William H. Baldwin1

#957, b. before 1845, d. 10 February 1865
Last Edited13 Dec 2001
Birth*before 1845 
Military*14 August 186235th Ga Infantry, Co. K as a private. This company was raised in Harris County.|He was captured near Jericho Ford, Virginia on 22 May 18641 
Death*10 February 1865Point Lookout, Maryland, USA; as a POW1 
Burial*Confederate Cemetery, Point Lookout, Maryland, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S109] National Archives, Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North , 1984), Page 335. Hereinafter cited as Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons.

William I. Baldwin1

#2695, b. 1868, d. 1958
Last Edited20 Apr 2018
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Augustus Baldwin1 b. 19 Aug 1836, d. 1885
Mother*Margaret Narcissus McPherson1 b. 29 Aug 1846, d. 1886
Birth*1868Butler County, Alabama, USA1 
Death*1958Butler County, Alabama, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S470] Researcher Jaames D. Jordan, email correspondence, reference date 2018.

William J. Baldwin1,2

#257, b. 16 October 1834, d. 6 July 1903
ChartsDescendants of Christopher S. Baldwin & Elizabeth Baldwin
Last Edited21 Sep 2017
RelationshipGranduncle of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Christopher S. Baldwin3,4,5 b. c 1807, d. Feb 1850
Mother*Elizabeth (?)6 b. c 1805, d. b 1880

Family

Martha J. Gilmore b. 12 Dec 1836, d. 13 Feb 1909
Marriage*5 October 1853Martha J. Gilmore; Stewart County, Georgia, USA; Brothers William J. and John Christopher each married Gilmore women within a week of each other. Need to check if the Gilmore women were sisters.1,12 
Children 1.Martha Frances Baldwin+7 b. 23 Dec 1855, d. 13 Nov 1930
 2.Laura H. Elizabeth Baldwin1 b. 9 Jun 1857, d. 1 Oct 1861
 3.George Augustus Baldwin1 b. 9 Jan 1860, d. 1938
 4.William Jasper Baldwin20 b. 19 Jan 1863, d. 21 Apr 1913
 5.Alabama Baldwin20 b. 11 Jan 1866
 6.Sarah Ella Baldwin20 b. 23 Aug 1869, d. Mar 1963
My ResearchNote*There may be a William J. Baldwin in Dale County along with a William I. Baldwin. Census records show W. J. Baldwin, military records show William J, tombstone shows William I. It seems clear that Christopher Baldwin's son is William J. Baldwin. 
Name VariationWilliam I. Baldwin; Tombstone inscriptions for William and his wife Martha J. are clear that his middle initial is I. 
Birthcirca 1833Georgia, USA3 
Birth*16 October 1834Georgia, USA7,8,9,2 
(Resident) Census1850Elizabeth (?), GA Stewart Co Census 1850; Mockinson Gap District, Fam#341, Stewart County, Georgia, USA; "Elizabeth Baldwin", head, age 40, born in Georgia;
"John Baldwin", age 21, farmer; "William Baldwin", age 17, farmer;
"J.E. Baldwin", age 11; "Benjamin Baldwin", age 5 [why ages out of sequence];
"B.C. Baldwin", age 9 [note-confirm this age from a source other than census];
"M. S. Baldwin", age 2.

[Bryant F. Baldwin #40, age 5 at the time of this census, does not appear with the family. Sarah Baldwin #59, age 15, appears with a nearby family, Ira Hobbs age 50 of North Carolina, and Catharine Hobbs age 50 of Georgia. I have Sarah as a daughter of Elizabeth. Harrison Baldwin age 10 appears in the household of George Osbon (age 80) and Martha Osbon (age 52) and other Osbons ages 24-14. Is it possible that some of Elizabeth's children were placed with relatives or friends after Christopher's death in early 1950? ]10 
Residence*1852Dale County, Alabama, USA; moved from Stewart County, Georgia11 
(Witness) Residenceafter 1853Elizabeth (?); Dale County, Alabama, USA; Elizabeth, widowed by the death of Christopher in 1850, moved from Stewart County, Georgia, to Dale County, Alabama, along with her minor children and her two oldest sons and their families. According to the reference, all the Baldwins in Dale County came from Stewart County, GA.2 
Marriage*5 October 1853Martha J. Gilmore; Stewart County, Georgia, USA; Brothers William J. and John Christopher each married Gilmore women within a week of each other. Need to check if the Gilmore women were sisters.1,12 
(Witness) Estate5 December 1853John Christopher Baldwin; Court of Ordinary, Stewart County, Georgia, USA; Transcribed from photocopy of original, appointment of John Christopher Baldwin to guardianship of orphans of Christopher S. Baldwin:
"     Know all men by these presents that we John C. Baldwin, William Harrison, and Joseph J. Scott are held and formally bound unto the Ordinary for said County and his successors in office in the just sum of Twelve Hundred & Eighty dollars payable by the said John C. Baldwin, William Harrison, and Joseph J. Scott or either of them, their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns jointly and severally to be paid on condition that the said John C. Baldwin shall do and perform all the duties of guardianship for the persons and property of William J. Baldwin - Barney C. Baldwin - Bryan F. Baldwin & Moses C. Baldwin orphans of Christopher C. [no question that this is the initial C.] Baldwin as the law requires of him otherwise to remain in full force honor and virtue.

     Witness our hand and seals this 5th day of December 1853     J. C. Baldwin, William Harrison, Joseph J. Scott
Attested and approved by J. L. Wimberly - Ordinary
Recorded 11th day of January 1854"5 
Land*1 November 1858Elba, Dale County, Alabama, USA; the U. S. General Land Office at Elba|| The land description was 326.7 acres,
          Sec/Blk Twnshp Range     Meridian     State Counties

N½NW     1/               5-N          25-E     St STEPHENS AL DALE ---
SWNW     1/               5-N          25-E     St STEPHENS AL DALE ---
SENW     1/               5-N          25-E     St STEPHENS AL DALE ---
SESW     36/               6-N          25-E     St STEPHENS AL DALE ---
SWSW     36/               6-N          25-E     St STEPHENS AL DALE ---
E½NE     2/               5-N          25-E     St STEPHENS AL DALE

NWSW 36/ 6-N 25-E St STEPHENS AL DALE
SWNW 36/ 6-N 25-E St STEPHENS AL DALE
SWNE 36/ 6-N 25-E St STEPHENS AL DALE
13 
(Neighbor) CommentJune 1860Elizabeth (?), James Preston; Dale County, Alabama, USA; Living close together in the 1860 census were families of Elizabeth Baldwin, widowed, her son W. J. Baldwin, son John C. Baldwin, James and Elizabeth Preston, their daughter Nancy Mathews, widowed, and children, and James M. Mathews. Not far away was the Wiley Balkcom family. Elizabeth Baldwin's son Bryant later married adjacent Nancy Mathews' daughter Josephine.14 
Census*19 July 1860AL Dale Co Census 1860; Newton Post Office, pg 556, hh 410, Dale County, Georgia, USA; "W. J. Baldwin", male age 25, farmer, living adjacent to mother Elizabeth Baldwin and near the households of Nancy Mathews and James/Nancy Preston. Also nearby was the household of James M. Mathews. His real estate was valued at $1000, personal property at $500. His brother Barnabas C Baldwin lived with them.

