Life History

Notes

• Malinda's grave marker has no dates on it, only her name.  Her memorial on Find a Grave has her birth date as 1796.  The 1850 census age matches birth in about 1798, but the 1860 census reports her as 60 years old, making birth about 1800.  In 1850 she and some siblings are living in the household of their widowed father William.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #841
  Wm Few 78 M Farmer $6000 Real Estate b North Carolina [b abt 1772]
  Malinda Few 54 F b South Carolina [b abt 1796]
  Rachel Few 52 F b South Carolina [b abt 1798]
  Mary Few 38 F b South Carolina [b abt 1812]
  Lavena Few 36 F b South Carolina [b abt 1814]
  Martha Few 29 M b South Carolina [b abt 1821]
  ** Catherine Few 6 F b South Carolina [b abt 1844] **
  Benjamin Few 45 M Farmer b South Carolina [b abt 1805]
  Mary Few 43 F b South Carolina [b abt 1807]
  Susana Few 11 F b South Carolina [b abt 1839]
  James Few 7 M b South Carolina [b abt 1843]
  Rosana Few 5 F b South Carolina [b abt 1845]
  Columbus Few 2 M b South Carolina [b abt 1848]
  
  Rachel is listed below her sister Malinda in the household headed by Malinda's father William Few.  Catherine Few, age 6, in 1850, the last person listed in the household before Malinda's brother Benjamin, matches Malinda Few, age 16 in 1860.  I would surmise her full name was Malinda Catherine.
  
  Malinda's father William died before the 1860 census.  Malinda is reported as the head of the household, with her sister Rachael and apparently Rachael's daughter Malinda.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 7 June, Tyger Division, P O Mush Creek, page 7, Hse #61, Fam #54
  Malinda Few 60 F Seamstress born South Carolina [b abt 1800]
  (family continues in the next household)
  Hse #62, Fam #54
  Rachael Few 50 F Seamstress born South Carolina [b abt 1810]
  Malinda Few 16 F Seamstress born South Carolina [b abt 1844]
  
  Malinda Few
  Birth 1796 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
  Death 1867 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
  Malinda daughter of William Few & Susannah Tubbs
  Sandra Jayne Savage Ruyle. 4th Great Grandniece of Malinda Few
  Parents:
  William Few (1771 - 1856)
  Susannah Tubbs Few (1774 - 1816)
  Siblings:
  Rachel Few (1797 - 1883)
  Elizabeth Few Jenkins (1801 - 1897)
  Susannah Few Kendrick (1803 - 1884)
  Benjamin Few (1805 - 1888)
  Ignatius Few (1807 - 1894)
  Ephriam Lawrence Few (1810 - 1885)
  Levinia Few Thomason (1813 - 1885)
  Grave photo taken 19 Nov 2007 by Donnie & Sandra Savage Ruyle
  Burial Few Family Cemetery, Greer, Greenville County,South Carolina, USA
  Created by Donnie Ruyle Apr 17, 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #26082568, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26082568

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1860 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina
  • 7 June, Tyger Division, P O Mush Creek, page 7, Hse #61, Fam #54
• 3. 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina
  • 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #841