Virginia Jane (McCaleb) Logan (1804 - 1886)

Born 1804 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Robert McKinley Logan — married 11 Nov 1822 in Morgan,Fayette,Alabama

Descendants

Died 1886 at about age 82 in Yampertown, Marion County, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Jennie (McCaleb) Logan was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

This profile is part of the McCaleb Name Study.

Virginia Jane "Jennie" McCaleb was born about 1804 in Stokes County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Hugh White McCaleb and Elizabeth Holbrook. She traveled with her family from North Carolina to Morgan County, Alabama about 1820. On 14 November 1822, she married James McKinley Logan.^[1]

The couple lived in Morgan County until they received a land patent for 80 acres in Marion/Fayette County.^[2] Jennie's father Hugh also settled in this area.

Jennie and Robert had fourteen children:

1. Daniel Lapsey Logan (1823-1871) m. (1)Mary Alice Elizabeth (Moss) Logan (1823-1864) and (2)Martha Ann Elizabeth (Musgrove) Logan (1825-1892)
2. Alexander B. Logan (1825-1863) m. Nancy (Beasley) Logan (1832-1914)
3. John Calvin Logan (1827-1898) m. Margaret Catherine (Pate) Logan (1840-1914)
4. Mary Logan (1829-1899) m. William Pickens Anthony (1832-1904)
5. Andrew W. Logan (1831-1911) m. Kathryn Elizabeth Cothern (1847-1942)
6. Elizabeth Logan (1833-1917) m. Jeremiah Hunt
7. James M. Logan (1835-1862)
8. Margaret Barbara Jane Logan (1838-1893) m. Samuel Adkins (1834-1916)
9. Sarah L. Logan (1838-1893)
10. Robert Henry Logan (1840-1884) m. Mary Elizabeth Matthews (1848-1939)
11. Hugh White Logan (1844-1916) m. Narcissous Cora Norris (1851-1934)
12. Vernetta N. Logan (1845-1918) m. Joseph Ellis Green (1852-1916)
13. Hiram David Logan (1847-1921) m. Dulcinea Elizabeth Pratt (1852-1918)
14. Martha Jane Logan (1849-1930) m. James O. King (1848-1925)

Jennie passed away about 1886 and was laid to rest in the Logan Family Cemetery in Marion County, Alabama. Her resting place is marked with a field stone. ^[3]

1850 Census^[4]

• Name: Jane Logan
• Age: 47
• Birthplace: North Carolina
• Home in 1850: Division 15, Fayette, Alabama, USA
• Household Members:
  • Robert Logan 50
  • Jane Logan 47
  • Alexander Logan 23
  • John C. Logan 23
  • Dolly Logan 21 (Mary)
  • Elisabeth Logan 17
  • Janes Logan 16 (James)
  • Margaret Logan 14
  • Sarah Logan 12
  • Robert Logan 10
  • White Logan 9
  • Venetta Logan 7
  • David Logan 5
  • Martha Logan 3
  • Andrew Logan 2 (Possible grandchild. Son Andrew would be 11)

1860 Census^[5]

• Name: Jane Logan
• Age: 56
• Birth Year: 1804
• Birth Place: North Carolina
• Home in 1860: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama
• Household Members:
  • Robert Logan 62
  • Jane Logan 56
  • John C. Logan 33
  • Sarah Logan 20
  • White Logan 17
  • Robert H. Logan 16
  • Vernetta Logan 14
  • David Logan 13
  • Martha D. Logan 11

1870 Census^[6]

• Name: Jane Logan
• Age in 1870: 65
• Birth Date: 1805
• Birthplace: Tennessee
• Home in 1870: Western District, Marion, Alabama
• Household Members:
  • Robert Logan 70
  • Jane Logan 65
  • Sarah Logan 28
  • David Logan 22
  • Mary Logan 18
  • B.N. Logan (Possible grandchild or other relative)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825"
   Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx
   Ancestry Record 2080 #11368 (accessed 27 October 2022)
   Jane M Mccaleb marriage to Robert Logan on 14 Nov 1822.
2. ↑ Homestead and Cash Entry Patent: "Alabama, U.S., Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908"
   United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1996
   Ancestry Record 2069 #191736 (accessed 27 October 2022)
   Name: Robert Logan; Land Office: Huntsville; Document Number: 28414; Total Acres: 79.87; Signature: Yes; Canceled Document: No; Issue Date: 1 Dec 1859; Mineral Rights Reserved: No; Metes and Bounds: No; Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566; Multiple Warantee Names: No; Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820; Multiple Patentee Names: No; Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries; Land Description: 1 W½NE HUNTSVILLE No 12S 13W 26.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #57584526 (accessed 27 October 2022)
   Memorial page for Virginia Jane “Jennie” McCaleb Logan (1804-1886), citing Logan Family Cemetery, Marion County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by rebekahpaw (contributor 47146422).
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 5; Page: 89b; Line Number: 42
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18348307 (accessed 27 October 2022)
   Jane Logan (47) in Division 15, Fayette, Alabama, USA. Born in North Carolina.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama; Roll: M653_16; Page: 643; Family History Library Film: 803016
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #11903994 (accessed 27 October 2022)
   Jane Logan (56), Domes, in Eastern District, Marion, Alabama. Born in North Carolina.
6. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Western District, Marion, Alabama; Roll: M593_29; Page: 56A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #13190694 (accessed 27 October 2022)
   Jane Logan (65), Keeping House, in Western District, Marion, Alabama. Born in Tennessee.

Acknowledgements

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