Complete household:
"W. J. Baldwin", head, as above;
"Martha J. Baldwin", age 22, born Georgia;
"Martha F. Baldwin", age 6, born Alabama;
"Laura A. B. Baldwin", age 4, born Alabama;
"George A. Baldwin", age 6 months, born Alabama;
"Barnabas C. Baldwin", age 19, born Georgia (no doubt brother of William J.)15 
Resident: Martha J. Gilmore
Resident: Laura H. Elizabeth Baldwin
Resident: George Augustus Baldwin
Resident: Martha Frances Baldwin
Resident: Barnabas C. Baldwin
(Witness) Death1 October 1861Laura H. Elizabeth Baldwin; Dale County, Alabama, USA2 
Military15 March 1862CSA, 37th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Co A, Alabama, USA; the Alabama Archives database, and the NARA Confederate Soldiers Index, have a William J Balkcom listed in two units. For now I am saying they are two different people. The William J. Baldwin in the 37th Regiment is listed as age 29 at enlistment, in 1862, a couple of years too old to be the William J. Baldwin, son of Christopher Baldwin.

Confederate Soldiers Index has a William J. Baldwin in
"William J. Baldwin, Co A 37th Alabama Infantry, Private";
"William J. Baldwin, Co E Alabama Infantry, Private (Orig under W. J. Baldwin")

The 37th Infantry site has this:
William J. Baldwin: Age at Enlistment: 29
Enlisted 15 March 1862 at Greenville AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company A dated 26 May 1862 at Opelika AL.16,17,18 
Military*27 August 1862CSA, 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Co E, Alabama, USA; from his tombstone: "Baldwin, William : Private, Company E, 15th Alabama Infantry";

From the Alabama Dept of Archives Civil War Service database:
"William J. Baldwin, birthplace Alabama, Farmer, enlisted at age 27 at Camp Watts as a Private". Engagements:
"Pr Fredricksburg; Wounded Chancellorsville; Absent wounded: Gettysburg Jul 2-3 63 Bristow; Present: Wilderness May 6-7 Bradshaws Frm May 8 64 Spottsylvania C.H. May 10 & 12 64 Hanover Jnctn May 24 64 Tottottopotney Jun 1 64 Cold Harbor Jun 3-12 64;
Pr: White Oak Swamp Jun 13 64 Petersburg enemys left flank Jun 22 64 Petersburg Gurleys Fm W.R.R. Jun 23 64 Petersburg Reams Stn Jun 29 64 Petersburg Crater Jul 30 64 Deep Bottom Aug 16 64 Petersburg W.R.R. Aug 21 64 Petersburg Reams Stn Aug 27 64". Authority Historical record roll Boydton Plank Road Petersburg Jan 1, 18658,18 
Voter List*8 August 1867Precinct 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; W. J. Baldwin took the loyalty oath and registered to vote19 
(Head of Household) Census*16 June 1880AL Dale Co Census 1880; Echo, Beat 9, ED64, pg19, hh2, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Household:
"William Baldwin", age 45, farming, born in Georgia, parents born in Georgia;
"Martha J. Baldwin", wife age 42, born GA, father born North, mother GA;
"George A. Baldwin", son age 20, born AL;
"William J. Baldwin", son age 17, born AL;
"Alabama Baldwin", daughter age 13, born AL;
"Sarah E. Baldwin", daughter, age 11, born AL.

They lived adjacent to the household of Joshua Lisenby20 
Resident: Martha J. Gilmore
Resident: George Augustus Baldwin
Resident: William Jasper Baldwin
Resident: Alabama Baldwin
Resident: Sarah Ella Baldwin
(Head of Household) Census*2 June 1900AL Dale Co Census 1900; Precinct 9 Echo, En Dist 66, hh#30, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "William Baldwin", head, age 65, born Oct 1834, married 46 years, farmer, born in GA, both parents born in GA;
"Martha Baldwin", wife age 63, born Dec 1836 in Georgia, mother of 7, 6 now living, mother born North Carolina, father born Georgia;
"John Baldwin", son age 18, single, farm laborer, born Alabama.

Several other Baldwins in this and adjacent census pages.21 
Resident: Martha J. Gilmore
Death*6 July 19038 
Burial*July 1903Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Tombstone:
"William I. Baldwin Born
Oct 16, 1834, Died July 6, 1903". The Confederate Veterans reference has this read of the tombstone: "Baldwin, William : Private, Company E, 15th Alabama Infantry;
October 16, 1834-July 6, 1903"22,23 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, p.556
    ., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S185] Lydia Hughes Grimes, Dale County, Alabama Kin (; Lagrange, GA: Family Tree, 1984), Library of Congress.
  3. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Stewart County, Georgia, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S134] Sara Robertson Dixon, History of Stewart County Georgia Volume II (, Family History Section, The Baldwin Families, p 649; P. O. Box 401; Waycross,GA 31501: A. H. Clark, 1975).
  5. [S301] Court of Ordinary Stewart County, Georgia, Bond Book or Vol No B, Dates 1836-1858, Page No 282, Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia, USA.
  6. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Stewart County, Georgia, Mockinson Gap District, ancestry.com image pg 12, Ancestry.com.
  7. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, p.556, Ancestry.com.
  8. [S31] Confederate Veterans Buried in Dale County Alabama, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1767/Homer.txt, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, County Road 36, east of Ozark
    . Hereinafter cited as Confederates Buried Dale County.
  9. [S42] Web, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=watson1912&surname=B
  10. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Stewart County, Georgia, Ancestry.com image pg 21, Ancestry.com.
  11. [S350] Index - Some of the Old Settlers of Dale County, Alabama Prior to 1860, Author William E. Preston, 1900?, index by Eustus Howard Hayes, March 28, 1956, Ancestry.com.
  12. [S180] Frances T. Ingmire, compiler, Georgia Marriage Records (St. Louis, Mo. (10166 Clairmont Dr., St. Louis 63136): n.pub., c1985), Stewart County 1831-1860. Hereinafter cited as Georgia Marriage Records.
  13. [S39] Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
  14. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, AL page 556, Ancestry.com.
  15. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, pg 556, Ancestry.com.
  16. [S43] Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, Consolidated Index, M253 Roll #20, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
  17. [S352] 37th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers, 2009, online at http://www.alabama37th.com/, © Copyright 2007 C.C. (Chip) Culpepper.
  18. [S235] Alabama Civil War Service Records, online at http://www.archives.state.al.us/civilwar/, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
  19. [S431] Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database, http://www.archives.alabama.gov, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Hereinafter cited as Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database.
  20. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 634C, HH2, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  21. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, Dale County AL pg 240, image pg 3, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  22. [S367] Tombstone Inscription, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Dale County Alabama, photograph or record held by Jerry Balkcom, 2010.
  23. [S31] Confederates Buried Dale County, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1767/Homer.txt, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, County Road 36.

