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This is my first time posting. I am searching for anyone that may know more information about my gr-grandmothers heritage. I was told that her family was from a small tribe in North Carolina. This is all I know: She was born Emma Jane Link, September 23, 1883 and died June 15, 1958.
She had two brothers, Preston and Walter. Four Sisters, Mary, Ila, Martha Bell and Ivy. They lived in Coolemee, NC before moving to Kannapolis, NC. She married George Eidson and had eight children, Mary Lou, Myrtle, Georgia, Bertha (my grandmother) Will, Clyde, Elizabeth, and Manuel. George had a sister named Betty Elizabeth that married my gr-grandmothers brother Preston.
Welcome to the forum, Sandy,
I see Cooleemee in Davie Co., NC and Kannapolis in Cabarrus Co., but I could not find ANYTHING in NC on any of the names you’ve listed which doesn’t make any sense …… this is pretty rare since we’re talking about over a dozen names. Where else did they live? Maybe there’s some piece of information missing since we’re talking about the 1880s & 1890s? Maybe they moved out of Cooleemee/Kannapolis earlier than I’m looking for them?
Bill
Sorry Bill, it was my mistake. I transposed two letters which I’m sure will make a big difference. I have corrected the last name in my first post. It should have been spelled Eidson
1920 Cabarrus Co., NC census; Cooks Crossroads Township, Kannapolis; pg. 89, dated 17-19 January; living at 300 Oak St, Kannapolis:
(all persons were born NC, as were both of their parents)
EIDSON,
George L.; Laborer in cotton mill; male, White.
EMMA; 36; wife; female, White.
Lizzie; 16; dau; Spinner in cotton mill.
Manuel; 14; son.
Mary L.; 11; dau.
Will; 8; son.
Bertha; 6; dau.
Myrtle; 3; dau.
Clyde; 11 months; son.
(living with them:
LAMBERT, Carry; 20; (female) cousin; Hemmer in cotton mill.
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1900 Rowan Co., NC census; Steele Twp; pg. 310A; 15 June:
LINK,
Jacob H.; farmer; White, Dec 1846; 53; marr’d 25 yrs.
Robina; wife; White; Aug 1854; 45; m-25; 10 children, 7 living.
Preston J. H.; son; Jun 1876; 23; marr’d 0 yrs.
Fannie E.M.; Dau-in-law; Jan 1879; 21, m-0; 0 children.
William I.; son; Feb 1887; 13.
Mary A.; dau; Aug 1888; 11.
Walter; son; July 1892; 7.
Iola; dau; Sept 1896; 3.
(living with them:
EIDSON, George L.; Son-in-Law; Jun 1870; 29, marr’d 0 yrs.
EIDSON, EMMA J.; dau; Sept 1882; 17; m-0; 0 children.
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1880 Iredell Co., NC census; Olin Twp; pg.185C; 18 June:
LINK,
Jacob; W, m, 27; laborer.
Robena; W, f, 23; wife.
Preston; 3; son.
Robena; 1; dau.
(the first three being the proof of relatedness.)
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Jacob Link’s parents per 1870 Rowan Co., NC census for Scotch Irish Twp; Post Office: Rowan Mills, NC, pg.610B:
John Link, b.about 1820, NC.
I didn’t look into his wife’s name – she was not there in 1870.
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It looks like Jacob Link’s wife was Robena STIKELEATHER, b.about 1854, NC. This last name was spelled “Stikelatha” in 1870 but should have been “Stikeleather”, as it was for this family in 1860 and 1880 (and earlier) Iredell Co., NC; Olin Twp.
(there are, surprisingly – to me at least – 9 Robena or Robina’s in 1870 Iredell Co – this Robena is the only one in Olin Twp and her age matches which leads me to conclude this is the same one but only due to the geography.)
This Robena’s parents were:
John Alexander Stikeleather, b. 21 Dec 1817; d. 27 Jun 1902; and Rhoda A. GUNN; b. 1 Jan 1820; d. 15 Dec 1897 & buried in Snow Creek Church Cemetery, Iredell Co., NC., dau of John McAllister Gunn and Mary Ann MOOSE, b.13 Dec 1800 Iredell Co., NC who was the dau of John Moose, b. 22 June 1777 in Lincoln Co., NC, and Susanna HEFFNER.
John A. Stikeleather was a.k.a. “Devil Jack” for his civil war exploits.
His parents were John Georg Steigleder/Stikeleather, will probated November 1824 Iredell Co., NC., who married Susanna REITENAUER on 19 Sept 1796 in Iredell Co., NC. (nothing more on Susanna).
John Georg’s parents were:
John Georg Steigleder Sr., d. 1780 (Will abstracts), and Margaret RITCHEY, dau of Jacob Ritchey and Catherine _?_ .
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Several years ago I tried to find – without success, a GUNN girl reputed to be Indian who was the wife of an unknown CLARK.
Bill
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