I am going to try out Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks to see if I can't get myself back on track blogging. Since we are obviously already in the 3rd week of the year, I'll have to do some backtracking.
The first prompt - Start
This got me to thinking about where I started doing genealogy which is surprisingly easy. I was in Georgia for my 16th birthday and my grandmother (who had shown no previous interest in the subject) had received an answer to a query she had sent someone about her ancestor Washington William Buchanan Horne and his confederate service. The answer showed that he had fought at Vicksburg, was wounded at some point, and had died in the State mental asylum. This turned out to be a great learning experience for me because almost at once the family started 'remembering' that their ancestor, his daughter, was not really his. Since they obviously couldn't have an ancestor in the Asylum.
Years of research have shown that he was in fact paroled at Vicksburg but this was not where he was wounded. He was exchanged and went back into the service and was wounded (lost an arm) later while fighting in Georgia. His full name - not on the records - has been determined. The Asylum records and reminiscences of his grandson showed that he was probably suffering from what today would be called PTSD. And both paper research and DNA have fairly conclusively proven that he was the father of Carrie Horne. There are still members of the family who are 'sure' that Carrie's father was a mailman (didn't exist at that time in rural areas) named Campbell (of whom there were none in that county.)
The other and to me more interesting document in the file was the Confederate pension application for his wife Mary Ann Morris Horne. I talked my grandmother into giving me that and it was the starting point for much of my research on her family. Without it, I would never have known or guessed that she was born in Wilcox County, Alabama which turned out to be key to finding her father's family. I was also fascinated by her description of her goods (nothing but what she could earn working in the fields).
So I started off with a family tale that was not true - and even at the time I was pretty sure they were making it up - and with a pension application that may have occasionally fudged the truth but gave me a lot of good useful information. Both of these hooked me on finding out more about these people, something I've been working on ever since. My grandmother, on the other hand, never again showed an interest in the topic. I think that asylum was just too much for her.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Ahnentafel #14 James Edward Wade and #15 Carrie Horne
James Edward (Ed) Wade was born on 19 January 1870 in Houston County (now Peach County), GA. He was the oldest of the 14 children of Moses Thomas Wade and Irene Moore. Fort Valley is right on the Crawford-Houston border and as a result, he grew up living variously in Houston and Crawford Counties, appearing with his parents in Houston County in 1870 and 1880. In 1870, he is 4 months old. In 1880 he was not listed as attending school at the time, but neither is anyone else on that page, so the census taker may just not have noted it. His name has led to some speculation in the family. His next youngest brother (William Thomas) is named after their paternal grandfather and father, the third brother (Robert Lee) is named after the general and the 5th brother (John Henderson) is named after his maternal grandfather and has his paternal grandfather's middle name. The fourth son is another whose name origin (George H.) is unknown. Some family stories indicate that James Edward was named after an officer his father served under in the Civil War, but this has not been verified.
Carrie Frances Horne was born on 23 January 1880 in Crawford County Georgia to Washington William Buchanan Horne and Mary Ann Morris. She was the youngest child and only surviving daughter. She lived her entire life in Crawford County, where she appears with her parents in the 1880 census. Her father was committed to the State asylum the month before she was born and died there just before her 5th birthday, so she was essentially raised just by her mother. Without their father's income, the family was extremely poor, just scraping by.
Ed and Carrie were married by a Justice of the Peace in Crawford County on 14 February 1897, shortly after her 17th birthday. Ed was 27. Throughout their married life, they farmed in Crawford County.
Their first son, Hiram Alvin Wade, was born on 18 July 1897 but sadly died at 8 months old. By the 1900 census, they are living next door to Carrie's mother and brother, with their 8 month old second son Homer and have been married 3 years. Carrie reports that she had had two children, of whom one was living. They rent their farm and both of them can read and write. For some reason, in this census Ed (as James) is also listed in his father's household, also in Crawford County, as the same age but single and working as a farm laborer.
The 1910 Crawford County census was badly water damaged and so far Ed and Carrie have not been found in the surviving portion. It seems probable that they lost at least one child between Homer (1899) and Bessie (1905), but without the 1910 numbers, it is difficult to know. By 1920, they owned a farm on the Macon-Columbus road. Son Homer had left home already, but daughters Bessie, Viola, Lillie and Clyde, as well as son Louis were still at home. Bessie, Viola and Louis were attending school, but Lillie and Clyde were still too young. Their youngest child, James Edward Jr, was born a few months after the census was taken.
The 1930 census is a mess as far as this family is concerned. Ed (listed here as Edd) still owned the farm and Carrie is listed as a housekeeper. Their ages are correct, but their ages at first marriage are given as 15 and 25, rather than 17 and 27. Ed generally listed his father as born in North Carolina, even though it was probably Virginia and he does so here. But Carrie generally correctly listed her parents as born in South Carolina and Alabama. In this census, however, her father is listed as Alabama and her mother in Mississippi. The oldest daughter Bessie is listed as Bessie Wade, widowed. She shows a "first married" age of 16, but it is crossed out. In fact at this point she was Bessie Griffin and divorced, back living with her parents. She was 14 (and 9 months) when she married. The youngest son is listed as John instead of James, but the other children are correct. In this census, Clyde, 13, and James, 9, are the only two children in school. Bessie's 7-year old son Leroy Griffin is also living with them and is also in school.
By 1940, the children had all left (or left again), except for James Jr. Even though he's only 19, he is married to Lillian, age 16, and they are living with Ed and Carrie. Ed, Carrie and James are living in the same house they were in in 1935, which they own and which is worth $500. Lillian, who was presumably not married in 1935, was living in Peach County at that time. Ed claims to have finished 7th grade and Carrie 6th grade. James and Lillian both did 2 years of high school. Both Ed and James said they had worked 52 weeks the previous year even though both listed their income for that period as $0. Both of them also worked the week of 24-30 March 1940, with Ed doing 40 hours and James 50, both of them on the farm.
Ed died on 18 April 1946 and was buried in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Georgia. Carrie in turn died on 8 June 1960 and was buried next to him.
The children of Ed and Carrie Wade:
Carrie Frances Horne was born on 23 January 1880 in Crawford County Georgia to Washington William Buchanan Horne and Mary Ann Morris. She was the youngest child and only surviving daughter. She lived her entire life in Crawford County, where she appears with her parents in the 1880 census. Her father was committed to the State asylum the month before she was born and died there just before her 5th birthday, so she was essentially raised just by her mother. Without their father's income, the family was extremely poor, just scraping by.
Ed and Carrie were married by a Justice of the Peace in Crawford County on 14 February 1897, shortly after her 17th birthday. Ed was 27. Throughout their married life, they farmed in Crawford County.
Their first son, Hiram Alvin Wade, was born on 18 July 1897 but sadly died at 8 months old. By the 1900 census, they are living next door to Carrie's mother and brother, with their 8 month old second son Homer and have been married 3 years. Carrie reports that she had had two children, of whom one was living. They rent their farm and both of them can read and write. For some reason, in this census Ed (as James) is also listed in his father's household, also in Crawford County, as the same age but single and working as a farm laborer.
The 1910 Crawford County census was badly water damaged and so far Ed and Carrie have not been found in the surviving portion. It seems probable that they lost at least one child between Homer (1899) and Bessie (1905), but without the 1910 numbers, it is difficult to know. By 1920, they owned a farm on the Macon-Columbus road. Son Homer had left home already, but daughters Bessie, Viola, Lillie and Clyde, as well as son Louis were still at home. Bessie, Viola and Louis were attending school, but Lillie and Clyde were still too young. Their youngest child, James Edward Jr, was born a few months after the census was taken.
The 1930 census is a mess as far as this family is concerned. Ed (listed here as Edd) still owned the farm and Carrie is listed as a housekeeper. Their ages are correct, but their ages at first marriage are given as 15 and 25, rather than 17 and 27. Ed generally listed his father as born in North Carolina, even though it was probably Virginia and he does so here. But Carrie generally correctly listed her parents as born in South Carolina and Alabama. In this census, however, her father is listed as Alabama and her mother in Mississippi. The oldest daughter Bessie is listed as Bessie Wade, widowed. She shows a "first married" age of 16, but it is crossed out. In fact at this point she was Bessie Griffin and divorced, back living with her parents. She was 14 (and 9 months) when she married. The youngest son is listed as John instead of James, but the other children are correct. In this census, Clyde, 13, and James, 9, are the only two children in school. Bessie's 7-year old son Leroy Griffin is also living with them and is also in school.
By 1940, the children had all left (or left again), except for James Jr. Even though he's only 19, he is married to Lillian, age 16, and they are living with Ed and Carrie. Ed, Carrie and James are living in the same house they were in in 1935, which they own and which is worth $500. Lillian, who was presumably not married in 1935, was living in Peach County at that time. Ed claims to have finished 7th grade and Carrie 6th grade. James and Lillian both did 2 years of high school. Both Ed and James said they had worked 52 weeks the previous year even though both listed their income for that period as $0. Both of them also worked the week of 24-30 March 1940, with Ed doing 40 hours and James 50, both of them on the farm.
