Treasure Chest Thursday~Marriage of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page

James W. Huneycutt, age 22, son of Marcus I. Huneycutt and Charity Dry

and

Sarah Elizabeth Page, age 19, daughter of Sion Page and Nancy [LNU]  

were united in marriage on 20 May 1855

in Stanly County, North Carolina

Transcription:
James W/ Hunnycutt was married to Sarah Page on the 20th day of May 1855. So returned by                                                 M. Furr JP

James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page are my 2nd Great Grand Parents. 

I am descended through their firstborn child, Louvena Huneycutt, who married John Calvin Deese of Anson County, North Carolina. 






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[1] "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2015), James W. Hunnycutt & Sarah Page, Married, 20 May 1855, Stanly County, North Carolina.
[2] Volume 1, Record of Marriage by Ministers and JP’s, Stanly County, NC, 1850-1867, page 18, Image 24
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VJ-FSN6?i=23&cc=1726957

Treasure Chest Thursday~Marriage of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page

James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page were married on  20 May 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina.

James was the 22-year-old son of Marcus ‘Mark’ Huneycutt and his wife, Charity Dry. Sarah Elizabeth Page was the 19 year old daughter of Sion Page and his wife, Nancy Dove. Note: There is a conflict with Nancy’s surname.

James W. Hunnycutt was married to Sarah Page on the
20th day of May 1855 So returned by
                                          M. Furr JP

The children of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah E. Page were:

i. Louvena Huneycutt, born 1 Oct 1855, Cabarrus Co., NC; married John Calvin Deese, 9 Apr 1884, Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina; died 16 Oct 1889, Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina..
ii. Nellie Isabella Huneycutt, born 27 Oct 1858, Cabarrus Co., NC; married Henry Harrison Deese, 1 Feb 1875, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; died 9 May 1938, Landis, Rowan Co., NC.
iii. John Allen Huneycutt, born 19 Jan 1864, North Carolina; married Lizzie; died 21 Nov 1932, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Margaret Amanda Huneycutt, born 3 Feb 1868, Stanly County, North Carolina; married Harvey Alexander Rorie, 21 Dec 1886, Mount Croghan, SC; died 27 Mar 1938, Aberdeen, Moore Co., NC.
v. Electa Huneycutt, born 3 Nov 1874, North Carolina; married Samuel Henry Atkinson, abt 1900, Stanly County, North Carolina, United States; died 4 Mar 1949, Harris, Stanly Co., NC.

James W. Huneycutt and Sarah E. Page are my 2nd Great Grandparents.

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[1] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Stanly County, NC Dept. Archives and History, Rec of Marriage by  Ministers and JP's; Volume #1, Years 1850-1867, Indexed, page 16, Entry #8.

James W. Huneycutt, Civil War Soldier

 
James W. Huneycutt, age 28, enlisted into Company ‘C”, 42th NC Infantry.¹ The 42th NC Infantry was organized at Salisbury, North Carolina, in April, 1862. The unit served gallantly until it’s surrendered with the Army of Tennessee at the end of the War. Unit members consisted of men from Mecklenburg, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Davie, Davidson and Stanly counties.

James W. Huneycutt enlisted on March 27, 1862 for 3 years or the War. The 42nd was commanded by Colonel George C. Gibbs, of Florida. Company “C:” consisting mostly of men from Stanly County, NC were led by Capt. D.A. Underwood, Stanly Co. and Capt. Jas. A. Howell, Stanly Co.  There were 10 Company’s within the 42nd Infantry. 

The 42nd NC Infantry fought at:

• Cold Harbor, took its place in the
• Petersburg trenches,
• ended the war with the Army of Tennessee

Its losses were minimal for the the duration of the war.
“This unit lost 6 killed and 48 wounded at Ware Bottom Church and had 1 killed, 2 wounded, and 74 missing at Sugar Loaf. It surrendered on April 26, 1865.” ²

James W. Huneycutt, son of Mark Huneycutt and Charity Dry, survived the war to return home to his family; wife Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Page Huneycutt and their two daughters Louvena and Nellie Isabella. After the war they would have 3 more children, a son and two additional daughters. 

Mark Huneycutt and Charity Dry are my 3rd Paternal Great Grandparents.
James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page are my 2nd Great Grandparents.
Louvena Huneycutt is my Great Grand Mother.

