Dist. 1, Anderson County, Tennessee, 10 Jun 1870, Wallace Cross Roads PO p.6b, dwelling number 88, family number 85 Wallace Millie 22 f w keeping house TN cannot W Louiza 18 f w without occupation TN cannot R/W Abbey 3 f w TN James 4/12 m m TN bn Jan Franklin 3/12 m m TN bn Feb |
Millie, Louiza, and Abbey were daughters of John Wallace III and Abby Burns Reynolds. Louisa E. Wallace later married Archelius E. (Archie) Bray. The rest of this Wallace family (including the parents) were living next door (see below). Archie Bray was the son of Joshua J. Bray and Anne M. (Annie) Hall. As such Archie was the nephew of my third great grandfather Edward Payne Bray. |
Dist. 1, Anderson County, Tennessee, 10 Jun 1870, Wallace Cross Roads PO p.7a, dwelling number 89, family number 86 Wallace John 43 m w without occupation TN blind, cannot R/W Abba 45 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Johnathan 16 m w farm laborer TN cannot R/W David 14 m w farm laborer TN cannot R/W Maranda 11 f w without occupation TN cannot R/W Rosanah 9 f w TN Mary E. 5 f w TN John 1 m w TN Harrison 1 m w TN |
John Wallace and Abby Burns Reynolds were the parents of the people living in of dwelling number 88 (see above), plus being the parents of all the children still living in their own home here in dwelling number 89. There were connections between the Wallace family and my Bray family. |
Dist. 2, Anderson County, Tennessee, 11 Jun 1870, Wallace Cross Roads PO p.8a, dwelling number 4, family number 4 Bray John H. 35 m w farm laborer TN cannot R/W Margaret 27 f w keeping house TN John 6 m w TN attended school James T. 4 m w TN Joshua 2 m w TN Longmire Marcelles 49 m w farmer $6000/$1250 TN Leah 50 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Harriet O. 16 f w without occupation TN William H. 14 m w farm laborer TN attended school Alvis 12 m w farm laborer TN attended school Sarah M. 10 f w without occupation TN attended school Jordan E. 8 m w TN attended school Nancy E. 6 f w TN |
John H. Bray was the son of my third great grandparents Edward Payne Bray and Anna F. Messamore. As such, John was the brother of my second great grandfather Joseph A. (Joe) Bray. John's wife was Margaret Messamore, daughter of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, Margaret Messamore was the niece of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Therefore, John H. Bray and Margaret Messamore were first cousins who married. Marcellus Longmire was born 23 Dec 1821 in Sweats Ford, Campbell County, Tennessee. He died 5 May 1892 in Union County, Tennessee. He was buried in the Old Andersonville Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee. Leah Murry Huff was his second wife. She was born 28 Mar 1818, died 30 Nov 1897 in Anderson County, Tennessee, and was buried at the Old Andersonville Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee. I don't know what the relationship was between the Longmire family and the Brays. |
Dist. 3, Anderson County, Tennessee, 22 Jun 1870, Wallace X Roads PO p.19a, dwelling number 16, family number 16 Cole William C. 26 m w farmer /$270 TN Susan C. 26 f w keeping house TN Charles 3 m w TN Catherine J. 1 f w TN |
There is no apparent connection between this Cole family and my Cole family. My second great grandfather William Cole was born about 1846. He married my second great grandmother Vesta Clay England in Anderson County in 1865, and they were enumerated in the 1870 census in Knox County. This William C. Cole married Susannah C. Duncan on 28 Feb 1866 in Anderson County. |
Dist. 3, Anderson County, Tennessee, 23 Jun 1870, Clinton PO p.21b, dwelling number 50, family number 50 Waid Crocket 51 m w farmer $3000/$1295 TN cannot R/W Martha 28 f w keeping house TN James T. 20 m w farm laborer TN attended school Joseph L. 17 m w farm laborer TN attended school Charles M. 2 m w TN Lipscomb James S. 5 m w TN deaf and dumb Herrell Elizabeth 13 f w domestic servant TN Bray Archable 16 m w farm laborer TN cannot R/W |
Archelius E. (Archie) Bray was the son of Joshua J. Bray and Anne M. (Annie) Hall. As such, Archie was the nephew of my third great grandfather Edward Payne Bray. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 28 Jun 1870, Williams PO p.26b, dwelling number 11, family number 11 Peters James 26 m w farmer TN Martha A. 26 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Elijah J. 5/12 m w TN born in Dec |
James Scarbro (Jim) Peters was the son of Tobias Peters Jr. and Louisa Henderson. Martha Ann Martin was the daughter of Samuel Martin and Charlotte Walls. Jim's middle name of Scarbro was a family name, and came from his grandmother Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough (many variant spellings of the Scarbrough name) who was the wife of Tobias Peters Sr. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, Clinton PO p.11, dwelling number 81, family number 81 Cross Brice 81 b VA Vina 65 b TN Griffeth Judia 13 b TN Samuel 14 b TN |
Given the time frame (five years after the end of the Civil War), Brice and Vina Cross were probably ex-slaves who had been owned by one of the Cross families of Anderson County. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, Wilson PO, 2 Jul 1870 p.32b, dwelling number 104, family number 104, Wilson PO Lea Shedaric 35 m w farmer /$255 TN Rachel M. 30 f w keeping house TN Millia A. 5/12 f w TN born Dec Bray Nancy 18 f w without occupation TN cannot W |
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Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Jul 1870, Wilson PO p.32b, dwelling number 105, family number 105 Altum Winny A. 43 f w keeping house TN cannot W Milton T. 17 m w farm laborer TN attended school, cannot W James T. 14 m w farm laborer TN attended school, cannot W Carter John 21 m w farm laborer TN Mary F. 18 f w without occupation TN Sarah W. 1 f w TN |
Winny was the widow of William Carroll Altum. I do not know Winny's surname. Milton T. Altum married Minerva Adeline (Adeline) Bray who was the daughter of my third great grandfather Edward Payne Bray and Edward's second wife Martha Patsy Sweet. As such, Adeline was the half-sister of my second great grandfather Joseph A. (Joe) Bray. Milton and Adeline were married in 1874 and divorced in 1878, and the divorce decree restored Adeline's name to Bray. John N. Carter was Winny's son-in-law, having married Mary F. Altum. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Jul 1870, Wilson PO p.32b, dwelling number 106, family number 106 Milligan Robert 56 m w farmer $500/$600 TN Rebecca 43 f w keeping house TN cannot W George R. 23 m w farm laborer $500/$100 TN Riley 17 m w farm laborer TN Vincent 15 m w farm laborer TN attended school Ofelia 13 f w at home TN attended school Theodosia 11 f w at home TN attended school James 7 m w TN attended school Harvey 8 m w TN Thomas 2 m w TN |
Robert Milligan was the husband of Malinda Messamore. Malinda was the daughter of my fourth great grandparents William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May. As such, Malinda was the sister of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Malinda died 1850/1853 and Robert Milligan married second to Rebecca Sweet about 1853. Of the children listed in the 1870 census entry for the family, only George Milligan was the child of Malinda. Malinda's other children had moved out prior to 1870. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.33b, dwelling number 119, family number 119 Yarnell Milton T. 30 m w farmer TN Mary A. 32 f w keeping house $124/$440 TN John L. 8 m w TN attended school Elmira J. 6 f w TN attended school Obediance A. 1 f w TN Samuel 6/12 m w TN born in Nov |
Elmira J. (Ella) Yarnell married Stephen E. Messamore in 1886. Ella's parents were Milton T. Yarnell and Mary Ann Overton. Stephen E. Messamore was the son of George D. Messamore and Nancy M. Bradley, and the grandson of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. James Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 5 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.35b, dwelling number 139, family number 139 Altum James 31 m w farmer /$262 TN cannot W Eliza A. 30 f w keeping house TN Allace J. 8 f w TN Emaline 2/12 f w TN born in March |
