I am in Raleigh, North Carolina for the 2017 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, which began today. During the opening session "Family History Lives Here," we watched a video presentation which included a reading from "The Moravian Record of Peter Binkele" - my ancestor! That was a very nice surprise! I then went to the exhibit hall and bought some books.
At 11:00 AM, I attended Diane Richard's session "Tarheels in Your Family Tree?" Some of my ancestors lived in North Carolina in the 1700s. I had never thought about the impediments to interior travel in North Carolina; I will have to follow up on the sources listed in the handout.
After lunch, I attended Craig Scott's session on Mexican War ancestors. Thomas Tarkington, who was probably my 3rd-great-grandfather Joseph Tarkington's brother, was killed in the Mexican War.
I then attended J. H. Fonkert's session "Use all the Sources: A Complex Case of Confounded Identity." The case study dealt with a Norwegian immigrant family. I know from experience that members of Scandinavian families may use different names, but this family used many more than one might expect!
It was a great day, and I look forward to the rest of the conference!
Showing posts with label Binkley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Binkley. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Monday, January 9, 2017
Mappy Monday: Cairo, Illinois and Vicinity, 1861
My 3rd-great-grandfather Davidson Binkley died of measles 154 years ago today, on 9 January 1863, in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, while he was serving in Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry. This map shows the area where he was stationed, and where he died.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Those Places Thursday: Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee
Vaughn's Gap is located in southwestern Davidson County, Tennessee, near the Williamson County border. Edwin Warner Park is located in this area.
James Sawyer (or Sawyers), who I believe to be my 4th-great-grandfather, purchased land at Vaughn's Gap on 9 November 1871.
Nashville Union and American, 10 November 1871, page 4
My 2nd-great-grandfather James William Tarkington lived with James Sawyer and his wife Louisa (McDowell) Sawyer. After James William Tarkington married my 2nd-great-grandmother Anna Malvina Binkley, the couple lived with the Sawyers in Vaughn's Gap in the 14th District of Davidson County. They later lived in Vaughn's Gap the 11th District of Davidson County with their children, including my great-grandmother Anna Gertrude Tarkington. Anna Malvina Binkley's brother James Rutherford Binkley and his wife Clementine Virginia "Jennie" (Leech) Binkley, and their children also lived in Vaughn's Gap. James and Jennie both served as postmasters. Jennie was also the ticket agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. The Binkley residence was in the same building as the post office and ticket office.
Members of my family are buried in the J. R. Binkley Cemetery, Vaughn's Gap.
I am working on a one-place study of Vaughn's Gap. It is a sub-project of the Davidson County, Tennessee One-Place-Study.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Sympathy Saturday: In the Apple Orchard
My 3rd-great-grandfather's brother Montgomery Binkley died in October 1891. His body was found in his apple orchard in Pleasant View, Cheatham County, Tennessee by Will Cobbs, a schoolteacher who boarded with the Binkley family. Montgomery had taken a razor with him to the orchard and had committed suicide by cutting his throat.
No one knew why he had chosen to take his own life. He was apparently happily married, had a family, and was a successful farmer. On the day of his death, he had said that he was sick and lay in bed for most of the day. It sounds like he was suffering from depression.
No one knew why he had chosen to take his own life. He was apparently happily married, had a family, and was a successful farmer. On the day of his death, he had said that he was sick and lay in bed for most of the day. It sounds like he was suffering from depression.
Daily Tobacco-Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 20 October 1891, page 4
Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 20 October 1891, page 5
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Angeline Isabelle Mayo
My 3rd-great-grandmother Angeline Isabelle Mayo was born 185 years ago today, on 16 August 1831, in Virginia. She was the daughter of Jacob Dillard Mayo and Eliza Bardil Gordon. Considering the family tradition of using family surnames as middle names, her name may actually have been Angeline Isbell Mayo.
Angeline was hard of hearing ever since her childhood. She had difficulty hearing conversations unless people spoke in a loud voice.
Statement of Angeline Binkley. Angeline Binkley, widow's pension application no. 120,126, certificate no. 166,029; service of Davidson Binkley (Pvt., Co. G, 128th Ill. Inf., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
By 1839, Angeline and her family had moved to Davidson County, Tennessee. Her mother Eliza had died by 29 July 1841, when her father Jacob married Nancy Lee.
1850 United States census, District 22, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, page 374A. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Angeline married Davidson Binkley on 20 January 1853 at her father's home in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. The couple were married by Jonathan Garrett.
Marriage license for Davidson Binkley and Angeline Mayo, 19 January 1853. Nashville, Tennessee: Metropolitan Government Archives.
