Re: Earnhardt/Benfield Mecklenburg Co. NC
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Re: Earnhardt/Benfield Mecklenburg Co. NC
Karmen Slater-Earnheart 9/29/01
My information tells me that Solomon Osborne Earnhardt who diedduring the Civil War was born ca 1823.I believe he married Margaret Emily Hunter 17 Feb 1847 in Mecklenburg Co. NC.
He enlisted in Co. A, 11th NC Inf. on April 1, 1863 age 40 in Mecklenburg Co. NC.He was a POW on July 14, 1863 at Falling Waters, MD and imprisoned at Point Lookout Prison, MD.He died April 15, 1854 of disease at Point Lookout.
According to the 1850 and 1860 census, Solomon and Margaret has the following children:
1. Mary Earnhardt ca 1849
2. Robert Earnhardt ca 1851
3. Martha Earnhardt ca 1854
4. James Earnhardt ca 1856
From the same Earnhardt family is John Morrison Earnhardt born 1816 who married Elizabeth Alexander Hunter 1 Nov 1837 Mecklenburg Co. NC.Apparently John and Solomon were brothers but I do not know if the two Hunter girls were sisters.I primarily research the HUNTER family.