It’s Family Time~John Washington Previtt

John Washington Previtt was born on 3 Apr 1886 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South
Carolina. John died on 29 Jul 1957 at the age of 71 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was buried on 29 Jul 1957 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

John Washington Previtt and Allie Freeman were married on 17 Jul 1921 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Allie Freeman, daughter of William John Freeman and Sarah Catherine Boatwright, was born on 28 Aug 1897 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Allie died on 29 May 1975 at the age of 77 and buried at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

John Washington Previtt and Allie Freeman had the following child:

i. J. P. Previtt was stillborn on 27 Jul 1922 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He is buried with his parents.

John Washington Previtt is my 1^st Cousin 2X Removed.

Allie Freeman Previtt is my 2nd Cousin 2X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  30 August 2012); Memorial page for John Washington Previtt; (3 April 1886–29 July 1957); Find a Grave memorial # 133678159, Citing Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 21, Page 107A, Line 16, Dwelling 422, Family 429, Household of William K. PRIVETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 4 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.
3. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0037, Page: 10A/136A(stamped); Line 39, Dwelling 170, Family 170, Household of Henrietta PRIVETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 30 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.
4. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 017, Page 7A/48 (Stamped); Line 3, Dwelling 99, Family 106, Household John W. PRIVETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 30 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_3799.
5. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-16, Page 10A/229(Stamped), Line 24, Household 141, Household of J. W. PRIVETTE; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://Ancestry.com : viewed 30 August 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.
6. John Washington Previtt, death certificate 57-13802 (29 July 1957), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
7. John W. Previtt, 71, Chesterfield obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 30 July 1957, Page 2A, Column 4.
8. "Chesterfield County, Original Marriage licenses, 1911-1951 ," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 30 August 2012), Marriage: John W. Previtte & Allie Freeman; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 2020; Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1921.
9. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 40, Page: 7B/163B & 164A; Line 98, Dwelling 129, Family 133, Household of William J. FREEMAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 16 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
10. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Allie Freeman Previtt (28 August 1897–29 May 1975), Memorial # 137218027.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, J. P. Previtt (27 July 1922–27 July 1922), Memorial # 137219151.

Williams Eddins Deed of Gift to his Children

William B. Eddins and his wife Nancy are my 4th Great Grandparents. Nancy died about 1816 and William B. died in 1822. After the death of Nancy, William B. at age 60+ thought he was too young to live along and married a young lady by the name of Mary [LNU]. After his death this created a huge lawsuit of which Mary became one of the victors. If you haven’t read this lawsuit you really should. It names all 9 of his children and in some cases their spouses. If you don’t think its necessary just look at the “TREES” on Ancestry for William B. Eddins. But please don’t copy the fictitious information located there; look at this lawsuit.   

After the death of William B. Eddins in 1822, his oldest son Williams who had married Elizabeth Ingram in 1808 moved his family to Butler County, Alabama. Brothers Richard and William Riley also left Chesterfield and moved to Alabama.   

In October 1832, Williams executed the enclosed deed transferring some of his personal property to his children.

In this Deed of Gift to his children, Williams Eddins named William R, Calvin T, Matilda, Mahala Elizabeth, and Lysian (phonetic spelling for Eliza Ann). Body of Deed of Gift says "William Eddins", but the Clerk notes the name "Williams Eddins" in the certification and "Williams Eddins" in the signature on page 84. In this Deed, Williams names 5 of his 7 children. The two children not mentioned were Catherine and Wilson, his two oldest.