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[1] https://www.fold3.com/image/271/49881974
[2] https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CNC0042RI

It’s Family Time~John Allen Huneycutt

John Allen Huneycutt was born on 19 Jan 1864 in Stanly County, North Carolina. He was the only son of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page Huneycutt. James Allen Huneycutt had 4 siblings. Between 1870 and 1880, James Allen parents moved their family of 5 children from Stanly County, North Carolina to Chesterfield County, South Carolina, a distance of about 46 miles south of their present home. 

Both James Allen and his Father James W. were farmers. The 1900 census shows that James Allen married a young lady by the name of Lizzie, which is most likely Elizabeth, in 1892. 
 
1910 CENSUS: Cole Hill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Roll:  T624_1455; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1375468;  Page: 2A/85(stamped);  Line 04, Dwelling 24, Family 24; Allen HUNNEYCUTT, male, age 44, born in NC; parents born in NC; Lizzie HUNNEYCUTT, wife, age 38, born in NC; parents born in NC; married 18 years, 1 child, not living. Does not own his farm, rents.
 
Note: After many years of research I have not found Lizzie's maiden name. There doesn’t seem to be a Death Certificate for her; but, her tombstone shows that she died 18 December 1944. 
 
James Allen and Lizzie had two children; one died young, a daughter Azalee, age 10, is listed in the 1920 census. But, in 1930, this daughter is shown as adopted. 
 

1910 Census, Chesterfield Co., SC

1920 Census, Chesterfield Co., SC

1930 Census, Chesterfield Co., SC

1930 CENSUS: Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Roll: 2192;  Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 456.0; FHL microfilm: 2341926; Page: 10A/227(stamped); Line 19, Dwelling 183, Family 188; Allen HUNNICUTT, male, age 64, born in NC; parents born in NC; Lizzie HUNNICUTT, wife, age 57, born in SC; parents born in SC; and Aidalea [Azalee] HUNNICUT, Daughter, age 19, born in SC. (adopted)
 
John Allen Huneycutt died on 21 Nov 1932 at the age of 68 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina and was buried on at Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
 
His wife, Lizzie W. was born on 22 Jan 1869. She died on 18 Dec 1944 at the age of 75. She also is buried at Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery. 
 
If anyone has any information about this couple and their adopted daughter Azalee Huneycutt, born about 1910-11, I would love to hear from you.
 
James Allen Huneycutt is my Great Grand Uncle.

The Marriage of my 2nd Great Grandparents – James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page

 
In the 1850’s the Huneycutt and Page families were neighbors in rural Stanly County, North Carolina. 
 
The Marcus Honeycutt family with his wife, Charity Dry had nine children; six sons and three daughters. Down the road a few families lived Sion Page with his wife Nancy. Sion and Nancy had nine children also; six daughters and three sons. 
 
So the children of these two couples grew up knowing each other’s from birth to adulthood. 
 
So it is no surprise in 1855 that James W. Honeycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page united in Holy Matrimony on 20 May 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina.
The marriage was documented a book entitled “Record of Marriage by Ministers and JP's; Volume #1, Years 1850-1867” on page 16.¹
 

Transcription:
James W. Huneycutt was married to Sarah Page on the
20^th day of May 1855. Do returned by
                                                  M. Furr JP

James and Sarah were married for 41 years when James passed away on 19 November 1896 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 
 
They reared a family of five children. Those children were:
 
i. Louvena Huneycutt, born 1 Oct 1855, Cabarrus Country, North Carolina; married John Calvin Deese, 9 Apr 1884, Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina; died 16 Oct 1889, Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina.
ii. Nellie Isabella Huneycutt, born 27 Oct 1858, Anson County, North Carolina; married Henry Harrison Deese Sr., 1 Feb 1875, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; died 9 May 1938, Landis, Rowan Co., NC.
iii. John Allen Huneycutt, born 19 Jan 1864, ,North Carolina; married Lizzie, 1892; died 21 Nov 1932, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Margaret Amanda Huneycutt, born 3 Feb 1868, Stanly County, North Carolina; married Harvey Alexander Rorie, 21 Dec 1886, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 27 Mar 1938, Aberdeen, Moore Co., NC.
v. Lecty Huneycutt, born 3 Nov 1874, Stanly County, North Carolina; married Samuel Henry Adkinson, 8 May 1902, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; died 4 Mar 1949, Harris, Stanly, North Carolina.

