"The first Person buried at Boiling Springs was Sarah Hamrick, a daughter of Reuben Hamrick and wife, Hannah McSwain. She was buried in 1806. She was only two years old." -- S C Jones, History of the Hamrick Generations (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton, 1920), p 33
Elizabeth Hamrick Birth 1801 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina Death 1849 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina Parents Elijah M Hamrick 1774 - 1873 Mary Margaret McSwain 1784 - 1833 Marriage 22 Nov 1866 North Carolina to David J McSwain b 1805 in Rutherford Co (now Cleveland, North Carolina d 1850 in Rutherford, North Carolina Darcey Slaughter, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10564809/person/-617918661?ssrc=&ftm=1
Sarah Minerva Hamrick Birth 07 NOV 1846 in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina Death 07 OCT 1883 in Cleveland, North Carolina Parents George Hamrick 1808 - 1882 Mary C Hamrick 1808 - 1891 Marriage 11 Sep 1864 Rutherford, North Carolina, to John Landrum Green -- Sherry_Clontz, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14017459/person/40806381?ssrc=&ftm=1
I have decided to follow the spelling found on her gravestone, Susannah. The Hamrick family data pages spell it without the h. There are many women of several families in Rutherford/Cleveland County in the 1800s named Susanna(h). Their names are virtually all spelt variously by different family sources. I find it interesting that there is a 4-year discrepancy on her birth date between the Hamrick family information and her gravestone. The Hamrick information has only a year, 1835, while the grave has an exact date of 3 September 1839. I have followed the latter.
Bath, in Beaufort County, North Carolina, was first settled in 1690. It was the headquarters for the pirate Blackbeard. -- EPodunk, http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19095 Instead of Bath, Beaufort County, Paul Sarrett gives birth place of Rutherford County. _MARRIED
Susannah Hamrick is sometimes listed as Sarah Susannah in family lists. Sarah Susannah Hamrick Birth 1783 in NC, Death 30 Nov 1894 in Cleveland, NC Parents Samuel Hamrick 1748-1835 Mary Hamrick 1753-1859 Marriage 1802 in NC to David McSwain 1782-1867 Children: Mary McSwain 1804 - 1870 William McSwain 1806 - 1881 Judia "Judith" McSwain 1808 - 1899 David McSwain 1813 - 1886 Louisa Jane McSwain 1813 - 1880 Samuel McSwain 1817 - 1840 John M McSwain 1819 - 1891 George Washington McSwain 1821 - 1909 William Berry McSwain 1822 - 1904 Drury David McSwain 1826 - 1899 Cinthia McSwain 1827 - 1870 -- Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728281596
1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 3 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse #56, Fam #59 James Hamrick W M 70 Father Farmer Cannot write NC NC NC [b abt 1810] Mary Hamrick W F 65 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1815] S Hamrick W F 21 Dau Cannot write NC NC NC [b abt 1859]
Wiley Hamrick Birth 18 JUL 1855 in North Carolina Death 14 MAR 1940 in Cleveland, North Carolina Parents Elijah M Hamrick 1815-1862, Hannah Hamrick 1817-1883 Hamrick Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9959623/person/1095239800 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 21 June, Boiling Springs, District 49, page 16A, Hse #282, Fam #283 Hamrick, Wiley Head W M July 1855 44 Married 18 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns Hamrick, Emily M Wife W F Aug 1860 39 Married 18 years 2 children/1 living NC NC NC Hamrick, Duke Son W M Aug 1890 9 NC NC NC North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Wiley Hamrick Race: White Age: 84, est Date of Birth: 1856 Death: 14 Mar 1940 Cleveland County, North Carolina Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67
William Hamrick was born on 14 Oct 1800 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He died on 16 Dec 1884 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. He married Jane McSwain about 1838 in York Co, South Carolina. -- Carolina Genealogy, http://carolinagenealogy.org/all/pafg16.htm#158 Family genealogies report his parents are Reuben and Hannah (McSwain) Hamrick. Reuben was age 64 in the 1850 census and 74 in the 1860 census. Family sources report a birth date for Reuben as 4 February 1786. I note that with a birth date of 14 October 1800 for William in genealogies, his father was only 14 when he was born. This seems unlikely, though physically possible. There are there anomalies in various Hamrick genealogies, and many undocumented facts reported, as well as unviable family relationships. It may be that this Reuben Hamrick and Hannah McSwain are not the parents of this William Hamrick born in 1800. I have found only one actual record in the North Carolina Marriage records. The names appear to be for this couple William and Jane. This dates their marriage in 1839. This presents a problem, since we have census records for William and Jane that include several children born before this date! Some genealogies report a child Elijah born in 1828, and one or two other children before Elizabeth, who is the oldest in the 1850 census, born about 1830. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, ancestry.com William B. Hamrick Spouse: Jane Hamrick Marriage 17 Nov 1839 Rutherford County, North Carolina Source: County Court Records at Rutherfordton, NC & Family I have not found another couple to match with this marriage records, or an alternative record that might be for our William and Jane married before 1828. There are several Elijah Hamricks born around this time, with reported dates of birth from 1827 to 1833. It is possible some genealogies have confused some of these individuals. I have not found an Elijah in records with this family. But in the 1860 census, I found Elijah Hamrick with his wife Emeline on the same page with a Drury, the name of one of the sons of William and Jane Hamrick. But in 1860 Drury was recorded with his parents, and his age makes him born about 1842. So this is a different Drury Hamrick. This Elijah was born about 1828. But a check in the Hamrick Data Pages revealed that this Elijah who married Emeline Webb is the son of Archibald Hamrick. The Data Pages indicate Emeline's maiden name was Webb. Other genealogies report that Elijah, son of William and Jane, is the one who married Frances Elizabeth Bridges. This Elijah was born about 1827. I have found this couple also in censuses, but cannot tie them definitely to this William and Jane. Another Elijah reported by the Hamrick Data Pages, but with no parents reported, is married to Nancy Catherine Bridges. Hamrick, Ollie (*1869 - ) father: Hamrick, Elijah(1828 - 1881) mother: Bridges, Nancy Catherine(1842 - 1915) -- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga50.html In the book by S C Jones, History of the Hamrick Generations, there is a reference to an Elijah Hamrick who was the son of William Hamrick and Jane McSwain. The author is reporting that this Elijah was the first person buried at Double Springs. He give the date of burial as 10 October 1881. The year matches the Hamrick report for the year of death for this Elijah Hamrick who was married to Nancy Catherine Bridges. In this passage, Jones does not give the birth date of Elijah, as he is reviewing the first buried in each of the new settlements of the Hamricks.. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 5 September, page 313 (scan 157), Hse/Fam #580 William Hamric 50 M Farmer $600 Real Estate b North Carolina Jane Hamrick 36 F b North Carolina Elizabeth Hamrick 20 F b North Carolina [b abt 1830] Narcissus Hamrick 16 F b North Carolina [b abt 1834] Caswell Hamrick 14 M b North Carolina [b abt 1836] Sarah E Hamrick 12 F b North Carolina [b abt 1838] Jacob E Hamrick 10 M b North Carolina [b abt 1840] Drury H Hamrick 8 M b North Carolina [b abt 1842] Drayton M Hamrick 2 M b North Carolina [b abt 1848] Note that Drayton M (Draton M in 1860) is reported with the middle initial of D in 1880. At least one genealogy reports his full name as Drayton Dobbins. But another has him as Drayton Merillo, with an alternate spelling for the first name of Dreighton. Perhaps his full name included both these middle names. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 13 August, page 71 (scan 440), Hse/Fam #504 William Hamrick 60 M Farmer $3100 Real Estate $6350 Personal b North Carolina [abt 1800] Jane Hamrick 45 F b North Carolina [abt 1815] Sallie Hamrick 21 F b North Carolina [abt 1839] Jacob E Hamrick 20 M Cabinet Maker b North Carolina [abt 1840] Drury H Hamrick 18 M Farm Laborer b North Carolina [abt 1842] Draton M Hamrick 12 M b North Carolina [abt 1848] Jane Hamrick 9 F b North Carolina [abt 1851] Philo M Hamrick 5 M b North Carolina [abt Feb 1855] 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 12 July, Township 3, PO Stices Shoals, page 13, Hse #93, Fam #99 Hamrick, Wm 68 M W Farmer $1000 Real Estate $300 Personal b North Carolina [b abt 1801] Hamrick, Jane 54 F W Keep House born North Carolina Cannot write [b abt 1816] Hamrick, Draton 21 M W Farm Laborer born North Carolina [b abt 1849] Hamrick, Jane 18 F W Seamstress Asst born North Carolina [b abt 1852] Hamrick, Philo 10 M W Farm Laborer born North Carolina [b abt 1860] Their son Caswell is two houses away, in the household of a Lucinda Russ and her daughter Jane. I suspect this is the mother of Caswell's wife, Milla (?). Caswell's age does not match his earlier reported age and estimated birth in 1836. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 12 July, Township 3, PO Stices Shoals, page 13, Hse #95, Fam #101 Hamrick, Caswell 30 M W Farm Laborer b North Carolina [b abt 1840] Hamrick, Milla 26 F W Keeps House born North Carolina [b abt 1844] Hamrick, Kelly 5 M W born North Carolina [b abt 1865] Hamrick, Milles (Miles?) 