According to my conversation with other Find a Grave users and family members this is what I know about the family thus far:
I am referencing a message I recieved from Find a Grave user Cindy Leach Donigan Miller dated 1 Sept. 2011:
"I spoke with David Bollinger, a trustee of New Prospect Cemetery. He gave me additional info.- which is what you had posted in your original blog. He said that Amanda's sisters name was Lutisha & that Lutisha married Amanda's husband's (William Franklin Sr) brother Alfred. He also said that there existed an 1860 census which listed both Amanda & Lutisha as living with their mother Rebecca (Cansady Rebecca). Casandy's middle name was Rebecca & that is what name the census is under. This Rebecca McDaniel was born about 1819. This was in Shady Grove, Davie, North Carolina. Amanda is 21 @ the time & Lutisha is 20. I do not know who the Kansadie is that you refer to.
Dave wrote that every record he's ever seen has said that Albert Allen McDaniel & Casandy Rebecca Eades were the parents of Amanda. He said that the info came from Freda Jean Wilkerson of Poplar Bluff, MO, granddaughter of Mary Bell "Molly" (Eads)Ward."
Below you will find my response to her message which I sent on 2 Sept. 2011:
Amanda America Clementine McDaniel
Daughter of Allen MCDANIEL Sr. & Rebecca STEWART-MCDANIEL
Amanda A. C MCDANIEL-EADES had the following siblings:
• Mary MCDANIEL (b) 1838-
• Letitia MCDANIEL (b) 1840- Married Alfred EADES
• George N. MCDANIEL (b) 1842-Married America Lutisha COPE-PARKS
• Eli MCDANIEL (b) 1843
• Allen MCDANIEL Jr. (b) 1848 Married Kansadie "Fanny"EADES
• Baby MCDANIEL (b) 1850 (no gender listed)
The above Allen MCDANIEL who married Kansadie Fanny EADES was not Amanda America Clementine MCDANIELS parents! Allen was her brother!
Her Father was Allen SR and he was married to Rebecca STEWART which was Amanda's mother. Rebecca may have had a first or middle name which may have been Cassie.
Kansadie EADES parents were Gilpin and Patsey (VEST) EADES. Gilpin was the son of Ezekiel EADES & Mary Polly BARROT
Now, Gilpin EADES (Kansadie Fanny EADES-MCDANIELS Father) was the son of Ezekiel EADES and Ezekiel had the following children with his wife Mary Polly BARROT:
• John EADES married Mary Polly MASSEY (These are my Great Grandparents 3 x)
• Gilpen EADES married Martha Patsey VEST
• Jane EADES
The above John EADES that married Mary Polly MASSEY is my 3rd Great Grandfather.
I hope this makes sense to you, but I think this should be proof that Freda`s records are wrong. I heard from her today and she stated that she hoped I could "figure out the family". To sum it up once again:
Kansadie "Fannie" EADES married Allen MCDANIEL Jr. Allen McDANIEL Jr is the brother of Amanda America Clementine MCDANIEL. Kansadie and Allen named their daughter Amanda probably after his sister, my grandmother, Amanda A. C.MCDANIEL. Amanda's parents were: Allen MCDANIEL Sr and Rebecca (Cassie??) MCDANIEL.
If you have any questions or would like the exact census records...etc. Ill be happy to send them to you. Just let me know.
To update my readers, it seems that the current thinking in the online community is that Amanda and Luticia were daughters of one Albert McDaniel and Consadie Eads. I have never seen the Rebecca who is listed as the girls mother called anything but Rebecca, NEVER Consadie in any records that I have seen.
Lets create a timeline:
1850 Census-Davie County, North Carolina
- Allen McDaniel-age 45
- Rebecca McDaniel-age 30
- Mary McDaniel-age 12
- Amanda McDaniel-age 11
- Letitia McDaniel-age 10
- George McDaniel-age 8
- Eli McDaniel-age 7
- Lewis McDaniel-age 6
- Allen McDaniel-age 2
- Unnamed Female McDaniel-age 0
1860 Census-Shady Grove District, Davie, North Carolina
- Rebecca McDaniel
- Amanda McDaniel
- Lutisha McDaniel
Below is another prior message that I sent to Cindy which explains my thinking concerning this whole family:
Cindy, You mentioned that David stated that the info he got was from Frieda Jean WARD-WILKERSON. Let me show you a message that Frieda posted on a Genealogy Message board dated:
4 January, 2002
rhonda, i went thru my EADS file today and found the will for GILPIN EADES.he names daughters RAINY MCDANIEL,LAVINA DAVIS,NANCY DISHMAN,AND CANSADY MCDANIEL. also grandaughter PATSY CAUTHY I. MCDANIEL and wife MARTHA EADES. i don't know if 5th daughter was dead or he just didn't leave her any thing. LAVINA is wife of ALEXANDER DAVIS. NANCY is wife of THOMAS A DISHMAN, CANSADY is wife of ALLEN MCDANIEL. it was proved in court nov. 17, 1885. but my copy was cut off and it was signed december 22, 18xx. if anyone can give me that year i would appreciate it.
the spelling of there names is different from the census records, but this is just another puzzle we had to work thru. my excite e-mail ahs been down for a week but i hope to hear from you soon. love freda jean
Now, having read that bear with me and I will walk you through what I am talking about. First, forget all about our Amanda for a minute.
There is a man named Gilpen EADES who married Martha Patsey VEST. This couple had a daughter named: Kansadie "Sadie" EADES. This same Kansadie EADES married Allen McDANIEL and they had a daughter named Amanda.
Now, lets look at some dates:
Our Amanda America Clementine McDANIEL was born 4 November 1834 in Davie County, North Carolina. Gilpen EADES daughter Kansadie "Sadie" EADES was born abt 1854 in Iredell County, North Carolina, some 20 years after our Amanda was born! Also, Kansadie DID marry Allen MCDANIEL they were married in 1873 in Iredell County, North Carolina this was 39 years after the birth of Amanda A.C MCDANIEL-EADES. Kansadie and Allen`s daughter Amanda was born in 1878 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She is listed on the 1880 census for Iredell County, North Carolina, she was 2 years old at the time living in the house with her parents whose names are listed as: Allen and Fanny MCDANIEL. In the house next to them is Kansadies sister Nancy DISHMAN which is also a daughter of Allen and Kansadie.
It is my firm belief that Frieda is mixed up on this information. I think that she has taken this Kansadie to be the mother of our Amanda, which in fact it could not be true. If there are no records anywhere that state Rebeccas first name is Consadie do you not think we would be a bit premature to assume it to be so? I have contacted Frieda to see what information she has so that if I am wrong I can be corrected, however, right now I feel that perhaps her information is erroneous.
Let me reference another posting made by Frieda Jean Ward-Wilkerson on this subject as it seems according to this post that there was also some doubt in Frieda's mind as to whether she had the right person or not, here it is in her own words and I have included the link for your reference:
Date: August 23, 2002
paula, i have been trying to connect to GILPIN EADES thru CONSADIE MCDANIEL but the dates don't match.
my AMANDA AMERICA CLINETINE MCDANIEL EADS's obit says she was born nov 4, 1834 and was the daughter of ALBERT and CASSIE MCDANIEL. grandpa seemed to use nicknames he called grandma MANDY. but from what i'v read CONSADIE was born about 1834. do you have dates on any of these peolpe? any help would be appreciated. love freda jean
Link: http://genforum.genealogy.com/nc/iredell/messages/447.html
I will update again once I have heard from Frieda.
Now, referencing the last part of the above post it would seem to me that Freda is stating that Grandmother Amanda was born 4 Nov. 1834 and then she goes on to state that Consadie was also born in the year 1834! Then there is NO WAY Consadie can be the mother of our grandmother Amanda and her sister Lutisha!
I have located a North Carolina Estate File dated September 1858 for the estate of Allen McDaniel. Listed in this document are the following names mentioned: J.R Williams a Justice of the Peace, Anderson Hendricks, J.G Stewart and John Hege listed as freeholders and appointed commissioners to view the estate of Allen McDaniel.
"North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K78C-CGJ : accessed 10 Mar 2013), Allen McDaniel, 1858.
Given the above estate filing we can conclude that Allen died in 1858.
Now, back to Lutisha/Letitia McDaniel. It looks as though Letitia married Albert Eads which is the brother of my Great, Great, Grandfather William Franklin Eads SR. So, I am kin to both of these people. Lutisha is my Great, Great Grandmothers Sister which makes her my Great, Grand Aunt and she married my 2nd Great Grand Uncle.
1860 Census for Iredell North Carolina, South of Rocky Creek we find Alfred Eads listed. He was 20 years old with an estimated birth year of 1840.
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD6C-CRQ : accessed 10 Mar 2013), Alfred Eads, , Iredell, North Carolina; citing p. 104, family 754; NARA microfilm publication M653, FHL microfilm 803902.
1870 Census Benton, Wayne County Missouri
- Alfred Eads age 30 born N.C
- Julius Eads age 8 born N.C
- Jaines Eads age 6 born N.C
- James Eads age 2 born TN
1880 Census-Mill Springs, Wayne County, Missouri
- A. Eads age 45
- Loutisia Eads age 37
- Julus S. Eads age 15
- Mary J Eads age 12
- James F. Eads age 10
- John A. Eads age 8
- Gilbert A. Eads age 6
- Sarah Eads age 4
- William F. Eads age 3
- Ruffus Eads age 1
- Polley Eads age 78 mother of Alfred
- Bill Hellems (relationship not listed) age 22, born in Indiana in 1858-his father born in Kentucky.
1900 Census St. Francois Twp. Wayne, Missouri
- Lutitia Eads-Widowed-age 50
- Juluis S Eads-Male-age 38
- William Eads-Male age 23 born in Missouri
- Noah Eads-age 19 born in Missouri
I am unable to locate the family in 1890 with the exception of Alfred`s father John Eads who is listed in Mill Springs, Wayne, Missouri on the 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War.
United States, 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8S1-4FL : accessed 10 Mar 2013), John Eads, 1890.
I will update this post when I have more information concerning this family.
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