William Jasper Baldwin1,2

#1095, b. 19 January 1863, d. 21 April 1913
ChartsDescendants of Christopher S. Baldwin & Elizabeth Baldwin
Last Edited22 Apr 2010
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*William J. Baldwin1 b. 16 Oct 1834, d. 6 Jul 1903
Mother*Martha J. Gilmore1 b. 12 Dec 1836, d. 13 Feb 1909

Family

from 1892 to 1903Dale County, Alabama, USA; John Fletcher, William Homer, Bertie, Dewitt, John Lewie, Carl C., and James Alvin2 
Birth*19 January 1863Dale County, Alabama, USA1,2 
(Resident) Census16 June 1880(Head of Household) William J. Baldwin, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Echo, Beat 9, ED64, pg19, hh2, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Household:
"William Baldwin", age 45, farming, born in Georgia, parents born in Georgia;
"Martha J. Baldwin", wife age 42, born GA, father born North, mother GA;
"George A. Baldwin", son age 20, born AL;
"William J. Baldwin", son age 17, born AL;
"Alabama Baldwin", daughter age 13, born AL;
"Sarah E. Baldwin", daughter, age 11, born AL.

They lived adjacent to the household of Joshua Lisenby1 
Marriage*circa 1890Minnie Lee Brown; Alabama, USA3 
Census*2 June 1900Precinct 9 Echo, En Dist 66, hh#31, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "Jasper Baldwin", head, age 37, born January 1863 Alabama, parents born Georgia, farmer, married 10 years;
"Minnie Baldwin", wife age 27, born April 1873 in Alabama, parents born Georgia, married 10 years, mother of 5, 4 now living;
"Homer Baldwin", son age 6;
"Bertie Baldwin", daughter age 5;
"Dewitt Baldwin", son age 4;
"Charley Baldwin", son age 8 months.3 
Death*21 April 1913Dale County, Alabama, USA2 
Burial*Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Inscription: "W. J. Baldwin Born Jan 19, 1863, Died Apr 21, 1913"4 

Citations

  1. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 634C, HH2, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S185] Lydia Hughes Grimes, Dale County, Alabama Kin (; Lagrange, GA: Family Tree, 1984), Library of Congress.
  3. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, Dale County, Alabama, ED#66, sheet 3, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S367] Tombstone Inscription, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Dale County Alabama, photograph or record held by Jerry Balkcom, 2010.

William L. Baldwin1

#508, b. 1842
Last Edited20 Dec 2004
Father*William Baldwin1 b. b 1820, d. b 1842
Birth*1842Georgia, USA1 
Will*1 March 1847Augustus Baldwin; Randolph County, Georgia, USA; In this court record, the following extract states:
"Benjamin Smith, Samuel Brooks, $1800., 1 March 1847. Benjamin Smith, guardian of Augustus Baldwin and William Baldwin, orphans of William Baldwin."2 
Cen-Enum*1850GA Randolph Co Census 1850; Cuthbert District, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; an eight year old male, born in Georgia. He is living with Thomas L. Dunlap (28 year old farmer, born in Ga.) and Ann E. Dunlap (30 year old, born in Ga.) and his 10 year old brother, Augustus Baldwin.1 
Military*26 September 1861Randolph County, Georgia, USA; "Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 1st regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Sept. 26, 1861. Mustered out May 5, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. G, 55th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 5, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant Apr. 22, 1863. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 12, 1865."3 
Marriage*14 October 1867Mary L. McDonald; Randolph County, Georgia, USA4 

Citations

  1. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Randolph County, Georgia, page 355., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S56] Flo Merritt Young, Randolph County, Georgia, Administration and Guardian Bonds, 1840-1851 (, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~bwjohnson/randbnd.htm
  3. [S130] Web Site, Quitman County, Georgia; USGenWeb, http://home.earthlink.net/~bwjohnson/quit_mn.htm, MUSTER ROLL;
    COMPANY G, 55th REGIMENT
    GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
    ARMY OF TENNESSEE
    C. S. A.
    RANDOLPH COUNTY, GEORGIA
    "JACKSON AVENGERS". Hereinafter cited as Web Site, Quitman County, Georgia.
  4. [S135] Max Tatum, compiler, Randolph County, Georgia Marriage Records, 1828-1922.). Hereinafter cited as Randolph County, Georgia Marriage Records.

William R. Baldwin1

#514, b. circa 1847
Last Edited13 Dec 2001
Father*Moses H. Baldwin1 b. c 1814
Mother*Elizabeth Miller1 b. c 1822
Birth*circa 1847Georgia, USA1 
Cen-Enum*1850GA Randolph Co Census 1850; 5th District, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; as a three year old male, born in Ga., and living with his parents, Moses H. and Elizabeth, and his older sister and three brothers.1 
Witness: Moses H. Baldwin

Citations

  1. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Randolph County, Georgia, page 367., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

William Thomas Baldwin1,2

#1100, b. June 1871, d. 5 March 1956
ChartsDescendants of Christopher S. Baldwin & Elizabeth Baldwin
Last Edited4 Oct 2009
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Moses Shoffner Baldwin1 b. 17 Mar 1849, d. 31 Mar 1873
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Judah1 b. 3 Dec 1848, d. 10 Jan 1910

Family

Mary A. Frances Woodham b. Aug 1878, d. 8 Apr 1948
Mary A. Frances Woodham; Dale County, Alabama, USA; Alto, Vennie May,
Annie Elizabeth, Lelia, Mary Ellen, Bascom Marvin, Velma, Summers5 
Birth*June 1871Alabama, USA3,1 
Cen-Enum*17 June 1880AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 9, son of Mary E., born in Alabama.1 
Witness: Mary Elizabeth Judah
Marriage*26 February 1891Mary A. Frances Woodham; Dale County, Alabama, USA; "Wm T Baldwin
Spouse:      Mary A F Woodham"4 
Census*1 June 1900Precinct 9 Echo, ED#66, hh#12, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "William Baldwin", age 28 head, born June 1871, farmer, born, Alabama, father born Georgia, mother born Alabama, married 9 years;
"Mary Baldwin", wife age 28, born August 1871, born Alabama, parents born South Carolina;
"Alton Baldwin", son age 7;
"Venie Baldwin", daughter age 5;
"Lizzie Baldwin", daughter age 3;
"Mary E. Baldwin", nwborn daughter.

Lived next to John Wesley Baldwin family.3 
Resident: Mary A. Frances Woodham
Death*5 March 19565 

Citations

  1. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 635A, HH3, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S132] http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, unknown author (unknown location), S.K. Watson. <e-mail address>
  3. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, Dale County, Alabama, ED#66, sheet 1, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S326] Jordan R. Dodd, compiler, Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800-1920 (Provo, UT: Myfamily.com, Inc, 1999). Hereinafter cited as American Marriage Collection: Alabama.
  5. [S185] Lydia Hughes Grimes, Dale County, Alabama Kin (; Lagrange, GA: Family Tree, 1984), Library of Congress.