Davidson and Angeline's first child, Sara Elizabeth Binkley, was born on 28 September 1853, but died not long afterward, on 11 October 1853. Their second child, Louise Jane Binkley, was born on 15 November 1854. She died just over a year later, on 18 November 1855. Their third child, William Searcy Binkley, was born on 15 June 1856. Mrs. Raley was the midwife. Sometime after his birth, but before December 1858, the family moved to Williamson County, Illinois. Their daughter Anna Malvina Binkley (my 2nd-great-grandmother) was born there on 19 December 1858. Mrs. Grimes was the midwife.
1860 United States census,
Township 9 Range 2 E, Williamson County, Illinois, population schedule, page 30, family 203. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
On 12 February 1861, their son James Rutherford Binkley was born. Mrs. Moore was the midwife.
Angeline's husband Davidson joined the Union Army on 26 September 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois, and he mustered in at Camp Butler on 5 November 1862. He died of measles on 9 January 1863 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, while serving in Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry. After his death, Angeline and their children moved back to Tennessee. They lived with her brother, Samuel Lee Mayo.
1870 United States Census, District 14, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, page 10. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Samuel gave Angeline money to buy a house.
1880 United States census, District 14, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 74, page 238B, family 49. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Angeline's son James Rutherford Binkley died on 20 May 1890. Her son William Searcy Binkley died on 25 April 1894.
By 1900, Angeline was living with her widowed daughter Anna Malvina (Binkley) Tarkington and her grandchildren Viola Maydell Tarkington, Anna Gertrude Tarkington (my great-grandmother), and Robert Vaughn Tarkington. Her granddaughter Laura Belle (Tarkington) Leech, Laura Belle's husband Patrick Henry Leech, and their children John Leech, Nina Leech, and Henry Leech lived nearby. Her son James Rutherford Binkley's widow Clementine Virginia (Leech) Binkley and grandchildren Burl and James Binkley also lived nearby.
1900 United States census,
Civil District 14, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 130, sheet 11A. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Angeline died of la grippe (influenza) on 26 March 1901 in Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was buried in J. R. Binkley Cemetery in Vaughns Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee.
Davidson County, Tennessee. Board of Health. Death certificate, Angeline Binkley, 1901. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Angeline left part of her property and three apple trees to her daughter-in-law Clementine Virginia "Jennie" (Leech) Binkley. The property was to go to her sons when she died, or if she remarried. she left the rest of her property to her daughter Anna Malvina (Binkley) Tarkington.
Angeline was hard of hearing ever since her childhood. She had difficulty hearing conversations unless people spoke in a loud voice.
By 1839, Angeline and her family had moved to Davidson County, Tennessee. Her mother Eliza had died by 29 July 1841, when her father Jacob married Nancy Lee.
Angeline married Davidson Binkley on 20 January 1853 at her father's home in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. The couple were married by Jonathan Garrett.
Davidson and Angeline's first child, Sara Elizabeth Binkley, was born on 28 September 1853, but died not long afterward, on 11 October 1853. Their second child, Louise Jane Binkley, was born on 15 November 1854. She died just over a year later, on 18 November 1855. Their third child, William Searcy Binkley, was born on 15 June 1856. Mrs. Raley was the midwife. Sometime after his birth, but before December 1858, the family moved to Williamson County, Illinois. Their daughter Anna Malvina Binkley (my 2nd-great-grandmother) was born there on 19 December 1858. Mrs. Grimes was the midwife.
On 12 February 1861, their son James Rutherford Binkley was born. Mrs. Moore was the midwife.
Angeline's husband Davidson joined the Union Army on 26 September 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois, and he mustered in at Camp Butler on 5 November 1862. He died of measles on 9 January 1863 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, while serving in Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry. After his death, Angeline and their children moved back to Tennessee. They lived with her brother, Samuel Lee Mayo.
Samuel gave Angeline money to buy a house.
From family group sheet compiled by P. C. Lampley
Angeline's son James Rutherford Binkley died on 20 May 1890. Her son William Searcy Binkley died on 25 April 1894.
By 1900, Angeline was living with her widowed daughter Anna Malvina (Binkley) Tarkington and her grandchildren Viola Maydell Tarkington, Anna Gertrude Tarkington (my great-grandmother), and Robert Vaughn Tarkington. Her granddaughter Laura Belle (Tarkington) Leech, Laura Belle's husband Patrick Henry Leech, and their children John Leech, Nina Leech, and Henry Leech lived nearby. Her son James Rutherford Binkley's widow Clementine Virginia (Leech) Binkley and grandchildren Burl and James Binkley also lived nearby.
Angeline died of la grippe (influenza) on 26 March 1901 in Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was buried in J. R. Binkley Cemetery in Vaughns Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee.
Angeline left part of her property and three apple trees to her daughter-in-law Clementine Virginia "Jennie" (Leech) Binkley. The property was to go to her sons when she died, or if she remarried. she left the rest of her property to her daughter Anna Malvina (Binkley) Tarkington.
Will of Angeline Binkley. Davidson County, Tennessee, Wills, Vol. 35, 1898-1902. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Talented Tuesday: Hugh Allen Binkley
Nashville Tennessean, 19 February 1956, page 1
My second cousin twice removed Hugh Allen Binkley played in a hillbilly band with Wayne Harbin, Bubba Roberts, and Kenneth Odum. They called themselves the Wampus Cats, and sometimes called themselves the Ramblers. They were going to perform at a chili supper at Harpeth Valley School on 18 February 1956, but their car went off the bridge over the Big Harpeth River in Davidson County, Tennessee. Hugh Binkley and Kenneth Odum did not survive.
Source: Belleview Boys Feared Drowned. Nashville Tennessean, 19 February 1956, pages 1, 6.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Military Monday: Memorial Day
Today is the day that we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. I am remembering family members who died while in service.
My great-grandfather's first cousin Ferdinand Constand Schneider (4 November 1887 - 15 July 1918) was killed in action during World War I at the Battle of Château-Thierry. He was the son of a German immigrant, and died fighting against the Germans.
Photo from page 165, Missouri - Soldiers of the Great War,
compiled by W. M. Haulsee, F. G. Howe, and A. C. Doyle. Washington, DC:
Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. Available online at http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/wwi/missourisoldies-greatwar.htm.
The map below shows the Western Front of the war at the time that he was killed.
Thomas J. Tarkington, whom I suspect was my 3rd-great-grandfather Joseph Tarkington's brother, was killed in the Battle of Buena Vista (23 February 1847) during the Mexican War.
Indexes to the Carded Records of
Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the Mexican War, compiled 1899 - 1927, documenting the period 1846 - 1848. Thomas J.
Tarkinton, Wheeler's Co., 2 Illinois Foot Vols. (Bissell's), Mexican
War. NARA M616. Available from Fold3.
Although my 3rd-great-grandfather Davidson Binkley did not die in battle, he was serving his country when he died. He was a private in Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. He was stationed at Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois during the winter of 1862-1863. He died of measles on 9 January 1863.
Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Illinois. Davidson Binkley, Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry. NARA M539. Available from Fold3.
Fred Logan Trickey, Jr., the husband of my second cousin once removed Peggy Lorraine Clark, was one of five World War II heroes that died when B-25 bomber 227 crashed on Cold Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina on 13 September 1946.
Cannon, Doris Rollins. Cold Mountain Bomber Crash: The Enduring Legacy. Printed by Edwards Brothers, 2005. ISBN: 0-9772101-0-3
My great-grandfather's first cousin Ferdinand Constand Schneider (4 November 1887 - 15 July 1918) was killed in action during World War I at the Battle of Château-Thierry. He was the son of a German immigrant, and died fighting against the Germans.
The map below shows the Western Front of the war at the time that he was killed.
Chicago Daily Tribune, 16 July 1918, page 2
Thomas J. Tarkington, whom I suspect was my 3rd-great-grandfather Joseph Tarkington's brother, was killed in the Battle of Buena Vista (23 February 1847) during the Mexican War.
Map of Battle of Buena Vista. Available from Wikimedia Commons.
Although my 3rd-great-grandfather Davidson Binkley did not die in battle, he was serving his country when he died. He was a private in Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. He was stationed at Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois during the winter of 1862-1863. He died of measles on 9 January 1863.
Harper's Weekly, 1 June 1861, p. 350. Available from Son of the South.
Fred Logan Trickey, Jr., the husband of my second cousin once removed Peggy Lorraine Clark, was one of five World War II heroes that died when B-25 bomber 227 crashed on Cold Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina on 13 September 1946.
Fred and Peggy (Clark) Trickey. Milwaukee Journal, 10 October 1943.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Thriller Thursday: Robbery at Post Office, Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee
On 24 November 1896, a man named Henry Perkins (AKA Brooks) robbed the post office at Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee. He stole about $10.
Clementine Virginia (Leech) Binkley, the widow of my 2nd-great-grandmother's brother James Rutherford Binkley, was probably the postmistress at this time. In 1901, when a fire destroyed the post office building, she worked as postmistress and ticket agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway.
The 1900 U.S. Census showed that she was a ticket agent for the railroad. Her husband had died in 1890, and she would have needed a way to support herself and her children. She may have worked as postmistress and ticket agent since shortly after his death. Perhaps she was the one who discovered the theft. Perhaps she watched Assistant Jailer Jack Smith chain down the drunken suspect.
Nashville American, 25 November 1896, page 5
Clementine Virginia (Leech) Binkley, the widow of my 2nd-great-grandmother's brother James Rutherford Binkley, was probably the postmistress at this time. In 1901, when a fire destroyed the post office building, she worked as postmistress and ticket agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway.
Nashville American, 6 June 1901, page 2
The 1900 U.S. Census showed that she was a ticket agent for the railroad. Her husband had died in 1890, and she would have needed a way to support herself and her children. She may have worked as postmistress and ticket agent since shortly after his death. Perhaps she was the one who discovered the theft. Perhaps she watched Assistant Jailer Jack Smith chain down the drunken suspect.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Deaf History Month
Deaf History Month begins on March 13 and lasts until April 15. These dates were chosen to highlight three important events in deaf history:
13 March 1988: Irving King Jordan became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University after students protested the appointment of a hearing president
8 April 1864: President Abraham Lincoln signed the charter for the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind (now Gallaudet University)
15 April 1817: the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States, the American School for the Deaf, was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Dr. Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc
My 3rd-great-grandmother Angeline (Mayo) Binkley was hearing-impaired. In her Civil War widow's pension application, she stated that she had been "quite deaf" since her childhood and that it was difficult for her to hear conversations unless the words were spoken very loudly.
Angeline Binkley, widow's pension application no. 120,126, certificate no. 166,029; service of Davidson Binkley (Pvt., Co. G, 128th Ill. Inf., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Statement of Angeline Binkley. Angeline Binkley, widow's pension application no. 120,126, certificate no. 166,029; service of Davidson Binkley (Pvt., Co. G, 128th Ill. Inf., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
References
American School for the Deaf
Celebrate National Deaf History Month - Beginning March 13
Gallaudet University and President Abraham Lincoln
I. King Jordan
Observing Deaf History Month
13 March 1988: Irving King Jordan became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University after students protested the appointment of a hearing president
8 April 1864: President Abraham Lincoln signed the charter for the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind (now Gallaudet University)
15 April 1817: the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States, the American School for the Deaf, was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Dr. Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc
My 3rd-great-grandmother Angeline (Mayo) Binkley was hearing-impaired. In her Civil War widow's pension application, she stated that she had been "quite deaf" since her childhood and that it was difficult for her to hear conversations unless the words were spoken very loudly.
References
American School for the Deaf
Celebrate National Deaf History Month - Beginning March 13
Gallaudet University and President Abraham Lincoln
I. King Jordan
Observing Deaf History Month
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Binkley Home and Storehouse Destroyed By Fire
Nashville American, 6 June 1901, page 2
On 4 June 1901, a fire broke out in Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee, at the home of Clementine Virginia (Leech) Binkley. The building also contained a post office and a ticket office for the Northwestern division of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. Clementine Virginia was the widow of James Rutherford Binkley, my 2nd-great-grandmother Anna Malvina (Binkley) Tarkington's brother. She worked as postmistress and ticket agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. She was also raising her two sons, James Banks Binkley and Burl Turner Binkley. At the time of the fire, James was sixteen and Burl was almost twelve.
Fortunately, much of the furniture was saved. She also had family living nearby, and they probably helped her and her sons through this difficult time. The 1900 U.S. Census shows that she was living near her mother-in-law Angeline (Mayo) Binkley; her sister-in-law Anna Malvina (Binkley) Tarkington; Malvina's children Viola, Gertrude, and Robert Tarkington; her brother Patrick Henry Leech; Henry's wife (and Malvina's daughter) Laura Belle (Tarkington) Leech; and their children John, Nina, and Henry. [Note that Virginia's son James B. Binkley's age is recorded incorrectly; perhaps the census taker wrote down that he was 17 and later misread the number as 7.]
Sunday, November 29, 2015
52 Ancestors: Week 48 "Thankful": Samuel Lee Mayo
My 3rd-great-grandmother Angeline (Mayo) Binkley was probably thankful for the support of her older brother Samuel Lee Mayo.
Samuel Lee and Angeline were the children of Jacob Dillard Mayo and Eliza Gordon. They were born in Virginia but moved to Davidson County, Tennessee withe their parents in the 1830s.
Samuel Lee married Amanda Ezell on 5 February 1848 in Davidson County, Tennessee. They had three children: Zachary Taylor Mayo, William Daniel Mayo, and Amanda Jane Mayo. Samuel Lee married his second wife Tabitha Elizabeth Riggan on 21 September 1854 in Davidson County, Tennessee. They had four children: Samuel Lee Mayo, Mary Mayo, Charles A. Mayo, and Alonzo M. Mayo.
Angeline, her husband Davidson Binkley, and their son William Searcy Binkley moved from Tennessee to Williamson County, Illinois in the 1850s. They had two more children, Anna Malvina (my 2nd-great-grandmother) and James Rutherford Binkley. Davidson enlisted in the Union Army in 1862. He died of measles in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois while serving with Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry.
