I haven't updated my blog in a while. Between the holidays and being sick with a nasty cold, I just haven't had the time or the energy. I'm going to take a short break with genealogy for a while, but if you've stumbled across my journal and are researching the same surnames or ancestors, feel free to leave me a comment.
be back soon :)
Monday, January 7, 2008
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Daughtridge and Bone: new information
I have some new info on Daughtridge and Bone...not much but it helps.
One question I have partially answered is when Sophia died. I figured it had to be before 1893 because her son Columbus named his daughter Sophia, so I figure he named her after his mother. His daughter was born in 1893. Well I just found out today that Sophia's land was divided up between her heirs on 19 Aug 1885, so that tells me that she probably died a few months before then. I got that information from a copy in the Nash County deed book.
I also got some cemetery information from a book at the library. It has a list of everyone in the Haywood Bone cemetery. I didn't take notes the last time I was up there so I didn't remember everyone who was buried there or what the dates were. It says Susan Bone died in 1895, which answers another question. I knew it had to be after 1893 but before 1900. But it also says that she was born in 1853, but I don't think that's right. I have Susan in the 1850 census and she's a year old, which puts her birth at 1849. So just goes to show you that the grave markers are not always correct. (Like della's) She wouldn't have been in the 1850 census if she was born in 1853.
I also have some information on Willie Daughtridge. My sister printed off a list of battles that his regiment (32nd infantry) fought in. I've also been doing some research on Elmira Prison in NY, which is the prison Willie died in during the civil war. Apparently from what I have read, Elmira was one of the WORST prisons during the war. And it was especially hard for the boys from the south b/c they were not used to harsh winters and they often had little clothing. Disease was widespread and they were also malnourished as the prison didn't give them much to eat. That's so horrible! What a horrible way to die. I read that the prisoners who died there were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery (I think that's the name, I'll have to go back and check that) but I did a search and I couldn't find Willie's name. Maybe they misspelled it.
One question I have partially answered is when Sophia died. I figured it had to be before 1893 because her son Columbus named his daughter Sophia, so I figure he named her after his mother. His daughter was born in 1893. Well I just found out today that Sophia's land was divided up between her heirs on 19 Aug 1885, so that tells me that she probably died a few months before then. I got that information from a copy in the Nash County deed book.
I also got some cemetery information from a book at the library. It has a list of everyone in the Haywood Bone cemetery. I didn't take notes the last time I was up there so I didn't remember everyone who was buried there or what the dates were. It says Susan Bone died in 1895, which answers another question. I knew it had to be after 1893 but before 1900. But it also says that she was born in 1853, but I don't think that's right. I have Susan in the 1850 census and she's a year old, which puts her birth at 1849. So just goes to show you that the grave markers are not always correct. (Like della's) She wouldn't have been in the 1850 census if she was born in 1853.
I also have some information on Willie Daughtridge. My sister printed off a list of battles that his regiment (32nd infantry) fought in. I've also been doing some research on Elmira Prison in NY, which is the prison Willie died in during the civil war. Apparently from what I have read, Elmira was one of the WORST prisons during the war. And it was especially hard for the boys from the south b/c they were not used to harsh winters and they often had little clothing. Disease was widespread and they were also malnourished as the prison didn't give them much to eat. That's so horrible! What a horrible way to die. I read that the prisoners who died there were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery (I think that's the name, I'll have to go back and check that) but I did a search and I couldn't find Willie's name. Maybe they misspelled it.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Pridgen Family
This weekend, I think I'll be working on my Pridgen line. So far, I've done my best to identify all of the children and wives of John Hardy, and I've identified several children of Alexander and Phoebe.
Next up is Patrick Henry, Jesse, Drewery, and William Pridgen.
I was lucky enough to find a copy of Jesse, Drew, and Wm's wills on the genweb site. This will help me verify who their children were. I've also printed off some info from the internet that I'll use.
I think after I work on the Pridgen line, I'll go back to the Bone line and work some more. There's a really great book online that I found about the Bone family, and I think if I search it some more, I can find some very useful information about who the rest of the Bone children were.
Next up is Patrick Henry, Jesse, Drewery, and William Pridgen.
I was lucky enough to find a copy of Jesse, Drew, and Wm's wills on the genweb site. This will help me verify who their children were. I've also printed off some info from the internet that I'll use.
I think after I work on the Pridgen line, I'll go back to the Bone line and work some more. There's a really great book online that I found about the Bone family, and I think if I search it some more, I can find some very useful information about who the rest of the Bone children were.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Daughtridge children cont.
