52 Ancestors: #36, Mary Toler Barfield

 

Amy Johnson Crow of No Story To Small has started a challenge of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.
From her blog “The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. Not only should this get me blogging more, but also to take a deeper look at some of the people in my family tree.”

The focus of today’s blog posting is Mary Toler Barfield.  

Mary Toler¹ was born on 2 Jun 1871 in Russell County, Alabama.^{2 3} She appeared in the 1880, 1900-1920 census for Marlboro and Dillon County, South Carolina.^{4 5 6} I have not found her in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.

She died on 12 May 1955 at the age of 83 and was buried at Beaverdam Cemetery in McColl, Marlboro County,, South Carolina.^{7 8}
 
The 1900 census shows that she was single in 1900; yet, her daughter Dora was born in 1897 and in 1910 she stated that she and Malcolm Barfield had been married 19 years with 1 child, living.
In 1920 she states that her Father was born in Ireland and her Mother was born in England. However, she is not to be faulted for all this confusion. She was raised by her 73-80+ grandfather and a 30+ uncle. Sometime after her brother (William Shadrac) birth on 5 April 1874, her Father, Mother, grandmother, an uncle and aunt perish. By the time she became a teenager, only one man, her Uncle Joseph Henry Johns (my Great Grandfather) was the only person alive that knew the story of what happens to this family in Russell County, Alabama or Washington County, Florida.



During my search for this family I was told that Mary was twice married; first to Jack Jones and then to Malcolm Barfield. I have found no proof of a marriage to Jack Jones.

Mary Toler and Malcolm Barfield were married (date unknown) in South Carolina. Malcolm Barfield, son of William Barfield and Catherine, was born about 1864 in Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Adamsville, Marlboro, South Carolina. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Harleesville, Dillon, South Carolina.⁹ Malcolm is believed to have died between 1910/1920. In 1920, Mary is living with her daughter and says that she is a widow.  

I have not found Mary in either the 1930 or the 1940 censuses.

Malcolm Barfield and Mary Toler had the following child:
 
i. Dora Barfield, born 4 Jul 1897, Marlboro, South Carolina; married Cordie Marvin Snipes, abt 1911; died 17 Oct 1965, McColl,Marlboro Co.,SC.
 
Mary Toler Barfield is my 1st Cousin twice removed.








 
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1. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Harleesville, Dillon County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0062, Page 101A, Dwelling #106, Family #111, Household of Make Barfield; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm  T624_1455.
2. Mary Toler Barfield, death certificate 007845 (12 May 1955), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Marlboro County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #108, page 460A, Line 22, Dwelling # 43, Family #43, Household of Shade JOHN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T9_1235.
4. 1900 U. S. Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Adamsville Twp, Marlboro County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0086, Page: 26A(stamped); Line 33, Dwelling 126, Family 127, Mary Toler in Household of Mary BAGLEY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 11 January 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1535.
5. 1910 U. S. Census, Dillon County, South Carolina, population schedule, Harleesville, Dillon County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0062, Page 21A/101(stamped), Line 46, Dwelling 106, Family 111, Make BARFIELD; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 24 January 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1458.
6. 1920 U. S. Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, McColl, Red Bluff, Marlboro County, South Carolina, Page: 206, dwelling 12, amily 14, Household of Cordie Marvin Snipes; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T625, Roll: 1703.
7. Mary Toler Barfield, Marlboro County death certificate 007845 (12 May 1955).
8. Ibid.
9. 1910 U. S. Census, Dillon County, South Carolina, population schedule, Harleesville, Dillon County, South Carolina, ED 0062, Page 21A/101(stamped), Line 46, Dwelling 106, Family 111, Make BARFIELD.

Military Monday~Two Isaac Hurst

Sometimes the resources we are exposed to can be confusing and add more doubt than certainty to our research. Case in point is Isaac Hurst of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.  

In pre-civil war Chesterfield County there were two young men by the name of Isaac Hurst, who were born at such a time that they would be of age to serve when the Civil War began in 1861. 

www.ancestry.com

Those two men were:

• Isaac F. Hurst, age 33, son of William & Nancy Rivers Hurst.
• Isaac Hurst, age 35, son of Isaac & Henrietta Rivers Hurst.