Willie Baldwin1

#1176, b. before 1885
Last Edited20 Dec 2004
Birth*before 1885 

Citations

  1. [S135] Max Tatum, compiler, Randolph County, Georgia Marriage Records, 1828-1922.). Hereinafter cited as Randolph County, Georgia Marriage Records.

A. Camilla Balkcom1,2

#534, b. 9 October 1869
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited24 Apr 2017
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Ivey Balkcom1,3 b. 5 Oct 1845, d. 23 Oct 1909
Mother*Elizabeth E. Kirkland1 b. 7 Nov 1850
Birth*9 October 1869Alabama, USA1,2,3 
(Resident) Census27 July 1870(Head of Household) Ivey Balkcom, AL Dale Co Census 1870; Beat No. 9, Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Ivey age 24, born in Alabama, working as a farm laborer;
Elizabeth age 19, keeping house, born Alabama;
A. Camilla, young girl child (age illegible, possibly 1), born Alabama.4 
Name Variation1880Carmela Balkcom5 
(Resident) Census22 June 1880Ivey Balkcom, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Ivey age 34, farmer, born in Alabama, parents born "North". The family lived adjacent to James age 71 and Polly age 65, parents;
wife Elizabeth age 27, born Alabama, father born Alabama, mother birthplace illegible;
daughter Camilla age 10, born Alabama;
Uriah Webster, son age 6, born Alabama.6 
Married NameOctober 1886Woodham2 
Marriage*October 1886George Woodham; Alabama, USA2,3 

Citations

  1. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 225B, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  3. [S226] Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama (, Page 154; Pensacola, FL: Frank R. Parkhurst & Son Printing, 1961).
  4. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 225B, ancestry.com image 14, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL, page 642C, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  6. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL, page 642C, hh 3., Ancestry.com.

Albert Balkcom1

#34, b. circa 1850
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited4 Mar 2021
RelationshipGranduncle of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*James E. Balkcom1 b. 7 Jan 1807, d. 24 Nov 1887
Mother*Mary (Polly) Murphy1 b. 1814, d. 24 Feb 1886

Family

Sarah Holland b. c 1851
Children 1.Joseph Balkcom3 b. c 1872
 2.Ambrose Brantley Balkcom+6 b. 10 Dec 1873, d. 22 Jan 1942
 3.Archer Balkcom3 b. c 1874
 4.James Tarrell Balkcom+3,7 b. 16 Jun 1876
Birth*circa 1850Alabama, USA1 
(Resident) Census23 July 1860James E. Balkcom, Mary (Polly) Murphy; Newton Post Office, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "James Balkcom", head, age 53, farming, born in NC, real estate value $1500, personal estate $700.

The households of John W. Balkcom (son of James and Mary) and wife Nancy age 19 (newly married) and Daniel Murphy (with wife Elizabeth and a 12 year old male Milton Murphy) were adjacent. Neither of the other families showed land holdings so it's likely that they had houses on the land of James Balkcom.

Also listed on the same census page were Lewis Deal and wife Nancy J. Brannon Deal, with family. Nancy J. Brannon (person ID#1314) was the oldest daughter of Rosier Brannon and Anzilla Galloway, and sister to Rose Ann Brannon who was daughter-in-law to James and Mary Balkcom.

Complete household:
"James Balkcom" as above;
"Mary Balkcom", age 44, born in NC, read/write no;
"Selista J. Balkcom", female age 20, born Georgia, read/write yes;
"Benjamin Balkcom", age 17, laborer, born Georgia, read/write yes;
"Ivey Balkcom", male age 14, born Alabama, attending school, read/write yes;
"Brantley Balkcom", male age 12 born Alabama, attending school, read/write yes;
"Albert Balkcom", age 10, born Alabama, read/write yes;
"Delilah Balkcom, female age 8, born Alabama, attending school, read/write yes;
"Pricilla Balkcom", female age 6, born Alabama, attending school;
"Neissa Balkcom", female age 4, born Alabama;
"Ransom Balkcom", male age 3, born Alabama;
"Joseph D. Balkcom", male age 19, farm laborer, born Alabama, read/write yes;
"Cinda Balkcom", female age 18 born Alabama, read/write yes (Joseph's wife);
"James A. Balkcom", age 23, school teacher, born Georgia, read/write yes (note: he was listed last in the large household even though the oldest. Birth dates and states support that he was the oldest child of James and Mary).

Families living close by were Kirkland, Deal, Lee, Riley, Woodham.2 
Marriage*between 1870 and 1880Sarah Holland; Alabama, USA3 
(Neighbor) Census27 July 1870(Head of Household) James E. Balkcom, (Resident) Mary (Polly) Murphy; Beat No. 9, Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "James Balkcum" age 63, occupation farmer and hatter, born North Carolina, real estate $1100, personal $350.

Household:
James, head, as shown;
"Polly" age 54, keeps house, born NC;
"C. J.", female age 31, works in house, born Georgia;
"Albert" age 21, works in farm, born Alabama;
"Delila" age 19, works in farm, born Alabama;
"Priscilla" age 17, works in farm, born Alabama;
"J. H.", male age 14, works in farm, born Alabama;
"J. A.", female age 7, born Alabama;
"Middleton", male age 11, born Alabama.
The adults were listed as reading and writing.4 
Census*18 June 1880AL Henry Co Census 1880; hh#64, ED#82, Beat 6, Henry County, Alabama, USA; household:
"Albert Balkum", head, age 28, farm laborer, born in AL, parents born in SC;
'Sarah Balkum", wife, age 28, housekeeper, born in AL, parents born in GA;
"Joseph Balkum", son age 7 born in AL, parents born in GA;
"Archie Balkum", son age 5, born in AL, parents born in GA.
Note absence of son Tarrell.

Note SC birthplace of Albert's parents. If accurate then James and Mary Balkcom are not his parents. On the other hand I've not run across SC Balkcoms so this may be an error. Albert's age 28 is too young by a year or two to match the Albert in the earlier censuses, in the household of James and Mary. Children birthplaces listed as GA, possibly indicating that Sarah went to parents' home for the births.5 
Resident: Sarah Holland
Resident: Joseph Balkcom
Resident: Archer Balkcom

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, Echo Community, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, Newton Post Office, census pg 67, ancestry.com image pg 69, stamped census pg 565, Ancestry.com.
  3. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  4. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 225A, ancestry.com image pg 13, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Henry County, AL, Headland District, ancestry.com image pg 16, stamped pg 611, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  6. [S425] Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 March 2021), memorial page for Ambrose B. Balkcom (1873–Jan 1942), Find a Grave Memorial no. 17864390, citing Pine Forest Cemetery, Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Judy Llamas (contributor 46854247) . Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  7. [S226] Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama (, Page 154; Pensacola, FL: Frank R. Parkhurst & Son Printing, 1961).