James Altum and Eliza A. Chapman were the parents of Ida May Altum who married George Henry (Henry) Messamore. Ida May was born in 1872. George Henry Messamore himself was born in 1876, and was the grandson of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. James Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Jul 1870, Wilson PO p.37a, dwelling number 168, family number 168 Shelton Henry F. 25 m w farmer $2000/$840 TN Lucinda 25 f w keeping house TN Margaret A. T. 7 f w TN attended school Mary L. C. 3 f w TN Safrony M. ?. 1 f w TN |
Mary L. C. Shelton married Joseph N. Messamore in 1885. Mary's parents were Henry Farmer Shelton and Lucinda E. Norman. Joseph N. Messamore was the son of James Messamore (Jr.) and Susannah/Susan Ann (Annie) Altum, and the grandson of James Messamore (Sr.) and Sarah (Sary) Heath. The elder James Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Jul 1870, Wilson PO p.37a, dwelling number 177, family number 177 Peters Susan 44 f w keeping house /$150 TN cannot W Mima J. 17 f w at home TN attended school James H. 14 m w manual laborer TN attended school Sarah E. 7 f w TN attended school |
Susannah Yarnell was the daughter of Joel Yarnell and Nancy, and the widow of William F. Peters who died about 1864. William F. Peters was the son of my fourth great grandparents Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England. As such, William was the brother of my third great grandmother Zipporah Peters and he was also the brother of my third great grandmother Jane (Jennie) Peters. The names of the children don't match up quite as well as I would like with other records I have. But in any case, Mima J. was Jemima Jane Peters who was born 14 Sep 1852. James H. was James Harvey Peters who was born 29 May 1856. Sarah E. was apparently Emily A. (Millie) Peters who I have listed as born 18 Feb 1860. Emily was enumerated in the 1860 census, so she wasn't born in 1863 as suggested by the 1870 census. And she didn't die before the 1870 census because she was married in 1879. If Emily had died before the 1870 census, then Sarah E. could be a diffent daughter who really was born about 1863, but Emily was married in 1879. So it appears that the full name was Sarah Emily A. (Millie) Peters. Her marriage record lists her name as M. A. Peters, which are the initials for Millie A. Peters. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, Clinton PO p.38a, dwelling number 187, family number 187 Lea Richard 40 m b farm laborer TN cannot R/W Franky 40 f b keeping house TN cannot R/W Scott 18 m b farm laborer TN cannot R/W Lotney 13 m b common laborer TN cannot R/W Ary 8 f b TN Henry 6 m b TN Cros George 25 m b farm laborer TN cannot R/W Ary 4 f b domestic servant TN Wesley 2 m b without occupation TN |
Given the time frame (five years after the end of the Civil War), George Cros (sic) was probably an ex-slave who had been owned by one of the Cross families of Anderson County. Ary and Wesley Cros were born after the Civil War. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, Clinton PO p.38a, dwelling number 188, family number 188 Messamore George 38 m w farmer /$1400 TN Nancy D. 42 f w keeping house TN Stephen 11 m w TN attended school George H. 7 m w TN William 3 m w TN |
George D. Messamore was the son of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, he was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Nancy M. Bradley was the daughter of Stephen Bradley and Margaret Taylor. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, Clinton PO p.26, dwelling number 191, family number 191 Cross Butler 79 b VA Eliza 54 b TN Jeremiah 29 b TN Samuel C. 21 b TN America 20 b TN |
Given the time frame (five years after the end of the Civil War), the Butler Cross family was probably ex-slaves who had been owned by one of the Cross families of Anderson County. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, Clinton PO p.26, dwelling number 197, family number 197 Cross Britton W. 34 m w TN VRE 3500 Mary C. 33 f w TN Laura J. 11 f w TN John Y. 10 m w TN Mary A. 8 f w TN Joseph M. 6 m w TN William A. 4 m w TN James P. 1 m w TN Peter 18 m b TN |
Britton W. Cross and Mary K. Cox were married 18 Oct 1857 in Knox County, Tennessee. Britton was the son of John Cross and Mary Ann (Polly) Shinliver. Britton was named for his grandfather Brittain Cross. John Y. Cross was probably named for his grandfather John Cross. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.26, dwelling number 198, family number 198 Clarida Rebecca 69 f w keeping house $1800/$400 TN Shinlever Wiley 37 m w farm laborer TN Elizabeth J. 24 f w without occupation TN cannot W Sealey J. 10 f w at home TN attended school, cannot W James A. 9 m w TN attended school William H. 4 m w TN Tobias W. 1 m w TN |
Rebecca Peters age 69 was the daughter of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough. She was the widow of Michael Clardy in 1870. Elizabeth Jane Peters age 24 was the daughter of Tobias Peters Jr. and Louisa Henderson. So Rebecca and Elizabeth Jane were aunt and niece. William Wiley Shinlever was the son of J. Fredrich Shinliver and Phereba King. William Wiley Shinlever and Elizabeth Jane Peters were married 27 Sep 1862 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Tobias W. Shinlever was named for his grandfather or his great grandfather (or both). |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.26, dwelling number 200, family number 200 May Michael 27 m w farmer /$216 TN Julia A. 22 m w keeping house TN cannot R/W William 4 m w TN Rebecca 3 f w TN |
Richard Michael (Michael) May was the son of James Madison (Madison) May and Francis M. (Fanny) Smith. Michael May was the great grandson of my fifth great grandparents Thomas May Sr. and Maria Catherine Emerich. Judith Ann (Judy) Peters was the daughter of Tobias Peters Jr. and Louisa Henderson. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.26, dwelling number 201, family number 201 May William L. 25 m w farm laborer TN Frances 23 f w keeping house TN cannot W Mary J. 1 f w TN |
William L. May was the son of James Madison (Madison) May and Francis M. (Fanny) Smith. William May was the great grandson of my fifth great grandparents Thomas May Sr. and Maria Catherine Emerich. William's wife was Frances Tucker. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.26, dwelling number 202, family number 202 May James M. 59 m w farmer /$1125 VA Frances 51 f w keeping house TN James M. 23 m w farm laborer TN Mary J. 20 f w without occupation TN cannot R/W Lily C. 20 f w without occupation TN Joseph 16 m w farm laborer TN cannot R/W Sarah A. 21 f w without occupation TN cannot W |
James Madison (Madison) May was the son of Michael May Sr. and Catharine Detemer. Madison May was the grandson of my fifth great grandparents Thomas May Sr. and Maria Catherine Emerich. As such, Madison was the nephew of my fourth great grandmother Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May. Madison's wife was Frances F. (Fannie) Smith. I don't know for sure if we should call the younger James M. May "Jr." or not because I don't know if his middle name was Madison. But in any case, he was married on 30 Aug 1866 to Mary J. Taylor. So Mary J. age 20 was the wife of the younger James, not the daughter of Madison May and Fannie Smith. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.39a, dwelling number 205, family number 205 Conner James V. 52 m w farmer $1000/$1000 TN Hetty 48 f w keeping house TN cannot W Phillip C. 22 m w farm laborer TN Drucilla E. 18 f w at home TN attended school Martha M. 16 f w at home TN attended school Elija J. 14 m w at home TN attended school Sarah E. 6 f w at home TN attended school |
Drucilla E. Conner was the daughter of James V. Conner and Hetty Karns. Drucilla married George D. Messamore in 1877. George's parents were living next door in dwelling number 206 in 1870, but George was married to Nancy M. Bradley at the time of the 1870 census. Nancy died in 1875, and George married Drucilla two years later. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.39b, dwelling number 206, family number 206 Messamore James 69 m w farmer /$200 VA cannot W Sally 64 f w keeping house VA |
