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SPECIFIC DEATH DATES MENTIONED IN HENDERSON COUNTY COURT MINUTE BOOK, 1860-1866

Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

Page 39
WILLIAM HOWARD died in Henderson County, Tennessee, March 30, 1858, leaving a widow, URSULA HOWARD who died in July 1860.Their children: SAMUEL HOWARD, BENJAMIN F. HOWARD, ROBERT J. HOWARD, JOHN HOWARD, FRANCES, wife of SAMUEL PARKER, MELVINA N., wife of ADAM W. HARMON and AGNES, wife of RICHARD C. BLAIR.

U.S. Census, 1850, Civil District 10, November 4, page 373:
WILLIAM HOWARD, aged 66, born N.C.; farmer of modest means
URSLY HOWARD, aged 58,born N.C.
HIRAM HOWARD, aged 20,born Tenn.
JOHN HOWARD, aged 18,born Tenn.
MARTHA J. HOWARD, aged 13,born Tenn.

In the biographical sketch of SAMUEL HOWARD in the Goodspeed's HISTORY OF TENNESSEE, Henderson County (Nashville, 1887), page 849, is noted that SAMUEL HOWARD, born in N.C. in 1823 was a son of WILLIAM and URSLY (Henson) HOWARD, both of English descent and both natives of North Carolina. The father was a farmer and came to Henderson County in 1825. "He was one of the first white settlers and most successful farmers, owning about 1000 acres of land. He died in 1868 /1858/ and his wife two years later. To them were born twelve children."

 

Pages 197, 218
ZALE GARNER died in Henderson County, Tennessee, April 3, 1860 leaving a widow, SARAH E. GARNER and minor children: MARY VIRGINIA GARNER, JOSEPH LYCURGUS GARNER, PERRY TAYLOR GARNER.

 

Page 338
EDMOND J. MARSH died in Henderson County, Tennessee, July 25, 1860 leaving a widow, ELIZABETH MARSH and children: W. W. MARSH, C. F. MARSH and JAMES E. MARSH.

 

Page 358
JOHN PARKER died in Henderson County, Tennessee, October 22, 1864 leaving a widow, REBECCA PARKER and children: JAMES C. PARKER, PRIESTLEY E./Ezekial/ PARKER, ELIZA, wife of EDWARD CARROLL, SHERROD W. PARKER and several children of his own deceased son, JAMES A. PARKER.

U.S. Census, 1850, Civil District 8, October 23, page 172:
JOHN PARKER, aged 65, born Tenn.; physician
REBECCA PARKER, aged 60, born Tenn.
PRIESTLY PARKER, aged 22, born Tenn.; merchant
SHERROD PARKER, aged 17, born Tenn.
JAMES PARKER, aged 5, born Tenn.

U.S. Census, 1860, Civil District 10 /8/, August 10, page 259:
JOHN PARKER, aged 76, born N.C.; well-to-do farmer
REBECCA PARKER, aged 70, born N.C.
SYDNEY PARKER, aged 35,born N.C.; merchant

 

Page 401
JOHN HALBROOK died in Henderson County, Tennessee, May 1863 leaving a widow, HANNAH HALBROOK and children: ADELINE EVANS, ELIZABETH BRIDGES, WILLIAM HALBROOK, PRUDENCE HALBROOK, GEORGE HALBROOK, JAMES HALBROOK and JOHN H. HALBROOK (who soon died).

U.S. Census, 1860, Civil District 10, August 9, page 253:
JOHN HOLBROOK, aged 51, born Tenn.; farmer of modest means
HANNAH HOLBROOK, aged 51, born Tenn.
JOSEPH HOLBROOK, aged 18, born Tenn.
J. T. HOLBROOK (male), aged 10, born Tenn.
J. A. L .HOLBROOK (made),aged 2,born Tenn.

