Paul Preston1

#551, b. circa 1848
Last Edited21 Jan 2001

Family

 Elmeda (?) b. c 1848
Marriage*Elmeda (?)1 
Children 1.Anna A. Preston2 b. c 1872
 2.Georgia Preston2 b. c 1873
 3.William T. Preston2 b. c 1874
 4.John M. Preston2 b. c 1877
 5.Eddie Preston2 b. c 1879
Birth*circa 1848Georgia, USA1 
Marriage*Elmeda (?)1 
Cen-Head*28 July 1870AL Dale Co Census 1870; Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 22, a farm labor, with no real estate and $20 personal assets. They lived adjacent to W. S. Preston who did have a lot of real estate.1 
Witness: Elmeda (?)
(Witness) Cen-Enum28 July 1870Elmeda (?), AL Dale Co Census 1870; Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
Cen-Head*18 June 1880AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 32, farmer, born in Georgia, parents born in Georgia.2 
Witness: Elmeda (?)
Witness: Anna A. Preston
Witness: Georgia Preston
Witness: William T. Preston
Witness: John M. Preston
Witness: Eddie Preston
(Witness) Cen-Enum18 June 1880Elmeda (?), AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA2 
(Witness) Cen-Enum18 June 1880Anna A. Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 8, daughter of Paul, born in Alabama.2 
(Witness) Cen-Enum18 June 1880Georgia Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 7, daughter of Paul, born in Alabama.2 
(Witness) Cen-Enum18 June 1880William T. Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 6, son of Paul, born in Alabama.2 
(Witness) Cen-Enum18 June 1880John M. Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 3, son of Paul, born in Alabama.2 
(Witness) Cen-Enum18 June 1880Eddie Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 1, son of Paul, born in Alabama.2 

Citations

  1. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 227B, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 636D, HH12, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Paul Hill Preston1

#1877, b. 31 March 1849, d. 15 April 1908
Last Edited15 Apr 2008
Father*William Sanford Preston1 b. 13 Sep 1816, d. 3 Sep 1886
Mother*Temperance Causby Calhoun1 b. 16 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jun 1908
Birth*31 March 1849Georgia, USA1 
(Resident) Census20 July 1860(Head of Household) William Sanford Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1860; Newton Post Office, household 425, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "W. S. Preston" male age 42, farmer, $2000 real estate, $5000 personal assets, born in Georgia. Lived close to families of Josephine Mathews and Bryant Baldwin.
"Temperance Preston", female age 37, born in Georgia;
"John", male age 16, farm laborer, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Sarah", female age 13, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Paul", male age 10, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Leonadas", male age 9, attending school, born in Georgia (the last of the children born in Georgia);
"Braidy", male age 6, attending school, born in Alabama;
"George W.", age 3, born Alabama [is this William W. Preston age 13 in the 1870 household?];
"Winsted", age 7 months born Alabama [is this Patrick McLain Preston age 10 in the household in 1870?].1 
Marriage*before 1870Elmeadia Peacock; in 1870 census she was in the household of Paul Preston, adjacent to the household of William S. and Temperance Preston, which had a female F. A. Peacock. A guess is that Meda and F. A. were sisters. A nearby household was G. W Peacock male age 24, possibly Meda's brother?2 
Progeny*after 1870Elmeadia Peacock; Anna Alice, Georgia, Foster, Eddy, Mansel, Jacob, Homer, Lottie 
Death*15 April 1908Dale County, Alabama, USA3 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, page 558, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 282 (227B), Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S35] Researcher Janet Dozier, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/z/Janet-L-Dozier/index.html

Robert Preston1

#1074, b. circa 1870
ChartsDescendants of James Preston & Elizabeth Jane Clark
Last Edited24 Feb 2002
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Washington Preston1 b. 1830, d. 2 Oct 1906
Mother*Mary Faison Shine1 b. 10 Jan 1836, d. 20 Jan 1895
Birth*circa 1870Alabama, USA1 
(Resident) Census16 June 1880John Washington Preston, Mary Faison Shine; ED#56, pg 22, hh#190, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "J. W. Preston", head, age 53, farmer, born in England, both parents born in Ireland;
"Mary Preston", wife age 44, keeping house, born in North Carolina, birthplace of parents not listed. Note difference in age with 1870 census, reported then age 30;
"James T. Preston", son age 13, attending school, father born in England, mother NC;
"Robert Preston", son age 10, attending school, born in Alabama, father born in England, mother in NC;
"David Preston", son age 8, attending school, born in Alabama;
"Elen J. Preston", female age 6, born in Alabama, relationship column blank, possibly of other parents?, but this census taker left this column blank for younger children of other families;
"Nancy Preston", female age 4, born in Alabama, relationship column blank;
"Frances Preston", female age 2, born in Alabama, relationship column blank;
"Cane Preston", black female age 16, laborer, born Alabama, parents born Georgia, no read/write;
"Celey Preston", black female age 15, laborer, born Alabama, parents born Georgia, no read/write.2 

Citations

  1. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 755B. HH190, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL, Ancestry.com.

