1860 Webster County census

Post Office, Vanderburg, Ky. By P.D. Clayton, Ass't. Marshal
Page 151, 11 August 1860

House-
hold #
Surname Family
member
Age/
sex
Occupation Real estate/
personal estate
State
of
birth
Data from records of
Webster County researchers
1047/1041 Witherspoon William 26 m carpenter
$  600
KY Wm. D. Witherspoon married Rachel Dunning 19 Jan 1857 Hopkins Co KY.
Rachael P. 23 f housekeeper
KY
Mary E.   4 f
KY
Sarah J.   1 f
KY
Thomasson J.C. 31 m merchant $1300
$2000
KY
1048/1042 Owens Edward 33 m farmer $  700
$  700
NC Edward Owen married Tabitha J. Brooks 16 Aug 1855 Hopkins Co KY. Edward Owen, age 23, is listed in the 1850 Hopkins County census in the household of Joshua Owen.
Tabitha J. 33 f housekeeper
NC
Nancy J.   3 f
KY
Ramsey John B. 12 m
KY John B. Ramsey was the son of Thomas T. Ramsey, who died in 1856, and his wife Julia Armenia Wilkerson at household 1069/1063 of this census.
Brooks Mariah 12 f
black

KY
Owens Henretta 55 f
$  500
NC Henrietta Owen, age 40, is listed in the 1850 Hopkins County census in the household of Joshua Owen, where she is identifed as Henrietta Buchanan.
1049/1043 Buchanan Sarah 70 f housekeeper
$31,000
NC
1050/1044 Edwards D.C. 29 m carpenter $  100
$  150
TN David Columbus "Lum" Edwards was born 13 Oct 1831 Montgomery Co TN, died 20 Oct 1911 Webster Co KY, buried at Tow Cemetery in Webster Co KY. He married Mary Ann Jackson 17 Feb 1855 Hopkins Co KY. David was the son of David Edwards and Mary Harper. David Edwards and Mary Jackson were the parents of eighteen children; additional children were: 1) Garlin G. Edwards; 2) Mollie Edwards married a Smith; 3) David Spencer Edwards; 4) William Samual Edwards, born 24 Aug 1860, married Nancy Elizabeth Hawkins. One of their children Lillie Augusta Edwards, born 12 Sep 1884, died 05 Jan 1919 married John William Wood and they are the grandparents of John Brown; 5) John W. Edwards born 29 Nov 1862; 6) Roly Smith Edwards born 13 Jun 1864; 7) Henry C. Edwards born 17 Apr 1866, died 28 Oct 1872; 8) Mary E. Edwards born 28 May 1868, married F. M. Givens; 9) George G. Edwards born 04 Oct 1869, died 1926 Webster Co KY , married Ella Winstead; 10) Charley H. Edwards born 26 May 1871, married Inez J. Brown 1912; 11) Martha J. Edwards born 23 Aug 1872, married Cornillius H. Thompson abt 1898 Webster Co KY; 12) James C. Edwards born 05 Oct 1873, died 26 Mar 1874 Webster Co KY; 13) Nancy F. Edwards born 05 Oct 1875, died 26 Oct 1952, married a Melton; 14) Flora Bell Edwards, born 17 Apr 1877, died 25 Feb 1967 Webster Co KY, married William Hunter; 15) James Edwards, Sr. born 24 Apr 1878, died 28 Dec 1956 Ft. Myers, FL, married Mary Ivy Myrtle Overby 27 Jun 1915 Webster Co KY; 16) Ida May Edwards born 26 Nov 1880, married C. F. Duncan in 1902; 17) Millie Lee Edwards born 21 Aug 1882, married Montgomery Hicks; 18) LuInez Edwards born 13 Feb 1886, died 01 Jan 1888 Webster Co., KY. Information on this family from John Brown. More at John's web site. Help gathering this information also came from Helen Watson Edwards
Mary A. 22 f housekeeper
KY Mary Ann Jackson was born 26 Jul 1838 KY, died 04 Feb 1918, buried at Townsend Cemetery near Dixon, Webster Co KY. She was the daughter of Thomas Jackson and Elizabeth Smith.
David S.   2 m
KY Rev. David Spencer Edwards was born 24 Aug 1854 Hopkins Co KY, died 09 May 1945 Webster Co KY. He married Florence Mourning Brown 13 Aug 1890 Hopkins Co KY. Six children were born to them.
1051/1045 Couch N.M. 45 m farmer $1200
$5575
VA He could be the Nicholas M. Couch, age 30, born VA, who is listed with the Orrel G. Couch family in the 1850 Hopkins Co census.
Eliza A. 38 f housekeeper
KY
James H.   8 m
KY
George A.   4 f
[sic]

