More About Joseph and Sarah
The gal in Louisiana whose husband is a descendant of Sarah's younger sister Amanda sent me a copy of an Adcock Family History compiled by Olive Black in 1963. [Olive was Sarah Libby's niece.] Here are some excerpts:
"This information about James Ellison Adcock [Sarah Libby's father] and his descendants was told to Olive Black, the daughter of Rosa Ella Adcock Black, in 1937 when she visited... her aunt Mandy Page [Sarah's sister Amanda]....
"James Ellison Adcock was born about 1818 in Tennessee not so far from Nashville. He died October 17, 1885, about age 65, at Thackerville, Indian Territory....
"James came from Tennessee to Texas before the Civil War. He fought in the Civil War and was on the Gulf a good part of the time on the Rio Grande near Brownsville. He was detailed home the last two years of the war to make shoes for war widows. He was a fine boot and shoe maker....
"Sarah Caleb [McCaleb] Adcock, the wife of James Ellison Adcock [Sarah Libby's mother] was born in Tennessee about the same part of the county as her husband. She died of pneumonia February 3, 1881 at Warren, Texas. She took a chill at Cherry Mound while on a visit and came back home sick and never got up any more. She was about age 60. James Ellison Adcock and his wife were Methodists.
"Sarah, the oldest girl, called "Sallie" and "Sis" was born in Tennessee. She married a northern man named Joseph Thompson [Libby?]. He was a widower. [??] Her first child died while she was living at Warren, Texas. Aunt Sarah joined the Baptist church and read the Bible a lot. They also lived in Johnson County while. They moved to Waterloo, Iowa. Aunt Sarah had four children born in Iowa. The oldest boy was named Eddie. The family lost track of her in Iowa.
" (Note: Mama's tin-type album has pictures of three small chilren. All three pictures have the name of a photographer in Waterloo, Iowa on the back of them.)"
[Eddie is probably Edward, Grandpa Libby. I hope to get copies of these pictures eventually from Janice, the gal who sent me this info.]
"James Ellison Adcock and Sarah Adcock's children: they had two little girls and a boy who died in infancy. One of the little girls was named Leona. There were eight other children. It seems that some of the Adcock children changed the spelling of the name to Adcox. So far is known all of the living descendants of James and Sarah Adcock spell it Adcox."
[One of Grandpa Libby's sister's death certificates gives their mother's maiden name as "Adcock" and one as "Adcox." This now shows that the name is interchangeable.]
Possible timeline:
1818 James Ellison Adcock is born in Tennessee.
1821 Sarah Caleb (McCaleb?) is born in Tennessee.
1846 Sarah E Adcock (mother of Grandpa Edward Libby) is born in Tennessee.
1860 The family is living in Texas.
30 January 1870 Sarah marries Joseph Thompson (Libby) in Fannin County, Texas.
April 1875 Edward "Eddie" Everett Libby is born in Texas.
about 1878 Lafayette Libby is born in Texas.
1880 Joseph, Sarah, Eddie (age 5) and Lafeyette (age 2) are living in Black Hawk County, Iowa, just northeast of Waterloo. Joseph is a farmer.
March 1881 Ora Viola Libby is born in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
March 1883 Ada B Libby is born in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Joseph is a day laborer.
1885 May L Libby is born in Minneapolis.
1887 Alice E Libby is born in Minneapolis.
1894 Joseph T Libby dies and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
"This information about James Ellison Adcock [Sarah Libby's father] and his descendants was told to Olive Black, the daughter of Rosa Ella Adcock Black, in 1937 when she visited... her aunt Mandy Page [Sarah's sister Amanda]....
"James Ellison Adcock was born about 1818 in Tennessee not so far from Nashville. He died October 17, 1885, about age 65, at Thackerville, Indian Territory....
"James came from Tennessee to Texas before the Civil War. He fought in the Civil War and was on the Gulf a good part of the time on the Rio Grande near Brownsville. He was detailed home the last two years of the war to make shoes for war widows. He was a fine boot and shoe maker....
"Sarah Caleb [McCaleb] Adcock, the wife of James Ellison Adcock [Sarah Libby's mother] was born in Tennessee about the same part of the county as her husband. She died of pneumonia February 3, 1881 at Warren, Texas. She took a chill at Cherry Mound while on a visit and came back home sick and never got up any more. She was about age 60. James Ellison Adcock and his wife were Methodists.
"Sarah, the oldest girl, called "Sallie" and "Sis" was born in Tennessee. She married a northern man named Joseph Thompson [Libby?]. He was a widower. [??] Her first child died while she was living at Warren, Texas. Aunt Sarah joined the Baptist church and read the Bible a lot. They also lived in Johnson County while. They moved to Waterloo, Iowa. Aunt Sarah had four children born in Iowa. The oldest boy was named Eddie. The family lost track of her in Iowa.
" (Note: Mama's tin-type album has pictures of three small chilren. All three pictures have the name of a photographer in Waterloo, Iowa on the back of them.)"
[Eddie is probably Edward, Grandpa Libby. I hope to get copies of these pictures eventually from Janice, the gal who sent me this info.]
"James Ellison Adcock and Sarah Adcock's children: they had two little girls and a boy who died in infancy. One of the little girls was named Leona. There were eight other children. It seems that some of the Adcock children changed the spelling of the name to Adcox. So far is known all of the living descendants of James and Sarah Adcock spell it Adcox."
[One of Grandpa Libby's sister's death certificates gives their mother's maiden name as "Adcock" and one as "Adcox." This now shows that the name is interchangeable.]
Possible timeline:
1818 James Ellison Adcock is born in Tennessee.
1821 Sarah Caleb (McCaleb?) is born in Tennessee.
1846 Sarah E Adcock (mother of Grandpa Edward Libby) is born in Tennessee.
1860 The family is living in Texas.
30 January 1870 Sarah marries Joseph Thompson (Libby) in Fannin County, Texas.
April 1875 Edward "Eddie" Everett Libby is born in Texas.
about 1878 Lafayette Libby is born in Texas.
1880 Joseph, Sarah, Eddie (age 5) and Lafeyette (age 2) are living in Black Hawk County, Iowa, just northeast of Waterloo. Joseph is a farmer.
March 1881 Ora Viola Libby is born in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
March 1883 Ada B Libby is born in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Joseph is a day laborer.
1885 May L Libby is born in Minneapolis.
1887 Alice E Libby is born in Minneapolis.
1894 Joseph T Libby dies and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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