Sally Preston

#2339, b. say 1840
Last Edited15 Apr 2008
Father*Andrew James Preston b. c 1810, d. c 1876
Mother*Mary Andrews b. b 1823
Birth*say 1840Georgia, USA 

Samuel J. Preston1

#1051, b. circa 1840
Last Edited1 Feb 2006
Birth*circa 18401 
Military*circa 1862CSA, 15th Alabama Regiment, Company E (Dale County), Alabama, USA; enlisted when "he was 18 years old. He was severely wounded at Chickamauga, and on the muster role it is stated that he was wounded three times, but none of the company witnessed it. The record does not account for him after 1864." This quote from Oates' book.1 

Citations

  1. [S47] Oates, Alabama 1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers, Cullman and Dale Counties (.

Sarah Preston1

#1876, b. circa 1847
Last Edited15 Apr 2008
Father*William Sanford Preston1 b. 13 Sep 1816, d. 3 Sep 1886
Mother*Temperance Causby Calhoun1 b. 16 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jun 1908
Birth*circa 1847Sumter County, Georgia, USA1 
(Resident) Census20 July 1860(Head of Household) William Sanford Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1860; Newton Post Office, household 425, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "W. S. Preston" male age 42, farmer, $2000 real estate, $5000 personal assets, born in Georgia. Lived close to families of Josephine Mathews and Bryant Baldwin.
"Temperance Preston", female age 37, born in Georgia;
"John", male age 16, farm laborer, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Sarah", female age 13, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Paul", male age 10, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Leonadas", male age 9, attending school, born in Georgia (the last of the children born in Georgia);
"Braidy", male age 6, attending school, born in Alabama;
"George W.", age 3, born Alabama [is this William W. Preston age 13 in the 1870 household?];
"Winsted", age 7 months born Alabama [is this Patrick McLain Preston age 10 in the household in 1870?].1 
Marriage*say 1865married E. B. Jenkins 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, page 558, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Thomas T. Preston1

#971, d. 9 December 1863
Last Edited3 Jan 2002
Military*in the Confederacy as a Sgt. in the 50th Georgia Infantry, Company E Thomas County Rangers)1 
Death*9 December 1863Point Lookout, Maryland, USA1 
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 370. Hereinafter cited as Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons.

Thomas Webb Preston1

#349, b. 1819, d. circa 1880
Last Edited26 Aug 2017
Father*David Preston3,2 b. 17 Mar 1777, d. 30 Sep 1849
Mother*Nancy Jane McCann2 b. 20 Jun 1781, d. 15 Oct 1863
Birth*1819Georgia, USA; Thomas Preston in the 1860 census is identified as age 38, born in Georgia. The 1850 census has a Thomas Preston age 30, born in Alabama. I believe they are they same person and that Georgia is the correct birthplace and 1819 is the birth date.1 
(Heir) Will13 August 1849(Testator) David Preston; Inferior Court, Crawford County, Georgia, USA; David Preston left a will (see attached photocopy). Named were wife Nancy Preston, son Thomas W. Preston (Executor), children Andrew James Preston, John Preston, William S. Preston, David Brady Preston, and Mary Mathews, wife of James Mathews.
Witnesses included Enoch Mathews and Charles H. Walker (witnesses are from a later court document, not the surviving will copy itself).
The will was proved in Inferior Court in September 1850.4
(Head of Household) Census17 August 1850GA Crawford Co Census 1850; Division No. 20, household 176, Crawford County, Georgia, USA; "Thos Preston" age 30, born in Alabama, occupation overseer, real estate $600. He is the only one in the household. The nearest planters were T. T. Smith and Jacob Lowe5 
ExecutorNovember 1850(Deceased) David Preston; Inferior Court, Crawford County, Georgia, USA; appointed Executor of the will of his father David Preston3 
Census*4 July 1860GA Crawford Co Census 1860; Knoxville District, household 362, Crawford County, Georgia, USA; "Thomas W. Preston", head of household, age 38, farmer, born in Georgia, with real estate assets of $2000. and personal assets of $15,960;
"Nancy Preston" age 85, born in Georgia, with real estate valued at $5000 and a personal estate valued at $27,790. [this is likely Nancy Jane McCann Preston, widow of David Preston - if so, supports the theory that David Preston / Nancy Jane McCann born Ireland were Thomas W.'s parents. Reported age 85 is consistent with Nancy Preston's reported age in 1850, in household with David Preston. However, Nancy's birth place is reported Georgia in this census, while Nancy Jane McCann was born in Ireland c1781];
Also counted in the household were a John Stinson (age 45) listed as born in Ireland, and a Michael Radford (age 40) listed as born in Ireland, occupations listed as ditchers.1 
Resident: Nancy Jane McCann
Neighbor: Philip N. Mathews
Neighbor: Enoch Mathews
(Neighbor) Census5 July 1860James N. Mathews, GA Crawford Co Census 1860; Knoxville District, household 365, Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia, USA; "James N. Mathews",a 33 year old male, listed as farmer, in household with wife, four children, and farm laborer James Louis (age 20). Real estate assets listed at $1750 and personal estate at $600. Household:
Matilda age 27;
Sarah M. age 9;
Joel age 7;
John W. age 5;
Mathew C. age 1.6 
Death*circa 1880 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Crawford County, Georgia, page 914., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S35] Researcher Janet Dozier, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/z/Janet-L-Dozier/index.html
  3. [S461] Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Crawford County - Probate Court - Misc Records of the Inferior Court, Will of David Preston, Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia, USA.
  4. [S461] Georgia Probate Courts, Crawford County - Probate Court - Misc Records of the Inferior Court, Georgia Archives.
  5. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, GA, Crawford Co p 393A hh 176, ancestry image 25/104, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  6. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Crawford County, Georgia, page 915., Ancestry.com.