Ed died on 18 April 1946 and was buried in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Georgia. Carrie in turn died on 8 June 1960 and was buried next to him.
The children of Ed and Carrie Wade:
- Hiram Alvin Wade, 1897-1898
- Homer Leonard Wade, 1899-1964. Married Gladys Pullen and lived most of his married life in Florida.
- Bessie Florence Wade, 1905-1988. Married 1) Alfonso Clay Griffin, 2) James Wesley Childers, 3) Unknown Smith and 4) Charles Dennard Wood.
- Viola Elizabeth Wade , 1907-2000, married Frank Becham
- Ira Louis Wade, 1910-1977. Married Thelma Ola Pope.
- Lillie Maude Wade, 1913-1988. Married Chester Payton somewhat late in life.
- Caroline Clyde Wade, 1916-2006. Married John Allen Green. They eventually settled in Mount Pleasant, SC. She was a nurse. She claimed that she was originally named Carrie Clyde Wade, after her mother, but that she thought Caroline sounded better.
- James Edward, Jr, 1921-1993. He was married first to Lillian, then Matilda. Neither of their surnames have been identified.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
More Connections and a New Mystery
Earlier I posted about Dock Braswell and his father's petition to get him out of jail. I had just posted this petition because it was in one of the Crawford County folders at the Georgia Archives. While I knew that J.G. Braswell's daughter Virginia had married a family connection (Emanuel Horne), I hadn't paid much attention to Dock.
Today I learned that Fannie Hause (or House) and Dock Braswell married in 1898, in Houston County. They are tenuously connected in that Fannie is the granddaughter of John and Margaret Moore of Houston County and Emanuel Horne's sister Carrie married one of the Moores' grandsons, although of a different line. In the 1900 census, Fannie and her daughter Bessie, age 2, are living with Fannie's parents Charles and Sarah Hause in Houston County. Fannie is listed as married.
The mystery, however, is Dock himself. Because of Virginia, I had already done some research on J.G. (Jacob Green) Braswell. According to the census, he had two sons - Jacob Green and Isaac Luther. However, his obituary only lists one surviving son "J.J. Braswell". Both his sons appear to have gone by their middle names. J.G. Braswell himself is seen as J.G., as Green, and as Pope. His obituary confirms the nickname Pope. As such, it is easy to imagine him nicknaming a son Dock as opposed to actually giving him that name. Isaac Luther is documented as having married in 1894 and is living with that wife in the 1900 census, eliminating him as the possible "Dock" unless he was a bigamist, unlikely in a small community like that. Green is living with his father in 1900 and is listed as single. If J.G. was truthful in naming Dock as his son in his affidavit, then it would seem likely that Green is that son.
I have not been able to find any Dock Braswell (with various spellings) in the census who would fit as either J.G.'s son or Fannie's husband. I also have not found a Green Braswell of an appropriate age in the census after 1900. It does seem unusual that a nickname would have been used on both the court record and the marriage record but never on the census. Because of this anomaly, I think more work will need to be done on Dock, but for now I am tentatively hypothesizing that he is J.G.'s son Green.
Pope Braswell's obituary does have one small fact that might provide some evidence - he is listed as having a daughter Fannie, but there is no other evidence of such a daughter in the household. I wonder if this was actually a reference to a daughter-in-law?
Today I learned that Fannie Hause (or House) and Dock Braswell married in 1898, in Houston County. They are tenuously connected in that Fannie is the granddaughter of John and Margaret Moore of Houston County and Emanuel Horne's sister Carrie married one of the Moores' grandsons, although of a different line. In the 1900 census, Fannie and her daughter Bessie, age 2, are living with Fannie's parents Charles and Sarah Hause in Houston County. Fannie is listed as married.
The mystery, however, is Dock himself. Because of Virginia, I had already done some research on J.G. (Jacob Green) Braswell. According to the census, he had two sons - Jacob Green and Isaac Luther. However, his obituary only lists one surviving son "J.J. Braswell". Both his sons appear to have gone by their middle names. J.G. Braswell himself is seen as J.G., as Green, and as Pope. His obituary confirms the nickname Pope. As such, it is easy to imagine him nicknaming a son Dock as opposed to actually giving him that name. Isaac Luther is documented as having married in 1894 and is living with that wife in the 1900 census, eliminating him as the possible "Dock" unless he was a bigamist, unlikely in a small community like that. Green is living with his father in 1900 and is listed as single. If J.G. was truthful in naming Dock as his son in his affidavit, then it would seem likely that Green is that son.