Okay, here's what I think is true:
1830:
1840:
1850:
*Willie, William, Alfred, and Romandy are not in the household. Willie married in 1847. Romandy married in 1849.
1830:
- Willie
- William
- Alfred
1840:
- Willie
- William
- Alfred
- Redmond
- Romandy
- Penny
1850:
*Willie, William, Alfred, and Romandy are not in the household. Willie married in 1847. Romandy married in 1849.
- Penny
- Redmond
- Hillard
- Hyman
- Zilla
1860:
*Redmond is not in household...probably married
- Penny
- Hyman
- Joseph H. (must be Hilliard)
- Mahalia (Probably Zilla's middle name)
- John Burt
1870:
*I thought before there were no children living in the house in 1870, but I checked again and I was wrong. Apparently, Lindsay Boone, who I think is the husband of Zilla Mahalia, is also living here with John and Zilla.
- Zilla Mahalia - 23
- John Burt - 18
**There is also a 16 yr old "Mary Daughtridge" living in the house. I do not know who this is at this time.
In conclusion:
I believe children of John and Zilla are:
- Willie
- William
- Alfred
- Romandy
- Redmond
- Penny
- Hyman
- Joseph Hilliard
- Zilla Mahalia
- John Burt
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Daughtridge children
I'm working on the Daughtridge children right now, that is, the children of John Daughtridge, Willie's brothers and sisters. But even with the census records, this hasn't been an easy task.
I found on the internet a list of the children of John and Zilla:
1. Willie - my ggg grandfather - 1826
2. William M. - 1828
3. Alfred - 1830
4. Amandy E. - 1832
5. Redmond - 1834
6. Penny Jane - 1836
7. John - 1842
8. Richard M. - 1843
9. J.E. - 1845
10. Zilla Elizabeth - 1848
Okay, so we've got 10 children. Then, while studying the census records, here's what I found:
1830 census:
1. Male child, age 1-5 - 1825-1830 (Willie)
2. Male child, age 1-5 - 1825-1830 William)
3. Male child, age 1-5 - 1825-1830 (Alfred)
1840 census:
1. Male child, age 10-15 - 1825-1830 (Willie)
2. Male child, age 10-15 - 1825-1830 (William)
3. Male child, age 5-10 - 1830-1835 (Alfred)
4. Male child, age 5-10 - 1830-1835 (Redmond)
5. Female child, age 5-10 - 1830-1835 (Romandy)
6. Female child, age 1-5 - 1825-1840 (Penny)
*Unknown male age 20-30 - farm labor? servant?
1850 census:
1. Penninah - 1839
2. Redmond - 1840
3. Hilliard - 1843
4. Hyman - 1844
5. Zilla - 1849
1860 census:
1. Penny - age 25 -1835
2. Hyman - age 18 -1842
3. Joseph H. - 15 -1845
4. Mahalia - age 13 -1847
5. John Burt - age 9 - 1851
1870 census:
No children living with John or Zilla.
So, what I seem to be having is a bit of conflict between names or dates. What I need to do is go through the list and figure out who is who and when they were born. I already know that Willie will NOT be in the 1850 census b/c he married Sophia in 1847. Same could be true for the other older siblings...perhaps they married out. I also need to be careful b/c not all children may be accounted for. Some could have perhaps died young, and some children may even be grandchildren.
1830
The three children in 1830 are all male. They are most likely Willie, William, and Alfred, in that order.
1840
There were 4 males and 2 females in 1840.
1. Willie age 14 (10-15)
2. William age 12 (10-15)
3. Alfred age 10 (5-10)
4. Amandy - age 8 (5-10)
5. Redmond - age 6 (5-10)
6. Penny Jane - age 4 (1-5)
1850
*Willie - married, age 24, not in household,
*William, age 22, not in household. Is he married?
*Alfred, age 20, not in household. Is he married?
Children in household:
1. Penninah must be Penny, but which year of birth is correct, 1836 or 1839?
2. Redmond - born 1834 or 1840?!
3. Who is Hilliard?
4. Who is Hyman?
5. Zilla - 1848-49
1860
1. Penny still lives in the household. I read that she never married.
2. Hyman
3. Joseph H. - could he be Hilliard? Joseph Hillard? J.H (and not J.E.?)
4. Who is Mahalia?
5. John Burt - born 1842 or 1851? Is this the same John from the 10 children??
**In conclusion...I'm still confused! :) I think I'm going to have to look into who Willie's brothers married and find out if any of these children that are living in the household are grandchildren, because having a child in 1826 and then one in 1851 is a big jump, but not impossible. Zilla would have been about 44 in 1851. I also need to find out for sure if John and Zilla had 10 children. The numbers aren't quite matching up unless one of them died or something.
