Minerva Jane (Hudson) Northcott (1832 - 1912)

Born 15 Dec 1832 in George's Creek, Marion County, Arkansas

Ancestors

Wife of William Edward Wood — married 1850 in Marion County, Arkansas

Wife of Joel B Northcott — married about 1858 in Arkansas

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1912 at age 80 in Calf Creek, McCulloch, Texas

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Biography

Minerva Jane Hudson was born in Marion County, Arkansas, on 15 Dec 1832. She was the daughter of Jesse Hudson and Matilda (Everett) Hudson. The 1850 census^[1] shows Minerva living with her family in Marion, Arkansas.

Around 1850 Minerva married William Edward Wood in Marion, Arkansas. In 1855 Minerva gave birth to their son George Edward Wood. In early 1857 her husband William joined the Baker-Fancher Party^[2] on the wagon train headed for California.

Minerva chose not to go because she was pregnant. The well organized group figured on getting resupplied in Salt Lake City. However the Mormon church was under martial law and the party went onward without supplies. They camped at the Mountain Meadows to rest. There in September 1857 Mormon millitia attacked and murdered all adult members including William, of the Baker-Fancher party and took all their possessions including small children.

Back in Arkansas the widowed Minerva Jane Wood married Joel Baker Northcott around 1859. Between 1860 and 1863 Minerva gave birth to their three children in Sugarloaf, Arkansas. The 1870 census shows them living in Sugarloaf. Then they moved to Texas. The 1880 census^[3] shows Minerva Jane Northcott raising her family in McLennan, Texas. George is on page 2 and Minerva on page 10.

By 1890 they had settled in Comanche, Texas. Joel died in 1891 and he is buried^[4] at Downing Cemetery, Downing, Comanche County, Texas. Minerva Jane Northcott passed away on 27 Dec 1918 in McCulloch County, Texas. She is buried^[5] at Calf Creek Cemetery, Calf Creek, McCulloch County, Texas.

Obituary on Microfilm

Minerva Jane Hudson

Brady Standard, Brady Texas, Calf Creek News

Grandma Northcutt Passes

"Sorry to report this week that Grandma Northcutt passed awary last Friday morning at four o'clock. She was eighty years old. She was the mother of Mrs. Cottrell of Brady and Mrs. Attaway of Calk Creek. She was ill five months before the death angel kissed her away. During her illness many a loved one sent up a silent prayer:

Not here, oh, Death, not here,

Is there no other flower for Thee to take.

All the world is Thin, and for its' sake

Oh come not here."

But alas. Death loves a shining mark and it came. Interment was made in the Calf Creek Cemetery. She leaves a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren to mourn her loss. She had been a member of the Missionayr Baptist church for sixty years. Weep not deat ones for we will all soon cross over and meet again where there will be no sorrow, no pain nor sickness.

MANERVA JANE HUDSON b. 15 Dec 1832, Georges Creek, Marion County, Arkansas; d. 27 Dec 1912, McCulloch County, TX

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-T8D : 20 December 2020), Minirva J Hudson in household of Jesse Hudson, Marion, Marion, Kansas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN1-629 : 15 January 2022), Jane Northcutt in household of Joel Northcutt, McLennan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 108, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63630544/joel-baker-northcott: accessed 19 June 2023), memorial page for Joel Baker Northcott (28 Jan 1814–1 Feb 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63630544, citing Downing Cemetery, Downing, Comanche County, Texas, USA; Maintained by CCM (contributor 49520926).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37485939/manerva-jane-wood_northcott: accessed 19 June 2023), memorial page for Manerva Jane “Nerv” Hudson Wood Northcott (16 Dec 1832–27 Dec 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37485939, citing Calf Creek Cemetery, Calf Creek, McCulloch County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Annette Stone-Kerr (contributor 48477351).

• 1850,1860, and 1870 US Census in Marion County Arkansas (attached)
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-T8D : 20 December 2020), Minirva J Hudson in household of Jesse Hudson, Marion, Marion, Kansas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87Y-2SD : 18 February 2021), Manerva Northcut, 1860. Union Township, Marion, Arkansas, United States
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCH-TV1 : 10 March 2021), Manerva Northcut in entry for Joel Northcut, 1870. Sugarloaf Township, Marion, Arkansas, United States
• 1880 US Census McLennan, Texas (attached)
• 1910 US Census Red River, Texas (attached)
• Marion County AR Genealogy Website: "Coker Family" provides marriage source. [1]
• "Brady Standard" Brady Texas, Calf Creek News November 1918 (Note: This date doesn't match cemetery records DOD in 1912)
• Daughter’s Record: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37V-TPK : 20 February 2021), Manerva M Hudson in entry for Matilda Virginia Attaway, 12 Feb 1954; citing certificate number 8541, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,068.
• Daughter’s Record: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K33H-CKS : 20 February 2021), Minerva Hudson in entry for Nannie Catherine Cottrell, 28 Mar 1957; citing certificate number 18206, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,699.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37485939/manerva-jane-wood_northcott: accessed 16 June 2023), memorial page for Manerva Jane “Nerv” Hudson Wood Northcott (16 Dec 1832–27 Dec 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37485939, citing Calf Creek Cemetery, Calf Creek, McCulloch County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Annette Stone-Kerr (contributor 48477351).

See also

• https://bornoftexas.com/northcutt/hudson/john-hudson-and-elizabeth-doris-allen/john-b-hudson-and-agness-croucher/jesse-hudson-and-matilda-everett/
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2XJ-ZHH
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/49746536/person/13019569334/facts
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37485939/manerva-jane-wood_northcott