I have not been able to find any Dock Braswell (with various spellings) in the census who would fit as either J.G.'s son or Fannie's husband. I also have not found a Green Braswell of an appropriate age in the census after 1900. It does seem unusual that a nickname would have been used on both the court record and the marriage record but never on the census. Because of this anomaly, I think more work will need to be done on Dock, but for now I am tentatively hypothesizing that he is J.G.'s son Green.
Pope Braswell's obituary does have one small fact that might provide some evidence - he is listed as having a daughter Fannie, but there is no other evidence of such a daughter in the household. I wonder if this was actually a reference to a daughter-in-law?
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Nancy Whitaker Horne
I notice that my posts are very male heavy, so today will redress the balance a little bit. Nancy Whitaker (spelled many creative ways) was born about 1806 in South Carolina. Nothing is known so far about her parentage or her early life before her marriage to Nathan Horn on 21 July 1821, in Wilkinson County, GA. Having married so young, she was still fairly young when left a widow in 1840, with 7 or 8 children. Of those children, Nancy (possibly a stepdaughter) and Sarah were already married. The 1840 census gives the possibility of two sons older than Columbus, but if so they have disappeared from the records by the 1850 census. There were 5 children still at home at that time. Nancy's level of education is unknown, but she was able to at least sign her name on documents, rather than leave her mark.
On Nathan's death, Nancy was made temporary administrator of the estate, and provided an inventory of the property on 16 December 1840. Shortly thereafter, William D. Melton was appointed as the permanent administrator and he returned a valuation of the goods in January 1841, giving a total value of $509.75. This did not include any of the property but did include promissory notes for money owed Nathan from Martin Hill, Gilford Grant, John Jermony, Sherod Horne, and George F. Mathews. Most of the notes had been due in 1838-1839, possibly a further indicator of the troubled financial times. An estate sale was held in 1841, netting $105.18. At this sale, Nancy purchased a walnut writing desk, a shovel and tongs, a pot rack and coffee mill, a lot of jars, jugs and bottles, 2 barrels and 1 bell (pail?), a saddle and bridle, 3 raw hides, 15 head of hogs and 2 yearlings. The other purchasers were William D. Melton, Uriah Melton, B. Stovall, S. Rutherford, G. Grant, E. Mathews and I (or J) Davis.
There is one curious circumstance of Nancy's life after Nathan died. He died shortly after the panic of 1837 and the subsequent bank collapse and consequently, had significant debts. Tax records from 1840 show him defaulting on the taxes for 488 acres in district 7, and newspaper reports indicate that 202 acres were seized to cover taxes. Court records as the estate was probated indicate that his land was to be sold to pay his debts, with the specific plots given. In fact, probate records show payment for someone to go and sell the land in Cherokee county.
Nancy is not mentioned in the 1840's tax records, either paying or defaulting. In 1851, she is shown paying taxes on 100 Acres in Crawford County, Section 73, district 2. In 1856, however, she is paying taxes on 304 acres in Crawford County, as well as land in Union, Cobb, Coweta, Cherokee and Walker counties. Comparison of the plot designators indicate that all of these (except for the land in Crawford and Coweta Counties) are plots allegedly owned by Nathan and sold after his death. This is not all the land he had, but all this land originally belonged to him. In 1857, she has apparently gotten rid of some of the land but she is still paying taxes on land in Union and Cherokee. She is also now paying tax on the property they originally had in Pulaski county as well.
The increase in property in Crawford County is not necessarily surprising. If Nancy was successfully running the farm (and she had several boys to help with that) and times improved, she might well have managed to purchase land. But how did she get the land back that had been "sold"? And if it wasn't sold, why didn't she pay taxes (or get penalized for defaulting on taxes) between 1840 and 1856? Next step is to check out the non-burned courthouses for the land records, to see if they show any clues for what was going on here.
Nancy disappears from the records after the 1860 census. It is possible that she married, but considering her age, probably slightly more probable that she died.
On Nathan's death, Nancy was made temporary administrator of the estate, and provided an inventory of the property on 16 December 1840. Shortly thereafter, William D. Melton was appointed as the permanent administrator and he returned a valuation of the goods in January 1841, giving a total value of $509.75. This did not include any of the property but did include promissory notes for money owed Nathan from Martin Hill, Gilford Grant, John Jermony, Sherod Horne, and George F. Mathews. Most of the notes had been due in 1838-1839, possibly a further indicator of the troubled financial times. An estate sale was held in 1841, netting $105.18. At this sale, Nancy purchased a walnut writing desk, a shovel and tongs, a pot rack and coffee mill, a lot of jars, jugs and bottles, 2 barrels and 1 bell (pail?), a saddle and bridle, 3 raw hides, 15 head of hogs and 2 yearlings. The other purchasers were William D. Melton, Uriah Melton, B. Stovall, S. Rutherford, G. Grant, E. Mathews and I (or J) Davis.
There is one curious circumstance of Nancy's life after Nathan died. He died shortly after the panic of 1837 and the subsequent bank collapse and consequently, had significant debts. Tax records from 1840 show him defaulting on the taxes for 488 acres in district 7, and newspaper reports indicate that 202 acres were seized to cover taxes. Court records as the estate was probated indicate that his land was to be sold to pay his debts, with the specific plots given. In fact, probate records show payment for someone to go and sell the land in Cherokee county.
Nancy is not mentioned in the 1840's tax records, either paying or defaulting. In 1851, she is shown paying taxes on 100 Acres in Crawford County, Section 73, district 2. In 1856, however, she is paying taxes on 304 acres in Crawford County, as well as land in Union, Cobb, Coweta, Cherokee and Walker counties. Comparison of the plot designators indicate that all of these (except for the land in Crawford and Coweta Counties) are plots allegedly owned by Nathan and sold after his death. This is not all the land he had, but all this land originally belonged to him. In 1857, she has apparently gotten rid of some of the land but she is still paying taxes on land in Union and Cherokee. She is also now paying tax on the property they originally had in Pulaski county as well.
The increase in property in Crawford County is not necessarily surprising. If Nancy was successfully running the farm (and she had several boys to help with that) and times improved, she might well have managed to purchase land. But how did she get the land back that had been "sold"? And if it wasn't sold, why didn't she pay taxes (or get penalized for defaulting on taxes) between 1840 and 1856? Next step is to check out the non-burned courthouses for the land records, to see if they show any clues for what was going on here.
Nancy disappears from the records after the 1860 census. It is possible that she married, but considering her age, probably slightly more probable that she died.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Washington William Buchanan Horne
According to his wife's confederate pension application, Washington W. B. Horne was born in September 1835 in Crawford County, GA. His parents were Nathan Horne and Nancy Whitaker. He lost his father quite young, having just turned 5 when Nathan died. The family apparently went through some tough financial times for a period, with debts showing up in various records. However, by 1857, his mother had restored their finances sufficiently that she was paying taxes on their Crawford County land as well as land in several other counties. Wash and his sister Mary may have been twins, since they show as the same age in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. However, since these censuses were done on the same date, it is also possible that one of them is 10-11 months older than the other, with a birthday shortly after the census. Mary disappears after the 1860 census. There are indications, including Mary Ann's pension application, that he was originally just known as William Buchanan Horne and that the Washington was a later addition. He also appears in one census as "Buck".
Washington enlisted in Savannah on 3 May 1862, in the 57th GA infantry regisment, along with his future wife Mary Ann's brother James. He received a $50 bounty for doing so. James died in Tennessee in December 1862. Washington continued with the army to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where they remained until surrenduring on 4 July 1863. Washington was among those paroled and sent home until they could be exchanged.
Shortly afterwards, on 8 September 1863, Washington and Mary Ann Morris were married. The date is from Mary Ann's pension application, but it is unclear where they married since they do not appear in the Crawford County marriage books. The 57th GA was apparently exchanged by October 1863, when they were reassigned first to Savannah, then in February 1864 to guard duty at Andersonville. In May of that year they were sent to join the confederate forces defending against the Union advance into Georgia. Washington was wounded and lost an arm at some point in July, possibly at the battle of Peachtree Creek, where the 57th suffered heavy casualties. He returned to Crawford county at that time and stayed there.
Both before and after the war, Washington served as a constable for Crawford County and worked as a farmer. He and Mary Ann apparently had 7 children, 4 of whom were still alive in 1900. The known children were:
-- James Washington Horne, 1867-1933. Married Ada Julia Barfield and remained in Crawford County.
-- John Horne, b abt 1870. Probably died before 1880.