After Davidson's death, Angeline and their children returned to Tennessee. In 1870, they lived with her brother Samuel Lee, his wife Tabitha Elizabeth, his son William, and their children Samuel Lee, Mary, Charles, and Alonzo.
1870 United States Census, District 14, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, page 10. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
By 1880, Angeline and her children lived on their own. Samuel Lee may have helped Angeline purchase a home. According to a note on a family group sheet compiled by P. C. Lampley, Davidson and Angeline (Mayo) Binkley's granddaughter Laura Belle (Tarkington) Leech said that "Lee Mayo" gave "Grandma Binkley" money to buy a house at Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee.
Samuel Lee Mayo seems to have been a supportive big brother to his sister Angeline. She probably felt thankful.
Samuel Lee and Angeline were the children of Jacob Dillard Mayo and Eliza Gordon. They were born in Virginia but moved to Davidson County, Tennessee withe their parents in the 1830s.
Samuel Lee married Amanda Ezell on 5 February 1848 in Davidson County, Tennessee. They had three children: Zachary Taylor Mayo, William Daniel Mayo, and Amanda Jane Mayo. Samuel Lee married his second wife Tabitha Elizabeth Riggan on 21 September 1854 in Davidson County, Tennessee. They had four children: Samuel Lee Mayo, Mary Mayo, Charles A. Mayo, and Alonzo M. Mayo.
Angeline, her husband Davidson Binkley, and their son William Searcy Binkley moved from Tennessee to Williamson County, Illinois in the 1850s. They had two more children, Anna Malvina (my 2nd-great-grandmother) and James Rutherford Binkley. Davidson enlisted in the Union Army in 1862. He died of measles in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois while serving with Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry.
After Davidson's death, Angeline and their children returned to Tennessee. In 1870, they lived with her brother Samuel Lee, his wife Tabitha Elizabeth, his son William, and their children Samuel Lee, Mary, Charles, and Alonzo.
By 1880, Angeline and her children lived on their own. Samuel Lee may have helped Angeline purchase a home. According to a note on a family group sheet compiled by P. C. Lampley, Davidson and Angeline (Mayo) Binkley's granddaughter Laura Belle (Tarkington) Leech said that "Lee Mayo" gave "Grandma Binkley" money to buy a house at Vaughn's Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee.
From family group sheet compiled by P. C. Lampley.
Samuel Lee Mayo seems to have been a supportive big brother to his sister Angeline. She probably felt thankful.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
52 Ancestors: Week 34 "Non-Population": Davidson Binkley
My 3rd-great-grandfather Davidson Binkley was enumerated in the 1860 United States Census, agricultural schedule. He was listed as D. Binkley, but I know I found the right person because I also located him in the population schedule.
1860 United States Census, Township 9 Range 2E, Williamson County, Illinois, population schedule, page 830. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Davidson's farm was in Township 9, Range 2, Williamson County, Illinois (post office: Marion).
D. Binkley. 1860 United States Census, Township 9 Range 2, Williamson County, Illinois, agricultural schedule, pages 49-50. Ancestry.com. Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Schedule 4 - Productions of Agriculture
Acres of land, improved: 20
Acres of land, unimproved: none
Cash value of farm: $200
Value of farming implements and machinery: $100
Live stock, June 1, 1860
Horses: 2
Asses and mules: none
Milch cows: 1
Working oxen: none
Other cattle: 4
Sheep: none
Swine: 7
Value of live stock: $350
Produce during the year ending June 1, 1860
Wheat: none
Rye: none
Indian corn: 120 bushels
Oats: none
Rice: none
Tobacco: none
Ginned cotton: none
Wool: none
Peas and beans: 5 bushels
Irish potatoes: 18 bushels
Sweet potatoes: 20 bushels
Barley: none
Buckwheat: none
Value of orchard products: none
Wine: none
Value of produce of market gardens: none
Butter: 100 pounds
Cheese: none
Hay: none
Clover seed: none
Grass seeds: none
Hops: none
Hemp, dew rotted: none
Hemp, water rotted: none
Other prepared hemp: none
Flax: none
Flaxseed: none
Silk cocoons: none
Maple sugar: none
Cane sugar: none
Molasses: 20 gallons, made from sorghum
Beeswax: none
Honey: none
Value of homemade manufactures: $5
Value of animals slaughtered: $40
Davidson had improved all of his property. He grew Indian corn, peas and beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, and sorghum (which he used to make molasses). He made butter with the milk that he obtained from his milch cow.
A farmer could grow 5 top 10 acres of corn by hand, or 20 acres of corn with a horse and plow (Historic Farming: Corn). Davidson had two horses; he probably used at least one of them to plow his cornfields.
