Tragedy in the Leonidas Purvis Family

Leonidas Purvis was born 2 January 1858 In Trinity County, Texas, a son of Lucy Ann Purvis; daughter of Joseph Purvis and Elizabeth Cook. Between 1854 and 1855, Nancy Purvis Odom and her husband John Odom moved from Simpson County, Mississippi. Her sister, Lucy Ann, is believe to have moved with them to Trinity County, Texas. Joseph Purvis the father of Lucy Ann  Nancy Jane was deceased but their mother, Elizabeth, was living and wouldn’t pass away until sometime after 1860.  

Leonidas Purvis, born 2 January 1858  married Emma Johnson about 1877 in Trinity County, Texas. No record of their marriage has been found and this date is based on the birth of their first known child, Emma Odom. By the time Emma was born in 1876 her father Leonidas Purvis was also known as Leonidas Odom. Leonidas and Emma would have a second child, Martha Ann “Mattie” Odom born 10 December 1883. Also by the birth of Mattie, the first-borne Emma Odom had passed away. 

Page 243

4th That on the ____day of 1883 the said Emma Odom departed this life and left as issue Surviving her an only daughter named Mattie Odom. That she left Surviving her also her husband the said Leonidas Odom.

If the loss of a child wasn't enough tragedy for the family, the Mother, Emma Johnson Purvis, would succumb in 1883 shortly after the birth of her daughter Mattie Odom. Mattie would survive and live a very productive life passing away at age 80. 

Then 3 years later on 5 January 1886, Leonidas Purvis/Odom passed away leaving surviving his 3 year old daughter, Martha Ann “Mattie” Odom. 

Probate Minutes Book B Index -- Trinity County, Texas -Sept 1882-Nov 1886.

 Page 243, item 5, bottom of page. Page 243, Item 5. That on the 5th day of January A. D. 1886, the said Lenados [Leonidas] Odom departed this life and left Surviving him the said Mattie Odom, only daughter of him and his said deceased wife.-

By this time, Leonidas mother Lucy Ann Purvis was deceased. Stepping in to care for the 3 year-old “Mattie” was her Grandfather Robert Isaac Johnson. Robert Isaac Johnson. was appointed Guardian of the infant child, Martha "Mattie" Odom, age 3. 

Probate Minutes Book B Index -- Trinity County, Texas -Sept 1882-Nov1886.

 JOHNSON, R.I. (father of Emma Odom) Guardian 242-246, 

 ODOM, Emma nee Johnson Estate 242-246, 

 ODOM, Leonidas (father of Mattie) Estate 242-246, 

 ODOM, Mattie (dau of Emma) Guardianship 242-246,

http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/trinity/court/proindxb.txt

Emma Johnson Purvis/Odom died 1883. 

Leonidas Purvis/Odom died 5 January 1886

Their First-born  Emma Purvis/Odom died before 1883. 

Their only surviving child, Martha Ann “Mattie” Purvis/Odom borne 10 December 1883; married William Jefferson Shaw (1878-1947) on 20 April 1901 in Walker County, Texas and died on 18 August 1964 in Bowie, Montague, Texas.  

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[1] Probate Minutes Book B Index -- Trinity County, Texas -Sept 1882-Nov 1886. FHL Film#1005083

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The Henry Epps Brown Family

Henry Epps Brown was born on 28 May 1820 in Alabama. He was a son of John H. Brown and Sarah Rivers. Sometime around 1807, John H. Brown and Sarah Rivers his wife, migrated down through Georgia on to Alabama and finally settled for a while in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.  Then when John H. Brown died in 1855, Sarah went to Arkansas to live with her son Epps Rivers Brown.

Henry Epps Brown left Lauderdale County Mississippi sometime between 1850 and 1855. In 1850 he was still in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; but, by 1855 he had married Frances A. Shelton, daughter of Elijah Shelton. Frances A. Shelton was borne 22 Jan 1830 in Alabama.  

Henry Epps Brown was a lawyer and Judge in Union County, Arkansas.

