James Lincoln Mudd (1821 - 1916)

Born 16 Nov 1821 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wiley) Mudd — married 24 Apr 1848 in Scotland, Missouri, United States

Husband of Mary Ellen (Gristy) Mudd — married 2 Jan 1867 in Scotland, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1916 at age 94 in Hitt, Scotland, Missouri, United States

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Biography

"When James Lincoln Mudd was seven years of age he migrated with his parents from KY to IL and in March 1839 they moved to Scotland Co, MO. James Lincoln Mudd lived in Scotland Co, MO from the time of his migration there until his death. It is said that he lived all his life on the same farm which was near Hitt, s small village near Memphis, MO.

There are to be found extracts beginning in June 1849 from the ledgers of Lincoln Mudd. Some of the items were: tar; ox yoke $1.00; salt .75 bu; whips two for .75; five yrds of calico .50; casanet $1.00 per yard; 7 lbs coffee $1.00; castor oil; vermifuge; two horse plow $9.00; pair women's shoes $1.37; ball of shoe thread .10; and three cakes of shaving soap .25.

On 11-16-1914 the 93rd birthday of Link Mudd was celebrated at the home of John Morris, the old Mudd homestead in Scotland Co, MO. Link Mudd, though confined to bed, was said to be in rare form and enjoyed the day in a royal manner. The celebration was an event long to be remembered by all the local citizens." "Mudd Family of the U.S." by Dr. Richard D. Mudd (Ed II)

Link was the son of Benjamin Edelen Mudd & Elizabeth Lincoln. He married Elizabeth Wiley on 27 April 1848 & they had 11 children. He married Mary Ellen Gristy on 2 January 1867 & they had 1 daughter. The Memphis Reveille in Scotland Co., MO, contained the following about James Lincoln Mudd: "James Lincoln Mudd of Scotland Co. was in the city the other day. He is a 2nd cousin of Abraham Lincoln. His face, head, mouth, cheekbones, & eyes are nearly duplicates of the President's as could be. He is over 6 feet tall, has long arms & long bony hands. He has Lincoln's walk, talk, & laugh, full of jokes & fun. He likes to sit on the woodpile & tell yarns. Charles Gristy, a relative, was with Mr. Mudd who was looking after some interests in the probate court."

According to FAG Member FindFamilyTrees, he was 6' 7" tall.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6061650

Sources

• Mudd Family of the U.S. by Dr. Richard D. Mudd (Ed 1 and 2) pg 1086-88

• Find A Grave Memorial# 6061650
• Death Cert of file from MO state board of Health via their website (4-2017)

• Below records from, glorecords.blm.gov June 2018
• In 1854 James L Mudd of Scotland Co MO purchased 84.44 ac of US land Cert#23805 2 tracts: 1) W 1/2 NW1/4, Lot/tract 1 Sec 6 66N 12W. 2) W1/2 NW 1/4, Lot/tract 2, Sec 5 66N 12W. Copy in file.

In 1854 James L Mudd purchased 40 ac of US land Cert 29260 E1/2 NE1/4, Lot-tract 1 Sec 1 66N 13W. Copy in file.

• Civil War Draft Reg list in file from Ancestry.com 7/2018 He was 42 in 1863.

• 1870 Scotland Co MO census lists Lincoln 48, M E 42, Thomas 19, Jno 17, Abno 16, Mary 14, Henry 12, Hezekiah 10, Horace 9, Elizzie 7 along w/Don C Hall 19 and M E Hall 10. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4XN-JQS : 12 April 2016), Lincoln Mudd, Missouri, United States; citing p. 215, family 4, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,304.

• 1880 Scotland Co MO census lists James L 58, Mary Ellen 51, Hezekiah 20, Horace 18, Lizzie Ann 16 and Josephine Earl 22 a labourer. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6ND-VZS : 9 September 2017), James L Mudd, Miller, Scotland, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 89, sheet 233C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0737; FHL microfilm 1,254,737.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3DF-81D : accessed 31 July 2018), Lincoln Mudd, Miller Township, Scotland, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 145, sheet 8B, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,902.

• 1910 Scotland Co MO census lists James L 88 w dau Annie 40 and her family (John T Morris) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLMS-LF4 : accessed 31 July 2018), James L Mudd in household of John T Morris, Miller, Scotland, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 153, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 824; FHL microfilm 1,374,837.