Register Report
Register Report for Abssalon* Martin
Generation 1
1.

Abssalon* Martin-1[1, 2, 3] was born about 1788 in Goochland Co., Virginia. He died after 1850.

Clara McCary daughter of Richard McCary Jr and Nancy Martin[4, 5] was born about 1795 in Edgefield, South Carolina. She died about 1860.

Abssalon* Martin and Clara McCary were married in 1810 in Edgefield County SC. They had the following children:

2. i.

Eliza Martin[6] was born on 10 Jan 1818 in Edgefield, SC. She married Joseph Davenport on 08 Feb 1832. She died on 26 Jan 1890.

3. ii.

Hester Ann Martin[7] was born on 18 Nov 1825 in Edgefield, South Carolina. She married John Ben Milstead on 05 Oct 1840. She died on 03 Sep 1916 in Alabama.

iii.

Benjamin Martin[8] was born about 1831 in Bibb Co, AL. He married Mary J. Hubbard about 1854.

Generation 2
2.

Eliza Martin-2 (Abssalon*-1)[6] was born on 10 Jan 1818 in Edgefield, SC. She died on 26 Jan 1890.

Joseph Davenport[9] was born about 1808 in S.C..

Joseph Davenport and Eliza Martin were married on 08 Feb 1832. They had the following children:

i.

Thadeus A. Davenport was born about 1837 in AL.

ii.

Amanda Davenport was born about 1838 in AL.

iii.

Sophrona Davenport was born about 1840 in AL.

iv.

Elizabeth Davenport was born about 1842 in AL.

v.

Hesther A. Davenport was born about 1844 in AL.

vi.

Matilda Davenport was born about 1847 in AL.

3.

Hester Ann Martin-2 (Abssalon*-1)[7] was born on 18 Nov 1825 in Edgefield, South Carolina. She died on 03 Sep 1916 in Alabama.

Notes for Hester Ann Martin:

General Notes:

Birth could be 19 Nov.

Death could be 6 Sept. 1911

From Newspaper:

 

The People Advocate Sep 14, 1911 Columbiana, Alabama

___________________________________________________________________

 

Editor Advocate: We desire through the columns of you paper to thank our dear friends and neighbors for their kindness and deep sympathy shown us during the sickness and death of our beloved mother, Mrs Hester A. Milstead. We also wish to thank Rev. W. D. Summerfield for the efficient and sympathetic sermon which he preached at the grave, and we would not forget that noble hearted, Dr. J.I. Reid of Montevallo, for his attention, sympathy and skillful services. May God bless each one individually.

 

Her children

Calera, Sept 11, 1911

 

The Peoples Advocate Sep 15, 1911 Columbiana, Alabama

___________________________________________________________________

 

Dr. J. I. Reid carried a patient to Birmingham Sunday night.

 

 

 

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Notes for Hester Ann Martin:

General Notes:

Birth could be 19 Nov.

Death could be 6 Sept. 1911

From Newspaper:

 

The People Advocate Sep 14, 1911 Columbiana, Alabama

___________________________________________________________________

 

Editor Advocate: We desire through the columns of you paper to thank our dear friends and neighbors for their kindness and deep sympathy shown us during the sickness and death of our beloved mother, Mrs Hester A. Milstead. We also wish to thank Rev. W. D. Summerfield for the efficient and sympathetic sermon which he preached at the grave, and we would not forget that noble hearted, Dr. J.I. Reid of Montevallo, for his attention, sympathy and skillful services. May God bless each one individually.

 

Her children

Calera, Sept 11, 1911

 

The Peoples Advocate Sep 15, 1911 Columbiana, Alabama

___________________________________________________________________

 

Dr. J. I. Reid carried a patient to Birmingham Sunday night.

 

 

 

John Ben Milstead son of Lindsey Milstead and Patsy Blackburn was born on 28 Jul 1820 in Amherst ,Virginia. He died on 28 Jul 1889 in Chilton County, Alabama.

Notes for John Ben Milstead:

General Notes:

Picture of Grave Stone in Source File

 

census

1880 Chilton County, Alabama (age 59) ED27 Sheet 37 - Providence

1870 Baker County (Chilton), Alabama (age 50) page 166 - Chestnut Chreek

1860 Bibb county, Alabama (age 39) Page 836

 

 

John Ben Milstead and Hester Ann Martin were married on 05 Oct 1840. They had the following children:

i.

Martha Milstead was born in 1840.

ii.

Mary Milstead was born in 1842.

iii.