William C. Preston1

#309, b. circa 1851
ChartsDescendants of James Preston & Elizabeth Jane Clark
Last Edited16 Dec 2000
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*David Preston1 b. 1826
Mother*Delphia Sarah Lightfoot1 b. c 1828
Birth*circa 1851Georgia, USA1 
(Resident) Census6 July 1860David Preston, GA Crawford Co Census 1860; Knoxville District, Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia, USA; David Preston", a 33 year old male born in England, farmer, read/write yes, real estate $800, property $180. He was living with wife Delpha and three sons.
"Delpha" age 33, born Ga;
"Wm C." age 9, born Ga;
"David W." age 6, born Ga;
"Andrew J.", age 1, born Ga.2 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Crawford County, Georgia, page 919., Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Crawford County, Georgia, page 919, ancestry image 14 of 23, Ancestry.com.

William Sanford Preston1

#542, b. 13 September 1816, d. 3 September 1886
Last Edited13 Aug 2017
Father*David Preston2 b. 17 Mar 1777, d. 30 Sep 1849
Mother*Nancy Jane McCann2 b. 20 Jun 1781, d. 15 Oct 1863

Family

 Temperance Causby Calhoun b. 16 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jun 1908
Marriage*17 January 1841Temperance Causby Calhoun; Crawford County, Georgia, USA1,4 
Children 1.John W. Preston8 b. c 1844, d. a 1860
 2.Sarah Preston8 b. c 1847
 3.Paul Hill Preston8 b. 31 Mar 1849, d. 15 Apr 1908
 4.Leonidas Preston1 b. c 1852
 5.Brady Preston1 b. c 1854, d. 15 Nov 1930
 6.William W. Preston1 b. c 1857
 7.Patrick McLain Preston1 b. Dec 1859
 8.Jefferson Davis Preston1 b. c 1861
 9.Wirt Preston1 b. c 1864, d. 4 Oct 1909
Birth*13 September 1816Georgia, USA1,3 
Marriage*17 January 1841Temperance Causby Calhoun; Crawford County, Georgia, USA1,4 
(Heir) Will13 August 1849(Testator) David Preston; Inferior Court, Crawford County, Georgia, USA; David Preston left a will (see attached photocopy). Named were wife Nancy Preston, son Thomas W. Preston (Executor), children Andrew James Preston, John Preston, William S. Preston, David Brady Preston, and Mary Mathews, wife of James Mathews.
Witnesses included Enoch Mathews and Charles H. Walker (witnesses are from a later court document, not the surviving will copy itself).
The will was proved in Inferior Court in September 1850.5
Land*before 1854Crawford County, Georgia, USA; bought and sold land over several years 
Migration*between 1852 and 1854Dale County, Alabama, USA; based on children birth locations. 
Occupationbetween 1854 and 1865Dale County, Alabama, USA; Justice of the Peace per researcher. Note obituary uses "Esq" indicating lawyer or Justice of Peace. 
Landafter 1853Dale County, Alabama, USA; "...purchased the Hunt place near Echo, the Griggs place between Corinth Freewill Baptist Church and Brown's Cross Roads." 
Occupation1860Dale County, Alabama, USA; farmer6 
(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.7 
(Head of Household) Census*20 July 1860AL Dale Co Census 1860; Newton Post Office, household 425, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "W. S. Preston" male age 42, farmer, $2000 real estate, $5000 personal assets, born in Georgia. Lived close to families of Josephine Mathews and Bryant Baldwin.
"Temperance Preston", female age 37, born in Georgia;
"John", male age 16, farm laborer, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Sarah", female age 13, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Paul", male age 10, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Leonadas", male age 9, attending school, born in Georgia (the last of the children born in Georgia);
"Braidy", male age 6, attending school, born in Alabama;
"George W.", age 3, born Alabama [is this William W. Preston age 13 in the 1870 household?];
"Winsted", age 7 months born Alabama [is this Patrick McLain Preston age 10 in the household in 1870?].8 
Resident: Temperance Causby Calhoun
Resident: John W. Preston
Resident: Sarah Preston
Resident: Paul Hill Preston
Resident: Leonidas Preston
Resident: Brady Preston
Resident: William W. Preston
Resident: Patrick McLain Preston
(Head of Household) Census*28 July 1870AL Dale Co Census 1870; Beat No. 9, hh#130, Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "W. S. Preston" age 53, a farmer, born in Georgia. He had real estate valued at $2160, personal estate of $1500, and lived adjacent to son Paul Preston age 22.
Household:
"T. C. Preston", female age 47, born Georgia;
"Leonidus", male age 18, working in farm, born Georgia;
"Brady" age 16, born Alabama;
"W. W.", male age 13, born Alabama;
"Patrick", age 11, born Alabama
"Davis", male age 9, born Alabama;
"Babe", male age 6 [is this Wirt Preston as one researcher has it?];
"F. A. Peacock", female age 21, domestic servant.9 
Resident: Temperance Causby Calhoun
Resident: Leonidas Preston
Resident: Brady Preston
Resident: William W. Preston
Resident: Patrick McLain Preston
Resident: Jefferson Davis Preston
Resident: Wirt Preston
Resident: F. A. Peacock
(Head of Household) Census*25 June 1880AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, household 11, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "William Preston", age 63, farming, birthplace Georgia, parents' birthplace Ireland;
"Tempa Preston", wife age 57;
"William W.", son age 23;
"Patric", son age 20;
"Davis", son age 18;
"Young One", son age 15, attending school [not solidly linked to later name, probably Wirt who was age 6 in household in 1870].10 
Resident: Temperance Causby Calhoun
Resident: William W. Preston
Resident: Patrick McLain Preston
Resident: Jefferson Davis Preston
Resident: Wirt Preston
Death*3 September 1886Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "William S. Preston, Esq., one of Dale's oldest citizens, died at his home in Echo last Friday". Ozark Star11,12,3 
Burial*September 1886Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, USA; in plot with Temperance C. and M. E. Preston3 

