October 1: Henry Ford introduces the Model T car. This part was enjoyable and gossipy, although I am suspicious of the accuracy of some of the birth and marriage dates provided. The two other people in the household, both mulattoes and both born North Carolina, are 21 Isham Wilkins and 8 year old Azariah Locus: The Ancestry.com transcription follows: 1860 United States Federal Census Page No. The authors may have guessed. 37} Schedule 1. Birth date: 1740 Birth place: Death date: 1813 Death place: North Carolina Residence date: Residence place: United States 1,2204::597217, @R-2138021710@ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Of these more than 14,000 were killed. ____ Again, its impossible to tell from the slave schedules for the counties that surround Nash, if Asa Wilkins and Marzilla Holland were counted among the slaves. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000; original data taken from Families of Early North Carolina, 1909. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. Search Select another state or region Narrow by region The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. His place of birth as well as the place of birth for his father and mother is North Carolina. North Carolina Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch North Carolina Online Genealogy Records United States North Carolina Online Genealogy Records This website requires a paid subscription for full access. ____ Not having found Asa Wilkins or Marzilla Holland living as free blacks or mulattos in the 1860 census, I next wanted to see if there were any slave owners named Wilkins or Holland in Nash county, in the slave schedules, that is, the 1860 slave census, as it is possible that Asa and Marzilla were in bondage before the Civil War, and took on the names of their slave masters. The two children in the household, both mulatto and both born in North Carolina, are 2 year old Allice Wilkins and 1 year old Harriet Wilkins. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. From the author: In 1777 Nash County, North Carolina was carved out of the much larger Edgecombe County. North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 MyHeritage Hester Immigration Records. Ancestry Databases The slave owners in Edgecombe county are Mary Wilkins with 17 slaves; Easter H. Wilkins, with 1 slave; and Antoinett Wilkins with 1 slave. 1850 Children: James, Mary, William, George, Emma, Others Residence: Manning, Nash CO., NC Occupation: Farmer Other Notes/Race: Negro. To find the form, you must know the batch and sheet number. Included are: Mailing: I briefly included bits that would provide interest (murders, suspected murders, family feuding, illnesses and drunkenness, etc), hoping to tip researchers off to the existence of other family records that might be found in court proceedings or newspapers. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Index;some entries include Index Images from microfilm copies of county death indexes. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. Births, Deaths, & Marriages. Taken from Johni Cerny, Vital Records, The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy ed. People in my family who have consistently been labelled as Nicey or Dossey show up as Annice and Dawson. Certified Copies. Compliance was considered full by 1920. This may be the Matthew Green who signed the marriage bond for Asa Wilkins. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. The books spent decades in boxes in basements and attics and were subjected to harsh conditions, including a flood. Death certificates He is shown to be over 21 years of age and unable to read and write. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). It may be the only other copies can be found in old book shops or from out of print dealers. As any experience researcher knows, death records are only as accurate as the knowledge of the person who provided the information. 1940 United States Federal Census Not all counties are yet included. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. For those with ancestors in early North Carolina, this will be a . Entries range from before 1800 up through the beginning of the twentieth century. When the gender is clear I have made a notation, otherwise, be careful of making assumptions. Matthew is shown to be a 25 year old tarpit laborer, born in North Carolina. Contact information for all offices is available through theNorth Carolina Directory of State and County Officials Also in the household is 34 year old Frances Sorsby, who was probably the wife of B H. The household also includes seven children from the oldest, Lucy, at 15, to the youngest, Kate, at 1 year old. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. 2 in Cleveland County. Containing the names of over 30,000 county residents, it provides information regarding the individual's birth, parents, marriage, spouse, children, and death. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. 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In going through the census I noticed that on the previous page, page 78, a mulatto teen named John Wilkins is living with the family of James Vincent. For inquiries regarding a specific entry in this database, the provider, Cynthia Herrin, can be contacted by sending e-mail to [emailprotected] ____ I also found two more marriage entries for Asa Wilkins and Marzilla Holland at Ancestry.com. Hello Anthony, I am not researching the genealogy of Asa Wilkins but found some information about him and his family at the Ancestry.com subscription database. The race of the children is given as Negro: Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Name: Wilkins, James Birth Date: 1866 Birth Place: Nash CO., NC Father: Asa Wilkins Mother: Marcella Residence: Manning, Nash CO., NC Occupation: Farm Hand Other Notes/Race: Negro. An W. Bryant Asst Marshal NAME OF SLAVE OWNER, Number of Slaves, Age, Sex, Color, Number of slave houses. In addition to these state-level resources, many counties and towns maintain important genealogical collections in local libraries, genealogical societies, or historical societies, so check for a local resource when researching. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 4 bedrooms and 3 total baths. One final note: the spelling of names in this database are as they appear in the book. In the census however, his occupation is just farmer. We only list regions for which we have unique data collections. Lumley-Lumbley extracts from the Wake County, North Caroline tax lists, circa 1791-1867, Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649-1800, North Carolina, the Old North State and the new, Roster of North Carolina troops in the war between the states, North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919. Karenhappuch must also have had a least one brother, deceased at this time as father Thomas also leaves legacies to Grandsons Thomas Whitfield, Harrison Whitfield, and granddaughter Mary Whitfield. And W. Bryant Asst Marshal NAME OF SLAVE OWNER, Number of Slaves, Age, Sex, Color, Number of slave houses. Original data: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790.. Washington, D.C.: Govt. The address may be outdated. You must also have either version 3.02 or higher of Family Tree Maker for Windows or Macintosh, or, version 3.02 or higher of the Family Archive Viewer. Compliance was slow and apparently incomplete, with some counties not responding until 1786. Ancestry.com. Thomas Horn Jr.