It’s Family Time~In Remembrance of Martin Daniel Sides

 My 3rd Great Grand Aunt Esther Sides, born 1805, married Daniel Sides on 20 December 1823 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. To this union were born 12 children; 5 daughters and 7 sons.  Unfortunately, except for the youngest child who was a son, James, the other six were “of age to serve” when the Civil War began in January 1861. I do know that 3 of the 6 boys “of age” did serve in the Civil War and the youngest of these 3 did not survive the War.

In 3 documents I have the youngest of these serving called, Daniel M. Sides (1850 Census), Martin Sides (1860 Census) and Marion D. Sides (Civil War death note).

The 3 sons of Daniel and Esther that served were:

Christopher Sides, b. 1829> Company "C", 48th Regiment

Charles Daniel Sides, b. 1831> 5th NC Company I

Martin Daniel Sides, b. 1839> Company "C", 48th Regiment

Martin Daniel Sides enlisted on 1 August 1862. He died at Paris, Virginia of a “unnamed disease” on 30 October 1862.  

Transcription:

I certify that Private Marion D. Sides enlisted in
Captain A. M. Walkers Company C, 48^th regiment N.C.

Troops on the 1^st day of August 1862, and died

On the 30^th day off October 1862. He had received no

pay There is due him for Clothing from the 1st of Aug

1862 to the 30^th October 1862 also 3 months wages @11=

Per month.

Richmond , Va.}                                        A. M. Walker, Capt.

Feby 7^th 1863}                                          Commanding Company

                                                                   C 48^th Reg N.C.S.T.

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

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[1]Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 3 April 2022), entry for Martin D. Sides, Private; Company "C"; 48th Regiment, NC State Troops; Confederate.<https://www.fold3.com/image/49833084>

[2] Death- https://www.fold3.com/image/49833191

It’s Family Time~James A. & Esther Adeline (Sides) Lewis Family

James A. Lewis and Esther Adeline Sides were  married about 1857. This is based on the birth of their first borne child, a daughter, borne 15 September 1858. A marriage document has not been located for this event. 

James A. Lewis was born about 1829 in Iredell County, North Carolina. His parents are unknown. Esther Adeline Sides, daughter of Daniel Sides and Esther Dry, was born on 14 Nov 1835 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

James A. Lewis and Esther Adeline Sides had 3 children before he enlisted into the Civil War on  August 10, 1862

        i.    Prudence V "Prudie" Lewis was born on 15 Sep 1858 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 11 Mar 1943 at the age of 84 in Iredell, North Carolina.
         ii.    John Bell Lewis, born abt Aug 1860, Iredell County, North Carolina; married Annie  Gray, 17 Dec 1884, Iredell County, North Carolina; died 1 Mar 1887, Iredell County, North Carolina.
         iii.    Nelson Alexander Lewis, born 9 Apr 1862, Iredell County, North Carolina; married Nancy Elizabeth Summers, 22 Nov 1898, Iredell County, North Carolina; died 24 Jul 1940, Olin, Iredell, North Carolina.

James did not return home from the Civil War. He was captured at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863 and interred in Point Lookout POW Prison in St. Mary's County, Maryland. James A. Lewis died on 10 March 1864 at the age of 35 in Point Lookout, St. Mary's, Maryland. Cause of Death not Reported.

His widow, E. Adeline Lewis, claimed his effects on 17 December 1864. She never remarried.

 

Esther Adeline Sides Lewis moved back into her parents home until their death and then lived with her brother Noah Sides. She died on 7 Jan 1907 at the age of 71 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Esther Adeline Sides Lewis is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed. 

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     1. 1860 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, South of the River, Iredell, North Carolina, Page: 253(Stamped); Line 22, Dwelling 1071, Family 1034, Household of James LEWIS; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 902.
     2. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 24 March 2020), entry for James A. Lewis, Private; Co. "C", 4th Reg't Infantry; Confederates.
     3. Louis H. Manarin, North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, North Carolina: Office of Archives and History, 2013), Volume 4, page 42, James A.. LEWIS.
     4. 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.
     5. 1870 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, Page: 43B(Stamped); Line 22, Dwelling 124, Family 122, Household of Daniel SIDES; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1144.
     6. 1880 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 140, Page: 35D (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 61, Family 61, Household of Daniel SIDES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 8 November 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 968.
    7. 1900 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0090, Page: 4A/76 (Stamped); Line 25, Dwelling 68, Family 69, Household of Noah SIDES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm T623,.

IT’s Family Times ~The Daniel and Esther Sides Family

Daniel Sides was born abt 1806, a son of Christopher Sides and his wife, Mary Esther Lipe.

