann Green McKinney. The census was taken as of August, so her age of two (born June 1859, 1900 Census) was correct. The original entry is here:
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4211175_00146/17624358?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1860usfedcenancestry%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dmckinney%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dBibb%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d303%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c303%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26uidh%3dwy5%26pcat%3d35%26fh%3d14%26h%3d17624358%26recoff%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
Here's how her family's 1870 U.S. Census entry reads:
In the 1870 US Census for AL, Jno McKinney is 60, living in Brierfield, Bibb County, AL, works in a wagon shop, born SC, a male citizen of the U.S. In the household are wife Mary, 49, daughters Ellen, 15, Susan, 13, and Antoinette, 12. Also son Abram, 19, who works on farm. All children born AL. Neighbors are Williams, Garrett, Charles Rea, Oakley, Barnes, and a few doors away, Mike & Aunt Britta Flynn.
Between 1880 and 1900 I have found only one piece of primary evidence to tell us what was happening with Nettie, but we can make some educated guesses:
• Birth of daughter Allice born 1881 in Mississippi (1900 U.S. Census for AL)
• Death of John Quillan by 1891 or divorce from John Quillan before 1891. (There's an interesting twist. Check out the next post in this series!)
• Marriage to W. H. McDowell on November 21, 1891, in Jefferson County, AL (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQ86-RL2).
• Birth of daughter Laura born 1892 in AL (1886 in 1900 U.S. Census for AL; AL Death & Burial Index, Ancestry.com)
• Death of W. H. McDowell by 1900, as Nettie is a widow in 1900.
Speaking of which:
In the 1900 U.S. Census for AL, Nettie McDowell is living in Precinct 25, Jefferson County, AL. She is 40, widowed, born June 1859 in AL, parents born SC, farmer, rents; three children born, two living. Also in the household are daughter Allice, 18, widowed, born July 1881 in MS, parents born AL; and daughter Laura, 13, born September 1886 in AL, parents born AL. Neighbors include Widiman, Sellars, Massey, Holcomb, Acton, Byars, Heaton, Cox, Hope.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004119989_00397/79800649?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1900usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dmcdowell%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dJefferson%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d1498%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c1498%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_83004005%257c_83004005_x%252c_83004006%257c_83004006_x%26uidh%3dwy5%26pcat%3d35%26fh%3d7%26h%3d79800649%26recoff%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
In the 1910 U.S. Census for AL, Netta A. McDowell is living in Precinct 8 of Jefferson County. She is 51, widowed, born AL, father born SC, mother born NC, no occupation, two children, two living, rents. Also in the household is daughter Laura, 21, single, born AL, mother born AL, father's birthplace unknown, no occupation. Neighbors include Scott, Moore, Jones, Sellars, Grief, Trucker McKernan (wife Allice--maybe Nettie's daughter?), Williams, O'Barr.
Her parents were John P. McKinney and Mary Ann Green, who had at least nine, maybe ten children, the last recorded of whom was a girl. She was variously listed as Annetta, Antoinette, Mahala, "J.," and Nettie.
Here's the evidence:
In the 1860 U.S. Census for AL, she is identified as Annetta McKinney, living in Bibb County, with her parents John P. and Mary Ann Green McKinney. The census was taken as of August, so her age of two (born June 1859, 1900 Census) was correct. The original entry is here:
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4211175_00146/17624358?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1860usfedcenancestry%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dmckinney%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dBibb%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d303%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c303%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26uidh%3dwy5%26pcat%3d35%26fh%3d14%26h%3d17624358%26recoff%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
Here's how her family's 1870 U.S. Census entry reads:
In the 1870 US Census for AL, Jno McKinney is 60, living in Brierfield, Bibb County, AL, works in a wagon shop, born SC, a male citizen of the U.S. In the household are wife Mary, 49, daughters Ellen, 15, Susan, 13, and Antoinette, 12. Also son Abram, 19, who works on farm. All children born AL. Neighbors are Williams, Garrett, Charles Rea, Oakley, Barnes, and a few doors away, Mike & Aunt Britta Flynn.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7163/4257570_00853/13049428?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1870usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dmckinney%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dBibb%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d303%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c303%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
By 1880 Nettie's mom, Mary Ann, had probably died. Her dad had remarried (?) but the family had definitely moved to Leflore County, MS. In the 1880 U.S. Census for MS, K.P. McKinney is 71, born SC, in LeFlore County, Beat 3, District 135, widowed. Parents born SC. Also in the household are daughter J or I Quinnon, 21, and son-in-law John Quinnon, 20. Daughter Sarah Ellen and husband J. Pinkney Lemly are on the page after them. J. is born AL, parents born SC, John Quinnon is born AL, parents born AL.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4241783-00560/9502153?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1880usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsln%3dmckinney%26msrpn__ftp%3dLeflore%252c%2bMississippi%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d1733%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c27%257c0%257c1733%257c0%257c0%257c%26dbOnly%3d_83004005%257c_83004005_x%26dbOnly%3d_83004006%257c_83004006_x%26dbOnly%3d_F000279A%257c_F000279A_x%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
