Catherine (-?-)1 
#21520, (c 1809 - )
| Relationship | 2nd great-grandmother of Wilma Ilene Collins |
| Charts | Ancestors of Wilma Ilene Collins (5 generations) |
Children of Catherine (-?-) and Josiah Presswood |
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Life Events | |
| Overview | * * * * * Catherine was born in Tennessee and married Josiah Presswood there. They migrated to Perry County Illinois about 1840. She was widowed ten years later, continued raising her children, then lived with her son-in-law John Todd who was widowed from both her daughters Malinda and Catherine. Catherine did not know how to read or write. Her gravestone (pictured below) appears to be quite recent and states her birthplace was Mississippi but that place doesn't appear in any records found so far. It also says she died c1875 but she appeared in the 1880 census. * * * * * |
| Birth | Catherine (-?-) was born circa 1809 in Tennessee.2 |
| Marriage | She married Josiah Presswood in Tennessee. |
| Research Note | This family is not yet found in the 1840 census. |
| 1850 Census | Josiah and Catharine Preswood appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 18 Oct 1850. Josiah was 43, a farmer, and was born in South Carolina. Catharine was 41 and born in Tennessee. The children were William (17, a farmer), Joel (15), Levi (11), Cullin (10), Malinda (8), Martin (6), Catharin (4), Ruth (2), and Josiah (6 months). The three eldest were born in Kentucky, the rest in Illinois, and none reported attending school that year.2  |
| 1860 Census | Catherin Preswood appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Township 5 Range 3 West, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 2 Jul 1860. She was 44, Farming, owned real estate worth $300 and had a personal estate of $280, was born in Tennessee, and could not read and write. She was alone with 7 children - Culen (18), Malinda (17), Martin (13), Catherin (13), Ruth (12), Josiah (10), and Elisa (8) - ages 8 to 18 and a farm laborer (John Todd, 25, born England); the only one attending school was Malinda, age 17.1 |
| 1860 Census | Information from the agriculture schedule: Acres of land: improved 3, unimproved 37 Cash value of farm: $300 Value of implements and machinery: $60 Horses: 2 Milch cows: 2 Other cattle: 1 Swine: 10 Value of livestock: $200 Produce during year ending June 1, 1860: Indian corn, bushels: 200 Irish potatoes, bushels: 10 Sweet potatoes, bushels: 20 Butter, pounds: 30 Value of animals slaughtered: $40.3 |
| Note. | John Todd married two of Catherine's daughters - Malinda in 1860 and Catherine in 1866. |
| 1865 Census | Catherine Preswood was listed as the head of household on the 1865 state census in Township 5S, Range 3W, Perry County, Illinois. The tally for this household showed 1 male & 3 females age 11-20; 1 female age 41-50, for a total of 5. She had livestock valued at $200. Her sons Levi and Cullen were enumerated nearby.4 |
| 1870 Census | Catharine Presswood appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 26 Jul 1870. Catharine was 65, widowed, Keeping House, and was born in Tennessee. Still at home were Josiah (19, a farm laborer) and Eliza (18). Neither Catharine or Josiah could read or write. Sons Cullen and Levi were in the next households.5 |
| 1880 Census | Catharine Presswood appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Township 5 Range 3, Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 7 Jul 1880. She was 75, widowed, infirm, could not read or write, born in Tennessee, parents born in North Carolina. Catharine was in her widowed son-in-law John Todd's household. He had 5 children at home. Several of Catherine's children lived nearby with their families.6 |
| Burial | 7.jpg) Catherine Presswood gravestone Mueller Hill Cemetery Pinckneyville, Illinois |
| Last Edited | 2 Apr 2014 |
Citations
- [S657] Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Perry County, Pinckneyville, Roll 218, Page 90.
- [S1554] United States 1850 Federal Census. Illinois, Perry County, family number 966. Image viewed at Familysearch.
- [S2882] 1860 United States Federal Census, Agriculture Schedule, Illinois, Perry County, Township 5 Range 4W, Page 27, Line 33. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
- [S2880] Illinois 1865 State Census. Image viewed at FamilySearch. Catherine Preswood household, Perry County, Township 5S, Range 3W, Page 26.
- [S747] Online image of the 1870 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequestonline.com), Illinois, Perry County, Pinckneyville PO, Roll 268, Page 220.
- [S938] 1880 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Perry County, Pinckneyville, Roll T9_242, ED 75, Page 121C. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
- [S1510] Website Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com).