Henry Epps and Fannie Shelton Brown had 4 children; Fannie brought 1 child into the marriage:
        i.    Cassy Ada Russell, born 3 Jan 1848, Alabama, United States; married Dr. William John Pinson, 2 May 1883, Union County, Arkansas; died 21 Dec 1938, Union County, Arkansas.
         ii.    Henry Clay "Hal" Brown, born 30 Aug 1856, Lauderdale County, Mississippi; married Mary Laconia Smith, 14 Jan 1878, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas; married 2nd, Ida Adeline Milliron, 30 Aug 1879, Collins, Texas; married 3rd Recenia Margaret Holland, 1878; died 15 Dec 1935, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
         iii.    Amanda Rivers Brown, born 19 Feb 1857, Mississippi; married John J. Vogel, 25 Jul 1887, Miller, Arkansas; died 2 Sep 1934, ‎Miller County, Arkansas.
        iv.    Henrietta S. "Retta" Brown was born on 24 Jun 1861 in Mississippi. She died on 10 May 1933 at the age of 71 in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.

On her FindAGrave Memorial we find the following comments about Retta Brown

Daughter of Judge Henry and Francis Shelton Brown.

An elementary school building in El Dorado was named in her honor, the Retta Brown Elementary School. In 2010 that facility is more formally known as Retta Brown Academy of Communication and Technology, located at 505 Dixie Drive, El Dorado AR 71730.

     v.    Virginia M. "Jennie" Brown, born Mar 1865, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas; married Lewis A. Petit, 1887; died bef 1920.

Henry Epps Brown died on 11 March 1889 in Howard County, Arkansas. Frances A. Shelton Brown passed away 27 August 1908.

The Legal Bar of Union County passed a resolution in honor and memory of Judge Henry Epps Brown. 

Local Bar Resolution}

Condolence at the}
Death of Hon. Henry}
Brown, Dec’d} ¹¹

Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to remove from the walks of man the Hon. Henry Brown formerly a member of this Bar of long and honorable standing and three times a Judge of the County and Probate Courts of this County, whose death occurred in Howard Co. Arks on the 4th day March 1889. Therefore be it resolve
That in the death of our brother and associate the state of Arkansas has lost a valuable & Estimable Citizen, the Bar an able & distinguished Jurist, Society an honorable member and family a loving husband and devoted father.
2. Resolved—That during the long residence of Judge Brown in our midst covering a period of about thirty years we always recognized in him a true friend & an honest conscientious gentleman devoted to duty in the various walks of life, and that we deplore his untimely death
Jesse B. Moore
T. J. Gaughan
Wm. D. Jameson
Committee

Henry Epps Brown is my 1st Cousin 5X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 July 2011); Memorial page for Henry Brown; (22 May 1820–11 March 1889); Find a Grave memorial # 30288691, Citing Center Point Cemetery; Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas, USA.

2. 1850, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, population schedule, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page: 385B, Line 36, dwelling 844, family 857, Household of John H. Brown; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication Roll M432_375.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Union County, Arkansas, population schedule, EL Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, Page 316, Line 30, Dwelling/Family 704/652, Household of Henry BROWN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653 Roll 51.

4. 1870 U. S. Census, Union County, Arkansas, population schedule, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, Page: 510A; Line 36, Dwelling 342, Family 342, Household of Henry BROWN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593 Roll 65.

5. 1880 U. S. Census, Union County, Arkansas, population schedule, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, enumeration district (ED) #278, Page 348A; Line 1, Dwelling 100, Family 101, Household of Henry BROWN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: T9-0058.

6. Probate Court, Arkansas, Probate Records, 1817-1979,: Volume M (El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas: Probate Court, Union County, Arkansas, 1883–1893), page 395-396.

7. 1850 U. S. Census, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, population schedule, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Page 385B (stamped), Line 22, Dwelling 841, Family #854, Household of Francis A. RUSSELL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 8 August 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: M432_375.

