Searching for the parents and possible siblings of Henry Witcher who was born in 1855

Question

After finding the parents of my great great grandparents Alex and Alice Witcher and I was able to trace my lineage back for several more generations. However, I seem to have hit a bit of a roadblock with Henry Witcher. I was able to find quite a bit of information about him but my research has yielded no results regarding his parents. I do know that he lived in Lowndes County, AL. He was born in 1855 and he married Julia Ann Martin in 1873. Any information about his parents would be greatly appreciated.

Comments

Was he Negro,did he marry Julia Ann Martin Jan 3 1873.

Answer 1

:Henry Witcher Self Married Male 55 1855

:Julia Witcher Wife Married Female 48 1862

:Aleck Bracy Grandson Single Male 9 1901

:Mollie Cooper Niece Single Female 16 1894

First name(s) Henry

Last name Witcher

Relationship Self

Marital status Married

Gender Male

Age 55

Birth year 1855

Birth place Alabama, United States

Race Multiple

Spouse's first name(s) Julia

Spouse's last name Witcher

Spouse's birth place Alabama

Father's first name(s) -

Father's last name -

Father's birth place Alabama

Mother's first name(s) -

Mother's last name -

Mother's birth place Alabama

City/township Steep Creek

County Lowndes

State Alabama

Record set Us Census 1910

Category Census, land & surveys

Subcategory Census

Collections from Americas, United States

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Comments

Not found parents, still looking

First name(s) Henry

Last name Witcher

Sex Male

Race Colored

Father's first name(s) -

Father's last name -

Mother's first name(s) -

Mother's last name -

Event Marriage

Year 1908

Event date 22 Dec 1908

Location Braggs

Place Braggs, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

County Lowndes

State Alabama

Country United States

Spouse's first name(s) Minervia

Spouse's last name Goldsmith

Spouse's sex Female

Spouse's race colored

Spouse's father's first name(s) -

Spouse's father's last name -

Spouse's mother's first name(s) -

Spouse's mother's last name -

FamilySearch film number 001293897

Record set United States Marriages

Category Life Events (BDMs)

Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce

Collections from Americas, United States

FamilySearch

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

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I think this second Marriage is to a different Henry.

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Hi Marion. Thanks for your help. I had already combed through all of the information that you had provided previously. I have even searched numerous census, death, and marriage records and I have yet to find any listing of Henry's parents. Since he was born in 1855, I believe that it is either possible or even likely that he was born a slave. I believe that it is also likely that he was a mulatto and was possibly the offspring of his master and one of his slaves. I say this because although Henry is always listed as colored or a negro, many of his decendents were mulattos. Even today there are still some of his descendents who bear some of the same features. Additionally, I believe the second marriage is that of one of his sons. As always thanks for the help.