Joseph Heath (1846, TN - )

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Tennessee
Surname/tag: Heath

Trying to determine what happened to the youngest son of James S and Delaney (Pate) Heath. Bringing the clues together in one place.

Contents 1 Known 2 Family Members 2.1 Research Notes 2.2 Incorrect person

Known

Joseph Heath

• Three census' (1850, 1860, and 1870) put him in the family group for James S and Delaney (Pate) Heath.
• They reside in Gibson County, Tennessee for those 20 years.
• His name is consistently written as Joseph Heath.
• His age is listed as 4, 14 and 25, respectively, which gives him a birth year of 1845 or 1846.
• He is consistently listed with the following family members
  • 1850 - James, Delaney, Eveline, William, Henry, Richard, Catherine, Willis
  • 1860 - James, Delaney, Catherine
  • 1870 - Delaney, Richard, Catherine

Family Members

• There are two unknown sisters marked on the 1830 (Rutherford County) and 1840 (Gibson County) census for the household of James S Heath.
  • They do not appear in the family group as listed on the 1850 census.
  • They are believed to be Harriet J Heath Dowell (married 1842) and Mary Ann Heath Bower/Bowers (married 1849) derived from marriages in Gibson county prior to 1850 of females with the surname Heath.

• James S Heath dies in 1869 in Gibson County, TN
• Delaney (Pate) Heath dies in 1870 in Gibson County, TN

• Oldest confirmed sister, Eveline, marries Andrew J Crawford in Gibson County, TN in Sep 1853. Her last known residence is on the 1860 census and in Gibson County, TN.

• Oldest confirmed brother, William Hilery, marries Susan Adline Campbell in Gibson County, TN in Nov 1853. He dies in Yell County, AR in 1864. She remarries in Gibson County, TN in 1865. The blended family is on the 1870 census in Yell County, AR.

• Brother, Henry Thomas, marries Eliza Jane Campbell in Gibson County, TN in July 1859. He and is family appear on the 1880 census in Gibson County, TN. Last know residence is 1882 in Faulkner County, AR with the birth of his youngest son, Norman Hudson Heath.

• Brother, Richard, is administrator for their mother's estate in 1870. He marries Susan Bolin in Gibson County, TN in Mar 1874. He dies in Gibson County, TN in 1877.

• Sister, Catherine, is granted guardianship of Richard's child in 1877. Her last known residence is in Gibson County, TN in the household of her brother, Henry Thomas, on the 1880 census.

• Brother, Willis James, marries Almarinda Etna Campbell in Gibson County, TN in Oct 1860. 1870 Census shows residence as Gibson County, TN. 1880 Census shows residence as Faulkner County, AR. He is granted an homestead in 1893 in Marion County, AR where he remains until his death in 1915.

• Harriet J Heath Dowell, possible sister, marries W B Dowell in Gibson County, TN in Sept 1842. 1850 Census shows residence as Gibson County, TN. 1860 census unknown. 1870 Census shows residence in Dyer County, TN. Last know residence is 1880 census in Dyer County, TN. Harriet's daughter Martha Ann marries Wilson B Shankle in Dyer County, TN in 1870.

• Mary Ann Heath Bower, possible sister, marries E R Bower(s) in Gibson County, TN in 1849. Last known residence is 1860 census for Henderson County, TN.

Research Notes

• A search on Ancestry.com for a marriage of any/or possible Joseph Heath in Tennessee between the years 1865 and 1875 (gives him a marriage age range between 19/20 to 29/30 yo) yield –
  • A J J Heath to Martha Ann Johnson; Aug 1867; Sumner County; associated records for an A I Thornberry Heath
    • No family members associated with Sumner County at this point

• • Joseph P Heath/Holt to Sarah A Eliner/Ellenot; Feb 1869; Weakley County; associated records for Joseph P Holt of various ages and locations
    • No family members associated with Weakley County at this point
  • A J Heath to Melissa H Kirk; Nov 1869; Dyer County; Bondsman- R H Williams; associated records to an Andrew J Heath, born 1843 TN and died 1909 Arkansas
    • Family members associated with Dyer County and Arkansas at both points
  • J R Heath to Molie Camplbell; Jan 1871; Weakley County; associated records to a John Riley Heath
    • No family members associated with Weakley County at this point
  • Joseph Heath to Deborah Jones; July 1874; Grainger County; associated records for a Joseph P Heath with mother’s name as Margaret
    • No family members associated with Grainger County at this point
  • Joseph D Heath to Sarah A Prichard; Nov 1874; Dyer County; Bondsman – JE Shankle; associated records for Joseph D Heath with parents from Indiana
    • Oldest (possibly) sister Harriett J Heath Dowell lives in Dyer County and has daughter married into a Shankle family
  • J A Heath to Malinda Ann Mangrum; Feb 1875; Rutherford County; associated records with a John A Heath
    • Extended family members may be associated with Rutherford County at this point

Incorrect person

• Joseph R Heath to Nannie A Wallers; Feb 1869; Weakley County; no associated records
  • No family members associated with Weakley County at this point
    • Found death certificate that lists this Joseph's father to be Harrison Heath
    • "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR3-XNY : 25 May 2014), Jol Heath, 08 Sep 1919; citing Hopewell Cemetery, Gleason, Weakley Co., Tennessee, 418, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,711.