Oliver Quinn (1806 - 1890)

Born 1806 in Near Spartanburg, South Carolina

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Died 6 Jul 1890 at about age 84 in Gordon County, GA

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Buried: L.P. Owens Farm Cemetery Gordon County, GA Moved from SC to Gordon County, Ga in 1846. Calhoun Times July 10, 1890 Mr. Olive(sic) Quinn died on the 6th day of July, 1890, at his residence near Calhoun, Ga. He was 84 years of age and was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He left South Carolina and moved to Gordon county in 1846 and settled on a farm where he lived up to the time of his death. He was married twice and his second wife survives him. Unto him were born 17 children. He has, all his life, been a strict member of the Methodist church, was ever prompt in attendance and always welcome as a consistent brother and the church feels it has lost one of the main pillars.....He was considered one of the staunchest citizens of Gordon county....He was the youngest of 12 children and survived them all. He was buried on the 6th day of July at Fields old grave yard...

{Source: Calhoun-Gordon Co. Library File, Calhoun-Gordon Co. Library, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia}^[1]

1850 CENSUS

Gordon county, Gordon, Georgia, United States. October 9.

Oliver Quinn Male 44 South Carolina Farmer

Martha Quinn Female 36 South Carolina

Emeline Quinn Female 21 South Carolina

Amanda Quinn Female 18 South Carolina

Nancy Quinn Female 16 South Carolina

Hugh Quinn Female 14 South Carolina

Farmer Quinn Male 12 South Carolina

John Quinn Male 9 South Carolina

Susan Quinn Female 6 South Carolina

Columbus Quinn Male 5 South Carolina

James Quinn Male 1 South Carolina ^[2]

1860 CENSUS

Silaquoy, Gordon, Georgia, United States.

Oliver Quinn Male 54 So Carolina Farmer

Martha Quinn Female 45 So Carolina

Columbus Quinn Male 14 N Carolina

Albert Quinn Male 11 So Carolina

Julia Quinn Female 6 Georgia

Savannah Quinn Female 4 Georgia

Doctor Quinn Male 0 Georgia. ^[3]

1880 CENSUS

Eighth, Gordon, Georgia, United States. June 2.

Zacheriah L Quinn Self Male 21 Georgia, United States Farm laborer

Martha Quinn Wife Female 20 Georgia, United States

Oliver Quinn Father Male 73 North Carolina, United States Farm Laborer

Martha M Quinn Mother Female 63 North Carolina, United States

Savannah Quinn Daughter Female 1 Georgia, United States ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 120412857
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYP-XVR : 12 April 2016), Martha Quinn in household of Hever Quinn, Gordon county, Gordon, Georgia, United States; citing family 749, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM6-Z26 : 13 December 2017), Oliver Quinn, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8G9-2S8 : 22 August 2017), Martha M Quinn in household of Zacheriah L Quinn, Eighth, Gordon, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 134D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,149.

"Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-9V9S : 1 August 2019), Oliver Quinn in entry for J C Quinn, 18 Nov 1936; citing Plainville, Gordon, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.