3 M W born North Carolina [b abt 1867] Hamrick, George P 1 M W born North Carolina [b abt 1869] In between Caswell and his parents William and Jane is another Hamrick, whose first name I cannot read. He is married to a Jane. He is age 21, thus born about 1849. this would match the child Drayton in earlier censuses, but I cannot account for the name. Next door on the other side is a Thomas Hamrick, married to a Rebecca. Some genealogies have reported a Thomas as a child of William and Jane, but we do not see him in the family census listings above. This Thomas is 45, and thus born about 1825. this is too early for him to be Jane's child, with birth as most sources report from 1814-1816. One report has her born in 1811, and that would make her 13-14 at the birth of this Thomas -- not very likely. The 1880 census reports William and Jane with some of their children. Some are married. The listings and relationships are confusing. It was especially confusing since I found this before I found earlier censuses. I will list with the surname blanks which stand for ditto. They are in a strange order for the relationships given and last names that are blank seem to all stand for Hamrick here, even though they alternate with two people named Moore. It appears the daughter named Jane Moore is married to the son-in-law named Monroe Moore. Yet the son-in-law Monroe is reported as Unmarried! The 1860 census confirmed my earlier intuition that Philo was a so and thus the blank meant his name was the same as the Head of household, not the person preceding him. The son Daton D is listed with no surname, making it appear that his surname is the same as the previous person. But this does appears to be a son of William and Jane. The 2-year-old "Daughter" must be a granddaughter. But there is no set of Hamrick parents here, so perhaps Liza is a Moore. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 June, Township 3, Rippys, District 12, page 67 (scan 494C), Hse/Fam #210 Hamrick, William W M 79 Married Farmer NC NC NC Hamrick, Jane W F 38 Wife Married Keeps House NC NC NC Cannot write Hamrick, Draton D W M 24 Son Single Farm Hand NC NC NC Moore, Jane W F 26 Dau Married Asst Keeping House NC NC NC Moore, Philo W M 24 Son Single Farm Hand NC NC NC Moore, Monroe W M 3 Son-in-Law Single (sic) Tenant NC NC NC Cannot read or write Moore, Liza M W F 2 Dau-in-Law (! Granddaughter?) Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write McEntire, Elizabeth W F 66 Sister-in-Law Single Boarder NC NC NC Cannot write Davis, John J W M 18 (No Relationship Rptd) Single Farm Hand NC NC NC Cannot read or write
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 8B, Hse/Fam #147 Hance, George W Head W M May 1859 28 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Martha H Wife W F Oct 1862 43 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN -- page 9A -- Hance, Bennie D Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single TN TN TN
1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 15 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, page 31, Hse #251, Fam #255 Hance, Calvin W M 45 Married Farmer No Literacy report TN TN TN Hance, Mary W F 38 Wife Married Works on Farm Cannot read or write TN TN TN --There are many Children; Here is Hugh with his wife Caroline Strange in the same household -- Hance, Hugh W M 21 Son Married Works on Farm Cannot write TN TN TN Hance, Caraline W F 17 Dau-in-law Married At Home Cannot write TN TN TN Hance, James S W M 4mos born Jan Grandson TN TN TN
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 9B, Hse/Fam #155 Hance, Hugh Head W M May 1859 41 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Delilah Wife W F Oct 1862 37 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN Hance, Charles D [Charlie] Son [Daughter] W M [F] Aug 1883 16 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 8B, Hse/Fam #147 Hance, George W Head W M May 1859 28 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Martha H Wife W F Oct 1862 43 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN Hance, Thirza Dau W M Jan 1882 17 Single TN TN TN -- page 9A -- Hance, Joseph R Son W M Jan 1885 15 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer Hance, Thomas E Son W M Aug 1887 12 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer Hance, Robert P M Son W M Jan 189o 10 Single TN TN TN ** Hance, Charlie C Dau W F Jul 1892 7 Single TN TN TN ** Hance, Bennie D Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single TN TN TN Hance, George A Son W M July 1889 10mos Single TN TN TN