Irish potatoes do well in early spring and late fall, when the weather is cool at night (Easy Gardening: Irish Potatoes). Sweet potatoes do well in hot weather (How to Grow Sweet Potatoes). The climate in southern Illinois is between humid continental and humid subtropical (Southern Illinois). Davidson may have grown the two types of potato at different times.
Sorghum is grown in the summer months (Meet David Smith's Grain Sorghum). When sorghum molasses was produced, women were the skimmers. and the men brought in the sorghum cane. The skimming was done in a long pan over a fire (Fain's Sorghum Molasses/Sorghum Syrup). Davidson's wife, my 3rd-great-grandmother Angeline (Mayo) Binkley, may have skimmed the sorghum molasses on the family's farm. The whole family typically helped in the production of sorghum (Sorghum FAQs). In 1860, Davidson and Angeline only had two children: William, age 4, and Malvina (my 2nd-great-grandmother), age 1. They may have had help from their neighbors; some of their neighbors had also produced sorghum molasses, and sorghum making had been a community event (Fain's Sorghum Molasses/Sorghum Syrup).
Davidson's farm was in Township 9, Range 2, Williamson County, Illinois (post office: Marion).
Schedule 4 - Productions of Agriculture
Acres of land, improved: 20
Acres of land, unimproved: none
Cash value of farm: $200
Value of farming implements and machinery: $100
Live stock, June 1, 1860
Horses: 2
Asses and mules: none
Milch cows: 1
Working oxen: none
Other cattle: 4
Sheep: none
Swine: 7
Value of live stock: $350
Produce during the year ending June 1, 1860
Wheat: none
Rye: none
Indian corn: 120 bushels
Oats: none
Rice: none
Tobacco: none
Ginned cotton: none
Wool: none
Peas and beans: 5 bushels
Irish potatoes: 18 bushels
Sweet potatoes: 20 bushels
Barley: none
Buckwheat: none
Value of orchard products: none
Wine: none
Value of produce of market gardens: none
Butter: 100 pounds
Cheese: none
Hay: none
Clover seed: none
Grass seeds: none
Hops: none
Hemp, dew rotted: none
Hemp, water rotted: none
Other prepared hemp: none
Flax: none
Flaxseed: none
Silk cocoons: none
Maple sugar: none
Cane sugar: none
Molasses: 20 gallons, made from sorghum
Beeswax: none
Honey: none
Value of homemade manufactures: $5
Value of animals slaughtered: $40
Davidson had improved all of his property. He grew Indian corn, peas and beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, and sorghum (which he used to make molasses). He made butter with the milk that he obtained from his milch cow.
A farmer could grow 5 top 10 acres of corn by hand, or 20 acres of corn with a horse and plow (Historic Farming: Corn). Davidson had two horses; he probably used at least one of them to plow his cornfields.
Irish potatoes do well in early spring and late fall, when the weather is cool at night (Easy Gardening: Irish Potatoes). Sweet potatoes do well in hot weather (How to Grow Sweet Potatoes). The climate in southern Illinois is between humid continental and humid subtropical (Southern Illinois). Davidson may have grown the two types of potato at different times.
Sorghum is grown in the summer months (Meet David Smith's Grain Sorghum). When sorghum molasses was produced, women were the skimmers. and the men brought in the sorghum cane. The skimming was done in a long pan over a fire (Fain's Sorghum Molasses/Sorghum Syrup). Davidson's wife, my 3rd-great-grandmother Angeline (Mayo) Binkley, may have skimmed the sorghum molasses on the family's farm. The whole family typically helped in the production of sorghum (Sorghum FAQs). In 1860, Davidson and Angeline only had two children: William, age 4, and Malvina (my 2nd-great-grandmother), age 1. They may have had help from their neighbors; some of their neighbors had also produced sorghum molasses, and sorghum making had been a community event (Fain's Sorghum Molasses/Sorghum Syrup).
Monday, August 10, 2015
Mappy Monday: Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland
This map shows the location of Guggisberg in Canton Bern, Switzerland. My 3rd-great-grandfather Davidson Binkley is believed to be a descendant of Peter Binkley (also Binggeli and Binckele). Peter was born in Guggisberg in 1704.
Monday, May 25, 2015
Military Monday: Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, I would like to honor those who have died in service, including the following relatives:
Thomas J. Tarkington, who died in the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War
Davidson Binkley, who died of measles while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War
Ferdinand Constand Schneider, who died in the Battle of Château-Thierry during World War I
Fred Logan Trickey, Jr., who died in a B-25 bomber crash in 1946
Saturday, December 6, 2014
52 Ancestors: #49 Anna Gertrude Tarkington
My great-grandmother Anna Gertrude Tarkington was born on 16 April 1889 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was the fourth of five children, and youngest daughter, of James William Tarkington and Anna Malvina Binkley. When she was five years old, her father died. In 1900, she lived with her mother, her maternal grandmother Angeline (Mayo) Binkley, her sister Viola Maydell, and her brother Robert. Her oldest sister Laura Belle had married Patrick Henry Leech and lived nearby. When the 1900 United States census was taken, her sister Margaret was enumerated in the household of their paternal grandparents. By 1905, Gertrude was working as a telephone operator for the East Tennessee Telephone Company.