Clara Milstead was born in 1844.

iv.

William Milstead was born in 1846.

v.

James Milstead was born in 1847.

4. vi.

Hester Ann Virginia Milstead was born on 13 Oct 1850 in Calera, Alabama. She married Levi Marion* Thames on 01 Oct 1874 in South Calera, Alabama. She died on 09 Feb 1927 in Calera, Alabama.

vii.

Francis Milstead was born in 1851.

5. viii.

Benjamin Franklin Milstead was born on 08 Oct 1853 in Alabama. He married Eliza Jane Armstrong on 20 Mar 1872. He died on 03 Apr 1896 in Old London, Texas.

ix.

J. Newton Milstead was born in 1856.

x.

Louise Milstead was born in 1858.

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xi.

Sarah Milstead was born in Feb 1860.

xii.

Celia Milstead was born in 1862.

xiii.

John Milstead was born in 1862.

xiv.

Susan Perdelia Milstead was born in 1862.

Generation 3
4.

Hester Ann Virginia Milstead-3 (Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 13 Oct 1850 in Calera, Alabama. She died on 09 Feb 1927 in Calera, Alabama.

Levi Marion* Thames son of Thomas* A. "Tom" Thames and Leah* Malinda Honeycutt was born on 11 Jul 1852 in Jemison, Chilton County, Alabama[10]. He died on 25 Mar 1938 in Calera, Shelby, AL[10].

Levi Marion* Thames and Hester Ann Virginia Milstead were married on 01 Oct 1874 in South Calera, Alabama. They had the following children:

6. i.

William Henly Thames was born on 17 May 1879 in Calera, Alabama[11]. He married Nora Davenport on 13 Jan 1904. He died on 01 Jan 1966 in Houston, Texas.

7. ii.

Zula Dorothy Thames was born on 13 Oct 1881 in Calera, Alabama. She married Len C. COOK on 12 Dec 1907. She died on 15 Oct 1972 in Calera, Alabama.

8. iii.

Callie Thames was born on 19 Nov 1885 in Calera, Alabama. She married J.D.W. Riddle on 04 Jul 1910. She died on 06 Jul 1962 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

9. iv.

Martin Luther Thames was born on 22 Jun 1891 in Calera, Alabama. He married Ollivia (Ollie) Manning on 25 May 1923 in Overton, Rusk County, Texas. He died on 22 May 1974 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

5.

Benjamin Franklin Milstead-3 (Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 08 Oct 1853 in Alabama. He died on 03 Apr 1896 in Old London, Texas.

Notes for Benjamin Franklin Milstead:

General Notes:

1900 Census records show Burl to be 23 and Maggi to be 26. Burl was born in Texas and Maggi in Alabama. Benjamin would have moved to Texas between 1874 & 1877.

 

 

Eliza Jane Armstrong daughter of William M. Armstrong and Jane A was born on 22 Mar 1850 in Calera, Alabama. She died on 05 Dec 1942 in Old London, Texas.

Benjamin Franklin Milstead and Eliza Jane Armstrong were married on 20 Mar 1872. They had the following children:

10. i.

Maggie Leta Milstead was born on 13 Feb 1874 in Clinton County, Alabama. She married William Burris Gaut on 02 Jul 1902 in Old London, Texas. She died on 03 Apr 1964 in London Nursing H, New London, Arp, Texas.

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ii.

Infant Milstead was born in 1875 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas. He died in 1875 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas.

11. iii.

John Burl Milstead was born on 13 Feb 1877 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas. He died on 18 Nov 1960 in Overton Hospital, Overton, Texas.

iv.

Hester Milstead was born in Oct 1886 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas. He died on 04 Sep 1889 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas.

Generation 4
6.

William Henly Thames-4 (Hester Ann Virginia-3, Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 17 May 1879 in Calera, Alabama[11]. He died on 01 Jan 1966 in Houston, Texas.

Notes for William Henly Thames:

General Notes:

Initials were W.H.

 

 

 

Nora Davenport daughter of Sinclair R. Davenport and Matelia was born on 09 Jan 1877 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas. She died on 21 Feb 1959 in Austin, Texas.

William Henly Thames and Nora Davenport were married on 13 Jan 1904. They had the following children:

i.

Oma Nelwyin Thames was born on 12 Sep 1906 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas[12]. She married T. W. Wilkie on 31 Dec 1933 in Houston, Texas. She died on 24 Oct 2001 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America[12].

