John Hollingsworth Truesdel, son of Hollingsworth and Eleanor [Small], b. Lancaster County, S.C. 22 Mch 18_6, d. 12 Feb 1862 [Old Fam Bib]; m. Nancy Harrison, b. Ala. 3 Apr 1827, d. Round Rock, Tex. 26 Mach 1916 [Mrs. Tisdale]. He was a farmer and land owner in Lauderdale County, Fla. In 1850 he administered his father's estate. He was not located in the Census - 1860. By 1870, the widow and her children had moved to Texas settling in Fayette County west of Caldwell Road. Children born near Florence, Ala. [Mrs. Tisdale]: i William Alonzo 1848-1921; m. Alice Olivia Awalt ii John Hollingsworth jr 1849-18_9; m. 1875 - Missouri Ewing Jones iii Leonia Maldora b. 5 Jun 1852 iv Pauline Ginetta 1853-1871; m. - Eldridge Columbus Harrell v Martha Ella 1855-1943 vi Luke b. 11 Mch 1860, d. Ala 12 Nov 1860 vii Mary ____ b. 17 Dec 1861, d. 13 Jan 1873 Thomas Truesdel, presumed son of Hollingsworth and [unknown], b. S.C. @ 1812; m. - Ann Ives, b. S.C. @ 1820. In 1850 both were living in Lauderdale County, Fla; he was a farmer. In 1860 he was living * * * near __________ville, Ala. Child * * * . She was called "Betsy". Nancy M. Truesdale, daughter of Jesse Edward and Edith [Jones], b. Kershaw County, S.C. 1830, d. after 1870; m. - John Edward Rutledge, b. S.C. @ 1829 [Census]. He was a mechanic. Family lived in Pleasant Hill [twn], Lancaster County, S.C. in 1870. Children born S.C.: i Frances [Fannie] b. @ 1855; m. - Palmer Roberson. Children: Laurel, Fred, Rees and others. ii Samuel b. @ 1857; m. - Susan Williams. Moved away. Children: Stells, Connie and others. iii Nannie [Nancy] b. @ 1859; m. - Columbus Horton iv John b. @ 1862 v William b. @ 1867; m. - Eliza _________ vi Edward m. - Annie Hilton vii Seaborn Gettys 1873-1941; m. - Theresa Truesdale Seaborn Jones Truesdale, son of Jesse Edward and Edith [Jones], b. Flat Rock [twn], Kershaw County, S.C. __ ___ ____, d. ibid 1_ Jul ____; m. Caroline Mary Kirkland, daughter of John and Mary [Vaughn] Kirkland, b. Flat Rock [twn], Kershaw County, S.C. 12 Aug 1817, d. Kershaw, S.C. 1_ Jul ____. Farmer, living in Buffalo [twn] in 1870 and 1880 [Census]. Children born Kershaw County, S.C. Elizabeth Truesdale, daughter of Jesse Edward and Edith [Jones], b. Kershaw County, S.C. 21 Mch 1825, d. 9 Oct 1903; m. - John Moore. She was called "Betsey". They had four children. Jesse Erasmus Truesdale, son of Jesse Edward and Edith [Jones], b. Flat Rock [twn], Kershaw County, S.C. 14 Nov 1834, d. Kershaw, S.C. 13 Jan 1885; m. Flat Rock [twn], Kershaw County, S.C. 25 Jan 1865 - Amanda Elizabeth Stephenson, daughter of Lemuel _______ and Sarah [Gardner] Stephenson, b. Mobile, Ala. 26 Apr 1849, d. Kershaw, S.C. 21 Sep 1893. Civil War: original member Flat Rock Guards, later Company _ 3d S.C. Volunteers, organized 16 Jan 1861, mustered Confederate Army at Camp Davis near Richmond, Va. 22 May 1861; promoted 3d Lieutenant between 30 Aug and 31 Dec 1861; elected 1st Lieutenant on reorganization 13 May 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. 2 Jul 1862; promoted to Captain 4 Jul 1863 and invalided to Flat Rock, S.C. about Aug 1863; present 30 Jun 1864 [last available roll]. This organization participated in all campaigns in Virginia through to Gettysburg, moved by rail to Tennessee, taking part in battle of Chickamauga and seige of Knoxville, returning east it rested in South Carolina and later at Richmond. After the war, he was a well-to-do farmer living in Buffalo [twn], Kershaw County, S.C. Children born Kershaw, S.C.: i Lemuel Erasmus 1866-1943 ii Edward V iii Robert H iv James W v Barnwell Rhett 1876-1932 vi Lula Elizabeth 1878-____ vii Ira B viii Rose Etta Sarah Rosannah Truesdale, daughter of Jesse Edward and Edith [Jones], b. Kershaw County, S.C. 10 Dec 1837, d. 19 Apr 1896; m. - Jesse A. Kirkland, b. S.C. @ 1835. Farmer, living Pleasant Hill [twn], Lancaster County, S.C. in 1870 [Census]. Children born S.C.; i Susan m. - William Truesdale ii L______ iii William iv _______ v J______ vi _______ m. - William L. Truesdale vii _______ viii Alma Franklin Pearce Truesdale, son of Jesse Edward and Edith [Jones], b. Kershaw County, S.C. 23 Sep 1852, d. 21 Oct 1913; m. 24 May 1884 - Harriett Adeline Barrett, b. Anson County, N.C. 12 ___ ____, d. 31 Mch 1947. Farmer, lived Flat Rock [twn] in 1860 [Census]. Children born Kershaw County, S.C.: i Virginia Elizabeth m. 1913 - Charles Otis Beckham ii Thomas ___________ b. 5 Jun ____; m. - Susie Brown. World War I, mach., sgt., Co. F, 118th Regt., enlisted Camden, S.C. 30 Apr 191_; served in ____ discharged 10 Jul 1919, awarded __________. Lived Rock Hill, S.C. Child: Catherine. iii Burwell Jefferson iv Franklin Previous Page Biographies Index |