8. 1900 U. S. Census, Union County, Arkansas, population schedule, El Dorado Twp., Union County, Arkansas, enumeration district (ED) #123, Page: 47; Line 14,, Dwelling 88, Family 88, Household of W. J. PINSON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 August 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: T623_0078.

9. 1920 U. S. Census, Union County, Arkansas, population schedule, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, enumeration district (ED) #160, Page: 80A; Line 7, Dwelling 2, Family 2, Household of W. J. PINSON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 8 August 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: T625_0083.

10. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Henrietta S "Retta" Brown (24 June 1848–10 May 1933), Memorial # 13971717.

11. Probate Court, Arkansas, Probate Records, 1817-1979,: Volume M (El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas: Probate Court, Union County, Arkansas, 1883–1893), page 395-396.

Reported Death of Nathaniel Knight

Sometimes the records we research provides some tantalizing information. Such was the case with the Estate of Hannah P.  Dunlap and the probate folder pertaining to the administration of her estate.  

But the surprise, to me, in her estate, is the man named as the estate Administrator and the revelation that 15 years of administering the named administrator died before the estate was settled.  

First for some background. The named administrator of Hannah P. Dunlap Estate was none other than Nathaniel Knight. But who is this Nathaniel Knight?

Nathaniel Knight took out Letters of Administration on this estate in Jan 1865 and in 1880 it is still to be settled. Upon the death of  Nathaniel Knight, Joseph J. Dunlap petitioned the court for Letters of Administration “de bonis non” with the Will annexed. Joseph J. Dunlap made bond and Letters of Administration “de bonis non” were issued to Joseph J. Dunlap on 29 May 1883.  

Transcription:

4. That Nathaniel Knight failed to under his accounts & make due {illegible??} to the courts and failed to collect it {illegible??} pay the legacies and administer it goods and chattels of his testator according to it conditions of his said bond. Said receipts & administrator never made any settlements of his said Administration and in all respects failed to carry out and comply with condition of his said bond.

5. That said [Nathaniel] Knight died in Montgomery County on the 14^th day of August 1880 and the Defendant Elias Hunley son thereof duly qualified as his administrator.

As stated above Nathaniel Knight died in Montgomery County on the 14^th day of August 1880

The big question now is – Who is Nathaniel Knight? Is this Nathaniel Knight, son of Aaron, found here in the 1850 Census’s for Chesterfield County?  

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If you know who this Nathaniel Knight is; please contact me through this blog.  

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[1] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPRQ-98Y7?i=25&cc=1911121

[2] https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/209689:9061?tid=&pid=&queryId=aedd42064b15012d0ea5fc20a9f1fb8c&_phsrc=SoE32&_phstart=successSource

The Family of Mark and Martha Caroline Dean Rivers

 Mark Rivers was born on 22 Nov 1824 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He was a son of William Rivers and Elizabeth “Betsy” Rivers.  Mark was twice married; today we will focus on his second family with wife Martha Caroline Dean. The only occupation found recorded for Mark was that of a “Cooper”. Wikipedia shows a cooper to be a person trained to make wooden casks, barrels, vats, buckets and tubs.

Mark Rivers and Martha Caroline Dean were married on 3 Jan 1867 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Note: There are two different dates for the Marriage of Mark Rivers and Martha Caroline Dean recorded in his Family Bible. The first date (13 Jan 1864) cannot be correct because Annie Parker, 1st wife, did not die until 28 January 1864 according to Mark Rivers Family Bible. The marriage date to Martha Caroline (3 Jan 1867) has to be the correct date. 

Martha Caroline Dean was born in Jul 1841 in Anson County, North Carolina.

