John William Altman (abt. 1786 - 1854)

Ancestors

Husband of Olivia (Flowers) Altman — married 1810 in Marion, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1854 at about age 68 in Newton, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

John was born about 1786. He passed away about 1854. ^[1]

death notices for Sumpter Co., AL. It states Died suddenly 11 January 1854 of cramp colic, while on a visit to his son William Altman at Newton, Mississippi, John Altman b.1786 d.1/11/1854NewtonMS of this county. He was 68 years old and was a native of Marion District, South Caroline.

I believe the following is from an email by Pool researcher Audrey E Pool, but my notes are not clear This is what I have on John & Olive. There were 2 John's in Marion. I don't know the parents of either. Diane

...3 John (Jack) Altman b.1786MarionSC d.1/11/1854NewtonMS

1. 31(1810), no#1820&1830, not in 1840SC cens >SumterAL

(1820 censSC).??William b.c1794, m b.c1812, m b.c1814, m b.c1816, m b.c1818, (1830 censSC) m b.c1812, m b.c1817, m b.c1822, 2f b.c1822, m b.c1827 (1840 censAL) m bc1815, m b.c1815, m b.c1823, f b.c1833

1. 1217-1850cens

>Sumter/York, AL1820 died while visiting son William in MS (served in the War of 1812.)

Census

1840 Sumter Co., Alabama; pg 76 ^[2]
John Altman 00012001 -- 0100001; 6 slaves
male female
< 5
5-10 1
10-15
1 15-20
2 20-30
30-40
40-50 1
1 50-60
60-70

He is in the sequence David Hill, Ephraim L. Banks, x, Marshall Hitt, x, Nancy Hitt, Drury Sims, 9x, John Altman, 4x, John Hitt, Laz Hitt, Aswell Hitt, Alford Hitt, Willis Ball, Moore Stephens, x, x, Henry Hitt, Benj'n Hitt, 6x, Richard Hitt.

In 1850 John Altman (64, $1000, SC, farmer) is living in Sumter Co., Alabama with his daughter Nancy Pool and her husband Thomas Pool. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Wallace McCallum.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB4-1KX : Sun Mar 10 04:30:57 UTC 2024), Entry for John Altman, 1840.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH54-VM5 : Fri Mar 08 10:28:54 UTC 2024), Entry for John Altman and Edney A Bledsoe, 1850.

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