Albert Balkcom1

#1642, b. after 1865, d. after 1874
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish
Descendants of Hester Balkcom
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited4 Mar 2021
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*James Arnold Balkcom1 b. 25 Aug 1836, d. 29 Dec 1917
Mother*Sarah L. Harrington1 b. 2 Jul 1843, d. 1 Dec 1917
Birth*after 1865date estimated from marriage year of parents1,2 
Death*after 1874Dale County, Alabama, USA; died at age "Near 9 Years" according to tombstone inscription. No death date on tombstone, estimated from marriage year of parents.1 
Burial*Old Center Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama, USA; tombstone:
"Albert, Son of James A & Sarah S
Balkcom Age Near 9 Years
A sunbeam from the world has vanished"3

Citations

  1. [S30] Tombstone Inscription, Old Center Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry County Alabama , Tombstone inscription, Jerry Balkcom, held in files.
  2. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, Geneva County, Alabama, ancestry.com image pg 56, census sheet 15, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S30] Tombstone Inscription, Old Center Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry County Alabama, Jerry Balkcom.

Alex Balkcom1

#1772, b. between 1801 and 1810
Last Edited20 Jan 2002
Birth*between 1801 and 18101 
Cen-Head*1840AL Dale Co Census 1840; Dale County, Alabama, USA; sp "Balcom", male age 30-39, female 30-39, with males 2 10-14, 1 15-19; females 1 20-29.1 

Citations

  1. [S15] Census, U.S. of 1840, Dale Co AL pg 19, image pg 33, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Alexander Balkcom

#764, b. 1802
Last Edited27 Mar 2010
Father*Alexander Balkcom III b. bt 1760 - 1770, d. 1852
Mother*Nancy Horn b. bt 1761 - 1770

Family

Mary Ward b. c 1801, d. bt 1850 - 1860
Marriage*24 October 1822Mary Ward; Henry County, Alabama, USA3 
Children 1.Nancy Louise Balkcom+ b. 1825
 2.Catherine Balkcom+ b. 1826
 3.Sarah Balkcom b. 1828
 4.Walter P Balkcom b. 1829
 5.Joseph M Balkcom b. 1842
Name VariationAlexander Balcombe 
Birth*1802Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA 
Name Variation1802Alexander Balkcom IV 
Migration*between 1818 and 1820Henry County, Alabama, USA1 
Comment*1822Walter Peyton Balcom; Henry County, Alabama, USA; It appears that brothers Alexander and Walter Peyton may have married two women who were sisters, Mary and Brasley Ward.2 
Marriage*24 October 1822Mary Ward; Henry County, Alabama, USA3 
Cen-Head*1830AL Henry Co Census 1830; Southern District, Henry County, Alabama, USA; male age 20-29, female age 20-29, male under 5 (Walter P.), 2 females under 5 (Nancy Louise, Catherine, Sarah are candidates).4,5 
Land*between 1836 and 1839Alexander Balkcom III; 7N, 8N/28E, Henry County, Alabama, USA; Together Alexander and son Alexander bought about 1/2 section total. John P. (son) bought 80 acres in the same area. Records don't indicate which Alexander bought which land except in a couple of cases where Sr. or Jr. is appended to the name. Location details are in the BLM reference.6,7 
Comment*between 1847 and 1854Coffee County, Alabama, USA; Alexander Balckom Patented 200 acres of land in Coffee County, AL from 20 August 1847 to 10 November 1854. 
Land*1 May 18496N/21E, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; He bought about 40 acres in Section 17, close to and at the same time as brother Walter P and Walter P's son William J.6 
(Witness) Cen-Enum1850Walter P Balkcom, AL Coffee Co Census 1850; Coffee County, Alabama, USA; 21 years old, born in Alabama, and living with his parents, Alexander and Mary.8 
Cen-Head*1850AL Coffee Co Census 1850; Coffee County, Alabama, USA; 48 years old, born in Georgia, and living in household #674 with his wife, Mary and his sons, Walter P. and Joseph M. He is living a short distance from his brother Walter P. and Walter's son William J. Also living two houses away were his married daughters, Nancy and Catherine Gohagen. Coffee County was formed from Dale County in 1841.9 
Witness: Walter P Balkcom
Witness: Mary Ward
Witness: Joseph M Balkcom
(Witness) Cen-Enum1850Joseph M Balkcom, AL Coffee Co Census 1850; Coffee County, Alabama, USA; 8 years old, born in Alabama, and living with his parents, Alexander and Mary.10 
(Witness) Cen-Enum1850Mary Ward, AL Coffee Co Census 1850; Coffee County, Alabama, USA; 48 years old, born in S.C. and living with her husband, Alexander, and their two sons, Walter P. and Joseph M.11 
Land1 November 18586N/21E, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; He bought about 80 acres in sections 17 and 18, close to his earlier purchase in Coffee County.6 
Cen-Head*1860AL Coffee Co Census 1860; Precinct 8, Buzbeeville, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; in HH #849, 58 years old, born in Ga., and living with his wife, Polly, and next door to their daughter, Catherine, and close by is their son, Walter.12 
Witness: Mary Ward
(Witness) Cen-Enum1860Mary Ward, AL Coffee Co Census 1860; Precinct 8, Buzbeeville, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; 58 years old, born in SC, and living with her husband, Alexander.12 

Citations

  1. [S332] The Henry County Heritage Book Committee, The Heritage of Henry County, Alabama (PO Box 67; Clanton, AL 35046: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The Heritage of Henry County, Alabama.
  2. [S42] Web, http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ealhenry/marrgroom.htm
  3. [S153] Marriage Records of Henry County, Ala., 1822-1868, Courthouse Henry County Alabama, Henry County, Alabama, USA. Hereinafter cited as Marriage Records of Henry County, Ala., 1822-1868.
  4. [S241] Census, U.S. of 1830, Henry County, Alabama, p. 29
    Online at ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  6. [S39] Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
  7. [S126] Marilyn Davis Hahn, Old Sparta and Elba Land Office Records and Military Warrants 1822-1860 in (Easley, South Carolina 29640: Southern Historical Press, Inc, 1983).
  8. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Coffee County, Alabama. Compiled by Helen Bartlett, for Grandpa's Silver Trunk., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  9. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Coffee County, Alabama, census pg 313, Ancestry.com.
  10. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Coffee County, Alabama, Ancestry.com.
  11. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Coffee County, Alabama. Compiled by Helen Bartlett, 199, for Grandpa's Silver Trunk. Extracted from CD made for Pat Balkcom by Ron Slay, 2001., Ancestry.com.
  12. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Coffee County, Alabama. Compiled by Helen Bartlett, 1999, for Grandpa's Silver Trunk. Extracted from CD made for Pat Balkcom by Ron Slay, 2001., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Alexander Balkcom1

#1022, b. 26 December 1848, d. 25 December 1925
Last Edited2 Jan 2010
Father*Ichabod Balkcom III2 b. 17 Jul 1816, d. 29 Dec 1864

Family

children were Luther, married to Emma Collier; Hattie, married to Charles Wesley Powell; Cora, married to Leonard M. Sumner;, Rosie, married to Owen B. Williams;, Carrie, married to Ernest F. Snipes; and Maggie, married to Alexander C. Stewart, all of Worth County.1 
Witness: Josephine Warren
Birth*26 December 18482 
Military*June 1864CSA, 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment Company B, Georgia, USA; An Alexander Balkum (Balkom) was listed as a Private in this regiment - "The 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Montgomery, on 6 May 1861, with 12 companies and about 1400 men recruited from Autauga, Henry, Jackson, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Russell, and Wilson counties."3,4,1 
Marriage*8 October 1871Josephine Warren; Georgia, USA1 
Residence*1892Worth County, Georgia, USA; moved from Quitman County1 
Witness: Josephine Warren
Death*25 December 1925Worth County, Georgia, USA1 
Witness: Josephine Warren

Citations

  1. [S355] Lillie Martin Grubbs, History of Worth County, Georgia , The First Eight Years, 1854 - 1934 (Macon, Georgia: The J. W. Grubbs Company, 1934), page 490.
  2. [S124] Researcher Carl B. Balkcom, http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/a/l/Carl-B-Balkcom/index.html
  3. [S48] Former Web Site for Quitman County, Georgia, no longer active. Hereinafter cited as Former Web Site for Quitman County, Georgia.
  4. [S139] Civil War Service Records, Box 374, extraction 3, record 1315, online at www.fold3.com, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, USA.

