Henry Frederick Earnest (abt. 1800 - 1850)

Born about 1800 in Walton County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Shinn) Jeter — married 13 Oct 1825 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 1850 at about age 50 in Liberty Hill, Walker County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Henry was born about 1800. He was the son of William Earnest and Mary Beasley and worked as a farmer. He passed away in 1850. ^[1]

He was married in Walton Co., GA. He can be found on 1830 census there. Went to Walker Co., AL, in 1830s. He is listed on 1840 Walker Co., AL, census. Wife Catherine is listed as a widow in the 1850 Walker Co., AL, census. Catherine can be found in 1840-80 Walker Co., AL, censuses.

1880 census for daughter Nancy Catherine Earnest Knight says that her father's birthplace is South Carolina.

From Ellie Hendley: You [Mary Knight] come through Henry Earnest b. 1800 he was killed in the Civil War. Your grandmother Catherine Katie Shynn they say she was a beauty and after Henry's death they lined-up at the door. Ha Ha. I believe she married a Smallwood. They say he would get down on his hands and knees and beg her to marry him. Henry would be my grand-uncle. My grandmother, Mary Earnest would be your grand aunt.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 01 August 2020), memorial page for Henry Frederick Earnest (1800–1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #24688731, citing Liberty Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Field, Walker County, Alabama, USA; maintained by L'eau Noire (contributor 47017234).

• Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
  Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #1559903 (accessed 21 November 2023)
  Henry Earnest marriage to Catharin Shyn on 12 Oct 1825 in Walton, Georgia, USA.

• Ancestry Family Trees , http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=27823940&pid=633
• Census records, family records and Internet conversation notes.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between James Evans and Linda (Johnson) Leslie, his 1st cousin 3x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Henry Earnest and Catherine Shinn, the grandparents of James Evans and 3x great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th cousin, based on sharing 24 cM across 3 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 18.6 cM segment on chromosome 10, consisting of Doyle Baker, GEDmatch kit # A482963, and Linda (Johnson) Leslie, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Jeff Knight, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # M258855. (Linda and Jeff are 2nd cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Henry Earnest and Catherine Shinn, the 3x great grandparents of both Doyle Baker and Linda (Johnson) Leslie and the 3x great grandparents of Jeff Knight.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 11.8 cM segment on chromosome 12, consisting of Elizabeth (Luther) Rowell, GEDmatch kit # RA4478719, and Linda (Johnson) Leslie, her 3rd cousin, GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Gwendolyn (Bollinger) Gutiérrez, her 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A828739. (Linda and Gwendolyn are 5th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are William Earnest and Mary Beasley, the 4x great grandparents of both Elizabeth (Luther) Rowell and Linda (Johnson) Leslie and 5x great grandparents of Gwendolyn (Bollinger) Gutiérrez.