Transcription:

Williams Eddins Deed to Children DB 1, pg 83-84

The State of Alabama}
Pike County} Know all men by these presents that I, William Eddins in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have for William R. Eddins, my son as well as for the consideration of one dollar do this day give grant and warrant unto the said William R. Eddins the following property to wit one Negro woman by the name of Sarah to have and to hold the above property own right and title forever. I do this day also on conditions of natural love and affections which I have for Calvin T. Eddins my son the following property to wit one Negro boy by the name of John to have and to hold as his own right and property forever. I do also give to Matilda Eddins my daughter the following property to wit two cows and calves also one bay mare worth one hundred dollars to have and to hold as her own property forever. I do also give Mahala Elizabeth Eddins my daughter the following property to wit ten cows and calves to have and to hold as her own property. I do also give my daughter Lysian [Eliza Ann] Eddins my daughter the following property to wit ten cows and calves to have and to hold as her own property forever.
Page 84

The State of Alabama}
Pike County} I John D. Curtis Clerk of the County court of said County do hereby certify that Williams Eddins who signed the within instrument this day personally appeared before me and acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the same on the day and date therein mentioned for the purposes therein expressed. October 1st. 1832
Recorded 5th Oct 1832            John D. Curtis C. {seal}

Why Williams executed this Deed at this time is unknown; but, I do know the youngest daughters were all under the age of twenty-one. It could be related the the death of Williams first wife Elizabeth Ingram in 1828 and his fourth-coming re-marriage.

Williams Eddins is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle. 

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[1] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S7-6CL?i=71&cat=73280 [Image 72 of 576]

Tombstone Tuesday~Joseph C. Sellers

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35283592/joseph-c-sellers

Obituary:

JOE SELLERS - News reached us here last Wednesday that JOE SELLERS of the 24th district had died the night before. Mr. Sellers is quite an old man and has been sick for some time with typhoid fever. He is one of seven brothers who constituted rather a remarkable family. The youngest of these brothers is over 60 years old and this is first brother to die. They have lived to ripe old age and only a short time ago, the seven had their pictures taken in a group, which formed an interesting group. Mr. Sellers stood well in his community and his death is regretted by a host of friends and relatives. His remains were laid to rest in the Sellers graveyard last Wednesday.
Carroll County Democrat Huntingdon, Tennessee Friday, August 22, 1890

Joseph C. Sellers was a son of John Sellers and Henrietta Norwood and the grandson of Hardy Sellers and Mary Cook.

Joseph C. Sellers is my. 1st Cousin 5x Removed.

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[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35283592/joseph-c-sellers

[2] http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/carroll/obitS2.html

It’s Family Time~The Abington B. Parsons Family

Before we discuss the Abington B. Parsons family I would like to cover some background information on his parents.

Abington Parsons, the elder, was born about 1784 and died 13 April 1826. His widow, Mary, and 6 children survived. All are named within this Chesterfield County, SC Equity suit.

Equity Suit:

#6-Ratliff, William H. vs. Mary Parsons Adm. et al - Bill for account & c 1843
Abington Parsons departed this life on or about 13th day of April 1826. Heirs: Widow, Mary Parsons; children: Ann Parsons, born June 27th  1818, intermarried with Richmond White; Timney Parsons, born September 2, 1819, intermarried with Noah Sellers; Raymond Parsons, born December 5, 1820; Elizabeth Parsons, born March 9, 1822 intermarried with William Sellers; Thomas Parsons, born May 10, 1823; Mary M. Parsons, born April 10, 1825. [#6 Index and Genealogical Abstracts of the Chesterfield District Court of Common Pleas, Equity Side, 1823-1869, page 115 as recorded in "Cheraw/Chesterfield District Wills, 1750-1865 & Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869, Published  by James C. Pigg, Copyright 1995.]

Many on-line trees show his widow Mary living into the 1860 but I believed that Mary passed away about January 1845 based on this SHERIFF'S SALES notice in the Cheraw Gazette, 28 January 1845.

1 Negro Woman named Fanny and child Sam, 1 Yoke of Oxen, 5 Head of Cattle, 10 Head of Hogs, 1 Clock, 1 Shot Gun, articles of Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Utensils, 1 Cart, &c.; levied on as the property of Mary Parsons at the suit of W. H. Ratliff and others vs. Mary Parsons.
* All except the Negroes will be sold on the second day of sale at Mary Parsons' house. [Cheraw Gazette, Cheraw, South Carolina, 28 Jan 1845, Tue., Page 3, column 5].

