Robert Baldridge Jr. (1802 - 1885)

Born 18 Sep 1802 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Price) Baldridge — married before 1820 in St. Charles County, Missouri [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1885 at age 82 in Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Robert Baldridge, son of John Baldridge, Sr. and Sarah Clark, married Susannah Price about 1820 in St. Charles County, Missouri. Their first child was born in 1822. Susannah Price was a daughter of Conrad alias Leonard Price and his wife (probably Anna Elizabeth Mallo, although this marriage cannot be documented). ROBERT BALDRIDGE, JR., son of John Baldridge, Sr., and Sarah “Sally” Clark; born 18 September 1802, Orange County, North Carolina;^[1] died 9 September 1885, Sullivan County. He married SUSANNAH “SUSIE” PRICE.

In 1870, two people called “indigent” were listed in Robert Baldridge’s household: Mary Price (born 1799/1800 in Virginia), his wife’s sister, and John Man (born 1796/7 in Virginia; no occupation in 1870).

In St. Charles County records he was frequently identified as Robert Baldridge, Jr., because his older cousin Robert Baldridge, Sr. (known as Robert, Jr., while his father was alive) was also active in that region at the same time. For example, both men were summoned as witnesses in the case of Michael Price v. David Crowe, being tried over a period of months in St. Charles County Circuit Court in 1829.^[2]

SUSANNAH/SUSAN “SUSIE” PRICE, daughter of Conrad alias Leonard Price and Elizabeth Mallow. Susannah was one of the four females over 14 in Frederick Price’s household in 1817; she was a sister of Mary Price (born 1799/1800 in Virginia), who was living in the Robert Baldridge household in 1870. Susannah was born in 1796/7, 1797/8 or 1804/5, Kentucky or Virginia [according to 1880 census; her daughter Emma’s death certificate says Susan was born in Pennsylvania]; her parents born Pennsylvania. The confusion about her year and place of birth is not unusual among members of the Price family over generations--many of them gave their own ages in wildly divergent numbers on various records, especially censuses. As a family, the Prices were extraordinarily careless about keeping track of their birthdays. Susannah died in Sullivan County, but her place of burial is not known.^[3]

In his will, dated 9 May 1882 in Sullivan County, Robert Baldridge appointed his eldest son, Francis M. Baldridge, executor, and named his many heirs, including his living children Francis M., Paulina, and Elizabeth Baldridge, Mary Henry, Emaline Talley, John M. Baldridge, George W. Baldridge, and grandsons Thomas and Elliott Baldridge—and heirs of the three daughters who had predeceased him: Sarah Banner, Nancy Boyd, and Susannah Talley. Francis M. Baldridge refused to qualify as administrator, and the probate judge appointed John H.C. Stuart to replace him.^[4] Letters of administration in the estate of Robert Baldridge in Sullivan County, Missouri, were granted on 23 September 1885 to J.H.C. Stuart; once again, many heirs were listed in the estate papers, most of them grandchildren: (1) heirs of Sarah Banner: W.T. Banner, S.J. Banner, Robert Banner, by their father Samuel T. Banner; (2) John M. Baldridge; (3) heirs of Susannah Talley, deceased: George, Talley, Thomas Talley, Minny Talley; (4) George W. Baldridge’s heirs (George was alive when his father wrote his will, but dead by the time the estate was being settled): their guardian was J.B. Morehead; (5) Emaline Talley; (6) heirs of Nancy Boyd: T.B. Boyd, R.B. Boyd, J.W. Boyd, W.O. Boyd; (7) Elliott Baldridge. The final settlement of the estate was in February 1888.^[5]

“Tobacco was raised to a limited extent by a number of the early settlers” of Sullivan County,

but . . . the market was remote, and the price was consequently low. Still as it was a cash article it continued to be cultivated, and at length, in about 1844, J. W. Thomas, an old Virginian, built a small tobacco factory on West Locust Creek, which furnished a home market for the tobacco, and also furnished the chewer with an excellent article of the weed, which he did nor eschew by any means. Mr. Thomas was, however, carried away to California by the gold fever of 1849, and afterward the manufacture of tobacco was carried on in the elm [page 41] woods, north of Milan, by Robert Baldridge, Daniel Baldridge [his brother], Branson Jackson, William Jackson (Robert’s brother-in-law) and William J. Talley [Robert’s son-in-law], with considerable success, until the imposition of the internal revenue tax rendered the business unprofitable.^[6]

WILL OF ROBERT BALDRIDGE

Will of Robert Baldridge, Sullivan Co. Will Book B: 102-104 [my abstract]

Robert Baldridge

Heirs: To my “beloved” son Francis M. Baldridge, Thomas Baldridge, Paulina Baldridge, and Elizabeth Baldridge—to have all my property equally divided between them, after paying $5 each to the other children.

