1870 Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee

The parents in this family were Erasmus (Rasmus) Harvey Cline and Julia Emily (Emily) Gass.  Emily Gass was the daughter of John Gass and Anna Cox.  I have no expectation that Anna Cox was a member of my Cox family from Jefferson County.

My interest in the family is that Rasmus and Emily were the parents of Mary Ella (Ella) Cline and Ola Maud Cline.  Ella Cline who was age 2 in this census later married William Nelson Cox.  Ola Maud Cline was not born until 1878, and she married James Harmon Cox.  I believe that Ola Maud Cline was a "two first name" person, always known as "Ola Maud".

William Nelson Cox and James Harmon Cox in turn were brothers, sons of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce.  As such, they were brothers of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox.

James Harmon Cox and Ola Maud Cline are of special interest to me because they were the parents of Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox.  Elmer married Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan, who was the sister of my grandfather Emmert Oral Bryan.  Emmert married my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox.

Elmer and Ethel were the first cousin and sister-in-law, respectively, of Ruby Cox.  Elmer and Ethel were generally known in the family as Uncle Elmer and Aunt Ethel.  However, they were known to me as a third set of grandparents.  That's because Ruby died shortly after my father was born, and Elmer and Ethel raised my father until my grandfather remarried.

Thomas Fielden Slaton born on 1 Mar 1818 in Virginia (probably Pittsylvania County).  Rebecca Frances George born on 7 Mar 1816 in North Carolina (probably Stokes County).  Pittsylvania County and Stokes County were adjacent, and they were married in Stokes County.  They were my third great grandparents.

My second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton age 23 was born on 31 July 1846 in Stokes County, North Carolina.  She later married my second great grandfather Joseph Harrison.

Thomas Fielden Slaton was the son of William Slaydon and Susannah Flippin.  The parents of Rebecca Frances George are not known, but research has focused on Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook as her most likely parents.

Uriah Bell was the father of Mary Elizabeth Bell who married Joseph F. Slaton.  His wife was Margaret Hays.  Joseph F. Slaton was the son of my fourth great grandparents William Slaydon and Susannah Flippin.  As such, Joseph was the brother of my third great grandfather Thomas Fielden Slaton.

Mary Elizabeth Bell was the daughter of Uriah Bell and Margaret Hays.  She married (1) Joseph F. Slaton.  Joseph F. Slaton was the son of my fourth great grandparents William Slaydon and Susannah Flippin.  As such, Joseph was the brother of my third great grandfather Thomas Fielden Slaton.

Martha B. and Leah S. were the children of Joseph F. Slaton, except that I think that Martha B. was the same person who was later known as Mahala Slaton.  I do not know if S was Leah's middle initial, or if she was being listed as Leah Slaton Sherbett in 1870.  In any case, her marriage record lists her name as Leah Slaton.

Mary Elizabeth Bell married (2) Aaron M. Shurbutt.  Aaron M. Shurbutt's parents are not known.  William Slaton Shurbutt age 3/12 was the son of Aaron M. Shurbutt and Mary Elizabeth Bell.  William's middle name came from Mary's first husband Joseph F. Slaton, or equivalently was Mary's surname at the time she married Aaron M. Shurbutt.

Wilcher Slaton was the son of my fourth great grandparents William Slaydon and Susannah Flippin.  As such, he was the brother of my third great grandfather Thomas Fielden Slaton.  Notwithstanding what the census says, I believe Wilcher was born in Virginia.  His wife was Penelope C. France, but I do not know who her parents were.  Wilcher and Penelope were married about 1866.  Rebecca was Wilcher's daughter with his first wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Linville.  Martha E. Slaton was the daughter of Wilcher and Penelope.

William Slaydon age 77 and Susannah Flippin deceased were my fourth great grandparents.  I do not have the exact date of Susannah Flippin's death, but she had died before 1870.  Mahala B. age 29 and Emily F. age 43 were daughters of William and Susannah.

Lucena (Cena) Edmonds age 10 married George Washington Burchfiel on 8 Feb 1881 in Jefferson County.  George was the son of John Wesley Burchfiel and Maryann Minerva Ailey, and the grandson of my fourth great grandparents Robert (Bobby) Burchfiel and Anna Evalista Malcom.  As such, John was the brother of my third great grandmother Leana (Senie) Burchfiel, and George was the first cousin of my second great grandmother Martha P. Reneau.

