Williams, Benajah (b. 12 Nov 1749, d. 23 Jan 1823)

Given Name: Benajah

Change: Date: 12 Aug 2008
Time: 22:57:48

Note: CENSUS:
1930 Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas ED 3 p. 6B
Fenton J Edward age 36 m age 23 MO MO MO
Maudie M wife age 30 m age 17 IN IN IN
Louise G dau age 12 OK
Lucille F dau age 10 KS
Elsie K dau age 8 KS
Fenton J Jr. son age 5 OK
* Though this list Jonas as Fenton J his name was in fact Jonas Fenton. *
* Louise G was in fact Golda Louise *
* Fenton J Jr was in fact Jonas Fenton Jr. *

DEATH: Cemetery headstone

Given Name: Jonas Fenton

Change: Date: 18 Jan 2009
Time: 16:22:50

Note: CENSUS:
1870 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC page 306
John Gallant age 34 NC
Eliza age 29 NC *Second Wife*
Mary female age 11 NC * Born to first wife and listed as Martha in 1860*
Susan female age 9 NC * Born to first wife*
John male age 5 NC
Emma female age 3 NC

1880 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC page 586A
Margaret Gallant age 38 NC NC NC
Mattie dau age 21 NC
Frank son age 20 NC
James son age 14 NC *listed as John in 1870*
Emma dau age 13 NC
Sallie dau age 5 NC
* Where is John? *

Although the cemetery inventory shows James as his given name, I'm sure this is
the five yr. old male John listed with John F. Gallant's family in the 1870
census. The headstone gives the date of death and age as 35 yrs.

Royce MCCARLEY, 1754292-0622102175507 , 22 Jun 2002, P.O. Box 868 Mesquite Texas, 214-878-5500, gallant@ont.com.

Given Name: John H

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:36:27

Note: CENSUS:
1870 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC page 306
John Gallant age 34 NC
Eliza age 29 NC *Second Wife*
Mary female age 11 NC * Born to first wife and listed as Martha in 1860*
Susan female age 9 NC * Born to first wife*
John male age 5 NC
Emma female age 3 NC

1880 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC page 586A
Margaret Gallant age 38 NC NC NC
Mattie dau age 21 NC
Frank son age 20 NC
James son age 14 NC
Emma dau age 13 NC
Sallie dau age 5 NC
* Where is John? *

Given Name: Emma

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:36:27

Note: CENSUS:
1880 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC page 586A
Margaret Gallant age 38 NC NC NC
Mattie dau age 21 NC
Frank son age 20 NC
James son age 14 NC
Emma dau age 13 NC
Sallie dau age 5 NC
* Where is John? *

1900 Charlotte Mecklenburg NC ED 43 Sheet 1
John F Gallant self Mar 1836 age 64 Married 37y NC SC NC
Margaret E wife born Sep 1841 age 58 3 of 5 children alive NC VA NC
Frank M son born Jun 1860 age 39 married 18y NC
Sallie A dau born Jan 1875 age 25 NC
* Frank is not with his wife and children. This is a mystery. He is widowed in 1910. The
children are enumerated with a Tenie Gallant in the same county*

1910 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC ED 118 p. 1B
Franklin M Gallant age 49 widowed NC NC NC
William G son age 19 NC NC NC
Carrie dau age 17 NC
Fred S son age 15 NC
Thomas P son age 13 NC

1920 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC ED 161 p. 11A
Frank M Gallant age 59 NC NC NC
Mary E wife age 48 SC SC NC
William G son age 29 NC NC NC
Thomas P son age 22 NC NC NC

1930 Steel Creek Mecklenburg NC ED 60-47 p. 6B
Frank M Gallant age 69 mar age 23 NC NC NC
Emma M wife age 58 mar age 42 SC SC SC
Mary J Campbell step-mother age 73 mar age 44 NC NC NC

DEATH: Steele Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg, NC

He was a deacon of Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church for 44 yrs. Accd.
to a history of the church by Linda Blackwelder, it was decided in 1899 to
reestablish the church's mid-Summer communion service, which had been
diccontinued several years earlier, and to have the service at night, to
accomodate those unable to come during the day. "Deacons J.B. Grier and F.M.
Gallant were instructed to procure some type of lighting for the church."

Royce MCCARLEY, 1754292-0622102175507 , 22 Jun 2002, P.O. Box 868 Mesquite Texas, 214-878-5500, gallant@ont.com.

Given Name: Franklin Miller

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:36:27

Note: CENSUS:
1880 Steele Creek Mecklenburg NC page 586A
Margaret Gallant age 38 NC NC NC
Mattie dau age 21 NC
Frank son age 20 NC
James son age 14 NC
Emma dau age 13 NC
Sallie dau age 5 NC
* Where is John? *

1900 Charlotte Mecklenburg NC ED 43 Sheet 1
John F Gallant self Mar 1836 age 64 Married 37y NC SC NC
Margaret E wife born Sep 1841 age 58 3 of 5 children alive NC VA NC
Frank M son born Jun 1860 age 39 married 18y NC
Sallie A dau born Jan 1875 age 25 NC

Given Name: Sallie A

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:36:27

Note: DEATH: Steele Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg, NC

Given Name: Carrie Mae

Change: Date: 12 Aug 2008
Time: 23:12:28

Note: DEATH: Steele Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg, NC

Given Name: Gussie Cooper

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:36:27

Note: DEATH: Steele Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg, NC

Given Name: Laura William

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:36:27

Given Name: George Washington

Change: Date: 18 Jan 2009
Time: 16:22:30

Given Name: Willie Reid

Change: Date: 15 Mar 2005
Time: 01:00:00

Note: CENSUS:
1860 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC p. 272
W K Reid age 52 Clerk of County NC
Amanda age 38 NC
Margaret C Gary age 24 Widow NC
Elizabeth Gary age 5 TX
Susan Gary age 3 TX
Jane Alexander age 22 NC
Eveline age 20 NC