Nashville City Directory, 1905. Nashville, TN: Marshall-Bruce-Polk Co. Available from Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
On 12 June 1907, Gertrude gave birth to a son, Robert Leland Taylor. He died on 4 July 1907 and was buried in the family cemetery in Vaughn's Gap, Tennessee. Gertrude's sister Margaret "Maggie" was the informant on the death certificate; she stated that the father was unknown. But since her child had a different surname, Gertrude must have known who his father was. I suspect that Maggie also knew, but did not wish to reveal his name.
On 19 November 1909, Gertrude married Henry Brown Gatlin in Nashville. She probably did not know it, but he had not yet divorced his first wife Rose Kuenninger. Shortly after their marriage, Henry and Gertrude moved to Chicago, Illinois. Their first child, my paternal grandfather Henry Cornelius Gatlin, was born in Chicago on 14 April 1910. My grandfather should have been enumerated in the 1910 United States census; it was supposed to include everyone who was in the household on 15 April 1910. However, he was not enumerated. Henry and Gertrude were incorrectly enumerated under the surname Galter. They were lodgers in the household of N. King, and several other lodgers also resided in the household. Gertrude and Henry were probably not the ones who provided the information to the census taker. Henry divorced his first wife Rose in 1916, probably without telling Gertrude.
On 26 June 1923, Gertrude gave birth to a stillborn son, Eugene Joseph Gatlin. The stillbirth was caused by placenta previa. Eugene Joseph was buried in Oak Forest Cemetery, Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois.
On 29 November 1929, Gertrude filed for divorce. On 26 August 1929, while he was drunk, her husband Henry had threatened her life and thrown her out of their home. He later tried to break into her new residence with the intention of hurting her. She obtained a restraining order against him. Because no one appeared to prosecute the case, it was dismissed. She and her husband remained separated. In the 1930 United States census, Gertrude and her son (my grandfather) were living in the household of Walter E. Davis. They were listed as lodgers. Like Gertrude, Walter had been born in Tennessee. They later married. I suspect that they were already in a relationship at the time that the 1930 U.S. Census was taken. Gertrude was listed as widowed, but her husband was still alive.
On 24 January 1935, Gertrude's mother passed away in Memphis, Tennessee. She had been visiting her granddaughter (Gertrude's niece) Nina (Leech) Clark. Gertrude was the informant on her mother's death certificate; she may have been visiting prior to her mother's death, or may have traveled to Memphis immediately after hearing the news.
In late 1939, Gertrude's niece Louise (her sister Margaret's daughter) came to stay with her and Walter (called "Bill") at their residence, 4710 No. Wolcott Av., Chicago, Illinois. Louise's husband and former stepfather John Joseph Berberick had recently passed away. They had been living in Cedarville, New York. Margaret had passed away in 1929.
In the 1940 United States census, Gertrude and Walter were listed as married. However, they may not have actually been married at that time. According to my father's baby book, for his first birthday in 1942, he received a birthday gift from Grandma Gatlin and Bill Davis. For his second birthday in 1943, he received a gift from Grandma Davis. There is a section about trips in my father's baby book, and it says that on August 1, 1943 he took a train to Utica, New York to see his Grandma Davis. Gertrude and Bill moved to New York sometime in the early 1940s. They must have been in New York by 1943.They lived on Orangeport Road in Brewerton, Onondaga County, New York. I am not sure if their home on Orangeport Road was their only New York residence. or just their last one. My father remembers that they had wild strawberries in their backyard. Gertrude was a member of the Brewerton Methodist Church and its Women's Society of Christian Service (now United Methodist Women).
There were many "black sheep" on my grandfather's father's side of the family, but my grandfather was a good man. He must have taken after his mother's side of the family. Gertrude must have been a good mother, and raised him well. Looking at the photo below, I definitely see a resemblance between my grandfather and his mother. As a cat lover, I am glad to see that Gertrude appears to have liked cats.
Gertrude died in St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, New York on 9 July 1959, as a result of ovarian cancer. She was buried in Cedarville Cemetery in Cedarville, New York, near her sister Margaret.
Certificate of death, Gertrude Davis. 9 July 1959. New York State Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics.
On 12 June 1907, Gertrude gave birth to a son, Robert Leland Taylor. He died on 4 July 1907 and was buried in the family cemetery in Vaughn's Gap, Tennessee. Gertrude's sister Margaret "Maggie" was the informant on the death certificate; she stated that the father was unknown. But since her child had a different surname, Gertrude must have known who his father was. I suspect that Maggie also knew, but did not wish to reveal his name.
