| Notes for John J Letcher:
Comment on Industrial Accident that took John J
Letcher's life:
To the best of my knowledge we don't know if he moved there or was working
construction there in a ship yard. I think he suffocated in the accident.
Bob Campbell
Marriage - Death - Burial Place of John J and
wives Virginia & Sue Letcher
Provided by: Sandra Knight
Letcher, Virginia E. Garner
b. 12 June 1851 d. 24 Nov. 1891,
buried Ebenezer Bapt. Church Cem. Stanton, Chilton Co. AL.
Ref: Mar. record of Baker Co., AL
(??)BK 1, # 95
John J. Letcher to Virginia E.
Garner 31 May 1870, Bondsman R. W. Garner
Letcher, Sue W.
b. 10 Oct. 1857 d. 25 Apr. 1922, buried
Ebenezer Bapt., Stanton, AL
Letcher, J. J. (John J.)
b. 14 Dec. 1838 d. 31 Dec. 1925. buried
Ebenezer Bapt., Stanton, AL
Ref: 1907 Chilton Co., AL census of
Confederate Veterans; b. Perry Co., AL,
Enlisted as Pvt. May 1862 Duplin, AL
in CO A, 26 AL INF. Until wounded and
permanently discharged.
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End of notes.
Still trying to find if he really was in
LA. Also, was there a county name change, or is the Baker County
wrong??
Sandra K.
YES, THERE WAS A
BAKER COUNTY AL
- For a Short time, see maps below provided by Bob Campbell:
Hint - Below, (1870) Look between Bibb and
Coosa Co: Below we see in 1860, that there
is no Baker Co. (Yet)
 ...................................
CENSUS RECORDS FOR JOHN JACKSON LETCHER:
1860
Perry County Census for Chloe Letcher
Chestnut Hill - Dublin Beat Page 38 (or 668), Reel 20.
264 - 264
Chloe Leatcher 43 F W Widow $800 $785 KY
John J
22 M W All Children born: AL
Sarah
21 F W Domestic
Thomas 19 M
W
Celia
16 F W
Steven B 13 M W
Henry C 11 M
W
Paralle
09 F W
Tolbard
08 M W
NOTE: Dublin Beat area became Dallas County in 1870.
1870 Dallas Co AL Census: Dublin Prec page 412
77 - 77
Letcher, John 32 M W Farmer 400 500 AL
Emma 18 F W
KepHse AL
Cloa
57 F W KepHse AL (Chloe Norris Letcher, mother of John)
Parlie
20 F W At home AL
Tobert 19 M W FarmLabor AL
LIVING A COUPLE OF DOORS AWAY:
74 - 74
Smith, George 27 M W Farm Labor AL
Sarah
25 F W KepHse AL (Sarah Letcher)
NOTE: Siblings of George Smith appear to be living around him.
1880 Chilton Co AL Census ED Dist 30 - Beat 7 -
Page 90 ED date 11 Jun 1880.
193 - 195
Letcher John J. W M 40 Farmer AL SC KY Farmer
Virginia E. W F 29 wife AL SC AL kephse
Thomas
W M 08 son AL AL AL at school
William F W M 06 son AL AL AL at school
John F
W M 04 son AL AL AL
Giles
W M 5/12 son May AL AL AL
Note: Living in same household:
Eills Josephene W F 17 None? AL AL AL work in home
1880
Chilton Co AL Census page 47b (they misspelled the last name as LATCHER)
Beat 8 - ED Dist 28 - ED date 23 June 1880 - PAGE 47
ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/al/chilton/1880/indx-har-mar.txt
Thomas G Letcher 39 M AL AL AL
Bethene
29 F AL SC SC
Jasper W
12 M AL AL AL (all children born AL)
Francis D
08 M AL
Steven R
06 M AL
William E
03 M AL
Mary L
9/12 F AL Sept
NOTE: "" John"" who was born 1870 is not here, suspect he has died.
Census_Year: 1880
Microfilm: # T9, #6
State: AL
County: Chilton
ANOTHER NOTE: The index at the above website, misspelled the last name, the district and beat are listed wrong also... on the web page, even the hand written census made error in male & female of this Letcher Family.