James Messamore was the son of my fourth great grandparents William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May. As such, he was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. James' wife was Sarah (Sary) Heath, daughter of William Heath and unknown. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.39b, dwelling number 207, family number 207 Altum Parthena 27 f w keeping house TN Obedience J. 10 f w at home TN attended school Sarah H. 8 f w TN attended school |
Parthena/Leetheny Messamore was the daughter of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary or Sally) Heath. As such, Parthena was the niece of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. In the 1870 census, Parthena was the widow of John C. Altum. John C. Altum was the son of John Altum and Obedience Hall. Obedience J. Altum was named for her grandmother Obedience Hall. John C. Altum was the brother of Susannah/Susan Anne (Annie) Altum who married James Messamore, son of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. Therefore, the children of Parthena Messamore and the children of James Messamore were double first cousins. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.39b, dwelling number 212, family number 212 Messamore Joseph 32 m w farmer /$200 TN Rebecca A. 28 f w keeping house TN |
Joseph A. Messamore was the son of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, he was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Joseph's wife was Rebecca A. Herrington. |
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.39b, dwelling number 214, family number 214 Messamore James 36 m w farmer $600/$260 TN Joseph N. 10 m w common laborer TN cannot R/W Sarah E. 8 f w TN William T. 3 m w TN |
James Messamore (Jr.) was the son of James Messamore (Sr.) and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, he was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. James' first wife Susannah/Susan Ann (Annie) Altum apparently died between when her last child was born in 1867 and the census in 1870. James remarried in 1876. Annie Altum was the daughter of John Altum and Obediance Hall. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, 11 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.58a, dwelling number 4, family number 4 Cross Alfred 54 m w TN VRE 4000 Elizabeth 48 f w TN William 22 m w TN Henry L. 18 m w TN Millard F. 14 m w TN Mary 12 f w TN Maggey 11 f w TN Alfred W. 3 m w TN Cross Melvina 36 f b VA Dom. Serv. Samuel 22 m b TN Dom. Serv. Preston James 12 m b VA Dom. Serv. Jane 10 f b VA Dom. Serv. Cross Willie 1 ? b TN Dom. Serv. Lea Henry 18 m m TN |
Alfred Cross was the son of Brittain Cross and Mary Parks. Elizabeth (Bettie) Black was the daughter of Joseph Black. Given the time frame (five years after the end of the Civil War), the blacks were probably ex-slaves who had been owned by the Cross family. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.60a, dwelling number 30, family number 30 Long Elisha 63 m w farmer $1700/$2965 TN Elizabeth 59 f w keeping house TN cannot W Susan E. 26 f w at home TN Rebecca M. 24 f w at home TN Christopher C. 22 m w farm laborer TN Armisted A. 18 m w farm laborer TN attended school Loreza E. 17 f w at home TN attended school Bradford D. 14 m w farm laborer TN attended school James C. 13 m w farm laborer TN attended school Weaver Lidia P. 39 f w without occupation TN cannot W James E. 10 m w farm laborer TN attended school, cannot W William B. 8 m w TN attended school |
Susan Elizabeth Long was the daughter of Elisha Long and Elizabeth Landrum. Susan Elizabeth Long married Thomas Harvey Messamore on 18 Sep 1870. Thomas Harvey Messamore was the son of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, Thomas Harvey Messamore was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Lydia P. Long was the daughter of Elisha Long and Elizabeth Landrum. In 1870, Lydia was the widow of Albert Weaver and was living back home with her parents. Susan Elizabeth Long was the second wife of Thomas Harvey Messamore. Thomas's third wife was Cordelia A. Weaver. I wonder if Cordelia A. Weaver was related to Albert Weaver. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, 13 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.62a, dwelling number 53, family number 53 Scarbrough Jonathan 22 m w works in saw mill $400/$1500 TN Elizabeth 20 f w keeping house TN Frances 3 f w TN Clara 1 f w TN Vann Elizabeth 21 f w domestic servant TN Polk 21 m w works in saw mill TN Peters Harvey 19 m w works in saw mill TN |
Jonathan Lupton Scarbrough Jr. was the son of Jonathan Lupton Scarbrough Sr. and Frances E. (Fannie) Davis. His wife was Elizabeth McWane. Welborn\Wilborn Harvey (Harve) Peters was the son of Henry Clark (Clark) Peters and Perlina Shilling. Harve Peters was married in 1871, and led a migration of Anderson County folk to Fentress County, Tennessee in the 1870's. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, Clinton PO p.10, dwelling number 59, family number 59 Cross Joseph B. 29 TN m VRE 1800 Martha E. 24 TN f Margaret E. 3 TN f Blannie M. 9/12 TN f born Aug Roisden David 19 TN m Preston Robert 15 TN m Dill William 25 VA m |
Joseph Black Cross was the son of Alfred Cross and Elizabeth (Bettie) Black. His wife was Martha E. (Mattie) McClelland. They were married 24 May 1866 in Knox County, Tennessee. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, 13 Jul 1870 p.62b, dwelling number 61, family number 61 Cole John 60 m w house carpenter TN |
I do not know who this John Cole was. He was a boarder in the home of James Daughty. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, Clinton PO p.10, dwelling number 62, family number 62 Coward Mary J. 38 f w TN VRE 5000 John M. 12 m w TN Obedience B. 10 f w TN Nancy J. 6 f w TN Mollie C. 4 f w TN Sintha A. 7/12 f w TN Cross Mary A. 64 f w TN VRE 1500 Charles 24 m w TN Dun Harry 64 m b VA |
Mary Jane Cross was the daughter of John Cross and Mary Ann Shinlever. Mary J. Cross was also the widow of Richard Hall Coward. He had died in 1869. Mary A. Shinlever was the widow of John Cross and the mother of Mary J. Cross. Charles W. Cross was the son of Mary A. Shinlever and the brother of Mary J. Cross. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, 15 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.65a, dwelling number 91, family number 91 Webster John 59 m w farmer $1200/$460 NC Elizabeth 55 f w keeping house NC Sarah 20 f w at home NC Rachel 19 f w at home NC Rebecca 17 f w at home NC attended school David N. 15 m w farm laborer NC attended school Joseph 14 m w farm laborer TN attended school Messamore Thomas 23 m w farm laborer TN Brock Meridith 21 m w farm laborer TN cannot R/W |
Thomas Harvey Messamore was the son of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, he was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Thomas Harvey Messamore married Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Webster on 30 May 1868. Betsy died on 20 May 1869 and Thomas was living with Betsy's parents at the time of the census. Thomas and Betsy had a daughter Sarah Elizabeth Messamore who was born 13 Apr 1869 and who died as an infant. The exact date of the infant's death is not known, but it was apparently before this census entry. Also, Betsy Webster didn't "die in childbirth" exactly since she died about five weeks after her daughter was born. But she certainly could have died from complications of childbirth. Thomas Harvey Messamore married second to Susan Elizabeth Long on 18 Sep 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee, shortly after this census entry was recorded. Betsy Webster's parents were John Webster and Elizabeth G. Anderson. |
Dist. 6, Anderson County, Tennessee, 15 Jul 1870, Clinton PO p.65b, dwelling number 99, family number 99 Prosise Franklin 23 m w farmer $120 VA Catharine 22 f w keeping house TN William 11/12 m w TN born in June |
Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Prosise was the son of Thomas Dudley Prosise and Rebecca Mabry Rowland. His wife Catherine Stair/Starr died shortly after the 1870 census. Frank Prosese married (2) Jemima Jane (Jane) Peters on 9 Sep 1875 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Jemima Jane (Jane) Peters was the daughter of William F. Peters and Susannah Yarnell. William F. Peters was the son of my fourth great grandparents Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England. As such, William was the brother of my third great grandmother Zipporah Peters and he was also the brother of my third great grandmother Jane (Jennie) Peters. |
Dist. 7, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Aug 1870, Oliver Springs PO p.70a, dwelling number 4, family number 4 Hackworth Larkin 60 m w farmer $2000/$1735 TN Rachel 46 f w keeping house TN William T. 21 m w farm laborer TN John 20 m w farm laborer TN Miller 16 m w farm laborer TN Sanford 14 m w farm laborer TN Elomabons 11 m w farm laborer TN |
Larkin Hackworth was the son of Gabriel Hackworth and Mary Bonham. Larkin Hackworth was the great grandfather of Anne Jo (Jo) Hackworth who married William Birchel (Birchel) Peters. Uncle Birchel was the brother my grandfather Ernest Lester Peters Sr. Jo Hackworth is known in the family as Aunt Jo. Larkin's second wife was Rachel Smith. Aunt Jo is descended from Larkin's first wife Elizabeth Leath. |
Dist. 7, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Aug 1870, Oliver Springs PO p.70b, dwelling number 12, family number 12 Haskins Britian C. 46 m w farmer $1000/$1043 TN Ratha A. 28 f w keeping house TN Sophrona 4 f w TN John 3/12 m w TN |
Rutha Ann Hackworth was the daughter of Larkin Hackworth and Elizabeth Leath. Larkin and his second wife Rachel Smith were living in dwelling number 4 (just above). |
Dist. 7, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Aug 1870, Oliver Springs PO p.70b, dwelling number 13, family number 13 England James 24 m w farmer $500 TN Rhody 20 f w keeping house TN Mary J. 2 f w TN Easter 4/12 f w TN born January |
James England was the son of Frederick C. (Fred) England and Mary P. McKamey. James England was the brother of Francis Marion England from dwelling number 14 (son of Frederick England and Mary McKamey). James' wife was Rhoda Butler. They were married 26 Nov 1865. Was James a Civil War soldier? |
Dist. 7, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Aug 1870, Oliver Springs PO p.70b, dwelling number 14, family number 14 England Francis M. 25 m w farmer $600 TN Mary 26 f w keeping house TN James A. 3 m w TN George W. 1 m w TN Mary P. 50 f w without occupation TN |
Francis Marion England was the son of Frederick C. (Fred) England and Mary P. McKamey. Francis Marion England was the brother of James England from dwelling number 14. Marion's wife was Mary Smith. Mary P. was Marion's mother Mary P. McKamey, the widow of Frederick England. Marion and Mary were married 13 Aug 1865. As is usually the case with 1865 marriages, this leads one to the suspicion that Marion was a Civil War soldier who came home from the war and was married more or less immediately. |
Dist. 7, Anderson County, Tennessee, 10 Aug 1870, Oliver Springs PO p.73b, dwelling number 56, family number 56 Wright Harrison 42 m w farmer /$325 TN cannot R/W Nancy 36 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Mary C. 13 f w at home TN attended school James M. 7 m w TN attended school Margaret B. 2 f w TN Katy C. 70 f w without occupation VA cannot R/W Cross Elijah 46 m w house carpenter $1500/$700 TN |
Elijah J. Cross was from Sullivan County, Tennessee. He was the son of David L. Cross and Mary (Polly) Himes. As such, he was the grandson of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy, and the nephew of my third great grandfather Alfred Carter Cross. |
Dist. 7, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Aug 1870, Oliver Springs PO p.75b, dwelling number 80, family number 80 Fields Hasten 25 m w farmer $600/$460 TN Martha J. 31 f w keepig house TN Alaca B. 2 f w TN Joel B. 8/12 m w TN born Sep William 72 m w without occupation GA |
Martha Jane Hackworth was the daughter of Larkin Hackworth and Elizabeth Leath. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.77a, dwelling number 15 family number 15 Cross Samual 69 m b farmer $200/$340 TN cannot R/W Jarmima 58 f b keeping house TN cannot R/W Mary J. 8 f b TN |
Given the time frame (five years after the end of the Civil War), Samuel and Jemima Cross were probably ex-slaves who had been owned by one of the Cross families of Anderson County. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.77a, dwelling number 20, family number 20 Worthington Saml. 43 m w farmer $3000/$1450 TN Cathren 39 f w keeping house TN Mary E. 19 f w at home TN Nancy J. 17 f w at home TN Joseph B. 15 m w farm laborer TN attended school Parthena E. 12 f w attending school TN attended school Sabra C. 9 f w TN attended school Tabitha M. 8 f w TN attended school Martha S. 6 f w TN James H. 3 m w TN Sasha 5/12 f w TN |
Samuel Worthington was the son of Joseph Worthington and Susannah England. Susannah was the daughter of my fifth great grandparents John England and Vesta Zipporah (Zipporah) Choate. As such, Susannah was the sister of my fourth great grandfather Titus England, and she was also the sister of my fourth great grandmother Sarah (Sallie) England. Samuel's wife Catherine Black was the daughter of James H. Black and Mary Thompson. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.77b, dwelling number 26, family number 26 Keith Calvin 25 m w farmer /$430 TN cannot W Lewiza C. 27 f w keeping house TN Samual C. 1 m w TN John W. 5/12 m w TN born Dec Scruggs John W. 38 m w farmer $800/ TN |
Lewiza was Louisa C. Scruggs who married Calvin Keith 24 Jan 1867. John Wesley Scruggs was Louisa's brother. Calvin Keith married second Anna J. (Annie) Cross (sister of my second great grandmother Hulda Asberine (Asberine or Asby) Cross) on 23 Jul 1874. The children of Calvin and Annie were living with Hulda Asberine (Asberine or Asby) Cross and John H. Peters in 1880. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 22 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.78b, dwelling number 40, family number 40 Scarbrough P. K. 44 m w farmer $3000/$1612 TN Nancy T. 41 f w keeping house TN Richard H. 18 m w farm laborer TN attended school Mary E. 15 f w at home TN attended school Sabra A. 11 f w at home TN attended school Mercy B. 9 f w TN attended school Tolbert R. 6 m w TN Samuel O. 3 m w TN |
Preastley King (King) Scarbrough age 44 was the son of Jonathan Lupton Scarbrough and Elizabeth Nunnley. Also, he was the father of Tolbert Ross (Ross) Scarbrough age 6 who married Cordelia Rene (Cordie) Cole. King Scarbrough's wife was Nancy Temple Smith age 30. They were married 20 May 1847 in Roane County. Cordie Cole was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole who married Alva Edward Peters. Ross and Cordie were known as Uncle Ross and Aunt Cordie in the family. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 23 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.80a, dwelling number 60, family number 60 Cross John 41 m w farmer $500/$425 TN Nancy A. 34 f w keeping house TN Mary C. 13 f w at home TN cannot W George W. 11 m w farm laborer TN cannot W Sarah M. 9 f w TN Eliza 8 f w TN William J. 3 m w TN Milinda 60 f w TN |
John E. Cross was the son of Jesse C. Cross and Amelia (Milly) England. Nancy A. Letsinger was the daughter of Daniel (Dan) Letsinger. They were married 11 Mar 1856 in Knox County, Tennessee. William J. Cross was listed as Joseph Cross in the 1880 census. Jesse C. Cross died before 1870. He was the son of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. As such, Jesse was the brother of my third great grandfather Alfred Carter Cross. Amelia (Milly) England age 60 was the daughter of my fifth great grandparents John England and Vesta Zipporah Choate. As such, Millie was the sister of my fourth great grandfather Titus England and also the sister of my fourth great grandmother Sarah (Sallie) England. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 23 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.80a, dwelling number 62, family number 62 Letsinger Jesse 24 m w farmer $500/$585 TN Sarah A. 25 f w keeping house TN William O. 6/12 m w TN Russell Mary E. 8 f w TN |