In a transcript of a letter written by David Y. Davis of Carroll Co., Tenn. to his brother, Green A. Davis of Union Parish, La. (provided the present writer by Brenda Fiddler of Lexington, Tennessee), dated July 4, 1851, he mentions, "John Halbrook lives with me the present yeare and tends my farm." Perhaps this John Halbrook is the same man who appeared in the 1860 census of Henderson County as John Holbrook.

 

Pages 402-403
E. H. JONES died in Henderson County, Tennessee, October 1865 leaving a widow, LUCRETIA JONES and children: WILLIAM JONES, JAMES JONES and an unnamed infant.

U.S. Census, 1870, Civil District 5, August 16, page 39:
LUCRECY JONES, aged 30,born N.C.
WILLIAM G. JONES, aged 9, born Tenn.
JAMES H. JONES, aged 7, born Tenn.

 

Page 404
JESSE J. TAYLOR died in Henderson County, Tennessee, February 1863 leaving a widow, JEMIMA and children: STEPHEN TAYLOR, DANIEL TAYLOR and minors CAROLINE TAYLOR, CASWELL TAYLOR, JOSHUA TAYLOR and GEORGE W. TAYLOR.

U.S.Census, 1860, Civil District 5, July 9, page 220:
J. J. TAYLOR, aged 40, born Alabama; farmer of modest means
JEMIMA TAYLOR, aged 39, born N.C.
STEPHEN TAYLOR, aged 22, born N.C.
L. B. TAYLOR (male), aged 20, born Ala.
MARY A. TAYLOR, aged 17, born Ala.
S. J. TAYLOR (female), aged 15, born Ala.
PENELOPE TAYLOR, aged 11, born Ala.
A. J. TAYLOR (male), aged 9, born Ala.
G. W. TAYLOR (male), aged 7, born Tenn.

 

Page 407
JAMES W. BIRD died April 6,1862. /Killed at Shiloh, member of 27th Tenn. Inf. Regiment, CSA/

U.S. Census, 1860, Civil District 10, Lexington, August 5, page 250:
JAMES W. BIRD, aged 28, born Tenn., merchant, living alone.

 

Page 441
HENRY ANDERSON died September 16, 1862 leaving siblings ELIZA GOLDEN, HENRIETTA BROWN, DELIA BURNS, JOHN W. ANDERSON, JOSHUA L. ANDERSON, BENJAMIN B. ANDERSON, GABRIELLA ANDERSON, CORNELIA ANDERSON, MOSES BROCK ANDERSON.

U.S. Census, 1860, Civil District 7, July 16, page 237:
GEO. ANDERSON, aged 62, born N.C.; prosperous farmer
MARY ANDERSON, aged 59, born N.C.
HENRY ANDERSON, aged 23, born N.C.
JOSHUA ANDERSON, aged 21, born Tenn.
BENJAMIN ANDERSON, aged 19, born Tenn.
G. ANDERSON (female), aged 17, born Tenn.
C. ANDERSON (female), aged 13, born Tenn.
M. B. ANDERSON (male), aged 11, born Tenn.

Henry Anderson died while a private in Company 1, 27th Tenn. Inf. Regiment, CSA, September 16,1861.

 

Page 444
ELIAS RICHARDSON died in Louisville, Kentucky, Ju1y 18, 1855 leaving a widow, MARY RICHARDSON and children: SARAH JANE RICHARDSON, MARY E. RICHARDSON, WILLIAM M. RICHARDSON, SILAS B. RICHARDSON, DICEP P. RICHARDSON, EMILY A. RICHARDSON, NANCY O. RICHARDSON.

U.S. Census, 1850, Civil District 6, November 7, page 383:
ELIAS B. RICHARDSON, aged 26, born N.C.; modest farmer
MARY RICHARDSON, aged 25, born Tenn.
SARAH RICHARDSON, aged 5, born Tenn.
ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, aged 3, born Tenn.

 

Other works by Jonathan K. T. Smith can be found at the Madison County Records Repository at TNGenWeb.