[Hooper] HOOPER, McCLURE, & NELSON families

Fri Apr 30 19:39:42 EDT 2004

Sarah:

First, I believe you are confused on the Ellender in 1880.  You say you don't know if that is she in Mecklenburg Co., NC in 1880.  I would say it definitely is not, because you have her with William in Cherokee Co., NC in 1880 census.  That census age has her born about 1827.  Ages in census records are more often wrong than right, I have found over the years.

I was at the Archives for a while this morning and had time to check the 1870 microfilm for Cherokee Co., NC.  I scanned it line by line.  There are some pages of the film that are very dim, but I do not believe I missed a McClure on them.  I did not find William and Ellender in 1870 census of Cherokee Co., NC.  There is no 1870 index book for Georgia, but I bought the 1870 GA index on CD a few years ago.  I did not find them in Georgia either.  It appears they just got missed.

I then came home and checked all Williams, Bill and Willie McClures in NC and Georgia in 1900 census.  None of them was the right age, or any with wife, Ellender/Nellie.  Evidently, both were deceased before 1900.

I did find some more information for you.

Marriages of Cherokee Co., NC -

Joseph McClure married Georgia Evans on 1 Apr 1894, Cherokee Co., NC, by G. J. Crow, J.P.

William Sherman McClure married Lillie O. Farmer on 18 Dec 1890, G. Y. Burgess, Magistrate.

Deaths of Cherokee Co., NC -  Georgia McClure died 18 Jul 1914, daughter of Margaret Moore & Jackson Evans.

Delayed Birth Records of Cherokee Co., NC -

Charles Benjamin McClure born 27 Dec 1892, son of Henry McClure and Carrie Brown

Cora McClure born 1 May 1889, dau of Henry P. McClure and Carrie C. Brown.

I found Henry in 1900 census and Joseph V. in 1900 and 1910 census.

1900 Cherokee Co., NC - Murphy - 128/128

MCCLURE, Henry P., Mar 1865, 35, married 16 yrs, b. GA, both parents b. NC
MCCLURE, Carrie C., wife, Jul 1868, 32, m. 16 yrs; 5 children, 6 living, b. GA, both parents b. GA
MCCLURE, Ora E., dau, Sep 1885, 14, b. GA
MCCLURE, Cora M., dua, May 1889, 11, b. NC
MCCLURE, Charles, son, Dec 1892, 7, b. NC
MCCLURE, Effie A., dau, Apr 1895, 5, b. TN
MCCLURE, Bessie L., dau, Dec 1897, 2, b. NC

1900 Cherokee Co., NC - Beaverdam - 152/152

MCCLURE, Joseph V., Mar 1870, 30, married 6 yrs, b. NC, both parents b. NC
MCCLURE, Georgie, wife, Oct 1878, 22, m. 6 yrs; 4 children, 3 living, b. NC, both parents b. NC
MCCLURE, Edith, dau, Jan 1896, 4, b. NC
MCCLURE, Mattie, dau, Feb 1898, 2, b. NC
MCCLURE, Maggie, dau, Mar 1900, 7/12(?), b. NC

1910 Cherokee Co., NC - Beaverdam - 83/87

MCCLURE, Joe V., 41, married 16 yrs, b. NC, both parents b. NC
MCCLURE, Georgia, wife, 32, m. 16 yrs; 8 children, 7 living, b. NC, both parents b. NC
MCCLURE, Edith, dau, 14, b. NC
MCCLURE, Mattie, dau, 12, b. NC
MCCLURE, Maggie, dau, 10, b. NC
MCCLURE, Jackson(?), son, 8, b. NC
MCCLURE, Jasper, son, 6, b. NC
MCCLURE, Lesley, son, 4, b. NC
MCCLURE, Gracy, dau, 1, b. NC

Hope this will also help some more.

Naomi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Widener" <saintsarah at mindspring.com>
To: "Hooper" <Hooper at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 7:29 AM
Subject: [Hooper] HOOPER, McCLURE, & NELSON families

> Naomi & Ron;
> 
> Thank you for your many leads on this HOOPER, McCLURE, and NELSON families.
> I never knew Nelly/Nellie was a nickname for Elinder.  That could help a
> lot.
> Also having the Census tracking saves tons of time.
> 
> 1880 Census Beaver Dam Township, Cherokee co., NC
> #37....McClure,William age 59 NC NC NC  b.abt 1821
> ..............Ellender age 53 NC NC NC *b.abt 1827?
> ...............Henry P---- 16 NC NC NC
> .................William S 14 NC NC NC
> ..................Joseph V 12 NC NC NC
> 
> *Elinder seems to be getting younger than William every year!
> I don't know when William or Ellender died.
> 
> **The only thing I can find close to dates and names is this Census
> which may or may not be Elinder. They did have a daughter Margaret b.abt
> 1860.
> I have NO proof this is my Elinder or Margaret as I do not know who Margaret
> married.
> 
> 1880 Census Mecklenburg, North Carolina
> RILEY, J.P.   31   farmer  b. NC
> Margaret       20   wife keeping house  *(b. NC abt. 1860)
> Sarah E.          6/12 Dec. dau.  b. NC
> McCLURE, E.A.  59 Mo in law at home  b. NC widow *(b.abt 1821)
> ------------------
> 
> Keeping in mind William and Ellender's daughter Elizabeth Jane McClURE
> married Elisha NELSON
> 
> 1870 Declaration for Invalid Pension from Civil War
> Since leaving the said service, this applicant has resided
> in the County of Towns in the State of Georgia.
> 
> Elisha states he lives four miles north of Blairsville, Union Co. GA.
> 
> Naomi, do you know where this marriage date came from? This looks very
> promising, as Elisha was born 10 mo later.
> ~Zebicon Nelson ? married Martha Kilpatrick on 24 Jul 1843, Union Co., GA
> 
> There was a Z. NELSON listed as soldier from Towns County, GA. I can find
> nothing else on this soldier. I suspect he was killed in the Civil War. I
> have also wondered if the Sibu could have been Lihu also or Lish which is
> short for Elisha his son.
> 
> 1870 Census of Towns co.
> Sibu or Zenobia missing from family
> Martha (head of house)
> 
> 1880 Census Ga.
> Lower Hiwassee, Towns co.
> NELSON,
> Martha    55
> -------------------------
> Thanks again for your help.  It gives me encouragement to keep searching. ~
> Sarah
> 
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