Life History

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Notes

• In the 1850 census, the family name was spelled Fitchpatrick.  Mary Susan's mother is llisted as Elenor.  In later censuses she is reported as Ellen.  Genealogies report her name as Eleanor Ellen or Ellen Eleanor.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Monroe County, Arkansas, 23 October, Hampton Township, page Hse #92, Fam #96
  Grandville Fitchpatrick 28 M Farming b Tennessee
  Elenor Fitchpatrick 26  b Alabama
  Nancy J Fitchpatrick 7 M b Mississippi
  Mary S Fitchpatrick 6 F b Arkansas
  George M Fitchpatrick 3 M b Arkansas
  Laura E Fitchpatrick 1 F b Arkansas
  
  Granville died between 1857 and 1960.  In the 1860 census, Ellen is the head of the household.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 10 August, PO Corinth, page 181, Hse/Fam #1185
  Ellen Fitzpatrick 37 F No Occupation No Real Estate value or Personal Wealth Rptd born Alabama Cannot read or write [b abt 1823]
  Nancy Fitzpatrick 17 F born Mississippi [b abt 1843]
  Mary Fitzpatrick 15 F born Arkansas [b abt 1845]
  Laura Fitzpatrick 10 F born Arkansas [b abt 1850]
  Bell Fitzpatrick 5 F born Arkansas [b abt 1855]
  Amelia Fitzpatrick 3 F born Arkansas [b abt 1857]
  
  In the 1870 census, Susan appears with her mother Ellen and two sisters Bell (Lucy Belle) and Ameila (Amelia Florence) in the household of Ellen's second husband Stephen Winter.  Soem genealogies report Ellen's first husband as Granville Kirkpatrick.  All the records for them indicate his name was Fitzpatrick.
  
  These three Fitzpatrick sisters are reported with their stepfather's nmae here.  In the 1850 census their family was enumerted in Arkansas under the spelling Fitchpatrick.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas, 19 November, Precinct 3, PO Whitesboro, page 40, Hse Fam #278, Fam #283
  Winter, Stephen Head F W 50 Farmer $3000 Real Estate $500 Personal b Tennessee [b abt 1820]
  Winter, Ellen 45 F W Keeping House b Alabama [b abt 1825]
  Winter, Susan 23 F W born Arkansas [b abt 1847]
  Winter, Elizabeth 21 F W 8 born Tennessee [b abt 1849]
  Winter, Thomas 20 M W born Mississippi Attended School [b abt 1850]
  Winter, John 16 M W born Mississippi Attended School [b abt 1854]
  Winter, Bell F W 15 born Tennessee Attended School [b abt 1855]
  Winter, Amelia F W 13 born Tennessee Attended School [b abt 1857]
  
  By 1910 Lucy appears with what seem to be her two Kirkpatrick sisters, living together in Foard County, Texas, farther west on the Pease River, about 200 miles west of Grayson County.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Foard County, Texas, 20 April, Crowell, District 109, Page 8B, Hse #122, Fam #125
  Garlinghouse, Cyrus B Head M W 64 Married 31 years IA IA IA Blacksmith Owns [b abt 1846]
  Garlinghouse, Amelia Wife F W 52 Married 31 years 3 children/2 living b TN AL AL [b abt 1858]
  Garlinghouse, Elmer Son M W 15 Single TX IA TN Owns [b abt 1895]
  Davenport, Laura Sister-in-law F W 56 Widow 3 children/2 living TN AL AL Cook Private Families [b abt 1854]
  Conrad, Belle Sister-in-law F W 54 Widow 2 children/2 living AR AL AL No Occup [b abt 1856]
  
  Lucy Conrad matches her name in the 1880 census and her age in 1870 and 1880.  Amelia Garlinghouse matches the 1870 record for Ameila Winter (Fitzpatrick).  But the oldest sister in mentioned in the 1870 census was named Susan, and reported as 23 years old, or born about 1947.  Laura Davenporrt's birth state matches Susan Winter (Fitzpatrick) in 1870, but the birth year is 1854, 7 years younger.
  
  Family genealogies and other records clarify that Laura and Susan are two different sisters of Ameila and Lucy (Louise).  In 1850, Mary S (Susan) was reported as age 6, making her born in about 1854, matching Laura in the 1910 census.  But Laura, born about 1854 according to her 1910 age, was reported only 1 year old in 1850, or born about 1849!.  Ages are often incorrect in census for various reasons.  Laura was probably already married by the 1870 census, but Susan was not.  Here is the 1850 census with all the children through Laura.  A family source reports that Laura's birth date was 4 September 1848.
  

Sources

• 1. 1870 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas
  • 19 November, Precinct 3, PO Whitesboro, page 40, Hse Fam #278, Fam #283
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Foard County, Texas
  • 20 April, Crowell, District 109, Page 8B, Hse #122, Fam #125
• 3. 1850 Federal Census, Monroe County, Arkansas
  • 23 October, Hampton Township, page Hse #92, Fam #96
• 4. 1860 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
  • 10 August, PO Corinth, page 181, Hse/Fam #1185