In the 1870 US Census, the family appears as:
In 1900, the Jones family lived in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana in the household of Sarah's mother, Easter Vail Armstrong.
Update - 3 April 2012 - First Find in the 1940 Census
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sarah Ellen Armstrong Jones
Earlier in the month I posted a photo of the headstone of Thomas Robert Jones and Sarah Ellen Armstrong in Montgomery County, Indiana. I am now catching up with more information on my 2nd-great-grandmother, Sarah Ellen Armstrong. She was the daughter of David Armstrong and Easter Vail, and was born on 7 December 1868 in Jefferson Township in Boone County, Indiana.
In the 1870 US Census, the family appears as:
In the 1880 US Census, Sarah was attending school in the county while her father ran the farm and tile manufacturing business.
Sarah married my 2nd-great-grandfather, Thomas Robert Jones, on 17 July 1887 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana.
In 1900, the Jones family lived in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana in the household of Sarah's mother, Easter Vail Armstrong.
By the 1910 Census, Thomas Jones had become head of household, with Easter Armstrong living with them.
In the 1920 Census, Thomas and Sarah were living next door to Easter Armstrong (still in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana). Their sons, Roy and Edgar, and their families, were living 6 houses away.
The 1930 Census is really interesting for several reasons. It states that Sarah was 19 at marriage, while Thomas Robert Jones was 27. Neither of them attended school, but they could read and write. Thomas was a farmer, and had not been a veteran in any war. My grandfather, Keith D Jones, son of Edgar Lawrence Jones, also appears in this census record.
Sarah Ellen Armstrong Jones died on 29 April 1940 in Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana. I am hoping to find Sarah in the 1940 Census.
Update - 3 April 2012 - First Find in the 1940 Census
In the 1870 US Census, the family appears as:
In 1900, the Jones family lived in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana in the household of Sarah's mother, Easter Vail Armstrong.
Update - 3 April 2012 - First Find in the 1940 Census
Friday, March 2, 2012
March Birthdays
I have a lot of March birthdays in the family, so I thought I would highlight them in a post. I will come back with more information on these individuals in the future.
John Armstrong - born 4 March 1813 in Fairfield County, Ohio
Nancy Hayden Clark - born March 1816 in Henry County, Virginia
Betty Jeanne Reynolds Goff Jones - born 12 March 1923 in Indiana (My Nana. She also shares a birthday with her mother, Marie Ray. Marie's father Alfred Ray was born on 31 March 1882 in Switzerland, and his father Jules Ray was born on 25 March 1864 in Switzerland)
Edgar Lawrence Jones & twin sister Edna Florence Jones - born 15 March 1896 in Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana
Elizabeth Lois Whitley - born 15 March 1901 in Elk Springs, Warren County, Kentucky
Thomas Robert Jones - born 23 March 1860 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
William Allman - born 25 March 1837 in Carroll County, Ohio
And me - turning 38 on 16 March and celebrating my birthday in San Jose, Costa Rica
John Armstrong - born 4 March 1813 in Fairfield County, Ohio
Nancy Hayden Clark - born March 1816 in Henry County, Virginia
Betty Jeanne Reynolds Goff Jones - born 12 March 1923 in Indiana (My Nana. She also shares a birthday with her mother, Marie Ray. Marie's father Alfred Ray was born on 31 March 1882 in Switzerland, and his father Jules Ray was born on 25 March 1864 in Switzerland)
Edgar Lawrence Jones & twin sister Edna Florence Jones - born 15 March 1896 in Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana
Elizabeth Lois Whitley - born 15 March 1901 in Elk Springs, Warren County, Kentucky
Thomas Robert Jones - born 23 March 1860 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
William Allman - born 25 March 1837 in Carroll County, Ohio
And me - turning 38 on 16 March and celebrating my birthday in San Jose, Costa Rica
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard & America Parrish Chase
In this post I look at the linkage between a woman born into slave-owning family in Virginia and the life of a woman freed by emancipation but still living as a servant in the post-slavery South.
Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard
My connection to the Ballard family of Virginia comes from my 4th-great-grandmother, Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard. Emily was the daughter of Benjamin Ballard and Ann Graham Heslopp, and she was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on 2 August 1802. Both the Ballard and Heslopp [often spelled Heslop, Haslop, Hayslop] were long-time Virginia plantation owners, and owned slaves.
Stephen Ballard's excellent Ballard of Virginia and Kentucky site has a great deal of research on Benjamin Ballard's line of family, tracing it back to Thomas Ballard (born approximately 1630, died 1690).
Benjamin Ballard was born on 25 November 1768 in Spotsylvania County. His wife Ann Graham Heslopp was also born in 1768. Benjamin and Ann were married in 1798 and had at least the following children:
1. Guilford Dudley Ballard - born 1798
2. James Ballard - he founded James Ballard and Company
3. Rice Carter Ballard - born 7 June 1800, died in 1860. Rice Carter Ballard was a slave trader and plantation owner in Mississippi and Kentucky. He worked with the Franklin and Armfield slave trading company in Alexandria, Virginia in the 1820s and 1830s.
4. Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard
Emily married William Freeman Read around 13 or 20 September 1820, just after her 18th birthday. The Read Bible states that Emily and William were married on 13 September 1820, while the copy of marriage records from Culpeper County state that the couple were married on 20 September 1820.
I have wondered if the papers of Rice Carter Ballard at the University of North Carolina mention his sister Emily or his parents. This is research that I need to park for now (and I'd be interested if other Ballard researchers have looked at these papers or have found letters mentioning Rice's sister or parents). I have also wondered if Emily visited her brother in Alexandria, Virginia. I have on my reading list the Hidden History of Alexandria, D.C., by Michael Lee Pope, as this covers the era in which Rice Ballard was in Alexandria and Emily may have visited.
The migration of the Read family from Culpeper to Barren County, Kentucky in 1847 was previously described at http://jonesandrelated.blogspot.com/2012/02/migration-of-read-family-to-kentucky.html. My earlier post also covers the children of William and Emily.
In the 1850 US Census, she appears as Emily H. Read. In the 1860 US Census, she's listed as Emily A. H. Read.
In the 1870 Census, Emily was head-of-household in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. The value of her estate was $2,000, quite a sum at that time.
Her son, James William Read, age 28, is living with her at the time. The value of his personal estate was $2,500. What's also interesting to see is Emily had a "domestic servant" named America Parrish also living with her and James in the household. America is black and 22 years old.
In the 1880 US Census, Emily is living with her son, Isaac Franklin Read, in Glasgow Junction, Barren County, Kentucky. Also in the household were 50 year old servant, Lucy James (or Jones) and 18 year old servant James Syms [Sims].
Emily died on 19 December 1884 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 83 years old.
America Parrish Chase
This post started out solely on Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard Read. When I saw the name America Parrish in her household in the 1870 Census, I wanted to know more. Given the history of Emily's brother, Rice Carter Ballard, I wonder if America came to the Read household through Rice Ballard. I have not confirmed how she came into the household.
On 3 December 1870, America Parrish married Thomas Chase, a black man born in Kentucky about 1826 [Source: Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 database on FamilySearch.org]. In the 1880 US Census, the couple appear as servants in the household of Burr [Burwell] and [Elizabeth] Lizzie Sims. Burwell was the brother of Ann Chism Sims, wife of James William Read.
In the 1900 US Census, America and her husband Thomas Chase were living and working in the household of Burwell and Elizabeth Sims in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. Thomas is listed as as a servant who "helps cook" while America is shown as responsible for house work. Her occupation is listed as "house server" and not as servant. I find this description interesting.
The 1900 Census record also shows that America and Thomas had 1 child, and that the child was still living in 1900. I was not able to see the name of America and Thomas' child, but perhaps descendants of America may see this research and it will be useful to them.
By 1910, America Chase was widowed, and working as a washer woman.
I found a record in the Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 on Ancestry. It shows that America Chase died on 16 November 1922 in Barren County, Kentucky. Her father was listed as Ezer Parrish.
I realize I am just scratching the surface on her story, so hopefully this is helpful to others who may be researching America Parrish Chase.
Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard
My connection to the Ballard family of Virginia comes from my 4th-great-grandmother, Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard. Emily was the daughter of Benjamin Ballard and Ann Graham Heslopp, and she was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on 2 August 1802. Both the Ballard and Heslopp [often spelled Heslop, Haslop, Hayslop] were long-time Virginia plantation owners, and owned slaves.
Stephen Ballard's excellent Ballard of Virginia and Kentucky site has a great deal of research on Benjamin Ballard's line of family, tracing it back to Thomas Ballard (born approximately 1630, died 1690).
Benjamin Ballard was born on 25 November 1768 in Spotsylvania County. His wife Ann Graham Heslopp was also born in 1768. Benjamin and Ann were married in 1798 and had at least the following children:
1. Guilford Dudley Ballard - born 1798
2. James Ballard - he founded James Ballard and Company
3. Rice Carter Ballard - born 7 June 1800, died in 1860. Rice Carter Ballard was a slave trader and plantation owner in Mississippi and Kentucky. He worked with the Franklin and Armfield slave trading company in Alexandria, Virginia in the 1820s and 1830s.
4. Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard
Emily married William Freeman Read around 13 or 20 September 1820, just after her 18th birthday. The Read Bible states that Emily and William were married on 13 September 1820, while the copy of marriage records from Culpeper County state that the couple were married on 20 September 1820.
I have wondered if the papers of Rice Carter Ballard at the University of North Carolina mention his sister Emily or his parents. This is research that I need to park for now (and I'd be interested if other Ballard researchers have looked at these papers or have found letters mentioning Rice's sister or parents). I have also wondered if Emily visited her brother in Alexandria, Virginia. I have on my reading list the Hidden History of Alexandria, D.C., by Michael Lee Pope, as this covers the era in which Rice Ballard was in Alexandria and Emily may have visited.
The migration of the Read family from Culpeper to Barren County, Kentucky in 1847 was previously described at http://jonesandrelated.blogspot.com/2012/02/migration-of-read-family-to-kentucky.html. My earlier post also covers the children of William and Emily.
In the 1850 US Census, she appears as Emily H. Read. In the 1860 US Census, she's listed as Emily A. H. Read.
In the 1870 Census, Emily was head-of-household in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. The value of her estate was $2,000, quite a sum at that time.
In the 1880 US Census, Emily is living with her son, Isaac Franklin Read, in Glasgow Junction, Barren County, Kentucky. Also in the household were 50 year old servant, Lucy James (or Jones) and 18 year old servant James Syms [Sims].
Emily died on 19 December 1884 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 83 years old.
America Parrish Chase
This post started out solely on Emily Ann Heslopp Ballard Read. When I saw the name America Parrish in her household in the 1870 Census, I wanted to know more. Given the history of Emily's brother, Rice Carter Ballard, I wonder if America came to the Read household through Rice Ballard. I have not confirmed how she came into the household.
On 3 December 1870, America Parrish married Thomas Chase, a black man born in Kentucky about 1826 [Source: Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 database on FamilySearch.org]. In the 1880 US Census, the couple appear as servants in the household of Burr [Burwell] and [Elizabeth] Lizzie Sims. Burwell was the brother of Ann Chism Sims, wife of James William Read.
In the 1900 US Census, America and her husband Thomas Chase were living and working in the household of Burwell and Elizabeth Sims in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. Thomas is listed as as a servant who "helps cook" while America is shown as responsible for house work. Her occupation is listed as "house server" and not as servant. I find this description interesting.
The 1900 Census record also shows that America and Thomas had 1 child, and that the child was still living in 1900. I was not able to see the name of America and Thomas' child, but perhaps descendants of America may see this research and it will be useful to them.
By 1910, America Chase was widowed, and working as a washer woman.
I found a record in the Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 on Ancestry. It shows that America Chase died on 16 November 1922 in Barren County, Kentucky. Her father was listed as Ezer Parrish.
I realize I am just scratching the surface on her story, so hopefully this is helpful to others who may be researching America Parrish Chase.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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