Abington and Mary had 2 sons and 4 daughters. After their death most of the daughters stayed in Chesterfield County; but, the 2 sons, Raymond and Thomas, along with William Eddins Sellers and his wife Elizabeth Parsons and Noah Sellers and wife Timney Parsons migrated to Tennessee. Raymond is listed in the 1850 Carroll County, TN; Thomas is listed in the 1850 Madison County, TN. Noah Sellers and Timney Parsons are in 1850 Carroll Conty, TN and William Eddins Sellers and wife Elizabeth Parsons are listed in the 1850 Madison County, TN Censuses. Family folklore says William Eddins Sellers died there in 1854 after falling from the rafters of a new church he was helping to build and Great-Great Grandma Elizabeth (Parsons) Sellers packed up the children and returned to Chesterfield County, SC where she can be found in the 1860 Censuses as a 36 year old widow.   

Raymond Parson, 1850 Census, Carroll County, TN

Raymond Parson and his family has not been found in the 1860 Censuses; but, in 1870 we find his wife and children in the household of his eldest son, Abington B. Parsons in Texas.  

In this 1870 Census we have:

Ann PARSONS, age 40, Mother, born in SC (Listed as Alice in 1850 Census)

Arrington [Abington] PARSONS, Son, age 24

Joseph CANTRELL [Actual CANTWELL], Son-in-Law, age 19

Mary Jane CANTWELL, Daughter, age 18

Henry TAYLOR, Son-in-Law, age 25

Juliana TAYLOR, Daughter, age 17

Floyd PARSONS, Son, age 10, born in AR [This son was not in the 1850 Census; but, there was a son Thomas L. listed in that TN Census.]

It is not known what happen to Raymond Parsons after the 1850 Census. His widow Ann/Alice died after 1870 in McLennan County, Texas. No record of Thomas L. had been found. None of the family have been located in the 1860 Census for any states to my knowledge. 

Abington B. Parsons was born on 11 Feb 1846 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Abington B. Parsons and Sarah Elizabeth Cantwell were married about 1870 in McLennan County, Texas. Sarah Elizabeth Cantwell, daughter of James Cantwell and Sarah Anna Johnson, was born on 29 Jan 1857 in Madison County, Arkansas.

Abington B. Parsons and Sarah Elizabeth Cantwell had the following children:

i. William Albert Parsons, born 11 Jan 1874; married Maggie Lee Buchanan; died 15 May 1963.

ii. James R. Parsons, born 17 Jul 1876; married Bessie Anna Cantwell; died 6 Apr 1960.

iii. Robert Dean Parsons, born 1 Jul 1881, Milford, Ellis, Texas; married Tascher Carr, 27 Mar 1902; died 9 Dec 1945, Arizona.

iv. Lillie Bailey Parsons, born 28 Nov 1883, Ft Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; married James B. Jones, 27 May 1900, Ellis County, Texas; died 16 Aug 1979.

v. Eva Myrtle Parsons was born on 8 Apr 1886 in Texas. She died on 17 Sep 1888 at the age of 2 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas

vi. Bertie Ann Parsons, born 19 Jan 1889; married Joseph Fletcher Knouse, 18 Dec 1905, Pierce, Nebraska; died 11 Jan 1982.

vii. Oaksey Abington Parsons, born 20 Nov 1891, Texas; married Ida C.; died 7 Apr 1962, Oklahoma.

viii. Aerie E. "Amos" Parsons, born 2 Apr 1894; married Geneva Mae; died 21 Jan 1974.