Cena Edmonds was the daughter of Anderson Edmonds deceased who died about 1869 and Sarah E. Strange age 29.  Anderson and Sarah were married on 25 Feb 1857 in Jefferson County.

Leana (Senie) Burchfiel age 37 was my third great grandmother.  She married first my third great grandfather Isaac Wesley (Wesley) Reneau.  Wesley died in 1859, and Senie married second Christopher C. Miller.

Some of the children were Christopher Miller's children from previous marriages, and some of them were Senie Burchfiel's children from her first marriage.  However, the enumerator listed them all with the surname Miller. William and Lucia were the children of Christopher and Senie.

Martha P. Reneau age 18 was my second great grandmother.  She married my second great grandfather John H. Nichols in 1871.  Margaret Abigail Reneau age 14 was Martha's sister.

Sarah Miller and Jacob M. Miller were the children of Christopher C. Miller and his first wife Lucy Hale.  Benjamin Miller and George W. Miller were children of Christopher C. Miller and his second wife Malinda Parrott.

Robert (Bobby) Burchfiel and Anna Evalista Malcom were my fourth great grandparents.  They were married 10 Nov 1827 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Bobby Burchfiel was born 9 May 1809 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.  He was the son of Joseph Burchfiel and Susannah Hollaway.

Anna Evalista Malcom was born 9 Jan 1804 in Tennessee.  She was the daughter of George Malcolm and Dinah Gragg.

John H. Nichols age 20 was my second great grandfather.  He was living in the home of his uncle Wyatt F. Nichols.  John H. Nichols age 16 was my second great grandfather's first cousin.  The fact that the two first cousins had the same name has been the source of some confusion in researching the family.

Wyatt F. Nichols was the son of my fourth great grandparents John J. Nichols III and Margaret (Peggy) Scantling.  As such, Wyatt was the brother of my third great grandmother Sarah F. (Sally) Nichols.  Sally had three children with a Mr. Catlett, but after a Catlett/Nichols feud and a Catlett/Nichols lawsuit, Sally's children ended up with the Nichols surname rather than the Catlett surname.  Hence, my second great grandfather was named John H. Nichols rather than John H. Catlett.

Wyatt's wife was Maroda (Rhoda) Hill.

My second great grandfather Joseph Harrison age 30 was the son of Daniel Harrison and Rhoda Maria Brown.  Joseph married my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton in 1872.

Mary Harrison age 31 was Joseph's sister.  Mary married George Hinkle age 34.  George was the son of Solomon Hinkle and Hannah Bloss age 74.  Solomon and Hannah were married in Rockingham County, Virginia in 1831 and had moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee by the time of the 1840 census.

The Harrisons were also from Rockingham County, Virginia.  The family moved to Greene County, Tennessee about 1857/1858.  I do not know exactly when Joseph and Mary moved from Greene County to Jefferson County, but it was after the 1860 census.

John Templin age 10 later married Emma Ella Cox.  Emma was the daughter of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce.  As such, Emma was the sister of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox.

John was the son of John H. Templin and Margaret Shown.

Edmond Bell and Isabella Williams were the once thought to have been parents of Mary Elizabeth Bell who married Joseph F. Slaton.  However, it has since been determined that Mary Elizabeth Bell was the daughter of Uriah Bell and Margaret Hays.

Isabella Williams died in 1851, and Edmond Bell married Ann McGee in 1859.  Samuel J. Bell and Mary E. Bell are believed to have been the children of Marcus Caswell Bell, who was Edmond's brother.

William Michael (Michael) Reneau and Priscilla Denton were my fourth great grandparents.

Michael Reneau was the son of John Reno and Narcissus (Cessie) Reneau.  John and Cessie were first cousins who married.

Priscilla Denton was the daughter of Jacob Denton and Sarah (Sally) Robinson.

Charles Cate was the son of Lee Cate and Nancy Elder.  Lee Cate was the son of my fourth great grandparents Joshua Cate and Elizabeth (Betsy) Wilhite.

Sarah E. Newman was the daughter of Granville Newman and Barsheba (Basha) French.

William J. Slaton was the son of my fourth great grandparents William Slaydon and Susannah Flippin (dwelling number 250 above).  As such, he was the brother of my third great grandfather Thomas Fielden Slaton.  William J. Slaton's wife was Priscilla Emeline (Emeline) Sellers.