Smith Family Book

Smith Family Tree
History of the Smith Family in America

recorded by Darren William Smith






Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................. 2

Smith Family................................................................................................................ 3

Thompson Family..................................................................................................... 12

Lichtenberger Family.......................................................................................... 13

Silva Family............................................................................................................... 21

Fann Family................................................................................................................ 27

Wright Family.......................................................................................................... 35

Owen Family............................................................................................................... 37

Wood Family............................................................................................................... 43

Slaughter Family................................................................................................... 48

Oxendine Family...................................................................................................... 48

rich Family................................................................................................................ 60

Index.............................................................................................................................. 69



















Introduction
This uncompleted record lists those known individuals born in the Smith Family and, where possible, the marriage details and children of Smith born girls. Continuation or expansion on all of those families is not possible in a project such as this but some expansion, where know, is included. Each of those families would be individually listed in a family record under their married surname in the same way that girls, marrying into the Smith family, are included into this project. It will be seen that the families are not too complex and most people born a Smith can be linked to a specific family. The families appear though, to be fairly fragmented with each group seemingly quite separate from the other even when they are within the same location.

This record is not meant to be an authoritative source being compiled only from basic research and from information gained from a small number of interested family members whose assistance, over the past 10 years, has been invaluable. A considerable amount of work needs to be done to complete a project of this type but it is not thought that there is sufficient interest throughout the wider family groups at this time to complete the task. it is hoped that this beginning may create interest, encourage challenge to the thoughts and assumptions made, and perhaps form the basis for more comprehensive research by present or future members of the Smith family.




















Smith Family

Peter Smith

Peter was born on 11 Aug 1641 in Swallowfield, Berkshire, England. He married Jane Barnes.
He died on 29 Jun 1691 in Northumberland, Virginia.

They had the following children:

Peter Smith

Peter Smith

Peter was born on 27 Dec 1663 Westmoreland, Virginia. He signed a will on 10 Jan 1736/37 in Probated May 12, 1741, West Moreland County, Virginia. He married Mary Bayley. He died in 22 April 1741 Yeocomico, Westmoreland, Virginia.

They had the following children:

Sarah Smith
James Smith
Thomas Smith
Anne Smith
Martha Smith
Peter Smith

Thomas Smith

Thomas was born in 1700 Prince William, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Fleming. He owned on 12 May 1741 in Received 325 acres on the date on which his Father Peter's will was proved. He signed a will in 1778 in Probated in Prince William County, Virginia (Will Book G, page 16). He died 12 September 1778 Prince William, Virginia.

They had the following children:

Charles Smith
Fleming Smith
Daniel Smith
James Smith
Thomas Smith
John Smith
Hannah Smith
Peter Smith
Hannah Smith


Daniel Smith

Daniel was born in 1748 Fairfax County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Reeves in 1770 in Henry County, Virginia. He served in the military in 1776 in Virginia/Carlonia's. Revolutionary War Pension #18596. He owned in 1780 in George Reives-106 acres on both sides of Butramstown Creek (Book E). He owned on 1 September 1780, 190 acres both sides of Butramstown Creek (Book E).. He owned on 1 March 1781 in 232 acres Roundabout Branch of Butramstown Creek (Book C Henry County, Virginia Grants). In 1778 at the time of Thomas Smith’s will Daniel was in South Carolina. On 1 Sept.1780 he received a grant of land, 190 acres on Buttramtown Creek in Henry County, Va. and on 1 March 1781 another grant of 232 acres on the Roundabout Branch of Buttramtown Creek. It is recorded that he was a participant in the Battle of Cowpens in Jan. 1781 and was probably at the battle of Guilford Courthouse 17 March 1781.The next item in their story is the sale of 50 acres of the Butramtown Creek property for five pounds to Charles Smith in March 1791. Then on 28 March 1803 Daniel deeded 312 acres of the Buttramtown Creek land to “ my sons James, Peter and John.” In 1810 James and Sarah sold their interest in this land to Peter and John and Rachel sold theirs to Charles. ( I have a note that Peter sold his interest in this land to Charles but the date is not included.) A letter written by Rachel Packwood’s father in 1811 shows that Daniel Smith was still living. He died in 1811 Henry County, Virginia.

Militia

Name: Daniel Smith Rank: Captain
Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776

They had the following children:

George Smith
Dorcas Smith
Charles Smith
Elizabeth Smith
James Smith
Mollie Smith
Peter Smith
John Smith

James Quincy Smith

James was born on 2 Feb 1775 Henry County, Virginia. He married Sarah Hannah Phillpot (1789 - 25 Jul 1872) on 5 Nov 1804 . On 28 March 1803 he with his brothers John and Peter were deeded 315 acres of land on Buttram Town Creek by their Father. On 26 Nov. 1803 James bought for $138, 138 acres of land on the waters of Big Reed Island Creek in Grayson (now Carroll) county. Sometime after the birth of their first child they moved to their land in Grayson County. He died on 31 Dec 1874 Carroll County, Virginia. On 5 November 1810 James and Sarah sold their interest in the land in Henry County to his brother Peter. They were involved in several land transfers in Grayson County and lived their last days on what was recently known as the Levi Marshall place. On 3 July 1857 there was a deed recording the agreement between James Smith and his son Barton by which he would support his parents the rest of their lives and at their death the land, 111 acres would be his. They are buried there and I have understood that one of their children was all so buried there. John P. Smith, known as Jack was killed by the home guard during the Civil War. From Arnetta S. Cobb’s book, page 39, a quotation from a North Carolina newspaper, the following as told by a travelling preacher John Henry Smith, about his father; " The Smith family lived on a 600 acre plantation in Virginia. James was a Primitive Baptist as shown by the record of his death inthe books of the Bridge (Primitive) Baptist Church in Carroll County. He was buried in Buried on Pine Creek near Dugspur on his farm with his Sarah and one child.

They had the following children:

Jack Smith
Charles Smith
Alexander Smith
Peter Smith
Gabriel Smith
Sarah Smith
Barton Pierce Smith Sr.
Lucretia Smith

Sarah Phillpot Smith Obituary


Smith, Sarah (fem), 25 July 1872, cause: old age, age: 87 years, parents: Samuel Fillpot, pob: Henry Co, Va, consort: James Smith, informant: Alexander Smith, son
James Smith Obituary
Smith, James (male), 31 Dec 1874, cause: old age, age: 99 years 10 months 29 days, parents: Daniel Smith, pob: Henry Co, Va, consort: widow, informant: Alexander Smith

Barton Pierce Smith

Barton was born in 1831 Carroll County , Virginia. He married Sarah Mary "Polly" Marshall on 14 June 1847. He served in the military between 1861 and 1863 in Virginia as a Private in the 29th Virginia Confederate Infantry, Company D. He died from pneumonia on 4 February 1872 in Carroll County, Virginia.

They had the following children:

Sarah Smith
Sidney A Smith
Ruth Ann Smith
Daniel A Smith
Alfred W Smith
Emily Jane Smith
Barton P. Smith
James Monroe Smith
Levi Ellis Smith
Viola F Smith
Serena A. Smith

Barton Pierce Smith Obituary
Smith, Barton P. (male), 4 February 1872, cause: pneumonia, age: 39 years, parents: James & Sarah Smith, pob: Grayson Co, Va, occupation: farmer, consort: Polly Smith, informant: Polly Smith, wife

1850 Carrol County, Virginia United States Census
191
Barton Smith 24 male Farmer
Polly Smith 17 female
Sally Smith 2 female
Ruth A. Smith 8/12 female
James Quincy Smith74 male Farmer
Sarah Smith 61 female

1860 Carrol County, Virginia United Staes Census
222/223
Barton Smith 34 f Farmer
Polly '' 28 f House Keeper
Sally '' 12 f
Ruthy A. '' 10 f
Sidney A. '' 8 m
Sireny A. '' 6 f
Daniel A. '' 3 m
Alfred W. '' 1 m
James '' 84 m Farmer
Sarah H. '' 70 f Spinning

1870 Carrol County Virginia United States Census
Pine Creek District, Hillsville P.O
49/53 Smith B. P. 45 male white
Polly 38 female white Keeping House
Sidney A. 18 male white Works on the Farm
Serena A. 16 female white
Daniel A. 14 male white Works on the Farm
Alfred W. 12 male white
Emily Jane 10 female white
Barton P. 7 male white
James Monroe 5 male white
Levi Ellis 3 male white
Viola F. 3/12 female white born in March
James 95 male white
Sarah H. 81 female white

*Note Barton's parents are living with them in 1870

James Monroe Smith

James was born on 10 April 1865 in Carroll County , Virginia. He married Adeline A Duncan in Virginia in 1885.

















U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Record
about Athalonia Adeline Duncan

Name:
Athalonia Adeline Duncan

Gender:
female

Spouse Name:
James Monroe Smith

Spouse
Birth Place:
Virginia

Spouse Birth Year:
1865

Marriage
Year:
1885

Marriage State:
VA

Number Pages:
1






He died on 29 November 1935 in Pawnee, Pawnee County, Ok.
Athalonia Adeline Duncan was born on 26 July 1879 in Floyd County, Virginia, and died 26 Jul 1919 in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois.





James & Adeline Smith

They had the following children:

Lillian Adline Smith
Leeman James Smith
Mary Charlottie Smith
Nannie Francis Smith
Abel Presley Smith
William Sidney Smith

William Sidney Smith


William Smith was born on 12 May 1898 in Missouri. He married Mable Irene Lichtenberger. The 1920 Federal Census shows William and his family living in Girard Township, Macoupin County, Illinois. His occupation is listed as a bartender. The 1930 Federal Census shows William and the family living in Payne, Stillwater, Oklahoma. His occupation is listed as carpenter. He died on 30 May 1958 in Orange, California. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Orange, California.






William and Mable's Wedding Picture







1920 Federal Census


1930 Federal Census






Headstone


Funeral Pictures


California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH

Name:
SMITH, WILLIAM SIDNEY

Social Security #:
570181147

Sex:
MALE

Birth Date:
12 May 1898

Birthplace:
MISSOURI

Death Date:
30 May 1958

Death Place:
ORANGE

Mother's Maiden Name:
DUNCAN

Father's Surname:
SMITH








William Smith was awarded as a civilian for his work with the Navy during World War II.



They had the following children:

Arlene L. Smith was born 13 Sep 1920 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and died 23 Mar 1999 in Irvine, California.



Social Security Death Index Record
about Arlene L. Whitney

Name:
Arlene L. Whitney

SSN:
557-26-4149

Last Residence:
92606 Irvine, Orange, California, United States of America

Born:
13 Sep 1920

Died:
23 Mar 1999

State (Year) SSN issued:
California (Before 1951 )





Ronald C. Smith was born on 14 August 1938 in Laguna Beach, California.



Hazel Smith was born 1925 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.



William Smith was born 18 Jun 1930 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and died 24 Jul 1932 in Littleton, Colorado. William drowned in the water fountain outside the public library in Littleton.



Violet L. Smith was born 10 June 1918 in Miami, Oklahoma, and died 19 Sep 1995





Social Security Death Index Record
about Violet L. Gould

Name:
Violet L. Gould

SSN:
558-20-3805

Last Residence:
98520 Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States of America

Born:
10 Jun 1918

Died:
19 Sep 1995

State (Year) SSN issued:
California













Ronald C. Smith

Ronald was born on 14 August 1938 in Laguna Beach, California. He attended Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, California. He married Norma Arlene Rich in 1955.

They had the following children:

Deborah Lynn Smith was born on 04 September 1957 in Orange, California.
Christopher Scott Smith was born on 21 August 1961 in Orange, California.
Darren William Smith was born on 29 March 1964 in Orange, California.






























Thompson Family
George W. Thompson

George was born on 2 Jul 1819 in Ohio. He married married Frances Anger Gage Cary on 22 Jan 1845 in Greene, Maine. Frances was born in 21 Feb 1822 in Greene, Maine.

They had the following children:

Alice Thompson
Mary Thompson
Eva Thompson
Anna Thompson
Augusta May Thompson
Georgia Thompson
Infant Thompson

Augusta May Thompson


Augusta (Pictured with husband Adelbert) was born in February 1857 in Ohio. She married Adelbert Wright. She died in 1925.

They had the following children:

Arron Wright
John Wright
Burdetta Wright
Irene Wright
Leon Wright






Lichtenberger Family
Johann Casper Lichtenberger

Johann was born on 6 March 1726 in Rhine Palatine, Germany. He married Anna Maria Clara Eisenmanger (Est. 1742-1772, daughter of John Eisenmanger and Elizabeth Lieb). He died 5 February 1803 in York, York County, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

Adam Lichtenberger born Est. 1745-1772, York, PA.
John Killan Lichtenberger born 3 February 1753, York, PA; died 13 May 1835, Somerset Co, PA
John George Lichtenberger born 1 April 1754.
Anna Maria Lichtenberger born 8 March 1756; died 16 September 1843, Somerset Co., PA.
Marie Christin Lichtenberger born 27 January 1760, York, PA; died 20 October 1820, York, PA. John Casper Lichtenberger


John Casper Lichtenberger

John "Casper" was born on 25 August 1761 in York County, Pennsylvania. He was christened on 4 October 1761 at the Christ Lutheran Church, York, York County, Pennsylvania. Christened: Sponsors-Conrad Klein & Susana. He married Anna Margaretha. He died on 1 April 1834.

COUNTY OF YORK-1779 Tax Records.

Acres. Negroes. Horses. Cattle. Tax.
Lichtenberger, Killian, 74 .. 1 3 8 .1 .6
Lichtenberger, Casper, 20 .. .. 2 6 .9 .0
Lichtenberger, George, .. .. .. 1 6 .9 .0

They had the following children:

George Lichtenberger born 25 September 1794 died 14 July 1854 Buried at Manchaster Zions Church Cemetery
Henry "Heinrich" Lichtenberger

Henry "Heinrich" Lichtenberger

Henry was born in 1812 in York County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Spangler on 10 November 1832 at the Christ Lutheran Church, York, York County, Pennsylvania. Mary was born in 1810 in York County Pennsylvania. She died on 18 September 1896 in Dallas Center, Abel, Iowa. He died in 1 June 1840.

They had the following children:

James B. Lichtenberger
Eli S. Lichtenberger
Susanna Lichtenberger
Mary Nissley Lichtenberger

1840 United Staes Federal Census: State: Pennsylvania County: York Page No: 124 Reel no: M704-501 Division: Manchester Township



James B. Lichtenberger

James was born in 1833 in Pennsylvania. He married Ann Mary Lichtenberger. The 1880 Federal Census shows James and his family living in Whitmore, Macon County, Illinois as a Farmer. He died

1880 United States Federal Census


Extracted from History of Macon County, Illinois, 1880

NAME: Lichtenberger, J.B.
TWP: Oakley
SEC: Sang'n
OCCUPATION: Merchant & Post Master
NATIVITY: Pa
SETT: 1855

They had the following children:

Allen Lichtenberger
Ann Lichtenberger
Lizie Lichtenberger
Harriett Lichtenberger
James Lichtenberger
Charles Lichtenberger
Jesse Lichtenberger
Bepy Lichtenberger

Jesse Lichtenberger

Jesse (J.B.) was born in November 1876 in Illinois. He married Anna (Rosana) Coleman on 22 September 1897 in Decatur, Illinois.

Here is Jesse and Anna’s marriage license and Wedding Photo





The 1900 Federal Census shows Jessie and his family living in Sangamon, Piatt County, Illinois working as a rail road laborer.

1900 Federal Census






J.B. was very active in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and records show J. B initiated in the first half of 1907 in Maramec Lodge #181; he served as Secretary of the lodge from 1908 until middle of 1909 and then served as Noble Grand (head of Lodge) in 1909. The lodge is still functioning but very small.

Dues for the I.O.O.F. 1 September 1909




He died on 21 April 1911 in Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. He is buried at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma next to his son Carl, who died at 3 months old.

Anna was born in June 1878. After Jesse died she married Mr. Boquist. She died on 26 April 1954, and is buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca.



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about ROSANA BOQUIST

Name:
BOQUIST, ROSANA

Social Security #:
0

Sex:
FEMALE

Birth Date:
21 Jun 1878

Birthplace:
ILLINOIS

Death Date:
24 Apr 1954

Death Place:
ORANGE

Mother's Maiden Name:


Father's Surname:









Headstone for Rosana Coleman Lichtenberger Boquist








They had the following children:

Herald C. Lichtenberger


Ralph C. Lichtenberger was born on 30 Sep 1902 in Colorado. He died on 12 Dec 1956 in Los Angeles, California. He is buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca.



Headstone



Ethel V. Lichtenberger


Blanche H. Lichtenberger


Orvel G. Lichtenberger


Mable Irene Lichtenberger


Carl Lichtenberger

1900 Federal Census


12 May 1910 Oklahoma Pawnee Chief News Update:


Chas. WEAR, formerly operator at the Santa Fe depot, returned as agent. Mr. LICHTENBURGER takes the place of day operator and Mr. GILMORE night operator


Lodge Eulogy for J. B. Lichtenberger
"It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe to remove by death, one our number, J.B. Lichtenberger. We knew him as a business man, as a father, as a husband, as a citizen, and as a brother. He was a superior man in business, thoughtful, careful and considerate. As a father, he was kind, and took a great interest in his children. He often had them with him when at work. As a husband, he was true, loyal, and affectionate, ever striving to please and comfort his dear wife. As a citizen and brother, he was loved most by those who knew him best. To know him, was to love and respect him. To know him well, as we did, was to bound to him in brotherly love. In our daily affairs, in our lodge, in the home will be missed one of the best fathers, husbands, and brothers in our community. Therefore be it resolved by the members of the Maramec I.O.O.F. lodge, severally and as a body, that we bow our heads in submission to that One that does all things well, and extend our heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved wife and little children and that we here-by pledge to them our aid, counsel, and protection in the future. Resolved further that we drape our charter for thirty days, that these resolutions be spread on the minutes and a copy be given to the bereaved family."




27 April 1911 His Obituary from the Pawnee Chief News:


Mr. J.B. LICHTENBERGER, Santa Fe depot agent at Maramec, died last Friday. He had suffered from consumption for some time, and last year the company transferred him to a station in Colorado, in the hope that the change would benefit his health. Mr. Lichtenberger felt so improved after a residence in Colorado, that he thought it was all right for him to return to Maramec, where he had property interests. He was a man very highly respected by all who knew him.

Mable Irene Lichtenberger

Mable Irene was born on 27 September 1898 in Illinois. She married William Sidney Smith in Oklahoma. She died on 17 February 1996 in Orange, California. She is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Orange, California.



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about MABLE IRENE SMITH

Name:
SMITH, MABLE IRENE

Social Security #:
558203804

Sex:
FEMALE

Birth Date:
27 Sep 1898

Birthplace:
ILLINOIS

Death Date:
17 Feb 1996

Death Place:
ORANGE

Mother's Maiden Name:
COLEMAN

Father's Surname:
LICHTENBERGER








Mable’s Obituary



Mable Irene Smith, 97, a Santa Ana homemaker, died Saturday of natural causes. Services: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana.
Survivors: daughters, Hazel Kidd, Arlene Whitney; son, Ronald; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchildren.



Headstone



Funeral Service Pamphlet






They had the following children:

Arlene L. Smith was born 13 Sep 1920 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and died 23 Mar 1999 in Irvine, California.


Ronald C. Smith was born on 14 August 1938 in Laguna Beach, California.



Hazel Smith was born 1925 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.



William Smith was born 18 Jun 1930 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and died 24 Jul 1932 in Littleton, Colorado. William drowned in the water fountain outside the public library in Littleton.



Violet L. Smith was born 10 June 1918 in Miami, Oklahoma, and died 19 Sep 1995



































Silva Family
Guillermo Silva

Guillermo was born in 1899 in Managua, Nicaragua. He married Conchita Diaz de Silva.


They had the following children:

Rosa Martina Silva was born 30 January 1923 in Managua, Nicaragua. Rosa passed away on 28 December 1990 in Anaheim, California.

Lila Silva born 0n 28 September in Managua, Nicaragua.


Hilda Silva

Gladys Silva

Armando Silva

Alberto Peixoto Silva was born on 25 Sep 1931 in Managua, Nicaragua. He died on 11 October 1984 in Tulare, California.



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about ALBERTO PEIXOTO SILVA

Name:
SILVA, ALBERTO PEIXOTO

Social Security #:
560457096

Sex:
MALE

Birth Date:
25 Sep 1931

Birthplace:
OTHER COUNTRY

Death Date:
11 Oct 1984

Death Place:
TULARE

Mother's Maiden Name:
SILVA

Father's Surname:







Guillermo Silva Jr.

Conchita Diaz de Silva

Conchita was born in Managua, Nicaragua.



Celebration of their 50th Anniversary





Translation

Yesterday a distinguished couple celebrates their “Golden Wedding Anniversary” of happy married life surrounded by the affection and love of their children, this marriage is formed by the Gentleman Guillermo Silva F. and the Lady Conchita Diaz De Silva.

In order to celebrate such a happy event, they were joined by their children, among them were Rosa S. Slaughter and Mr. Alberto Silva, who they live in the United States of North America. Our congratulations for their happy marriage and wishing them everlasting marriage and together awaiting for better years, we also would like to make extent these congratulations to their children.



Rosa Martina Silva

Rosa Martina Silva was born 30 January 1923 in Managua, Nicaragua. She graduated from nursing school on 12 October 1956.



Graduation Diploma




Translation

Rosa Martina Silva





Has the pleasure of inviting you on this 12th day of October at 6:45a.m., to celebrate with a mass, honoring the graduation of the title of Nurse -



Which will be held at the Chapel of the General Hospital hosted by Monsignor Gonzalez Y Roberto, and at the same time, has the pleasure of inviting you and your family to the graduation ceremony where the title of:



Nursing Home Nurse



Will be honored-

The honorable ceremony will take place on October 12th at 10:00a.m. At the Malloy General Office of Healthcare Hall.



In Honor Of:

The Cooperative Service of the Internal Agency of Public Healthcare of Nicaragua and the General Headquarters of Healthcare,



Dedications:



~To my beloved Parents:

Guillermo Silva & Concepcion de Silva.

~The Honorable Founder of E.N.E-(The Natl. School of Nurses):

Miss Prelediana Oliveira.

~Reverend Mother Guadalupe Santana.

~Current Director of E.N.E., Sister Maria De Cristo Tijerino & Reverends Josefinas Sisters.

~Doctor Leonard Rosenfeld.

~Doctor Tomas Pereira.

~My Teachers, for all your support.

~My beloved Aunt Blanca De Gaitan.

~With Love, to all my mentors.

~My good classmates.

~My beloved cousin, Isabel Gomez Diaz.



Managua, October 1956



After graduation she worked for an oil company, giving medical aid to works on oil platforms. She later worked as the nurse’s aid for President Somoza’s Mother. In 1956 Anastasio Somoza García is assassinated. His son, Luis Somoza Debayle retains control of the government while Anastasio “Tachito” Somoza Debayle controls the National Guard. Rosa flees to the United States. Rosa marries Rex Trusler, and is divorced on 26 November 1958 in Los Angeles, California.



Divorce Documents







Rosa applies for her nursing license in California.




She married Reginald Stephens Slaughter on 17 January 1960 at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Los Angeles California.



Marriage Announcement




















Marriage License




Rosa was studying English to prepare her for citizenship






Rosa applied for and received her American citizenship












































Rosa and the children were in Managua, Nicaragua during the 1972 earth. This article appeared in the Orange County Register.






1972 Managua Earthquake

Managua was, and still is, the heart of Nicaragua. In 1972 one-fifth of the nation's population, the central government, and the commercial and industrial majority were situated there. If you can imagine the importance of the US cities of Washington DC, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia all combined into one, that would be Managua to Nicaragua.

At 12:27 AM on December 23, 1972, three consecutive earthquakes struck the center of downtown Managua. The first oscillated horizontally and the other two shook vertically, leveling 5 square miles of the city and damaging the rest. Of the 400,000 people living in Managua at the time, 250,000 were rendered homeless, 20,000 were killed, and everyone in the city had to leave at least temporarily because there was no water, electricity, or gas.

With aftershocks still occurring intermittently over the next few days, the city was evacuated into the countryside by the military and police to avoid disease and looting. As it was, people would run into what was left of businesses and steal things like TVs, radios, furniture, and anything else that they could carry. The military and police were forced to burn bodies wherever they found them in the city to avoid disease and four major hospitals were destroyed so the injured had to be helped out in the open air behind the hospitals or not at all, in some cases, because there wasn't enough man power to go around.

Downtown Managua lies on the edge of Lake Managua and the epicenter of the earthquake was a few hundred meters away from the edge of the lake. The quake in itself wasn't extremely powerful (6.3 on the Richter scale), but the combination of the fact that it originated only 9 miles below the surface, that the earth under the city was compacted volcanic ash instead of rock, that many of the buildings were made out of brittle plaster and rock, that Managua lies along the circle-of-fire (a ring of volcanoes and seismic faults which circles the Pacific), and that it's on top of 5 active faults caused the catastrophic results.

For two miles from Avenida Central (the equivalent of main street) everything was destroyed or severely damaged. Banks, hotels, and government offices were all put out of commission and some are just now being rebuilt. The Gran Hotel, one of Managua's best hotels, was destroyed and you still hear people give directions by saying, "Turn where the Gran Hotel used to be." 50% of the nation's commercial services were centered in Managua and 90% of the small businesses like bakeries and auto repair shops were destroyed either by the earthquake itself or by looting. However, even though 70% of the manufacturing sector was in Managua, the industries survived mostly intact because they were built on the outskirts of the city.


The old Managua cathedral which was damaged beyond repair in the 1972 earthquake

Many of the quarter of a million homeless people who were evacuated to the countryside had no place to stay. So, they moved into the nearby cities and slept in stadiums, parks, and schools. The population of most cities around Managua doubled in just a few days and prices on everything, especially houses, skyrocketed.

The total damage was estimated at a 1000 million dollars, not an extremely large amount by most international standards, but the entire country's production in 1972 came to just 760 million dollars and the government's budget was only 120 million. On top of that, since so much of the nation was concentrated in Managua, that government actually lost a huge percentage of its income which could have been used to repair the city.

Governments all over the world as well as international organizations and individuals rushed to help Nicaragua, both financially and physically with medical services and food packages. However, as previously noted, the city was not rebuilt and much of the money disappeared and many Nicaraguans have blamed the country's late dictator, Somoza.



Rosa works as a registered nurse for Dr. David S. Asher in Santa Ana, California.




Rosa passed away at Kaiser Hospital on 28 December 1990 in Anaheim, California. She is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, California.



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about ROSA MARTINA SLAUGHTER

Name:
SLAUGHTER, ROSA MARTINA

Social Security #:
556547929

Sex:
FEMALE

Birth Date:
30 Jan 1923

Birthplace:
OTHER COUNTRY

Death Date:
28 Dec 1990

Death Place:
ORANGE

Mother's Maiden Name:
DIAZ

Father's Surname:
SILVA
































Death Certificate




Rosa’s Obituary



Rosa Martina Silva Slaughter, 67, an Anaheim homemaker, died Friday. Visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at McAulay & Wallace Mortuary in Fullerton. Rosary at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary chapel. Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday at San Antonio Catholic Church in Anaheim. Burial at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange.

Survived by her husband, Reginald; son, George, of Riverside; daughters, Beverly Williams of El Toro and Annabelle Smith of Corona; mother, Conchita Silva of Nicaragua; sisters, Lila Orrick of Anaheim, Hilda Silva of Nicaragua and Gladys Martinez of Nicaragua; and brother, Guillermo Silva of San Francisco.



Headstone




They had the following children:

George Thomas Slaughter was born on 15 June 1960 in Los Angeles, California
Beverley Ann Slaughter was born on 12 Feb 1962 in Santa Ana, California
Annabelle Marie Slaughter was born on 14 December 1965 in Santa Ana, California



Lila Maria Silva

Lila was born 0n 28 September in Managua, Nicaragua. She married Daniel Wesley Orrick on 14 April 1962 in Santa Ana, California.



Marriage License


Daniel was born on 24 January 1928 in Arkansas, and died on 09 October 1996 in Orange, California. He is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, California



Dan’s Obituary

Dan W. Orrick, 68, of Anaheim, a retired tool and die maker, died Oct. 9 of natural causes. Arrangements by McAulay & Wallace Mortuary, Yorba Linda. Services held at St. Martin's Church, Yorba Linda.

Survivors: wife, Lila; son, Tom; daughters, Cindy, Donna, Elizabeth, Kathleen; eight grandchildren and great-grandchildren.



Headstone

They had the following children:

Donna L. Orrick was born on 15 Jan 1962 in Orange, California.


Ben Stanford Orrick was born on 3 April 1963 in Orange, California. He died on 14 May 1979 in a motorcycle accident in Yorba Linda, California. He is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, California



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Elizabeth A. Orrick was born on 22 September 1964 in Orange, California.


Kathleen Orrick was born on 26 February 1966 in Orange, California






































Fann Family
The Fann family were members of the Wintu Indian tribe. Here is a brief history of that tribe.

WINTU INDIANS

Living in the Northern Sacramento River Valley in Northern California, the Wintu made the land around the Trinity Mountains their home for more than 8,000 years. The Wintu traded goods with their neighboring tribes and prospered. Their way of life sounds ideal in a description from the Bureau of Land Management and the California Native American Heritage commission --

"Wintu men commonly married women from outside their community, preferably from distant Wintu groups, although they also married persons from non-Wintu groups. This established strong regional kinship ties so valuable in times of economic or military need. And the Wintu further strengthened these bonds by inviting relatives and allies to share in harvests and other celebrations.

A person with good leadership qualities became the village headman. His duties included organizing dances and other social occasions, and arbitrating disputes. Being a good speaker was his most important skill since persuasion, rather than force, was the way the Wintu brought about community action.

Reverence to geography is a part of Wintu identity, and knowledgeable Wintu still participate in this perception of power and place. Wintu religion cannot be separated from daily life and is intricately bound to the landscape. Rocks or rock outcrops, springs, pools, caves, and most notably, mountains possess spiritual qualities respected by Wintu people and many are interconnected through Wintu oral history. The landscape, as part of the Wintu sacred domain, still plays an important part in their cultural identity today."








Year
History

1821
Large numbers indentured to Mexican feudal barons

1826
Territory visited by Jedediah Smith and Peter Skene Ogden

1830
Malaria epidemic

1833
Pandemic epidemic

1846
John C. Fremont slaughtered 175 of tribe; Mexico granted tribal lands to Pearson B. Reading

1850
Whites poisoned 100 Trinity Wintu in "friendship feast"

1851
Whites massacred 150 of tribe at council house meeting

1852
Treaty of peace and friendship

1856
Whites drove tribe off of lands in "Wintun War"

1866
Ethnie hunted down and forced to reservations

1871
Began practice of Ghost Dance

1938
Shasta Dam flooded tribal lands




Year
Population
Source

1700
12,000
NAHDB calculation

1770
12,000
Kroeber estimate

1800
12,000
NAHDB calculation

1848
8,000
Cook estimate

1852
5,700
Cook estimate

1880
1,500
Cook estimate

1900
1,000
NAHDB calculation

1910
710
Census

1915
701
Cook estimate

1930
380
Census

1971
900
Cook estimate

1989
2,885
BIA

2000
3,200
NAHDB calculation



The Fann Indian Cemetery is located in Redding, California. It is the burial place of many of the Slaughter and Fann family members. It is recognized as historical Indian burial ground.
FANN INDIAN CEMETERY
Name
Birth
Death
Comment

Fann, Baby Boy
1878
1878


Fann, C.
Jul-25-1907
Nov-11-1907


Fann, Delia
1898
1920


Fann, Edith
1902
1925


Fann, Frank
1888
1918
WWI

Fann, Hazel
1913
1950


Fann, Ida T.
1894
1938


Fann, Louise A.
1825
1898


Fann, Mollie
c1893
Feb-6-1937


Fann, M.V.
1884
1931


Fann, Sarah (Mother)
1863
1943


Fann, Wash (Father)
1850
1931


Fann, W.F. (Pawnee)
1910
1940


Fann, W.L. (Woody)
1923
1927


Howard, Baby
1928
1929


Sisk, Loretta
1896
1898


Slaughter, George T.
1931
1940


Slaughter, George Thomas
Aug-17-1873
May-11-1947


Slaughter, Katherine V.
1928
1929


Slaughter, Myrtle A.
May-26-1897
Dec-15-1961


Slaughter, Oscar E.
Jan-30-1933
Feb-3-1933


Slaughter, Rudolph Harold
Mar-30-1921
Apr-13-1992


Weaver, James T.
Feb-7-1903
Feb-21-1938


Weaver, Tilda
May-28-1881
May-22-1939



Louise A. Fann
Louise A. Fann was born in 1825 and died 1898.