Abington B. Parsons died 29 November 1914 in Elmore City, Garvin, Oklahoma. His wife, Sarah Elizabeth (Cantwell) Parsons died on 23 Jan 1936 at the age of 78 in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Abington B. Parson was buried in the Elmore City Cemetery, Elmore City, Garvin County,  Oklahoma. Sarah Elizabeth (Cantwell) Parsons is buried in the Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.

Abington B. Parsons is my 1st Cousin 3X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2021); Memorial page for Pvt. Abington B. Parsons; (11 Feb 1846-29 Nov 1914); Find a Grave memorial # 16307713, Citing Elmore City Cemetery; Elmore City, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA.
2. 1870 U. S. Census, McLennan County, Texas, population schedule, East of the Brazos River, McLennan, Texas, Page 16B/61 (Stamped), Line 17, Dwelling 108, Family 111, Household of Arrington PARSONS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 7 July 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1598.
3. 1900  U. S. Census, Ellis County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 3, Ellis County, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 22, Page: 35B (stamped), Line 63, Dwelling 601, Family 619, Household of  A. B. PARSONS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 July 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1630.
4. 1910 U. S. Census, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 0178, Page: 13A/110 (stamped) Line 63, Dwelling 601, Family 619, Household of Abb PARSONS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 July 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll.
5. National Cemetery Administration, "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," database, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator (https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ngl/index.jsp : viewed 10 October 2021), 1st Lt.  Abington B. Parsons; CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah E Parsons (1857–23 January 1936), Memorial # 76685643.
7. 1900 U. S. Census, Ellis County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 3, Ellis County, Texas, ED 22, Page: 35B (stamped), Line 63, Dwelling 601, Family 619, Household of A. B. PARSONS.
8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah E Parsons (1857–23 January 1936), Memorial # 76685643.

9. The Cheraw Gazette, "Sheriff Sale," Legal Advertisement, The Cheraw Gazette, Cheraw, SC, 28 Jan 1845, Tue • Page 3, column 5, Sale of Personal Property, Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Utensils.

Tombstone Tuesday~Pvt. Abington B. Parsons

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16307713/abington-b-parsons

Abington B. Parsons is the Grandson of Abington Parsons and his wife Mary of Chesterfield county, South Carolina.

Abington B. is the son of  Raymond Parsons and his wife Alice. The maiden name of Alice is currently unknown.

After the death of Abington B. Parsons, the elder, and then his wife Mary about Jan 1845 their Son Raymond moved his family to Carroll County, Tennessee. Census's show that two of their 4 children  were born in Chesterfield, South Carolina and the two youngest were born in Carroll County, Tennessee. No record of Raymond and Alice has been found after the 1850 Carroll County, TN Censuses.

Raymond and Alice had 4 children of which Abington B. Parsons was the oldest. He had 3 sibling, two sisters and a brother.

Abington B., born 11 Feb. 1846, married Sarah Elizabeth Cantwell abt 1870 in McLennan County, Texas. Abington B. Parsons died 29 Nov. 1914 in Oklahoma.

Abington B. Parsons is my 1st Cousin 3X Removed.

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[1] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2021); Memorial page for Pvt. Abington B. Parsons; (11 Feb 1846-29 Noc 1914); Find a Grave memorial # 16307713, Citing Elmore City Cemetery; Elmore City, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA.

It’s Family Time~The Charlie D. Rivers Family

Charlie D. Rivers, born 23 Apr 1887, was a son of Doctor Wesley Rivers and Mary   Eliza Davis. He was borne in Chesterfield, South Carolina the eighth of 12 children borne to this union.

Charlie married Laura Florence Teal on 26 Aug 1906 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. 

Laura Florence Teal, daughter of Thomas Benjamin Teal and Julia Elizabeth Davis, was born on 8 Dec 1887 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Charlie was a farmer and Laura Florence was a stay at home Mom.

