He was a postmaster in War Woman, Rabun County, Georgia
[4].
He passed away in 1880.
Research notes
His name may be Etheldred, but no source has been found. In the records, he commonly is referred to as Dread.
A descendant of Dread has DNA results in the CTP DNA Study
Sources
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United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Warwoman, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: M653_134; Page: 505; Family History Library Film: 803134, Household of Dread and Vina
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"1850 United States Federal Census",
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Militia District 552, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: 81; Page: 337a; Line Number: 5,
Ancestry Record 8054 #18911182 (accessed 9 October 2023),
household of Dread and Vina Wall, Dread Wall (38), Farmer, in Militia District 552, Rabun, Georgia, USA. Born in South Carolina.
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"1880 United States Federal Census",
Year: 1880; Census Place: Nantahala, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Page: 185C; Enumeration District: 181,
Ancestry Record 6742 #19879215 (accessed 9 October 2023),
Dead Wall (69), married, Farming, head of household in Nantahala, Swain, North Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.
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"U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971",
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 25; Volume Number: 26,
Ancestry Record 1932 #1582513 (accessed 9 October 2023),
Name: Dread Wall; Post Office Location: War Woman, Rabun, Georgia; Appointment Date: 1 Nov 1858; Volume Year Range: 1857-1876.
See also:
Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia.
North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dread by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: