Joshua FELTS & Mary __?_

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Joshua FELTS
Mary __?__

Husband: Joshua FELTZ / FELTS
Birth: 1804/5, Warren Co., NC
Occupation: farmer
Father: Crawford FELTZ / FELTS

Marriage: 23 Mar 1825, Grayson Co., VA

Wife: Mary "Polly" __?__
Birth: 1803/4, VA
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in Grayson [now Carroll] Co., VA:
1. Eliza J. FELTS, b. 1825/6
2. (Daughter A) FELTS, b. 1825-30
3. (Daughter B) FELTS, b. 1825-30
4. (Daughter C) FELTS, b. 1830-35
5. (Daughter D) FELTS, b. 1835-40
6. Jordan FELTS, b. 1835/6
7. James C. FELTS, b. 1836/8
8. Ira C. FELTS, b. 1838/40
9. Selah / Lelah A. FELTS, b. 1840/2

— born in Carroll Co., VA:
10. Rosamond L. "Roseyman / Rosey" FELTS, b. 1842/4
11. William H. H. FELTS, b. 1845/7

Others:

. Charity FELTS, b. 1831/2, VA

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Sources (n.b., Carroll Co. was formed in 1842 from Grayson and Patrick Cos.):

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Virginia Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Felts, Joshua ___, Polly Mar 23, 1825 Grayson Co.

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27-28 of 86 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 VA Grayson Co. Roll M19_190 p. 258 Ln. 19 Felts Joshua 000 010 - 300 010 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Joshua (b. 1804/5)

3 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daughter B
= Daughter A
= Eliza (b. 1825/6)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1803/4)

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3-4 of 110; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 VA Grayson Co. Roll 555 pp. 273B-274A Ln. 29 Joshua Felts 300 001 - 110 001 no slaves 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Ira (b. 1838/40)
= James (b. 1836/8)
= Jordan (b. 1835/6)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Joshua (b. 1804/5)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daughter D

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter C

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1803/4

1 person employed in agriculture

4a. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #49 of 130): 11th Dist., Carroll Co., VA, Roll M432_939, p. 343B, 360/360, enumerated 27 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jashua Feltz 50 M Farmer 300 NC

Mary     do 46 F Va

Jorden   do 14 M Va

James    do 12 M Va

Ira      do 10 M Va

Selah    do 8 F Va

Roseyman do 6 F Va

William do 3 M Va

4b. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #74 of 130 — indexed "Filtz"): 11th Dist., Carroll Co., VA, Roll M432_939, p. 355A, 346/346, enumerated 16 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Joshua Feltz 45 M farmer 200 NC

Polly     do 46 F NC

Jorden    do 16 M Va

James C   do 14 M Va

Ira C     do 12 M Va

Selah A   do 10 F Va

Rosey L    do 8 F Va

William H H do 5 M Va

Charity     do 18 F Va

Amazing — all the children aged two years in a couple of weeks!

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #190 of 197): Wolfe Glade P.O., Carroll Co., VA, Roll M653_1339, p. 964, PN 188, 1258/1274, enumerated 7 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Joshua Felts 62 M Farmer 700 520 N Carolina

Mary     " 58 F Va

James    " 22 M Farm Laborer "

Ira      " 21 M "     " "

Lelah    " 18 F "

Rosamond " 16 F "

William " 13 M "

Listed next to married son, Jordan FELTS.

6. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 39): Lambsburg P.O., Fancy Gap Twp., Carroll Co., VA, Roll M593_1639, p. 406A, PN 7, 49/50, enumerated 8 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Felts Joshua 72 M W Farmer 186 200 N Caroina

_____ Polly 65 F W Keeping House Virginia

7. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #37 of 55): Piper Gap Dist., Carroll Co., VA, Roll 1360, p. 100A, PN 37, SD 5, ED 20, enumerated 18 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 21 22 23 24 25 26

345 345 Jones George W W M 55 / Farmer NC NC NC

_____ Eliza W F 54 Wife / Keeping house / / Va Va Va

_____ Ira C W M 25 Son / Farmer Va NC Va

_____ Rosamon W F 23 StepDau / / NC NC Va

_____ Thomas W M 21 Son / Carpenter Va NC Va

_____ James L W M 19 Son / Va NC Va

_____ Stephen M W M 14 Son / / Va NC Va

Felts Joshua W M 85 F in Law / NC NC NC

_____ Polly W F 78 M in Law / / / Va Va Va

8. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

10. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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