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Hi Everyone…I’m technically back again. I am posting my family surnames here for everyone to muddle over if they like. My mother’s surname was Jackson. Their Jackson came out of Delaware, settled into Somerset County, Maryland around 1850.
Peter Jackson married Emily Green of Tyaskin (Nanticoke, Md.). Emily was said to have been born around 1860. Her mother worked for the Hughes family. Emily’s youngest sister Harriett was the biological daughter of the elder Hughes. Their mother was Casey Green(e). The Jackson’s said that they were Blackfoot. In Delaware, Dagsboro was formally known as Blackfoot Town. It is believed that years ago a group of Saponi lived in that area. Today, in Indian River Millsboro area we have the remnants of the Nanticoke Indians. Some of their surnames are: Jackson, Clark, Wright, Harmon, Moore, Simmons, Robbins, Pierce, and a few other ones I can’t think of right now.
My other family surnames are: Teagle, Gale, Lane, McCready, Jones, Selby, Harris, Downes, Bells, Johnson, Greene, and Wright. My great great great grandmother was: Rose Gale Teagle Lane (maternal). My great grandmother was Emily Green Jackson (maternal) My great grandmother was: Ella Ellen Harris Selby (paternal). My grandmother was Margaret Ann Harris-Jones. I have taken this year off from research. Though my research came in handy this past year. I discovered that my 3rd cousin once removed had been placed in foster care. Because of my constant tilling of the genelogical soil – I requested custody of him. I had to “prove” my biological connection to this 6 year old boy. I sent them so many lines, graphs and charts that they had a book of sorts when I was finished. The Social Worker said that I sent, TO MUCH information. I am now the relative placement for this little boy. There are many challenges but I’m sure there eventually will be many rewards. My little cousin is clearly Native American – his blood lines show clearly through his rich brown skin.
I was given a true gift last weekend. My cousin on the Lane side gave me a photo that he had duplicated. It had been attached to his father’s father military records. It was a photo of Rose Gale Teagle Lane. I now have a complete maternal line back to the year 1860. The only one that is missing is Lizzy the mother of Rose. To me this photo was more precious then gold. It bought tears to my eyes to finally see the face of Rose.
J. Jackson-Hutton
Newark, Delaware
Hi, JJ,
Do you have any birth or death years for any of the other people you listed? I really need more specific info, but did Rose Teagle marry Peter Lane?
Bill
Rose was born around the year 1860. Her name listed in the 1880 Census was Rosena/Rosina Teagle. She was married to Vace Teagle during this time. She is located in the 1930 Census as Rose Lane – how we know it’s her is her son Littleton is listed as a Lane. He actually is a Teagle (but you never can be to sure). Her other children with Vace are listed also as boarders: Martha and Robert.
Lizzy her mother is listed in the 1880 census living with her son John/Jack Gale. Lizzy’s birth year is listed as 1811. I have always thought that Lizzy may actually be Rose’s Grandmother. While looking through the census I ran across another woman that lived near Lizzy who had a granddaughter named Lizzy and a son named William. William was Lizzy Gale’s other son he was born in 1859. I have a photo of his headstone with his birth and death dates. I think this woman may have been Lizzy’s younger sister or daughter. She had named her son after her brother and her granddaughter after her mother.
All these people are located in the Brinkley District in Somerset County, Maryland.
J. Hutton
Per 1880 Somerset Co., Md Federal Census – ED 68 “Election Dist 3 or Brinkleys”; 1 June; pg.239B; at 51, 53:
TEAGLE, Vace; B, m, 23, laborer, $0, Md.
(ditto), Rosena; b, f, 23, wife, Md.
(ditto), Robt; 4, son, Md.
(ditto), Martha, 7 months, b. Oct., dau, Md.
(ditto), Elizabeth, 7 months, b.Oct., dau, Md.
JACOBS, Anna; 10, servant, Md.