We know that neither of these two men survived the Civil War. So we have two men and our task is to determine when, where and how each of these men died?

We start by looking at Civil War resources to determine what happened to these two men. But, first let’s take a quick look on FindAGrave. 

FindAGrave reveals tombstones for both of our men:

• Find A Grave Memorial# 43479224 – Isaac Hurst
• Find A Grave Memorial#30006251 – Isaac F. Hurst

Isaac Hurst
Find A Grave Memorial# 43479224 ¹
This memorial shows that Isaac Hurst son of Isaac & Henrietta Rivers Hurst was: 
Birth: Jan. 15, 1837
Death: Jul. 2, 1862
Wounded June 15, 1862 at Secessionville, James Island, S.C. from which he never recovered.
Fold3.com ²
Isaac Hurst appears on a list of casualties, of Smith’s Battalion, in the engagement at Sucessionville, S. C. , June 16, 1862.  
http://www.fold3.com/image/259306628/
Broken Fortunes, page 173, ³
Shows that Isaac Hurst, Private, Co. B, 9th SCVI Bn., died 25 June 1862 at Sucessionville, Died of Wounds.
So we have a conflict; his tombstone shows that Isaac died 2 July 1862; Broken Fortunes shows a death date of 25 June 1862. 
A U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865 shows Isaac Hurst was severely wounded on June 19, 1862. ⁴


It unclear whether Isaac Hurst died 25 June 1862 or 2 July 1862.


Isaac F. Hurst
Find A Grave Memorial# 30006251 ⁵
Birth: 1837
Death: Oct. 4, 1862

Died at home at age 27 of wounds received in Civil War. Private 4th Regiment South Carolina Cavalry Company A (Craig's)CSA. Formerly served as Co. A,. 12th Battalion South Carolina Cavalry
Company A, 12th SCVCB, died of disease 04 October 1862 at Georgetown, South Carolina,
Fold3.com
Pvt. Isaac F. Hurst died 4 October 1862⁶
http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|66894526
Company A, 12th SCVCav., ⁷http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66894520/
Broken Fortunes, page 173 ⁸
Died while serving in Civil War. Broken Fortunes, Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr., The SC Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 1995, Page 173.  Source: Pvt. Isaac F. Hurst, age 27, was a member of Craig's CO 4th SC CAV CSA. He enlisted 26 December 1861, at Cheraw, SC, and died on 4 Oct. 1862.


In my research there is no doubt that Isaac F. Hurst son of William and Nancy Rivers Hurst died 4 October 1862, at home, from wounds received in the Civil War. There is doubt as to the date of death for Isaac Hurst son of Isaac & Henrietta Rivers Hurst; but we know he died at Sucessionville, of wounds received in battle.

One more mystery.
Then in the book “Broken Fortunes” we have one additional Isaac Hurst that died in the Civil War from South Carolina.


Broken Fortunes, page 173 ⁹
This book shows an Isaac Hurst, age 27, Private, 4th SCVC, died 15 May 1864 at home, died of Disease. The age of this Isaac Hurst matches the age of Isaac F. Hurst but the death dates are different. The 4th SCV was primarily made up of men from the Chesterfield area of Cheraw; yet, only 2 known Isaac Hurst perished in the Civil War. There is no Isaac Hurst listed with the 4th Cav on Fold3.com.

So who is Isaac Hurst, age 27, Private, 4th SCVC, died 15 May 1864 at home, died of Disease?




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[1] Find A Grave Memorial# 43479224
[2] http://www.fold3.com/image/259306628/
[3] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 173.
[4] Records of the Adjutant and Inspector General's Department, "U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865," digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (Http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 June 2014), Military Engagement at Secessionville, James Island, South Carolina; citing Microfilm publication M836, 7 rolls. ARC ID: 653994; Isaac Hurst.
[5] Find A Grave Memorial#30006251
[6] http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|66894526
[7] http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66894520/
[8] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 173.
[9] Ibid.