Charlie D. Rivers and Laura Florence Teal had the following children:

i. Infant Rivers was born on 5 May 1908 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He died on 5 May 1908 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was buried on 5 May 1908 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

ii. Infant Rivers was born on 20 Feb 1909 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He died on 20 Feb 1909 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was buried on 20 Feb 1909 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

iii. Pierce Wilson Rivers, born 12 Oct 1912, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Hazel Pricilla Tucker; died 19 Jun 1973, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.

iv. Gladys Irene Rivers, born 5 Jul 1914, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Thomas Drew Davis, 20 Jun 1934; died 12 Dec 1994.

v. Infant Rivers was born on 20 Dec 1916 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He died about 1917 at the age of 1 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

vi. Evelyn Rivers was born on 8 Jun 1918 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died on 11 Jun 1918 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She was buried on 12 Jun 1918 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

vii. Infant Rivers was born on 25 Feb 1920 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died on 26 Feb 1920 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She was buried on 26 Feb 1920 at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

viii. Opal Rivers, born 21 Jun 1920, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Luther Peeler Previtte; died 21 Sep 1998, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina.

Only three of the eight children borne of this couple survived to live to adulthood.

Charlie D. Rivers died on 17 Aug 1938 at the age of 51 and was buried at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Laura Florence (Teal) Rivers lived to the age of 86 and would bury her only surviving son before she passed away on 15 Jan 1974 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina leaving two daughters surviving. Laura was buried beside his husband in the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery.

NOTE: Laura’s Obituary contains the following statement which is inaccurate.

She was born in Chesterfield County, a daughter of the late Brock and Julia T. Teal.

It should read - She was a daughter of Thomas Benjamin Teal and Julie Elizabeth Davis]

Charlie D. Rivers is my 1st Cousin 3X Removed.

Laura Florence Teal is my 3rd Cousin twice Removed.

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1. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 828. Tombstone of Charlie D. Rivers; 23 April 1887–17 August 1938, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

2. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #21, Page 104A, Line 30, Dwelling/Family 366/373, Household of Dock W. RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 18 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1523.

3. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0037, Page: 4B; Line 78, Dwelling 69, Family 69, Household of Charlie RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.

4. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, SC, enumeration district (ED) 40, Page 10B/166B, Line 84, Dwelling 180, Family 188, Household of Charley RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.

5. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 15, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_Roll: 2192.

6. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-16, Page: 8B/227 (stamped); Line 42, Household #116, Household of Laura RIVERS; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://Ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.

7. Charlie D Rivers, death certificate (long) 012266 (17 August 1938), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.

8. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Charlie D. Rivers.

9. State of North Carolina, death certificate no. 2342 (15 January 1974), Mrs. Laura Teal Rivers; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

10. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2013); Memorial page for Laura Teal Rivers; (8 December 1887–15 January 1974); Find a Grave memorial # 103638442, Citing Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2013); Memorial page for Charlie D. Rivers; (23 April 1887–17 August 1938); Find a Grave memorial # 103638230, Citing Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

12. Mrs. Laura T. RIVERS obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 16 January 1974, page 8-C, column 3.

It’s Family Time~Samuel Washington Brock

Samuel Washington Brock, son of James Albert Brock and Mary Jane White, was born on 7 Sep 1857 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Shortly after his birth , his parents moved to Levy County Florida where they can be found in the 1860 Census for that County.

Samuel Washington Brock married Penny Cannon Rucker on 26 Aug 1885 in Gainsville, Florida. Penny Cannon was born in 1860. She was the widow of Henry Thomas Rucker whom she married on 3 Jan 1876 in Levy, Florida. Thomas Rucker was born about 1856.

Samuel Washington Brock and Penny Cannon had the following children:

         i.    John J. Brock was born 8 February 1894; died 1989.
         ii.    Laura Brock, born 14 Dec 1895; married Lewis J. Perryman, 1915; died 20 Apr 1977.
         iii.    Annie M. Brock was born about 1898.
         iv.    May Bell Brock, born 18 Mar 1902; died 22 Jul 1992, Dade City, Pasco, Florida.

