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Kenneth Burton wrote:
"I have Dawkins kin from Russell County Alabama.
Father: Hugh Dawkins (can find no documents on him except from history of Mt.Zion Baptist Church & death cert. of 2 sons Hugh & Jesse)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Rankin (b 1859 - d. ?
Children:
Frank Dawkins (b 1882)
Lillie B. Dawkins (b 1884)
Eddie Dawkins (b 1889)
Robert Dawkins (b 1891)
Hugh Dawkins Jr. (b. 1893 - d 1942)
Jesse T. Dawkins (b 1898 - d 1944)
Charlie Bernice Dawkins (b. 1903)
Trying to locate additional records on Hugh Dawkins,Mary Rankin and names of their parents."
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My response:
Hi, Kenneth. I sent you an email a few days ago but have received no response. You and I had exchanged several emails last year about Mose, Frank and Hugh DAWKINS in AL. I lamented to you that I had only been able to find Mose (my GGGF) in Warrior Stand, Macon, AL, in 1880. However, by a sheer stroke of luck I finally found him in 1870 in the same location with same wife, Nancy, and their oldest child, Silvy. Here's what made my jaw drop, though: their surname was MARSHALL! After comparing the way they and their neighbors are listed in 1880 to 1870, I have concluded that mostly all of the African-American DAWKINSes found in 1880, carried the surname MARSHALL ten years earlier in 1870. As Skip Lassiter posted here in this thread, many of the former DAWKINS slaves were so fond of their former slaveowners that they chose DAWKINS as their surname. Apparently, so did Mose. Also, I noticed there were quite a few black and white neighbors in 1880 and 1870 with either the given name of Mosely or Moseley, and/or surname of MOSELY. So that is a new surname, along with MARSHALL, for me to research.
Anyway, you may have found this info already, but here goes:
Mary Elizabeth Rankin was born about 1862 in AL. Her parents appeared to have been Henry RANKIN born about 1829 FL, and Lucinda (nee unknown) born about 1829 GA. In 1870, they are found in Scotland, Bullock, AL:
Henry RANKIN 45
Lucy, 41
Henry, 1851 GA
Sarah, 1853 GA
Edward, 1855 GA
Frank, 13, 1857 GA
Thomas, 11, 1859 GA
MARY, 1862 GA
Noname (Maggie, 6/12 months), 1869 AL
In 1880, they are in Warrior Stand, Macon, AL:
Henry RANKIN 51, farmer, FL/Unk/Unk
Lucinda, wife, 50, farm laborer GA/VA/VA
Sarah, dtr, 22, farm laborer
Mary, dtr, 15, farm laborer
Maggie, dtr, 10, works on farm
Thomas, son, 20, farm laborer
Emma, dtr-in-law, farm laborer, 1852 AL/Unk/Unk
William THOMAS, gr-son, abt 1873 AL/GA/GA
Lula ANDERSON, gr-dtr, abt 1877 AL/GA/GA
Newly found in 1870, Warrior Stand, Macon, AL
Mose MARSHALL, 1840 AL (surname DAWKINS in 1880)
Nancy (nee MARSHALL), wife, 1848 AL
Silvy, dtr, May 1870 AL
Nearby:
Dick MARSHALL, farmhand, abt 1808 GA B/M
Urchey, farmhand, abt 1830 GA B/F
Nextdoor to Dick and Urchey looks like a houseful of siblings:
Nan MARSHALL, farmhand, abt 1845 GA B/F
Nelly, farmhand, abt 1850 GA B/F
Chas, farmhand, abt 1851 AL B/M
Louis(?), farmhand, abt 1856 AL B/M
FRANK, at school, abt 1858 AL B/M (Frank DAWKINS in 1880)
Mary, at school, abt 1860 AL B/F
Dave, abt 1862 AL B/M
Rich*, abt 1864 AL B/M
Sarah*, abt 1867 AL B/F
Elijah*, abt 1869 AL B/M
*In 1880, Rich, Sarah and Elijah are living in household with their grandmother, Sarah MARCIAL.
Back again to 1870, living nearby:
Dave MARSHALL, farmhand, abt 1800 GA B/M
Sally, farmhand, abt 1810 GA B/F
and:
Sol MARSHALL, farmhand, abt 1830 GA B/M
Harriet, farmhand, abt 1825 GA B/F
John PACE, farmhand, abt 1860 AL B/M
and:
Mosley BRIST(?), farmhand, abt 1842 AL B/M
John MARSHALL, no occupation, abt 1862 AL B/M
and four dwellings away from Mosley and John:
Alf MOSLEY, farmhand, abt 1830 GA B/M
Eliza, farmhand, abt 1835 GA B/F
Squire, no occupation, abt 1864 AL B/M
Judy, no occupation, abt 1867 AL B/F
Back near Mose and Nancy MARSHALL is this family:
John MARSHALL, farmhand, abt 1832 AL B/M
Samantha, farmhand, abt 1835 AL B/F
George, farmhand, abt 1855 AL B/M
Caroline, farmhand, abt 1858 AL B/F
Phebe, farmhand, abt 1860 AL B/F
See how the MOSELY/MOSLEY name intertwines with the MARSHALL name? Also, ANDERSON, PACE, READ/REED and THOMAS.
Anyone, please feel free to email me. Thanks for letting me share.
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