Citations

  1. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 227B, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S35] Researcher Janet Dozier, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/z/Janet-L-Dozier/index.html
  3. [S112] Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions , Tombstone inscription, E. H. Hayes, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1767/Carmel.txt, Oct 15 1948.
  4. [S143] Frances T. Ingmire, compiler, Crawford County Georgia Marriage Records 1823-1953 (10166 Clairmont Dr; St Louis, MO 63136: n.pub., 1985). Hereinafter cited as Marriages Crawford Co GA 1823-1853.
  5. [S461] Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Crawford County - Probate Court - Misc Records of the Inferior Court, Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia, USA.
  6. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, census page stamped 558, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  7. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, AL page 556, Ancestry.com.
  8. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, page 558, Ancestry.com.
  9. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 227B, ancestry.com image pg 18, Ancestry.com.
  10. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 643B, HH11, familysearch.org image 22/24, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  11. [S60] Newspaper The Southern Star, (Ozark, Alabama:, 14 Sept 1886.
  12. [S61] Robert S. Davis, Marriage and Death Notices from Alabama Newspapers and Family Records 1819-1890 (; Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981).

William T. Preston1

#1089, b. circa 1874
Last Edited21 Jan 2001
Father*Paul Preston1 b. c 1848
Mother*Elmeda (?)1 b. c 1848
Birth*circa 1874Alabama, USA1 
Cen-Enum*18 June 1880AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 6, son of Paul, born in Alabama.1 
Witness: Paul Preston

Citations

  1. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 636D, HH12, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

William W. Preston1,2

#546, b. circa 1857
Last Edited15 Apr 2008
Father*William Sanford Preston1 b. 13 Sep 1816, d. 3 Sep 1886
Mother*Temperance Causby Calhoun1 b. 16 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jun 1908
Birth*circa 1857Alabama, USA1 
Name Variation1860George W. Preston; Census 1860 clear that name of child born in 1857 is George W. Later Census has him as William W.3 
(Resident) Census20 July 1860(Head of Household) William Sanford Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1860; Newton Post Office, household 425, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "W. S. Preston" male age 42, farmer, $2000 real estate, $5000 personal assets, born in Georgia. Lived close to families of Josephine Mathews and Bryant Baldwin.
"Temperance Preston", female age 37, born in Georgia;
"John", male age 16, farm laborer, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Sarah", female age 13, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Paul", male age 10, attending school, born in Georgia;
"Leonadas", male age 9, attending school, born in Georgia (the last of the children born in Georgia);
"Braidy", male age 6, attending school, born in Alabama;
"George W.", age 3, born Alabama [is this William W. Preston age 13 in the 1870 household?];
"Winsted", age 7 months born Alabama [is this Patrick McLain Preston age 10 in the household in 1870?].3 
(Resident) Census28 July 1870(Head of Household) William Sanford Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1870; Beat No. 9, hh#130, Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "W. S. Preston" age 53, a farmer, born in Georgia. He had real estate valued at $2160, personal estate of $1500, and lived adjacent to son Paul Preston age 22.
Household:
"T. C. Preston", female age 47, born Georgia;
"Leonidus", male age 18, working in farm, born Georgia;
"Brady" age 16, born Alabama;
"W. W.", male age 13, born Alabama;
"Patrick", age 11, born Alabama
"Davis", male age 9, born Alabama;
"Babe", male age 6 [is this Wirt Preston as one researcher has it?];
"F. A. Peacock", female age 21, domestic servant.4 
(Resident) Census25 June 1880(Head of Household) William Sanford Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, household 11, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "William Preston", age 63, farming, birthplace Georgia, parents' birthplace Ireland;
"Tempa Preston", wife age 57;
"William W.", son age 23;
"Patric", son age 20;
"Davis", son age 18;
"Young One", son age 15, attending school [not solidly linked to later name, probably Wirt who was age 6 in household in 1870].5 
Marriage*after 1880Sally Brackin 
Marriage*after 1880Sarah Dowd 