[8]. The death certificate names both the funeral home and the place of burial, so check both the morticians records and the sextons records to confirm the information on the death record and to look for additional information not included in the death certificate. Because families didn't move much and inter-married often, discovering one ancestor usually leads to discovering many, many more. ____ I located the following about George R. Acrey in the Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts: Name: Acree, George R. Birth Date: 1839 Birth Place: Franklin CO., NC Death Date: Aft 1865 Death Place: Nash CO., NC Residence: Nash CO.,NC Other Notes/Race: Co. B, 13th Battalion, Reg., NC ____ The above may refer to the George Acrey in the 1860 census living in the household of Matthew W. Green. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004. The bondsman acting as surety on behalf of Asa was Matt Greene. Genealogical records. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. All the children were born in North Carolina. Geni requires JavaScript! The database contains over 30,000 names in a county that for much of this time period only contained about 9,000-10,000 people. Immediate Family Elinor Elizabeth Bunn wife Sarah Battle daughter Joel Bunn son Benjamin Bunn, Jr son Burwell Bunn son Willie Bunn son Margaret Bunn daughter Margaret Mary Bunn daughter Mary Bunn daughter William Bunn son Owen Bunn son Margaret Elizabeth Bunn wife About Benjamin Bunn, Sr. See the transcriptions that follow from Ancestry.com for these slave schedules for the Wilkins slave owners named in the above counties: WILKINS SLAVE OWNERS IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules Age, Gender, Race, Name of Slave, Owner Home in 1860 60, Male, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 42, Male, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 41, Male, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 36, Female, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 36, Female, Black Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 34, Female, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 30, Male, Black, Mary Wilkins Edgecombe, North Carolina 28, Female, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 26, Male, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 15, Male, Mulatto, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 15, Female, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 14, Male, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 13, Male Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 10, Male Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 10, Female, Black, Mary, Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 9,Male, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina 3,Male, Black, Mary Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina ____ Age, Gender, Race, Name of Slave, Owner Home in 1860 11, Male, Black, Easter H Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina ____ Age, Gender, Race, Name of Slave, Owner Home in 1860 6, Male, Black, Antoinett Wilkins, Edgecombe, North Carolina ____ WILKINS SLAVE OWNER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules Age, Gender, Race, Name of Slave, Owner Home in 1860 6, Female, Black, Susan Wilkins, Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina 4, Male, Black, Susan Wilkins, Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina 1, Male, Black, Susan Wilkins, Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina ____ WILKINS SLAVE OWNER IN HALIFAX COUNTY Age Gender Race Name of Slave Owner Home in 1860 90, Male, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 56, Female, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 41, Female, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 39, Male, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 26, Male Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 24, Female Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 18, Male, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 15, Male Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 13, Male, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 12, Male, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina 2,Female, Black, B R Wilkins, Eastern Division, Halifax, North Carolina ____ WILKINS SLAVE OWNER IN WILSON COUNTY 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules Age Gender Race Name of Slave Owner Home in 1860 37, Female, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 30, Female, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 22, Male, Mulatto, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 21, Male, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 20, Female, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 12, Female, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 9,Female, Black, John, Wilkins Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 7,Female, Mulatto, John, Wilkins Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 7,Female, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 5,Female, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 5,Male, Mulatto, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 3,Male, Mulatto, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 2,Female, Mulatto, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina 2,Female, Black, John Wilkins, Jozners and Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina Source Information: Ancestry.com. Included are: Entries range from before 1800 up through the beginning of the twentieth century. The census also shows the household includes 1 year old Sarah Green, born North Carolina, and 17 year old George Acrey, a tarpit laborer also born North Carolina. Source Information: Herrin, Cynthia. These children include James (1866); Mary L. (1868); William E. (1873); George P. (1875); and Emma (1878). If the relative is a married daughter, the record will state her married name. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. His birth year is listed as 1885. It contains returns from U.S. military posts from the early 1800's to 1916, with a few returns extending through 1917. In the household with him is 41 year old Violaet Wilkins, a black lady born in North Carolina. Search for historical records for ancestors in North Carolina. As genealogists interested in the south already know, so many of the primary documents for this area have been forever lost or destroyed. She died at age 38 on 12 March 1925 in Mannings, Nash County, North Carolina. U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, North Carolina, U.S., State Census, 1784-1787. Think Babies NC seeks to ensure that North Carolina's youngest children, prenatal to age 3, benefit from effective and equitable public policies, programs, and funding so that all children have what they need to thrive: healthy beginnings, supported families, and quality early care and learning experiences. ____ Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Name: Wilkins, William E. Birth Date: 1873 Birth Place: Manning, Nash CO., NC Father: Asa Wilkins Mother: Marcella Residence: Manning, Nash CO., NC Other Notes/Race: Negro. Sarah Vincent may be Jamess mother. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. The second and third sections are a compilation of biographical facts grouped by family. 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