Esther Dry was born abt 1895, a daughter of Johan Martin Dry and his wife, Catherine Keppel.

Esther Dry and Daniel Sides were married on 20 Dec 1823 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The family appeared in the census for Iredell County, North Carolina for the years 1850-1880.

Daniel Sides signed his Last Will and Testament on 9 Jan 1880 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Daniel died before 19 Apr 1881 at the age of 75 in Iredell County, North Carolina. His estate was probated and is on file in Iredell County, North Carolina.

His wife, Esther (Dry) Sides died aft 1881 but no record of her death has been found as of this time.

Daniel Sides and Esther Dry had the following children:
i. Jacob W. C. Sides, born 4 Apr 1825, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Emily C. Lewis; died 2 Jan 1906, Iredell County, North Carolina.
ii. Noah Sides was born in Jan 1826 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Noah died on 26 Feb 1911 at the age of 85 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He signed a will. Noah had his estate probated.
iii. Christopher Sides, born 21 Feb 1829, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Mary Ann Tays, 22 Jul 1858; died 2 Oct 1862, Winchester, Virginia.
iv. Charles Daniel Sides, born 7 Sep 1831, Iredell County, North Carolina; married Sarah Matilda Lewis; died 8 Feb 1865, Elmira, Chemung, New York.
v. Caroline Lydia Sides was born in Oct 1833 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 21 May 1916 at the age of 82 in Coward, Iredell, North Carolina. She was buried on 22 May 1916 at Concord Church..
vi. Elizabeth C. Sides was born in Nov 1835 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 2 Jan 1909 at the age of 73 in Iredell County, North Carolina.
vii. Esther Adeline Sides, born 14 Nov 1835, Iredell County, North Carolina; married James B. Lewis, abt 1857; died 7 Jan 1907, Iredell County, North Carolina.
viii. Daniel Martin Sides was born about 1839 in Iredell County, North Carolina.
ix. Sarah Elvina "Sallie" Sides was born in Aug 1840 in Iredell County, North Carolina.
x. Archibald A. Sides was born in Aug 1842 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He died on 3 Jun 1929 at the age of 86 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He was buried on 3 Jun 1929 at Concord Cemetery in Iredell County, North Carolina.
xi. Margaret Selena "Lena" Sides was born in Jun 1845 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 28 Sep 1927 at the age of 82 in Concord, Iredell, North Carolina. She was buried on 29 Sep 1927 in Concord, Iredell, North Carolina.
xii. James M. Sides was born on 7 Feb 1848 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He died on 18 Mar 1919 at the age of 71 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

Esther Dry and Daniel Sides are my 3rd Great-Grandaunt and Uncle.












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1. 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.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, South of the River, Iredell, North Carolina, Page: 252(stamped); Line 39, Dwelling 1068, Family 1031, Household of Danl SIDES; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 November 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 902.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 140, Page: 35D (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 61, Family 61, Household of Daniel SIDES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 8 November 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 968.
4. State of North Carolina, marriage bond no. 000010058 (20 December 1823), Daniel Sides and Esther Sided; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
5 County, North Carolina, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Daniel Sides 1881; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 8 November 2016); Daniel Sides, Image 460 of 1998.

Amanuensis Monday~Last Will and Testament, Noah Sides

 
Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.
 
His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is the Last Will and Testament, Noah Sides, 1904.

Noah Sides was born in Jan 1826, a son of Daniel Sides and Esther Dry. He was a single farmer, born in Cabarrus County. His father, Daniel Sides, moved the family to Iredell County before 1850.  

Noah, age 85, died on 26 Feb 1911 in Iredell County, North Carolina. His younger brother James M. Sides and a nephew Nelson Alexander Lewis were co-executors of his estate.

His estate was quite  lengthy and complex. His probate folders can be viewed here:  

"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-47325-38647-6?cc=1911121 : 21 November 2016), Iredell County > S > Sides, Daniel & Noah (1911) > image 1 of 73; State Archives, Raleigh.

"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-47325-39618-33?cc=1911121 : 21 November 2016), Iredell County > S > Sides, Noah (1911) > image 1 of 2; State Archives, Raleigh

(Click on the embedded underlined hyperlinks)