Daughters Louvena and Isabella married brothers, John Calvin and Henry Harrison Deese; sons of Samuel Deese and his wife, Sarah ‘Sallie’ Hill. 
 
Louvena Huneycutt Deese is my Great Grandmother. Sarah Elizabeth Page Huneycutt died on 23 March 1915. She is buried in the Palestine Cemetery, Stanly County, North Carolina.
 







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[1] "North Carolina, Marriages Index, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2015), James W. Hunnycutt & Sarah Page, Married, 20 May 1855, Stanly County, North Carolina.

Who are the Parents of James W. Honeycutt

James W. Honeycutt was born on 26 Apr 1833 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He married Sarah Elizabeth Page, daughter of Sion Page and Nancy Almond or Dove on 20 May 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina. ¹




James W. Hunnycutt was married to Sarah Page on the
20th day of May 1855 Sd returned by
                                                    M. Furr, JP

Married in May 1855, James W. and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Honeycutt are enumerated in the 1860 census for Cabarrus County, North Carolina with two small children.

1860 CENSUS: Subdivision East of NC RR, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Roll:  M653_890; Image: 178; Family History Library Film: 803890; Page 88B/118 (penciled), Line 17, Dwelling #902, Family #902; James Hunycut, male, age 26, Farmer, born in NC; Sarah E. Hunycut, Female, age 23, born in NC; Lovina Hunycut, Female, age 4, born in NC and Nelly Hunycut, Female, age 2, born in NC. ²

Then in 1870 census we find the family in the Big Lick community of Stanly County, North Carolina.
 
1870 CENSUS: Big Lick, Stanly County, North Carolina; Series: M593_1160;  Image: 87; Family History Library Film: 552659, Page 38A(stamped), Line 34, Dwelling 159, Family 160; James HUNEYCUTT, age 37, born in NC; Sarah HUNEYCUTT, Wife, age 34, born in NC, parents born in NC; Levina HUNEYCUTT, Daughter, age 14, born in NC; Nellie HUNEYCUTT, Daughter, age 12, born in NC; John A. HUNEYCUTT, Son, age 5, born in NC and Margaret HUNEYCUTT, Daughter, age 2, born in NC. ³

There is no doubt about the family in theses two census because James and Sarah's first born daughter Louvena Honeycutt is my Great Grandmother. She married John Calvin Deese on 9 April 1894. Louvena sister Nellie married John Calvin brother Henry Harrison on 1 Feb. 1875. ⁴

In the 1860 Census, James W. Hunnycutt reports his age as 26; therefore James W. Hunnycutt should be age 16 in 1850 Census. Only one Honeycutt family was found in 1850 Cabarrus County with a son called James. This family was the family of James Honeycutt and his wife Sarah Barrier. However their son was listed as age 19; not 16 as expected. ⁵

1850 CENSUS: Cabarrus County, North Carolina; Roll: M432_622;  Image: 588. NC; Page: 480B(stamped); Line 24, Dwelling 1208, Family 1208; James HUNEYCUTT, age 55, born in NC; Sarah HUNEYCUTT, wife, age 51, born in NC; Alfred B. HUNEYCUTT, son, age 24, born in NC; Leah E. HUNEYCUTT, daughter, age 24, born in NC; James HUNEYCUTT, Jr., son, age 19, born in NC; Dolly Ann HUNEYCUTT, daughter, age 17, born in NC; Caroline C. HUNEYCUTT, daughter, age 10, born in NC. Also, Hogens Ponebsgrass, male age 56, born in NC. ⁶

Taking a look at the 1840 Census with the expectation of finding a 7 year old son in the household we find only one candidates in Cabarrus County – again it is the family of James Honeycutt and his wife Sarah Barrier.









The James Honeycutt family is the only family with a son age 7 in the household. There are other candidates in Montgomery and Stanly County.

Circumstantial evidence points to James and Sarah Barrier Honeycutt as the parents of James W. Honeycutt born 26 April 1833. James Honeycutt, Sr. b. 1705 left a WILL in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. His sons, James and David are appointed Executors of the Will.

Item 6th I herein nominate and appoint my sons David and James my Executors to carry out and perform the objects and purposes of this Will I have perfect confidence in their integrity and capacity and that they will execute the trust herein reposed in them in such wise as to give satisfaction and do ample justice to all of my beloved family.⁷

But are we talking about the same James Honeycutt when we refer to James the son and James W. Honeycutt, my 2nd Great Grandfather? 

Looking at the tombstone for Sarah Barrier Honeycutt on the FindAGrave Memorial site (FAG #79490584) we find that someone has connected a J. E. Honeycutt as a son of this couple. There is no J. E. Honeycutt mentioned within James Honeycutt, Sr. Will.  I have found “NO PROOF” on-line that J. E. Honeycutt is a son of James Honeycutt (b. 1795) husband of Sarah Barrier. This information has been propagated from comment in the obituary of Levi C. Groseclose. ⁸ 

About three years ago he celebrated, with his good wife, his golden wedding. Mrs. Groseclose was formerly a Miss Honeycutt, sister of the late Rev. J. E. Honeycutt, of Chambersburg, Pa.⁹

I have found NO PROOF to substantiate this comment. There is a mentioned of a J. E. Honeycutt in the Probate folder of James Honeycutt, Sr. b. 1795, d. 9 March 1885 in Cabarrus County. His relationship to James is not mentioned or stated in the Probate folder. ¹⁰









I posted this question on the Genealogy of Central Carolina Facebook page and Julie Hampton and I had a lively discussion but reached no definitive conclusion of the parentage of James W. Honeycutt. If you have any information on the parents of James W. Honeycutt, born 26 April 1833 and married Sarah Elizabeth Page in May 1855 I would love to hear from you.

UPDATE: SOLVED: James W. Huneycutt parents identified as Marcus I. Huneycutt and Charity Dry thanks to J. Hampton, a noted on-line researcher and friend.








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1. "North Carolina, Marriages Index, 1759-1979," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2015), James W. Hunnycutt & Sarah Page, Married, 20 May 1855, Stanly County, North Carolina.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Subdivision East of NC RR, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 88; Line xx, Page 118/88B(stamped), Line 17, Dwelling #902, Family #902, Household of James Hunycut; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 890.
3. 1870 U S Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Big Lick, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page 38A(stamped), Line 34, Dwelling 159, Family 160, Household of James HUNEYCUTT; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 May 2013); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1160.
4. State of North Carolina, marriage (9 April 1884), John Calvin Deese & Lavinia Honeycutt; https://www.ancestry.com, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
5. 1860 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Subdivision East of NC RR, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page 118/88B(stamped), Line 17, Dwelling #902, Family #902, Household of James Hunycut; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 890.
5. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of James W. HUNEYCUTT.
6. 1850 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Page: 480B(stamped); Line 24, Dwelling 1208, Family 1208, Household of James HUNEYCUTT; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 25 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 622.
7. North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1940-1222521-1-89?cc=1867501&wc=32LB-823:169768201,170904901 : accessed 28 July 2015), Cabarrus > Wills, 1868-1888 > image 234 of 302; county courthouses, North Carolina.
8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 July 2015); Memorial page for Sarah Barrier Honeycutt; (1793–28 June 1887); Find a Grave memorial # 79490584, Citing Saint Stephens Lutheran Church Cemetery; Gold Hill, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
9. Obituary for Rev. Levi C. Groseclose, The Luthern Observer, 26 May 1905, page 5.
10. "North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22920-1453-27?cc=1911121&wc=93GQ-ZV7:183206701,183304101,186970501 : accessed 31 July 2015), Cabarrus County > H > Honeycutt, James (1887) > image 9 of 11; State Archives, Raleigh.

Tombstone Tuesday - James W. Huneycutt

James W. Huneycutt

Birth: Apr. 26, 1833

Cabarrus County, NC

Death: Nov. 19, 1896

Chesterfield County, SC

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of William Poplin

James married Sarah Elizabeth Page on 20 May 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina; Sarah Elizabeth was the daughter of Sion Page and Nancy Almond.

They had 5 children, 4 daughters and a son and were married 41 years when James died in 1896.

James is buried in Hopewell Baptist Church cemetery in Chesterfield, SC. Sarah Elizabeth moved back to Stanly County and died there in 1915. She is buried in Palestine Methodist Church Cemetery.  

James W. and Sara Elizabeth Page Huneycutt are my 2^nd Great Grand Parents.

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[1] Find A Grave Memorial# 43661890

[2] Find A Grave Memorial# 62256257