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Washington Fann



Washington Fann was born on 17 August 1850 in Anderson, California. He married Sarah Urie. Sarah Urie was born 05 November 1856 in Anderson, California and died 04 June 1943 in Anderson, California. The 1920 US Census shows the family living in Ono Township, California. He died on 27 January 1931. They are both buried in the Slaughter- Fann Indian Cemetery in Redding, California.



They had the following children:



Mary Fann

Tillie Fann

Martin Van Buren Fann

Ida Fann

Gus Fann
Washington Fann
Logan Fann
Myrtle Agnes Fann
Delia Fann
Edith Fann
Louie Fann

1920 Census Ono Township, California



Headstone for Washington and Sarah Fann



Washington Fann

Washington Fann was born on 22 February 1893 in Anderson, California. Washington served his country during World War I. He died on 13 April 1992 in Anderson, California.



Washington’s World War I Draft Registration Card







Story about Washington Fann approaching 100

100-YEAR-OLD WINTU IS SHASTA COUNTY NATIVE

Redding Record Searchlight (CA)

March 11, 1992

Author: Kerri Regan; THE RECORD SEARCHLIGHT



The 100-year-old, Ono-born Wintu Indian still enjoys summer boating trips on the lake, a daily puff of a pipe and plenty of sunshine.

Back when Washington Fann was born, people didn't fly in airplanes. Going to the theater to catch a movie wasn't an option. You didn't have to break out a $50 bill to buy a pair of shoes.

In his day, horses and carts were the main mode of transportation. The animals served as entertainment, too - riding bucking broncos was the way Fann spent his leisure time. And he used to pay 85 cents for a pair of Levi's overalls. But that was a century ago. Fann celebrated his 100th birthday last month. Born Feb. 22, 1892, on a ranch beyond Ono, Fann is Shasta County's oldest living Wintu Indian. He never married but has a number of nieces and nephews, he said.

In his younger years, Fann sampled an array of different livelihoods. ''You could go out and get a job anyplace,'' he said. ''I've done all kinds of jobs. The only job I wouldn't do is one - carpenter. I wouldn't learn (the trade). I told my dad it was lazy man's work.'' A lazy man he wasn't. For many years, Fann worked in the lumber industry, doing ''all the work in logging camps there is to be done,'' he said. It's obvious to Fann that economic times have changed. ''Now they pay $160 a day (for logging work),'' he said. ''I was getting $6 a day.'' He worked for a cattle company and a butcher shop. In addition, he packed pears, which were once found in orchards all over the north state. But Fann wasn't strictly a California worker. He also mined silver and gold in Nevada. Because of shrapnel injuries sustained in World War I, Fann became disabled, thus ending his working career. This enabled him to fulfill a dream of traveling all over the country. He went to Washington D.C., New York, Maine, Chicago and into Canada, then back to the United States through Seattle. One of his most memorable stops was at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. ''I should have had a camera,'' he said. ''I had my hand on Lincoln's shoulder.'' Although he lacked human companionship, he wasn't alone on the journey. ''I had my dog,'' he said. ''That dog never let anyone get within 10 feet of me. I could pull over and sleep anywhere. ''He was my cow dog,'' he recalled fondly. Another interesting voyage was to Tijuana, Mexico. While there, he enjoyed watching bullfights. ''I've seen lots of things in my travels,'' he said. His last trip was to Pikes Peak in Colorado. ''I drove on top of it,'' he said. Despite his heritage, Fann isn't actively involved with the Wintu tribe. ''I was never with them,'' he said. Over the years, Fann has found price increases to be astonishing. ''You used to buy overall Levi's for 85 cents, and shoes were the same,'' he said. ''Now look at 'em. These shoes cost $85.'' The north state itself has also grown dramatically. Fann can remember when Redding had fewer than 5,000 people; now the city boasts more than 70,000 residents. There used to be two livery stables, which served as entertainment for the population. ''I used to ride buckin' horses every Saturday or Sunday,'' he said. Fann now lives in Anderson with his friend and caretaker Karla Rickles. He walks on an artificial leg but didn't start using a cane until five years ago. His hearing and vision are limited. ''I'm feeling pretty good,'' he said, operating the switch on the remote-control recliner he calls his ''rocking chair.'' Regardless of his age, Fann is still spirited. He smokes a pipe daily, and during the summer his caretaker takes him out to the lake on his boat. And he loves the sun. (Being inside) is ''like being underground in a cave when the curtains are shut,'' he said.



Washington’s Obituary



Services for Washington Fann, 100, of Anderson will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding. The Rev. Ron Smith of First Baptist Church in Redding will officiate. Burial will be at Lawncrest Memorial Park in Redding. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. today and Thursday at the chapel. Mr. Fann died Monday, April 13, 1992, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Born Feb. 22, 1892, in Ono, he was a lifelong Shasta County resident. He was a World War I Army veteran. Mr. Fann was a rancher for 30 years. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the Haven Humane Society, P.O. Box 2202, Redding, CA 96099



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about WASHINGTON FANN

Name:
FANN, WASHINGTON

Social Security #:
546306270

Sex:
MALE

Birth Date:
22 Feb 1892

Birthplace:
CALIFORNIA

Death Date:
13 Apr 1992

Death Place:
SHASTA

Mother's Maiden Name:
URIE

Father's Surname:









Myrtle Agnes Fann

Myrtle Agnes Fann was born on 25 May 1897 in Anderson, California. She married George Thomas Slaughter on 18 February 1920. She died on 15 December 1961 in Anderson, California.


They had the following children:

Rudolph Harold Slaughter was born on 30 March 1921 in Anderson, California.

He died on 13 April 1992 in Anderson, California.



Reginald Stephens Slaughter was born on 24 May 1922 in Anderson, California. He died on 05 February 2004 in Anaheim Hills, California.



Donald Vernon Slaughter was born on 08 May 1925, Shasta, California.



Christine Viola Slaughter was born on 03 February 1926 in Shasta, California.



George Theodore Slaughter was born on 01 August 1931 in Anderson, California. He died on 31 Jul 1940 after diving into a broken wagon wheel in an irrigation channel in Anderson, California.



Adeline Jane Slaughter was born on 03 February 1934, in Shasta, California.



Patricia Joan Slaughter was born on 12 Aug 1936 in Shasta, California.



























Wright Family
G.L. Wright

G.L. was born in 1837 in England. He married Genette who was born in 1837 in New York.

They had the following children:

Adelbert Wright
Sarah Wright
Ermina Wright
John Wright
Emma Wright
William Wright



Adelbert Wright

Adelbert Wright (pictured with Augusta) was born in September 1854 in Ohio. He married Augusta May Thompson. He died in 1931.

Augusta May Thompson

Augusta was born in February 1857 in Ohio. She died in 1925.

They had the following children:

Arron Wright was born about 1876


John Wesley Wright was born on 20 May 1879


Burdetta Wright was born about 1881


Irene M. Wright was born on 28 May 1883 in Michigan. She died on 01 February 1938
Leon Wright was born on 9 May 1885 in Newark, Gratiot, Michigan. He died in Jul 1969 in Remus, Mecosta, Michigan



Irene M. Wright

Irene M. Wright was born on 28 May 1883 in Michigan. She died on 01 February 1938. She married Edward Wood.

They had the following children:

Dorothy Elizabeth Wood was born on 4 Feb 1910 in Michigan. She died on 12 Dec 1993 in Orange, California.
Laurence Wood was born on 21 Jan 1905 in Michigan. He died in March 1963
Ardy Wood was born in 21 Jan 1912. He died in August 1974.
Nama Wood was born on 17 July 1908 in Michigan. She died on 03 March 1994 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida































Owens Family

John Owens



John Owens was born in 1729 in Bute, North Carolina. He married Winnifred.



They had the following children:



William Owens was born about 1755 in Bute, North Carolina. He died on 15 October 1813 in Fentress, Tennessee.





William Owens



William Owens was born about 1755 in Bute, North Carolina, and died on 15 October 1813 in Fentress, Tennessee. He married Sarah Sally Sutters.



They had the following children:



George W. Owens was born in 1792 in Fentress, Tennessee. He died on 24 April 1864 in Fentress, Tennessee.

Willis Owens was born in 1776, Bute, North Carolina. He died on April 1850 in Fentress, Tennessee.

Elias Owens was born in 1791 in Bute, North Carolina.

Archibald Owens was born in 1782 in Wilkes, North Carolina. He died on 01 November 1869 in Plano, Kendall, Illinois.

Ruben Owens was born in 1786 in North Carolina.

Wesley Owens was born in 1780 in North Carolina.

Thomas Owens was born in 1796



George W. Owens

George Owens was born in 1792 in Little Crab, Jamestown, Fentress, Tennessee. He married Susan Gwin in 1818 in Fentress, Tennessee. He died in 1864 in Fentress, Tennessee.



They had the following children:


Andrew Owens

Andrew Owens was born in 1835. He married Julia Anne Beaty (1841- 1912) in May 1857 in Fentress, Tennessee. He enlisted into the Union Army as private in the Tennessee Infantry, Company D. He died on 9 June 1864 at Andersonville Prison, as a prisoner of war.

They had the following children:


Melinda Owens



Andersonville Prisoner Profile

Code No: 11753
Grave No: 1753
Last Name: OWENS
First Name: ANDREW
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: D
Regiment: 2
State: Tennessee
Branch of Service: INFANTRY
Date of Death: 6/9/1864
Cause of Death: DIARRHEA C.
Remarks: A. OWEN, P. 64 [3]
Reference*: P 64 [3]; P 563 [13]
Place Captured: Rogersville, Tennessee
Date Captured: 11/6/1863
Alternate Names:

Status:
DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE
More Information Available:
NO



History of the 2nd Tennessee

Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Also called 2nd East Tennessee Infantry Regiment:

2nd East Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment


Organization begun at Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky, in August, 1861; seven companies mustered out at Knoxville, Tennessee, October 6, 1864; final muster out at Nashville, August 3, 1865.
FIELD OFFICERS
Colonels-James P. T. Carter, James M. Melton Lieutenant Colonels-D. C. Trewhitt, John W. Bowman, James M. Melton Majors-M. Cleveland, James M. Melton, Daniel A. Carpenter
CAPTAINS
· John W. Bowman, Amos Marney, Co. "A". Enrolled August 10, 1861 at Kingston, Roane County; mustered in at Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky, August 20, 1861; mustered out at Nashville, October 6, 1864.
· James M. Melton, Mitchell R. Millsaps, Co. "B". Enrolled at Montgomery, Morgan County, with men from Fentress County, August 10, 1861; mustered in at Camp Dick Robinson August 20, 1861; mustered out at Knoxville, October 6, 1864.
· William C. Carns, Co. "C". Enrolled at Clinton, Anderson County August 7, 1861; mustered in at Barboursville, Kentucky, August 21, 1861; mustered out at Knoxville, October 6, 1864.
· Joel Dotson, Robert C. Swann, Samuel C. Honeycutt, Co. "D". Enrolled at Camp Dick Robinson, September 1, 1861, with men from Fentress and Cumberland Counties; mustered in at Camp Wild Cat, Kentucky, October 24, 1861; mustered out at Knoxville, October 6, 1864.
· Elihu E. Jones, Andrew P. Senter, Co. "E". Enrolled at Tazewell, Claiborne County August 9, 1861; mustered in at Camp Wild Cat, October 25, 1861; mustered out at Knoxville, October 6, 1864.
· David Fry, Co. "F". Enrolled at Camp Dick Robinson, September 23, 1861; mustered at Camp Wild Cat, October 26, 1861; County, Tennessee.
· Abraham H. Cross, Evan B. Jones, Co. "G". Enrolled at Camp Dick Robinson, October 11, 1861; mustered in at Camp Wild Cat October 25, 1861; mustered out at Knoxville, October 6, 1864.
· Samuel S. Ryan, William M. Murray, Co. "H". Enrolled at Jacksboro, Campbell County, in November and December; mustered in at Camp Somerset, Kentucky, December 31, 1861; mustered out at Knoxville, November 25, 1864.
· William H. Robins, Co. "I". Most of the men enrolled at Sale Creek, Hamilton County; mustered in at Cumberland Ford, Kentucky, February 28, 1862; date of muster out not known.
· Joseph D. Underdown, Co. "K". Enrolled at Sevierville, Sevier County, in December, 1861 and January, 1862; mustered in at Somerset, Kentucky, June 5, 1863; mustered out at Knoxville, December 15, 1864.

The muster rolls of the regiment are defective, a large portion of them having been captured with the regiment at Rogersville on November 6, 1863. A detachment from the regiment, under 2nd Lieutenant Elisha Harbour, composed of recruits, stragglers, absentees, and returned prisoners from the companies already mustered out was mustered out at Nashville, December 5, 1865.


The regiment left Camp Dick Robinson October 18, 1861; had a skirmish with General Felix Zollicoffer's forces at Wildcat, Kentucky; and arrived at London, Kentucky, October 28, 1861. It was placed in the 12th Brigade commanded by Navv Lieutenant Samuel P. Carter, who was soon appointed brigadier general. During November and December it was stationed at London, then at Somerset; and left Somerset January 17, 1862 to join the Federal forces under Brigadier General George H. Thomas for the battle of Fishing Creek, or Logan's Cross Roads, which took place on January 19, 1862. Although it took part in this engagement, it was not heavily engaged.
On March 14, 1862 it was with General S. P. Carter as part of a force which captured Lieutenant Colonel John F. White and the major part of two companies of the 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, at Jacksboro, Tennessee. On March 20, the regiment was at Woodson's Gap, near Fincastle, Campbell County, Tennessee.
On April 14, 1862, General Carter's Brigade was designated as the 24th Brigade, of Brigadier General George W. Morgan's 7th Division, of the Army of the Ohio. The regiment served in this brigade in the operations around Cumberland Ford, and Cumberland Gap until September 17, 1862, when General Morgan, his supply-line threatened by Major General E. Kirby Smith's invasion of Kentucky, evacuated Cumberland Gap, withdrew through Kentucky to the Ohio River, and into the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia. On July 26, 1862, before the evacuation of Cumberland Gap, the regiment, with 450 men, was reported at Tazewell, Tennessee.
On October 31, the regiment was reported in General Carter's 3rd Brigade, District of Western Virginia, under General Morgan. On November 4, 1862, the regiment was ordered to Nashville, and on December 4, 1862 was at Louisville, Kentucky, awaiting transportation. It finally marched to Nashville, and was at that point when the battle of Murfreesboro, or Stone's River, began on December 31, 1862. Here the regiment was assigned to Brigadier General James G. Spears' 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XIV Corps.
General Spears took command of the brigade on January 2, 1863, and with it escorted a train of supplies to the army outside Murfreesboro, arriving at 5:00 A.M. on January 3. His brigade then relieved troops in the front line of General Thomas' "Center" of the Federal lines. That night, in an engagement lasting from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., the regiment took part in driving Confederate forces from a woods in front of their lines. On January 5, the regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel Melton, was assigned to picket duty. It remained at Murfreesboro until March 10, 1862, when it returned to Kentucky to be mounted. On May 14, it was reported at Somerset, Kentucky, with 588 men.
It was mounted in June, and served as mounted infantry until captured at Rogersville in November, 1863. On June 9, a detachment from the regiment was with Colonel August V. Katz, 2nd Ohio Cavalry, in an engagement at Monticello, Kentucky, with portions of Confederate General John Pegram's Brigade. On June 30, the regiment was reported in General Carter's 1st Brigade, of Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis's 1st Division, XXIII Corps.
On July 7, 1863, the regiment left Lebanon, Kentucky, as part of a force under Brigadier General J. M. Shackelford which pursued General John Hunt Morgan through Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio, capturing a large part of his force on July 20, and the remainder, including General Morgan at Salineville, Ohio, on July 26, 1863. Lieutenant Colonel Melton commanded the regiment on this expedition. A detachment from the regiment was with Colonel W. P. Sanders from July 29 to August 3, when he was engaged in driving out of Kentucky the forces under Confederate Colonel John S. Scott.
On August 6, 1863, the XXIII Corps was reorganized, in preparation for Major General A. E. Buruside's invasion of East Tennessee. The 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, under Major Daniel A. Carpenter, was placed in General Shackelford's 3rd Brigade, of General S. P. Carter's 4th Division of Cavalry. On August 26, it was at Chitwood's, Tennessee; on August 30, reconnoitered to Winter's Gap; on September 21, in a skirmish at Carter's Station; and on October 10, was engaged in the battle at Blue Springs, Tennessee, with Confederate forces under Generals W. E. Jones, John S. Williams, and A. E. Jackson. In this engagement, Colonel James P. T. Carter was in command of the brigade.
The regiment pursued the retreating Confederates to Abingdon, Virginia, and then returned to Rogersville, Tennessee, where Colonel Israel Garrard, 7th Ohio Cavalry, was in command. On November 6, Colonel Garrard was attacked and routed on the road outside Rogersville, came flying into camp with his men, and ordered Major Carpenter, commanding the 2nd Tennessee, to hold the position, and then, apparently unable to rally his men, fled with them to Morristown, leaving Major Carpenter holding the bag. The regiment was surrounded and captured by forces under Colonel H. L. Giltner, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA. Casualties were five killed, one wounded, and 20 officers and 474 men captured.
117 men from the regiment, many of whom had escaped after being captured, finally reported at Knoxville, and remained there during the siege of that city until November 30, 1863. Under Colonel Melton, they moved to Clinton, Tennessee, skirmishing with Major General Joseph Wheeler's forces on the way, escorted General Buruside to Camp Nelson, Kentucky, and returned to Rogersville.
On April 10, 1864 the XXIII Corps was reorganized, and the regiment was placed in Brigadier General Davis Tillson's Brigade (Reserve Artillery) of Brigadier General J. Ammen's 4th Division. The brigade was assigned to the Defenses of Knoxville, with orders to hold that city against all hazards. The order went on to specify: "The 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry will furnish such details as may be required by the provost-marshal-general of East Tennessee for the execution of his orders." It remained in this brigade until the end.
On August 5, a detachment of 80 men was at Sevierville, Tennessee, and General Tillson, commenting on the actions of the commanding officer, which he disapproved, stated he would prefer charges and ask for a court of inquiry, if it were not for the fact that the regiment was so soon to be mustered out of service. At the time of Major General Joseph Wheeler's raid the last of August; detachments were at Maryville, Sevierville, Maynardville and Clinton. The detachment at Maryville was captured August 21, but the others were safely withdrawn to Knoxville.
The report of Tennessee Adjutant General Brownlow states the regiment was mustered out of service at Knoxville, October 6, 1864, retaining only 106 of the original number." This statement applied only to Companies "A" through "G", the other companies remaining in service. On October 31, 1864, Captain S. C. Honeycutt was reported in command; on December 31, Captain William M. Murray. On March 17, 1865, the 1st and 2nd Tennessee Regiments were ordered to Cumberland Gap. The 2nd, by this time, consisted only of the detachment under Lieutenant Elisha Harbour, which remained at Cumberland Gap until it moved to Nashville to be mustered out.

Melinda Owens

Melinda Owens was born 10 Oct 1861 in Overton, Tennessee. She married William Thomas Rich. She died on 12 Jan 1902 in Livingston, Tennessee.



They had the following children:



John Calvin Rich was born on 25 October 1896 in Tennessee. He died on 29 March 1976 in Orange, California.


Myra Bell Rich


Willie Jane Rich


James Porter Rich was born on 06 December 1881 in Overton, Tennessee. He died on 16 February 1922 in Overton, Tennessee.


Mary Ann Rich was born in Feb 1884. She died in July 1917.


Albert Andrew Rich was born on 19 January 1887 in Livingston, Tennessee. He died on 07 May 1969, California


Margaret Louise Rich


Stella Mae Rich was born on 25 July 1890 in Livingston, Tennessee. She died in 1963 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.


Martha Emaline Rich was born on 12 April 1893 in Livingston, Tennessee. She died on 19 September 1957 in Livingston, Tennessee.


Henryetta Clay Rich was born on 12 January 1895. She died on 21 July 1977 in Livingston, Tennessee.


Julia Elizabeth Rich was born on 03 Sep 1885 in Livingston, Overton, Tennessee. She died on 03 Dec 1957, Santa Ana, California.



















Wood Family

Daniel Cornell Wood

Daniel married Lydia Ann Johnson



They had the following children:



Edward Wood


Edward Wood

Edward Wood was born on 15 Dec 1872 in Pine River, Gratiot, Michigan. He married Irene Wright on 10 June 1900 in Gratiot, Michigan. The 1900 Federal Census shows Edward living in Pine River, Gratiot, Michigan with Irene and her parents. His occupation is listed as a farm laborer. The 1920 Federal Census shows that Edward is living in Wayne, Detroit Ward 16, District 490, and has the occupation of a Motorman. The 1930 Federal Census shows Edward living in Wayne, Detroit (Districts 501-750) District 620 with Irene, Laurence and Ardy. His occupation is listed as working as a Switchman in the rail road yard. Edward lists the birth place of his mother on these census records as the United Kingdom, Canada, and New York. He lists his fathers’ birth place as the United Kingdom and New York. He died on 09 Mar 1939.



