Elizabeth Washington Lanier Smith

Unexpected Discovery

This is rather exciting...

Let's see if I can explain this so it is understandable..

John Neal married Susanna Smith in 1769 in Brunswick Co. VA.

Susanna is the daughter of Cuthbert Smith.

Cuthbert's second wife was Elizabeth Washington Lanier (widow of Sampson Lanier) and Susanna's step mother.

Elizabeth's great great grandfather was Lawrence Washington.

Lawrence was also George Washington's 3 times great grandfather.

So, we have a tie to George Washington!!!

It may not be a direct link, but I will take it!

Cool, huh?

Thanks for stopping by!

Pattie

Lewis E. Bartholomew - My 3 times great grandfather

Lewis E. Bartholomew

Lewis lived about 80 years according to the newspaper. It is funny that as researchers we find that starting with death we get the most clues about our ancestors lives. It is in looking at Lewis' will that I was able to determine that he was married twice. So many family trees have taken his wife at his death and his earlier marriage records and combined them into one. But looking at the age of his first wife at the time of the birth of his last child that things look very wrong. Charles May Bartholomew was born in 1872 and Harty, Lewis' first wife would have been in her 60s.. not likely. The next clue is Charles' middle name, May. 

Here is the story of Lewis E. Bartholomew.....

Lewis was born around 1812 or 13 to Lewis Bartholomew and Lucy Ruth Bennett. He was their third child. The custom of the time was to name the first male child after the husband's father and the second after the child's father. This is what Lewis and Ruth did.  On 9 Jun 1831 a marriage bond was issued for Lewis and Harty Jackson. The census records seem to indicate that Harty was much older than Lewis, possibly 5 or 6 years. A year or 10 months later Sidney Wiley Bartholomew was born to Lewis and Harty. They would have 8 children together. 

There is a Lewis E. Bartholomew that served in the Civil War. According to records he was 16 at the time he enlisted. This is definitely not my Lewis Bartholomew, he would have been in his 50s then. I had to wonder if this was another son of Lewis and Harty but 1840 and 1850 Census Records do not support this. 

I have been unable to locate Lewis and Harty in the 1860 census records. I will continue to look.

The 1870 Census is the last time Harty appears in the records and 2 years later Charles May was born. Then came the search for Susan May...

Susan was the widow of William Stone that did not survive the war. Susan and William had one daughter and one son, William, before he died. Their daughter, Anna, would marry William G. Collins, the son of James T. Collins and Mariah Cope (my 3 times grandparents on the Leonard side) Susan and Lewis' son, Charles May Bartholomew married twice. His second wife was Lille Neal. It is very possible that Lillie was Transberry Neal's sister. Transberry married my great great aunt Bettie Neal. We must not forget that two of Lewis Bartholomew's granddaughters married John T. Neal my great grandfather. John T. and Bettie were brother and sister. Talk about your family ties!!

Lewis passed away in August of 1889 as reported in The Franklin Times.

The Franklin Times 16 Aug 1889

Charles May was 17 when his father passed away. Lewis wrote his will in 1881 and made sure that his youngest son was provided for. 

Lewis was very specific when he wrote his will - leaving six hundred pounds of pork and four hundred pounds of bacon, seventy-five pounds of lard, one hundred pounds of sugar, twenty-five pounds of coffee, among other items to Susan in trust for her support.

Lewis appointed his son-in-laws as executors of the estate.

In the 1900 Census, Susan is living with her son William and his wife. Also living in the hone is Louis Taylor Bartholomew, the son of Charles May Bartholomew. His wife Florence had passed away the year before. Charles was a conductor on the train from Rocky Mount to Richmond. In 1901 he married Lillie Neal in Manchester Virginia. 

Susan appears in the 1910 Census, on this census she is listed as head of household and 77 years old. Charles Taylor is still living with her, as well as William Stone and his family. This is the last time Susan appears in records. 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to blog about Lewis and Harty's children next, before moving on the Lewis and Lucy Bartholomew, the parents of Lewis E. 

Pattie

The Children of Sidney Wiley Bartholomew

Sidney and Martha's Children

The number of children Sidney and Martha had is a bit confusing. Martha said on the 1900 Federal Census that she had one child and one living child. In 1910 she said that she had 6 children and 5 were living. I have 8 children born to Sidney and Martha. 

• 1) Mary E. Bartholomew - b.1856 - d. Aft 1870 when she was 13 on the census. I have not found any information on her other that this. 
• 2) Wiley L. Bartholomew - b. 20 Aug 1858 - d Aft 1900 when he appeared on the census as single and living in Castalia.
• 3) Onerah "Onie" Margaret (Maggie, Honora) - b.22 Sep 1860 d. 8 Oct 1912. She married James May 10 Jan 1881
• 4) Sidney Jackson Bartholomew - b. 6 Jun 1863 - d. 20 Aug 1932 He married Sallie Julia Clements 10 Oct 1888. Sidney was in the newspaper many times. A few of those are below:

The Franklin Times 4 Apr 1902

The Franklin Times 22 Aug 1902

The Franklin Times 18 Sep 1903

The Franklin Times 23 Nov 1906

I particularly like the 1906 article because it tells us that Sidney's wife had a millinery business and it mentions my great aunt, Hattie. J.T. Neal was my great grandfather.

The Franklin Times 27 Aug 1909

Doesn't everybody make the paper when they buy a car?

Back to the children:

• 5) Luna Lee Bartholomew - b.13 Dec 1866  d. 10 Jun 1901  Married John T. Neal 24 Apr 1889. (4 children) 
• 6) Thomas H. Bartholomew  b. 2 Aug 1873  d. Aft 1880 when records stop
• 7) Pattie Davis Bartholomew  b. 7 Nov 1877   d. 7 Jun 1916  Married John Andrews
• 8) Jodie D. Bartholomew   b. 7 Feb 1881    d. 14 Feb 1917   Married John T. Neal. My great grandmother and mother of Lewis S. Neal.

Observations or Notes:  Jodie came to live with John and Luna when Luna was ill. Martha Bartholomew lived with the family until she passed away. They are all buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Pattie married John Andrews and lived next door. She is possibly where my name came from since my father chose my name many years later. 

Thanks for stopping by!
Pattie