Gleaves Descendants in the 1850-1930 Census

Completed reports:

This is a two generation report to set the stage for the following reports.

Author notes from the above project: One credible source seems to express doubt as to whether Nancy Ann Gleaves, the younger listed child for Thomas Gleaves and Sarah Smith was actually his child. Upon reviewing the Will Transcript for Thomas Gleaves, I see no doubt to the fact that he had a child named Nancy Ann Cherry. Also, it seems "established" that Thomas Gleaves who married Sarah Smith had a middle initial "H". I have found no record to substantiate this and doubt he had this or any middle initial. Do you think he had the middle initial "H"? What is the primary documentary source to support this belief?

Matthew Gleaves

Polly Gleaves & Andrew Porter Family

As the size of the report for the whole family was so large, it is presented here in detail by child.

Elizabeth Porter

correction: from daughter, Janie Dillon, November 16, 2011 for
#358 Charles Jasper Dillon (son of Janie Tarter & Carl Edwin Dillon) married Mary Elizabeth Miller4 Jan 1945 in Tarrant Co, TX. She was born 24 Sep 1925 in Wytheville, VA and just celebrated her 86th birthday--still very much alive and kicking!!

William Gleaves, Jr and Margaret Finley Family

Elizabeth Gleaves Ramsey Family

What is the name of Elizabeth Gleaves’ husband?

The Ramsey Line as referenced by Dennis Glaves

Which Betsey Glaves was the bride of George Eller Jr.?

Eller Family Sketch from the book: Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume III, Part 1 by Mary B. Kegley. (Remember clicking on a picture image will enlarge it so it can be easily read)

Margaret Gleaves Turk

Corrections to this tree:

Robert F. Evers = Robert Fredrick Evers
Virginia Southerland =Virginia Lee Sutherland
Robert D. Evers = Robert Douglas Evers,
Born September 15, 1939, Sacramento, California

Esther Gleaves Finley

James Turk Gleaves

Sarah Gleaves Allen

from an email via the contact page:
Gleaves Family Line: Nathan Perry Allen -> Davis
Message: Clarence Edwin Davis, son of Emeline Allen and William Elihu Davis, married Augusta Caldwell Bright, as is shown in the document on Sally Gleaves. Their children were Augusta who married twice, first to Newton Rowell Bowles and second to Ernest McClain; Brooke Elizabeth who married Wendell Mordy; and Edwin who married Jeannie House.

Nancy Gleaves

Project Author: Bob Allen

Bob is a descendant of Sarah Gleaves & Nathan Allen and has graciously shared his Allen information with our web site.

He writes: I am doing my Gleaves descendancy project for my own enjoyment and eventually to help as many Gleaves researchers as I can. My intent is to send a copy of the finished product to the Gleaves Family Organization for publication as you see fit. My Ged Com is also posted at Ancestry.com and I will continue to update it so it will eventually contain the complete research.

He further adds: I am interested in receiving corrections to any errors I have made. I am interested in receiving more detail to the vital information for the people I have included in the study. I have included all of my information in the report and I have no other information to offer on these families.

To send the requested corrections to Bob, please use the Contact page found here.

Explanation for the methodology of this project:

This project uses my old records and recent interest sources, most notable the census.

The first trick when working with a family with the starting person beyond child bearing years in the 1850 census is to start with enough information about the family to to know who to be searching for in the 1850 census. I have most of the needed information for the Gleaves family to know who to start seaching for in the 1850 census. Obviously, there are some females who I lose because I do not know who they married and there are no sources of information on the family I can find on the internet. I am limiting myself to sources available on the internet when dealing with lines collateral to my direct line.

I am using census information, other family trees on the internet, country records available on the internet and through ancestry.com, and WWI Draft Registration Cards mainly.

Regarding birth, marriage, and death dates and place. I enter the information in the main genealogy program and not in the notes. If I find exact dates, I enter them. If I get a month and year of birth from the 1900 census, I enter that unless there is a conflict in which case I either make a choice between sources or enter a range. If I do not have an exact date of birth, I use the year based on age in the census and sometimes enter a range if the year is different in different censuses. I do not note my sources for the exact birth, marraige and death dates. If I make a mistake, I am hoping others with correct information more familiar with the line will use the Contact Page to send corrections.

Along with each person in my Ged Com is a section for notes. As I go through the censuses, I make an abstract of the information I deem relevant. It is not everything, but anybody who is interested in everything will know where to find the family and look for themself.

For example. Let's look at James Robertson Gleaves and Elizaeth Wood. Here are my notes on them:

James Robertson Gleaves:

He is listed as Jas. R. Gleaves, head of household, in the 1850 census for Davidson Co., TN, age 57, born TN.

He is listed as James R. Gleaves, head of household, in the 1860 census for Davidson Co., TN, age 61, born TN.

He is buried in the Clements-Gleaves Cemetery, NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE EARHART ROAD, tombstone insciption dates 1799-1865.

Elizabeth Wood:

She is listed as Eliza Gleaves in her husband's household in the 1850 census for Davidson Co., TN, age 44, born VA.

She is listed as Eliza Gleaves in her husband's household in the 1860 census for Davidson Co., TN, age 54?, born VA.

She is listed as Eliza Gleaves, head of household, in the 1870 census for Davidson Co., TN, age 65, born TN.

He is buried in the Clements-Gleaves Cemetery, NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE EARHART ROAD with the tombstone dates of 1806-1872

They had a daughter, Martha Ann Virginia Gleaves who married Henry Thomas Jenkins. Here are my notes on them:

Martha Ann Virginia Gleaves:

She is listed as Martha A. Gleaves in her parents' household in the 1850 census for Davidson Co., TN, age 18, born TN.

She is listed as Martha A. V. Jinkins in her husband's household in the 1860 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 28, born TN.

She is listed as Martha Jenkins in her husband's household in the 1870 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 37, born TN.

She is listed as Mrs. M. A. Jenkins, head of household, in the 1880 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 47, born TN, both parents born TN, widow.

Henry Thomas Jenkins:

He is listed as Thomas Jinkins, head of household, in the 1860 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 30, born TN.

He is listed as Henry Jenkins, head of household, in the 1870 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 42, born TN.

There is a conflicting birth day of December 10th.

They had a son Almarine Burnett Jenkins. His notes goes through the 1930 census and include notes on his WWI Draft Registration Card.

Almarine Burnett Jenkins:

He is listed as A. Burnette Jenkins in his mother's household in the 1880 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 6, born TN, both parents born TN.

He is listed as Almarine Jenkins, head of household, in the 1900 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 25, born May 1875, married 3 years, born TN, both parents born TN.

He is listed as Burnett Jinkins, head of household, in the 1910 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 33, first marriage, married 13 years, born TN, both parents born TN.

He is listed as A. B. Jenkins, head of household, in the 1920 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 46, born TN, both parents born TN.

He is listed as Almarine B. Jenkins, head of household, in the 1930 census for Wilson Co., TN, age 54, first married at age 22, born TN, both parents born TN.

His WWi Draft Registration Card was issued in Wilson Co., TN, on September 12, 1918, giving his name as Almerrine Burnett Jenkins, born May 27, 1874, residence Mt. Julient, Wilson Co., TN, nearest relative Mrs. Ida Jenkins.