How did Antoinette react to her father's remarriage? Unknown—but she certainly "recreated" her identity with two names which had not previously been listed:
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4241783-00560/9502153?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1880usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsln%3dmckinney%26msrpn__ftp%3dLeflore%252c%2bMississippi%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d1733%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c27%257c0%257c1733%257c0%257c0%257c%26dbOnly%3d_83004005%257c_83004005_x%26dbOnly%3d_83004006%257c_83004006_x%26dbOnly%3d_F000279A%257c_F000279A_x%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
How did Antoinette react to her father's remarriage? Unknown—but she certainly "recreated" her identity with two names which had not previously been listed:
In the 1880 U.S. Census for MS, she is listed as "J." And in Leflore County, MS, she listed her name as "Mahala McKinney" when marrying John Quinnon/Quillan:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MSmarriages_ga&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=ms_db&gsln=quillan&rg_81004020__date=1880&_82004020-gpid=1733&_82004020_PInfo=7-%7C1652393%7C2%7C3246%7C27%7C1733%7C&_82004020__ftp=Leflore+County%2C+Mississippi%2C+USA&uidh=wy5&rs_81004020__date=10
Furthermore, the 1880 MS State Census lists John A. and Mahalia Quillen in LeFlore County.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20950-16592-71?cc=1919687&wc=12299141
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20950-16592-71?cc=1919687&wc=12299141
Between 1880 and 1900 I have found only one piece of primary evidence to tell us what was happening with Nettie, but we can make some educated guesses:
• Birth of daughter Allice born 1881 in Mississippi (1900 U.S. Census for AL)
• Death of John Quillan by 1891 or divorce from John Quillan before 1891. (There's an interesting twist. Check out the next post in this series!)
• Marriage to W. H. McDowell on November 21, 1891, in Jefferson County, AL (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQ86-RL2).
• Birth of daughter Laura born 1892 in AL (1886 in 1900 U.S. Census for AL; AL Death & Burial Index, Ancestry.com)
• Death of W. H. McDowell by 1900, as Nettie is a widow in 1900.
Speaking of which:
In the 1900 U.S. Census for AL, Nettie McDowell is living in Precinct 25, Jefferson County, AL. She is 40, widowed, born June 1859 in AL, parents born SC, farmer, rents; three children born, two living. Also in the household are daughter Allice, 18, widowed, born July 1881 in MS, parents born AL; and daughter Laura, 13, born September 1886 in AL, parents born AL. Neighbors include Widiman, Sellars, Massey, Holcomb, Acton, Byars, Heaton, Cox, Hope.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004119989_00397/79800649?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1900usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dmcdowell%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dJefferson%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d1498%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c1498%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_83004005%257c_83004005_x%252c_83004006%257c_83004006_x%26uidh%3dwy5%26pcat%3d35%26fh%3d7%26h%3d79800649%26recoff%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
In the 1910 U.S. Census for AL, Netta A. McDowell is living in Precinct 8 of Jefferson County. She is 51, widowed, born AL, father born SC, mother born NC, no occupation, two children, two living, rents. Also in the household is daughter Laura, 21, single, born AL, mother born AL, father's birthplace unknown, no occupation. Neighbors include Scott, Moore, Jones, Sellars, Grief, Trucker McKernan (wife Allice--maybe Nettie's daughter?), Williams, O'Barr.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/31111_4327199-00411/9547053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1910USCenIndex%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn%3dnettie%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dmcdowell%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d3%26msrpn_PInfo%3d5-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_83004006%257c_83004006_x%26dbOnly%3d_83004005%257c_83004005_x%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
In the 1920 U.S. Census for AL, mother-in-law Nettie McDowell is living on Oxmoor Road in the household of Wesley Maynard in Precinct 8, Oxmoor, Jefferson County. She is 60, widowed, can read but not write, born AL, father born SC, mother born NC, no occupation. Also in the household is Wesley, 31, laborer in an ore mine, born AL, parents born US, can read and write; daughter Laura, 31, born AL, parents born AL; grandaughters Nettie, 5, and Allice, 3.5, both born AL. Neighbors: Swett, Patton, Scott, Self, Rose, Ruffin, Green, Davis, Melton, Green Winstead.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4292991-00494/95725879?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1920usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dmcdowell%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dJefferson%252c%2bAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d1498%26msrpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c1498%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_83004006%257c_83004006_x%26dbOnly%3d_83004005%257c_83004005_x%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
Nettie died on March 24, 1929. She was probably buried in the Old Oxmoor Cemetery, which is slowly decaying in Jefferson County. Apparently there are roughly 300 gravesites there with few markers and no caretakers. Her entry in the AL Deaths and Burials Index lists her parents as J. A. McKinney and Mary Ann Green.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Anettie~%20%2Bsurname%3Amcdowell%20%2Bany_year%3A1908-1930~&collection_id=1307888
And so we've come full circle on Nettie's life. There are some twists, which I will reveal in my next post.
That's what I love about genealogy—always the unexpected twist. The 1% that maybe disproves the other 99%.
Happy hunting!
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