Samuel Washington Brock died on 26 Nov 1928 at the age of 71 in Gilchrist, Florida. His widow, Penny, died in 1935 in Alachua, Florida. They are buried in the Midway Church of Christ Cemetery, Bell, Gilchrist County, Florida.

Samuel Washington Brock is my 2nd Cousin 3X Removed.

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     1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  3 May 2021); Memorial page for Penny J Cannon Brock; (1860–1935); Find a Grave memorial # 77113992, Citing Midway Church of Christ Cemetery; Bell, Gilchrist County, Florida, USA.
     2. 1910 U. S. Census,  Alachua County, Florida, population schedule, Bell, Alachua, Florida,, enumeration district (ED) 168, Page 6B/103 (Stamped), Line 60,, Dwelling 120, Family 120, Household of Samuel W. BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 May 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: T624.
     3. 1860 U. S. Census, Levy County, Florida, population schedule, Township 12 Range 15, Levy County, Florida, Page: 104, Line 30, Dwelling 108, Family 102, Household of James A. BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 May 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: M653_108.
     4. 1870 U. S. Census, Alachua County, Florida, population schedule, Gainsville PO, Alachua County, Florida, Page 190B, Line 9, Dwelling 3454, Family 3434, Household of John BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 May 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: M593_128.
     5. 1885 State. Census, Florida State, population schedule, Precinct 10, Alachua County, Florida, enumeration district (ED) #003, Page 73B, Line 08, Dwelling 454, Family 453, Household of S. L. BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 May 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: M845_11.
     6. 1910 U. S. Census,  Alachua County, Florida, population schedule, Bell, Alachua, Florida,, ED 168, Page 6B/103 (Stamped), Line 60,, Dwelling 120, Family 120, Household of Samuel W. BROCK.
     7. State of Florida, death no. NL (1928), Samuel BROCK; Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville, Florida.
     8. BillionGraves, database and digital images, (http://billiongraves.com : accessed  3 May 2021); Memorial page for Samuel W. Brock; (September 1857–26 November 1928); BillionGrave memorial # 4275371, Citing Midway Church of Christ Cemetery; Bell, Gilchrist, Florida, United States.

Gaps in the Thompson Powell Lineage

 Thompson B. Powell and Mary “Polly” Boatwright were the parents of 4 children. Thompson B., born abt 1802 married Mary Boatwright about 1834. Their children's were:

1. Mary E. Powell, b. 3 Dec 1835; Married William Monroe Hurst about 1854; died 9 May 1917.
2. Richard Thompson Powell, b. abt 1841; after 1880, date unknown.
3. Ann Rebecca Powell, b. 8 Jan 1847; married Ferguson Hale Smith, abt 1871; died 24 Feb. 1902.
4. Ellen E. Powell, b. 11 Oct 1851, died 9 Dec. 1940

Thompson B. Powell Estate was probate in 1866; he died sometime before 11 June 1866. It is not known when his wife Mary Boatwright died but the last Census she appeared in was the 1860 Chesterfield Census.

In the 1870 Census for Chesterfield County we find only two of the children – Richard Thompson Powell and Mary E. (Powell) Hurst. Richard Thompson is listed as T. R. Powell. In his household is a 23 year female with the initials M. E. Powell perhaps suggesting that he has taken a bride. Yet no other listing for Richard has been found until recently and no other listing for M. E. Powell b. 1857 has ever been found.

1870 CENSUS: Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;  Roll M593_1491; Image: 111;  Family History Library Film: 552990, Page 293A; Line 27, Dwelling 113, Family 113; T. R. POWELL, Male, age 29, born in SC and M. E. POWELL, Female, age 23, born in SC.

