Dempsey Page was borne about 1815, a son of Uriah Page and his wife, Grace [Last Name Unknown]. Dempsey was Uriah and Gracey youngest known son. He had one known brother (Sion) and two sisters (Mary “Polly” & Nancy S.).
At age 28, Dempsey Page married Melinda Brumley on 27 September 1843 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Dempsey Page and Melinda Brumly had a family of six (6) children; 2 sons and 4 daughters. Initial research seems to show that at least three of these children died before reaching adulthood. This may change as I continue to research this family.
i. Jane C. Page was born about 1845. She died before 1860.
ii. Mary Ann Page, born abt 1847; married Robert E. May, 23 Dec 1867, Rowan County, North Carolina; died aft 1886.
iii. Simon Peter Page was born about 1849. He died before 1860.
iv. Laura Elizabeth Page, born abt 1852, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Lewis Henry May, 27 Nov 1870, Rowan County, North Carolina; married John Alfred Clampet, 1879, Rowan County, North Carolina; died bef 21 Aug 1886, Rowan County, North Carolina.
v. Martha Page was born about 1857. She died before 1870.
vi. John Allison Page, born abt Mar/Apr 1860; married Laura Ann Foust, 17 Mar 1881, Rowan County, North Carolina; died Apr 1883, Rowan County, North Carolina.
In this Blog Post we will focus on their 4th borne child, Laura Elizabeth Page.
Laura Elizabeth Page was born abt 1852 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She was the fourth of six children borne to Dempsey Page and Melinda Brumley.
At age 18, Laura Elizabeth Page married Lewis Henry May, age 20. He like most young men of this era was a farmer or farm laborer.
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| May - Page Marriage |
Laura and Lewis would have 2 children of which only one survived before he (Lewis) died in October 1883. Probate records shows that Lewis Henry Day left two minor children, Lewis Henry and Dempsey Lee and that Guardianship was assigned by Court Order to their Mother Laura Elizabeth (Page) Clampit.
After the death of Lewis Henry Day, his widow, Laura Elizabeth (Page) Day married John Alfred Clampet in 1879.
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| Clampet - May Marriage |
John Alfred Clampet and Laura E. (Page) May would have the following children:
i. Nora Clampet, born 3 Aug 1880, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Samuel Rockwell Witherspoon, 24 Feb 1901; died 24 Jun 1920, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina.
ii. Josephine Clampet, born 19 Jul 1882, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Charles L. Beaver, 15 Nov 1903, Rowan County, North Carolina; died 24 Feb 1955, Bear Poplar, Rowan, North Carolina.
The Application for Letters of Administration found, within Rowan County Probate folder, for Laura Elizabeth Clampet shows she died before 21 August 1886.
Laura Elizabeth (Page) (May) Clampet is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.
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1. 1860 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, On South Yadkin River, Iredell, North Carolina, Page: #220A(Stamped); Line#8, Dwelling 583, Family 563, Household of Dempsy PAGE; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: on-line October 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 902.
2. 1870 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #535B(Stamped); Line#8, Dwelling 251, Family 251, Household of Dempsey PAGE; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: on-line October 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1158.
3. 1900 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 238, Page: #278 (Stamped), Line: #1, Dwelling: #130, Family: #130, Household of J. A. CLAMPET; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T623.
4. Rowan County, North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979, Laura E Clampet; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: online June 2024); Laura E Clampet; Probate Date 1886.
5. "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023), Marriage: Lewis H May & Laura E. Page; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; Marriage Date 27 Nov 1870.
6. 1860 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #264, Line: #27, Dwelling: #900, Family: #814, Household of Jesse MAY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 912.
7. 1850 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #182A, Line: #14, Dwelling: #336, Family: #340, Household of Jesse MAY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 643.
8. 1870 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #553A, Line: #5, Dwelling: #166, Family: #166, Household of Isaac MAY.
9. Rowan County, North Carolina, Lewis Henry May, Lewis Henry May, Probate Date 11 Oct 1883.
10. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023), Marriage; John Alfred Clampet & Laura E May, Marriage Date 1879.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed June 2024); Memorial page for John Alfred Clampet; (17 March 1836–16 July 1912); Find a Grave memorial # 103253218, Citing Ebenezer Church Cemetery; Mount Ulla, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
12. 1860 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, County North of the NC Rr, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #170 (Stamped), Line: #6, Dwelling: #522, Family: #510, Household of Isaac LYERLY.
13. 1870 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Locke, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #502 (Stamped) Line: # 7, Dwelling: #137, Family: #137, Household of J. A. CLAMPET.
14. 1900 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Steele, Rowan, North Carolina, ED 118, Page: #310A (Stamped), Line: #11, Dwelling: #107, Family: #112, Household of John CLAMPET.
15. 1910 US Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Steele, Rowan, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 112, Page:7B/135 (Stamped), Line: #71, Dwelling: #119, Family: #121, Household of John A. CLAMPET; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll.
16. Probate; Rowan County, North Carolina, John A Clampet, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15137:9061.
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