Re: William Verdin/Virden, from S.C.
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Re: William Verdin/Virden, from S.C.
Rebecca Carden 3/06/05
Yes, I come down through Eganiah b. abt 1785. He's probably James son, but I'm not certain of this. I mean, he belonged to James or John, both were in Newberry in 1790. What I'm trying to determine is, who were the children of these men? Do you have anything on them? Did James Jr move to KY and later Shelby Co., IL?There were quite a few Virden/Verdins in IL who say they were born in SC.The James on the 1850 Shelby Co., IL census is about the right age, 63, to be James Jr.
I found Winny, old Eganiah's widow, in the 1827 lottery.She drew from Houston Co., GA, as an RS widow, and won a lot in Floyd Co., GA. Do you know anything about who she was living with?
My Eganiah was probably dead by 1830. At least, his wife Jemima is listed as head of house on the 1830 Newberry Co. census. In the 1840 Newberry Co census Jemima Vergin(note spelling)and another widow, Miranda Vergin, are living next door to one another.Miranda's husband is unknown to me. She was born in 1815 and, from the various census records, could have been married to a son of James OR Eganiah.
By 1850, both of these women are in Greenville Co., SC, with yet another widow Jane Verden b. abt 1812.
I have most of the information on your William. He was fairly easy to trace. Of course, Elizabeth's obit is a real treasure!
Thanks,