Balie P. Loftis

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Jackson Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Census:
residence 251
Loftis Laven 30 1820 TN
Polly 26 1824 TN
Elizabeth 9 1841
James M. 8 1842
Bailie P. 6 1844
William H. 3 1847
Winfield S. 1849

residence 254
Hicks (Hix) Temperance 55 1795 NC
Viletter 36 female 1814 TN
Nathaniel 17 1833 TN
Martha 4 1846
William W. 18438

Laben married Mary Ann "Polly" Jones about 1849 in Jackson Co, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Elias Jones and Parthena "Polly" Ellis) was born on 28 Feb 1834 in Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 28 Dec 1909 in Flynns Lick, Jackson Co, Tennessee; was buried in New Salem Cem, Jackson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Bef 1873, Crittenden Co, Kentucky

Notes:

NOTES: She was 17 in 1850 married in the census year to Labon Loftis.

NOTES: I could not find her and Labon in 1860 Jackson County, Tennessee. I also could not find her or any of her children in 1860.

NOTES: What is Polly's story, when did Labon die or leave? In about 1864 or 1865 she up and marry's Nathan H. Huff. Who according to his own descendants was the meanest man in Tennessee. She had at least 4 children with him and when her baby daughter Elvira Huff was tiny she left Nathan and took Elvira and her 2 Loftis daughters Susan & Mary and went to Kentucky in about 1872. When did she go back to Tennessee? Did she stay in Kentucky until after Nathan Huff died in 1898? She was buried at New Salem Cemetery in 1909 in Jackson county, Tennessee. Polly was the mother of at least 9 children.

NOTES: Received an email 6 January 2002, from Jodie Bowman Chinoy and she has found a divorce decree between Nathan Huff and Mary Huff his wife which was first filed on 3 June 1867 and was mentioned again as Nathan not having paid for the court cost for this divorce on 11 January 1869. If the divorce really happened in 1867 and the court is still trying to get payment for court cost in 1869, why is Mary (Polly) still with Nathan in 1870? Also Mary (Polly ) has 3 more children with Nathan, Nathan Jr. in 1867, Samuel H. in June of 1869 and her last child Elvira Elizabeth in February of 1871 and sometime shortly after that and before February 1873 she has left Tennessee and had gone to Crittenden County,Kentucky.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougfritts&id=I792


Buried:
I found out she died in Jackson County, Tennessee and was buried at the New Salem Cemetery. Go north towards Gainesboro you will come to Flynn's Lick just as you pass the little store there is a road to your right that is the New Salem Road go down that road about 4 miles are so you will go past the sign that says Jones/Huff Cemetery go about 1 more mile and on your right setting on a hill is the New Salem Cemetery. She is buried in the middle of the cemetery towards the back, next to the trees by her daughter-in-law Filena Loftis and some of her Loftis grandchildren. There are a whole bunch of Jone's buried there also, her brothers and their families. Her marker says Polley Ann Loftis mother of J. M. Loftis. A tender mother and a faithful friend. With her birth and death dates also. I took a picture of the marker on Sunday 17 October 1999 at about 9:30 am. Also pictures of quite a few other markers. It was really great to be able to find her and so many others of my family.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougfritts&id=I792

Laben married Elizabeth Holcombe in 1790 in Greenville Co, South Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1769 in Kent, Maryland; died on 29 Dec 1859 in Morrison Creek, Jackson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Between 1827 and 1840, Jackson Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Property:
Elias and Lazarus purchased land in Jackson County, Tennessee in 1827, 1832 & 1840 for a total of 150 acres.

Elias married Parthena "Polly" Ellis about 1821 in Orange Co, North Carolina. Parthena (daughter of Elijah S. Ellis and Margaret J. "Peggy" Madden) was born about 1806 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died before 1870 in Jackson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Jackson Co (District 11), Tennessee
• Census: 1860, Jackson Co (District 11), Tennessee

Notes:

COURT RECORDS:Jackson County, Tennessee Chancery Court Minutes 1840-1861, Abstracted, Transcribed, Annotated and Indexed, by: Betty Huff Bryant. (1993)
P.57 - James Draper, Admr. vs. Parthena Jones et al. Defendants Thomas Jones, William Jones, Rebecca Jones, George Jones, Anderson Jones, Elijah Jones and Alexander Jones are all minors and have no guardian. John P. Murray is appointed. (August Term of Court 1852.)
P.103 - James Draper vs. Parthena Jones, Mary Loftis, James Jones, Thomas Jones, Laborn Loftis, William Jones, Rebecca Jones, George Jones, Anderson Jones, Elijah Jones, and Alexander Jones. Elias Jones departed this life intestate, Complainant James Draper is his administrator .. prior to Elias Jones death, he executed a deed to defendant James Jones for 150 acres .. deed is actually a mortage .. James never paid anything for said land. Parthena is the widow of deceased Elias Jones and had dower allotted her from other lands, all the other defendants except Laborn Loftis are children of deceased and his lawful heirs. Said Laborn Loftis intermarried with defendant Mary, a daughter of the deceased,... land should be sold. (July Term of Court 1853.)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougfritts&id=I1819


