John Henry Propst (1846 - 1923)

Born 15 Mar 1846 in Lincolnshire, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sallie (Spencer) Propst — married [date unknown] in Catawba co. North Carolina

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1923 at age 77 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Henry Propst lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina. See Appalachia Project.

John Henry Propst was born March 15, 1846 in Lincolnshire. John Propst is the son of Jonas Propst and Lovinia Hallman.

According to the 1850 census, John was 3 years old and living with his mother, Lovenia, 28, father Jonas, 24, and two siblings, Mary Ann, 5, and Barbara, 0, in Catawba County, North Carolina. The census lists his birthplace as Lincolnshire.^[1]

The 1860 Federal census finds John Henry, 14, living with his parents, Jonas, 40, and Lavinia Elizabeth), and five siblings in Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina.^[2]

John, age 17 years, enlisted in the confederate army on March 21, 1862 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He was mustered into Company F, of the 23rd regiment, Infantry as a private. He was discharged on October 20,1863 and survived the Civil War as a veteran. (see military records)

John H, Propst married Sallie Spencer on December 22, 1867 in Catawba, North Carolina.^{[3] [4]}

The couple; John, 24, and Sallie, 17, with their new son Thomas D. are residing in Hickory Tavern, Catawba, North Carolina with two others: Emeline Price, 31, and Gilbert Price, 10. John is a farm laborer.^[5]

In the 1880 census, Hickory, Catawba County, Henry J., 34, is residing with wife Sarah, 28, and children; Thomas, 11, Frank, 8, Emma, 5, and Lafayette, 2 years old. Henry cannot write. ^[6]

J. Henry Propst passed away April 16, 1923 in Hickory Township, Catawba, North Carolina. ^[7] He is buried in the Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery in Hickory.^[8] Find A Grave: Memorial #30023847

Military

1862-1863, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profile^[9] - Name: John Henry Propst Enlistment Age: 17 Birth Date: abt 1845 Enlistment Date: 21 Mar 1862 Enlistment Place: Catawba County, North Carolina Enlistment Rank: Private Muster Date: 21 Mar 1862 Muster Place: North Carolina Muster Company: F Muster Regiment: 23rd Infantry Muster Regiment Type: Infantry Muster Information: Enlisted Muster Out Date: 20 Oct 1863 Muster Out Information: discharged Side of War: Confederacy Survived War?: Yes Residence Place: Catawba County, North Carolina Title: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

Research Notes

Spouse: Sarah Genelia Bumgarner Propst (1852 - 1930)*

Children:

Thomas Lee Propst (1868 - 1952)*

Franklin G Propst (1871 - 1915)*

Emma Elizabeth Propst Childers (1874 - 1960)*

Daniel Lafayette Propst (1878 - 1945)*

Carrie Genetta Propst Huffman (1882 - 1974)*

Bloomey Elmore Propst (1885 - 1956)*

Possibly married twice?

North Carolina, Delayed Birth Index (?)^[10] - Name: John Henry Propst Event Type: Delayed Birth Birth County: Catawba Roll number: NCVR_B_C021_68001 Volume: 7 Page: 89

1850 United States Federal Census - Name John H Propst Gender Male Race White Age 3 Birth Year 1847 Birthplace Lincolnshire Home in 1850 Catawba, North Carolina, USA Line Number 18 Dwelling Number 275 Family Number 275 Household members Name Age Lovenia Propst 28 Jonas Propst 24 Margaret Propst 5 [Mary Ann] John Henry Propst 3 Barbara C Propst 0

1860 United States Federal Census - Name: John H Propst Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1846 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: North Carolina Home in 1860: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina Post Office: Newton Dwelling Number: 40 Family Number: 41 Household Members Age Jonas Propst 40 Lovina Elizabeth Propst Mary Ann Propst 16 John H Propst 14 Barbara C Propst 10 Emanuel Pickney Propst8 Daniel E Propst 5 Wilborn E Propst 1

1867, North Carolina, Marriage Record - Name: John H Propst Gender: Male Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1867 Marriage Place: Catawba, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Sallie Spencer Spouse Gender: Female Event Type: Marriage

1870 United States Federal Census - Name: John H Probst Age in 1870: 24 Birth Date: abt 1846 Birthplace: North Carolina Dwelling Number: 140 Home in 1870: Hickory Tavern, Catawba, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Hickory Tavern Occupation: Farm Laborer Male Citizen Over 21: Yes Inferred Spouse: Sally Probst Household Members Age John H Probst 24 Sally Probst 17 Thomas D Probst, son Emeline Price 31 Gilbert Price 10

1880 United States Federal Census - Name: Henry J. Propst Age: 34 Birth Date: Abt 1846 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA Dwelling Number: 339 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Y. Propst Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Farming Cannot Write: Yes Household Members Age Relationship Henry J. Propst 34 Self (Head) Sarah Y. Propst 28 Wife Thomas L./D. Propst 11 Son Frank G. Propst 8 Son Emma E. Propst 5 Daughter Lafayette Propst 2 Son

1900 United States Federal Census - Name: Henry J Profst [Henry J Propst] Age: 54 Birth Date: Mar 1846 Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Home in 1900: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina Sheet Number: 3 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 54 Family Number: 55 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah G Profst Marriage Year: 1867 Years Married: 33 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Occupation: Farmer Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: No Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Rent Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Farm or House: Farm Household Members Age Relationship Henry J Propst 54 Head Sarah G Propst 48 Wife Emma E Propst 24 Daughter Carrie G Propst 15 Daughter Blom E Propst 13 Son

1910 United States Federal Census

1920 United States Federal Census

1923, North Carolina, Death Certificate (self)

1923, Burial - Name: John Henry Propst Gender: Male Birth Date: 15 Mar 1846 Death Date: 16 Apr 1923 Cemetery: Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America Father: Jonas Frederick Propst Mother: Lovina Elizabeth Propst Spouse: Sarah Genelia Propst Children: Thomas Lee Propst Carrie Genetta Huffman Daniel Lafayette Propst Emma Elizabeth Childers Franklin G Propst Bloomey Elmore Propst URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30023847/john-henry-propst

1930, North Carolina, Death Certificates (spouse Sarah)

1956, Tennessee, U.S., Death Record for Son Bloomey

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: 624; Page: 283a. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
2. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: M653_891; Page: 398; Family History Library Film: 803891. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
3. ↑ Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
4. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8XT-3M4 : accessed 3 December 2015), John H. Propst and Sallie Spencer, 22 Dec 1867; citing Catawba Co., North Carolina, reference p 4; FHL microfilm 593,304.
5. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Hickory Tavern, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1128; Page: 576A. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6F-68P : accessed 3 December 2015), Henry J Propst, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district 41, sheet 382C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0957; FHL microfilm 1,254,957.
7. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3ZR-8K4 : accessed 3 December 2015), John Henry Propst, 16 Apr 1923; citing Hickory Twp, Catawba, North Carolina, reference fn 765 cn 275, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,173.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2019), memorial page for John Henry Propst (15 Mar 1846–16 Apr 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #30023847, citing Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by civilwarbuff (contributor 47049540).
9. ↑ Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works. Copyright 1997-2009 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury, MA 02331.Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
10. ↑ Delayed Birth Record. Original data: Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh., North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Acknowledgements

• Travis Wagner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.

• Entered by Travis Wagner, Dec 10, 2011

Edited and sourced by Nancy (Peterson) Morrissey in July, 2022.