Those to receive $5: all listed as “beloved,” except for grandson Elliot: dau. Mary Henry; heirs of dau. Sarah Banner deceased; dau. Emeline Talley; heirs of dau. Nancy Boyd deceased; heirs of dau. Susannah Talley deceased; son John M. Baldridge; son George W. Baldridge; grandson Elliot Baldridge.

Son Francis M. Baldridge nominated and appointed to be executor.

9 August 1882 Robert (his X mark) Baldridge

Witnesses: John M. McClanahan, S.H.B. Cochrane

Approved in City of Milan, Sullivan Co., 22 Sept. 1885 R.D. Morrison, Judge of Probate and Ex-Officio Clerk

CHILDREN

Children of Robert and Susannah (Price) BALDRIDGE:

• i. PAULINE/PELINA “PALINEY”5 BALDRIDGE, b. 1822/1823 or 1825, St. Charles Co., Mo.; on her son Thomas’s death certificate, a line at the bottom states: “mother never was married, never revealed name of Father.”
• ii. ELIZABETH BALDRIDGE, b. Feb. 1824, Mo.; d. 21 Feb. 1905, SC; her funeral was ordered by Byron Yardley,^[7] who had married her niece Georgianna Talley; Elizabeth stayed with her parents as long as they lived, and in 1900 she and her brother Francis were living together.
• iii. EMALINE/EMILY “EMMA” BALDRIDGE, b. Oct. 1824, StC; m. WILLIAM TALLEY.
• iv. SARAH CAROLINE BALDRIDGE, b. 1829/30 or 1831/2, Mo.; m. SAMUEL T. BANNER.
• v. MARY J. BALDRIDGE, b. 1831/2 or 1833/4, Mo.; m. JOHN ZELMAN HENRY.
• vi. NANCY BALDRIDGE, b. 1831/2 or 1832/3, Mo.; m. ROBERT BOYD.
• vii. SUSANNAH BALDRIDGE, b. 1837/8, StC; m. HENRY TALLEY.
• viii. FRANCIS M. “FRANK” BALDRIDGE, b. 27 Nov. 1834, StC; on his death certificate his birth date is given as about 1834, his age as about 85 in 1919; living in a hh. with his nephews Lloyd & George in 1910; d. unm. 27 Nov. 1919, SC; bur. Elmwood Cem.;^[8] the informant on his death certificate was L.D. Baldridge.^[9] He was enrolled as a private in Co. C, 66th Regt. E.M.M., on 6 Aug. 1862, at Jackson Corners, Mo. His age was given as 26. Ordered into active duty 21 Feb. 1863, he spent 131 days in actual service, paying the commutation tax on 23 Apr. 1863. He had a second stint in the same regiment, ordered into service 29 Sept. 1864 and relieved from duty on 14 Nov.: 46 days actual service.^[10] He lived with his parents from 1850 through 1880. In 1900 he was the head of a household consisting of him and his older sister Elizabeth; in 1910 he was an old bachelor living with two of his nephews, who were also bachelors.
• ix. JOHN M. BALDRIDGE, b. 29 Jan. 1835, StC; m. MARY ELIZABETH GOSE.
• x. GEORGE W. BALDRIDGE, b. 14 Sept. 1839, Mo.; m. MARGARET ISABEL “BELL” DALZELL.
• xi. ROBERT H. BALDRIDGE, b. 1841/2 or 1842/3, Mo.; he died of disease on the 14 or 16 Feb. 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee, and was buried at the National Cemetery there.^[11] He began his military service at the age of 20: on 6 Aug. 1862, at Jackson Corners, Missouri, he was enrolled as a private in Co. C, 66th Regt. E.M.M.; he was relieved from duty on 21 Feb. 1863, after 131 days of actual service. On 23 Apr. 1863, he paid the commutation tax to avoid service.^[12] When he was 21, he enlisted in the 44th Reg. Inf. Vols., under the command of Capt. Muck, at Wintersville, Mo., on 6 Sept. 1864, and was mustered in at Rolla on 18 Sept.

