Joshua Pearson Haley (1840 - 1923)

Born 30 Apr 1840 in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Indiana (Witherspoon) Haley — married 1 Oct 1873 in Pike County, Missouri, United States

Died 27 Jun 1923 at age 83 in Pike, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Joshua Pearson Haley was born 30 Apr 1840 in Davidson County, Tennessee, the son of Harvey Haley and Elizabeth Kingston. By 1853, the family had migrated to Pike County, Missouri, where they settled in the city of Louisiana, on the Mississippi River. On 1 Oct 1873, in Pike County, Joshua married India Witherspoon^[1] Together, they had two children.

1. Richard Chandler Haley (1874-1960)
2. Margaret Melissa (Haley) Drushel (1886-1963)

Joshua worked from a young man until his early 60s as a tobacco roller, a skill he apparently learned from his father. In his late 60s, he worked in a nursery. He died on 27 Jun 1923 and is buried with his wife at Riverview Cemetery, Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri.

Research Notes

1. ↑ Joshua's wife is apparently Indiana Witherspoon, the youngest daughter of John Martin Witherspoon and Artemesia Montgomery, born and raised in Gibson County, Indiana. It is unknown how Joshua and Indiana met, since Joshua apparently moved with his family directly from Tennessee to Missouri. It is also curious that as an adult, Indiana appears in the census records only as "India"—as she also appears in her marriage record—or as "Inda A."—as she also appears on her headstone. Yet there is little doubt that this is the same "Indiana" who grew up in Gibson County, as strongly suggested by the fact that her two children are named after Indiana's oldest sister (Melissa) and her husband (Dr. Richard Chandler).

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #64839438 for Joshua Pearson "Josh" Haley (1840-1923).
• Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920. FamilySearch database with images.
  • Pike County Marriage Record, Vol. 4 (1865-1914), p. 385 (image 226). Marriage of Joshua P. Haley and India Witherspoon, 1 Oct 1873. Officiate: E. D. Pearson, Pastor, Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
• US Census, Tennessee. FamilySearch database with images.
  • 1850, Davidson County, p. 280 B (image 175-176), family 205, lines 42/1-9. (NARA M432 roll 875). Household members: Harvey Haley (40 SC, farmer), Elizabeth (36 TN), William (16 TN), Joh (14 TN), Francis (12 TN), Joshua (10 TN), Margaret (8 TN), Bradford (6 TN), Sarah (4 TN), Samuel (2 TN)
• US Census, Missouri. FamilySearch database with images.
  • 1860, Pike County, City of Louisiana, p. 110 (image 10-11), family 781, lines 40/1- (NARA M653 roll 639). Household members: Harva Haly (50 NC, tobacconist), Elizabeth (43 TN), Wm (27 TN, brick molder), Frank (22 TN, clerk), Joshua (23 TN, tobaco roller), Margaret (17 TN), Bradford (15 TN, tobaco roller), Sarah A (14 TN), Samuel (11 TN), Joseph (9 TN), Abraham (7 MO).
  • 1870, Pike County, Louisiana 4th Ward, p. 204 A (image 11), family (NARA M593 roll ). Household members: Harvey Haley (50 NC, jobber), Elizabeth (53 TN), Joshua (30 TN, tobacconist), De (17 MO), Jane (10 MO).
  • 1880, Pike County, Louisiana, p. 68 (image 68), family 631, lines 6-8. (NARA T9 roll 709). Household members: Josh Haley (33 MO, tobacco fcty worker), India (31 KY), Dick (5 MO).
  • 1900, Pike County, Buffalo Twp, Louisiana City, ED 82, p. 9B (image 40), family 508, lines 92-95. (NARA T623 roll 882). Household members: Joshua P Haley (60-Apr40 TN, tobacco roller), Inda A. (52-Sep47 IN), Maggie (13-Aug86 MO), Richard C. (25-Sep74 MO).
  • 1910, Pike County, Louisiana, Ward 3, sheet 5B (image 10), family 142, lines 57-59. (NARA T624 roll 805). Household members: Joshua P Haley (69 TN, laborer nursery), Inda A (62 IN), Margaret M (23 MO, stenographer).
  • 1920, St Louis County, Central Twp, Maplewood, ED 124, sheet 10B (image 25), family 219, lines 67-71. (NARA T625 roll 946). Household members: Richard C Haley (45 MO, Light & Heat Co.), Blanche (38 MO, La Berta (16 MO), Jesse Bowker (46 MO, sister-in-law), Joshua P Haley (79 TN, father).