There seems to be some confusion surrounding this family. The following was found in the 1850 census reocords:
1850 Carter Co., TN, Disk 1, page 195
Taken on the 3rd of October
There is definitely something wrong with the dates in this family. I am listing it as I found it for now but hope to correct it later.
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Isaac Tipton 53 Farmer TN 1819
MaryAnn 52 TN
Nancy E. 26 TN
Isaac H. 18 TN
Mary J.L. 15 TN
George W. 14 TN
Susan A. 11 TN
Landon 5 TN
William R. Tipton 29 Farmer TN 1848
Nancy 19 TN
Laffayett R. 1 TNThe 1819 and 1848 dates were listed under the marriage question. More research is needed to sort out the very different birthdates for Isaac.
Isaac's birthday has been seen as May 17, 1809.
Brittin cemetery is one of the early burial grounds of Sangamon County. Early settlers of Fancy Creek Township established it in the 1820's. It is located south and east of Cantrall.TIPTON (also see Wigginton)
Infant son of JP & JT Tipton - died Jun 13, 1847, aged 2d.
Landon W. son of JP & JT Tipton - died Jan 18, 1849, aged 9m, 18d.
Reta C., dau of JP & JT Tipton - died Jul 2, 1868, aged 1y, 4m, 20d.Joanhah P., wife of James Tipton -died June 8, 1867, aged 62y, 5m, 22d.
Infant son of JP & JT Tipton - died Jan. 23, 1856.
Isaac Tipton - died Sept 24, 1853, aged 56y, 5m, 29d.
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EVEN War 1812
1860 Carter County, Tenneessee census (21)
Tipton Abram 65
Martha 61
T. C. Johnson 55M
Nancy J. 41
Sarah T. 17
Ann M. 16
Mary C. 13
Ada A. 10
Abraham F. 7
William T. 4Abraham Tipton; was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving in Colonel Cole's Company. He fought in the Battle of Horseshoe and was wounded at Selma, Alabama, With crippling wound, for which he drew a pension until his death. He was a Major and an Adjutant of the Militia for many years, he was Justice of the Peace of Carter County, Tennessee and Elected Sheriff of the same year 1836. In 1849 he represented Carter, Sullivan and Johnson Counties in the State Senate.
The maternal great-grandfather of our subject was Samuel Tipton, who was the eldest son of Col. John Tipton, who fought in the Battle of Franklin with Gen. John Sevier. Col. John Tipton immigrated to Tennessee from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and settle in what is now Carter County during the Revolutionary War. He was the grandfather of Gen Jacob Tipton, for whom Tipton County Tennessee was named. Abraham Tipton, the grandfather of our subject, was the son of Samuel Tipton, and was named for Colonel Abraham Tipton, who was killed in Bear Grass, Kentucky, during the revolutionary War by Indians. he was born in Carter County August 27, 1794, and married Martha Lacy of Carter County. He served as Sheriff and Justice of the Peace of Carter County for a number of years, being electted Sheriff in 1836, the first one after the adoption of the new Constitution. He was elected to the State Senate in 1849. He was also Adjutant and Mayor of Militia. He died July 3, 1868. To this union two children were born, of which our subjct's mother was the second. Nancy J., the mother, was born in elizabethton on November 7, 1818. The parents of our subject were married January 8, 1837, and to them have been mine children, six of whom are living. The children are as follows: Martha E., born May 28 1838, now Mrs, Huff, of Doyle Station, White county Tennessee, Saraphenia, born December 30, 1840, married John T. King, of King's Springs, in Carter Couty, and died november 2, 1884; Ann M., born December 18, 1843, now Mrs. D. N. Reece, and living at carter Depot, Carter County; Mary C., born September 6, 1847, now Mrs. W. T. Rucher, of Doyle Station ; Ada L., born January 3, 1850, married Hiram Bowman, of Johnson County, and died December 8, 1877; A. T., born May 28 1853; Eugene, born november 7, 1859, died the same day; robert T., born December 20, 1860; William, borm February 25, 1856 A. T. is a resident of Elizabethton. William is United States mail agenton the East Tennessee, Virginia & Gerogia Railway. between Bristol and Chattanooga. He was married Aprial 6, 1887, to Miss Ella Bridewell, knoxville, and is also a resident of Elizabeth. Robert T., the subject is depot and express agent and telegraph operator at Elizabethton, and is also engaged in Merchandising at that point, being senior member of the firm of Johnson & Waters. He was married Sepember 6, 1883, to Josie E. Hyder, youngest daughter of Elder J. H. Hyder. To this union three children have been born. The mother of Mrs. R. T. Johnson is a sister to Andrew Fletcher, who was Secretary of State under Gov. Brownlow's administration.
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Mr. Johnson, though over eight years of age is today (1941) still active, going to his office every day.
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EVEN Indian War 1836, 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade of Mounted Volunteer, Civil War Vet., Confederate
"The Massengills, Massengales and Variants 1472-1931" (1931) by Dr. Samuel Evans Massengill.
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EVEN Civil War Vet. Company "G" 19th Tennessee
Never Married