Census:
residence 1225/1224
JONES, Perthena age 44, female, farmer, NC
JONES, William age 14, male, TN
JONES, Rebecca age 13, female, TN
JONES, Thomas age 11, male, TN
JONES, Elijah age 9, male, TN
JONES, George age 7, male, TN
JONES, John age 5, male, TN (is this really Anderson)
JONES, Alexander age 1, male, TN


Census:
residence 907/907
JONES, Parthena age 50, female, farming, $150 & $200, NC
JONES, Elijah age 19, male, TN
JONES, George age 16, male, TN
JONES, Andrew age 13, male, attends school, TN (is this really Anderson)
JONES, Alexander age 11, male, attends school, TN

Notes:

He moved to Jackson County, Tennessee around 1827 when he purchased some land there. It is just a maybe that Amassa, Elias, Byram, John, Claiborn, Susannah & Nancy are the children of Lazarus. Still need more proof to be sure.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1810, Orange Co, North Carolina
• Census: 1850, Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee

Notes:

HISTORY: from ELLIS FAMILY HISTORY compiled by Dorman Hayes - 58045 Benham Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517 -- dormh@michiana.org Some time about 1815 he moved the family to Jackson County, Tennessee the part that is now Putnam County and settled on Cane Creek near Cookeville. Leslie Phy Ellis (a family Historian stated in his notes that Elijah was listed in the 1790 Census. The only county with an Elijah was Johnson County. It seems he and a John Ellis left Johnson to live in Orange County, North Carolina near Joseph (known to have come from Maryland) or Nimrod (thought to have come from Maryland). It seems probable that Elijah and John could have been sons of Nimrod. Nimrod died about 1810 leaving no will. A list of his children is not available, but census records indicate he fathered at least 4 sons, one probably was the Stephen who administered his Estate. Also John a purchaser at the Estate sale. Elijah is not found in the available estate papers, but these are believed to be incomplete. The 1800 census for Orange County shows Elijah with 2 females under 10 indicating there were two daughters that we know nothing about. Edgar Ellis found in the Johnson County Marriage records that an Elijah Ellis married a Patience Collins on 20 July 1792. This might be our Elijah and would account for the 2 daughters.

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Census:
CENSUS RECORDS: 1810 Orange County, North Carolina page #127 MADDEN, Andrew 2 males under 10, 1 male 26 to 45, 1 male over 45, 1 female 26 to 45

THESE MEN ARE ON THE SAME PAGE OF THE 1810 CENSUS as Andrew MADDEN:
ELLIS, Elijah 2 males under 10, 1 male 26 to 45, 2 males over 45, 2 females under 10 (Parthena & Martha), and 1 female 16 to 26 (Elizabeth)
(Where would Margaret be in this list? Are the two males over 45 really Elijah and Margaret???)

ELLIS, John 3 males under 10, 1 male 10 to 16, 1 male 16 to 26, 1 male 26 to 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 16 to 26, 1 female 26 to 45

ELLIS, Stephen 2 males under 10, 1 male 26 to 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26 to 45, 1 female over 45


Census:
1850 Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee
350 Elit Elijah 80 1770 North Carolina
350 Elit Margaret 74 1776 North Carolina

351 Ellet Albert L 31 1819 Tennessee
351 Ellet Sarah 26 1824 Tennessee
351 Ellet William 10 1840 Tennessee
351 Ellet Hyram 9 1841 Tennessee
351 Ellet Alvin 8 1842 Tennessee
351 Ellet John 7 1843 Tennessee
351 Ellet Edward 4 1846 Tennessee

Elijah married Margaret J. "Peggy" Madden on 17 Jan 1798 in Orange Co, North Carolina. Margaret (daughter of Andrew (NC) Madden (Maiden?), (son of who?)) was born on 11 Mar 1778 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 4 Dec 1865 in Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Stewart Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee
• Census: 24 Jul 1860, Double Springs, Putnam Co (District 16), Tennessee

Notes:

She is said to have almost been shot by soldiers during Civil War.

Census:
1850 Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee
350 Elit Elijah 80 1770 North Carolina
350 Elit Margaret 74 1776 North Carolina

351 Ellet Albert L 31 1819 Tennessee
351 Ellet Sarah 26 1824 Tennessee
351 Ellet William 10 1840 Tennessee
351 Ellet Hyram 9 1841 Tennessee
351 Ellet Alvin 8 1842 Tennessee
351 Ellet John 7 1843 Tennessee
351 Ellet Edward 4 1846 Tennessee


Census:
766 Mccaleb J M (James Madison) 29 1831 Male Tennessee
766 Mccaleb Susan E 29 1831 Female

son of Samuel Moore Mccaleb)
768 Mccaleb S M (Samuel Moore) 48 1812 Male North Carolina
768 Mccaleb Ellender (Ray) 49 1811 Female Tennessee
768 Mccaleb Samuel J 17 1843 Male Tennessee
768 Mccaleb Kuziah 15 1845 Female