Mark Rivers and Martha Caroline Dean had the following children:

i. John F. Rivers was born on 15 Nov 1867 in Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina. He died on 26 Feb 1868 at the age of 0 in Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina.

ii. Joseph Lee Rivers, born 28 Jan 1870, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Mary Abigail Frasier, 13 Oct 1889, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina; died 22 Jan 1931, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina.

iii. Robert Johnson Rivers Sr., born 4 Feb 1872, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Ida Kinnie Knight, 23 Dec 1897; died 23 Nov 1933, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida.

iv. Columbus Lafayette "Buck" Rivers Sr., born 1 Apr 1874, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Atlanta J. Smith, 26 Dec 1902, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina; died 18 Feb 1911, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

v. Malachi Franklin Rivers was born on 23 Apr 1876 in Marlboro County, South Carolina.

vi. Nancy Ella Rivers, born 19 Sep 1878, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married William Angus Smith, 26 Sep 1897, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Walter Thomas Mayers, bef 1910; died 24 Feb 1947, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

vii. Caroline Lugene "Carrie" Rivers, born 19 Dec 1880, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina; married James Marion McQuage Sr., 15 Dec 1895, Marlboro County, South Carolina; died 10 May 1951, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

viii. Laura Clide Rivers, born 9 Mar 1884, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married William Garland Smith, 6 Nov 1899; died 4 Mar 1970, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia.

Mark Rivers died on 9 May 1884 at the age of 59 in Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina. Martha Caroline Dean died on 25 May 1906 at the age of 64 in Marlboro County, South Carolina. Both are buried in the Spears Cemetery, Marlboro County, South Carolina,

Mark Rivers is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.

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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 179B, Line 25, Dwelling 1243, Family 1243, Household of Mark Rivers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 June 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

2. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 127B, Line 8, Dwelling 476, Family 475, Household of Mark RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

3. "Known Confederate Casualties During the Battle of Monterey Pass July 4-5, 1863," , War Returns to South Mountain (http://montereypass.blogspot.com/2010/08/total-known-confederate-casualties.html : viewed 3 August 2011), transcription, "Mark RIVERS," ; Company B, 26 South Carolina Infantry.

4. 1880 U S Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Adamsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #104, Page: 359A; Line 39, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Household of Mark Rivers; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 July 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1235.

5. Elizabeth C. Drake, Marlboro County Cemetery Survey; Marlboro County Historical Society, 1984, page 132. Tombstone of Mark Rivers; 22 November 1824–9 May 1884, Spears & Edens Graveyard, Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 May 2010); Memorial page for Mark Rivers; (22 November 1824–9 May 1884); Find a Grave memorial # 37942003, Citing Spears Cemetery; Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA.

7. Mark Rivers & Caroline Dean Rivers Family Bible Holy Bible, (New York, New York: n.p., n.d.); Obtained from Betty Lee, 8 Xeroxed page from Original Bible. Birth & Death: 9 Sept 1861 - 13 Oct 1868, Sarah Harriett Rivers.

8. Family data, Mark RIVERS Family Bible, Holy Bible, (New York: George Lane & Lewis Scott, 1849); original owned by Unknown, [address for private use].

9. 1900 U. S. Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #99, Page 277, Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1, Household of William SMITH; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 22 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1536.

10. Elizabeth C. Drake, Cemetery Records of Marlboro County, South Carolina; Marlboro County Historical Society, 1984, Page 132. Tombstone of Martha Caroline Dean Rivers; July 1841-25 May 1906, Spears & Edens Graveyard, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Martha Caroline Dean Rivers (July 1841–25 May 1906), Memorial # 159009334.

12. Mark Rivers & Caroline Dean Rivers Family Bible, Birth: - 15 Nov 1867, John F. Rivers.

13. Mark Rivers & Caroline Dean Rivers Family Bible, Death - 26 Feb 1868, John F. Rivers.

14. Elizabeth C. Drake, Marlboro County Cemetery Survey, Marlboro County Historical Society, 1984. Tombstone of Mallie Franklin Rivers.

25. Elizabeth C. Drake, Marlboro County Cemetery Survey, Marlboro County Historical Society, 1984. Tombstone of Mallie Franklin Rivers.

The Marriage of William Daughtery Sellers

 William Daughtery ‘Dock’ Sellers was borne 11 Feb 1864 in Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama. He was a son of Mathew Sellers and Sarah “Sallie” Turnage whose roots began in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He was the last of eight children borne to Mathew and Sallie.

