Think I have the wrong father listed.

Question

So everyone keeps saying this is her father, but I have been unable to find any source putting her with him. She is my great grandmother and I would love to find her parents. The only census I found on him, does not have her on there. They are buried in the same cemetery.

Answer 1

The youngest child in this record may be her, FamilySearch transcribes the name as Dina, but Ancestry transcribes it as Dink. Dink might well be a nickname for the youngest child.

James Weaver

United States Census, 1870

Name	James Weaver
Event Type	Census
Event Year	1870
Event Place	Mississippi, United States
Gender	Male
Age	65
Race	White
Race (Original)	W
Birth Year (Estimated)	1804-1805
Birthplace	Tennessee
Page Number	17

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
James Weaver		M	65	Tennessee
Parthena Weaver		F	50	Tennessee
Pollie A Weaver		F	40	Alabama
Elijah B Weaver		M	19	Mississippi
Susanna Weaver		F	15	Mississippi
Parilee Weaver		F	13	Mississippi
Elmira Weaver		F	12	Mississippi
Dina Weaver		F	5	Mississippi

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3S-BZS : 12 April 2016), James Weaver, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 17, family 117, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,224.

View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed.

United States Census, 1870

Comments

I did not know that. Thank you so much. I looked at the original document, and there is know way it says Dina!

Answer 2

You could always add this on her profile: {{UnverifiedParents|}}

Answer 3

I find her in the 1900 census at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96X-486 and in the 1910 census at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP68-86L

Those sources tell me that she was born in Mississippi in May 1862, her parents were born in either Mississippi or South Carolina, she was widowed by the time of the 1900 census; she had 6 or 7 children, of whom 4 were living as of both censuses; and she was a farmer. I also can see the names and birth dates of the 3 children who were living with her in 1900.

That doesn't exactly get you to her father's name, but if you find no more information for now, you can describe everything you know about her in the text section ("Biography") of her profile, and identify where you got each bit of information, including hearsay. (Who is the "everyone" who claims that James Jackson Weaver was her father?) Having all of that written down in one place should make it easier to find and evaluate additional information you might find in the future.

And you might try looking for census records for the alleged father (see if she is on the record) and death certificates for the children (death certificates often name the parents of the deceased).

Comments

In an 1870 census of James Weaver, she was  not listed on there. She would have been about 8 years old. There is an EB Weaver also buried at the same cemetery. He is married to the sister of Nellie's husband Joseph Redd. On ancestry is where everyone says that he is her father. I do not trust that, because they also say that her husband was Josiah Redd. I know without a doubt Joseph was her husband. My father bought him a new headstone, and had taken my grandmother there several times.

Answer 4

In addition to the others' answers, if you don't have it, this appears to be her in the 1880 Census:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GS-RP6

It doesn't seem unreasonable that James Jackson Weaver is her father. What makes you suspect that he is not? Listing your reasons would also help research.

Comments

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3S-BZ3 : 12 April 2016), Parthena Weaver in household of James Weaver, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 17, family 117, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,224.

She is not listed on this census

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That 1880 census record is a good find!

I see that James Weaver, age 65, is listed on the following page, with wife P Weaver, age 60.

The 1880 census has P N Red's father's birthplace as Tennessee. And James Weaver and P Weaver are both listed as born in Tennessee.