I find Martha Ricks, widow of Dickerson Ricks, listed as a widow on the
1860 census of Cherokee County NC, with children: Frances age 18, Louisiana age
17, Samuel age 15, Mary J.age 11, Ann D. age 10, Elizabeth L, age 6. Nearby
is Barny Casteel (age 71, b. in Blount Co TN), along with Harriet J., age 30,
Dicy J., age 6, Jasper S., age 2., and Barny S., age 1.
Does anyone know if these Ricks people in Cherokee Co NC are kin to the
Ricks brothers who married daughters of Alexander Casteel in nearby McMinn Co TN?
Also, does anyone know who are the parents of this Barny Casteel, who was
probably born in about 1789? For years, we've been trying to find some
evidence to tie our Alexander Casteel to some other Casteel family, with no
success. This Barny would be of an age to perhaps be a brother to our Alexander
Casteel. We love to share information and hypotheses.
This is our Alexander's family:
1 Alexander Casteel b: Abt. 1800 in NC d: 04 May 1862 in (McMinn) TN
..+Susannah Sherrill b: Abt. 1802 in TN d: 07 Apr 1862 in (McMinn) TN
........2 Madison H. Casteel b: Abt. 1823 in TN d: Bef. 1920
............+Mary Ann Elbert
........2 Sarah Ann Casteel b: 23 Mar 1828 in McMinn Co TN d: Bef. 1920
............+Lewis Stanton Erwin b: Abt. 1823 in TN
........2 Elizabeth Jane Casteel b: 23 Mar 1832 in McMinn Co TN d: 27 Dec
1916 in IL
............+Hiram James Brown b: 28 Oct 1831 in IN d: 06 Aug 1881 in IL
........2 Joseph Casteel b: 12 Feb 1833 in McMinn Co TN
............+Ruth Ann Gresham b: 1848
........2 Amanda M. Casteel b: Abt. 1835
............+James G. Ricks
........2 Paralee Rebecky Casteel b: Abt. 1837 d: 22 Mar 1929
............+Christopher Columbus Ricks b: 27 Dec 1850 d: 08 Feb 1892
........2 James Casteel b: Abt. 1838
........2 Mary M. Casteel b: Abt. 1840
........2 Rachel P. Casteel b: Abt. 1842
Regards,
Jim Patrick
Researching 4 distinct lines:
1. Hall & House (MD>PA>KY>IN), Presley (MD?,PA?, KY?), Banta
(NJ>KY>IN>IL?),
Britton/Brighton (Eng>OH>IN), Wetzel (Ger>OH>IN), Danner (GER>OH>IN),
Pherigo (KY>IN), Fallis, and Demarest (FR>Eng>NJ>KY)
2. Patrick (PA>NC>IN), Abel/Abell/Able (MD?>KY>IN), Beatty (VA>OH>IN),
Shumway (NY>IN), Downs (OH>IN), Brown (MA>VT>NY>OH>IN), Rockwell,
(NS>CT>NY),
Barney, Shidler, Holman, Jacobs (PA>NC>IN>OH), Dowden, Cheyney, Gaither
3. Groutage (Eng>CO>IL), Fletcher (Eng>IL), Raybould (Eng), Salisbury,
Baker, Bucy, Freeman (NY>IL), Mendenhall, Clark, Plate, Gustine (NY>OH>IL),
4. Brown (VA>TN>IN>IL), Spears (KY?>NC?>TN), Tackett (NC?>KY?>TN),
Casteel
(Native American? NC>TN), Sherrill (NC>TN>IL), Payne, Trobaugh
(VA>TN>IN>IL),
Hull (PA>VA>TN), Lingenfelter (PA), Isom, Byrum, Eaves.