Copyright 2023, CABS for Reflections From the Fence
This continues a series of posts, done in a very efficient (make that speedy fast) manner to share some research on the ancestors. (Noting that today's post is neither efficient or speedy fast. Groan.) This is NOT intended to be the end all to end all report. It's a work in progress, to show you what I have found, right or wrong. Kind feedback is welcomed via comments.
Let’s begin - -
Meet - - Harriet (nee) Pinkerton? (nee) Henry? Pinkerton.
SIGH. Ya, I know. Messy start.
This last weekend I spent too many hours chasing a Pinkerton and Henry clan and extensions thereof. This post is an attempt to review and organize, I have a feeling it may be messy, very very messy.
This last weekend I spent too many hours chasing a Pinkerton and Henry clan and extensions thereof. This post is an attempt to review and organize, I have a feeling it may be messy, very very messy.
I had, before this weekend, almost nothing recorded about Harriet Henry, bride of Andrew Jackson (A. J.) Pinkerton. I was working some other Pinkerton and Henry peeps and it eventually led me to Harriet.
Here is how she appeared on my data base before I began (clip from Legacy which has the old data, I no longer update this data base, so it is great for reviewing what was.)
During my deep dive over the weekend, I discovered that some researchers hinted that her mother was Charlotte Pinkerton, father unknown. I found these census reports. I am still sitting on the fence.
Harriet Pinkerton. ** Birth name?
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Detail Source
Name Harriet Pinkerton
Gender Female
Race White
Age 8
Birth Year abt 1842
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Home in 1850 Township 6 S R 6 W, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Line Number 22
Dwelling Number 1568
Family Number 1578
Household Members (Name) Age
James Pinkerton 72
Charlotte Pinkerton 29
Harriet Pinkerton 8
Harriet Henry * a different birth name? the one she may have used the rest of her life.
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name Harriet Henry
Age 18
Birth Year abt 1842
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Place Pennsylvania
Home in 1860 Township 7 S Range 5 W, Randolph, Illinois
Post Office Shiloh Hill
Dwelling Number 3044
Family Number 3054
Inferred Mother Charlotte Henry
Household Members (Name) Age
Douglas Henry 45
John Pinkerton 85
Charlotte Henry 40
Harriet Henry 18
Sarah L Henry 6
Charles W Henry 3
William D Henry 1
See Charlotte Pinkerton marries Douglas Henry (aka Ranson Douglas Henry) by the 1860 census enumeration. Charlotte does marry in Randolph County, Illinois, giving some credence to the census reports above.
Issue: Both of these reports indicate a birth place for Harriet of Pennsylvania. Census from 1870 forward till her death, report her birth place as Ohio.
Issue: Her husband's obituary clearly states he married Harriet in Michigan, St. Joseph County perhaps, possibly 1863. I have not located any marriage record as of this post. I do have concerns over how and/or why Harriet made her way to Michigan from the far west side of Illinois where Randolph County is. I do find her future husband living in Branch County Michigan in the 1860 census.
Next section of input is from her husband's bio:
Andrew J Pinkerton
Census • United States Census, 1870
Name Andrew J Pinkerton
Sex Male
Age 23
Birth Year (Estimated) 1847
Race White
Relationship Code Head
Event Type Census
Event Date 1870
Event Place Frederika, Bremer, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original) Frederica, Bremer, Iowa, United States
Page Number 7
Birthplace Ohio, United States
Harriet Pinkerton F 26 Ohio, United States
Ellesly Pinkerton F 5 Michigan, United States
Emma Pinkerton F 0 Iowa, United States (actually says 6 months)
Charley Pinkerton M 19 Ohio, United States
Jackson Pinkerton is enumerated on the 1880 US census of Frederika Township, Bremer County, Iowa, as follows: Jackson Pinkerton, 36, farmer, born Ohio, parents both born Pa.; Harriet age 37, wife, born Ohio, father born Ct, mother born Pa.; next is listed a male child, son, age 14, born Michigan, name cannot be read as the entire entry has a line drawn through it, this entry was considered a "Duplication" and there are some numbers given, which are smeared, compiler has been unable to determine where the duplicate entry is, however, it does indicate that this child was "at school", name begins with an "E"; Alva, age 4, son, born Iowa; Lewis, son born April 1880.
Jackson Pinkerton is enumerated on the 1885 census of Frederika, Bremer County, Iowa as follows: Jackson, age 37, farmer, born Ohio; Harriet, age 4? (could be 42, 47, or 49), born Ohio; Alva, age 8, born Bremer County, Iowa; Lewis, age 4, born, Bremer County, Iowa.
Andrew J Pinkerton
Census • Iowa State Census, 1895
Name Andrew J Pinkerton
Sex Male
Age 49
Event Type Census
Event Date 1895
Event Place Bremer, Iowa, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
Record Number 2882
Harriett Pinkerton F 52
Alva Pinkerton M 18
Louis Pinkerton M 13
Harriet died before the 1900 census, on her Find A Grave memorial (# 28303494) the year of death is reported as is inscribed on her headstone, 1898.
I searched everywhere, at least a couple of times, for her death record, even bracketing the years to 1896 and 1900. I have not found that record, yet. Note that the Iowa death records for Bremer County for these years are indexed, but, are not viewable from my home, I must go to a FamilySearch library.
However, while reviewing again, I found 2 additional obituaries for Andrew, both stating she died February 18, 1899. With that specific date, I again searched for death indexes at FamilySearch, again, fail. I then found the newspapers online via the Advantage Archives project and fairly quickly found 2 death notices for Mrs. J. Pinkerton.
From the Weekly Republican, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, published February 23, 1899:
“FREDERIKA
Mrs. J. Pinkerton died Tuesday. Funeral took place Thursday from the M. E. church. She leaves a husband and two sons to mourn her loss.”
From the Waverly Democrat, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, published on February 23, 1899:
“Frederika.
Mrs J. Pinkerton, died Tuesday of paralysis. The funeral was held at the M.E. church Thursday. She leaves a husband and two sons to mourn her loss.”
Next I pulled a calendar for February 1899, I'm having issues trying to get the stated death date of February 18th to work with the newspaper reports of her death.
Next I pulled a calendar for February 1899, I'm having issues trying to get the stated death date of February 18th to work with the newspaper reports of her death.
I have updated her profile on Reunion, here is what it looks like now, in tree view. We note, additional children's names have been added, per the research done over the weekend.
* Researching this clan has been tedious, the use, for example, of AJ or Jackson or Andrew J or Andrew Jackson in records makes for a slow slug.
** Disclaimers, I use Find A Grave, Ancestry dot com, FamilySearch, several newspaper subscriptions, free sites, such as Virginia Chronicles, Virginia Chancery Cases online at the Library of Virginia and more to research my ancestors. I pay for subscriptions, full price.
*** My judgements may or may not be correct. Transcriptions may or may not have errors.
**** Links, URL's, for the most part will not be included henceforth on my posts, as so many of them change and then I have to come back and try to re-discover and relink. Frankly folks, I have no desire to spend my limited time here on this side of the sod with those kinds of do overs. As researchers, or just members of the internet community, sites such as Find A Grave are easy to find, some are free to use and with the information I am sharing with you, hopefully, you can duplicate the research/findings. That said, I have seen memorials at Find A Grave be removed. If you have questions, I suggest you leave a nice comment for me. OR find the method I have outlined on my blog for contacting me.
***** I hope the usual happens, within hours, sometimes minutes, I do another search and something shows up. Well, I can hope.
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