UPDATE:
Okay, just to add to the confusion, here's another list I found on rootsweb:
Wiley DAUGHTRIDGE b: 4 OCT 1826 in Of Nash County, North Carolina
William Maurice DAUGHTRIDGE b: 6 JAN 1828 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
M. Alfred DAUGHTRIDGE b: 2 NOV 1830
Romandy E. DAUGHTRIDGE b: 4 JAN 1832 in Nash County, North Carolina
Redmond DAUGHTRIDGE b: 2 JAN 1834 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Peninah Jane DAUGHTRIDGE b: 18 MAY 1836
Richard Hyman DAUGHTRIDGE b: 3 JAN 1843 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Joseph Henry DAUGHTRIDGE b: 3 APR 1845 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Zillie Elizabeth Mahalia DAUGHTRIDGE b: 18 SEP 1848 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
John Burton DAUGHTRIDGE b: 22 DEC 1852 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Okay...so this answers some of my questions. Richard's middle name was probably Hyman, and Amandy is Romandy. And apparently, Zilla is also Mahalia. But if Joseph's middle name is Henry, then who the heck is Hilliard??
Well, I'm too tired to study this anymore tonight. I'll review all of this later.
**2nd UPDATE - see above post
I found on the internet a list of the children of John and Zilla:
1. Willie - my ggg grandfather - 1826
2. William M. - 1828
3. Alfred - 1830
4. Amandy E. - 1832
5. Redmond - 1834
6. Penny Jane - 1836
7. John - 1842
8. Richard M. - 1843
9. J.E. - 1845
10. Zilla Elizabeth - 1848
Okay, so we've got 10 children. Then, while studying the census records, here's what I found:
1830 census:
1. Male child, age 1-5 - 1825-1830 (Willie)
2. Male child, age 1-5 - 1825-1830 William)
3. Male child, age 1-5 - 1825-1830 (Alfred)
1840 census:
1. Male child, age 10-15 - 1825-1830 (Willie)
2. Male child, age 10-15 - 1825-1830 (William)
3. Male child, age 5-10 - 1830-1835 (Alfred)
4. Male child, age 5-10 - 1830-1835 (Redmond)
5. Female child, age 5-10 - 1830-1835 (Romandy)
6. Female child, age 1-5 - 1825-1840 (Penny)
*Unknown male age 20-30 - farm labor? servant?
1850 census:
1. Penninah - 1839
2. Redmond - 1840
3. Hilliard - 1843
4. Hyman - 1844
5. Zilla - 1849
1860 census:
1. Penny - age 25 -1835
2. Hyman - age 18 -1842
3. Joseph H. - 15 -1845
4. Mahalia - age 13 -1847
5. John Burt - age 9 - 1851
1870 census:
No children living with John or Zilla.
So, what I seem to be having is a bit of conflict between names or dates. What I need to do is go through the list and figure out who is who and when they were born. I already know that Willie will NOT be in the 1850 census b/c he married Sophia in 1847. Same could be true for the other older siblings...perhaps they married out. I also need to be careful b/c not all children may be accounted for. Some could have perhaps died young, and some children may even be grandchildren.
1830
The three children in 1830 are all male. They are most likely Willie, William, and Alfred, in that order.
1840
There were 4 males and 2 females in 1840.
1. Willie age 14 (10-15)
2. William age 12 (10-15)
3. Alfred age 10 (5-10)
4. Amandy - age 8 (5-10)
5. Redmond - age 6 (5-10)
6. Penny Jane - age 4 (1-5)
1850
*Willie - married, age 24, not in household,
*William, age 22, not in household. Is he married?
*Alfred, age 20, not in household. Is he married?
Children in household:
1. Penninah must be Penny, but which year of birth is correct, 1836 or 1839?
2. Redmond - born 1834 or 1840?!
3. Who is Hilliard?
4. Who is Hyman?
5. Zilla - 1848-49
1860
1. Penny still lives in the household. I read that she never married.
2. Hyman
3. Joseph H. - could he be Hilliard? Joseph Hillard? J.H (and not J.E.?)
4. Who is Mahalia?
5. John Burt - born 1842 or 1851? Is this the same John from the 10 children??
**In conclusion...I'm still confused! :) I think I'm going to have to look into who Willie's brothers married and find out if any of these children that are living in the household are grandchildren, because having a child in 1826 and then one in 1851 is a big jump, but not impossible. Zilla would have been about 44 in 1851. I also need to find out for sure if John and Zilla had 10 children. The numbers aren't quite matching up unless one of them died or something.