CENSUSES AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In August, 1850, Robert Baldridge & Susannah Price were farming in Sullivan County, Missouri. His real estate was valued at $500.00 ($16,154.23/2018). Enumerated in the household were:

• Robert Baldridge (49)
• Susannah Price (53)
• Pelina Baldridge (27)
• Elizabeth Baldridge (25)
• Emaline Baldridge (22)
• Sarah C Baldridge (20)
• Mary J Baldridge (18)
• Nany Baldridge (17)
• Frances M Baldridge (16)
• John M. Baldridge (15)
• Susanah Baldridge (12)
• George W Baldridge (10)
• Robert H Baldridge (8)
• John Mann (54)
• Mahala Mann (7)
• Thom P Mann (5)

In August, 1860, Robert Baldridge & Susannah Price were farming in Sullivan County, Missouri. His real estate was valued at $5,200.00 ($157,883.28/2018); his personal estate was valued at $3,585.00 ($108,848.37/2018). Enumerated in the household were:

• Robert Baldridge (59)
• Susannah Price (62)
• Pelina Baldridge (38)
• Elizabeth Baldridge (34)
• Sarah C Baldridge (28)
• Mary J Baldridge (26)
• Susanah Baldridge (22)
• Francis M. Baldridge (24)
• John M. Baldridge (23)
• George W Baldridge (21)
• Robert H Baldridge (17)

In June, 1870, Robert Baldridge & Susannah Price were farming in Sullivan County, Missouri. His real estate was valued at $4,200.00 ($80,795.82/2018); his personal estate was valued at $1,500.00 ($28,855.65/2018). Enumerated in the household were:

• Robert Baldridge (68)
• Susannah Price (65)
• Paulina Baldridge (45)
• Elizabeth Baldridge (40)
• Francis M. Baldridge (34)
• Mahala Baldridge (25)
• Thomas B. Baldridge (22)
• Elliott Baldridge (19)
• Kittie Baldridge (7)

In June, 1880, Robert Baldridge & Susannah Price were farming in Polk Township in Sullivan County, Missouri. Enumerated in the household were:

• Robert Baldridge (79) - Transcribed as Baldrich
• Susannah Price (82) - Transcribed as Baldrich
• Paulina Baldridge (47) - Transcribed as Baldrich
• Elizabeth Baldridge (43) - Transcribed as Baldrich
• Francis M. Baldridge (38) - Transcribed as Baldrich
• Mahala Baldridge (27) - Transcribed as Baldrich
• Catherine Baldridge (17) - Transcribed as Baldrich

Robert Baldridge wrote his will on August 9, 1882 in Sullivan County, Missouri. His will was probated on September 22, 1885 in Sullivan County, Missouri. His burial place is unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ Birthdate from John Baldridge, Sr. Family Bible
2. ↑ SCCHS Circuit Court records, Box 43, folder 9.
3. ↑ Frank Baldridge, Missouri death certificate #35009 (1919), MSA; Emma W. High, Missouri death certificate #22842 (1917) MSA.
4. ↑ Sullivan Co. Will Book B: 101.
5. ↑ Probate Records in the estate of Robert Baldridge, Box 35, on file in the Sullivan County Courthouse, Milan, Mo.
6. ↑ History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam and Schuyler Cos., Mo. (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888), 40-41.
7. ↑ Eliz. Baldridge funeral record, Hall, Schoene Funeral Register, Section 1: 6.
8. ↑ Frank Baldridge funeral record, Hall, Schoene Funeral Register, Section 2: 3.
9. ↑ Frank Baldridge, Missouri death certificate #35009 (1919), MSA. On his death certificate his parents were both said to have been born in St. Charles County, Missouri, but census entries for Robert and Susannah consistently indicate otherwise.
10. ↑ MSA: Office of Adj. Gen.: Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865: Box 4, Reel s803.
11. ↑ MSA: Office of Adj. Gen.: Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865: Box 4, Reel s865.
12. ↑ MSA: Office of Adj. Gen.: Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865: Box 4, Reel s803.

• Birth
  • 1850 United States Federal Census (born 1801)
  • 1860 United States Federal Census (born 1801)
  • 1870 United States Federal Census (born 1802)
  • 1880 United States Federal Census (born 1801)
• Marriage
  • 1st child, Paulina, born 1822
• Residence
  • 1850 United States Federal Census, Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1860 United States Federal Census (Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1870 United States Federal Census (Polk Township Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1880 United States Federal Census (Polk Township Sullivan County, MO)
• Death
  • Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988