Henry MYERS & Serilda Catharine CUPP

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Henry MYERS
Serilda Catharine CUPP

Husband: Henry MYERS / MEYERS
Birth: 1793/4, NC
Death: 30 Dec 1873, Claiborne Co., TN

Marriage: 13 Jun 1815, Grayson Co., VA

Wife: (Serilda) Catharine "Caty" CUPP
Birth: 14 Feb 1797, VA
Death: 30 Dec 1873, Powell Valley, Claiborne Co., TN
Father: Jacob CUPP
Mother: Sibby BREEDING

Children:

— born in Virginia:
1. Jacob MEYERS, b. 16 Feb 1817; m. Rachael OWSLEY

— born in Claiborne Co., TN:
2. Isaac MEYERS, b. 29 Apr 1819
3. Vincent MEYERS, b. 18 Jul 1822
4. Isham/Isom Lee MEYERS, b. Nov 1824
5. (Daughter A) MEYERS, b. ca. 1826; d. 1830-40
6. Susanna "Susan" MEYERS, b. 7 Oct 1828; m. Alexander ENGLAND
7. Abraham MYERS, b. 1830/1
8. Valentine MYERS, b. 22 Jan 1833
9. Newton "Newt" MYERS, b. Feb 1837
10. Sarah MYERS, b. 1839/40
11. Nancy Minerva MYERS, b. 1841/2

Our subjects are said to have this daughter, but she does not show up in the 1850 or 1860 census.
12. Sidney MEYERS, b. Jun 1842

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Sources:

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, VA/WV Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229): not found.

1b. Grayson County, Virginia. Marriage Bonds, Vols. 2-4, 1809-1937 (LDS Film No. 1928595, as cited by Sydney Marilyn (Meyers) Weinrich). Records in the Grayson County Courthouse, Independence, VA. There is a bond and a permission to marry, both dated 13 Jun 1815. The permission slip is signed with the marks of both Jacob Cup and Sibby Cup.

2. 1820

3. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #62 of 97; official enumeration date 1 Jun 1830; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 TN Claiborne Co. Roll M19_180 p. 135 Ln. 17 Henry Moyer 022 001 - 200 001 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 = Isham (b. 1824)
= Vincent (b. 1822)

2 males 10-14 1815-1820 = Isaac (b. 1819)
= Jacob (b. 1817)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Henry (b. 1793/4)

2 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Susanna (b. 1828)
= Daughter A (b. 1826)

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Catharine (b. 1797)

4. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29-30 of 101; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 TN Claiborne Co. Roll 518 pp. 214B-215A Ln. 22 Henry MIRES 210 110 100 - 101 001 no slaves 0300000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Newton (b. 1837)
= Valentine (b. 1833/4)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Abraham (b. 1830/1)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Isham (b. 1824) or Vincent (b. 1822)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Isaac (b. 1819)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Henry (b. 1793/4)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Sarah (b. 1839/40)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Susanna (b. 1828)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Catharine (b. 1797)

3 persons employed in agriculture

Catharine is fibbing about her age. Listed next to son, Jacob MIRES (æ 20-29).

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #133 of 218): 7th Subdivision, E District, Claiborne Co., TN, p. 301A, 870/870, enumerated 15 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Henry Myers 56 M Hatter 400 NC

Catharine Myers 53 F Va

Abraham Myers 19 M laborer Tenn

Valentine Myers 16 M laborer Tenn

Newton Myers 13 M Tenn

Sarah Myers 10 F Tenn

Nancy M Myers 8 F Tenn

Ransome Cupp 32 M Farmer 300 Tenn

Elizabeth Sloan? 19 F Tenn

Phebe Cupp 5 F Tenn

Jacob Cupp 2 M Tenn

Sarah Cupp 30 F Va

Ransom CUPP is Catharine's brother, Sarah CUPP is Ransom's wife, and the CUPP children are theirs. I don't know how Elizabeth fits in.

6. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #218 of 249): Tazewell P.O., 11th Subdivision, Claiborne Co., TN, p. 355B, PN 216, 1382/1382, enumerated 1 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Henry Meyers 70 M Farmer 200 95 NC

Catharine " 65 F NC

Listed next to Valentine MYERS and two doors from Aham MYERS.

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

8. Email from Leon Myers.

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