At age 28, William D. Sellers and Melissa Christian were united in marriage on 6 January 1893 in Butler County, Alabama. William was a farmer for most of his life but the 1940 Census shows him as a retired Loomer. 

William Daughtery Sellers and Melissa Christian had the following children:

i. Maggie V. Sellers was born in Jul 1893 in Choctaw County, Alabama.

ii. Sallie M. Sellers was born in Dec 1894 in Choctaw County, Alabama.

iii. William Frank Sellers was born in May 1897 in Choctaw County, Alabama.

Melissa Christian Sellers passed away on 20 May 1905 at the age of thirty-one.  William Daughtery Sellers, age 84, died on 27 February 1948. She was buried in  Choctaw County, Alabama; he is buried in Ralls Cemetery, Ralls, Crosby County, Texas. 

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 December 2020); Memorial page for William D. Sellers; (11 February 1864–27 February 1948); Find a Grave memorial # 28448938, Citing Ralls Cemetery; Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA.

2. 1880 U. S. Census, Choctaw County, Alabama, population schedule, Beat 4, Choctaw County, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 017, Page: 204D (stamped); Line 15, Dwelling NL, Family 218, Household of Mathew SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 12 September 2015); citing NARA publication T9, Roll: 007.

3. 1900 U. S. Census, Choctaw County, Alabama, population schedule, Precinct 4, Choctaw, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 013, Page 13B/235(Stamped), Line 55, Dwelling 217, Family 217, Household of Dock SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 2 December 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_7.

4. 1910 U. S. Census, Clarke County, Mississippi, population schedule, Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) 0002, Page 6B/52 (Stamped), Line 79, Dwelling 85, Family 85, Household of William D. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 December 2020); citing NARA publication T624.

5. 1930 U. S. Census, Crosby County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 1, Crosby, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 0002, Page 12B/186 (Stamped), Line 76, Dwelling 244, Family 245, Household of William D. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 December 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm T626.

6. 1940 U. S. Census, Crosby County, Texas, population schedule, Crosby, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 54-8, Page 4B/102 (Stamped), Line 47, Household #73, Household of William D. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 December 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm T627.

7. William Daughtery Sellers, death certificate #6330 (Death Date: 27 Feb 1948), Vital Records, Department of Health, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

8. "W. D. Sellers, 84, Of Ralls, Death Victim," Death Notice/Obituary, Lubbock Morning Avalanche, Lubbock, Texas, 28 February 1948, Page 2, Column 2; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : clipped 3 May 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/.

9. "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1942," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed on-line 2 December 2020), Marriage: W. D. Sellers & Melissa Christian; FHL Film Number: 1788198.

10. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Mittie J. Sellers (26 February 1874–20 May 1905), Memorial #68176679.

It’s Family Time~The Charles Daniel Sides Family

Charles Daniel Sides was born on 7 Sep 1831 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He was a son of Daniel Sides and Esther Dry. He was the 4^th of 12 children born to this couple. Charles Daniel Sides was baptized on 22 July 1832; Sponsor by George Dry and Wife.

Charles Daniel Sides and Sarah Matilda Lewis were married about 1857. This projected marriage year is based on the birth of their first-born child Laurence Calvin Sides, borne 10 April 1858; died 25 July 1931.

Sarah Matilda Lewis, a daughter of Alfred Lewis and Mary Bell McCree, was born on 16 Feb 1837 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Charles Daniel Sides and Sarah Matilda Lewis had the following children:

i. Laurence Calvin Sides, born 19 Apr 1858, Iredell County, North Carolina; married Minnie O. Holder, 29 Mar 1888; died 25 Jul 1931, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina.

ii. Mary Ellen "Mollie" Sides was born on 13 Feb 1861 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 20 Sep 1929 at the age of 68 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

After the birth of his second child, Charles Daniel Sides at age 33, enlisted on August 8, 1862 into the Confederate Army for the duration of the war. On May 12, 1864, Charles Daniel Sides was captured at Spotsylvania, and imprisoned until his death on 8 February 1865 at Elmira Prison, Elmira, Chemung, New York. Charles Daniel Sides was buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, Plot: CSA 1956.