On 19 November 1909, Gertrude married Henry Brown Gatlin in Nashville. She probably did not know it, but he had not yet divorced his first wife Rose Kuenninger. Shortly after their marriage, Henry and Gertrude moved to Chicago, Illinois. Their first child, my paternal grandfather Henry Cornelius Gatlin, was born in Chicago on 14 April 1910. My grandfather should have been enumerated in the 1910 United States census; it was supposed to include everyone who was in the household on 15 April 1910. However, he was not enumerated. Henry and Gertrude were incorrectly enumerated under the surname Galter. They were lodgers in the household of N. King, and several other lodgers also resided in the household. Gertrude and Henry were probably not the ones who provided the information to the census taker. Henry divorced his first wife Rose in 1916, probably without telling Gertrude.
On 26 June 1923, Gertrude gave birth to a stillborn son, Eugene Joseph Gatlin. The stillbirth was caused by placenta previa. Eugene Joseph was buried in Oak Forest Cemetery, Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois.
On 29 November 1929, Gertrude filed for divorce. On 26 August 1929, while he was drunk, her husband Henry had threatened her life and thrown her out of their home. He later tried to break into her new residence with the intention of hurting her. She obtained a restraining order against him. Because no one appeared to prosecute the case, it was dismissed. She and her husband remained separated. In the 1930 United States census, Gertrude and her son (my grandfather) were living in the household of Walter E. Davis. They were listed as lodgers. Like Gertrude, Walter had been born in Tennessee. They later married. I suspect that they were already in a relationship at the time that the 1930 U.S. Census was taken. Gertrude was listed as widowed, but her husband was still alive.
On 24 January 1935, Gertrude's mother passed away in Memphis, Tennessee. She had been visiting her granddaughter (Gertrude's niece) Nina (Leech) Clark. Gertrude was the informant on her mother's death certificate; she may have been visiting prior to her mother's death, or may have traveled to Memphis immediately after hearing the news.
In late 1939, Gertrude's niece Louise (her sister Margaret's daughter) came to stay with her and Walter (called "Bill") at their residence, 4710 No. Wolcott Av., Chicago, Illinois. Louise's husband and former stepfather John Joseph Berberick had recently passed away. They had been living in Cedarville, New York. Margaret had passed away in 1929.
In the 1940 United States census, Gertrude and Walter were listed as married. However, they may not have actually been married at that time. According to my father's baby book, for his first birthday in 1942, he received a birthday gift from Grandma Gatlin and Bill Davis. For his second birthday in 1943, he received a gift from Grandma Davis. There is a section about trips in my father's baby book, and it says that on August 1, 1943 he took a train to Utica, New York to see his Grandma Davis. Gertrude and Bill moved to New York sometime in the early 1940s. They must have been in New York by 1943.They lived on Orangeport Road in Brewerton, Onondaga County, New York. I am not sure if their home on Orangeport Road was their only New York residence. or just their last one. My father remembers that they had wild strawberries in their backyard. Gertrude was a member of the Brewerton Methodist Church and its Women's Society of Christian Service (now United Methodist Women).
There were many "black sheep" on my grandfather's father's side of the family, but my grandfather was a good man. He must have taken after his mother's side of the family. Gertrude must have been a good mother, and raised him well. Looking at the photo below, I definitely see a resemblance between my grandfather and his mother. As a cat lover, I am glad to see that Gertrude appears to have liked cats.
Gertrude died in St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, New York on 9 July 1959, as a result of ovarian cancer. She was buried in Cedarville Cemetery in Cedarville, New York, near her sister Margaret.
Mexico Independent, 17 May 1959, page 13
Syracuse Post Standard, 10 July 1959, page 9.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Census Sunday: D. Binkley, 1860 U.S. Census, Agricultural Schedule
My 3rd-great-grandfather Davidson Binkley was enumerated in the 1860 United States Census, agricultural schedule, as D. Binkley. His farm was in Township 9, Range 2, Williamson County, Illinois (post office: Marion).
He had 20 acres of improved land. The cash value of his farm was $200, and the cash value of farming implements and machinery was $100. On June 1, 1860 he had 2 horses, 1 milch cow, 4 other cattle, and 7 swine. The value of his live stock was $350.
During the year ending June 1, 1860, he had the following produce: 120 bushels of Indian corn, 5 bushels of peas and beans, 18 bushels of Irish potatoes, 20 bushels of sweet potatoes,100 pounds of butter, and 20 gallons of molasses, made from sorghum.
The value of his homemade manufactures was $5, and the value of his animals slaughtered was $40.
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