Day-Woodford Families » Needham Day (1814-> 1880)

Données personnelles Needham Day 

• Il est né en l'an 1814 dans Pickens County, South Carolina.Les sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Il est décédé apres 1880.

  At this time, we have no evidence to the exact date of his death. The 1890 census records of Webster County were burned in a fire. If Needham were listed on this census, he would have been 76 years old. Currently, the Missouri State Archives are attempting to locate any death record of Needham.

• Un enfant de Benjamin Day et Rebecca Smith
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 22 mars 2023.

Famille de Needham Day

Il est marié avec Phoebe H. Smith.

Ils se sont mariés en l'an 1839, il avait 25 ans.Les sources 1, 7

The two were first cousins. This was not unusual back in the days where mode of transportation made it difficult for two people to court. During this age in the United States, rural families most commonly stayed in clans to help with the land, like their forefathers did. I am sure it was the same for Needham and Phoebe.

Recensement 1840 en Tishomingo County, Mississippi.Source 8

The census list Needham's occupation as farmer with a wife and one child. This child was their first, Charles Needham. Needham's older brother, Hezekiah, was on the spot, perhaps prior to the surveying of this land. Hezekiah could have been taking advantage of squatters' rights. Prior to the establishment of the government land office, the surveyors gave the early settlers land they had already settled. In 1839, Needham joined Hezekiah in Tishomingo County. Hezekiah continued his life in Tishomingo County, selling and purchasing land. Needham did not. In 1842, Needham and his family were back in South Carolina, probably in Pickens County where his father lived.

Recensement 1850 en Shelby County, Alabama.Source 9

The census list Needham's age at 36 and a farmer by trade, Phobe was 32 years old. The following children were listed with their ages: Charles N. (11), Elizabeth J. (8), Benjamin M. (5), and Martha A. (8 mos.). At the time, his land was worth $600.

By the time Needham and Phoebe came to Shelby County, many South Carolinians had been in Alabama for twenty years. Needham chose to live in the northeastern corner of the county in the Coosa River valley and near Phobe's brothers, Christopher and Marshall. In 1844, Needham purchased forty acres of land from Marshall and his wife, Dinah, for twenty-five dollars.

In 1854, Needham purchased another forty acres for around 12 1/2 cents per acre, the going rate for vacant land from the government. In 1855, another 280 acres was bought.

Recensement 1860 en Sterrett (Shelby County), Alabama.Source 10

During this year, the census showed Needham at 47 years old and Phobe at 43. Both were born in South Carolina. The following children were listed with their respective ages: Chas (21), Ben (16), Bettie (10), and Barker (5). Needham's real estate was valued at $1,300 and his personal property at $450.

In 1869, Needham was listed as a registered voter in Precinct No. 9 in the same county. As appeared in the "Shelby County Guide" (Columbiana, Alabama), Thursday, 22 Jul 1869, Needham's name was listed as "N. Day". Elections were held on a Tuesday, 3 Aug 1869, for a member to Congress and member of the Board of Education for this district.

Recensement 1870 en Shelby County, Alabama.Source 11

This census list Needham at 57 years old and Phobe at 53. Children included with their ages: Martha (18) and Needham (14). His real estate was valued at $400 and the personal estate at $325, which in today's economy (for the year 1999), Charles property value would be worth approximately $8,812. Compare this with his land value just 10 years earlier; Needham had to sell much of his land. Maybe hard times came to play for this family.

Recensement 1880 en Webster County, Missouri.Source 12

This census listed Needham and Phobe living with their daughter, Martha, and her husband. Whatever happened to Needham's land in Alabama, we are not sure. It appears Needham was no longer capable of financially supporting the family. His age at 66 may have been too much for him to tend his farmland. Also during this census, their son, Benjamin and his family was, living next door to them.

Enfant(s):

1. Charles Needham Day  1839-1876 
2. Elizabeth Jemima Day  ± 1842-1892 
3. Benjamin Marshall Day  1843-1932 
4. Martha A. Day  1852-???? 
5. Sarah Day  ± 1851-< 1860
6. Needham Barker Day  ± 1856-????

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