Citations

  1. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 227B, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 643B, HH11, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, page 558, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 227B, ancestry.com image pg 18, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 643B, HH11, familysearch.org image 22/24, Ancestry.com.

Wirt Preston1

#549, b. circa 1864, d. 4 October 1909
Last Edited15 Apr 2008
Father*William Sanford Preston1 b. 13 Sep 1816, d. 3 Sep 1886
Mother*Temperance Causby Calhoun1 b. 16 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jun 1908
Birth*circa 1864Alabama, USA1 
(Resident) Census28 July 1870(Head of Household) William Sanford Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1870; Beat No. 9, hh#130, Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "W. S. Preston" age 53, a farmer, born in Georgia. He had real estate valued at $2160, personal estate of $1500, and lived adjacent to son Paul Preston age 22.
Household:
"T. C. Preston", female age 47, born Georgia;
"Leonidus", male age 18, working in farm, born Georgia;
"Brady" age 16, born Alabama;
"W. W.", male age 13, born Alabama;
"Patrick", age 11, born Alabama
"Davis", male age 9, born Alabama;
"Babe", male age 6 [is this Wirt Preston as one researcher has it?];
"F. A. Peacock", female age 21, domestic servant.2 
(Resident) Census25 June 1880(Head of Household) William Sanford Preston, AL Dale Co Census 1880; Beat No. 9, household 11, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "William Preston", age 63, farming, birthplace Georgia, parents' birthplace Ireland;
"Tempa Preston", wife age 57;
"William W.", son age 23;
"Patric", son age 20;
"Davis", son age 18;
"Young One", son age 15, attending school [not solidly linked to later name, probably Wirt who was age 6 in household in 1870].3 
Marriage*8 October 1885Nellie Jane Palmer4 
Progeny*Nellie Jane Palmer; Arthur, Didymus P., Ione, Lewis, Causby, Willie Mae4 
Death*4 October 1909Dale County, Alabama, USA4 

Citations

  1. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 227B, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, AL, Dale Co, page 227B, ancestry.com image pg 18, Ancestry.com.
  3. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Dale Co, AL page 643B, HH11, familysearch.org image 22/24, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S35] Researcher Janet Dozier, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/z/Janet-L-Dozier/index.html

Lucinda Price1,2

#1435, b. circa 1822
Last Edited9 Apr 2010

Family

 Jesse Washington Galloway b. c 1816, d. 1887
Marriage*circa 1836Jesse Washington Galloway1 
Children 1.William W. Galloway+1 b. c 1837, d. 17 Nov 1863
 2.James B. Galloway1 b. c 1838, d. c 1863
 3.Mary A. Galloway1 b. c 1842
 4.Rebecca Galloway8 b. c 1842
 5.Ransom J. Galloway1 b. c 1845, d. 25 Aug 1864
 6.Thomas Jackson Galloway+1 b. 10 Aug 1847, d. 21 Feb 1912
 7.Sarah A. E. Galloway1 b. c 1849
 8.Martha Galloway8 b. c 1853
 9.Jesse W. Galloway8 b. c 1855
 10.Lucinda C. Galloway8 b. c 1857
 11.Anzilla Galloway7 b. c 1867
Birth*circa 1822Georgia, USA1 
Married Namecirca 1836Galloway1 
Marriage*circa 1836Jesse Washington Galloway1 
(Resident) Census14 October 1850Jesse Washington Galloway, AL Henry Co Census 1850; Southern District, HH#645, Henry County, Alabama, USA; "J.W. Galaway", age 34, head.