1900 Federal Census






1920 Federal Census
















1930 Federal Census



They had the following children:

Dorothy Elizabeth Wood was born on 4 Feb 1910 in Michigan. She died on 12 Dec 1993 in Orange, California.
Laurence Wood was born on 21 Jan 1905 in Michigan. He died in March 1963
Ardy Wood was born in 21 Jan 1912. He died in August 1974.
Nama Wood was born on 17 July 1908 in Michigan. She died on 03 March 1994 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida







Dorothy Elizabeth Wood

Dorothy Elizabeth Wood was born on 4 Feb 1910 in Michigan. She attended Neinas Intermediate School in Detroit Michigan.



Report Card for 9th Grade


























High School Picture




Her quote from the year book




She married John Calvin Rich in Michigan. John Jr. and Ronald were born in Michigan. Sometime between May 1932 and July 1933, they moved to Santa Ana, California. The three girls were born in California.



She studied for and received her cosmetologist license in 1942



























Diploma from Cosmetology School




Cosmetologist License




She divorced John. She married Melvin Oden. She died on 12 Dec 1993 in Orange, California. She is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Orange, California



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about DOROTHY ELIZABETH ODEN

Name:
ODEN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH

Social Security #:
564241525

Sex:
FEMALE

Birth Date:
4 Feb 1910

Birthplace:
MICHIGAN

Death Date:
12 Dec 1993

Death Place:
ORANGE

Mother's Maiden Name:
WRIGHT

Father's Surname:
WOOD






Dorothy’s Obituary



Dorothy Elizabeth Wood Rich Oden, 83, of Orange, a beauty-salon owner, died Sunday. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Fairhaven Memorial Park Mortuary, Santa Ana. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Waverley Church, Santa Ana. Burial at the memorial park.

Survived by her daughters, Lorraine Williams of Santa Ana, Irene McLeod of Orange and Norma LaGrand of Carlotta; sons, Calvin Rich Jr. of Anaheim and Ronald Rich of Huntington Beach; sister, Nama Workman of Florida; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.


Headstone


They had the following children:

John Calvin Rich Jr was born on 18 September 1929 in Detroit, Michigan
Ronald Rich was born on 08 May 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. He died on 07 February 2001 in Huntington Beach, California.
Lorraine Rich was born on 23 July 1933 in Orange, California. She died on 13 October 2005 in Orange, California.
Irene Rich was born on 20 December 1934 in Santa Ana, California.
Norma Arlene Rich was born on 3 May 1940


Laurence Wood

Laurence Wood was born on 21 Jan 1905 in Michigan. The 1930 Federal Census lists his occupation as a truck driver for a cab company. He married Evelyn Milatz. Evelyn and Jeanette Milatz (Ardy's Wife) were sisters. He died in March 1963.

They had the following children:

David Wood
Lilian Wood

Ardy Wood
(Ardy left Dorothy Elizabeth Wood on right)

Ardy Wood was born in 21 January 1912 in Michigan. He married Jeanette Milatz on 31 December 1939 in Detroit. They lived in the Detroit area until his death on 15 August 1974.







Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 Record
about Ardy WOOD

Name:
Ardy WOOD

Birth Date:
21 January 12

Death Date:
15 August 74

Gender:
Male

Residence:
Kenockee, St. Clair, Michigan

Place of Death:
Yale, St. Clair, Michigan






They had the following children:

Joyce Wood Stanek
Susan Wood Durcynski


Nama Wood

Nama M. Wood was born on 17 July 1908 in Michigan. She married Joe Bruce. She later married Bob Workman. She died on 03 March 1994 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida



Social Security Death Index Record
about Nama M. Workman

Name:
Nama M. Workman

SSN:
382-18-0933

Last Residence:
32114 Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States of America

Born:
17 Jul 1908

Died:
3 Mar 1994

State (Year) SSN issued:
Michigan (Before 1951 )








They had the following children:

Gail Bruce






























Slaughter Family


Thomas Slaughter



Thomas Slaughter was born on 20 September 1794 in Greene, Georgia. Thomas was rumored to have been good friends with Sam Houston and he was also supposed to have made some trips with Lewis & Clark. He married Nancy Gilbert. Nancy was born 1800 in Georgia. Nancy was the daughter of Captain Michael Gilbert and Sarah Moon. Sarah Moon Gilbert received one of the original 300 land grants from Stephen F. Austin in Colorado County, Texas. Her son-in-law Thomas Slaughter, who was married to her daughter Nancy, received a land grant from Austin's second contract in Colorado County. These grants were later divided into Matagorda County. Sarah Moon Gilbert died in 1841 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. Thomas died in 1835 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. After Thomas died, Nancy married James Nelson (fought at the Battle of San Jacinto for Texas Independence from Mexico). Nancy died in 1841 in California.



Texas 300 Information:

The colonists settled under the terms of Stephen F. Austin’s first contract with the Mexican government became known as “The Old Three Hundred”, because the contract was for the introduction of three hundred families. Austin returned to his colony in August 1823, accompanied from San Antonio by Baron de Bastrop, whom the governor had authorized to issue land titles for him. By August 24, 1824, when he was called away, Bastrop had issued 272 titles to settlers. The remainder, issued in 1827 and 1828 after the arrival of a new land commissioner, bought the total number of families introduced, including “families” of single men who formed partnerships to meet the requirements of the law, to 297. Nine families, not including Austin, received two titles each, and special grants were made to a few men as compensation for substantial services or improvements.

The limits of the colony were not set by the terms of the contract, but the colonists, for the most part, selected the rich bottom lands along the Brazos and Colorado Rivers. Others, however, were scattered over the entire territory between the San Jacinto and Lavaca Rivers and between the Gulf and the San Antonio-Nacogdoches Road.

The following table, adapted from one compiled from the records of the Land Office at Austin, Texas, by Lester G. Bugbee, gives the names of the colonists, the amount of land each received, the present county in which the land is located, and the date the title was issued. A sitio of land is approximately 4428.4 acres, and a labor, approximately 177.12 acres.



This information is from the book, “DOCUMENTS of TEXAS HISTORY” Second Edition (pages 151 thru 158) edited by Ernest Wallace, David M. Vigness, and George B. Ward, which was loaned to the Hill County Genealogical Society by one of our members, Mr. Carroll Hering. We thank him for allowing us to borrow the book for the purpose of transcribing records for our web site. Even though this isn’t directly linked to Hill County, we thought it would be interesting to see where our ancestors first settled in Texas.

A sitio of land is approximately 4428.4 acres, and a labor, approximately 177.12 acres



Name
Sitios
Labors
Present County
Date of Title

Gilbert, Sarah
1
0
Wharton & Fort Bend
11 May 1827






They had the following children:



Pleasant Travis Slaughter was born in 1825 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. He died in 1868 in Stockton, San Joaquin, California.



Gabriel Clayton Slaughter was born in 1824 in Alabama. He died in 1859 in Wharton, Texas.

Thomas P. Slaughter was born in 1822 in Alabama.



Pamelia Slaughter was born in 1827 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. She died in 1845 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas.



Virgillia Slaughter was born in 1835 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas.



Pleasant Isaac Slaughter
Pleasant Isaac Slaughter was born in 1828 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. Pleasant was married to Mary Elizabeth McColeps on 23 March 1844. Per Vivian Bailey of Houston: Pleasant supposedly shot some Mexicans and left for California in 1849. He struck it rich out there and wrote to Mary for her and the children to come to California. She told him the children died. She filed for and received a divorce in Montgomery County, Texas in 1853. There was supposed to have been another child born to Pleasant and Mary; but, I think that one child did die and she just told Pleasant they both died. Henry Travis was the only surviving child of Pleasant and Mary.

In the meantime, however, Pleasant remarried Adeline Edney Oxendine, a Cherokee Indian, in 1855 in California after he had a child (John) born in 1853. He married Adeline Edney Oxendine on 7 July 1855 in Stockton, California. Adeline Edney Oxendine was born on 22 February 1836 in Alabama. Pleasant died in 1868 in Stockton, California. Edney then married Thomas Polmanteer (1830 - 25 JUL 1875). She died 31 May 1915.



They had the following children:



John Slaughter

Nancy Virginia Slaughter

George Thomas Slaughter

Annie Slaughter

Charles Slaughter

Pleasant Isaac Slaughter

Martha Jane Slaughter

Theodore Slaughter

Lesta Slaughter


1870 Merced County Census


This census shows Edney living with the children in Merced County 1870. The census also shows the family as being Indian.




George Thomas Slaughter

George Thomas Slaughter was born on 17 August 1863 in Anderson, California. He married Myrtle Agnes Fann on 18 February 1920. He was a registered voter of Shasta County, and so was his brother Pleasant. He died on 11 May 1947 in Anderson, California.

Shasta County, California

Voters Registers

City Directory

1894 Great Register

Reg #
Name
Age
Born in
Residence / P.O. Address
Reg Date
Height
Skin
Eyes
Hair

3479
Slaughter, George T.
28
CA
N. Redding / Redding
Aug-1-1892
5' 6½"
Dark
Brown
Black

3331
Slaughter, Pleasant I.
31
CA
N. Redding / Redding
Feb-8-1892
5' 8"
Dark
Brown
Black





1904 Shasta County Voter Register



Name - - Age - - Address - - Voter Reg # - - Precinct #

Slaughter, George Thomas ~ ~ 40 ~ ~ Winthrop ~ ~ 170 ~ ~ #50
Slaughter, Pleasant I. ~ ~ 46 ~ ~ Redding ~ ~ 304 ~ ~ #44



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about GEORGE THOMAS SLAUGHTER

Name:
SLAUGHTER, GEORGE THOMAS

Social Security #:
0

Sex:
MALE

Birth Date:
17 Aug 1863

Birthplace:
CALIFORNIA

Death Date:
11 May 1947

Death Place:
SHASTA

Mother's Maiden Name:
OXYDINE

Father's Surname:
SLAUGHTER









They had the following children:



Rudolph Harold Slaughter was born on 30 March 1921 in Anderson, California.




He died on 13 April 1992 in Anderson, California.



Rudolph’s Obituary



Rudolph Slaughter

Rudolph Harold Slaughter, 71, of Project City died Monday, April 13, 1992, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Private services will be conducted. Burial will be at Slaughter-Fann Cemetery in Ono.

Born May 30, 1921, in Anderson, he was a lifetime resident of Shasta County. He was a U.S. Air Force World War II veteran and a Wintu Indian.

He is survived by sons Rudi and Ervin, both of Redding; daughter Jane Sartori of McKinleyville; brothers Donald of Anderson and Reginald of Redding; sisters Pat Buck of Redding, Adeline Bowers of White City, Ore., and Christine Slape of Napa; and five grandchildren.

Arrangements are being handled by Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding.



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Reginald Stephens Slaughter was born on 24 May 1922 in Anderson, California. He died on 05 February 2004 in Anaheim Hills, California.



Donald Vernon Slaughter was born on 08 May 1925, Shasta, California.




