Jeremiah Gammon (abt. 1793 - abt. 1863)

Born about 1793 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah Lovelady — married about 1814 in Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died about 1863 at about age 70 in Smith County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

BIRTH:

Birth Date: about 1793, based inconsistent census records

... born between 1776-1794, per census in 1820

... born between 1791-1800, per census in 1830

... born between 1791-1800, per census in 1840

... born about 1793, VA, per census in 1850

... born about 1782, VA, per census in 1860

... possibly born 1 Jan 1793, per undocumented source

Birth Place: Virginia, per census.

... possibly born Dan River, Pittsylvania Co, VA (per undocumented source)

DEATH:

Death Date: about 1863, based on the following:

... died sometime between 1860 & 1870 census

... his wife is widowed on 1870 census

... possibly died 1863, per cemetery headstone (see note)

Death Place: assume Smith Co, TN, based on last known census location

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:

No evidence; theory only

Possible father: John Brawner Gammon (1772-1841) per undocumented source

Possible mother: Mary Dixon (1773-1836) per undocumented source

MARRIAGE:

Wife: Susannah Lovelady

Marriage Date: sometime between 1809 and 1814

... married sometime before birth of oldest child John (b. about 1815)

... possibly married 24 Mar 1814, per undocumented source

Marriage Place: probably Tennessee, based on children.

Notes: Jeremiah is from VA and Susanna from SC. It is reasonable to assume they met and married AFTER moving individually to TN.

BURIAL

This is not a gravestone. It appears to be a memorial marker provided through the Macon County Historical Society. There is a sign, photographed for the main page of Parker Cemetery, that says "believed buried here". It is unclear when the marker was created, but clearly after 1921 and most probably much later. The source information for this marker may or may not be correct. Similar markers in this cemetery have known errors.

Find A Grave: Memorial #21665734 (memorial marker only, not gravestone)

Inscription:

In Memory of Jeremiah Gammon

Pvt, Capt Brice, Martin Co. 1 Tenn Mil Vol, War of 1812

1793-1863

Married 24 Mar 1814 Smith Co Tn

Susannah Lovelady 1795 - after 1880

Location: Jessie Parker Cemetery - Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, USA

Yes, they actually inscribed "after 1880" as death date on memorial stone.

Sources

Census / Timeline

1820 Census: Smith, Tennessee

Name: Jeremiah Gammon

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

3 - Males - Under 10: ......... [Thomas, John, William "Billie Dodd"]

1 - Males - 26 thru 44: ....... [Jeremiah]

1 - Females - 16 thru 25: ... [Susannah]

Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1

Total Free White Persons: 5

1830 Census: Smith, Tennessee

Name: Jeremiah Gammer

[Jeremiah Gammon]

1 - Males - 5 thru 9: ........... [James R]

1 - Males - 10 thru 14: ....... [William]

1 - Males - 15 thru 19: ....... [Thomas or John] <--- too many

1 - Males - 30 thru 39: ....... [Jeremiah]

2 - Females - Under 5: ....... [Sarah, and ???]

2 - Females - 5 thru 9: ....... [Jane, Mary]

1 - Females - 30 thru 39: ... [Susannah]

Total Free White Persons: 9

183x: unknown female (born 1826-30) has died... too young to be married.

183x: child Mary, married Gideon Gifford Jr

183x: child John(1815), married Malinda Parker

183x: child Thomas(1820) married Mary Parker

1840 Census: Smith, Tennessee

Name: Jeremiah Grammon

2 - Males - 5 thru 9: ........... [James and Leroy]

1 - Males - 20 thru 29: ....... [William]

1 - Males - 40 thru 49: ....... [Jeremiah]

1 - Females - Under 5: ....... [Nancy]

1 - Females - 10 thru 14: ... [Sarah]

1 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... [Jane]

1 - Females - 40 thru 49: ... [Susannah]

1 - Females - 80 thru 89: ... [ ??? Mary Ellis Lovelady ??? ]

Total Free White Persons: 9

Total Slaves: 4

184x: son William married Mary Malinda Gifford

1850 Census: Smith County, Tennessee

Josh Gammon ............. 57 ... VA … farmer … real estate $1200

Susannah Gammon ... 55 ... SC … cannot read/write

James R Gammon ...... 19 ... TN … farmer

Sarah Gammon .......... 23 ... TN … cannot read/write

Leroy C Gammon ...... 16 ... TN … farmer … attends school

Jane Gammon ............ 14 ... TN … attends school

Letty Ray ..................... 70 ... NC … cannot read/write <--- who is this ?

1850 Census Notes:

Living next to son: William Gammon age 33, Mary age 27

1860 Census: District 7, Smith, Tennessee, family#1165

Jeremiah Gammon ..... 78 ... VA … farmer, estate $4200, personal $10,000

Susan Gammon .......... 60 ... SC

Spencer Woodmore ... 30 ... TN … farmer, real estate $600, personal $400

Jane Woodmore ......... 24 ... TN

Jeremiah Woodmore ... 6 ... TN

Mary F Woodmore ....... 4 ... TN

Martha J Woodmore .... 1 ... TN

1860 Census Notes:

Living next to family#1163: son: James Gammon age 29, Amanda age 23

Living next to family#1169: son: William Gammon age 43, Mary age 37

1863: death of Jeremiah Gammon

1870 WIFE: Census: District 7, Smith, Tennessee, family#22

Susan Gammon ......... 76 ... SC … real estate $800, personal $700

James Gammon ......... 38 ... TN … [son - James Riley Gammon]

Amanda Gammon ..... 33 ... TN … [daughter-in-law]

Mary P Gammon ........ 14 ... TN … [G-dau] … attends school

James Gammon ......... 10 ... TN … [G-son] … attends school

Evaline Gammon ......... 4 ... TN … [G-dau]

Robert L Gammon ... 2m ... TN … [G-son] … born March

Fillis Parker ................ 23 ... TN … black, domestic servant

Francis Parker ............. 4 ... TN … black

William Frazier .......... 15 ... TN … black, farmer

1870 Census Notes:

Living close to family#25: John Brawner age 51, Melvina (dau. of Peter Shrum)

Living close to family#19: son: William Gammon age 52, Mary age 47

Other Documents

http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_92.htm

LOVELADY, WM. H. ET. AL. VS. LOVELADY, ASA., CHANCERY, 1852.

The following Bill is dated about 1843:

THE BILL OF WILLIAM H. LOVELADY, Thomas A. Lovelady, Ezekial Carnahan and wife Nancy, Susanah G. Lovelady, Mary J. Lovelady and Elizabeth, Sam'l G. and Darkas A. Lovelady by their Brother and next friend William H. Lovelady, all of Jackson Co. TN against Asa Lovelady, Administrator of John Lovelady, dec'd, of the same county and Jessee Parker and Peter Shrum his securities, of Macon Co. TN, also Jeremiah Gammon of Smith Co. TN.

(reference profile of father, John Lovelady, for entire transcript)

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/apr24-ABC-1952.htm

This Article Appeared In The Times

But Was Not Actually In Cal’s Column

April 24, 1952

Transcribed by Janette West Grimes

DATA ON THE GAMMON FAMILY

On motion John Lovelady was appointed as administrator of the estate of John Parker, deceased, who qualified according to law, with Jeremiah Gammon his security, in the sum of $500. This occurred [Smith County] on Feb. 10, 1817. On Friday, May 16, 1817, Henry Shrum sold to Jeremiah Gammon a tract of three acres of land in Smith County.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/Dec24-ABCDEF-1953.htm

* CAL’S COLUMN *

December 24, 1953

Transcribed by Janette West Grimes

Gammon Data

From these neighbor's names [in 1830], we would decide that Jeremiah Gammon lived somewhere on the waters of Dixon's Creek, which rises in the extreme south side of Macon County, flows southwestward through the present Trousdale County, and empties into the Cumberland near Dixon Springs, in Smith County.