Permelia (Seagraves) Alcorn (1805 - 1852)

Born 1805 in Kentucky, United States

Wife of Isham Ferris Alcorn — married 22 May 1823 in Lawrence county, Arkansas by William Looney, JP

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1852 at about age 47 in Randolph Co, Arkansas

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Biography

Permelia was born in 1805. Permelia Heartgraves ... She passed away in 1852. ^[1]

This information is incorrect her last name is Seagrave on her marriage license.

Permelia Seagraves was born in 1805 in Kentucky (she was age 45 in the 1850 census, place of birth "unknown.") 2,3

She married Isham F Alcorn at Lawrence County, Arkansas, on 22 May 1823.4

As of 22 May 1823, her married name was Alcorn.1

Permelia was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at Randolph County, Arkansas.

451 451 Permelia Alcorn 45 female unknown;

Israel P. 19 male farmer AR;

William M. 17 male farmer AR;

Joseph W. 15 male farmer AR attending school;

Richard M 13 male AR attending school;

George C. 10 male AR attending school;

Phineas P 8 female AR;

James L. 4 male AR;

John J. 2 male AR.

Later on same page, in family of Abraham Looney, was John Alcorn 24 male farmer TN.2

She died on 16 December 1852 at Randolph County, Arkansas.5

Family

Isham F Alcorn b. 1793, d. 27 Feb 1846

Children

1. (possibly) Mary Lucina Alcorn3 b. 22 Sep 1822, d. c 1883; note she is not listed as one of Isham's daughters in the affidavit made by Parmelia and Hamlet
2. Hamlet F Alcorn2 b. 1825, d. 1871
3. John R. Alcorn+6 b. 1827, d. 20 Nov 1910
4. Harriet L Alcorn3 b. 5 Feb 1828, d. 6 May 1910
5. Israel Putnam Alcorn2 b. 1831, d. 20 Jan 1917
6. William M. Alcorn2 b. Jul 1832, d. 15 Jul 1915
7. Joseph Alcorn2 b. 6 Nov 1834, d. 12 Feb 1863
8. Richard Alcorn2 b. 1837, d. 17 May 1907
9. George Alcorn2 b. 1840, d. bt 1851 - 1860
10. Phedora P Alcorn2 b. 1842, d. bt 1861 - 1900
11. James Alcorn2 b. 1846, d. 27 Feb 1909
12. John J. Alcorn2 b. 1848, d. bt 1851 - 1860

Last name is listed as Seagraves on all but one document which was a marriage license, hand written

She d. 16 December 1852.

Burial: Rickman Cemetery, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Nov 11, 2011

• Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Compiled Marriages, 1779-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Arkansas to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

• Alcorn, Isham F and Permelia Seagraves Heartgraves - The Randolph County Review - 1964 Vol 1 No 1.pg

List their marriage

• 1840 Census: Randolph Co.

Isham F. Alcorn 40/50 in Davidson Twp. p. 150

wife 30/40

1 boy 15/20

1 boy & 2 girls 10/15

3 boys 5/10

2 boys under 5

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67W-8LW : 12 April 2016), James L Alcorn in household of Permelia Alcorn, Randolph County, Randolph, Arkansas, United States; citing family 451, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Parmelia Alcorn 45 KY

Israel P. 19 AR

William M. 17 AR

Joseph W. 15 AR

Richard M. 13 AR

Geroge C. 10 AR

Phedora P. 8 AR

James L. 4 AR

John J. 2 AR

Citations [S43] Gary Rolph guess, based on various information in Randolph County, AR. [S41] 1850 census on Ancestry, online www.ancestry.com, Name: John Alcorn Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1826 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Not Stated, Randolph, Arkansas Page: 31 Roll: M432_30. [S47] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Ancestry One World Tree. [S737] AR Lawrence County Marriages 1800-1848, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/marriages1800-48.htm [S47] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Jeff's Family. [S43] Gary Rolph guess, based on various information in Randolph County, AR and 1860 census.

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