KY
Overton 3/12 m
KY
1052/1046 Elliot George 29 m farming
$  100
TN Geo. W. Elliot married Merah E. Root 2 Apr 1855 Hopkins Co KY.
Nerul 23 f
MS In the 1870 Webster census her name is spelled "Merab"
George E.   3 f
[sic]

KY
Ora A.   1 f
KY
1053/1047 Hankins Howell 41 m farming
$  50
NC
Nancy 28 f housekeeper
KY
Mary   6 f
KY
William   4 m
KY
Burton   2 m
KY
George   1 m
KY
1054/1048 Winstead B.M. 38 m farmer $2000
$1200
NC Bushard M. Winstead was born about 1822, Person Co NC, the son of Mandley Winstead, jr and Catherine Coleman. He married Mary Ann "Polly Ann" Cox 11 Nov 1841, Hopkins Co KY and they became the parents of 8 children. Bushard M. Winstead died 31 Jul 1866 and he is buried at Puryear Cemetery in Hopkins Co KY. Some of the information on this family from Martha Winstead's book "Descendants of Samuel Winstead 1701-1774"
Mary A. 35 f housekeeper
KY Mary Ann "Polly Ann" Cox was born 29 Jul 1825 KY; she died 18 Dec 1866 and is buried at Puryear Cemetery, Hopkins Co KY with her husband.
Champeon 17 m farming
KY Samuel Champion Winstead was born 8 Jun 1843 Hopkins Co KY. He married 1) Nancy Jane Day 16 Jan 1862 Webster Co; 2) Mrs. Margaret J. Newton Minton 17 Aug 1898 Webster Co KY; 3) Mrs. Phoebe A. Gardner 31 Oct 1903 Hopkins Co KY. He was the father of 7 children. S.C. Winstead died 9 Apr 1921 and is buried at Winstead Cemetery in Webster Co.
William M. 15 m
KY Mandley William Winstead was born 30 Sep 1845 Hopkins Co KY. He married 1) Elizabeth T. Winstead 16 Mar 1865 Webster Co; and 2) Caldonia D. Hubbard 24 Jul 1902 Webster Co KY.
Charles B. 14 m
KY Charles Bailey Winstead was born 21 Jun 1848 Hopkins Co KY. He married 1) Sarah Elizabeth Cox 10 Oct 1866 Hopkins Co; 2) Elizabeth Jones 13 Jan 1869 Webster Co; 3) Mary A. Jones 2 Jul 1882 Webster Co. Elizabeth and Mary A. Jones were sisters, the daughters of Lyndon Jones and Sarah F. Richardson. Charles B. Winstead was the father of seven children; he died 9 Jun 1916 and is buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Webster Co.
Thomas B.   4 m
KY
Senora A. 4/12 f
KY S.A. Winstead married A.B. Day 12 Apr 1877 Webster County; Marriage Book 8, page 270. They were married at the home of her brother, S.C. Winstead.
1055/1049 Morrow S.T. 29 m farming $1000
$5000
NC Sidney T. Morrow married Drusilla Chandler 12 Jul 1856 Hopkins Co KY.
Drucilla 22 f housekeeper
KY Drucilla Chandler, age 12, is listed in the 1850 Hopkins Co census with David Chandler, 41, and Drucilla Chandler, 45, both born NC.
David   1 m
KY
Hawkins William 26 m farming
$  100
NC
Chandler F.M. 26 m trader
$2000
KY Francis M. Chandler, age 16, is listed in the 1850 Hopkins Co census with David Chandler, 41, and Drucilla Chandler, 45, both born NC.

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