-- Emanuel E. Horne, b 1874, died after 1940. He married Virginia Braswell. E.E. had a troubled life. He was arrested at least once for robbing Moses Wade and was not with his wife in the 1920 census. In 1910 and 1940 he was in the state asylum in Milledgeville. He was released at least once when the court decided that he was not in fact insane, but apparently was later sent back. He was living with his family in Macon in 1930.
-- Jerry Horne, 1877-1957.
-- Carrie Frances Horne, 1880-1960. She married James Edward Wade and remained in Crawford County.
In 1880, Washington was confined to the State Insane Asylum, where he died 4 years later. He is buried in Crawford County. Mary Ann remained in Crawford county and is buried next to her husband.
Washington enlisted in Savannah on 3 May 1862, in the 57th GA infantry regisment, along with his future wife Mary Ann's brother James. He received a $50 bounty for doing so. James died in Tennessee in December 1862. Washington continued with the army to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where they remained until surrenduring on 4 July 1863. Washington was among those paroled and sent home until they could be exchanged.
Shortly afterwards, on 8 September 1863, Washington and Mary Ann Morris were married. The date is from Mary Ann's pension application, but it is unclear where they married since they do not appear in the Crawford County marriage books. The 57th GA was apparently exchanged by October 1863, when they were reassigned first to Savannah, then in February 1864 to guard duty at Andersonville. In May of that year they were sent to join the confederate forces defending against the Union advance into Georgia. Washington was wounded and lost an arm at some point in July, possibly at the battle of Peachtree Creek, where the 57th suffered heavy casualties. He returned to Crawford county at that time and stayed there.
Both before and after the war, Washington served as a constable for Crawford County and worked as a farmer. He and Mary Ann apparently had 7 children, 4 of whom were still alive in 1900. The known children were:
-- James Washington Horne, 1867-1933. Married Ada Julia Barfield and remained in Crawford County.
-- John Horne, b abt 1870. Probably died before 1880.
-- Emanuel E. Horne, b 1874, died after 1940. He married Virginia Braswell. E.E. had a troubled life. He was arrested at least once for robbing Moses Wade and was not with his wife in the 1920 census. In 1910 and 1940 he was in the state asylum in Milledgeville. He was released at least once when the court decided that he was not in fact insane, but apparently was later sent back. He was living with his family in Macon in 1930.
-- Jerry Horne, 1877-1957.
-- Carrie Frances Horne, 1880-1960. She married James Edward Wade and remained in Crawford County.
In 1880, Washington was confined to the State Insane Asylum, where he died 4 years later. He is buried in Crawford County. Mary Ann remained in Crawford county and is buried next to her husband.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Tombstone Tuesday - Washington Horne
The tombstone in the top photo and the grave in the picture below are about all that is
left in the Horne family cemetery. The tombstone is reportedly not the original one but was put up during an effort to commemorate Confederate veterans. Unfortunately, a road now goes right
through that area and these are practically in the ditch. There is the
sign, the one tombstone, and one grave slab. I was only able to find
it because an elderly relative showed me where it was.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
The Confusion of Family Connections
Almost every line of my mother's family have been in Crawford County, GA since the 1830s. This of course means that over the years, different members of the family have interacted with each other in good and bad ways. One of the challenges for me is to remember that these exchanges are not always anything more than neighbors interacting with each other, and that it is purely coincidental that their great-grandchildren married. On the other hand, sometimes it really does indicate a connection between the families. It's hard when the names are so familiar to you to sometimes recognize the difference.
For example: In November 1843 - Thomas S. Estis brought a case against John Perry, Abel Daniel & Thomas Stripling. The verdict was listed as "debt & confession for plaintiff for $94.46". The defendant (John Perry) being dissatisfied with the confession, paid all costs and demanded a stay of execution & brought Nimrod Lewis & tendered him as security. John Perry's great grandson Frank Becham married Lewis's great-great-granddaughter Viola Wade. Since I spend so much time on both men, I had to remind myself that this 1843 connection was that of neighbors, not family.
On the other hand, In January 1900, M. T. (Moses Thomas) Wade accused Emanuel Horne of stealing $140 from him. Horne was arrested and offered to return the money if charges were not pressed. Wade agreed, but the court did not and ordered that the case proceed anyway. The newspaper did not give the final verdict. I had at first put this one down to coincidence, but then remembered that Wade's son Ed Wade was married to Horne's sister Carrie. While this probably didn't affect the original robbery, it may well have been a factor in Wade's willingness to drop the charges.