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Will Gregory Spouse: Thula Jane Hance Marriage 18 Dec 1898 Jefferson County, Tennessee. "Thula" was buried in Union Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 9A, Hse/Fam #155 Hance, Hugh Head W M May 1859 41 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Delilah Wife W F Oct 1862 37 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN -- page 9B -- Hance, Eliza V Dau W F May 1896 4 Single TN TN TN 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 May, District 8, Enumeration District 76, page 1A, Hse/Fam #3 Hance, Hugh Head M W 52 2nd Marriage Married 0 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns Hance, Millie C Wife F W 50 2nd Marriage Married 0 years 12 children/6 living TN TN TN Hance, Eliza W Dau F W 14 Single TN TN TN
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 8B, Hse/Fam #147 Hance, George W Head W M May 1859 28 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Martha H Wife W F Oct 1862 43 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN -- page 9A -- Hance, George A Son W M July 1889 10mos Single TN TN TN
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 8B, Hse/Fam #147 Hance, George W Head W M May 1859 28 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Martha H Wife W F Oct 1862 43 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN Hance, Thirza Dau W M Jan 1882 17 Single TN TN TN -- page 9A -- Hance, Joseph R Son W M Jan 1885 15 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer Hance, Thomas E Son W M Aug 1887 12 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer Hance, Robert P M Son W M Jan 189o 10 Single TN TN TN Hance, Charlie C Dau W F Jul 1892 7 Single TN TN TN Hance, Bennie D Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single TN TN TN Hance, George A Son W M July 1889 10mos Single TN TN TN
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Hugh Hance, Spouse Caroline Strange, Marriage 27 Aug 1879 Jefferson County, Tennessee. In 1880 Hugh and his wife Caroline Strange have one son. All of them are enumerated in the same house and family number with Hugh's parents and a long list of siblings! 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 15 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, page 31, Hse #251, Fam #255 Hance, Hugh W M 21 Son Married Works on Farm Cannot write TN TN TN Hance, Caraline W F 17 Dau-in-law Married At Home Cannot write TN TN TN James S W M 4mos born Jan Grandson TN TN TN Tennessee Census, 1810-91 Page: 053 Database: TN 1891 Voters List Hugh Hance Jefferson County TN Township: Dist. 5 Male Voters Year: 1891 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 9A, Hse/Fam #155 Hance, Hugh Head W M May 1859 41 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Delilah Wife W F Oct 1862 37 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN Hance, James S Son W M Jan 1880 20 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer -- page 9B -- Hance, Charles D Son W M Aug 1883 16 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer Hance, Willie C Dau W F Feb 1887 13 Single TN TN TN At School Hance, John C Son W M Mar 1889 11 Single TN TN TN At School Hance, Walker H Son W M June 1892 7 Single TN TN TN Hance, Lemuel Son W M June 1894 6 Single TN TN TN Hance, Eliza V Dau W F May 1896 4 Single TN TN TN Hance, Taylor Son W M July 1898 1 Single TN TN TN Family sources tell us that Delilah died in 1902. In the 1910 census, the name of Hugh's wife is Millie C. The census tells us this is the 2nd marriage for both. There is one new child, Joseph M, age 9. This would make him born in about 1901. If the death report by a genealogy is correct, perhaps Delilah died in childbirth. This census tells us that Millie C has had 12 children, and only 6 are living. Only two of those children from Millie's first marriage are in this household. Sanders E Griffin is 17 years old and Peter S is 14. The census reports they have been married 0 years, so they may have just married, and have not organized the household to bring all the children together. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 May, District 8, Enumeration District 76, page 1A, Hse/Fam #3 Hance, Hugh Head M W 52 2nd Marriage Married 0 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns Hance, Millie C Wife F W 50 2nd Marriage Married 0 years 12 children/6 living TN TN TN Hance, Lemuel Son F W 15 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer Hance, Eliza W Dau F W 14 Single TN TN TN Hance, Tailor Son F W 11 Single TN TN TN Hance, Joseph M Son M W 9 Single TN TN TN Griffin, Sanders E Stepson M W 17 Single TN TN TN Farm Labor Griffin, Peter S Stepson M W 14 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 15 January, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 77, page 5B, Hse/Fam #89 Hance, Hugh Head Rents M W 60 TN TN TN Farmer Hance, Millia Wife F W 59 TN TN TN Griffin, Andrew Stepson M W 24 Single TN TN TN Hance, Joseph Son M W 18 Single TN TN TN
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 9A, Hse/Fam #155 Hance, Hugh Head W M May 1859 41 Married 20 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Hance, Delilah Wife W F Oct 1862 37 Married 20 yrs 8 children, 8 living TN TN TN Hance, James S Son W M Jan 1880 20 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer