Email From Adrian Hopkins kee46@email.msn.com to Gary Aden
Email Dated 2/12/1998 

Hi Gary,

   I hope you enjoy this "reading".  I have been able to compile some
interesting things from census records, etc..  It is looking like Sarah
could have had a child out of wedlock.  I have checked the "Bastardy"
warrents of Moore County but it didn't turn up anything.  I wish there was
some record of her previous marriage and the marriage to Ephriam Oldham.

   Still looking!  Please send your descendants from Margaret Inez down.

Adrian

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   Part A- SEMI-DOCUMENTED
  The name  HUNSUCKER first appears in my family pedigree with my great
grandmother Margaret Inez Hun(t)sucker(8/10/1846, Moore County,
N.C.-12/25/1895, Fayette County, Texas) m. John Albert Young(1830-1889)
7/24/1866 in Floyd Carroll Parish, Louisiana.

  1870 CENSUS OF WARD #6 CARROL PARRISH, LA  25TH DAY JUNE 1870 POST OFFICE
FLOYD
Page 10, Dwelling 67, Family 67
Young, John A  39 M W Farmer   600 Land  1400 per property TN
Margaret          23 F W Keeping House   NC
Saul                 16 M W Laborer    MS
Julia A              14 F  W MS
John C               3 M  W LA
Joseph H           1 M  W  LA
Hays, Sallie       9 F   W

  Do you have a death certificate on her and her husband you can copy for me
and mail?
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  Her brother was Archibald
Monroe HUNSUCKER(1842, N.C.- 1918, Mississipi).
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  Her mother was Sarah A. HUNSUCKER(Feb. 1823,N.C.-before 1914 in?) m.?.
Sarah's sisters were Elizabeth HUNSUCKER Horn(4/11/1839, Cumberland
County,N.C.-3/26/1911, Logan County, Arkansas and Mary HUNSUCKER Tucker (?,
N.C.-? , Bibb County, Alabama).

  Sarah Hunsucker oldest daughter of William & Ceila Hunsucker.
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  1840 census of Moore Co., NC She is listed in the household of her parents
as a child  group of 15/20.
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  1850 census Moore Co., NC 31 August, 1850 Pg# 183, House # 253.
She is living with her husband Ephriam Oldham.  She is his second wife as he
was previously married to Jane Neal in Chatham Co., NC
Oldham , Ephriam       35  m w    NC farmer  can't read or write
Sarah A                      25  w  f     NC
Nancy                           9   w  f    NC
Green                           7   w m   NC
Mary F                          5   w f     NC
Robert D                       3   w m   NC
Hunsucker, Archibald    8   w m   NC
Hunsucker,  Margaret J 3    w f     NC

  The Oldham children's mother was Jane Neal.  The Hunsucker children are
Sarah's.  We have been unable to find a previous husband.  We haven't found
a marriage record for Ephriam and Sarah.  Margaret's middle name is Inez so
the J is an error.
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  1860  Bibb Co., AL E Side Cahaba River, 21JUl 1860 P.O. Randolph
Pg#110, House # 737, Family # 727
Oldham , Ephriam  45 w m   NC   Farmer $300. Real estate. $400. Personal.
Can't read or write
 Sarah      36 w f     NC   Domestic
 Nancy      19 w f     NC   Domestic
 Green      17 w m   NC
 Archie      18 w m   NC
 Francis    14 w m    NC
 Margaret 13 w f    NC

  Robert Oldham isn' listed with the family.  He would have only been 13 years
old and we haven't found any  other records of him.  All of the children are
listed as Oldhams.
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  1870 Cenus of Ward #6, Carroll Parish, LA, 25 Jun 1870, P.O. Floyd
Pg#10, House # 71, Family# 71
Oldham , Ephriam 52  w m   NC  Farmer  $200.00 Real Estate.
 Sarah                   42  w f    NC  Keepinghouse
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  Archibald Hunsucker married Martha Jane Arnold and they are living in house
#72.
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  Martha's father Asa Arnold is living in house #73.
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   Margaret Hunsucker has married and is living at house #67 with her husband
John A Young.
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  Green Oldham enlisted Bibb Co., AL 7 April 1862.  He was married and a
resident of AL.  He was present  Battle of Manassas 30 Aug 1862.  He was
killed 17 Sep 1862 Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Mary Frances Oldham married a Bonner and rejoins her father in 1880 census
with her 2 children.  Nancy Oldham married Joseph Demphy and no other record
on her.
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  1880 Census of Justice Precenct #6, Fayette Co., TX, 19 Day June 1880
Pg#15, House #118, Family #118
Oldham , Ephriam  64 w m    NC   NC   NC married farmer
 Sarah                   53  w f     NC   NC   NC Keeping house
 Bonner , Mary F    34  w f     NC   NC   NC Daughter
 Rebecca            5/12  w f  Tx    MS   NC G Daughter
 Virginia                  7   w f     TX   MS    NC G Daughter

  Evidently Mary Frances was a widow.
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  Margaret Inez Hunsucker & John Young were living at House#126
1900 Census  Fayette Co., TX  3 Jul 1900, Vol 41, ED43, Page 19, Line 69
Sarah Oldham w f  b. Feb 1823 NC
Mother of 2 children 1 dead  NC   NC   NC
She was a Boarder in the home of James Wright
We have no information on James Wright,  She was a widow.  Her daughter
Margaret Inez had died and her son Archibald lived in MS.
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  1910 Census of Logan Co., AK, Short Mountain Township House #144
Horne , Elizabeth W F WD  79  7 children  5 dead  NC Head of household
Horne,  Lesley      w.m.      40      son
Oldham , Sarah     w f wd  86  2 children, 1 dead NC   sister.
Elizabeth Horne died 26 Mar 1911.
We don't know what happened to Sarah.  We have no death records for her in
AK or TX.
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  Needless to say, all this has led to much
speculation, especially since "Granny Odom"(Sarah) was a full-blooded
German who legend has it smoked a pipe and came to town always dressed
in a black dress, an apron and a bonnet. What I'm trying to convey is
that she apparently was outspoken, daring and marched to her own drum.

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  PART B-PRECEDING ALLEDGED PEDIGREE WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION
1. William HUNSUCKER II( circa 1800, Moore County, N.C.- after 1860,
Bibb County, Ala.) m. Celia ? (1798-?) in N.C..

  New and Complete Gazetteer of the U.S. (1854), p.739
MOORE, a county in the central part of North Carolina; area estimated at 650
square miles. It is drained by Deep, Little, and Lumber rivers. The surface
is diversified the soil in some parts is fertile. Indian corn cotton, and
tobacco are cultivated. In 1850 this county produced 223,470 bushels of corn
555 bales of cotton; and 3500 pounds of butter. There were 3 corn and flour
mills, and 1 saw mill It contained 21 churches; 1400 pupils attending public
schools, and 84 attending academies or other schools. The county is
intersected by a plank-road leading to Fayetteville. Capital, Carthage.
Formed in 1784, and named in honor of Hon. Alfred Moore, late associate
justice of the supreme court of the United States. Population, 9342, of whom
7366 were free, and 1976, slaves.
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  The only mention I find of him in the Gandrud books is in Marriage book E.,
p. 148 - Nathan HORN to Elizabeth HUNSUCKER, 14 Mar 1856, consent of
William HUNSUCKER for daughter.
In 1850 he probably sold his lands to Bethuel Coffin in 1849 (deeds, 57:14)
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  1850 Census of Moore Co., NC, August 8, 1850
William 50 yrs. Old & Celia listed in Moore
William Hunsucker (our Jr.) age 50 {son of William Sr. brother to George M.]
Dwelling #252
(Wife) Ceila age 50
Thomas age 21 (Attended School)
Margaret age 16 (Attended school)
John age 15 (Attended School)
Nancy age 12 (twin) (Attended School)
Elizabeth age 12 (twin) (Attended School)
William age 10 (Attended School)
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  1860 Bibb Co. Census,
Hunsucker, William State : AL
County : Bibb Co.,Location : East Side Cahaba River
Year : 1860  July 21, 1860
Page # : 756
#739/#729
William 60yrs. Male, White Farmer, bNC
Celia 62, Female, White, NC
Nancy 24 yrs., female, White, NC
William 19, Male White, Farmer, NC - attending school
[These are probably Nancy's children]
Parileo 2, female, white, born AL
Franklin 7, male, white, born AL
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  1870 Census
The 1870 Bibb County AL census is not a complete census.  We are assuming
that William is in Bibb Co. Al because he is listed in the 1880 Census.
However, Celia is not listed in the 1880 so she died between this time
period!
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  WILLIAM OF (W.) HUNSUCKER 1840 PG. 176, Moore Co. NC
2 MALES 5-10
1 MALE 10-15
1 MALE 15-20
1 MALE 40-50
FEMALE 1=UNDER 5-10
FEMALE 1=10-15
FEMALE 1=15-20
FEMALE 1=40-50
THIS CENSUS TAKER LISTED THE SR'S AND JR'S.  THIS WAS THE SON OF WILLIAM SR.
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  1880 Census
Beat 7, Randolph
TUCKER, Samuel, w, m, 51, Farmer, AL NC NC
Mary,        w, f, 45, wife, AL NC NC
Jinnie,       w, f, 14, dau, works in farm, AL AL AL
Elizabeth, w, f, 12, dau, works in farm, AL AL AL
Marcus,     w, m, 10, dau, works in farm, AL AL AL
Martha,     w, f, 4, dau, AL AL AL
HONSUCKER, William, w, m, 77, Father-in-law, NC NC NC
Celia is probably dead.

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  2. William HUNSUCKER(circa 1775, Moore County, N.C.- after 1850, ?) m.
Livicy Brewer(?1772,?)- (?,?) in 1802.

  Genealogical Sketch
By
Street Brewer
Written:  March 31, 1910, Roseboro, Sampson Co., NC

  The writer, Street Brewer, was born at Gold Region, Moore Co. NC, then a
little "gold mine" village.

  Paternal Ancestry
My father was Noah Brewer, who was son of Harmon Brewer, who was the son of
John Brewer.  From the best traditional statements handed down from our
ancestors the first Brewers came to NC from VA, from PA to VA, from MA to PA
and from England to MA.  They first settled in Moore and Chatham counties
where many of their descendents are still living.  They were a mixture of
Scotch-Irish, Welch and English.  Of the original Brewers who came to the
above-named counties were Ambrose, Lanier, Drewry, Micajah and Howell.  A
great many of their posterity emigrated to TN, SC, GA and other western
states.  In religion they were Baptists, and most of them are Baptists now,
though some are Methodists and members of the Southern Christian Church.
My father's mother (i.e. Noah Brewer's mother) was (Nee) Janie Grubbs, a
descendent of the Shout (?) family of New England.  My grandfather Harmon
Brewer and his wife, Janie had the following children:

  *William- He raised a large family and lived to be eighty-nine years old.
Sallie- Married Billie Cagle and had a large family
Sampson - died when just grown
Minnie- married David Carner and moved to TN
Susannah who married a Mr. Russell and moved first to TN then to IN
Jennie - who never married but lived to be an aged woman.
Betsy - Married Hiram Elkins and died in Moore Co. NC
Noah - My father, who died in Moore Co., age 70
Annie - married Isham Sheffield and died in Moore Co.

   My father had three boys:
James Whitman Brewer - Co. 1, 2nd NC Cavalry of the Confederate Army and
died in Lynchburg, VA in 1862
Alexander Brewer who died in Moore Co in 1883
Street Brewer (author of story)
Alexander Brewer married Alina Stutts, daughter of James and Ann (Shields)
Stutts.  They had four boys,
Here we need to adjust our database.  We had James W. Brewer.  Then we had
Whitson Brewer.  I deleted Whitson and changed James W. to James Whitson.  I
left Strut for now, could that be a girl?

   Brewer Bio Continued..Page 2
James N. Brewer - who died about three years ago.
Milton, Murphy and Stacy Brewer, (Alex.'s children) were all living in Moore
Co. when he wrote this bio.

  **Alexander married twice.  Had a daughter, Kate by his first marriage, who
married John Brown and is now living at Elise, Moore Co.
(Insert by K. Melvin.  Alexander's first wife was Mary Stutts, a daughter of
Emily (Shields) Stutts.  Kate, the daughter of this marriage, was born Oct.
15, 1858 and died July 6, 1937 at the age of 78 years.
[This next small section is hand written]

  *W. M. Brewer - Mar 3 1793 - June 11, 1881- age 88 buried Brown's Chapel
Elizabeth (wife) - Feb. 4 1792 - Jan 29 1876- age 81 buried Brown's Chapel
Sealy Brewer - June 1828 - Oct. 1886
Sampson Brewer - died 1906 buried Barcoms Chapel
Elizabeth Elkins - cem #162  (I think, hard to read)
**buried Tabernacle Church Cem. Robbins.

   Maternal Ancestry
My mother Patsy (Nee) Hunsucker Brewer was the daughter of William
Hunsucker, the son of John Hunsucker (who was hanged by the notorious David
Farning during the Revolutionary War.)  The original Hunsucker's came to NC
from Holland.  They were Dutch, and were first known as Hunsingers.
My grandfather, William Hunsucker, had the following children:

  George - who lived and died in Moore Co., was married 3 times and raised a
large family.
William - who married, lived and died in Moore Co. and had several children.
Nancy - who married James Williams and lived and died in Randolph Co. and
had several children.
John - who moved to Rutherford Co. NC married and died there, he had several
children.
Patsy - (my mother)
Bettie - who married Hiram Kelly and lived and died in Moore Co.
Katie - who married N. G. S. Marley, they lived and died in Moore Co.
Clarkey - who married William Stutts and is still living in Moore Co.
Mom, add, Nancy, and John to your family sheet.  Also chang Betsy to Bettie!
Add Katie with Catherine for her nickname.

  My Maternal grandmother, Livicy (Nee) Brewer Hunsucker, daughter of the
Howell Brewer named on page 1.  She lived to be one hundred and three years
old.  My ancestors on both sides were not lacking in patriotism, being tried
in the Revolutionary War and the Continued Brewer Bio...page 3

  Civil War.  They generally lived to be old men and women.  Here is a list of
some who lived to the following ages.

Grandmother Livicy Hunsucker 103 yrs old
Grandfather William Hunsucker 76 yrs old
Grandfather Harman Brewer 70 yrs old
Uncle George Hunsucker 83 yrs old
Uncle William Brewer 89 yrs old
Aunt Sallie Cagle 80 yrs old
Aunt Susannah Russell 90 yrs old
Aunt Jennie Brewer 78 yrs old
Aunt Betsy  (W ?)ilkns 80 yrs old
Aunt Annie Sheffield 80 yrs old
Aunt Bettie Kelly 95 yrs old

   Notes by K. Melvin:
Alena Brewer is buried at Robbins Tabernacle Church.  Her dates:  8/28/1848-
3/13/1923
  William and Clarkey Stutts are buried at Tabernacle.  His dates:  9/19/1818-
11/5/1908.  Hers:  JL.25, 1818- Oct. 8, 1911.
William Cagle:  1738-1860 and Sarah Cagle, 1800---are buried in the
Sheffield-Cagle Cem.
   Many Brewer names, including very old dates, are to be found at Brown's
Chapel Church in upper Moore.
See also Moore Co. Census of 1850:

  Page 4   continued...Brewer/Hunsucker Bio
Howell Bruer was granted land in Moore on May 10, 1754.  In 1758 he sold 200
acres to Zacharish Green, lying on both sides of Deep River.  In 1767 he
sold to John May land lying on the northwest side of Deep River, being part
of a grant to Edward Griffith, Oct. 11, 1749.

  The 1790 Census for Moore lists the following:  Ambrose, Drewery, Lanier and
Nimrod Brewer.  All except Nimrod are married and with families.

  Says Mr. Rassie Wicker, Moore historian, "Ambrose Bruer appears in very
early records, but it is understood he went west before the establishment of
Moore.  However, this man appears in the 1790 Census.  The Brewers were
assigned to work the road, newly opened, from the Island Ford to the
Randolph line, on the north side of Deep River, so they must settle in that
area, northeast of High Falls."

  John Brewer, Near Brewer are listed in the 1777 Cumberland list of Taxables,
as having 100 acres each.  In the year 1815 a list of Moore Co. land owners
was drawn up.  It includes Ambrous Brewer with over 400 acres, Micajah
Brewer, 313 acres, Harmon Brewer, 50 acres and William Hunsucker with 100
acres.

  The 1850 Census of Moore Co. lists the Noah Brewer family as follows:
Brewer, Noah 36   Blacksmith, real estate, $100
Martha E.  36
Whitson 16   ( He penciled in James in front of Whitson)
Alexander 11
William S. 2  (again penciled in Street)
A William Brewer Jr. from Moore was in the war with Mexico.  (See roster of
NC Troops in the War with Mexico)
In the Civil War the following served:
Henry Brewer - 22nd Div. Enlisted 3-15-63
Henry Brewer - 46 H. 3-11-63  parolled at Appomattox
James W. Brewer - 19th I. Died 12/28/62, Lynchburg
Malcolm Brewer - (Capt. ) 26th H. wounded 7/1/63, Gettysburg
Martin Brewer, F 3 7/15/62, prisoner of war. Bur. Brown's church
S.W. Brewer - 26th H
Sampson Brewer - 46th H, 3/11/63, bur. Bascom's Chapel, 1906
W.D. Brewer - 26 th H. killed 7/1/63, Gettysburg
Wesley Brewer - 46th H. enlisted 3/11/63
William Brewer - 46th H

  I find it very odd he doesn't mention the death date of his mother.  He
doesn't mention where she and Noah are buried either.  Like most men, he
knew more about the Brewer line but he helped us some.  It seems that George
was the one with the large family in the Census records and not George Sr.
son, George M.
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  3. John HUNSUCKER(circa 1740, ?-before 1800,  Fayette District, moore
County, N.C.) m. Susannah ?(?, ? -?, ?).

  Still working on these older generations.  Burned records may keep us from
ever determining for sure.

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  Descendants of Samuel C. Tucker

  1   Samuel C. Tucker  b: 1829 in Alabama d: Aft. 1875 in Alabama
.  +Mary A. Hunsucker m: January 20, 1858 in Bibb County, Alabama b: 1834 in
Moore Co., NC d: Aft. 1876 in Alabama
...... 2   John Tucker  b: 1852
...... 2   Parily Tucker  b: 1858
...... 2   Jenny Tucker  b: 1866
...... 2   Susan Elizabeth Tucker  b: June 10, 1868 d: September 17, 1951 in
Logan, Arkansas
..........  +Robert Duke Horne m: January 11, 1894 in Alabama b: March 09,
1862 in Bibb Co., AL d: March 05, 1941 in Paris, Logan Co., Arkansas
...... 2   Marcus Tucker  b: May 1870
...... 2   Martha Tucker  b: February 14, 1876 in Cahaba, Dallas Co., AL d:
July 30, 1933 in Buried Cox Chapel, Cox, Bibb Co. AL
..........  +Charles Buchanan Madaris m: December 08, 1891 in Randolph, Bibb
Co., AL b: July 18, 1858 in Newnan, Coweta Co., GA d: July 12, 1933 in
Perry, FL, buried in Monticello, FL

  Found a new Cousin for these Tucker records.