JUNE 18, 2008 -- JANE WITHROW BROWN SHAY RUTLEGE PEAL

I do remember that comment - I wasn't sure what the doctor was referring to -- I thought it could have referred to the Indian connection. Jane Peal stated in an affidavit that the baby lived for 5 hours.

Last night I discussed with my sister your email regarding Peal's death certificate -- it indicated that she was Widow twice - if Brown was dead - she would have been a widow three times. Also, it was implied that Rutledge had to marry her because of the scandal of his affair with her. One affidavit made reference to Rutledge giving Peal's watch to an individual to give to her when he left town. I really thought that was odd. And, the doctor...he couldn't write his name....

I'm really hoping that the Owens descendants have something -- I'm hoping that Jane Peal and Nancy were in contact with one another.....

I'll let you know the documents that I have typed and will send them to you. I have left blanks where I couldn't decipher the word.

There are in WORD format -- I've actually started in an EXCEL spreadsheet and put the various info in different fields and then the entire text in a separate field - I was going to scan the original as a jpeg and put that in a field...but then switched to just typing the documents as WORD files. I can always go back and put them in the database. My original intent was to be able to sort them in chronological order and then sort by key words.

Also, at noon I walked with someone from the School of Education - she suggested that the TN State Library may have documents on microfilm - she said she has found info there regarding some KY descendants. She was able to borrow copies through our University Inter-Loan program. I'll check into that later.

We definitely need to write a book about our journey.
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I do not think that Nancy had any children before she married Thomas. Nancy was still living with Rebecca in the 1880 census and the only baby was Rebecca's daughter with Stephen Peal. Within months of the census, Nancy was married and probably headed toward PA.

The Jennie that is a daughter of Nancy & Thomas was born about 1890 and unmarried with no children in the 1910 census living with her parents. No real connection to Jennie Hinkle except they may be distant half cousins.

Jennie Hinkle was born in Aug 1879 in Missouri, both her parents were born in Kentucky. Her daughter Gartha was born in Sep 1899 and Jennie was widowed by 1900. I think Jennie is a daughter of a brother or sister of Rebecca's. She could also possibly be a niece by marriage from Stephen Peal's side. There are a lot of Peals that seem to show up in Scott Co., Missouri area in the late 1800's.

I am still puzzled by the 7 versus 8 children. Census takers have been known to get facts wrong about dates, names and ages. Since we only have the 1910 census stating her with 8 children...I will go with the assumption that it is wrong.

Census Info-Children Obit Info-Children
Irving Mrs. Frank Lacy
Jennie Mrs. Charles Van-Dyke
Harry Mrs. W.T. Lane
Orville Mrs. Lawrence Hullitan
Ruth Orville Owens
Earl Owens
Harry Owens

I wonder if Irving and Earl are the same person. Unless there is a darker family secret and Irving was disowned or something...perhaps maybe he was the blacksheep. Some families have them. That would prove that there were indeed 8 children after all.

Also the grandson named William Lorow who was age 9 in 1930. He would have been born about 1921. The name Lorow does not match any of the daughter's married names and also why was he living with his grandparents and not his parents. I wonder if one of Nancy's daughters was married more than once.

I do hope to hear from one of Nancy's descendants one day. It could be useful in what knowledge they may have.
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