Margaret PLESS MUSGROVE? 1870 census Laurel Twp., Ashe Co., NC
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Margaret PLESS MUSGROVE? 1870 census Laurel Twp., Ashe Co., NC
 cmpless_1
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Posted: 13 Jan 2009 4:34PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: PLESS, MUSGROVE
I am hoping someone can shed some light on this situation.
Margaret PLESS and her 3 sons by Elijah PLESS are found in the 1860 census North Eastern Dist., P.O Beaver Creek, Ashe Co., NC Roll#887, HH#621, Fam#621, p.350A (30 Jul):
Margret[sic] PLASSANTS[sic] 35 F Spinster b. NC
James " 13 M b. NC
Thomas " 11 M b. NC
Parker " 4 M b. NC
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She is then listed as Margaret MUSGROVE, found in the 1870 census Laurel Twp., P.O. North Fork, Ashe Co., NC Roll#1122, HH#77, Fam#77, p.515B (23 Sep):
MUSGROVE, Margaret 42 F W Tailorist b. NC; cannot write
" Thomas 18 M W Works on Farm b. NC
" Parker 13 M W At Home b. NC; cannot write
" Willy 7 M W b. NC
" Mary 4 F W b. NC
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In the 1880 census she is back to being a PLESS, found in Laurel Twp., Ashe Co., NC Roll#952, HH#57, Fam#65, p.604A (9 Jun):
PLESS, Maggie W F 45 [head] Wd Keeping House b. NC, parents b. NC; cannot read/write
" William W M 15 (son) S Farmer b. NC, parents b. NC; cannot read/write
[nearby is Thos. W. PLESS (23, b. NC) HH#60]
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My thought is that Elijah died before 1860, and between 1860 and 1870, Margaret married again and had 2 children, William and Mary by a Mr. MUSGROVE who died before 1870. Does anyone know where I can find marriage records for Ashe Co., NC to verify this? I have seen elsewhere that Elijah did not actually die until about 1865 (don't know where he was in 1860 then); if that is the case, is MUSGROVE Margaret's maiden name? I have seen her maiden name listed as DUCKETT or PUCKETT, but I have not been able to verify any of this. Any help with documentation would be greatly appreciated.
I know there are NC death certificates online with Ancestry, but I do not have access to them. If anyone has access and would be willing to do a lookup of the children who may have died in NC to see if there is a listing of their parents' names, I would be thrilled.
James Pinkney PLESS and Josiah Parker PLESS died in other states, so they would not be listed in the NC death records, obviously.
Thomas Wastel PLESS died 19 May 1930 in Ashe Co., NC.
I do not know when/where William and Mary (possibly MUSGROVE children) died.
Thanks for any and all assistance!
Margaret PLESS and her 3 sons by Elijah PLESS are found in the 1860 census North Eastern Dist., P.O Beaver Creek, Ashe Co., NC Roll#887, HH#621, Fam#621, p.350A (30 Jul):
Margret[sic] PLASSANTS[sic] 35 F Spinster b. NC
James " 13 M b. NC
Thomas " 11 M b. NC
Parker " 4 M b. NC
***********************************************************
She is then listed as Margaret MUSGROVE, found in the 1870 census Laurel Twp., P.O. North Fork, Ashe Co., NC Roll#1122, HH#77, Fam#77, p.515B (23 Sep):
MUSGROVE, Margaret 42 F W Tailorist b. NC; cannot write
" Thomas 18 M W Works on Farm b. NC
" Parker 13 M W At Home b. NC; cannot write
" Willy 7 M W b. NC
" Mary 4 F W b. NC
***********************************************************
In the 1880 census she is back to being a PLESS, found in Laurel Twp., Ashe Co., NC Roll#952, HH#57, Fam#65, p.604A (9 Jun):
PLESS, Maggie W F 45 [head] Wd Keeping House b. NC, parents b. NC; cannot read/write
" William W M 15 (son) S Farmer b. NC, parents b. NC; cannot read/write
[nearby is Thos. W. PLESS (23, b. NC) HH#60]
***********************************************************
My thought is that Elijah died before 1860, and between 1860 and 1870, Margaret married again and had 2 children, William and Mary by a Mr. MUSGROVE who died before 1870. Does anyone know where I can find marriage records for Ashe Co., NC to verify this? I have seen elsewhere that Elijah did not actually die until about 1865 (don't know where he was in 1860 then); if that is the case, is MUSGROVE Margaret's maiden name? I have seen her maiden name listed as DUCKETT or PUCKETT, but I have not been able to verify any of this. Any help with documentation would be greatly appreciated.
I know there are NC death certificates online with Ancestry, but I do not have access to them. If anyone has access and would be willing to do a lookup of the children who may have died in NC to see if there is a listing of their parents' names, I would be thrilled.
James Pinkney PLESS and Josiah Parker PLESS died in other states, so they would not be listed in the NC death records, obviously.
Thomas Wastel PLESS died 19 May 1930 in Ashe Co., NC.
I do not know when/where William and Mary (possibly MUSGROVE children) died.
Thanks for any and all assistance!