1900 Chilton Co AL Census Beat 7 or Precinct 7 Maplewood Village
ED No. 31, ED date 18 Jun 1900 P.128a
sheet no.10
173 - 173 or 175 - 175 (written in above is; 175 - 175 faded)
Letcher John J Head W M DEC 1838 61 M 50 AL VA KY Farmer
Susan
Wife W F OCT 1857 42 M 08 AL TN NC
Thos B
Son W M JUL 1872 27 S AL AL AL
Clarance Son W M MAY 1880 20 S
AL AL AL
Talbert
Son W M MAY 1882 18 S AL AL AL
Grover
Son W M MAY 1884 16 S AL AL AL
Charlie
Son W M DEC 1892 09 S AL AL AL
Living in same household as Visitor:
Long Loula Visitor W F Mar 1881 14 M 1
AL AL AL
Living Next Door:
174 - 174 or 176 - 176
Letcher Richard Head W M Apr 1874 26 M 3 AL AL AL
Laura
Wife W F Feb 1880 20 M 3 AL SC W.VA
Jetter
Dau W F Sep 1898 01 S AL AL AL
175 - 175 or 177 - 177
Smith John Head W M Jul 1849 50 M 27 AL AL AL
Martha Wife W F May 1848 51
F 27 AL AL AL
and their children...
PAGE 128B
176 - 176 or 178 - 178
Farmer James R Head W M May 1832 68 M 47 KY KY KY
Nancy
Wife W M Oct 1828 71 F 47 KY KY KY
other in household...
177 - 177 or 179 - 179
Rolley Matilda Head W F Aug 1832 67 Wd GA GA GA
PARDUE William son W M May 1854 46 Wd GA GA GA
1910
Chilton Co AL Census Page 126a Precinct 7 Maplesville
ED 13th May 1910 - ED Dist 41 Sheet 18a
342 - 352
Letcher, John J Head M W 72 M2 18
AL VA VA
Susie W. Wife
F W 50 M1 18 AL Unknown
Grover C Son M W 26 M1 07
AL AL AL
Ludie
Dau F W 25 M1 07 4 2 AL AL AL
Irene Grand Dau F W 05 S
AL AL AL
Julian C Grand Son M W 03 S
AL AL AL
Stephen T Letcher Family Bible recorded John's birth and name as John Jackson Letcher b. Dec 14 1838
WINONA LETCHER HUNT BIBLE RECORD: Stephen Letcher part only.
My Translation, please correct and send back if you can figure out the spelling.
At age 13 ????'s Mother Cara Norris married Steven Letcher, their children"
1. Henry Letcher
2. Bake Letcher
3. Tolbert Letcher
4. Eliza Letcher (married Washburn Hartly)
5. Lavenia Letcher (married Jim Shaver)
6. Mary Letcher (1st married Bill Sheer? 2nd Shelbery?)
7. Sally Letcher (married George Smith)
8. Jimmie Letcher (married a Pardue)
9. Pearlee Letcher (also a Pardue)
10. Cilia Letcher (married Jim Kinney)
11. Thomas Giles (maried Bethany? Frances Parker, my grand parents)
12. John Letcher (married a Sue - 2nd time had 10 sons) was asphyxiated in LA at a
very old age. His 10 sons by his first wife.
From :
"Sandra" <slknight@prodigy.net>
Re: John J Letcher
Date :
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 20:43:47 -0600
Hi Mike,
You have the same Letchers I have found. I have found somewhere that Emma
Virginia was a Garner. I also think that John J. married again after Emma's
death...
Sandra Knight
Provided by: Sandra Knight
Descendants of Stephen Tolbert Letcher
Generation No. 1
1. STEPHEN TOLBERT1 LETCHER was born 18 August 1804 in SC, and died 04 July
1859 in Dallas Co., AL. He married CHLOE ADAMS NORRIS 09 January 1829 in
Perry Co., AL. She was born 14 January 1814 in KY, and died 30 December 1900
in Bowie Co., TX.
More About STEPHEN TOLBERT LETCHER:
Burial: Friendship Baptist Cem.
More About CHLOE ADAMS NORRIS:
Burial: Center Ridge Cem., Bowie Co., TX
Children of STEPHEN LETCHER and CHLOE NORRIS are:
i. ELIZA JANE2 LETCHER, b. 28 June 1830.
ii. ANN ALRENA LETCHER, b. 17 February 1832; m. JAMES P. SHAVER, 03 December
1855, Perry Co., AL.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH LETCHER, b. Bet. 29 May 1833 - 1835; m. ROBERT A. BELL,
02 February 1854, Perry Co., AL.
iv. EMILY ADLINE LETCHER, b. 28 February 1835; m. JAMES M. PARDUE, 07
January 1854, Perry Co., AL.
