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| Sylvester B. Gaskill; 1900; Township 5, Craven, NC; Roll: T623_1190; page 9A; Enumeration District 46. |
. . . . Martin Davis, who was also enumerated by Mr. Bangut, was recorded as a preacher. Possibly there was just an inconsistency.
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| Martin Davis: 1900; Township 5, Craven, NC; Roll: T623_1190; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 46. |
Looking at the progression of Gaskill's enumerations: 1800: Preacher; 1900: Minister, I began to wonder if perhaps some other clergyman had a progression of titles shown through consecutive enumerations.
*Disclaimer: While Sylvester Brown Gaskill had been enumerated as "mulatto" (1850, 1870, 1880), "black" (1900), and "colored" on his marriage record, I recently received a response to my Rootsweb Message Board post RE: black Gaskills from a descendant of his daughter, Missouri Gaskill . . . .
The family legend was that Sylvester too was mulatto, however I was able to locate the bastardy bond from when he was born where his mother, Amanda Gaskill, gave the name of Sylvester's father. That man was white, the son of a Scottish family living in Sea Level (his name was John N. Hamilton).
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Good investigation
ReplyDeleteI think I may be kinfolk to Sylvester Brown Gaskill. I have information about two women he "married" the first woman by the name of Rebecca and the second Alice. I currently don't have full names. But Alice had 4 daughters Cora (1889), Carrie, Missouri, and Acea or Acia (can't make out the writing) just curious who else may be out there. Ancesrty.com has made some connections.
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