Mam-ma's Southern Family

What happens to a woman who has nine children when their husband dies? Either she quickly remarries to have support for her and her children, or she makes do and takes care of herself and children on her own. Sometimes, she has help from family. David Rodgers died sometime after the census enumerator took the information about the 1860 census in June of that year. S. Hankins took the information that David was 42, a farmer, born in South Carolina, and had $450 worth of personal property. He did not own any land. Rebecca, his inferred wife, was 40, also born in South Carolina about 1820. Everyone in the household were reported as being born in South Carolina, even the 1-year-old, George J. That suggests they moved to Chattooga County recently. The children in the household, with their estimated birth years, were: Mary A.E., 18    b. 1842 Mark A, 17        b. 1843 Perry K, 15        b. 1845 Toliver R, 13 ...

Jesse Loveless, the father of Ebenezer Loveless, is my maternal 3x-great-grandfather. Because of his early history in South Carolina, I do not have much information sourced. An exact birthdate came from another researcher. The marriage is an estimate from a published source. The earliest record of someone named Jesse is the 1847 land purchase in Cass County, Georgia, where they were living in 1850. The items below are what I have collected over the years. Like the previous 12 for ’26 ancestors, I will conduct a new full-text search to add to what I know. 1806.    Jesse Loveless was born in South Carolina. He was 44 in 1850, [1] 54 in 1860, [2] and 63 in 1870. [3] A full birthday of 30 Nov 1806 appears in many trees with no source. 1828.    Abt. Married Elizabeth Nixon perhaps in Greenville District, South Carolina. Based on year before birth of son, Terry. Son, William Loveless named his parents Jesse Loveless and Elizabeth Nixon. [4] 1829. ...