2. v. SARAH A. LETCHER, b. 06 April 1837, AL.
3. vi. JOHN JACKSON LETCHER, b. Bet. 14 December 1838 - 1840, Perry Co., AL.
vii. STEPHEN BAKER LETCHER, b. 1841; d. 01 February 1931, Bowie Co., TX; m.
LAURA JANE SHARP; b. 1848; d. December 1902, Bowie Co., TX.
viii. HENRY CLAY LETCHER, b. 1843.
ix. SEALY AGNES LETCHER, b. 1844.
x. THOMAS GILES LETCHER, b. 1848.
xi. PENELOPE (PARALEE/PEARL) LETCHER, b. 01 February 1850; m. JEFF A.
PARDUE; b. Abt. 1850, AL.
xii. JAMES FRANCES TOBERY LETCHER, b. 03 February 1852.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH A.2 LETCHER (STEPHEN TOLBERT1) was born 06 April 1837 in AL. She
married GEORGE W. SMITH Abt. 1869 in AL. He was born 05 March 1845 in Pea
Ridge, Dallas Co., AL, and died 21 September 1904 in Maud, Bowie Co., TX.
More About SARAH A. LETCHER:
Burial: Maud, Bowie Co., TX
Children of SARAH LETCHER and GEORGE SMITH are:
i. J. WANAKIE3 SMITH, b. 03 March 1869, Dallas Co., AL; d. 16 September
1938, Upshur Co., TX; m. ADA EMILINE SHELBY, 1896.
More About J. WANAKIE SMITH:
Burial: Oak Hill Cem., Upshur Co., TX
ii. ARTHUR R. SMITH, b. September 1874; m. MARY (PHILLIPS?), 1897, Bowie
Co., TX.
iii. B. L. SMITH, b. 18 September 1871.
3. JOHN JACKSON2 LETCHER (STEPHEN TOLBERT1) was born Bet. 14 December 1838 -
1840 in Perry Co., AL. He married VIRGINIA EMMA GARNER 31 May 1870 in
Chilton Co., AL. She was born Abt. 1851 in AL, and died Abt. 1891 in Chilton
Co., AL.
Child of JOHN LETCHER and VIRGINIA GARNER is:
4. i. GROVER CLEVELAND3 LETCHER, b. May 1884, AL.
Generation No. 3
4. GROVER CLEVELAND3 LETCHER (JOHN JACKSON2, STEPHEN TOLBERT1) was born May
1884 in AL. He married LUCY JANE ?. She was born 01 November 1884 in AL, and
died April 1972 in AL.
Children of GROVER LETCHER and LUCY ? are:
i. IRENE4 LETCHER, b. 1906.
ii. JULIAN LETCHER, b. 06 September 1907; d. June 1981.
iii. JOHN NORRIS LETCHER, b. 20 November 1912, Montevallo, Shelby Co., AL;
d. 23 May 1991, Blount Co., AL; m. LUVENIA "LOU" HORTON; b. 06 July 1922,
AL.
More About JOHN NORRIS LETCHER:
Burial: Necter Cem., Blount Co., AL
iv. CHARLES E. LETCHER, b. 1918.
Mike and all,
I have found my notes and John J. was in Chilton County from 1880 till 1910. In 1920 Grover was in Shelby County. I guess I had forgotten about Chilton?
John J. had a second wife by 1900 and it says they had been married for 8 years. Her name was Susan W. "Susie", I don't know her maiden name.
In 1880 Thomas G. was in beat 8 and John J. was in beat 7. Someone ask me if I had found the 10 son's of John J.?? I have each census and I can only find 6 sons. The 1900 census was bad, some pages looked completely blank it was so dim. I feel lucky to have been able to make out John's family. Also, the hand writing wasn't very easy to read either. One name I transcribed as Robert, I later decided must have been "Tolbert"! A son on the 1880 listed as William (R or B) must have been Richard who is on the 1900 and 1910 as Richard the same age as William so it must be "R". Richard is married to Laura and on the 1900 have one daughter, Jetter in 1900, Jettie in 1910, b. Sept. 1898.
(Note from Mike: Richard was the son of Thomas G
Letcher son named Jetter)
Sandra Knight |