Given Name: Evelyn Elizabeth

Change: Date: 18 Jan 2009
Time: 16:23:17

Note: CENSUS:
1860 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC p. 272
W K Reid age 52 Clerk of County NC
Amanda age 38 NC
Margaret C Gary age 24 Widow NC
Elizabeth Gary age 5 TX
Susan Gary age 3 TX
Jane Alexander age 22 NC
Eveline age 20 NC

Given Name: Susan

Change: Date: 18 Jan 2009
Time: 16:23:17

Given Name: Evan Shelby

Change: Date: 15 Mar 2005
Time: 01:00:00

Given Name: Agnes Nancy

Change: Date: 15 Mar 2005
Time: 01:00:00

Note: At least three published genealogies carry the lines of this early
Swiss/Germanic family. Accd. to "Carpenters A Plenty" by Robt. C. Carpenter,
Gateway Press, Balt., 1982: "The Rudisill family originated in Switzerland
where, in the early 17th century, two villages in St. Callen Canton had
'Rudisuhli' residents. The disruptive period of the Thirty Years War, 1618-1648
in Germany was marked by movements of people. Sometime early in the 17th
century,the Rudisills moved northward along the Rhine into Germany and settled
at Michelfeld, not far from Hiedelberg. Hans Rudisill, age 16, was at Hilsbach
in 1661. He had been b. abt. 1645. This Hans Rudisill is the most distant
ancestor of the Rudisills of NC. On 30 Jan 1666 he m. Anna, dau. of Wendel and
Appollonia (Liebeld?). Hans res. at Michelfeld where he was a citizen and
judge; he died there 26 May 1723, leaving three surviving sons. His eldest
son, Hans Jacob Rudisill, b. 4 Oct 1666, a carpenter, m. Cleophe Neff 19 Feb
1688 at Michelfeld. She was b. 9 Sep 1671, and d. 6 Feb 1758, dau. of Ulrich
Neff (son Rudolf Neff and wife Regina) and wife Catherine Endriss (dau.
Matthias Endriss and wife Anna Maria Hoffman)." Hans and Cleophe had 12
children, including Johann Jacob Rudisill, b. 10 Apr 1706. Accd. to "Our Wyant
Family" pub. by the author, Terry R. Young, after 1982, Johann came to this
country aboard the ship Mortonhouse, which arrived at Philadelphia on 17 Aug
1729. One author has found him listed as "Hance Jacob Roatslice," and another
as "Hans Jacob Rotesele." He settled in York Co. PA, m. Elizabeth Hamsbacher
and there is a record at Christ Lutheran Church in York showing they had 15
children. He died at York 1786-7. Among the children was a son, Jonas, b.
28 Apr 1735. On 11 Jun 1754 he m. Maria Elizabeth Moul, dau. of Bartholomew
Moul. He died at York in Sep 1799 and his wife d. 1803. During the Revolution,
accd. to Young, Jonas served in Capt. Simon Copenhafer's Company, 1st
Battalion, York Co. Associators. A DAR listing in the Patriot Index shows he
was a Private. They had, among other children, a son, Jonas, Jr., b. 16 Jul
1767. Two of his grandfather's bros. came to this country in the 10 yrs.
following Johann's arrival, and one settled in PA and the other in NC. When
Jonas, Jr. was in his early 20s he followed his uncle down to NC and settled in
Mecklenburg Co. (For information on his will, see Harriet Rudisill.)

Royce MCCARLEY, 1754292-0622102175507 , 22 Jun 2002, P.O. Box 868 Mesquite Texas, 214-878-5500, gallant@ont.com.

Given Name: Jonas

Change: Date: 14 Aug 2008
Time: 16:11:57

Given Name: Susannah

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:36:27

Note: CENSUS:
1910 Charlotte Mecklenburg NC ED 96 fam 96
Lafayette A Gallant age 45 m 24yrs NC NC NC
Margaret J wife age 45 9 of 9 child NC NC NC
Robert M son age 23 NC
William E son age 21 NC
Paul M son age 18 NC
Levicy dau age 15 NC
Alexander G son age 13 NC
Eveline J dau age 11 NC
Margaret L da age 9 NC
Jennie L dau age 7 NC
James G son age 1 9/12 NC

1920 Charlotte Mecklenburg NC ED 145 p. 5B
Layfaett A Gallant age 54 NC SC TX
Margaret J wife age 54 NC NC NC
Robert M son age 33 NC
Erskine I son age 30 NC
Paul M son age 27 NC
Loeviey dau age 25 NC
Enelzh J son age 21 NC
Margaret L dau age 18 NC
Jessie L dau age 17 NC
James A son age 11 NC

1930 Charlotte Mecklenburg NC ED 60-12 p. 13B
Lafayette A Gallant age 65 mar age 21 NC SC NC
Margaret wife age 65 mar age 21 NC NC NC
Margaret dau age 23 NC

Her dates provided by Minnie Lee.

Royce MCCARLEY, 1754292-0622102175507 , 22 Jun 2002, P.O. Box 868 Mesquite Texas, 214-878-5500, gallant@ont.com.

Given Name: Margaret Lafayette

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:29:56

Given Name: Jessie Lavina

Given Name: James A