Alexander Balkcom

#745, b. 1837
Last Edited12 May 2012
Father*John Balkcom1 b. bt 1801 - 1810, d. b 1850
Mother*Mary Johnson2 b. c 1804, d. b 1854

Family

Child 1.Bertie Balkcom b. c 1875
Name VariationAlexander Balkum 
Birth*1837Henry County, Alabama, USA 
Cen-Enum*1850AL Henry Co Census 1850; Southern District, Henry County, Alabama, USA; a 13 year old male, born in Alabama and living with his mother, Mary, and two siblings, Aaron and Sarah.2 
Witness: Mary Johnson
Event*1854James Whitfield Balkum; Henry County, Alabama, USA; James Whitfield applied to the court of Henry County for guardianship of minor children Alexander and Sarah Ann Balkum, his brother and sister, on the death of their mother.3,4 
(Resident) Census19 August 1860Nancy Boswell, (Head of Household) James Whitfield Balkum; Lawrenceville Beat #11 hh906, Henry County, Alabama, USA; James Whitfield, male age 28, farmer, $7250 real estate, $28,900 personal, born Alabama;
wife Nancy, age 40, born in SC;
children Georgia Ann, female age 6, born Alabama, and Martha E., female age 2, born Alabama;
brother Alexander, male age 21, overseer, $960 personal;
C. C. Pitts, male age 12, born Georgia, assets $400.5 
Military*after 1861Henry County, Alabama, USA; 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Private, Company B3 
Event*after 1865Alexander survived the war and moved to Louisiana or Texas to have many descendants.3,4 
Marriage*circa 1870 

Citations

  1. [S168] Dr. Hoyt M. Warren, Henry's Heritage, A History of Henry County, Alabama (P.O. Box 222, Abbeville, AL 36830: Henry County Historical Society, 1978).
  2. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Henry County, Alabama, p. 416B
    Online at ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/henry/census/1850/, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S167] Civil War Company Rosters, 6 AL Infantry Regiment Co B, Henry Grays per Jeffrey Palmer e-mail address.
  4. [S168] Dr. Hoyt M. Warren, Henry's Heritage, 1978, Vol 1, page 163.
  5. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Henry County, Alabama, p. 133
    Online at Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Alexander Harvey Balkcom1,2

#446, b. 11 April 1888, d. 12 November 1890
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited7 Nov 2002
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Ivey Balkcom1 b. 5 Oct 1845, d. 23 Oct 1909
Mother*Elizabeth E. Kirkland1 b. 7 Nov 1850
Name VariationHarvey Balkcom3 
Birth*11 April 1888Alabama, USA1,4 
Death*12 November 1890Alabama, USA1 
Witness: Ivey Balkcom
Witness: Elizabeth E. Kirkland
Burial*November 1890Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; , which is located off County Road 83, southeast of Echo.1 

Citations

  1. [S44] Mount Pisgah Cemetery Census and Tombstone Transcripts , www.snowhill.com/~library/Cemeteries%20of%20Dale%20
    County/a.cemetery.mount.pisgah.html , Ozark - Dale County Public Library.
  2. [S226] Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama (, Page 154; Pensacola, FL: Frank R. Parkhurst & Son Printing, 1961).
  3. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  4. [S226] Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama , Page 154, birthdate shown as 14 April, 1888.

Alexander Balkcom III

#741, b. between 1760 and 1770, d. 1852
Last Edited25 Feb 2018
Father*Ichabod Balcom I1 b. 26 Jan 1740, d. 2 Jun 1789
Mother*Sarah H. Boyd b. a 1735