Notes for Oma Nelwyin Thames:

General Notes:

Last known address:

Mrs. T.W. Wilkie

11915 Wilkie Lane

Houston, TX 77022

 

 

 

ii.

Louise Thames was born on 15 Sep 1908 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas[13]. She married John Janca on 06 Jun 1933. She died on 08 Feb 1980 in Houston, Texas.

iii.

Edwin Logal Carlyle Thames was born on 13 Oct 1911 in Houston, Texas. He married Gladys Fisher on 24 Jul 1943. He died on 08 Aug 1958 in Houston, Texas.

7.

Zula Dorothy Thames-4 (Hester Ann Virginia-3, Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 13 Oct 1881 in Calera, Alabama. She died on 15 Oct 1972 in Calera, Alabama.

Notes for Zula Dorothy Thames:

General Notes:

Went by initials "C.D."

 

 

 

Len C. COOK[14] was born on 18 May 1911. He died on 29 Mar 1994 in Calera, Shelby County, AL.

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Notes for Len C. COOK:

General Notes:

Two Sisters Mrs. Cecil Jones of Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. J.R. Collins of Thorsby,

Ala. and one brother J.B. Cook

Work - Farmer & Railroad

 

 

Len C. COOK and Zula Dorothy Thames were married on 12 Dec 1907. They had the following children:

i.

Hollis L. Cook was born on 30 Jan 1913 in Calera, Alabama. He married Emma Arnwine on 25 Dec 1935. He died on 23 Apr 1998 in Nacogdoches Medical Center Nacogdoches, TX.

Notes for Hollis L. Cook:

General Notes:

Born in Calera, Shelby County Alabama. Address was Route 1. Moved to Texas in January 1930.

 

Obitutary: See Notes in Appendix Under Cook

Dr. Hollis L. Cook

 

 

 

8.

Callie Thames-4 (Hester Ann Virginia-3, Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 19 Nov 1885 in Calera, Alabama. She died on 06 Jul 1962 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

Notes for Callie Thames:

General Notes:

Went by Cala

 

 

 

J.D.W. Riddle was born on 11 Sep 1862. He died on 13 Sep 1951.

J.D.W. Riddle and Callie Thames were married on 04 Jul 1910. They had the following children:

i.

Annie Marie Riddle was born on 03 Jun 1912 in Laneville, Tx. She died on 02 Sep 1912 in Laneville, Tx.

ii.

Mary Lea Riddle[15, 15] was born on 12 Nov 1912 in Laneville, Tx. She died in Jul 1973 in Laneville, Tx.

iii.

Jim Riddle was born on 25 May 1916 in Laneville, Tx. He died on 24 Jun 1920 in Laneville, Tx.

iv.

Evon Riddle was born on 23 Jan 1922 in Rusk Co., TX (Rusk, Texas). He died in Jun 1984 in Veterans Home, Tomah, Wisconsin.

Notes for Evon Riddle:

General Notes:

Died in veteran hospital Tomah, Wisconsin.

Last know address of wife and children: 54601 LaCrosse, Wisconsin

 

 

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9.

Martin Luther Thames-4 (Hester Ann Virginia-3, Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 22 Jun 1891 in Calera, Alabama. He died on 22 May 1974 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

Ollivia (Ollie) Manning daughter of John Ward Manning and Eva Sadie Vaught was born on 25 Mar 1901 in Texas. She died on 22 Aug 1991 in Leisure Lodge, Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

Martin Luther Thames and Ollivia (Ollie) Manning were married on 25 May 1923 in Overton, Rusk County, Texas. They had the following children:

i.

Martin Luther Thames Jr. was born on 04 Apr 1924 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas. He married Dorothea Emma Jodar on 30 May 1952 in Fort Atkison, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

ii.

Eva Virginia Thames was born on 26 Aug 1925 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas. She married Robert Edward Hardwick on 06 Sep 1942 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

iii.

Betty Frances Thames was born on 21 Oct 1928 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

iv.

Mary Elizabeth Thames was born on 18 Nov 1929 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas. She died on 19 Nov 1929 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas.

v.

Dorothy Marie Thames was born on 18 Aug 1933 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas. She married Richard Henry Richey on 20 Sep 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

10.

Maggie Leta Milstead-4 (Benjamin Franklin-3, Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 13 Feb 1874 in Clinton County, Alabama. She died on 03 Apr 1964 in London Nursing H, New London, Arp, Texas.

Notes for Maggie Leta Milstead:

General Notes:

1900 census of Rusk County, Texas list birth as June 1874, 26 years old. Born in Alabama

 

 

William Burris Gaut son of George M. Gaut and Mary Jane Smith was born on 02 Dec 1864 in Old London, Texas. He died on 03 Jul 1939 in Arp, Texas.