Sarah A. Cross was the sister of John E. Cross from dwelling number 60 above, and she was the daughter of Jesse C. Cross and Amelia (Milly) England. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 23 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.80b, dwelling number 70, family number 70 Cross Mary 51 f w keeping house $700/$300 TN Melvina 48 f w without occupation TN Jane 31 f w without occupation TN Saphrona C. 24 f w without occupation TN In 1870 this family was living on 174 acres they had inherited from my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. This census entry valued the land at $700. The land was involved in an 1888 lawsuit that provides a great deal of insight into Cross family relationships. The land was located in a gap in Pine Ridge and extended north from the gap along the East Fork of Poplar Creek. In modern day times, the land could be described as being where Scarbrough Road goes through the gap in the ridge and intersects with Illinois Avenue, just north of the east portal of the Y-12 plant. For the most part, the creek itself is now carried in culverts under parking lots at strip malls, restaurants, and grocery stores. Illinois Avenue follows the route of the creek, even though the creek itself is no longer very visible in its culverts. Mary Cross age 51 was an heir of William Cross. I don't know exactly how she was related to William. The possibilities seem to be that she was a daughter who never married, that she was a much younger second wife, or that she was a widowed daughter-in-law. It seems most likely that she was a daughter who never married. I have listed Amanda Melvina Cross age 48 as the daughter of William Cross. Amanda Melvina was too old to have been the daughter of Mary. I suppose she could have been the daughter of Elizabeth. But it seems more likely that she was the daughter of William. She apparently died before the 1888 lawsuit and therefore was not mentioned in the lawsuit. But she did pay taxes on William Cross's land in her later years. According to the 1888 lawsuit, Emilia Jane (Jane) Cross age 31 was an heir of Polly Cross (Mary age 51 from this census entry). If Mary was a daughter of William Cross and if she never married, then her heir Jane was probably a daughter who was born out of wedlock. According to the 1888 lawsuit, Safrona C. (Froney) Cross age 24 was an heir of Polly Cross (Mary age 51 from this census entry). If Mary was a daughter of William Cross and if she never married, then her heir Froney was probably a daughter who was born out of wedlock. Froney married a William Scarbrough in 1877 in Morgan County. This particular William Scarbrough was the son of Albert Allen Scarbrough and Mary Ervin, and appears not to have been a member of the Scarbrough family from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 23 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.80b, dwelling number 71, family number 71 Brooks Louisiza 33 f w TN Rutha J. 10 f w TN Amanda E. 7 f w TN |
Louisa Leath was the daughter of Willis Leath and Ruth (Ruthy) Keith. In 1870, Louisa was the widow of William L. Brooks. William L. Brooks and Louisa Leath are connected to my family because they were heirs to the land of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. Louisa's brother Adison A. Leath married William Cross's son Nancy Ann Cross. Adison died between 1860 and 1865, and subsequent tax records show that Willis Leath paid the taxes on the land that had been inherited by his daughter-in-law Nancy Ann Cross. There is no deed that shows that Willis Leath assumed ownership of the land, but apparently he did. After Willis Leath's death in 1867, interest in the land apparently passed to William L. Brooks and Louisa Leath. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 24 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.82a, dwelling number 94, family number 94 Smith Richard 28 m b TN Jane 27 f b TN Cross Fanney 9 f b TN |
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Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 25 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.82b, dwelling number 102, family number 102 Crozier Clark 61 m w TN VRE 6000 Abiah R. 56 f w TN Clark B. 19 m w TN Patterson Mary 15 f w TN Cross Joseph B. 25 m w TN Dry Goods Merchant Sephie 20 f w TN Godart Joseph 25 m w TN school teacher Crozier Joseph A. 14 m m TN Thomas B. 13 m b TN |
Joseph B. Cross was probably the son of William Cross and Jane (Jennie) Black, although I cannot prove it at this point. Sephie was probably the daughter of Clark Crozier, and again I can't prove it at this point. Joseph A. Crozier and Thomas B. Crozier were probably ex-slaves that had been owned either by the Crozier family or by the Cross family. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 26 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.83b, dwelling number 118, family number 118 Smith Sarah 34 $1000 real estate John 18 Martha 16 Caswell 15 Frances 11 Rufus 9 |
Sarah Ann Reed was the widow of Caswell Smith. In 1872, she married Elijah J. Cross who was the son of David L. Cross and Mary (Polly) Himes. Elijah J. Cross was the grandson of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 26 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.83b, dwelling number 121, family number 121 Evans George W. 50 m w farmer /$380 TN cannot W Susanah 44 f w keeping house NC James 15 m w common labor TN attended school Robert 14 m w common labor TN attended school Julia A. 11 f w at home GA attended school Ellen F. 6 f w GA John 3 m w GA |
Ellen F. Evans age 6 later married John H. Peters. John was the son of Francis Asbury (Frank) Peters and Sarah Jane (Jane) Scarbrough. As such, John was the first cousin of my second great grandfather John Henry Peters. The two John H. Peters who were first cousins often makes research very tricky. |
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 26 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO p.84a, dwelling number 126, family number 126 Tadlock John B. 48 m w farm $3200/$3400 TN Jane 46 f w keeping house TN Mary 23 f w without occupation TN Severy 19 m w attending school TN attended school Sarah 17 f w at home TN attended school Martha 14 f w at home TN attended school Laura 12 f w TN attended school Allace 9 f w TN Willie 2 m w TN Marshall Mark 22 m w farm laborer TN |
Mark Marshall married Arvazine Cross on 13 Jun 1870. He was enumerated twice in 1870. Even though Mark was married prior to when this census entry was made, the enumerator apparently was faithful to the official census date 1 Jun 1870. So Mark was listed here without his new wife. Arvazine Cross was the daughter of my third great grandparents Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters. As such, she was the sister of my second great grandmother Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross. Mark and Arvazine Marsall were mentioned in an 1888 lawsuit Elijah Cross et.al. vs. Joseph Cross et.al. because Arvazine was an heir to the land of her grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. Although it has nothing directly to do with my family history, I note in passing that John Blair Tadlock was the grandfather of Taylor B. Tadlock. Taylor Tadlock was a peer of my grandparents, and I knew him fairly well because he attended the same church that we did. Also, one of Taylor Tadlock's sons married one of my mother's sisters. Taylor was the son of Samuel Sevier Tadlock, enumerated in this census entry rather quaintly as Severy. John Blair Tadlock's wife was Jane Walker Taylor, so the Taylor Tadlock that I knew was named for his grandmother. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.85b, dwelling number 12, family number 12 Peters Clark 49 m w farmer $300/$328 TN Polina 45 f w keeping house VA Anna L. 21 f w without occupation TN Wilburn O. 19 m w farm laborer TN Sarah O. 16 f w at home TN Thomas 14 m w farm laborer TN Wesley 13 m w farm laborer TN Martha J. 10 f w at home TN James M. 7 m w TN Mary 4 f w TN Sarilda J. 2 f w TN |
Henry Clark (Clark) Peters age 49 was the son of either Thomas Peters or of Thomas's brother Henry Peters Jr. Both Thomas and Henry Jr. were my fourth great grandfathers. I am descended from three of their children through cousin marriages, namely John W. Peters, Zipporah Peters, and Jane Peters. John W. was the son of Henry Jr., and Zipporah and Jane were daughters of Thomas. Because Clark was the son of either Thomas or of Henry Jr., he was the brother of John W. and the first cousin of Zipporah and Jane, or vice versa. Perlina Ann Shilling age 45 was the daughter of Buford Shilling and Ann Hayes. Perlina was either 1/4 or 1/2 Cherokee through her mother, leading to the statement I have sometimes heard that "the Peters have Indian blood". This particular line of Peters certainly did, but I do not believe that my Peters line did. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.85b, dwelling number 18, family number 18 Cross William 58 m w farmer $2500/$8000 TN Jane 52 f w keeping house TN James F. 19 m w attending school TN attended school Samual A. 15 m w TN attended school |
William Cross was the son of Brittain Cross and Mary (Polly) Parks. Jane (Jenny) Black was the daughter of Joseph Black. They were married 12 May 1836 in Anderson County, Tennessee. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p86a, dwelling number 25 family number 25 Cross Easter 51 f b keeping house /$100 TN cannot R/W Harriet 30 f b without occupation TN cannot R/W Jesse 22 m b farm laborer TN cannot R/W |
There are no clues as to who her Easter's parents might have been. She was probably a former slave that had been owned by William Cross, son of Brittain Cross and Mary (Polly) Parks. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.86a, dwelling number 26, family number 26 Cross Jacob 35 m b farm laborer TN Charity 25 f b farm laborer TN |
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Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.86a, dwelling number 27, family number 27 Cross Harriet 30 f b keeping house TN cannot R/W Jasper 10 m b TN Nancy 8 f b TN Lincoln 5 m b TN Mary 2 f b TN Frederick 1 m b TN |
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Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 29 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.87a, dwelling number 36, family number 36 Scarbrough Chesly 46 m w farmer $800/$100 TN cannot W Sarah 48 f w keeping house TN James A. 22 m w farm laborer TN Joel M. 20 m w farm laborer TN William C. 18 m w farm laborer TN Robert 15 m w farm laborer TN John 12 m w farm laborer TN attended school Nancy 10 f w at home TN attended school Susan A.T. 7 f w TN Yarnell Joel 84 m w without occupation $700/ NC Nancy 61 f w without occupation TN |
Chesley J. Scarbrough age 46 was the son of James Scarbrough and Anna (Annie) Rice. His wife was Sarah Yarnell age 48. Sarah married first Robert I. F. Nester and Chesley was her second husband. Joel Yarnell age 84 was Sarah's father. Sarah's mother was Jemima Conner who died before 1830, and Nancy age 61 was Joel's second wife. James Alexander Scarbrough age 22 was known as Alec or Alex. Robert Houston Scarbrough age 15 was Wallace Smith's grandfather, and Robert's stories to Wallace were the source of much information about this family. Chesley married second my second great grandmother Vesta Clay England (also her second marriage). I am descended from Vesta's first husband William Cole. But because of her second marriage, Vesta is remembered in the family either as Grandma Vestie or as Grandma Scarbrough rather than as Grandma Cole. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 29 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.87b, dwelling number 42, family number 42 Scarborough Tobias 47 m w works in grist mill /$100 TN cannot R/W Susan J. 35 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W William C. 11 m w TN attended school Orleny 9 f w TN attended school Eliza B. 5 f w TN Parthena A. 4 f w TN John F. 2 m w TN |
Tobias P. Scarbrough was the son of William Scarbrough and Margaret Peters. No doubt, his given name came from Tobias Peters. Margaret was the daughter of Henry Peters Sr., and Tobias Scarbrough's given name is one piece of evidence which gives weight to the strongly held suspicion that Tobias Peters Sr. and Henry Peters Sr. were brothers. Tobias' wife was Susan J. Diggs. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 29 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.87b, dwelling number 43, family number 43 Freels John T. 35 m w farmer /$945 TN Sarah E. 35 f w keeping house TN Mariah L. 13 f w at home TN attended school William A. 11 m w farm laborer TN attended school Samuel C. 9 m w TN attended school |
John Tunnell Freels and Sarah Elizabeth Holt were apparently not related to the Peters. However, they were related to the Scarbroughs. John Tunnell Freels was the son of William Scarbrough Freels and Maria Louisa Tunnell, and the grandson of Isaac C. Freels, Nancy Scarborough, John Tunnell, and Nancy Ann Worthington. This Nancy Scarborough was the daughter of James Scarborough and Rachel Woods. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 29 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.87b, dwelling number 45, family number 45 Scarbrough F.M. 38 m w farmer $500/$460 TN Elizabeth 37 f w keeping house TN Thelbert 15 m w farm laborer TN attended school Pollie C. 14 f w at home TN attended school Melvin 12 m w farm laborer TN attended school Harvey L. 8 m w TN attended school William 74 m w without occupation VA |
Francis M. Scarbrough was the son of William Scarbrough and Margaret Peters. Francis was the brother of Tobias Scarbrough from dwelling number 42 above. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 29 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88a, dwelling number 48, family number 48 Scarbrough Eppy C. 50 m w miller and wool corder $3000/$800 TN Tabitha D. 49 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Jonathan 18 m w works in grist mill TN Eppy C. 15 m w works in grist mill TN Tabitha D. 12 f w |
"E.C. Scarbrough" appeared in several documents associated with the Peters family, including the settlement of Ruby Smith (wife of John W. Peters) and the military pension records of John H. Peters. He was Epicurian Calvin (Eppy) Scarbrough, son of Jonathan Lupton Scarbrough and Elizabeth Nunnley. Jonathan was Jonathan Neff Scarbrough. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 29 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88a, dwelling number 51, family number 51 Shannon Rite 45 m w farmer /$430 TN Rebecca 52 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Mahala 50 f w without occupation TN cannot R/W Charlotte 24 f w without occupation TN Russell Sarah P. 15 f w at home TN attended school |
Pleasant Wright (Wright) Shannon, Rebecca Shannon, and Mahala Shannon were brother, sister, and sister, respectively. They were siblings of Preston Shannon from dwelling number 52 next door. They were all children of Andrew Shannon and Elizabeth. Charlotte J. Shannon age 24 later married Thomas J. (Tom) Peters. Charlotte seems to have had numerous nicknames, including Lottie, Lollie, and Sharlley. Charlotte was the daughter of Pleasant Wright (Wright) Shannon and Sidney Viles/Voyls. Sidney died between 1860 and 1870, so Wright Shannon was a widower in 1870. Thomas J. (Tom) Peters was the son of my third great grandparents John W. Peters and Ruby Smith. As such, Tom was the brother of my second great grandfather John Henry Peters. There is a mystery concerning Charlotte J. Shannon. One of her sons was William Wright Peters. The death certificate of William Wright Peters lists his parents as Tom Peters and Lollie Voyls. Charlotte (Lollie) Shannon was born about 1845, and Wright Shannon and Sidney Viles/Voyls were married in 1849. So it is not 100% certain that Wright Shannon was Charlotte's birth father. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 52, family number 52 Shannon Preston 50 m w farmer $800/$362 TN Susan E. 42 f w keeping house TN Mary J. 22 f w without occupation TN David M. 20 m w farm laborer TN attended school Sarah J. 13 f w at home TN attended school Mary C. 10 f w TN attended school Henry D. 8 m w TN attended school |