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1900 Somerset Co., Md Fed Census – ED 72 Election Dist 3, Brinkleys Dist; 5 June; pg. 55A; at 59, 60:
LANE, Peter; Laborer; B, m, Dec 1865, 34, m10, Md, Md, Md.
(ditto), ROSIE; wife; B, f, Feb 1866; 34, m10, 12/10; Md, Md, Md.
(ditto), Littleton; son, Jan 1885; 15, Md.
(ditto), Carroll; son, Mar 1894; 6, Md.
(ditto), Martin A.; son, May 1899; 1, Md.
TEAKEL, Robert; boarder; July 1875; 25, Md.
TEAKEL, Martha; boarder; Oct 1879; 20, Md.
Peter and Rosie have been marr’d 10 yrs. Rosie has had 12 children and 10 are still living.
TEAKEL is an obvious misspelling of TEAGLE.
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1910 census adds sons Nathaniel, b.abt.1900; and Leon, b.abt. 1904, to Peter and Rosie’s family.
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I have more info, just no time at present.
Bill
So glad to see you here again, Jill. I was just thinking about you. Congratulations on gaining custody of your little cousin. I adopted three children out of the system myself, so I know well the joys and challenges.
Thanks Bill for the information. As we see from the 1880 Census she was 23 therefore she was born in 1857. This is closer to the stories told in the family that Rose was born a slave and came out of slavery with her brothers: John and Washington. Washington was born two years after Rose according to his head stone. We cannot find Rose’s, Lizzy’s or John Gales.
Martin A. Lane must have died later. Because the family have no memory of him. We do have Nathaniel and Leon as apart of the families knowledge. My cousin that I have custody of is the great, great, grandson of Carroll Lane.
Teakel might have become preverted because of the Teakle mansion in Princess Anne, Maryland. The Family long claimed that there were no slaves at the mansion. I also believe that they have said that they owned no slaves as well. In Deal Island Area/Rock Creek you start to find Teagles that are listed as Mullato. According to members of the Nause Waiwash in Dorchester County, Maryland – some of the Nanticoke fled that area and went down into Deal Island, Maryland where they lived. I have seen some of the early records of Somerset County were trading is done with the Manokin Indians there. I don’t think they were Manokin (what they called themselves) I think the Traders called them that. My father’s family were said to be Manokin.
Again, thank you for sending me this information. The only other person that holds a bit of mystery is Ella Ellen Selby. Supposedly she came from Virginia. She doesn’t show up in the census until she is in the home of my grandparents: Edward and Margaret Jones and her other daughter: Hester and Hezekiah Brittingham. Prior to that, we cannot find her. Ella is said to be Native American that hated the fact her daughters married African American men. She lived with them with the sole purpose to make their lives miserable. My Aunt who is still alive but has no information remembers sitting on the porch with her and hearing her chant over and over again that she was not black (use the N word). I cannot find this woman prior to 1920. I know she was supposed to be married to Charles or Charlie Harris. I’m gonna assume that he was like her since she was so greatly against her daughters marrying or mixing with black men. My father had told me that his grandfather Charlie Harris was a barber (owned a barber shop) in Princess Anne, Maryland.
Some kind of way I think the Downes, Nutters and Harris’s are gonna all end up being related. All of these people looked very Native and my father use to visit them when I was a little girl outside of Princess Anne, Maryland.
Ella Selby/Harris:
You’re probably familiar with this one:
1920 Somerset Co., Md. Fed. Census; ED93 (town of) Crisfield Pct 1; 29 Jan; pg. 16B; Address: 132 South St:
at 369, 385:
Brittingham, Hesekiah; Toolroom Mgr; B, 37, Md, Md, Md.
………………, HESTER; wife; B, 34, Md, Md, Md.
………………, Elroy; son; B, 18, Md.
………………, Mary; dau; B, 15, Md.
………………, Mabel; dau; B, 12, Md.
………………, Noretta(?); dau; B, 11, Md.
………………, Doris; dau; B, 1 + 6/12, Md.
SELBY, ELLA; Mother; B, 60, Widow, Md.
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1900 Somerset Co., Md. Fed. Census; ED19 Town of Crisfield; 18 June; pg. 169A; at 654 (all born Md as were all parents)
Harris, Charley H., Barber; B, Oct 1855; 44, m’d 1x; m’d 17 yrs.
………, ELLA; wife; B; Dec 1857; 42; m’d 1x; m’d 17 yrs.*******
………, HESTER A.; dau; B; Feb 1886; 14.*******
………, Sarah M.; dau; B; Feb 1888; 12.
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Bill
Thanks Bill! I actually didn’t have this on Charley Harris…I was spelling his name wrong, along with assuming he was living in Princess Anne – not Crisfield. Now, I’m really curious about them, since we always had been told that Ella came from Virginia. Now I wonder what her maiden name was – along with if I can ever locate her prior to this information on her.
Thanks alot.
Jae
Re: Washington, Rosina & Jackson GALE.
Per 1870 Somerset Co., Md. Fed. Census; Brinkley Dist; 21 June; P.O.: Marion, Md.; pg. 300B:
at 316, 319:
White, Samuel D.; 28, m, W, Farmer, $750, $500, Va.
………, Eliza H.; 63, f, W, $300, $0, Va.
Taylor, Mary A.; 18, f, W, Va.
Collins, Lucinda; 13, f, B, Domestic Servant, Va.
GALE, Washington; 12, m, B, farm laborer, Md.*******
same page, at 322, 324:
Adams, Noah; 26, m, B, farm laborer, $0, Md.
……….., Elizabeth; 26, f, B, Md.
GALE, ROSINA; 10, f, B, Md.*******
…….., JACKSON; 8, m, B, Md.*******
Milbourne, Burns; 21, m, B, farm laborer, Md.
Noah Adams’ wife in 1880 is Hester, 30, Md., and lives near Washington and Hariett Gale in 1880. Since Elizabeth Adams is nearly the same age as your Lizzie (b.abt.1842, not 1811), it makes me wonder if this Elizabeth isn’t “Lizzie”. (1910 census shows Lizzie Gale as 68, so b.abt. 1842, and lived next door to Peter & Rose Lane. 1920 census shows Lizzie Gale as 80, b.abt. 1840.)
In 1870, the only Lizzie Gale found was living up in Kent Co., Chestertown, Md, was 28 yrs old, with Emily Gale, 8 months old, and Lizzie worked for a Barters (?) Hatcherson. The geography doesn’t do much for me, but it’s something to keep in mind since she’s the correct age.
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Re: Emily GREEN. Is this her?
1870 Somerset Co., Md. Fed. Census; Brinkleys Dist; P.O.: Marion Md.; 7 June; pg.283B; at 68, 71:
LANKFORD, Smith; 46, m, W, Carpenter/Farmer, Md.
……………., Alice K.; 44, f, W, Md.
HUGHES, Mary A.; 17, f, W, Md.
GREEN, Thomas J.; 11, m, W, Md.
……….., EMILY H.; 9, f, W, Md.*******
……….., James H.; 7, m, W, Md.
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Smith Lankford marr’d Alice K. Green 9 Jan 1866 in Somerset Co.
Alice K. Hughes marr’d Charles C. Green 14 Apr 1857 Somerset Co but she had been previously marr’d.
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1860 Somerset Co., Md. Fed.Census; Brinkleys Dist; P.O.: Rehobath; 10 July; pg. 152, at 1045, 1048 (all b. Md.):
Charles C. GREEN, 51, m, – , farmer, $5000, $1000, Md.
ALICE, 36, f, – *******
Sally, 18, f.
Mary, 17, f.
Charles, 15, m.
William, 13, m,
John, 11, m.
Amelia, 7, f.
Eliza, 5, f.