Yesterday, I received from another Powell researcher (M. P.) a 1880 Census sheet for Alachua County, Florida. Shown on the Census page is a Richard Powell, age 40 with his Sister Ellen E. Powell, age 20. I believe these two individuals to be the son and daughter of Thompson B. Powell and Mary Boatwright. Both are shown to have been born in South Carolina.

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No record of Richard Thompson Powell death has been found. It is believed he died in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. His tombstone was discovered in 1974 during the reconstruction and expansion of Highway #9. His grave was marked with a Military tombstone but no death date was recorded.  Find A Grave Memorial#55555209. Three graves were relocated from the roadway path to Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery on Zoar Road when the highway was widen to 4 lanes.

"Military Records Tells Story of Two Pioneers", The Chesterfield Advertiser, July 10, 1974.

If you have any information on the Death of Mary “Polly” Boatwright Powell or her son Richard Thompson Powell I would love to hear from you.

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Special Thanks to researcher M. P.

[1] 1880 U. S. Census, Alachua County, Florida, population schedule, Precinct 10, Alachua, Florida, enumeration district (ED) 004, Page 103B(stamped), Line 28, Dwelling 395, Family 395, Household of Richard Powell; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 October 2021); citing NARA publication Roll: T9_125.

It’s Family Time~Shared DNA with Charlton Ashley Purvis

One of my matches on Ancestry.com is a young lady who is a descendant of Charlton Ashley Purvis.

We share 14 cM across 1 segments and she is estimated to be my 4th cousin.

I have never heard of Charlton Ashley Purvis in my 40 plus years of research. So I did a little research.

Charlton Ashley Purvis was borne 25 November 1906 in Georgia, a son of Raleigh Stanley Purvis and  His wife Lucretia Kizzie Clark. He is one of eleven children borne to Raleigh and Lucretia Purvis. His siblings consists of six brothers and four sisters.

Charlton Ashley Purvis married Reba Ophelia Manus of Georgia abt 1926. They were the parents of eight children; 3 sons and 5 daughters. 

At this point in two generations we have 19 children and four adults' and still no indication of a familial connection between my Purvis lineage and the lineage of Charlton Ashley Purvis.

Taking the family back another generation we find that the parents of Raleigh Stanley Purvis are William H. Purvis, born 1 March 1832 in Georgia. William H. Purvis was married three times. His first wife was a lady by the name of Elizabeth Cochran. He married Elizabeth Cochran on 26 August 1847 in Laurens County, Georgia. To this union were borne 8 known children; several of whom died as infants or young children.

After the death of Elizabeth, William next married Emily Young on 31 July 1871 in Laurens County, Georgia. To this union were borne 2 known children; both boys, one of which was Raleigh Stanley Purvis, borne 5 September 1875.

Emily must have died from childbirth. On 15 January 1878, William H. Purvis married for a 3rd time to a young lady by the name of Ann Hutto. Their infant daughter was age 10/12 in the 1880 Census. No other record of the infant has been found.

1880 CENSUS: Pinetuckey, Laurens, Georgia; Enumeration District:#64; Page 543(Stamped), Line 38, Dwelling 53, Family 54; William PURVIS, Male, age 60, born in GA; Gilsy A. PURVIS, Wife, age 33, born in GA; Manen PURVIS, Son, age 12, born in GA; Harlow PURVIS, Son, age 10, born in GA; Raleigh PURVIS, Son, age 8, born in GA; Reed PURVIS, Son, age 4, born in GA and Infant PURVIS, Daughter, age 6/12, born Dec 1879 in GA.

After adding this generation I still have not found a connection to my Purvis lineage. On-line trees show that William H. Purvis is the son of Richard Purvis (1764-1850) and his wife Sarah "Sallie" Burch (1791-1843).

I am not aware of any Richard Purvis in our lineage or any connection to the Purvis families in Georgia. But, I will continue to look for connections between my lineage and other Purvis’ throughout the United States. For now we will put Charltom Ashley Purvis on the back burner and move on to more productive research.