Joshua Muse & Mary Chaddick Seale
I have seen in several places that Joshua M. and Mary had 13 or 14 children, depending on where you look.I have found 4 of them.Does anyone have them all?
I have:
Copiah, MS 1850 Federal Census Index
Census_Year1850File 5 of 6
Microfilm #M432-371
PAGE NO:265b
StateMS
MSCOUNTY:Copiah
REFERENCE:October 24, 1850
SealsJoshua A M27La
SealsMary24Mi
SealsIsaac L5La
SealsLavina3Mi
SealsAsa J1Mi
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ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ms/copiah/1850/pg0256b.txt
As you see, they are listed with spelling Seals on this census.Also, for some reason, the boys are listed middle name as first name.Isaac L was Luis Isaac and Asa J. was James Asa.
The fourth child I have is Martha W., born in 1862 in Copiah, MS.She married William Lockwood Williams on January 26, 1881 in Hill Co., Texas.
I also know that Mary was sister to Louisa Chaddick that married J.M.'s brother, James J. Seale, but have no other information on her.I suspect she died shortly before 1857, because Joshua married Amanda Grant September 15, 1867 in Jasper County, Texas.If, indeed he had that many children with Mary, I'll bet he didn't stay single long.I do not know if Joshua and Amanda had children or not.He then married Nancy "Nannie" E. Rawls on 12/21/1875 in Hill Co., Texas.On the marriage certificate I have, she is shown as N. E. Rawls.In one place, I saw that Joshua and Nannie had twins, Mary and Mattie, born 1862 in Texas, but I have not proved this.
I have not been able to find the Joshua Muse family on the 1860 census.
I would appreciate any information on this family.Thank you.