Complete household:
"J.W. Galaway", age 34, born in SC, farmer, assets $450;
"Lucilda Galaway", female age 28, born in Georgia;
"Wm W. Galaway", age 13, born in Alabama;
"Jas B. Galaway", male age 12, born in Alabama;
"Mary A. Galaway", age 8, born in Alabama;
"Ransom Galaway", male age 5, born in Alabama;
"Thos. J. Galaway", male age 3, born in Alabama;
"Sarah Galaway", age 1, born in Alabama;
"Wm Galaway", male age 70, farmer, born in SC;
"W. H. Ward", male age 44, farmer, assets $400., born in SC.3 
(Resident) Census7 September 1860Jesse Washington Galloway, AL Henry Co Census 1860; Rowville Beat #5, hh58, Henry County, Alabama, USA; "Jesse W. Galloway", male age 46, farmer, $750 real estate, $880 personal, born in SC. Adjacent to household of William Galoway and wife Mary. I'm calling William the son of Jesse and Lucinda. His birth date and place match the William in Jesse's household in 1850.

Others in household:
"Lucinda Galloway", age 37, born in Georgia, not read/write;
"Rebecca Galloway", age 18, born in Alabama;
"Ransom Galloway", male age 16, born in Alabama, attending school;
"Jackson Galloway", male age 12, born in Alabama, attending school;
"Sarah Galloway", age 9, born in Alabama, attending school;
"Martha Galloway", age 7, born in Alabama;
"Jesse W. Galloway", age 5, born in Alabama;
"Lucinda C. Galloway", age 3, born in Alabama.4 
Cen-Head*1870AL Henry Co Census 1870; 5th Precinct hh 171, Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama, USA; female age 48, born in Georgia. Also in household were Sarah A. E. (20 AL), Washington A. (18 AL), Jepe? W. (14 AL), Catherine (12 AL), Susan L. (5 AL), Amanda A (3 AL), and farm laborer William McCoy (14).5 
(Witness) Cen-Enum1870Sarah A. E. Galloway, AL Henry Co Census 1870; 5th Precinct hh 171, Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama, USA; female age 20, born in Alabama, not reading or writing.5 
(Resident) Census8 June 1880Jesse Washington Galloway, AL Henry Co Census 1880; Roeville District, ED83, Beat No 8, pg 12, hh#117, Henry County, Alabama, USA; household:
"J. W. Galaway", census head, farmer age 66, born in SC, parents born SC, identified with rheumatism as disability;
"Lucinda Galaway", wife, age 58, born in GA, parents born GA;
"Susan Galaway", daughter age 15, born AL, parents born SC (note inconsistent with parents birth location for brother J. W. Jr in this census);
"J. W. Galaway, Jr", son age 24, born Alabama, parents born AL;

family lived adjacent to T. J. Galaway and family, probably son of JW and Lucinda.6 
(Witness) Death1887Jesse Washington Galloway; Henry County, Alabama, USA; Lucinda Galloway, widow of Jesse W. Galloway, applied to the Probate Court to set aside all property exempt from creditors by state law on behalf of herself and their minor daughter "Ann Zilla Galloway". The estate had not been probated, and amounted to 80 acres of land (mortgaged and subject to foreclosure) and personal property (cows, hogs, other) amounting to about $75.7 
Residence*1 November 1887Anzilla Galloway; Henry County, Alabama, USA7 

Citations

  1. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Page 422A of the original census, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S167] Civil War Company Rosters, 6 AL Infantry Regiment Co B, Henry Grays per Jeffrey Palmer e-mail address.
  3. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Page 422A of the original census, image pg 94, Ancestry.com.
  4. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Henry County, Alabama, p. 210, image 15 at Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Henry County AL pg 343, image pg 143, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  6. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Henry County, Alabama, Roeville, ancestry.com img pg 12, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  7. [S304] Estate Case Files, Henry County Alabama, Appeal Filed by Lucinda Galloway, Widow of Jesse W. Galloway, to Probate Court, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
  8. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Henry County, Alabama, p. 210
    Online at Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com.

Jemima Rackley1,2

#2361, b. July 1823, d. 20 November 1901
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited19 Oct 2018

Family

 Lemuel Balkcum b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Marriage*say 1841Lemuel Balkcum; date estimated based on son James age 8 in 1850 census1 
Children 1.William James Balkcum11 b. Apr 1841, d. 1908
 2.Electa Balkcum11 b. c 1845
 3.Timothy W. Balkcum1 b. Jun 1846, d. 8 Nov 1924
 4.Julius Balkcum1 b. c 1848
 5.John T. Balkcum1 b. c 1849
 6.Malsey Jane Balkcum+1 b. c 1852, d. 14 Jul 1919
 7.Ann W. Balkcum1 b. c 1854, d. 2 Dec 1925
 8.Lucy A. Balkcum1 b. c 1855
 9.Ella Lula Balkcum1 b. c 1859
 10.Euphemia Elizabeth Balkcum12 b. s 1861
 11.Mary Ellen Balkcum13 b. 7 Aug 1863, d. 10 Mar 1932
My ResearchNote*the reference has the parents and children of Jemima Blackburn. It brings this group of Balkcums up to recent times.3 
Birth*July 1823North Carolina, USA1,4 
Marriage*say 1841Lemuel Balkcum; date estimated based on son James age 8 in 1850 census1 
Married Namesay 1841Balkcum1 
Comment*Lemuel Balkcum; I assign Timothy, Julius, and John T. Balkcom as sons of Lemuel and Jemima. Although they are in the household in the 1860 census and were born before 1850, they were not in the household in the 1850 census. 
(Resident) Census12 August 1850(Head of Household) Lemuel Balkcum, (Enumerator) US 1850 Census; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcom" head, male age 29, laborer, born NC, $500 real estate owned, not read/writing. In the household:
"Jemiah", female age 27, born NC;
"James", age 8, born NC;
"Elanda", female age 5, born NC;
"Tina", female age 4, born NC (not found in later census);
"Elizabeth", female age 21, born NC. I take this to be Eliza Balkcum, probable 1st cousin or possibly sister of Lemuel.

