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Dist. 6, McMinn County, Tennessee, 18 Jul 1860, Hamilton Cross Roads PO (changed to Eureka)
p.250b, dwelling number 659, family number 633
Mesimer William 38 m w farmer /$600 TN
Mary A. 28 f w TN
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I don't know who William B. Messamore was, nor if he was connected to my Messamore family of Anderson County. It seems more likely that William was connected to the Henry Messimer family. Mary Ann Torbett was the daughter of John Torbett and Sarah. They were married in 1850 in McMinn County, and didn't have any children by the time of the 1860 census. So it seems unlikely that they ever had any children. |
Dist. 8, McMinn County, Tennessee, 7 Jun 1860, Calhoun PO
p.271b, dwelling number 140 family number 140
White Mary 34 f w weaver TN
Sarah Jane 12 f w TN attended school
Mary E. 9 f w TN attended school
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In 1860, Mary Dennis was the widow of James Mitchell White. She married second James Elder in 1864, and married third Gideon Cate in 1871. Gideon Cate was the son John Cate Jr. and Mary Ann Koontz. As such, Gideon was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Joshua Cate and the first cousin of my third great grandmother Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. |
Dist. 8, McMinn County, Tennessee, 8 Jun 1860, Calhoun PO
p.272b, dwelling number 155, family number 155
Elder James 55 m w farmer $3000/$6600 TN
Sarah 52 f w TN
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James Elder was the son of Robert Elder and Sarah Moore. Sarah (Sally) Womack age 52 was his first wife. Sarah died before 1864, and James married second Mary Dennis from dwelling number 140 above on 14 Apr 1864. I am not related to James Elder, but there were a number of cases where members of the Elder family married into one of my families. For example, James' sister Ava married into my Cate family. Also, James' widow Mary Dennis married Gideon Cate after James' death in 1866. |
Dist. 12, McMinn County, Tennessee, 10 Jul 1860, Athens PO
p.303a, dwelling number 605, family number 605
Cate Gideon 60 m w farmer TN
Elizabeth 54 f w TN
U. J. R. 20 m w school teacher TN
Asberry M. 18 m w TN
E. L. 10 f w TN
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Gideon Cate was the son of John Cate Jr. and Mary Ann Koontz. As such, Gideon was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Joshua Cate and the first cousin of my third great grandmother Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. His first wife Elizabeth Stephenson was the daughter of Robert Stephenson and Rebecca Newman. |
Dist. 16, McMinn County, Tennessee, 1 Aug 1860, Calhoun PO p.342b, dwelling number 1069, family number 1069 Helms Eli 37 m w farmer $1500/$4500 TN married within the year Lucy H. 17 f w TN married within the year |
Lucy H. Bryan age 17 was the daughter of James C. Bryan and Sarah Ann Gulledge who were living two houses away in dwelling number 1071 (below). James C. Bryan was the son of William Bryan and Lucinda (Lucy) Cate. As such, James C. Bryan was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Thomas C. Bryan. Lucy Cate was the sister of Thomas C. Bryan's wife Nancy Cate. So James C. Bryan was the double first cousin of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. |
Dist. 16, McMinn County, Tennessee, 1 Aug 1860, Calhoun PO
p.342b, dwelling number 1071, family number 1071
Bryan James C. 41 m w renter /$2000 TN
Sarah A. 42 f w SC
Mary C. 15 f w TN attended school
Robert 12 m w TN attended school
William 10 m w TN attended school
James M. 8 m w TN attended school
Julia Ann 4 f w TN
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James C. Bryan age 41 was the son of William Bryan and Lucinda (Lucy) Cate. As such, James C. Bryan was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Thomas C. Bryan. Lucy Cate was the sister of Thomas C. Bryan's wife Nancy Cate. So James C. Bryan was the double first cousin of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. James C. Bryan married Sarah Ann Gulledge age 42. |
Town of Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, 27th & 28th Jul 1860, Athens PO p.350a, dwelling number 831, family number 807 Bryan Peter L. 37 m w merchant $1000/$200 TN Anna M. 35 f w TN Mary M. 13 f w TN attended school Sarah E. 10 f w TN attended school Lucy R. C. 8 f w TN attended school William H. 5 m w TN attended school Daniel H. 3 m w TN Alice A. 9/12 f w TN Thos. G. 24 m w clerk in store /$1000 TN |
Peter Lenoir Bryan age 35 was the son of William Bryan and Lucinda (Lucy) Cate. As such, Peter Lenoir Bryan was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Thomas C. Bryan. Lucy Cate was the sister of Thomas C. Bryan's wife Nancy Cate. So Peter Lenoir Bryan was the double first cousin of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. Peter Lenoir Bryan's wife was Anna Matilda (Matilda) Horton age 35. The children who were enumerated in 1860 were Mary Malissa (Lis) Bryan age 13, Sarah Elizabeth Bryan age 10, Lucy Caroline (Liney) Bryan age 8, William Henry Bryan age 5, Daniel Horton (Dan) Bryan age 3, and Thomas Lenoir Bryan age 9/12. Thomas G. Bryan age 24 was Peter's younger brother. Anna Matilda (Matilda) Horton was the daughter of Daniel Horton and Mary Needham. Peter Lenoir Bryan and Anna Matilda (Matilda) Horton were the great grandparents of Elizabeth Cate Manly who wrote one of the first (if not the first) books about our Bryan line. |
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