Family

Nancy Horn b. bt 1761 - 1770
Marriage*before 1793Nancy Horn; date estimated by fact that Nancy Horn appeared as co-owner of land sold in 1796, originally bought in 1793.7 
Children 1.Walter Peyton Balcom+20,7 b. c 1800
 2.John Balkcom+7,14 b. bt 1801 - 1810, d. b 1850
 3.Alexander Balkcom+ b. 1802
 4.Mary Balkcom7 b. b 1805
Birth*between 1760 and 1770Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA2 
Name Variation1771Alexander Balcombe III 
Comment*1789Edgecombe Co., N.C. Deed Book 5, page 172. Deed lists Alexander 'Balkum' as Ichabod's son and heir. 
Name VariationBaukum3 
Cen-Head*1790NC Johnston Co Census 1790; Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; "Alexander Baukum", free white male over 16 and one free white female. The referenced book refers to this census labeling him as married head of household with one female infant. It's not clear where this information might have come from, but it would not be from the census itself. It may be referring to the NC State Census of 1787. Living nearby were James Bawkum, Samuel Baldwin, and four Branan familes - William, Thomas, Joseph, Casen.4,3 
Event11 February 1791Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA; listed as insolvent, 1 poll, for 1789 in Capts Hines and Colwell's Districts, in court records5 
Event25 November 1791Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; listed as a buyer ("Alex Baucom") at an estate sale of Emelia Vinson6 
Marriage*before 1793Nancy Horn; date estimated by fact that Nancy Horn appeared as co-owner of land sold in 1796, originally bought in 1793.7 
Land*26 August 1793Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; 100 acres, bought land of Mason Hern, deed recorded.8 
Event1795Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; listed as insolvent in court records9 
Event17 March 1795Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; listed as a buyer ("Alexander Balcom") at an estate sale of Joseph Garner6 
Land*19 November 1795Nancy Horn; Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; They and Mason Hern (Harn, Horn) (grantors) deeded 100 acres to John Gulley (grantee) for 32 pounds; deed recorded in November Court 1796. Comment: Looks like Alexander unable to make payments to Mason Hern and sold to Gulley. Description: SS Great Buffelow Sw. at head of Barrows Br., Gulleys line ... part of a tract granted to Thomas Barrow. Note, this Hern or Harn from transcriptions in the reference may be Horn, and a relative of Nancy.10,11 
Name Variation1804Alexander Balkum7 
Land Grant*1805Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA; Alexander, listed as a resident of Oglethorpe County, registered for the Georgia 1805 land lottery. He did not win any land.12 
Event*1815Ichabod Balkcom II; Researcher Clifton reports that Alexander and Ichabod Balkcom moved from Johnston County, North Carolina to Jones County, Georgia in 1815. According to Clifton, Alexander had come down earlier to Oglethorpe County, Georgia, then returned to NC, and later came to Jones County with Ichabod. Clifton further states that "Alexander later moved to Alabama and is the progenitor of the large contingent of Balkcoms there, but Ichabod stayed in Jones County. He is the progenitor of the Balkcoms in Georgia." Note that many of the Balkcoms in southeast Alabama descend from James E. Balkcom of North Carolina, relationship to the Ichabod line and to the Alexander Balkcom lines unknown. However, Alexander did have a number of descendants in that part of the state.13 
Comment1817Jones County, Georgia, USA; listed as buying slaves from Thomas Boyd.14 
Cen-Head*1820GA Jones Co Census 1820; Jones County, Georgia, USA; male age 45 or over (Alexander III), female 45 or over (Nancy), with males 2 16-25 (fits Walter Peyton, John, and Alexander IV), 1 26-44 (?), females 1 16-25 (Sarah or Mary), 1 26-44 (Sarah or Mary). 000211-00111.
Slaves 300011: 3 males u14,1 female u14, 1 female 14-24.15,16 
Comment19 September 1820Jones County, Georgia, USA; Jones County, Ga., Deed Book 1820, page 327. Alexander Bolkom of Jones County, for One Thousand dollars, sells land to Abner Wemberly; 202 1/2 acres known as lot #39 in the eighth District formerly Baldwin county now Jones County. Signed: Alexander Balckcom. Witnesses: Henry T. Jones, William Willis, Lemuel Buggs14 
Comment1830Alexander in 1830 census caring alone for two children 5-9. Adjacent households are Ward's, possible relatives of daughter-in-law Mary Ward. 
Cen-Head*1830AL Henry Co Census 1830; Southern District, Henry County, Alabama, USA; male 60-69, male 5-9, female 5-9. Adjacent households are Ward's, possible relatives of daughter-in-law Mary Ward.17 
Land*between 1836 and 1839Alexander Balkcom; 7N, 8N/28E, Henry County, Alabama, USA; Together Alexander and son Alexander bought about 1/2 section total. John P. (son) bought 80 acres in the same area. Records don't indicate which Alexander bought which land except in a couple of cases where Sr. or Jr. is appended to the name. Location details are in the BLM reference.18,19 
Cen-Head*1840AL Henry Co Census 1840; Southern District, A. Matthews Division, Henry County, Alabama, USA; male 70-79, female 70-79. Slaves 3 male under 10, 2 female under 10, 1 female 10-20, 1 female 20-29. Adjacent to households of William P. Balkcom (possibly son Walter P.?) and John Balkcom.2 
(Witness) Cen-Enum1840Nancy Horn, AL Henry Co Census 1840; Southern District, A. Matthews Division, Henry County, Alabama, USA; female age 70-79, with Alexander Balkom age 70-79.2 
Will*19 May 1842Henry County, Alabama, USA; Transcript of Alexander Balkcom Will (Henry County Records, Ala Wills OCR Book D page 437, 19 May 1852):

State of Alabama, Henry County 19 May 1842; I, Alexander Bolckom, being of sound mind and memory do this the nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and forty-two, make this my last will and testament, in manner and from as follows, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. First. I give and bequeath and devise unto my son John Bolckom, one negro boy named Ben, also the east half of southeast, and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-seven township eight range twenty-eight east which said parcels of land and negro I give to the said John during his natural life the use labor and proceeds thereof to be appropriated to his annual support during his said life but to be in no wise subject to the debts of the said John Whither heretofore or at any time during his said life created, and if the said John should have contracted or hereafter contracts debts or liabilities so as to make the said property liable for said debts as if they were his own property then and in that event it is my will that the said property be by the court having jurisdiction therein be taken and the annual proceeds thereof secured in trust to the annual use and support of the said John and upon the decease of the said John Balkom the said lands and negro to go to the heirs of the body of the said John Balkom. Second. I give and bequeath to my son Walter P. Balkom, upon the same terms and conditions and restrictions as in the grant and gift to my son John Balkom as recited above, one negro boy named Buck, also one hundred and three dollars in cash which I have heretofore given to him to enter land with for me, but in case he has entered the land in my name then and in that event I give to him the said lands, also the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section two in township seven and range twenty-eight. Third. I give to my daughter, Mary Conner upon the same terms,conditions and restrictions as in the gift to my son John Bolkom and further that her husband shall not at any time have the control of the same, one negro woman named Nance and her child named Sam, also one cart and yoke of oxen. Fourth. I give and bequeath to my son Alexander Balckom upon the same terms, conditions and restrictions as in the gift to my son John Bolkom aforesaid one negro boy named Mouk, also a negro girl named Serena. Fifth. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Brasille upon the same terms, conditions and restrictions as in the gift to my son John Balkom aforesaid, and further that her husband shall not at any time have control of the same, one negro woman named Celia and her two children Venus and Peggy. Sixth. It is my will and desire that the balance of my property both real and personal be sold and after paying all my just debts, which thank God are few and small in amount to be equally divided between my children as aforesaid. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the date first above written. S/Alexander (X) Balkom. Signed, Sealed and acknowledged in the presence of B. C. Lansdale,John Ward, Charles (X) Blalock.

Codicil: Whereas the woman named Celia willed in the foregoing will to Sarah Brasill has since the making of the same been delivered of a child named Allen and not wishing to part the mother and child I here further ordain and will that the said child, Allen, shall belong to the said Sarah Brasill upon the same conditions that the said Celia was willed to her, and that the said Sarah shall pay into the bulk of my estate the sum of seventy-five dollars within one year after the probate of my will. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this the 18th day of March 1844. S/Alexander (X) Balkom. Wit: Wm. A.McAllister, Lewis Paullin, W. L. Ligon, E. H. Teague.

The will was Proved by John Ward, Benjamin Lausdale, Charles Blalock,Wm A. McAllister, Elijah W. Teague 17 Dec 1845. (Recorded in Will Book 1845 page 437,438).7,14 
Will18 March 1844Henry County, Alabama, USA; Codicil: Whereas the woman named Celia willed in the foregoing will to Sarah Brasill has since the making of the same been delivered of a child named Allen and not wishing to part the mother and child I here further ordain and will that the said child, Allen, shall belong to the said Sarah Brasill upon the same conditions that the said Celia was willed to her, and that the said Sarah shall pay into the bulk of my estate the sum of seventy-five dollars within one year after the probate of my will. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this the 18th day of March 1844. S/Alexander (X) Balkom. Wit: Wm. A.McAllister, Lewis Paullin, W. L. Ligon, E. H. Teague. 
Death*1852Henry County, Alabama, USA14,15 

