Individual Details

Henry Eidson

(30 Oct 1791 - 24 May 1870)



From the publication cited: married Rebecca Bivin, daughter of Charles Bivin. Breckinridge Co KY. Died 14 Apr 1883, Davies Co, KY. This seems to be wrong....


The DAR application of Member #787775, re Ancestor #A048976, Anthony Hadden - has very different information for Henry Eidson. The same birth date is given, as from the Moorman Bible, but his death is shown in Iron County, Missouri, 24 May 1870 and his first wife stated to be Mary Buford, b. 1 Nov 1794, Bedford Co VA, died Iron Co MO, 28 Nov 1854. They married 2 Aug 1810, Breckinridge Co KY. Their daughter Mary Jane Eidson, b. 27 Jul 1815 in Breckinridge, d. Iron Co MO, 23 Sep 1868, married 13 Mar 1832, Madison Co MO to Andrew Lewis George.

Kentucky Marriages at Ancestry, does have the marriage of Henry Eidson to Polly Buford, 2 Aug 1810, Breckinridge Co KY. There is no record of a marriage in Kentucky for another Henry Eidson, or for a Rebecca Bivin (fuzzy spelling).

1850 Census.
District 2, Daviess Co, KY, Hh 265
Henry Eidson, 54, farmer, b. VA (birth would be 1796, not 1791 - clue that this is not the same person)
Rebecca, 48, b. MD
Charles, 18. Rebecca, 12. John 3, - all b. KY

The following seems to reflect the NSDAR application:
1850 Census, Belleview Twp, Washington, MO
Henry Eidson, 58, b. VA
Mary, 55
Henry 18. Camilla, 14
Nancy Valle, 29
F. L. Maxom, 30, Carpenter
Henry Valle, 7, Josephine Valle, 4. Charles Valle, age 4 months

1860 Census. Iron Co, MO, Hh 693
Henry Eidson, 67, Farmer, b. Virginia
Mary Eidson, 53, b. Virginia

1860 Census. Iron Co, MO, Hh 679
Andrew L. George, 55, b. VA
Mary J., 44, b. KY
John, 23. Mary 19. Elizabeth 16. William 13. Lucy A. 10. Jane 7. Frances 4.

Events

Birth30 Oct 1791Campbell County, Virginia
Death24 May 1870Iron County, Missouri

Families

FatherJames Eidson (1765 - 1842)
MotherMary Ann "Polly" Moorman (1774 - 1842)
SiblingWilliam Eidson (1793 - 1850)
SiblingJane Eidson (1797 - 1852)
SiblingMildred Eidson (1800 - 1869)
SiblingMourning Eidson (1804 - )
SiblingJames Eidson (1807 - 1880)
SiblingElizabeth "Betsy" Eidson (1808 - 1840)
SiblingMoorman Haden Eidson (1809 - 1851)
SiblingEdmond Eidson (1817 - 1868)
SiblingMary Eidson (1819 - 1864)

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