Research Notes: Gilpen Eades of NC

Subject of Research: Gilpen Eades

Census Record Search:

1860 Census-Fraileys District-Iredell County, North Carolina-9 July 1860

• Gilpen Eades b.1815
• Patty Eades b 1820
• Amanda Eades b. 1846
• Rainey Eades b. 1848
• Nancy Eades b. 1850
• Fanny Eades b, 1856
• Alex R. Davis b. 1837
• Vina Davis b. 1838

United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD6C-D6C : accessed 19 Mar 2013), Gilpen Eads, , Iredell, North Carolina; citing p. 65, family 476; NARA microfilm publication M653, FHL microfilm 803902.

The relationship of the above Davis man and wife is not apparent in the census. 

1870 Census-New Hope-Iredell, North Carolina-24 August 1870

• Gilpen Eades-Farmer
• Patsey Eades-Keeping House
• Dolphus Dishman age 11 (Grandson?)
• Rurass Dishman  age 10 (Grandson?)

United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW8N-X1N : accessed 19 Mar 2013), Gilpin Eades, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 6, family 41, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 552643.

Note: Living in the house next to them is one: Alfred Daniels age 23 and wife Emeline, age 19 and daughter Rebecca, age 7 months. In the house next to Alfred is one Lewis Daniels age 22, wife Rainey age 20 and son Gilpen, age 2. In the house next to Alfred is one Beccie Daniels, age 54 and Margaret Daniels age 18, then in the house next to Beccie is one Albert Daniels age 21, Wife Fannie, age 19 and daughter Patsey, age 7 months. And in the next house lives a Thelbert & Nancy Dishman and son Boyden and there is a Louisa Eads age 12 also living in that house. Then in the very next house is: Ellis & Viney Davis and chldren. And finally the family of Amon Williams lives next door. If we look at the above information there are quite a lot of clues contained within it. Lets break it down:

1. Alfred Daniels I suspect is Alfred McDaniels
2. Lewis Daniels I suspect is Lewis McDaniels as his wifes name is listed to be Rainey which would mean this is the son in law and daughter of Gilpen & Patsey Eades.
3. Beccie Daniels I suspect is Rebecca McDaniels mother of Rainey McDaniels Eades and her daughter Margaret. Allen & Rebecca McDaniels youngest daughters name was Margaret, she was born in 1853.
4. Albert Daniels must be Albert McDaniels in keeping with what we have found above. Now, this Albert has a wife named Fannie. I assume Fannie to be the daughter of Gilpen and Patsey. Fannie Eades.
5. Thelbert Dishman and wife Nancy. Nancy is the daughter of Gilpen and Patsey Eades, therefore Nancy Eades McDaniels. 
6. Ellis & Viney Davis (remember this couple was living with Gilpen and Patsey in the 1860 Census. I am not certain who this Viney is. Could it be short for Melvina? Perhaps Melvina Eades or Melvina McDaniels? It bears further research.
7. Lastly there is a Williams family listed. I do know that the Williams married into the McDaniels family, but I do not remember just how at the moment. This bears more research.

I think from the above information we can conclude that the neighbors of Gilpen and Patsey were indeed children and their spouses and in laws. 

I might make note Gilpen is listed on the 1840 Census for Iredell County tho little information is given, I have opted not to include it here for the time being.

At this point in time I have no clue who the above Albert & Alfred McDaniels are.

The notes below are for my own reference for further research as time permits:

• 1850-Gelpin Eades-Iredell County, NC
• 1840-Gilson Edes-Iredell County, NC
• Marriage-Gilpin Edds
• 1870-Gilpen Eades-Iredell Co. NC
• 1860-Gilpen Eads-Iredell, NC

More to come soon!