The adjacent household was Adam Sellers, Jr. and Jemima Sellers, both age 50, unknown relationship if any to "Jemiah". Also Abram Sellers age 70, Daniel Bowen age 37 and family, Needham Merritt, several other Merritts, and Jonathon Parker (land sale w/John Balkcum)5 
(Resident) Census8 June 1860Lemuel Balkcum; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC1 
(Witness) Death24 December 1863Lemuel Balkcum; Richmond, Virginia, USA; see military service record6,7 
(Head of Household) Census1870Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.8 
Resident: Electa Balkcum
Resident: Timothy W. Balkcum
Resident: Julius Balkcum
Resident: John T. Balkcum
Resident: Lucy A. Balkcum
Resident: Ella Lula Balkcum
Resident: Molsey Alice Balkcum
Resident: Mary Ellen Balkcum
Resident: Euphemia Elizabeth Balkcum
Resident: Nancy W. Balkcum
(Head of Household) Census*10 June 1880Taylors Bridge, ED 201, hh128, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Jemima Balkcum", white female age 60, widowed, keeping house, reading/writing no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Nancy W. Balkcum", daughter age 23, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Lucy Balkcum", daughter age 21, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Mary E. Balkcum", daughter age 17, single, illness listed as headache, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Tim W. Balkcum", son age 30, single, trade finds turpentine, unemployed 8 mos last year, born NC, parents born NC,
"Edward F. Balkcum", nephew age 17, single, trade cooper, born NC, parents born NC9 
Resident: Ann W. Balkcum
Resident: Lucy A. Balkcum
Resident: Edward F. Balkcum
Resident: Timothy W. Balkcum
Resident: Mary Ellen Balkcum
Military*11 July 1887Way Cross, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Jemima Balkcum, age 66, filed a Widow's Claim for Pension based on Civil War service of her late husband Lemuel Balkcum in Company B, 30th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops.10 
Deceased: Lemuel Balkcum
(Head of Household) Census16 June 1900Taylors Bridge Township, ED104, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Jemima Balkcum", age 76, born July 1823, white female, widowed, 10 children, 8 living, born NC, parents born NC, owned house;
"Nancy W. Balkcum", daughter, single white female age 44, born March 1856 in NC, parents born NC;
"Lucy A. Balkcum", daughter, single white female age 42, born 1858 in NC, parents born NC.
Adjacent household was nephew Edward F. Balkcum age 47 and Mary Ellen Balkcum, and children.4 
Resident: Lucy A. Balkcum
Resident: Ann W. Balkcum
Death*20 November 1901North Carolina, USA3 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, citing death certificates of daughters Nancy W. Balkcum and Mary Ellen Balkcum, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  3. [S456] Eloise Fretz Potter and Timothy Wiley Rackley, compiler, Rackley, A Southern Colonial Family, The Descendants of Edward Rackley of Virginia (Zebulon, NC: Potter Publication Services, 1996). Hereinafter cited as Rackley, A Southern Colonial Family.
  4. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, North Carolina Sampson County, page258, ancestry image 19 of 34, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Southern District, hh#75, Sampson County, NC, page 857, stamped pg 430, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  6. [S267] Oscar M. Bizzell (ed.) The Sampson County Historical Society, The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina (; Winston-Salem, N.C: Hunter Pub. Co., 1983), Library of Congress.
  7. [S339] Confederate Pension Files, North Carolina, online at http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  8. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  9. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Sampson County, North Carolina, pg 15, ancestry.com image 15 of 34, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  10. [S435] Civil War Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors, copy of application held by Jerry Balkcom, online at www.fold3.com, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
  11. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Census U.S. of 1850, Sampson County, NC, Ancestry.com image 11 of 83, Ancestry.com.
  12. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, e-mail address.
  13. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, citing death certificate, e-mail address.

