These are notes from my family tree maker on Rebecca James and Levi Canter,
Greene County,Tn is mentioned in these notes. Does anyone have a resourse to
do any look ups that may add to this information? I would appreciate
anything, no matter how small.
This is what I have been able to put together on Levi. I have him born in
abt.1790
( Based on census and marriages) In 1880 one of the children says he was
born
in North Carolina. I think he may be the man who marries Rebecca James
abt.
Dec.1816 in Scott County. This marriage appears in the Fugate book of
Scott Co.
Marriages as Carter, but I think it is Levi Canter. ( From this marriage
he may have
had Henry who is the father of Jackson.) Henry is born abt. 1815 and
married
to a Pauline ( unknown surname) They are back and forth between TN. and
Va.
Children - Sarah c 1840 m Gabriel Fry , April 4,1861 Washington
County,Va.,
Mary C. 1842, Robert W. c 1843, m Mary E. James c 1846, Andrew c 1848,
Jackson c 1853, Margaret c 1857, Martin c 1859, and John B.1863 Green
Co.Tn
( all others in Va.) m Bell McCracken 24 March 1888 Wash.Co.Va.
For now Levi is as far back as we can get. A note from Willie Kate
Underwood;
Willie has a book of 1830 census from Washington
County,Virginia. Levi was listed in
the 1830 book, but not in the 1840 book. He must have died
between that time.
Remember to check 1810 census. May find a lead there.
Note from Willie Kate Underwood ; Sarah was listed in the files from the
Public Library in Bristol to live in the household of John
Jackson in 1860,
Hope this helps.
I found Sarah,age 92 years, listed in the 1880 census, with daughter
Matilda and her husband,John Jackson. I looked again for death information
about Sarah but did not find any. ( I wonder if John Jackson and Matilda
moved away and she went with them?) All copies I am sending are from the Hist
Soc Library so they only cost 20 cents each.
1880 census
Jackson,John,66/ Matilda,56,VA./N.C./Va,Canter,Sarah,92( M I L),
Adams,George,17(S I L),Sarah C,17,( dau).
Since then the unknown name of Paulina spouse of Henry has been found to
be Paulina Flinchum.
John Jackson and wife Matilda with Sarah disappear after this census of 1880,
wonder where they moved? Sarah has been found in other census of Washington
County living with a Charity and Elizabeth Perrigan and a Ornduff . Thank you
all for putting up with my constant pleas, but I feel like I am so close yet
so far away in finding them.
Thank you,
Connie