Thanks for the information. I will double check what I have again.
Also, the land where she is buried is not Capehart land, but Lusk land.
More later,
A. D.
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From: Lynneinfla(a)aol.com [mailto:Lynneinfla@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:14 PM
To: adeasons(a)bellsouth.net; CAPEHART-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: More on John Capehart
I found my information on the SC Capeharts.
John Capehart, the son of Leonard, was born in 1806. Since Rosanna
Capehart was born in 1800, I don't think she could be his daughter.
I am pretty sure that Leonard didn't get married until after 1800. He is
not enumerated in the 1800 census and I believe that he is living with
Jacob at that time. I believe that he and Jacob were brothers. Jacob was
enumerated in the 1790 and 1800 censuses.
I believe that the John you are referring too (married to Isabella) was
Jacob's son. He is enumerated in the 1820 census as having 2 daughters
under 10 years old. He has no wife living with him at that time. In
1860, he is shown in the census as being 67 years old. That would have
made him 30 years old in 1823 when Rosanna got married. So I don't think
he could be Rosannah's father either.
I have always thought that she was Jacob's daughter. In 1800 Jacob had
two daughters under 10 years old. In 1810, he had one daughter aged
10-16 and 3 under 10. In 1820, he had 3 daughters aged 26-45, 1 age
16-25. I think that Rosannah must have been one of these girls.
If John were Rosannah's brother instead of father, it would make some
sense for her to have been buried on his property. Maybe she inherited
it when he died.
I have found that family "memories" are not always perfect. Sometimes
people skip generations in their memory, or they confuse great-uncles
with great-grandfathers. Unless the information is written down
somewhere like a family Bible, and it was written at the time of the
event--not later when someone thought it should all be recorded--then
the information is often questionable. Sometimes accurate, sometimes
not.
Thanks again for the picture of Rosannah's gravestone. That is helpful
in knowing her age and helping to eliminate some people as her parents.
Lynne Capehart