Samuel Jasper Bolton b 12 OCT 1838 to Thomas Chapman Bolton and Martha Scott Smithson at Newton Co GA, He married 15-year-old Ellen J, Sparks 10 JAN 1858 in Newton Co GA. Their first son Thomas Custis Bolton b 23 FEB 1859.
Samuel and family are in Madison Co AL in 1860 census as is his brother Andrew b 1830 GA and his family. Samuel is a railroad carpenter and Andrew b a railroad agent.
Samuel's next child Mary Augusta Bolton b Christmas day 1863 in Cartersville GA and by 1866 he was transferred back to Madison Co AL where his daughter Lizzie b 28 NOV 1866 in AL. Son Samuel (Jr) b NOV 1869 AL. All are included in 1870 Madison Co as is brother Andrew and and another brother Benjamin Newton Bolton b 1828 GA. All three are railroad carpenters.
In the 1860 United State census, Ellen and Samuel are living in Huntsville, Alabama with their son.
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Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Samuel J Bolton | M | 26 | Carpenter | Georgia |
Ellen J Bolton | F | 17 | Georgia | |
Thomas C. Bolton | M | 1 | Georgia |
In the 1870 United States census, Ellen and Samuel are living in Huntsville, Alabama with their children. [2]
Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Saml J Bolton | M | 35 | Carpenter | Georgia |
Ellen J Bolton | F | 27 | Georgia | |
Thomas C. Bolton | M | 11 | Georgia | |
Mary A Bolton | F | 6 | Alabama | |
Lizzie L Bolton | F | 4 | Alabama | |
Saml J Bolton | M | 8 mos | Alabama | |
Nancy E Brown | F | 17 | Housekeeper | Alabama |
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