For example: In November 1843 - Thomas S. Estis brought a case against John Perry, Abel Daniel & Thomas Stripling. The verdict was listed as "debt & confession for plaintiff for $94.46". The defendant (John Perry) being dissatisfied with the confession, paid all costs and demanded a stay of execution & brought Nimrod Lewis & tendered him as security. John Perry's great grandson Frank Becham married Lewis's great-great-granddaughter Viola Wade. Since I spend so much time on both men, I had to remind myself that this 1843 connection was that of neighbors, not family.
On the other hand, In January 1900, M. T. (Moses Thomas) Wade accused Emanuel Horne of stealing $140 from him. Horne was arrested and offered to return the money if charges were not pressed. Wade agreed, but the court did not and ordered that the case proceed anyway. The newspaper did not give the final verdict. I had at first put this one down to coincidence, but then remembered that Wade's son Ed Wade was married to Horne's sister Carrie. While this probably didn't affect the original robbery, it may well have been a factor in Wade's willingness to drop the charges.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Military Monday - Vicksburg, Gettysburg and others
150 years ago today, the battle of Gettysburg began and the siege of Vicksburg was in progress. This seemed like a good time to document my ancestral connections to those and other Civil War battles.
Vicksburg - Pvt Washington W. B. Horne, 57th GA Infantry was wounded during the siege of Vicksburg, losing an arm, and was part of the army that surrendered there on 4 July 1863. He was paroled and returned to his home in Crawford County, GA. His brother-in-law James W. Morris served in the same unit and was killed in 1862. His uncles Thomas and Jeremiah Lewis served in the 45th GA infantry and were killed in 1862 and 1863 respectively.
Gettysburg - Pvt Moses Thomas Wade served in the 12th NC Infantry at Gettysburg, where he was wounded. As the army retreated back toward Virginia, he and many others of the wounded were left behind and captured at Williamsport, MD on 14 July 1863. After a year at the Point Lookout prison camp, he spent the remainder of the war at the Elmyra prison camp in New York.
Petersburg - Pvt George Washington Hendricks, served in the 64th GA Infantry, company A. He was listed as absent without leave a few months after the battle. This was presumably not out of lack of enthusiasm for the cause, since he later named his youngest son John Robert E. Lee Hendricks.
Petersburg - James Gooch, 64th GA Infantry, Company K. He was captured in July 1864, listed as "a deserter from the enemy." As such, he took the loyalty oath (to the Union) and was sent to Philadelphia. A James M. Gooch enlisted in the 11th GA Cavalry in the fall of that year, but it has not been determined if it was the same man or not. Some family records indicate that he had returned to GA and rejoined the army but this is not verified.
Petersburg and Chancellorsville - Cpl Thomas Franklin Mathews served in the 6th GA Infantry. He was captured in NC on 8 March 1865 and sent to Pt Lookout MD, where he was released on 29 June 1865.
Vicksburg - Pvt Washington W. B. Horne, 57th GA Infantry was wounded during the siege of Vicksburg, losing an arm, and was part of the army that surrendered there on 4 July 1863. He was paroled and returned to his home in Crawford County, GA. His brother-in-law James W. Morris served in the same unit and was killed in 1862. His uncles Thomas and Jeremiah Lewis served in the 45th GA infantry and were killed in 1862 and 1863 respectively.
Gettysburg - Pvt Moses Thomas Wade served in the 12th NC Infantry at Gettysburg, where he was wounded. As the army retreated back toward Virginia, he and many others of the wounded were left behind and captured at Williamsport, MD on 14 July 1863. After a year at the Point Lookout prison camp, he spent the remainder of the war at the Elmyra prison camp in New York.
Petersburg - Pvt George Washington Hendricks, served in the 64th GA Infantry, company A. He was listed as absent without leave a few months after the battle. This was presumably not out of lack of enthusiasm for the cause, since he later named his youngest son John Robert E. Lee Hendricks.
Petersburg - James Gooch, 64th GA Infantry, Company K. He was captured in July 1864, listed as "a deserter from the enemy." As such, he took the loyalty oath (to the Union) and was sent to Philadelphia. A James M. Gooch enlisted in the 11th GA Cavalry in the fall of that year, but it has not been determined if it was the same man or not. Some family records indicate that he had returned to GA and rejoined the army but this is not verified.