24 Jul 1860 Double Springs, Putnam Co (District 16), Tennessee
771 Ellis A L (Albert Lindsey) 42 1818 Male Tennessee
771 Ellis Sarah J (Brown) 39 1821 Female Tennessee
771 Ellis Hiram S 19 1841 Male Tennessee
771 Ellis Alvin R 17 1843 Male Tennessee
771 Ellis John B 16 1844 Male Tennessee
771 Ellis Edward F 14 1846 Male Tennessee
771 Ellis Martha E 13 1847 Female Tennessee
771 Ellis Daniel N 7 1853 Male Tennessee
771 Ellis Alexander 2 1858 Male Tennessee
771 Ellis Margaret 80 1780 Female North Carolina
brothers whose mother is Margaret Madden 11 Mar 1778 Orange NC; his sister Parentha m Elias Jones)

772 Ellis Elijah 45 1815 Male North Carolina
772 Ellis Margaret J (Jane) (McCaleb) 44 1816 Female North Carolina
772 Ellis Elvira 20 1840 Female Tennessee
772 Ellis Robert 16 1844 Male Tennessee
772 Ellis Juda Ann 14 1846 Female Tennessee
772 Ellis Samuel 7 1853 Male Tennessee
772 Ellis Millard F 4 1856 Male Tennessee
772 Ellis Joseph A 6/12 1859 Male Tennessee
(McCaleb desc m Thomas Denton Stone (Wm P. Stone; Thomas/Sarah Corder) 

son of Thomas and Elizabeth Williams Stone
773 Stone, E.H. 32 1828 farmer 100 Tennessee
773 Stone, Eliza 30 1830 Tennessee
773 Stone, Cicero 10 1850 Tennessee
773 Stone, Granville 8 1852 Tennessee
773 Stone, Austin 6 1854 Tennessee
773 Stone, Elihu 4 1856 Tennessee
773 Stone, Isaac 4 1856 Tennessee
773 Stone, Oliver 2 1858 Tennessee

widow of Thomas Stone
774 Stone, Elizabeth (Williams) 66 farmer 1800 200 South Carolina
774 Stone, Fanney 35 Tennessee
774 Stone Elihu 25 1835 Tennessee

775 Ellis William 20 1840 Tennessee (son of Albert Lindsey)
775 Ellis Elizabeth 20 1840 Tennessee

776 J.H. Ray (connecting family with McCaleb & Ellises)

777 Gentry, S.W. 1835 (?)
778 Gentry, L.P. 1837 (?)

779 Gentry, W.H. 1812 (?)
(Gentry fam married into Davis Family. Davis Family desc incl m to Louis Wm Stone (Ephraim, Enoch/Anthony, John/M.Corder)and a m to Elbert Myers/Moyers(son of 1st cousin to Oliver Hopkins. Elbert's mother is a Campbell)

(son of Wm & Mary Campbell; gson of Curtis Mills & Ann Lovelady. Loveladys connect to NC-Maddens (related to Moyers/Stones?)
780 Mills Joseph 29 1831 Tennessee
780 Mills Alvira E 29 1831 Tennessee
780 Mills William 9 1851 Tennessee
780 Mills Polly J 4 1856 Tennessee
780 Mills John L 2 1858 Tennessee

Elizabeth Moyers/Myres dau of Thomas Stone & Elizabeth Williams Stone
781 Myres O H (Oliver* Hopkins) 36 1824 Male Tennessee
781 Myres Elizabeth* C (Stone) 27 1833 Female Tennessee
781 Myres Christopher* H 6 1854 Male Tennessee
781 Myres Mary 4 1856 Female Tennessee
781 Myres John P 2 1858 Male Tennessee
781 Myres Ann 4/12 1860 Female Tennessee

782 William Marion 31 1829 Tennessee
782 William Louisa 30 1830 Tennessee
782 William James M 5 1855 Tennessee
782 William Mary S 3 1857 Tennessee
782 William John L 2 1858 Tennessee
782 William Lycurgus 7/12 1859 Tennessee
782 Williams Jesse 56 1804 Virginia
(believed to be brother to Elizabeth Williams Stone)
782 Williams Mary 62 1798 Tennessee

812 Jones M F 35 1825 Male Tennessee
812 Jones Celia A 35 1825 Female Tennessee
812 Jones John W 14 1846 Male Tennessee
812 Jones Jesse M 12 1848 Male Tennessee
812 Jones James A 10 1850 Male Tennessee
812 Jones Sarah J 8 1852 Female Tennessee
812 Jones Mary E 2 1858 Female Tennessee
812 Jones Wiley M 2/12 1860 Male Tennessee


Buried:
buried at Stewart Cemetary in Putnam Cty. We have no idea why she is buried away from her family. She is in a lone grave, by no relatives.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/ellis/messages/3157.html

Notes:

Married:
MARRIAGES: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; Bride: Peggy MADDIN; Groom: Elijah ELLIS; Bond Date: 17 Jan 1798; County: Orange; Record #: 01 130; Bondsman: Andrew MADDIN; Witness: Jno. TAYLOR; Bond #: 000096602