Citations

  1. [S120] Joseph W. Watson, Kinfolks of Edgecombe County North Carolina 1788-1855 (, Compilation of relationships proved or indicated by the deeds of Edgecombe County; Durham, North Carolina: The Seeman Printery, Inc, 1969), State Library of North Carolina.
  2. [S15] Census, U.S. of 1840, Henry County, Al. pg 31, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S173] Census, U.S. of 1790, Johnston County, NC, image page 4, census pg 480., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S168] Dr. Hoyt M. Warren, Henry's Heritage, A History of Henry County, Alabama (P.O. Box 222, Abbeville, AL 36830: Henry County Historical Society, 1978), compiled by Mrs. Sara Newton Carroll.
  5. [S257] Marvin K. Dorman Jr., Edgecombe County North Carolina Abstracts of Court Minutes 1744-1746, 1757-1794 (; Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Hutchinson-Allgood Printing Co, Inc., 1968), State Library of North Carolina.
  6. [S261] Elizabeth E. Ross, Record of Estates Johnston County North Carolina 1781-1807 (Abstracts) (, Vol I; 4841 Johnston Union Rd, Clayton, North Carolina 27520: Ross, 1988), State Library of North Carolina.
  7. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  8. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, Baucom Family Book, 1978, citing Vol V, Johnston Co NC Court minutes 1793-1797, book by Weynette Parks Haun, 1976 - pg 35. Separate table cites NC Deed Records, Deed Book T1, pg 63.
  9. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, Baucom Family Book, 1978, citing Vol V, Johnston Co NC Court minutes 1793-1797, book by Weynette Parks Haun, 1976 - pg 274.
  10. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, Baucom Family Book, 1978, citing Vol V, Johnston Co NC Court minutes 1793-1797, book by Weynette Parks Haun, 1976 - pg 297. Separate table cites NC Deed Records, abstracted 11 April 1956), Deed Book V2, pg 432.
  11. [S251] Elizabeth E. Ross & Zelda B. Wood, Kinfolks of Johnston County North Carolina (, Vol I, Abstract of Deeds 1759-1825; 396 Little Creek Church Rd, Clayton, NC 27520: Elizabeth E. Ross,, The Johnston County Heritage Center.
  12. [S127] Virginia and Ralph Wood, compiler, Georgia Land Lottery 1805 (n.p.: Greenwood Press, 1964). Hereinafter cited as Georgia Land Lottery 1805.
  13. [S242] Researcher Evelyn Butler Clifton, reference date 1987.
  14. [S168] Dr. Hoyt M. Warren, Henry's Heritage, 1978.
  15. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, Baucom Family Book, 1978, page 123.
  16. [S144] Census, U.S. of 1820, Jones Co, GA stamped pg 123, image pg 15, Maryland Historical Society.
  17. [S241] Census, U.S. of 1830, Henry County, Alabama, p. 35 (328), Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  18. [S39] Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
  19. [S126] Marilyn Davis Hahn, Old Sparta and Elba Land Office Records and Military Warrants 1822-1860 in (Easley, South Carolina 29640: Southern Historical Press, Inc, 1983).
  20. [S121] Researcher R. Slay, Compiled Descendants of Alexander Balcom, reference date Nov 2000.

Allen Balkcom1

#954, b. circa 1834, d. 15 March 1862
Last Edited21 Jan 2009
Name VariationMcAllen 
Birth*circa 1834Tennessee, USA2 
Marriage*15 December 1857Angelina Boyd; Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA2 
Military*27th Alabama Infantry, Company C, Tennessee, USA; enlisted as a private (sp Balcombe)in the unit raised in Lauderdale, Tennessee. He was captured after the Battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.1,2 
Death*15 March 1862Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; as a Confederate POW1 
Burial*Oak Woods Cemetery, Confederate Mound, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S109] National Archives, Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North , 1984), Page 197. Hereinafter cited as Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons.
  2. [S295] Researcher Johnnie Tate, e-mail message May 2004, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/a/t/Johnnie-T-Tate/index.html, e-mail address.

Amanda Caroline Balkcom1

#1032, b. 7 February 1861, d. 14 January 1864
Last Edited15 Jan 2001
Father*Ichabod Balkcom III1 b. 17 Jul 1816, d. 29 Dec 1864
Birth*7 February 18611 
Death*14 January 18641 

Ambrose Brantley Balkcom1,2

#2351, b. 10 December 1873, d. 22 January 1942
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited4 Mar 2021
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Albert Balkcom3 b. c 1850
Mother*Sarah Holland3 b. c 1851

Family

Mary Ann Woodham b. 21 Jun 1868, d. 6 Apr 1944
Marriage*27 October 1895Mary Ann Woodham; Dale County, Alabama, USA4,1 
Children 1.George W. Balkcom1 b. c 1900
 2.Thomas James Balkcom1 b. c 1902
Birth*10 December 1873Dale County, Alabama, USA1,4 
Marriage*27 October 1895Mary Ann Woodham; Dale County, Alabama, USA4,1 
Census*11 May 1910US 1910 Census; Florala, Beat #9, ED 52, Sheet 39A, hh#794, Covington County, Alabama, USA; "Ambrose E. Balcom", age 36, married for 14 years, farmer, farm owner, born Alabama, parents born Alabama.

Complete Household:
"Mary A.", wife, age 40, married for 14 years, 5 children born, 3 living now, born Alabama, parents born Alabama;
"George W.", son age 10, born Alabama, parents born Alabama;
"Thos J.", son age 8, born Alabama, parents born Alabama;
"Sabra V. L.", daughter age 6, born Alabama, parents born Alabama.1 
Resident: Mary Ann Woodham
Resident: George W. Balkcom
Resident: Thomas James Balkcom
Military*12 September 1918Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, USA; registered for the World War I military draft, as "Ambros Brantley Balkcom", age 45, occupation farmer, employer J. P. Short, born Dec 10, 1873, short height, medium build, gray eyes, dark hair, nearest relative "Mollie A. Balkcom". Note that he signed his name with the above spelling.2 
Census*9 February 1920US 1920 Census; Precinct 22, ED 67, Sheet 1, hh#5, Covington County, Alabama, USA; "Ambrose Balcom", head, age 46, married, farmer, renting, born Alabama, parents born Alabama.

Complete household:
"Mollie", wife, age 48, born Alabama, parents born Alabama;
"Thomas J.", son age 18, born Alabama, parents born Alabama.5 
Resident: Mary Ann Woodham
Resident: Thomas James Balkcom
(Occupant) Residence*before 1926(Occupant) Mary Ann Woodham; Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA4 
Death*22 January 1942Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA; according to descendant Nobles, had lived at his rural route address for 16 years, died at age 686 
Burial*Pine Forest Cemetery space S-3, Lot 180, Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida, USA4 

Citations

  1. [S300] Census, U.S. of 1910, Covington County, AL, ED 52, census sheet 39A, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S337] World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, www.ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
  3. [S425] Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 March 2021), memorial page for Ambrose B. Balkcom (1873–Jan 1942), Find a Grave Memorial no. 17864390, citing Pine Forest Cemetery, Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Judy Llamas (contributor 46854247) . Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S336] Researcher Terry Nobles, email communication, reference date 2005.
  5. [S195] Census, U.S. of 1920, Covington County, AL, ED 67, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  6. [S336] Researcher Terry Nobles, citing death certificate, email communication.