Redman / Kersey / Caseman / Harvey

Warm Welcome, Brenda,

Great website you have there.

Hope you enjoy many visits to Saponitown.

The Catherine Redmon who m’d George Kersey and the “Polly” (Mary) Redmon who m’d John W. Ratliff, both on Nov 10, 1870, in Tippecanoe Co., Ind, (Tippecanoe Co. Marr.Records, p.109, Book C-13) are the daughters of Nancy Redman, widow, b.abt. 1804.

These Redmans are the only ones there in 1870.

The 1870 Census for Tippecanoe Co, Shelby Twp, p.313B, shows at dwelling 147, family 152:

Redman, Nancy, 66, f. w, Keeping House, Wid., $0,$100, Ky.

(Redman), Nicholas, 27, m, w, Farmer, $0, $300, Ky.

(Redman), James, 25, m, w, #0, $750, Ky.

(Redman), Polly, 22, f, w, Ky.

(Redman), Catharin, 20, f, w, Ky.

There weren’t there in 1860.

(I didn’t find Nancy in 1880, anywhere.)

Ages are a little off compared to the 1870 census, but I have no doubt that this is them on the

1860 Jennings Co., Vernon Twp Census, p.149, at 993, 993:

Nancy Redman, 55, f, $1500, $200, Ky.

Dorothy, 35, f, Ky.

Nicholas, 23, m, Farmer, $0, $50, Ky.

Nancy, 21, f, Ky.

Thomas, 20, m, Farm Hand, Ky.

James, 17, m, Farm Hand, Ky.

Mary, 14, f, Ky.

Catharin, 13, f, Ky.

Next door at 992, 992:

George W. Redman, 36, m, Farmer, $700, $100, Ky.

Phoebe, 33, f, Ky.

James, 14, m, Ky.

Thomas S., 12, m, Ky.

Nancy, 10, f, Ky.

Margaret, 7, f, Ky.

Elizabeth, 5, f, Ky.

Amanda, 3, f, Ky.

George W., 1, m, Ky.

They must have just moved here in 1859 or 1860 if George W. (Jr) was in fact born in Ky.

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Searching on the names of the sons to find Nancy’s husband, I found the following in Ky.

1850 Spencer Co., Ky Census, Dist. 1, p.84B, at 201, 201:

Thomas S. Spencer, 60, m, Farmer, $1700, Ky.

Nancy, 47, f, Ky.

Dorothy, 25, f, Ky.

Margaret, 20, f, Ky.

Peter, 15, m, Ky.

John, 13, m, Ky.

Nicholas, 13, m, Ky.

Nancy, 9, f, Ky.

Thomas, 8, m, Ky.

James, 7, m, Ky.

Mary, 5, f, Ky.

Catharin, 3, f, Ky.

and two doors away at 203, 203:

George W. Redman, 27, m, Farmer, $0, Ky.

Phoebe, 26, f, Ky.

James, 3, m, Ky.

Thomas, 2, m, Ky.

Nancy, 2/12, f, Ky.

The Thomas Spencer household is there in 1840 and 1830.

Spencer Co. was created in 1824 from Shelby, Bullitt & Nelson Counties. George W., their presumed oldest son was born about 1823. Per Shelby Co., Ky Marr. Records:

Thomas Redman m’d Nancy Gassaway on 22 Nov 1822.

The Gassaways are probably to be found in 1820 Shelby Co. and 1830 Spencer Co., Ky.

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With the exception of the Ind. Marr. Record, George Kersey doesn’t show up on any other Indiana records that I have, so I looked in 1880 Ky and found:

1880 Jessamine Co., Ky Census, ED 111, Marble Creek Dist, p.76C, at 50, 62:

Kersey, George; m, w, 45, Farmer, Ky, Ky, Ky.

Catharine; f, w, 28, wife, Ky, Ky, Ky.

Roseella; f, w, 3, dau, Ky, Ky, Ky. (Your Rose?)

Bettie L.; f, w, 1, dau, Ky, Ky, Ky. (Your Bettie?)

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Also in 1880 Jessamine Co., Marble Creek Dist, on p.77B, is:

Cook, Richard; m, w, 38, Ky, Ky, Ky.

Josie; f,w, 37, wife, Ky, Ky, Ky.

Bettie; f,w, 10, dau, Ky, Ky, Ky.

Kersey, Absolem; m,w, 72, Ky, Va, Va, Laborer.

The 1870 Jessamine Co census, P.O: Nicholasville, p.61A:

Absolum Kersey, 62, m, w, Ky.

Richard Cook, 27, m, w, Ky.

Josephine, 27, f,w, Ky.

Bettie; 7/12, f, w, Ky.

1860 Jessamine Co Census, P.O.: Nicholasville, p.39 & 40:

Absolem Kersey, 52, m, Farmer, $400, Ky.

Rebecca; 51, f, Ky.

Maria; 22, f, Ky.

Joseph(ine?); 17, f, Ky.

James Davis; 64, m, Ky.

George Kersey; 26, m, Carpenter, Ky.

George made it onto the 1860 census twice – he’s also shown working at the farm of Sidney S. Mayer, 40, Ky.

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Bill