In the 1880 census, Sallie Cole was living with Preston Shannon and Ida Cole was living with John Scarbrough. I don't presently have house numbers for these two families in 1880, but in 1870 they were adjacent. They were probably adjacent in 1880 as well. The item in common is a Peters connection. Sallie and Ida were granddaughters of Jane Peters who married John England. Preston Shannon's third wife was Sarah Emily Peters, daughter of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England. John Scarbrough's wife was Mary A. Peters, daughter of Sarah (Sallie) England and Thomas Peters. Sarah Emily Peters and Mary A. Peters were sisters. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 53, family number 53 Scarbrough John W. 44 m w farmer $1200/$600 TN Mary 46 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Thomas C. 19 m w farm laborer TN attended school George W. 17 m w farm laborer TN attended school Sarah A. J. 9 f w TN attended school Peters Anna L. 21 f w Dom. Servant TN attended school Sallie 84 f w without occupation TN cannot R/W |
Mary A. Peters was the daughter of my fourth great grandparents Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England. Ida Cole age 11 was living with this family in 1880, suggesting that Ida Cole's grandmother Jane Peters was the sister of Mary A. Peters. John W. Scarbrough was the son of James Scarbrough and Annie Rice. Anna L. Peters appears to have been the daughter of Henry Clark Peters and Perlina Shilling. Henry Clark Peters was Mary's brother. So Anna L. Peters would have been Mary's niece. Sarah (Sallie) England age 84 was the widow of Thomas Peters in 1870. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 54, family number 54 Samsel James 35 m w house carpenter /$150 TN Mary J. 24 f w keeping house TN Cleophus J. 2 m w TN Charles H. 9/12 m w TN born in October Peters Charles N. 19 m w teaching school TN Amanda J. 10 f w TN attended school, cannot W |
Mary J. Peters, Charles Nelson Peters, and Amanda J. Peters were children of my third great grandparents John W. Peters and Ruby Smith. John W. Peters died in the Civil War and Ruby Smith died in 1869. James A. Samsel and Mary J. Peters were taking care of Mary's younger siblings. James A. Samsel and Mary J. Peters were married 14 Sep 1865 in Anderson County, TN. We are looking at part of the post Civil War baby boom. James served in Civil War in the same unit as Mary's brother John Henry Peters. James A. Samsel appeared frequently as a witness or signatory on various legal documents associated with my Peters family. I do not know who his parents were. I cannot find him in the 1860 census. There was a James A. Sampsell age 15 in the 1850 census in Carter County, Tennessee. He was apparently orphaned and was living with the Hess family as an apprentice blacksmith. He was probably the same James A. Samsel who later appeared in Anderson County. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 55, family number 55 Cross Alfred C. 61 m w farmer $300/$200 TN Zippirah 55 f w keeping house TN Anna J. 25 f w without occupation TN Josephene 20 f w without occupation TN attended school John F. 18 f w farm laborer TN attended school |
Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters were my third great grandparents. Alfred Carter Cross was the son of my fourth great grandparents William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy and Mary. Zipporah Peters was the daughter of my fourth great grandparents Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 56, family number 56 Cross William A. 21 m w farmer /$180 TN Martha E. 19 f w keeping house TN Joseph 8/12 m w TN born in Sep |
William Alexander (Alex) Cross was the son of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters, and was the brother of Hulda Asberine Cross. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 57 family number 57 Cox Thomas A. 29 m w farmer $400/$410 TN Nancy J. 28 f w keeping house TN Sarah A. 2 f w TN |
Thomas A. Cox's wife was Nancy J. Johnson. I have not identified any connection between Thomas A. Cox and my Cox family of Greene and Jefferson Counties, Tennessee. Also, I have not identified any connection between Thomas A. Cox and Nancy J. Johnson on the one hand, and the Peters/Cross/Scarbrough neighbors on the other hand. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 58, family number 58 Scarbrough William V. 33 m w farmer $350/$330 TN Sarah E. 28 f w TN Calvin H. 3 m w TN John H. 9/12 m w TN born in Aug |
Sarah E. Cross age 28 was the daughter of my third great grandparents Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters. As such, Sarah was the sister of my second great grandmother Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross. Sarah married William V. (Will) Scarbrough age 33 on 14 Sep 1865 in Anderson County. Will was the son of James Scarbrough and Annie Rice. The children of Sarah and Will were first cousins and frequent visitors of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters. "W.V. Scarbrough" filed an affidavit in the Civil War pension records of my second great grandfather John Henry Peters. "William V. Scarbrough" filed an affidavit in the Civil War pension record of my third great grandfather John England. Will Scarbrough's connection to John Henry Peters was that the wife of John Peters was the aforementioned Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross. Will Scarbrough's connection to John England was that the wife of John England was Jane (Jenny) Peters. Will Scarbrough's mother-in-law Zipporah Peters and Jenny Peters were sisters. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.88b, dwelling number 59, family number 59 Tod William 56 m w farmer /$1700 VA cannot W Amanda J. 50 f w keeping house VA cannot W Sarah A. 31 f w without occupation VA cannot W Rachel 19 f w without occupation VA attended school Mary J. 15 f w VA attended school William J. 17 m w farm laborer VA Amanda F. 11 f w VA attended school Jarmima 8 f w VA attended school Christena 6 f w VA Stephen 20 m w farm laborer VA Tabitha J. 20 f w without occupation VA cannot W Daniel 1 m w TN |
Rachel Todd age 19 married John T. Cross from Dist. 9, dwelling number 55 on 20 Mar 1871. Mary J. Todd age 15 married Welborn/Wilborn Harvey (Harve) Peters from Dist. 9, dwelling number 12 on 2 Nov 1871. Jamima Todd age 8 Thomas Blufford Peters from Dist. 9, dwelling number 12 about 1877. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.89a, dwelling number 64, family number 64 Smith Charles 38 m w farmer $1000/$675 TN Elizabeth A. 38 f w keeping house TN cannot W Anna J. 12 f w at home TN attended school Mary C. 9 f w TN attended school William F. 7 m w TN attended school James C. 2 m w TN Scarbrough Anna 61 f w without occupation VA cannot W Mahala 28 f w without occupation TN Nancy A.B. 26 f w without occupation TN cannot W |
Elizabeth A. Scarbrough age 38 was the sister of John W. Scarbrough from dwelling number 53. Her mother was Anna (Annie) Rice age 61, widow of James Scarbrough, living in the home with her. Mahala age 28 and Nancy A.B age 26 were her sisters. Charles M. Smith was one of several people, including John W. Scarbrough, who filed depositions in the Civil War pension application of my third great grandfather John England. Charles Smith lived nearby John England before the war, and they served in the same unit during the war. By the time of the 1870 census, John England had left Anderson County to live in the mountains of Fentress County and Morgan County. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.89a, dwelling number 65, family number 65 Peters Blair 28 m w farmer /$210 TN Mary E. 27 f w keeping house TN Nancy M. 4 f w TN Richard H. 3 m w TN Samuel M. 7/12 m w TN born in Oct Sarah E. 14 f w TN attended school |