Transcription:
#1680

North Carolina,
Iredell County.
I, Noah Sides of the aforesaid county and state, being of sound mind but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament.
First.
My executor hereinafter named shall give my body a decent burial, suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives, pay all funeral expenses, together with all my just debts out of the first money which may come into their hands belonging to my estate.
Second.
I will devise and bequeath to my brothers A. A. Sides, J. M. Sides and my sisters Carolina L. Sides, Elizabeth C. Sides, Adaline E. Lewis, Sarah E. Sides, Margaret S. Sides during their natural lives, all my property of every description, consisting of lands and personal property, wheresoever situated, and at the death of either and each of said brothers and sisters the interest and estate herein devised and bequeathed shall at once rest in my remaining brothers and sisters for life only.
Third.
At the death of my brothers and sisters, each and all of them, then I will and bequeath said property to be divided as follows:
                To my nephew N. A. Lewis, I will and bequeath one third thereof to be his in fee simple and forever; to my niece Prudence V. Lewis one third thereof, but in the event of her death before she comes into the possession thereof, then I will and bequeath said one third to N. A. Lewis and my grandnephews J. G. Lewis and Henry E. Lewis equally, and the remaining one third I will and bequeath to John G. Lewis and Henry E. Lewis.
Fourth.
In the event of the death of either John G. Lewis or Henry E. Lewis without issue, then the part herein bequeathed to each shall become and belong to the survivor in fee simple and forever.
Fifth.
In the event J. G. Lewis or H. E. Lewis shall die before coming into the possession of my property as above set forth then I will and bequeath all their interest to N. A. Lewis in fee simple and forever.
Sixth.
I hereby constitute and appoint J. M. Sides N. A. Lewis my lawful executors to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and rendering null and void all wills made prior hereto.
                In witness whereof I the said Noah Sides do hereunto set my hand and seal this the Jan. 16th 1904.
                                                                      Noah Sides {seal}
               
Signed,sealed, published and declared by the said Noah Sides to be his last will and testament in the presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence, and n the presence of each other, do subscribe our names as witnesses thereto.                                                                                                            J. H. White
                                                          T. F. White

North Carolina,
Iredell County                                   In the Superior Court.
                A paper-writing purporting to be the last will and testament o of Noah Sides,deceased, is exhibited before me, the undersigned, Clerk Superior Court for said county by N. A. Lewis and J. M. Sides, the executors therein mentioned,and the due execution thereof by the said Noah Sides is duly proven by the oath and examination of J. H. White, and T. F. White, the subscribing witnesses thereto; who being duly sworn, doth depose and say and each for himself deposeth and saith that he is a subscribing witness to the paper-writing now shown him,  purporting to be the last will and testament of Noah Sides, deceased, that the said Noah sides in the presence of this deponent subscribed his name at the end of said paper-writing now shown as aforesaid and which bears date the 16th day of January 1904.
                And the deponent further saith, that the said Noah Sides testator aforesaid, did, at the time of subscribing his name as aforesaid, declare the said paper-writing so subscribed by him and exhibited, to be his last will and testament, and this deponent did thereupon subscribe his name to the end of said last will as an attesting witness thereto, and at the request and in the presence of the said testator. And this deponent further saith that at the said time when the said testator subscribed his name to the end of the said last will and testament as aforesaid and when deponent subscribed his name to the said last will as an attesting witness thereto as aforesaid the said Noah Sides was of sound mind and memory of full age to execute a will and was not under and restraint to the knowledge,information or belief of this deponent.  And further these deponent say not.
Severally sworn and subscribed this the 25th               J. H. White {seal}
Day of March 1911, before me                                     T. F. White {seal}
John L. Milholland, Deputy Clerk Superior Court

North Carolina,
Iredell County                                   In the Superior Court.
                It is therefore considered and adjudged by the Court that the said paper-writing and every part thereof, is the last will and testament of Noah Sides, deceased, and the same with the foregoing examination are ordered to be recorded and filed.
                                                 J. A. Hartness, Clerk Superior Court
This the 25th day of March 1911.

This will can be accessed here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1941-20062-45035-59?cc=1867501


Noah Sides is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.





 
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[1] "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1941-20062-45035-59?cc=1867501 : 21 May 2014), Iredell > Wills, 1907-1915, Vol. 07 > image 104 of 338; county courthouses, North Carolina.

