Solomon Satterwhite (abt. 1820 - abt. 1871)

Born about 1820 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Land) Satterwhite — married 6 Dec 1841 in NC

Husband of Amanda J. (Walker) Satterwhite — married 21 Dec 1856 in Granville Co., NC.

Descendants

Died about 4 Aug 1871 at about age 51 in Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, USA

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Biography

Solomon Satterwhite b. 1820 m. 6 Dec 1841, Mary Jane Land b. 1821 in 1850 census. Solomon's cousin, Stephen Satterwhite, is listed in the marriage record. Solomon in 1860 Goldsboro, Wayne Co. N. C. census, age 35 census error, married to Amanda J. age 24. Solomon m. 21 Dec 1856 in Granville Co., NC., Amanda J. Walker, the marriage date proves that she was a step-mother. In 1870 census Amanda is not with Solomon. Spencer Satterwhite age 19, Elizabeth Satterwhite age 17, and a black cook named Harriet Satterwhite age 21, are with him. Notice that Harriet has the Satterwhite name and stayed with Solomon even though slaves had been emancipated in 1865.

A physician named George W. Landis, age 26, also lived with Solomon.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2NP-GG7

• This census record was interpreted incorrectly by a transcriber, John Blackston Satterwhite's name was given a ditto causing all the children to get the name "Blackston" they are Satterwhites: Citing this Record:

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B3-X1T : 12 April 2016), Solomon Satterwhite, Granville county, part of, Granville, North Carolina, United States; citing family 33, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

The ages are incorrect by about three years in this 1860 census proving that census years cannot always be considered accurate for genealogical research, Cite This Record "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDR-8NM : 18 February 2021), Soln Satterwhite, 1860.

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8M-SK5 : 12 April 2016), Solomon Satterwhite, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 56, family 465, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,638.

"North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8L2-9G1 : accessed 06 Aug 2014), Solomon Satterwhite in entry for Spencer R. Satterwhite and Laura E. Eakes, 20 Oct 1870; citing Granville, North Carolina, reference item 1; FHL microfilm 19009.

Satterwhite Family history, posted by D. Marshall Satterwhite