William SEVERS & Matilda __?_

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William SEVERS
Matilda __?__

Husband: William SEVERS
Birth: 1796/7, Knox [now Anderson] Co., TN
Death: ca. 1869, Newton Co., MO
Occupation: blacksmith
Father said to be, but unproven: William SEVERS
Mother said to be, bur unproven: Catherine PECK

Marriage:

Wife: Matilda __?__
Birth: 1796/7, TN
Death: Newton Co., MO

2 William N Severs 1797 - 1869 b: 1797 in N middle initial in
question d: Abt. 1869 in ,McDonald,MO
..... +Matilda or Tolinda Unknown 1797 - WFT Est. 1848-1892 b: Abt.
1797 in TN d: WFT Est. 1848-1892 in ,McDonald,MO m: WFT Est. 1813-1845

Children:

— born in Anderson Co., TN:
1. (Daughter A) SEVERS, b. 1820-25
2. John SEVERS, b. 1824/5
3. (Daughter B) SEVERS, b. 1825-30
4. William H. SEVERS, b. 1826/7; d. 1856; m. Rebecca SMITH (1830/1- )
5. Daniel J. SEVERS, b. 26 Apr 1828
6. Jacob SEVERS, b. 1830; m. Kathryn __?__
7. Catherine SEVERS, b. 1831
8. George SEVERS, b. 1832

— born in AR:
9. Charles M. SEVERS, b. 1834; d. 1854
10. (Son A) SEVERS, b. 1835-40; d.s.p. bef. 1850
11. Sarah SEVERS, b. 27 Apr 1836; d. 26 Aug 1894, Lewisville, Denton Co., TX; m. 14 Sep 1856, Pineville, McDonald Co., MO, John Fletcher LAUDERDALE (1840-1886)
12. James W. SEVERS, b. 1837; m. Eliza BIRCHKEHARTE / BURKHART (1835- )

— born in Neosha Twp., Newton Co., MO:
13?. Mary Ann SEVERS, b. 1840; d.s.p. bef. 1850
14. Rhoda M. SEVERS, b. 15 Nov 1844; d. 10 Feb 1881, Newton Co., MO; m. James Haywood CRABTREE
15. Francis Marion SEVERS, b. 1 Jan 1846

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Sources (n.b., Anderson Co. was formed from Knox and Grainger Cos. in 1801):

1. Byron Sistler & Barbara Sistler. 1987. Early East Tennessee Marriages. Byron Sistler & Assoc., Inc., Nashville, TN. Not found, and this source is said to contain every extant antebellum marriage record in eastern Tennessee, which includes Anderson County.

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #12 of 55; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 TN Anderson Co. Roll 175 p. 175 Ln. 27 Wm Severs 210 010 - 110 010 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daniel (b. 1828)
= William H. (b. 1826/7)

1 male 5-9 1820-1825 = John (b. 1824/5)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = William (b. 1796/7)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daughter B

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Matilda (b. 1796/7)

Either William and Matilda were tallied in the wrong age classes, or we have age inflation in the 1850 census. Listed ten lines below John SEVERS, who is seven lines below George SEVERS, who is three lines below James SEVERS, who is oon line below William SEVERS, Sr.

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

1840 MO Newton Co. Elk Over Twp. Roll 227 pp. 253A-253B Ln. 3 Wm Seavers 232 100 100 - 111 001 0700000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = James (b. 1837)
= Son A

3 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Charles (b. 1833/4)
= George (b. 1832)
= Jacob (b. 1830)

2 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Daniel (b. 1828)
= William H. (b. 1826/7)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = John (b. 1824/5)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = William (b. 1796/7)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Sarah (b. 1836)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Catherine (b. 1830/1)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Daughter B

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Matilda (b. 1796/7)

7 person employed in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #8 of 23): Neosha Twp., Newton Co., MO, Roll M432_408, p. 324B, 46/46, enumerated 2 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Severs 53 M Blacksmith 500 Tenn

Matilda 53 F "

John 25 M Blacksmith 25 "

Daniel 21 M Farmer "

Jacob 20 M " "

Catharine 19 F "

George 18 M Farmer "

Charles 16 M " Ark

Sarah 14 F "

James 13 M "

Rhoda 5 F Mo

Francis 4 M "

Listed next to William H. SEVERS (æ 23, b. TN) & wife Rebecca (æ 19, b. MO).

5. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 13): Neosho P.O., Buffalo Twp., Newton Co., MO, Roll M653_636, p. 810, PN 4, 25/25, enumerated 4 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Severs 66 M Black Smith 750 1448 Tennessee

Matilda Do 60 F Do

Frances M Do 15 F Missouri

Jacob Severs 28 M Tennessee

This record is hard to figure. Frances should be Francis, a male. And why Jacob is listed last, unless he is not Matilda's son?

6. Archives of the SEVERS-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

7. Participant in the SEVIER Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.

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