Individual Details

Henry Pesterfield Jr.

(1784 - )

Events

Birth1784Date of birth based on info from census records in 1850. 1870 census says birthplace is PA. Other possibility is VA.
Marriage3 May 1825Eleanor is likely not Henry Jr's first wife. They didn't marry until 1825 and the children were born starting in 1800. - Blount, Tennessee, USA - Eleanor Cayton
Residence1830Henry Jr. listed as age under 40 (he should be 50) is living with his wife aged 40-50 and one male aged 15-20, probably George. Living nearby is his father Henry Sr. aged 70-80 and his wife aged 60-69. - Western Division, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Residence1840Ticks for one male age 40-49 years, one female age 50-59. It could be that Henry Sr. has died by this time. - Blount, Tennessee, USA
Residence1850Henry 66 living with his wife Nelly 64 and Nelly Caton 40. He is listed as a mechanic and blind in the census. He has a tobacco crop on the non-population census. 1850-1880 - Blount, Tennessee, USA
Residence1860Henry 72 is listed as a pauper and listed as being born in Pa. age is different as well. Possibly error by informant. - District 5, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Residence1870Henry 90 is living alone in likely a resthome, listed as a retired carpenter age 90, a pauper and denied the right to vote. Son George lives nearby in Friendsville. - District 6, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Families

SpouseEleanor Cayton (1784 - )
ChildJohn Pesterfield (1800 - 1880)
ChildJames Pesterfield (1801 - 1879)
ChildDavid Pesterfield (1802 - 1833)
ChildChristena J Pesterfield (1804 - )
ChildJacob Pesterfield (1809 - 1894)
ChildGeorge Pesterfield (1813 - 1896)
FatherHenry Pesterfield Senior (1753 - 1838)

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