Leah Burgin (1808)

Born 25 Dec 1808 in Burke, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Leah Burgin was the daughter of Jesse Burgin Jr and Martha Burgin and was born in 1808 and died between 1880 and 1900.

Leah was enumerated living with her parents in the 1850 U.S. Census in McDowell County, North Carolina as well as her daughter Margaret Burgin. ^[1]

In 1860 Leah was still living with her parents in McDowell County, North Carolina. Leah was enumerated as being 47 years of age. ^[2]

In 1880 Leah was living with her granddaughter< Marderson White (William H. White Household). Leah is 73 years of age and blind. ^[3]

Research Notes

WikiTree profile Burgin-204 created through the import of HHenderson Family Tree.ged on Jul 24, 2011 by Herb Henderson.

Leah was listed as being born in Burke County which due to counties being formed is now in McDowell County, North Carolina. Leah lived her entire life in the same area.

The family lived near Fort Davidson which was constructed to protect the settlers from the Cherokee Indians who lived in the mountains of Western North Carolina at this time. The Fort was built at the foot of the first mountain still claimed by the Cherokee thru a treaty with the British Crown. Some settlers ventured beyond the boundary set in the treaty causing many raids on settlements. There were countless settlers and Indians alike that were killed during these early days of our History. Beginning before the Rev. War ( 1777 and 1782) the newly forming government of the United States decided the treaty between the Cherokee and the British was no longer in effect. The British encouraged the Indians to raid the settlements and provided them support, hoping it would quell the coming fight for independence, The British felt that fighting with the Indians might cause the Colonists to call to them for help and remain loyal to the Crown. The Colonists also began going further and further into what the Cherokee still claimed. This caused many more raids by the Indians finally resulting in the removal of the Cherokee to what was called The Indian Territory and finally ending the Cherokee War.

Notes from Echoes In The Mist
Leah Burgin, born December 25, 1808, died 1880 - 1900. Buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, no marker. After her father died, Leah lived with her daughter. In 1880 census, both were living with Leah's granddaughter and her husband William H. White. Leah was listed as wife's grandmother, age 70 and blind. It is unclear whether Leah had always been blind or if it came with old age. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ * 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M4B8-S9V (accessed 6 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QR9-HCJ Image number 00184
   Leah Burgin (41) in McDowell, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
2. ↑ * 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 54; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 904; FHL microfilm: 803904; Record number: 13330;
   FamilySearch Record: MDDT-N18 (accessed 6 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSC-H1G Image number 00358
   Leah Burgin (47) in McDowell, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ * 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MCXW-DNH (accessed 6 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBL-25T Image number 00890
   Leah Burgin (70), single grandmother, Unemployed, in household of Wm. H. White (31) in Broad River Township, McDowell, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina, United States.
4. ↑ Silvers, Peggy. “Echoes in the Mist”, Nebo, North Carolina, 1989, Page 276