William Burris Gaut and Maggie Leta Milstead were married on 02 Jul 1902 in Old London, Texas. They had the following children:

i.

Infant Gaut was born in 1903. He died in 1903.

ii.

Hilda Merle Gaut was born on 21 Dec 1904 in Arp, Texas. She died on 06 Jun 1991 in Tyler, TX.

iii.

William Glynn Gaut was born on 14 Oct 1909 in Arp, Texas. He married Lura Fay Hastings on 12 Jul 1941. He died on 25 May 1984 in Tyler, Texas.

11.

John Burl Milstead-4 (Benjamin Franklin-3, Hester Ann-2, Abssalon*-1) was born on 13 Feb 1877 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas. He died on 18 Nov 1960 in Overton Hospital, Overton, Texas.

Notes for John Burl Milstead:

General Notes:

1900 Census of Rusk County, Texas. Born March 1877 was 23 years old and was born in Texas.

 

 

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Linda Hale daughter of Howell P. Hale and Sue M was born on 15 May 1880. She died on 28 Apr 1963 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas.

John Burl Milstead and Linda Hale married. They had the following children:

i.

Lois Milstead was born on 22 Aug 1907 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas. She died on 16 Jun 1960.

ii.

Fred Milstead was born on 29 Mar 1911 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas. He died on 25 Mar 1986.

iii.

Roy Milstead was born on 05 Sep 1916.

iv.

Annie Marie Milstead was born on 18 Apr 1922 in Old London, Rusk County, Texas. She died on 18 Mar 1937 in New London H.S., New London, Texas.

Notes for Annie Marie Milstead:

General Notes:

!Died - In New London School Explosion that killed 250+ children

 

 

 

Sources
1

1850 Census, 67. Absolum Martin Age 60 Male Birth Place VA

State Alabama, Bibb County,Township/Beat:.

2

1860 Census, 833. Absolum Martin, Age 72, Male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $150,

Birth Place SC

State: Alabama, County Bibb, Township/Beat: Post Office: Randolph

Enumeration Date: August 6.

3

Old Cahaba Land Office Records and Military Warrants 1817-1853, Compiled by Marily Davis Hahn. revised 1986

Nov 6, 1830 Bibb County Absalom Martin Section 11 Township 22 Range 12

Bedford Martin Section 11 Township 22 Range 12.

4

1850 Census, 67. Age: 55, Sex: F, Birth Place: SC

State: Alabama, County: Bibb.

5

1860 Census, 833. Age: 67, Sex: F, Occupation: Domestic, Birth Place: SC

Enumeration Date: August 6.

6

ALABAMA RECORDS Volume 178, Bibb County, Marriages, 1839-1845 by Pauline Jones Gandrud, 177-178. DAVENPORT, JOSEPH TO ELIZA MARTIN

12 December 1831 (return dated 8th Feb.) by Benja.Camp, J.P.

Consent of her Father, ABSALOM MARTIN, who says his daught is aged 17. Affidavit by EPHRAIM MARTIN (x).

7

ALABAMA RECORDS Volume 178, Bibb County, Marriages, 1839-1845 by Pauline Jones Gandrud, 175. John B. Milstead to Hester Ann Martin. 3 Oct. 1840 (solemnized 5th) by S.D. McCary.

consent of Absalom Martin for Daughter.

8

1850 Census, 67. Age: 19, Sex: M, Birth Place: AL.

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9

Louise Jasonsem, Orignator, Census of 1850 - Bibb Co., Ala. - Family # 870, DAVENPORT, JOSEPH age 42 born S.C. Farmer $200

ELIZA 37 S.C.

THADEUS A. 13 Ala.

AMANDA 12 "

SOPHRONA 10 "

ELIZABETH 8 "

HESTHER A. 6 "

MATILDA 3 "

.

10

Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Levi Marion Thames.

11

Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Number: 460-03-6428; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for William Thames.

12

Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Number: 467-86-1825; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1966. Record for Oma N. Wilkie.

13

Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Number: 460-05-5358; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Louise Janca.

14

Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Number: 419-12-8404; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Len C. Cook.

15

Social Security Death Records.

Prepared By:
Preparer: Martin  Luther Thames, Jr. Address: 8341 Lyndale Ave. S. Unit # 103
Bloomington, MN 55420-2279
USA
Phone:
Email: [email protected]
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