Individual Details
Catherine Heath
(Abt 1800 - )
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3 Catherine Heath
, b February 1848 (last known on the 1860 Census age 10)
2 Kitty(Catherine?) Heath
Iknow nothing else about Kitty; she and Theophilus are mentioned by name in the will of Theophilus Swinson. She
may be Catherine Blackshear, wife of James Blackshear, who is listed on the 1850 Henry County Census with an
18-year-old daughter named Prudence Heath Blackshear. The listing of descendants below assume that Catherine Blackshear
was Kitty Heath.
3 Prudence Heath Blackshear, b abt 1832, d bef 1880; m Henry G. Gilder (b abt 1824 in Georgia)
1860 Henry County, Alabama, Census (Hilliardsville): Henry G. Gilder 36 (farmer,$1500 RE), Prudence 26, Jurusia 8, Delila 6;
also in household Martha A. M. Gilder 17 (domestic) and James J. Blackshear 19(farming).
1870 Calhoun County, Georgia, Census: Henry G. Gilder 47 (farm laborer),Prudence J. 36, Jerusia 18, Delila 16, Marian D. 10 (son),
Ella 4, Addie 1.
1880 Randolph County, Georgia, Census: Henry G. Gilder 51, Amanda 41, Ella 13,Ada 11.
4 Jerusia Gilder, b abt 1851
4 Delila Gilder, b abt 1853
4 Marian D. Gilder, b abt 1860
4 Ella Gilder, b abt 1866
4 Addie Gilder, b abt 1869
3 James Ira Blackshear, b abt 1838
m (1) Martha L. Woodham (d 1871)
4 Mary C. Blackshear, b abt 1864
4 Ida S. Blackshear, b abt 1866
4 Ella Blackshear, b abt 1868
m (2) Eleanor Craddock Sollie (no issue)
m (3) Narcissa Ann Taylor
3 Jane Blackshear, b abt 1840
3 Jesse Blackshear, b abt 1842
3 Cearlia Blackshear, b abt 1845
3 Margarett Blackshear, b abt 1848
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Excerpted from Descendants of Levi Heath - HEATH GENEALOGY - found at
http://www.flemingmultimedia.com/Genealogy/heathdesc.html
3 Catherine Heath
, b February 1848 (last known on the 1860 Census age 10)
2Kitty (Catherine?) Heath
I know nothing else about Kitty; she and Theophilus are mentioned by name in the will of Theophilus Swinson. She
may be Catherine Blackshear, wife of James Blackshear, who is listed on the 1850 Henry County Census with an
18-year-old daughter named Prudence Heath Blackshear. The listing of descendants below assume that Catherine Blackshear
was Kitty Heath.
3 Prudence Heath Blackshear,b abt 1832, d bef 1880; m Henry G. Gilder (b abt 1824 in Georgia)
1860 Henry County, Alabama, Census(Hilliardsville): Henry G. Gilder 36 (farmer, $1500 RE), Prudence 26, Jurusia8, Delila 6;
also inhousehold Martha A. M. Gilder 17 (domestic) and James J. Blackshear 19(farming).
1870 CalhounCounty, Georgia, Census: Henry G. Gilder 47 (farm laborer), Prudence J. 36,Jerusia 18, Delila 16, Marian D. 10 (son),
Ella 4,Addie 1.
1880Randolph County, Georgia, Census: Henry G. Gilder 51, Amanda 41, Ella 13, Ada11.
4 Jerusia Gilder, b abt 1851
4 Delila Gilder, b abt 1853
4 Marian D. Gilder, b abt 1860
4 Ella Gilder, b abt 1866
4 Addie Gilder, b abt 1869
3 James Ira Blackshear, babt 1838
m (1)Martha L. Woodham (d 1871)
4 Mary C. Blackshear, b abt 1864
4 Ida S. Blackshear, b abt 1866
4 Ella Blackshear, b abt 1868
m (2)Eleanor Craddock Sollie (no issue)
m (3)Narcissa Ann Taylor
3 Jane Blackshear, b abt 1840
3 Jesse Blackshear, b abt 1842
3 Cearlia Blackshear, b abt 1845
3 Margarett Blackshear, b abt 1848
Events
| Birth | Abt 1800 | Georgia, United States | ![]() | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1830 | James BLACKSHEAR | ![]() | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Henry, Alabama, United States | ![]() | ||
| Residence | 1860 | Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, United States | ![]() |
Families
| Spouse | James BLACKSHEAR (1793 - ) |
| Child | Prudence Heath BLACKSHEAR (1832 - 1879) |
| Child | James Ira BLACKSHEAR (1839 - 1924) |
| Child | Louisa Jane BLACKSHEAR (1840 - ) |
| Child | Jesse W BLACKSHEAR (1842 - ) |
| Child | Cearlia BLACKSHEAR (1845 - ) |
| Child | Margaret M. BLACKSHEAR (1848 - ) |
| Child | William T. BLACKSHEAR (1851 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives an, Henry, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 445; Image: 401..
2. "Blacksheariana" by Perry Lynnfield Blackshear; Published by Perry Lynnfield Blackshear, Sr. Atlanta, Georgia. This source could also includes updates and corrections from P.L. Blackshear Sr. original research by Leon Blackshear in an on-line version., Page 3-4.
3. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives an, Henry, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 445; Image: 401..
4. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and, Roll: M653_1; Page: 493; Image: 496..