Washington Blair (Blair) Peters was the oldest son of my third great grandparents John W. Peters and Ruby Smith. As such, he was the brother of my second great grandfather John Henry Peters. Mary Elizabeth Holder was the daughter of John W. Holder Jr. and Nancy Sumners Howard. Blair and Mary were married 9 Nov 1865. Sarah E. Peters was Blair's younger sister. Sarah was living with her brother because her parents John W. Peters and Ruby Smith had both died prior to 1870. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 31 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.90b, dwelling number 80, family number 80 Wells Jesse J. 39 m w farmer $500/$675 TN Susan M. 36 f w keeping house TN George A. 16 m w TN attended school Mary A. 13 f w TN attended school Philip H. 10 m w TN attended school Jesse J. 7 m w TN attended school William F. S. 4 m w TN James A. 6/12 m w TN born in Mar Johnson Mary 75 f w without occupation VA cannot R/W |
Phillip Hancher Wells age 10 later married Ida Rhoda Cole. Aunt Ida was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Cole and Vesta Clay England. As such, Aunt Ida was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole. Phillip Hancher Wells was the son of Jesse Jackson Wells and Susan Magdaline Johnson. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 31 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.91a, dwelling number 88, family number 88 Bearden John 51 m w farmer $800/$1050 NC Margaret A. 49 f w keeping house TN Benjamin 16 m w farm laborer TN attended school Harriet L. P. 10 f w at home TN attended school Ida B. 8 f w TN attended school |
Ida Belle Bearden later married Jonathan Scarbrough Holloway. Ida and Jonathan were the parents of Joseph Elmer (Elmer) Holloway, and the grandparents of Edna Pearl Holloway. Aunt Edna married Samuel Arthur (Arthur) Peters, who was the youngest brother of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. |
1870, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, p.94a |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Sep 1870, Scarbrough PO p.94a, dwelling number 126, family number 126 Marshall Mark 21 m w farm laborer /$300 TN married in May Arvazine 20 f w TN married in May |
Arvazine Cross age 20 was the daughter of my third great grandparents Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters. As such, she was the sister of my second great grandmother Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross. Arzavine married Mark Marshall age 21 on 12 Jun 1870 in Anderson County. Mark was the son of John W. Marshall and Francis (Fannie) Jackson. Mark and Arvazine Marsall were parties to an 1888 lawsuit Elijah Cross et.al. vs. Joseph Cross et.al. They were parties to the lawsuit because Arvazine an heir to the land of her grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Sep 1870, Scarbrough PO p.94a, dwelling number 127, family number 127 Grills James 28 m w TN Mary J. 27 f w TN George 3 m w TN |
Mary J. Cross age 27 was the daughter of my third great grandparents Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters. Her sister Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was my second great grandmother, and was living next door in dwelling number 128. Mary married James Grills age 28 on 26 Aug 1866 in Anderson County. James' parents have not yet been identified. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Sep 1870, Scarbrough PO p.94a, dwelling number 128, family number 128 Peters John 27 m w farm laborer /$500 TN Asma 26 f w keeping house TN William 3 m w TN Isabel 1 f w TN |
John H. Peters age 27 was my second great grandfather. He was the son of John W. Peters and Ruby Smith. Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross age 26 was my second great grandmother. She was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters. The entry looks a little strange. Asma doesn't look much like Hulda or like Asberine, but there is no doubt this is the correct entry. All the ages are correct, and Asberine's sister was living next door. I have seen Asberine's name listed as Asby and as Asba. So I believe that Asma was some sort of approximation to Asba or to Asby when the enumerator really didn't know how to spell her name. William Daily Peters age 3 was the first child of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross. The first daughter was Mary O. Peters who was born in 1867 and who died in 1868. The family bible has the second daughter listed as Sarah J. Peters born 23 Feb 1869. This assumes that the bible has been transcribed correctly. Isabel Peters and Sarah J. Peters must have been same person, and her name was surely Sarah Isabel Peters. The family bible probably should have been transcribed as Sarah I. Peters. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 31 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.91b, dwelling number 96, family number 96 Peters Fletcher 24 farmer /$121 TN cannot W Sarah J. 25 keeping house TN cannot W Martha A. 3 TN Alice M. 1 TN |
James Fletcher (Fletcher) Peters was the son of my third great grandparents John W. Peters and Ruby Smith. As such, he was the brother of my second great grandfather John Henry Peters. Sarah Jane Turpin was the daughter of William Turpin and Nancy Jane Wiatt. I do not know what Nancy Jane Wiatt's ancestry was, but it's reasonable to suspect that she was related to Mary Wiatte who married Henry Peters Sr. |
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 31 Aug 1870, Scarbrough PO p.91b, dwelling number 100, family number 100 Peters Francis A. 39 m w farmer /$525 TN Sarah J. 37 f w keeping house TN cannot W Froney E. 17 f w at home TN James F. 16 m w farm laborer TN Sarah A. 14 f w at home TN cannot R/W John H. 11 m w TN cannot R/W Charles S.R. 10 m w TN cannot R/W Martha A. 7 f w TN Anna J. 4 f w TN Mary L. 2 f w TN Amanda B. 9/12 f w TN born in Aug |
Francis Asbury (Frank) Peters was the son of my fourth great grandparents Henry Peters Jr. and Jane England. As such, Frank was the brother of my third great grandfather John W. Peters. Sarah Jane (Jane) Scarborough was the daughter of James Scarbrough and Anna (Annie) Rice. (Annie is often listed as Annie Price, but it is really Rice.) |
Dist. 10, Anderson County, Tennessee, 3 Aug 1870, Clinton PO p.97a, dwelling number 29, family number 29 Bray John 30 m w farmer $150/$110 TN Winny 25 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W Joseph H. 2 m w TN Mary 7/12 f w TN born in Oct |
John Jacob (Jake) Bray was the son of Joseph H. Bray and Sarah L. Duncan. As such, Jake Bray was the nephew of my third great grandfather Edward Payne Bray. Winnie West was the daughter of Pleasant William (William) West and Polly Bauswell. |
Dist. 10, Anderson County, Tennessee, 4 Aug 1870, Clinton PO p.7, dwelling number 37, family number 37 Bray Joseph H. 61 m w farmer $400/$570 KY Sarah L. 51 f w keeping house TN Edward 26 m w farm laborer TN Nancy A. 23 f w without occupation TN Willson 19 m w farm laborer TN Lutilda 12 f w at home TN Angeline 10 f w at home TN |
Joseph H. Bray age 61 was the son of my fourth great grandparents John Bray and Jane. As such, Joseph was the brother of my third great grandfather Edward Payne Bray. Sarah L. Duncan age 51 was the daughter of Moses M. Duncan and Mary (Polly) Frost. |
Dist. 11, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Sep 1870, Bulrun PO p.102b, dwelling number 41, family number 41 Moore Joseph 56 m w farmer /$375 TN cannot R/W Elizabeth 60 f w keeping house TN Mahala 23 f w without occupation TN Salina 21 f w without occupation TN cannot W |
Joseph Elvin Moore and Elizabeth Braden were my third great grandparents. Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore age 21 was my second great grandmother. Salina later married my second great grandfather Joseph Bray. |
Dist. 11, Anderson County, Tennessee, 7 Sep 1870, Bulrun PO p.104a, dwelling number 68, family number 68 Overton John 23 TN Mary L. 23 TN James S. 1 TN Bray James 15 TN |
James Bray was the son of Joshua J. Bray and Ame (Any) Hall. |
Dist. 12, p.7, dwelling number 45 family number 45, Clinton PO Burton John 25 m w TN Temperance 29 f w TN Lucinda B. 3 f w TN Cross Edward 16 m w TN Emely J. 10 f w TN attended school |
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