Life History
about 1810 |
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Jan 1843 |
Birth of son Virgil Monroe WEATHERS in South Carolina.6,2,7,5,8,9,4,10 |
about 1845 |
Birth of son Lawrence WEATHERS in South Carolina.5,2 |
about 1846 |
Birth of daughter Malissa Jane WEATHERS in South Carolina.5,3 |
about 1848 |
Birth of son George W C WEATHERS in South Carolina.5,3 |
about 1850 |
Birth of son John M WEATHERS in South Carolina.3 |
about 1850 |
Birth of son Robert P WEATHERS in South Carolina.3,2,11 |
before 1860 |
Death of Mary NOLASTNAME in Arkansas County, Arkansas |
after 1870 |
Died in Arkansas County, Arkansas.3 |
Other facts
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Married Mary NOLASTNAME |
Notes
- 1850 Federal Census, Newberry District, South Carolina, 28 September, page 253B, Hse/Fam #1181
R B Wethersby 37 M Farmer$1000 Real Estate b SC
Mary Wethersby 37 F SC
Virgil M Wethersby 8 M SC
Laurence Wethersby 6 M SC
Malissa J Wethersby 5 F SC
George W C Wethersby 2 M SC
Elizabeth Whitten 40 F SC
In 1860, R B is a widow, and his mother is living with him and his children in York County, South Carolina, near the border with North Carolina.
1860 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 12 September, PO Harmony, North Carolina, page 233, Hse/Fam #106
R B Withers 50 M Farmer $250 Personal Estate No Carolina [abt 1810]
Virgil Withers 18 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1842]
Lawrence Withers 15 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1845]
Malissa J Withers 11 F b So Carolina [abt 1849]
George W Withers 10 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1850]
Robert P Withers 9 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1851]
John M Withers 9 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1851]
Mary Withers 83 F b No Carolina [abt 1767]
"Although Virgil Weathers was from South Carolina, his father R.B. Weathers was born about 1810 in NC and could easily have been Mary Weathers' brother."
-- David Holden, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 October 2007
1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 July, Cypress Bayou Township, P O Arkansas Post, page 7 (scan 38A), Hse/Fam #62
Wethers, Robert B 60 M W Farmer $150 Personal b South Carolina [abt 1810]
Wethers, Jane 24 F W b South Carolina [abt 1846]
Wethers, George 22 M W b South Carolina [abt 1848]
Wethers, John 20 M W b South Carolina [abt 1850]
Wethers, Robert 20 M W b South Carolina [abt 1850]
In 1880 Robert is farther north and east, near DeWitt. We find him working as a hired hand on the farm of Henry Stephens.
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 3 June, Point DeLuce Township, District 3, page 6, Hse #48, Fam #51
Stephens, Henry K W M 70 Married Farmer AR MS MS
Stephens, Amandy W F 50 Wife Married Keeping House IN NC KY
Stephens, Katie W F 19 Dau Single AR TN IN
Stephens, John W M 22 Son Single AR TN IN
** Withers, Robert W M 71 Hired Widow NC NC NC **
Roland, Mary W F 22 Hired Single (Widowed) TN NC NC
Roland, Edna W M 1 Son Single AR NC TN
Sources
- 1. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 3 June, Point DeLuce Township, District 3, page 6, Hse #48, Fam #51
- 2. 1860 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
- 12 September, PO Harmony, North Carolina, page 233, Hse/Fam #106
- 3. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 9 July, Cypress Bayou Township, P O Arkansas Post, page 7 (scan 38A), Hse/Fam #62
- 4. Email Sources
- 5. 1850 Federal Census, Newberry District, South Carolina
- 28 September, page 253B, Hse/Fam #1181
- 6. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 15, Hse/Fam #117
- 7. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 1 June, St Charles, District 2, p 1, Hse/Fam #9
- 8. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 21 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 3B, Hse/Fam #44
- 9. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 28 June, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 15B, House #259, Family #264
- 10. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 11. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 15, Hse/Fam #116