Alice Edmonia (Rogers) Gaunt (abt. 1825 - 1892)

Born about 24 Jan 1825 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Wife of George Washington Gaunt — married about 8 Aug 1853 in Loudoun, Virginia

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1892 at about age 67 in Miami, Saline, Misourri

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Biography

Alice Edmonia Rogers was born about 1829 or January 24, 1825 in Loudoun, County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Sanford Rogers and Margaret Hixson. ^{[1] [2]}

Alice Rogers appears at age 21 with her parents and some of her siblings in the 1850 US Census in Loudoun County, Virginia. (Her father's name was transcribed as "Landford Rogers".)^[1]"

Alice E. Rogers married George W. Gaunt on August 8, 1853 in Loudoun County, Virginia.^[3]

Alice Rogers Gaunt died April 8, 1892 in Miami, Saline County, Missouri and was buried in the Bethel Cemetery in Sharon, Saline County, Missouri. ^[2] On her headstone it says she died April 8, 1892, age 67 years, 2 months, 15 days. That implies that she was born January 24, 1825, but that is four years difference from her age stated in the 1850 census. Age in census records is often incorrect but age 11 was stated which is very different from 15.

George Washingon Gaunt died October 4, 1884 in Miami, Saline County, Missouri and was buried in the Bethel Cemetery in Sharon, Saline County, Missouri. On his headstone it says he died Oct. 4, 1884, age 73 years 8 months 15 days, implying that he was born Jan. 21, 1810. On Findagrave his date of death is shown as 1881 but his headstone says 1884, which agrees with the other record. The Findagrave record says he was born in Clarke County, Virginia.^[4][5]

There was a marriage in 1882 in Frederick County, Virgina (just north of Loudoun) of a Lovell C Gaunt who was born in Saline County, Missouri in 1855. His parents were Geo and Alice Gaunt.^[6]
Alice Rogers' sister Catherine married a man named Lovell Marder, so this Lovell could be named after him, or it could be a coincidence.

There is information on the Internet that says there was a migration of Virginians to Saline County, Missouri in the 1800s. The men may have come back to Virginia to find wives.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DZ-CJ8 : accessed 16 March 2016), Alice Rogers in household of Landford Rogers, Loudoun county, part of, Loudoun, Virginia, United States; citing family 908, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79767672/alice-edmonia-gaunt: accessed 04 June 2023), memorial page for Alice Edmonia Rogers Gaunt (24 Jan 1825–8 Apr 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79767672, citing Bethel Cemetery, Sharon, Saline County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Connie Young Kitchen (contributor 47571206).
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8Q-2P6 : accessed 16 March 2016), George W. Gaunt and Alice E. Rogers, 08 Aug 1853; citing Loudoun, Virginia, reference P127 of 181; FHL microfilm 32,373.
4. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79767651
5. ↑ "Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDF1-BJ6 : accessed 16 March 2016), Geo W Gannt, 04 Oct 1884; citing Miami Twp, Saline, Missouri, reference p 66; FHL microfilm 946,944.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHX-5XD : accessed 16 March 2016), Alice .. Gaunt in entry for Lovell C Gaunt and Mary C Hiett, 15 Feb 1882; citing Frederick, Virginia, reference pg274; FHL microfilm 31,459.
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_County,_Missouri