Amanuensis Monday~Last Will and Testament of Daniel Sides

 
Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

 His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

 Today’s subject is the Last Will and Testament of Daniel Sides, 1880.¹


Transcription:
Exhibit A
Last Will and Testament of Daniel Sides
I Daniel Sides of the County of Iredell and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say:
First, That my executor hereinafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends, and pay all funeral expenses together with all my just debts whosoever and to whomsoever owing out of the moneys that may first come into hands as part or parcel of my estate.
Item. I   devise to my beloved wife Esther Sides all my real and personal property to have and to hold as long as she lives, then to be divided as hereinafter mentioned, and I further devise that Noah, A. A. & James M. Sides tend the farm and take care of all the family I may leave here at my death and pay all doctor bills, and if the said Noah, A. A. & James M. Sides do not tend the farm as above mentioned and take care of the family as above named then my wife Esther shall have power to rent to the highest bidder all the lands and apply the proceeds to the maintenance of the family.
Item. I devise and bequeath to my son J. W. Sides the North part of the Robin Potts tract of land beginning at the Thomas James corner thence to post oak corner not far from the James barn thence North to James M. Sharpe corner thence West to Mary Sharpe line thence South to the north edge of the timber south of the house he now lives in thence eats to the spring bench thence South to the beginning; And the remainder of the tract shall be left as it is if they the children can agree to keep it if not it shall be sold to the highest bidder and the money divided between the children living at the time of sale.
Item. I further devise that as long as the children remain single the place where I now reside shall be a common home for them all but if any of them shall marry them they the married ones shall look out for some other place.
Item. I further devise that if any of my children shall die without heirs their part shall go back to the other children living.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson William Sides fifty dollars to be paid to him at the expiration of three years after my death.
Item. I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Mary Sides twenty five dollars to be paid at the expiration of three years after my death.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson Lawrence C. Sides twenty five dollars to be paid to him at the expiration of three years after my death.
Item. I further devise that after the death of my wife Esther Sides all my lands except the home place shall be equally divided between my children living at my death, by a commission consisting of three disinterested men, and then each child’ slot shall be determined by drawing for it; and the home place shall remain a home for all the single members of the family as long as they shall live, if they choose to do so, and then be divided between the next of kin. 
Item. I further devise that at the death of my wife Esther Sides all the personal property be equally divided between my living children or in case they can’t agree then to be sold to the highest bidder and the proceeds divided equally among them.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons, J. W. Sides, Noah Sides, A. A. Sides, and James M. Sides my lawful executors to all intents and purposes to execute this my last Will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.
            In witness whereof I the said Daniel Sides do hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of January 1880.
                                                                        Daniel Sides {seal}
Signed Sealed published and}
Delivered by the said Daniel Sides}
To be his last Will and Testament}
In the presence of us,  who at}
His request and in his presence}
Subscribed our names as Witnesses}
thereto }
Henry Matheson}
R. A. Stow}

Probate of Will of Daniel Sides
State of North Carolina} SS       In Probate Court
Iredell County}
A paper purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Daniel Sides deceased is Exhibited before me the undersigned Judge of Probate for said County by J. W. Sides, Noah Sides, A. A. Sides, & James M. Sides the Executors therein Named, and the due Execution thereof by the said Daniel Sides by the oath and Examination of R. A. Stow  & Henry Matheson the subscribing witnesses thereto; who being duly sworn, do depose and say, and each for himself deposeth & Saith that, he is a subscribing witness, to the paper writing now shown him purporting to be the last Will & Testament of Daniel Sides that the Said Daniel Sides in the presence of these deponents subscribed their names at the end of the said paper writing which is now shown as aforesaid and which bears date of the 9th day of January 1880.
And the deponents further say, That the said Daniel Sides the testator aforesaid did at the time of subscribing his name as afforesaid <sic> declare the said paper writing so subscribed by him and exhibited to be his last Will & testament and these deponents did thereupon subscribe their names at the ends of said Will as attesting witnesses thereto and at the request and in the presence of said testator; And these deponents further say that at the said time when the said testator subscribed his name to the said last Will as aforesaid and at the time of the deponents subscribing their names as attesting witnesses thereto as aforesaid the said Daniel Sides was of sound Mind and memory and was not under any restraint to the knowledge information or belief of these deponents and further these deponents says not.
                                                            R. A. Stow {Seal}
                                                            H. Matheson {Seal}
Severally Sworn and Subscribed}
This the 19th day of April 1881}
before me.}
J. B. Connelly, PJ}

Renunciation of J. W. C. Sides & Noah Sides
State of North Carolina}
Iredell County}            We Noah Sides and J. W. Sides Executors named in the last Will & Testament of Dan’l Sides do hereby renounce our rights to Letters Testamentary on Said last Will & Testaments and decline to qualify as Executors of the Same.
April 19th 1881}                                          J.W. C. Sides
J. B. Connelly, PJ}                                         Noah Sides

Daniel Sides borne 1806 died shortly before April 1881. His Will and Estate, largely real property, was probated in April 1881. He married Esther Dry daughter of Johann Martin Dry and Catherine Keppel.
Daniel and Esther had a large family of 12 children; 7 sons and 5 daughters. 
No tombstone have been found for Daniel or his wife Esther. A specific death date was not included in his probate file.

 
Daniel Sides is the husband of my 3rd Great  Grand Aunt, Esther Dry Sides.









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"North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20062-28928-13?cc=1867501 : 21 May 2014), Iredell > Wills, 1884-1896, Vol. 05 > image 256 of 464; county courthouses, North Carolina.