Joshua Rackley1

#2389, b. say 1800
Last Edited17 Jan 2009
Birth*say 18001 
Association*20 August 1853Nancy Balkcum; Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Joshua Rackley" was a witness to Hester Balkcum's will1 

Citations

  1. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Nancy Balkcum Last Will and Testament, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Saul Ramsdell

#642, b. 18 December 1750
Last Edited15 Jan 2001
CommentPerson Source1 
Comment*Person Source1 
Birth18 December 1750Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA 
Birth*18 December 1750Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA 
Marriage*8 January 1773Mary Balcom; Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA2 

Citations

  1. [S102] LDS Ancestral File, Compiler Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, online http://www.familysearch.org/, Family History Library.
  2. [S52] Frank W. Balcomb, A First Book of the Balcombe Family (; Peabody, MA: The Fraedy Press, August 1942), Library of Congress.

Abraham Riley1

#1390, b. 18 September 1849, d. 27 February 1923
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish (#1)
Descendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish (#2)
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited20 Apr 2010
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Daniel Riley2 b. 20 Jun 1809, d. 29 Jun 1897
Mother*Mary Ann Brannon2 b. 10 Dec 1826, d. 30 Jan 1891
Birth*18 September 1849Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
(Resident) Census30 October 1850Daniel Riley; Southern Division, hh# 180, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "Daniel Riley", head, age 43, farmer, Real Estate $100, born NC;
"Mary Riley", age 25, born AL;
"William Riley", age 7, born AL;
"Jackson Riley", age 6, born AL;
"Isaac Riley", age 5, born AL;
"Jacob Riley", age 3, born AL;
"Abraham Riley", age 8 months, born AL.3 
(Resident) Census23 July 1860Daniel Riley, Mary Ann Brannon; Newton Post Office, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Daniel Riley, head age 50, farm laborer, Real Estate $1300, personal $700;
Mary Riley 34 William Riley 17 Jackson Riley 16 Jacob Riley 14 Abraham Riley 12 Gilla Riley 11 Acam Riley 9 Joseph Riley 7 Milly Riley 5 Alexander Riley 2 Margarett Yon 38 Jane Yon 34 
Marriage*26 February 1871Dillie Ann S. Galloway; Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
Death*27 February 1923Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
Burial*February 1923Old Center Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S151] Researcher J. Riley, reference date 29 April 2001.
  2. [S366] Manonia Snell, Ma-Ma Country, Dale County, Alabama (n.p.: n.pub., 1991), Citing family bible. Hereinafter cited as Ma-Ma Country, Dale County, Alabama.
  3. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Dale County, Alabama, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Daniel Riley1,2

#2446, b. 20 June 1809, d. 29 June 1897
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited20 Apr 2010

Family

 Mary Ann Brannon b. 10 Dec 1826, d. 30 Jan 1891
Mary Ann Brannon; William Robert Riley (b1843), Jackson Riley (b1844), Jacob Riley (b1846), Abraham Riley (b 18 Sept 1849, m Dillie Galloway, b 17 Dec 1853), Gillam Riley (b1849), Acam Riley (b1851, m L. Brannon), Joseph Riley (b1853, m Jane Johnson), Melia Ann Riley (b1855, m Cas Deal), and Alexander Riley (b1858, m Eveline Deal).2 
Child 1.Abraham Riley2 b. 18 Sep 1849, d. 27 Feb 1923
Birth*20 June 18091,2 
Marriage*say 1842Mary Ann Brannon; Alabama, USA; Estate papers in 1867 identify one of Rosier Brannon's daughters as Mary Ann, wife of Daniel Riley of Dale County, Alabama. Date estimated from children births.1,2 
Census*30 October 1850Southern Division, hh# 180, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "Daniel Riley", head, age 43, farmer, Real Estate $100, born NC;
"Mary Riley", age 25, born AL;
"William Riley", age 7, born AL;
"Jackson Riley", age 6, born AL;
"Isaac Riley", age 5, born AL;
"Jacob Riley", age 3, born AL;
"Abraham Riley", age 8 months, born AL.3 
Resident: Mary Ann Brannon
Resident: Abraham Riley
Census23 July 1860Mary Ann Brannon; Newton Post Office, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Daniel Riley, head age 50, farm laborer, Real Estate $1300, personal $700;
Mary Riley 34 William Riley 17 Jackson Riley 16 Jacob Riley 14 Abraham Riley 12 Gilla Riley 11 Acam Riley 9 Joseph Riley 7 Milly Riley 5 Alexander Riley 2 Margarett Yon 38 Jane Yon 34 
Resident: Abraham Riley
Death*29 June 18972 

Citations

  1. [S304] Estate Case Files, Henry County Alabama, will and estate papers of Rosier Brannon, microfilm LGM 189 #8, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
  2. [S366] Manonia Snell, Ma-Ma Country, Dale County, Alabama (n.p.: n.pub., 1991), Citing family bible. Hereinafter cited as Ma-Ma Country, Dale County, Alabama.
  3. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Dale County, Alabama, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Eli H. Riley1

#1331, b. 7 September 1857, d. 29 March 1929
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited6 May 2001
Birth*7 September 1857Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
Marriage*6 December 1887Rody Ann Brannon; Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
Death*29 March 1929Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
Burial*March 1929Old Center Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S151] Researcher J. Riley, reference date 29 April 2001.