Petersburg and Chancellorsville - Cpl Thomas Franklin Mathews served in the 6th GA Infantry. He was captured in NC on 8 March 1865 and sent to Pt Lookout MD, where he was released on 29 June 1865.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Nathan Horne
Nathan Horn/Horne was born in NC (according to children's census records). He first appears in the census in 1830, age 30-40 and then in 1840, age 40-50. (Both were Crawford County, GA) This would make his date of birth between 1790 and 1800. He married Nancy G. Whitaker in Wilkinson county, GA on 21 Jul 1821. His daughter Nancy L. G. Horn was born about 1820. Uncertain as to whether he or Nancy were previously married or if this birth just preceded the marriage. However, in 1830, there are several people in the household who are too old for this marriage. No evidence as to what their relationship is to Nathan.
Nathan and Nancy had the following verified children:
By 1828 Nathan and Nancy were living in Crawford County, Ga., where Nathan was serving as a constable (Macon telegraph). He is there in both the 1830 and 1840 census and died there in late 1840. He appears to have been a constable thoughout, appearing regularly in the newspapers and court records in that capacity. In 1839, however, he began to have difficulties. In May he was cited for contempt of court and jailed. In his official capacity he had apparently sold some property and then could or would not turn the money over to the court. ($195.76). In November, the court noted that he had been released by sheriff Robertson Crutchfield without paying the money, despite the court order. Crutchfield was then required to pay the money himself. His response on the whereabouts of it was deemed "evasive and not satisfactory" and he was ordered to be jailed until it was paid. (Inferior Court Records, William R. Henry, CGGS, 1988). Later records also indicate that Nathan was unable to pay his taxes that year.
When Nathan died, he was intestate. Estate records show that he was heavily in debt and in fact his bad debts appear for some years afterwards in various estate records. His property was sold, which included land in Murray, Cobb, Union, Gilmer, Walker and Pulaski Counties. He also owed money to Gilford Grant, John Jermony, George F. Mathews, Mountain or Martin Hill, Evan (possibly Van?) Horn and Sherrod Horn.
That final name leads to a possibly link with Pike County, where a Nathan Horn was made administrator on the estate of Sherrod H. Horn in 1839. This Nathan and Sherrod's wife Reecy Davis appear in newspaper records on the estate through Sep 1840. Sherrod and Reecy had married in 1819 in Pulaski County, making it unlikely that he had children old enough to administer the estate and that therefore this Nathan could be a brother or other relative and also that it could be the Nathan in Crawford County. More work needs to be done to confirm or deny this.
Nathan and Nancy had the following verified children:
- Nancy L. G. Horne, b abt 1820, who married William Wells. She had a child out of wedlock prior to that, since Nathan brought a suit on her behalf for child support.
- Columbus Horn, b abt 1831
- Ellen Winiford Horn, b 1834, d 1913, md. Henry Wilder
- Mary Ann Horn, b abt 1835
- Washington William Buchanan Horne b Sep 1835, d 1884, md Mary Ann Morris
- Josephine Horne, b abt 1839, md William Hand
By 1828 Nathan and Nancy were living in Crawford County, Ga., where Nathan was serving as a constable (Macon telegraph). He is there in both the 1830 and 1840 census and died there in late 1840. He appears to have been a constable thoughout, appearing regularly in the newspapers and court records in that capacity. In 1839, however, he began to have difficulties. In May he was cited for contempt of court and jailed. In his official capacity he had apparently sold some property and then could or would not turn the money over to the court. ($195.76). In November, the court noted that he had been released by sheriff Robertson Crutchfield without paying the money, despite the court order. Crutchfield was then required to pay the money himself. His response on the whereabouts of it was deemed "evasive and not satisfactory" and he was ordered to be jailed until it was paid. (Inferior Court Records, William R. Henry, CGGS, 1988). Later records also indicate that Nathan was unable to pay his taxes that year.
When Nathan died, he was intestate. Estate records show that he was heavily in debt and in fact his bad debts appear for some years afterwards in various estate records. His property was sold, which included land in Murray, Cobb, Union, Gilmer, Walker and Pulaski Counties. He also owed money to Gilford Grant, John Jermony, George F. Mathews, Mountain or Martin Hill, Evan (possibly Van?) Horn and Sherrod Horn.
That final name leads to a possibly link with Pike County, where a Nathan Horn was made administrator on the estate of Sherrod H. Horn in 1839. This Nathan and Sherrod's wife Reecy Davis appear in newspaper records on the estate through Sep 1840. Sherrod and Reecy had married in 1819 in Pulaski County, making it unlikely that he had children old enough to administer the estate and that therefore this Nathan could be a brother or other relative and also that it could be the Nathan in Crawford County. More work needs to be done to confirm or deny this.
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