Sarah Matilda (Lewis) Sides died on 2 Jul 1917 at the age of 80 and was buried at Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.

Charles Daniel Sides is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed. 

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1. Bostian Frank K. and Cruse B. W. (Bernard W.), Dutch Buffalo Creek Meeting House, 1745-1806 (Mount Pleasant, N.C.: Bethel Bear Creek United Church of Christ, 1974), page 64.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, Iredell, North Carolina, Page: 404B (stamped); Line 4, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Household of Danl SIDES; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 November 2014); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 634.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, South of Yadkin River, Iredell, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) NL, Page: 218(Stamped); Line 4, Dwelling 556, Family 536, Household of Wm. BARNSLEY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 December 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 902.

4. Louis H. Manarin, North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, North Carolina: Office of Archives and History, 2013), Volume 4, page 241-242, Private Charles D. Sides.

5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 December 2020); Memorial page for Pvt C D Sides; (Unknow-8 Feb 1865); Find a Grave memorial # 66213345, Citing Woodlawn National Cemetery; Elmira, Chemung County, New York.

6. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 1 December 2020), entry for Charles D. Sides, Private; 5th NC Company I; Confederate.

7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah Matilda Lewis Sides (16 February 1837–2 July 1917), Memorial # 74008285.

8. 1870 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, , ; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1144.

Revolutionary War Enlistment~Bollin Huneycutt

Research on the Hunnicutt/Huneycutt/Honeycutt Surname along with many other variations has been on-going for years. One of those men who have been so elusive is Bolin Huneycutt.

This week a new document came into my hand, sent to me by a young eager family historian. It was a first for me and a very important document concerning Bolin Huneycutt. Up until this point, we knew Bolin was married, had a wife named Sarah and three boys, Silas, Joel and John. We also had a Will that Bolin left at his death in Anson County, North Carolina. He was enumerated in two Anson County Censuses and died there in 1810 sometime before 2 June 1810. Based on census I had his birth occurring about 1751.  

The Enlistment document found this week contains the following statement

I Bollin Hunnycutt of the County of Chatham and State aforesaid about twenty five years old

the Document is dated 1780; so if Bolin is 25 then his birth year is 1755; thus, an adjustment was made in my database.

Transcription:

Courtesy of Sherry Graham

State of North Carolina}

I Bollin Hunnycutt of the County of Chatham and State aforesaid about twenty five years old about five feet Eleven inched High Black hair Dark Eyes farmer to trade Have vollunterily <sic> Enlisted Myself a Soldier for the term of three years or During the war with Great Brittain and to serve in one of the Continental Regiments of this State and I do Sware <sic> on the Holy Evangelist of almighty God that I Will Be true and faithfull to the United States and Be obeyed and to the orders of all the officers put over me and in causes Behave Myself as a Good and faithfull Soldier Agreeable to articles of war made for the Government of the Continental Army and I do further Sware <sic> that I am healthy sound & clear of any ulcers or Sores on my legs and any other part of My Body and that I an no Seaman (?) or foreigner and that I was a Citizen of this State before this 8th Day of May 1780.
Sworn before me}                                       Bollin X his mark Hunnycutt
4th day Nov. 1780}
John Nichols, J. P.

https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p16062coll26/id/356

https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p16062coll26/id/904/rec/3

These documents add a new area of research for Bolin Huneycutt, and the potential to discover his parentage, maiden name of wife and other personal information. A good description of his physique is contained with the Enlistment Document.

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The two documents mentioned within this web blog were provided Courtesy of Sherry Graham. My thanks to Sherry for providing a copy and the links to these documents. 

Do keep in mind that Bolin/Bollen and Huneycutt/Honeycutt are spelled many different ways.