THOMAS J., 2, m. *******
Mary A. HUGHES, 7, f, *******
Charles GREEN, 19, m.
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Hughes wasn’t her maiden name but I didn’t find a marriage record.
1850 Somerset Co Md Fed census; Tyaskin Dist. 2nd Divn; 20 Aug; pg. 1070A; at 757, 757:
Levin E. HUGHS, 30, m, – , Sailor, $0, Md.
ALLICE, 24, f, – , Md.
Josephine, 6, f, – , Md.
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Bill
This is one of these little things that makes you pull your hair out. This particular Elizabeth Gale maybe a daughter that my family failed to identify. Lizzy Gale was suppose to be over 109 years old when she died around 1933. I thought everyone to be off their rocker…when they told this story. But, I got the same story from the Gale, Jackson and Teagle side of the family.
For Noah Adams to live near Washington and Harriett Gale, there would have to be some family relationship. Everyone in the New Road area are related in some way. I think (though am not certain) that Noah is a family member. We are related to the Adams group in and out all kinds of different ways.
I located a Lizzy with John Gale later in the census that listed her birth year as 1811. I find that a lot of the dates in the census records for African Americans tend to be wrong. The area that these people lived in specifically can get kind of muddled because there wasn’t good records kept on them. In this William Washington Gale is listed as 12. He was born in June 1859. Rose his sister was born in 1857 but here she is listed as being two years younger then him. In another census John is listed as the oldest…the family knew him as Jack. I believe this Jack here later becomes John Gale whom Lizzy is listed living with I think in 1930.
Emily Green was the daughter of Casey Green of Tyaskin, Maryland. Emily married Peter Jackson son of Edward and Mary Ann Jackson that lived in the Brinkley District. Edward and Mary are locatable all the way back to 1850. Where they came from prior to that we don’t know. I believe that Mary Ann was originally a Turpin that married a Jackson.
Chestertown, Maryland is 2 1/2 hours away from this area. By boat it is probably 3hours – since this was a way of travel back then for many of my family.
Re: Ella (nee ?) Harris Selby.
1910 Somerset Co Md. Fed census; ED 81, Dist 1, Town of Crisfield, Pct. 1; 19 April; pg. 146A, at 162:
Selby, Thos.; laborer; m, B, 50, m’d 2x, 1 yr.; Md, Md, Md.
………, ELLA; wife; f, B, 54, m’d 2x, 1 yr.; Md, Md, Md.
Johnson, Robert; Boarder; m, B, 53?, m’d 1x, Md, Md, Md.
LANKFORD, Bla????e; boarder; f, B, 9; Md, Md, Md.
Ella and Thos have been married 1 yr and it’s a 2nd marriage for both of them.
Census record is very faint. The Lankford girl’s first name could be Adaline.
More hair pulling……. there was an Ella J. Lankford, age 22, wife of Edward Lankford, 24, living in Princes Ann in 1880 Somerset Co., Md.
Bill
That’s almost scarey…considering two ex-boyfriends were Johnson’s and Lankfords. Unknowingly…we might have been related. LOL. But, this might give me a clue to Ella’s maiden name if Robert Johnson is her brother. The Lankford girl could have been a granddaughter of Thomas Selby…the Selby’s and Lankfords are related in that area.
Thanks for this piece of information Bill…my father’s hard to find family is becoming more visible with each posting.
JJ,
I don’t know how much data you have there, but Edward and Mary Jackson had Eddie Turpin, 10, living with them in 1880.
Peter (31) and “Emma” (common nickname for Emily then) Jackson (24) lived next door to them. That census page is pretty illuminating with Jacksons, Turpins, Lanes, Roberts and Gales.
“Emma” being b.abt. 1856/7 is what caused me to go looking for a better fit for an Emily b.around 1860, but yes, census ages are often a little “off” and when I found a Green family with Hughes, who had an Emily of the correct age, and they lived closer to your “core” area……
Well…. that was what that was all about.
Bill
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