UPDATE:
Okay, just to add to the confusion, here's another list I found on rootsweb:
Wiley DAUGHTRIDGE b: 4 OCT 1826 in Of Nash County, North Carolina
William Maurice DAUGHTRIDGE b: 6 JAN 1828 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
M. Alfred DAUGHTRIDGE b: 2 NOV 1830
Romandy E. DAUGHTRIDGE b: 4 JAN 1832 in Nash County, North Carolina
Redmond DAUGHTRIDGE b: 2 JAN 1834 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Peninah Jane DAUGHTRIDGE b: 18 MAY 1836
Richard Hyman DAUGHTRIDGE b: 3 JAN 1843 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Joseph Henry DAUGHTRIDGE b: 3 APR 1845 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Zillie Elizabeth Mahalia DAUGHTRIDGE b: 18 SEP 1848 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
John Burton DAUGHTRIDGE b: 22 DEC 1852 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Okay...so this answers some of my questions. Richard's middle name was probably Hyman, and Amandy is Romandy. And apparently, Zilla is also Mahalia. But if Joseph's middle name is Henry, then who the heck is Hilliard??
Well, I'm too tired to study this anymore tonight. I'll review all of this later.
**2nd UPDATE - see above post
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Where is the Bone family in 1870?
This is strange. I can't seem to find Neverson Bone or his father, Philemon Bone, in the 1870 census. I've been searching for a while now but I tried again last night. Nothing comes up.
I tried spelling the last name wrong, I tried doing a search by just the first name, just the middle name, nickname, initials, and still, nothing.
I'd really like to find this family because Neverson didn't marry Susan until 1872, so I assume he was still living at home. And where are the other Bone children? Can't find them either (except I did find Richard Bone but he was not living at home) Of course, there was a Philemon BOON, and i thought that could be him but turns out, it's not.
So then I figure...well maybe this is going to be like it was with the Parkers. I couldn't find them in the 1930 census because somebody forgot to index them. So I thought maybe I had to do a manual search. Their last residence was in Coopers, so naturally, I tried to find that part of the census to look at. But apparently, Coopers township isn't even listed! It's as if the part of the census was completely missed. Which could explain why I've had such a hard time finding anybody in 1870. And it's too bad too because I really wanted to find out who all was living in their household.
Another strange thing about Philemon...found him in 1880 census but according to some other record i found someplace else, he died in 1879. Hmm...but I'm sure it has to be him. I think it was listed as P B Bone and Ada Bone.
Well, guess i'll have to look into this at another time.
I tried spelling the last name wrong, I tried doing a search by just the first name, just the middle name, nickname, initials, and still, nothing.
I'd really like to find this family because Neverson didn't marry Susan until 1872, so I assume he was still living at home. And where are the other Bone children? Can't find them either (except I did find Richard Bone but he was not living at home) Of course, there was a Philemon BOON, and i thought that could be him but turns out, it's not.
So then I figure...well maybe this is going to be like it was with the Parkers. I couldn't find them in the 1930 census because somebody forgot to index them. So I thought maybe I had to do a manual search. Their last residence was in Coopers, so naturally, I tried to find that part of the census to look at. But apparently, Coopers township isn't even listed! It's as if the part of the census was completely missed. Which could explain why I've had such a hard time finding anybody in 1870. And it's too bad too because I really wanted to find out who all was living in their household.
Another strange thing about Philemon...found him in 1880 census but according to some other record i found someplace else, he died in 1879. Hmm...but I'm sure it has to be him. I think it was listed as P B Bone and Ada Bone.
Well, guess i'll have to look into this at another time.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
changes to the blog
Made some minor changes to the blog. I decided to delete the ahnentafel I had on the side. I don't really use it that much anymore but it was very helpful in the beginning when I was trying to familiarize myself with all of the names. But the lists were just getting sooo long and the gaps were so wide. I might put it back up though once I get some more names to put on it.
I've decided instead to focus on the families. Before I just wanted to search and search until I got as far back as I could, but now I want to stop and figure out who are all of the children. I've added the families on the side so I can keep track with who I need to research :)
I've decided instead to focus on the families. Before I just wanted to search and search until I got as far back as I could, but now I want to stop and figure out who are all of the children. I've added the families on the side so I can keep track with who I need to research :)
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