Biography

Elsie (McGhee) Logan is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Abbeville, Mississippi One Place Study.

Elsie McGhee was born in Jan 1849 in Mississippi, United States.

She married Henry Logan (~1835 - ) on 29 Aug 1867 in Lafayette Springs, Lafayette, Mississippi.^[1]

In the 1870 census Alice (age 26) was in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.^[2]

In the 1880 census Ailsie (age 28) was the wife of Henry Logan in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.^[3]

In the 1900 census Alyey (age 45) was the wife of Henry Logan in Beat 3 (part of) Abbeville town, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.^[4]

In the 1910 census Elsie (age 61) was the wife of Denny Logan in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.^[5]

In the 1920 census Elsie (enumerated as Elsa) (age 65) was the widowed mother of George Anna Smith in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.^[6]

Elsie died in 1922 in Lafayette County, Mississippi aged ~73.^[7]

Research Notes

• Assembling Elsie and Henry's children has been tricky. In 1900 she is enumerated as having borne 6 children, with 4 currently living. There are four children present in 1900 -- but there are more than two distinct children spread across the 1870 and 1880 censuses that don't appear in 1900. In 1900, Elsie and Henry have been married for 35 years, which roughly accords with the marriage record, but means the enumerator has to be wrong about the number of children born and/or the number of children living. ... Sure enough, in 1910 she and Henry have been married for 43 years, and had 10 children with 6 living.
• I believe the 1910 census numbers for total and living children are correct. I believe that John Logan and Jack Logan are actually the same person (no record overlap), so there are nine distinct children enumerated across four censuses (1870 to 1910): Leander, Jack, Re Anna, George Anna, Jane, Leanna, Judge, Jennie, and Willie.
• Loula Nelson is Elsie's grandchild. Her parents are unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 894619;
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   Alesy Mc Ghee marriage to Henry Logan on 29 Aug 1867 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 68; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 2; FHL microfilm: 000552233; Record number: 10137;
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00261
   Alice Logan (26) in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   Citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00550
   Ailsie Logan (28), wife, in household of Henry Logan (37) in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi, United States.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 10A, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,814.
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image
   Alyey Logan (45), wife, in household of Henry Logan (65) in Beat 3 (part of) Abbeville town, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 11A, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 745; FHL microfilm 1,374,758.
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00308
   Elsie Logan (61), wife, in household of Denny Logan (80) in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 880; Line: 27; FHL microfilm: 1820880; Record number: 18929;
   FamilySearch Record: M43Q-B13 (accessed 14 August 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXG-HK1 Image number 00395
   Elsa Logan (65), widowed mother, in household of Ed Smith (38) in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
7. ↑ Death: "Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943"
   Mississippi State Department of Health; Jackson, Mississippi; Statewide Index to Mississippi Death Records; Description: 1912-1924 H-Q
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62090 #162193 (accessed 5 December 2021)
   Name: Alcy Logan; Race: Colored (Black); Death Date: 1922; Death Place: Lafayette, Mississippi, USA; Certificate Number: 20541.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 December 2021, 03:17), entry for Elsie McGhee (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:946C-GYQ ); contributed by various users.