Christine Viola Slaughter was born on 03 February 1926 in Shasta, California.




George Theodore Slaughter was born on 01 August 1931 in Anderson, California. He died on 31 Jul 1940 after diving into a broken wagon wheel in an irrigation channel in Anderson, California.



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California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about GEORGE THEODORE SLAUGHTER

Name:
SLAUGHTER, GEORGE THEODORE

Social Security #:
0

Sex:
MALE

Birth Date:
1 Aug 1931

Birthplace:
CALIFORNIA

Death Date:
31 Jul 1940

Death Place:
SHASTA

Mother's Maiden Name:
FANN

Father's Surname:
SLAUGHTER








Adeline Jane Slaughter was born on 03 February 1934, in Shasta, California.




Patricia Joan Slaughter was born on 12 Aug 1936 in Shasta, California.






1930 Shasta County Census


Note that the family is listed as Wintun Indian.



Reginald Stephens Slaughter

Reginald Stephens Slaughter was born 24 May 1922 in Anderson, California. Reginald was the son of George Thomas Slaughter and Myrtle Agnes Fann. Reginald joined the United States Navy in 11 June 1941. After boot camp in San Diego, California, Reginald was assigned to the USS West Virginia. He was on board the USS West Virginia on 7 December 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.



Pearl Harbor



On Sunday, December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port.



As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United States.)



In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of Oahu, he launched the first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his first wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam, Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets. At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Na kajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers, 50 high altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor. Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the attack.



When it was over, the U.S. losses were:



Casualties:
USA: 218 Killed in Action, 364 Wounded in Action
USN: 2,008 Killed in Action, 710 Wounded in Action.
USMC: 109 Killed in Action, 69 Wounded in Action.
Civilians: 68 Killed in Action, 35 Wounded in Action.
TOTAL: 2,403 Killed in Action, 1,178 Wounded in Action.



Battleships:
USS Arizona (BB-39) - total loss when a bomb hit her magazine.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Total loss when she capsized and sunk in the harbor.
USS California (BB-44) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.
USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.
USS Nevada - (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking. Later repaired.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Light damage.
USS Maryland (BB-46) - Light damage.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage.
USS Utah (AG-16) - (former battleship used as a target) - Sunk.



Cruisers:
USS New Orleans (CA-32) - Light Damage..
USS San Francisco (CA38) - Light Damage.
USS Detroit (CL-8) - Light Damage.
USS Raleigh (CL-7) - Heavily damaged but repaired.
USS Helena (CL-50) - Light Damage.
USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Light Damage.



Destroyers:
USS Downes (DD-375) - Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
USS Cassin - (DD-372) Destroyed Parts salvaged.
USS Shaw (DD-373) - Very heavy damage.
USS Helm (DD-388) - Light Damage.



Minelayer:
USS Ogala (CM-4) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.



Seaplane Tender:
USS Curtiss (AV-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.



Repair Ship:
USS Vestal (AR-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.



Harbor Tug:
USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.



Aircraft:
188 Aircraft destroyed (92 USN and 92 U.S. Army Air Corps.)



Reginald served his country for the entire war. After Pearl Harbor, Reginald served on the USS Medusa; his records show that as of January 1943. On 4 April 1943, Medusa got underway for the combat area. She spent the next year in the New Hebrides, before moving on to New Guinea and Guadalcanal. On 1 June 1944 she steamed to Sydney for repairs to her hull. In January 1945 she serviced ships engaged in the capture of Luzon and other enemy-held islands in the Philippines and the Ryukyus until 6 July 1945.





USS Medusa






Achieving Rank of Fireman First Class 18 January 1943, USS Medusa
























Achieving Rank of Water Tender 2nd Class 16 May 1943, USS Medusa








Achieving Training Certificate for Boiler & Turbines 7 June 1944




Near the end of World War II, Reginald is stationed on the USS Flint.





USS Flint




Orders, News, and Papers from the USS Flint



31 August 1945


















14 November 1945






He re-enlists on the USS Blue on 12 August 1952 and his rank is listed as Boiler Technician. It also shows that he was awarded the Korean Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.







































12 August 1952 Re-enlistment




Liberty Pass 24 March 1958, USS Blue


























USS Blue




He retired from the Navy on 1 May 1962 with the rank of Master Chief
Petty Officer (MCPO).



Discharge Papers






It is noted in his discharge papers that he received the bronze star for good conduct, and that the last ship he was assigned to was the USS Potterfield. He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Reserves. Reginald was a proud member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors association.






PHSA Membership Card




After his military duty, Reginald worked as a Security Officer at Zody’s in Santa Ana, California and Steam Engineer at Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim, California. In 1991, he attended the 50th anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii with his family. He also attended the 60th anniversary event. He passed away at Kaiser Hospital on 5 February 2004 in Anaheim, California. He is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, California



Social Security Death Index Record
about Reginald S. Slaughter

Name:
Reginald S. Slaughter

SSN:
561-54-2407

Last Residence:
92807 Anaheim, Orange, California, United States of America

Born:
24 May 1922

Died:
5 Feb 2004

State (Year) SSN issued:
California (1956-1957 )








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They had the following children:

George Thomas Slaughter was born on 15 June 1960 in Los Angeles, California
Beverley Ann Slaughter was born on 12 Feb 1962 in Santa Ana, California
Annabelle Marie Slaughter was born on 14 December 1965 in in Santa Ana, California














Oxendine Family
Lumbee American Indians

The Lumbee Indians are named after the Lumbee River, and reside mostly in North Carolina / South Carolina. They were made up of Cheraw Indians (Siouan) and Croatan Indians (Algonquian). The reason tribes merged in early days was that the settlers brought smallpox and other diseases with them, and many tribes lost up to 90% of their members. The remaining survivors had to regroup together with other local Indians to rebuild. Records date back to the 1700s on this group of Indians. Common family names in the Lumbee tribe are Brayboy, Brooks, Carter, Chavis, Cumbo, Locklear, Lowry, Oxendine, and Revels. It's rumored that the lost town of Roanoke actually merged in with the Croatan Indians - they carved the word "Croatoan" on a tree when they left, and didn't leave any other emergency indicators that it had been a raid. The Lumbees did indeed have surnames used that matched those of settlers, and spoke fluent English, even in those early days.



Lost Colony of Roanoke



Because of this early influx of English language and style, most traditional clothing and information was lost. The Lumbee were dressing like "everyone else" by the time people started documenting things. It is assumed they wore beaded headbands with a feather or two, and knee-length skirts (women) or breechcloth (men). Moccassins were common for all Indian footwear. When Scottish immigrants "found" the Lumbee Indians in Robeson County, NC in the 1730s, the Indians already were speaking English and living in English style houses.

Crafts included basketry and wood carvings. Food included deer, turkey, corn, beans, and squash - but again the English came in so quickly that soon they were living much as other settlers did.

The Lumbees were very mixed race right from that beginning, and were often not really considered "Indians" when things such as the Trail of Tears occurred. In addition to absorbing the entire Roanoke colony, they also intermarried with blacks and other Indians. However, Henry Berry Lowrie was a Lumbee who was furious with the injustices and during the 1860s he became sort of a "Robin Hood", causing all sorts of mischief and never being caught.

In the mid to late 1800s, I found records saying that the Indians in North Carolina (i.e. the Lumbees) were sent to special schools along with the Negros. They were not allowed into the white schools.

By 1910 the Croatans (i.e. Lumbees) didn't like their original name; it was being used as a term of derision in their homelands. They started calling themselves Cherokee. This upset the main Cherokees who felt the tribes were quite distinct. So in 1933 the Lumbees officially adopted the title of Lumbee, from a river in the region.

















Cudworth Oxendine
Born: 1741-1750
Died: sometime after 1820

Cudworth Oxendine was born sometime between 1741 and 1750, in Bladen County, NC. Cudworth's father was John Oxendine from Northumberland Virginia - which is far back as our records go! Cudworth was a taxable "Mulato" in Bladen County in 1768 and 1769. Note that in 1787, this section of Bladen County, NC became Robeson County, NC.

Note that some rumors say that Cudworth was a "Cherokee Chief". First, the Oxendines weren't Cherokees; they were Croateans which later renamed themselves to Lumbees because Croatean became a term of derision. Next, Cud's father was a servant who was freed; while they seem to be of mixed blood / Indian stock and marrying in with others of mixed blood / Indian stock, there's no evidence of Cud's father or Cud himself being a chief.

Kids:
David Oxendine, ~1775 ??
Elizabeth Oxendine, ~1780 SC
3 unknown sons born before 1790 (assumption based on census)
3 unknown daughters born before 1790 (assumption based on census)

1790 Census
Georgetown South Carolina - PRINCE GEORGES PARISH - Roll 11, Book 1


"Cood" Oxendine
2 free white males age 16+ [This would be Cood himself, plus son David, now 16]
3 free white males < 16 [3 unknown sons]
5 free white females (ageless) [assume 1 wife, 1 Elizabeth, plus 3 unknown daughters]

There appear to be zero "other persons" and zero slaves. So 10 people in the household, this would appear to be 2 parents and 8 kids.

The ONLY other Oxendine in South Carolina in 1790 is Cood's older brother, John Oxendine.


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1800 Census
Marion County, South Carolina. Roll 49, Book 1, Page 462.




Cudworth Oxendine - 8 Non Whites

It's hard to see here, but the lines are sloping downward as they go right, meaning the count of "8 non whites" goes with Cudworth. All of the "free whites" spots are blank. The subsequent spot for "slaves" is blank. So in the 10 intervening years, the new census taker decided Cudworth and his family weren't really white after all. It appears that 2 of the kids have flown the coop by now, but 6 remain. Interestingly, Cudworth is now the ONLY Oxendine in South Carolina, so if the 2 kids left home, they didn't form their own households anywhere in this state. Elizabeth would be married by now - perhaps so is whoever else who left.


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1810 Census
There's a website dedicated to "Other Free" Heads of Household in the 1810 South Carolina Census, by family name - and they list

Oxendary, Aaron 5 Sumter District p224a
Oxendine, Charles 5 Marion District p83
Oxendine, Cudworth 6 Marion District p83


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1820 Census
In 1820 in South Carolina there is still:
Aaron
Cud
Charles















Rich Family

William Rich



William was born in 1759 in Goochland, Virginia. He married Polly Ellen Hooker. He died in 1832 in Jackson, Tennessee.



They had the following children:



John Rich

Warren Rich

Obadiah Rich

Jesse Rich

William Rich

Joel Rich

Jeremiah Rich

Robert Rich



John Rich


John Rich was born on 23 September 1788 in Orange County, North Carolina. He married Catherine Pile on 14 June 1810 in Wolf River, Pickett County, Tennessee. He died on 1 March 1845 in Riley Ford, Fentress, Tennessee.

Catherine Pile was born on 7 February 1788 in Orange County, North Carolina. She died on 10 April 1878 in Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

Thomas Rich was born on 03 March 1811 in Overton County, Tennessee. He died after 1866.
William Rich was born on 23 December 1812
James Rich
Margaret Rich was born 06 April 1823 in Fentress, Tennessee, and died 23 February 1895 in Hancock, Kentucky.



Thomas Rich



Thomas was born on 03 March 1811 in Overton County, Tennessee. He married Anna Young. He died on 1866. The 1850 Federal Census shows Thomas living in District 7, Fentress, Tennessee with his family. His occupation is listed as farmer. He died after 1866.





























1850 Federal Census



They had the following children:

Harriet Ann Rich was born about 1840 in Tennessee

Martin Alexander Rich was born about 1844 in Tennessee
Calvin Rich was born 21 January 1836 in Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee. Calvin died 27 April 1910

Algarena Rich was born about 1838 in Tennessee

John Rich was born about 1835 in Tennessee.

Martha Rich was born about 1842 in Tennessee




Calvin Rich


Civil War Pension File




Calvin Rich was born 21 January 1836 in Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee. He was married to Margaret Angel in August 1858 in Pickett, Tennessee. The 1860 Federal Census shows Calvin living with his family in District 7, Fentress, Tennessee. His occupation is listed as Farmer. He was a Civil War Veteran fighting for the Union Army. He enlisted as a private on 03 November 1863. He enlisted in Company B, 13th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on 23 December 1863. He mustered out of Company B, 13th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on 10 January 1865 in Camp Nelson, Kentucky. The Census of 1880 shows that Calvin and the family were living in Piney Woods, Clinton County, Kentucky. His occupation is listed as farmer. Calvin died 27 April 1910 and was buried in Rich Cemetery, Pickett, Tennessee. Margaret Angel Rich was born in January 1839 in Fentress, Tennessee, and died 21 January 1920 in Pickett County, Tennessee.

1860 Federal Census




1880 Federal Census for Clinton County, Kentucky


Margaret Angel Rich Death Certificate


They had the following children:

Joseph Marshall Rich was born 1855 in Tennessee.
William Thomas Rich was born 3 May 1859 in Fentress, Tennessee. He died in 1926 in Monterey, Fentress, Tennessee
Edward Rich was born about 1868 in Kentucky.
Rubin Rich was born 15 September 1870 in Clinton, Kentucky, and died 06 July 1911 in Pickett, Tennessee.

Shelby Rich was born about 1872 in Kentucky.

Winey Rich was born about 1879 in Kentucky.

Tiney B. Rich was born about 1874 in Kentucky. She died on 10 January 1962 in Kentucky.

Lucencia Rich was born about 1862 in Tennessee.

William Thomas Rich

William was born 3 May 1859 in Fentress, Tennessee. The 1860 Federal Census shows William living in District 7, Fentress, Tennessee with his family. He is 1 month old. He married Melinda Owens in 1881. Melinda was born 10 October 1861 Overton, Tennessee. William died in 1926 in Monterey, Fentress, Tennessee. Melinda died 12 January 1902 Livingston, Overton, Tennessee.

1860 Federal Census




They had the following children:

John Calvin Rich was born on 25 October 1896 in Tennessee. He died on 29 March 1976 in Orange, California.


Myra Bell Rich


Willie Jane Rich


James Porter Rich was born on 06 December 1881 in Overton, Tennessee. He died on 16 February 1922 in Overton, Tennessee.


Mary Ann Rich was born in Feb 1884. She died in July 1917.


Albert Andrew Rich was born on 19 January 1887 in Livingston, Tennessee. He died on 07 May 1969, California


Margaret Louise Rich was born on 27 Jan 1890 in Livingston, Tennessee. She died on 11 January 1925 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Stella Mae Rich was born on 25 July 1890 in Livingston, Tennessee. She died in 1963 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.


Martha Emaline Rich was born on 12 April 1893 in Livingston, Tennessee. She died on 19 September 1957 in Livingston, Tennessee.


Henryetta Clay Rich was born on 12 January 1895. She died on 21 July 1977 in Livingston, Tennessee.


Julia Elizabeth Rich was born on 03 Sep 1885 in Livingston, Overton, Tennessee. She died on 03 Dec 1957, Santa Ana, California.



John Calvin Rich

John was born on 25 October 1896 in Tennessee. John was never clear on his actual birth date, but Federal census data reflects that he was born in 1896. His death certificate and grave both reflect the birth dates of 1901 and 1900. The 1900 Federal Census shows John living with his family in District 50, Civil District 6, Overton, Tennessee, he is 3 years old. The census reflects that his birth year is 1896. His World War Draft Card reflects a birth year of 1897. His World War I draft card reflects that in 1918, he is working at the Maxwell Motor Corporation as an assemblyman. The Maxwell was a brand of automobiles manufactured in the United States of America from about 1903 to 1925.


A Maxwell from a 1922 magazine advertisement



The brand name of motor cars was started as the Maxwell-Briscoe Company of Tarrytown, New York. The company was named after founders Jonathan Dixon Maxwell, who earlier had worked for Oldsmobile, and the Briscoe Brothers Metalworks. Benjamin Briscoe, an automobile industry pioneer, was president of the company at its height. Maxwell was the only profitable company of the combine named United States Motor Company formed in 1910. Due to a conflict between two of its backers, the United States Motor Company failed in 1913. Maxwell was the only surviving member of combine. In 1913, the Maxwell assets were purchased by Walter Flanders, who reorganized the company as the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. The company moved to Detroit, Michigan. Some of the Maxwell’s were also manufactured at a plant in Dayton, Ohio. For a time, Maxwell was considered one of the three top automobile firms in America (though the phrase the Big Three was not used) along with Buick and of course Ford Motor Company. In a short period of time, however, Maxwell over-extended and wound up deeply in debt with over half of their production unsold in the post World War I recession in 1920. The following year, Walter P. Chrysler arranged to take a controlling interest in Maxwell. Maxwell Motors was re-incorporated in West Virginia with Walter Chrysler as the chairman. In 1925 Walter Chrysler formed the Chrysler Motors Corporation. That same year the Maxwell line was phased out and the Maxwell company assets absorbed by Chrysler. Several early models of Chrysler cars were built largely on the design of earlier Maxwell’s.

The 1920 Federal Census shows John living as a boarder in Traverse, Grand Traverse, Michigan working as a mechanic. He married Dorothy Elizabeth Wood in Michigan. John Jr. and Ronald were born in Michigan. Sometime between May 1932 and July 1933, they moved to Santa Ana, California. The three girls were born in California. He divorced Dorothy in 1967. He never remarried.

He died on 29 March 1976 in Orange, California. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Orange, California.



1900 Federal Census










World War I Draft Registration








































1920 Federal Census



California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
about JOHN C RICH

Name:
RICH, JOHN C

Social Security #:
562227628

Sex:
MALE

Birth Date:
25 Oct 1901

Birthplace:
TENNESSEE

Death Date:
29 Mar 1976

Death Place:
ORANGE

Mother's Maiden Name:


Father's Surname:





















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They had the following children:

John Calvin Rich Jr was born on 18 September 1929 in Detroit, Michigan
Ronald Rich was born on 08 May 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. He died on 07 February 2001 in Huntington Beach, California.
Lorraine Rich was born on 23 July 1933 in Orange, California. She died on 13 October 2005 in Orange, California.
Irene Rich was born on 20 December 1934 in Santa Ana, California.
Norma Arlene Rich was born on 3 May 1940 in Santa Ana, California.



John Calvin Rich Jr

John Calvin "Cal" Rich Jr was born on 18 September 1929 in Detroit, Michigan. He married Elrene Jane Andrade. He later married Norma.

The had the following children:
John David Rich was born on 18 March 1950 in Orange, California
Howard Dennis Rich was born on 05 March 1952 in Harris, Texas
Paul Andrew Rich was born on 07 May 1955 in San Antonio, Texas, and died on 24 Nov 1978 in Los Angeles, Ca.






Ronald Edward Rich

Ronald was born on 08 May 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. He married Betty Jane Ebert. He died on 07 February 2001 in Huntington Beach, California. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Orange, California



Social Security Death Index Record
about Ronald E. Rich

Name:
Ronald E. Rich

SSN:
549-36-3908

Last Residence:
92646 Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States of America

Born:
8 May 1932

Died:
7 Feb 2001

State (Year) SSN issued:
California (Before








Ronald’s Obituary



Ronald Edward Rich, 68, of Huntington Beach, owner of Precision VeeDub, died Feb. 7, 2001, of complications of surgery. No services. Arrangements by Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, Santa Ana.

Wife, Betty; sons, Gerald, William; daughter, Pamela Scott; brother, John Jr.; sisters, Loraine Williams, Irene McCloud, Norma La Grand; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

They had the following children:

Pamela Diane Rich was born on 30 May 1961 in Garden Grove, California
Gerald Thomas Rich was born on 05 Feb 1953 in Corpus Christi, Texas
William Louis Rich was born on 02 Nov 1955 in Orange, California

Lorraine Elaine Rich

Lorraine was born on 23 July 1933 in Orange, California. She married Herman Williams. She died on 13 October 2005 in Orange, California. She is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Orange, California



Lorraine’s Obituary



Lorraine Elaine Williams, 72, of Orange, a retired bank teller, died Oct. 13, 2005, of a heart attack. Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Thursday, with services at 4 p.m., Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, Santa Ana.

Survivors: daughters, Kathy Ashcraft, Susan Saldivar; sons, David, James Robert; brother, Calvin Rich; sisters, Irene McLeod, Norma LaGrand; 10 grandchildren.

They had the following children:

Katherine Mae Williams was born on 6 May 1953 in Orange, California.
David C. Williams was born on 18 Aug 1958 in Orange, California
James Williams was born on
Susan E. Williams was born on 03 May 1972, Orange, California



Irene Lillian Rich

Irene was born on 20 December 1934 in Santa Ana, California. She married Malcolm Lloyd McLeod.


They had the following children:

Donald Lloyd McLeod was born on 20 June 1955 in Santa Ana, California. He died after falling from a moving truck on 19 November 1970 in Orange, California. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Orange, California.



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Kimberle A McLeod was born on 12 July 1957 in Orange, California


Kelly L. McLeod was born on 16 September 1959 in Orange, California



Michael Lloyd McLeod was born on 27 July 1953 in Santa Ana, California. He died on.11 March 2002 in Santa Ana, California.


Michael’s Obituary



Michael Lloyd McLeod, 48, of Anaheim, died March 11, 2002, after a long illness. Visitation: noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Brown Colonial Mortuary, Santa Ana. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Santa Ana Cemetery.



Norma Arlene Rich

Norma Arlene was born on 3 May 1940. She married Ronald Charles Smith. She divorced Ronald in 1967. She married George Sidney La Grand on December 19, 1971.

They had the following children:

Deborah Lynn Smith was born on 04 September 1957 in Orange, California.


Christopher Scott Smith was born on 21 August 1961 in Orange, California.


Darren William Smith was born on 29 March 1964 in Orange, California.