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On September 7, 1889 Isaac Stallings was drunk. It was a Saturday and he’d been drinking all day and was belligerent.  Samuel Cobb was sitting on Mary Everett’s front porch.  Mary lived next door to Isaac on Railroad Avenue. Isaac went toward Mary’s with a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a knife in the other.  He and Samuel had argued some time ago but had lately been friendly. Isaac just said, “Hello, Sam; howdy” and then returned home and went to sleep. Meanwhile, Samuel left and returned to the porch with a large stick.

When Isaac woke up he asked his son George W. Stallings where his step-mother was. Learning from George that his wife had taken her night clothes to Mary’s and had planned to stay there for the night, Isaac went to Mary’s to get Winnie to come back home. He yelled abusive obscenities at her, threatened to kill her, grabbed her arm and shoulder and forced her to return to their house. Winnie yelled at him to leave her alone. Samuel rapped on the porch to summon the police, but no police came.  After Isaac returned Winnie to their house, he went back toward Mary’s, looked at Samuel Cobb and said “If you want anything of me come and get it” and asked Samuel if it was any of his business.  Samuel told Isaac not to come toward him with a knife and said, “Mr. Stallings, let me alone, I have nothing against you.” Isaac, no longer holding a knife, started toward Samuel who told him if he didn’t stop he would hit him. Isaac kept walking toward Samuel. Samuel hit him in the head with his stick but Isaac didn’t fall. Samuel hit him again, knocking Isaac to his knees. Samuel hit him a third time and Isaac fell flat. Samuel ran home. Isaac got up and walked home holding the fence.

The exact date of Isaac’s death is unclear. The cemetery records show September 11, 1889 as the death date. However, the newspaper article reporting on the coroner’s inquest testimony was published on September 11^th and states that Isaac had been buried the day before, which would have been Tuesday, September 10^th. And it isn’t clear if Isaac died the same day of the inquest and burial or if he died earlier.

At any rate, his wife and family wanted nothing to do with his burial. So there was no funeral and he was buried in a pauper’s grave at the county’s expense.
The newspaper cites that Isaac’s brother was contacted and he refused to have anything to do with it.

Isaac had two brothers: James Stallings and Martin Everett Stallings. James died in 1861, so the brother who was contacted and refused to have anything to do with him was Martin Everett.
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[1] Augusta Chronicle, 11 September 1889, page 5.
[2] Isaac and Jane appear together on the 1880 U.S. Census, but there is no record of Jane after that.

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Cork, Sherrie T. “A Legacy of Murder – Part 2” Web blog post. Descendants of Rebellion. 10 September 2017.

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I did know that Rosa Lowe married Joseph Jacob “Jake” Stallings and they had four children, Grady Everett, Hazel Louise, Marjorie J. and Mary Lucille.[1]
Then I found the obituary for “Mrs. Lilla Mae Bell” published in the Augusta Chronicle on 31 October 1944. The obituary states that Lilla died at her home in Ellenton and among her survivors were a sister “Mrs. Jake Stallings, Augusta” and brother “Richard M. Lowe.”[2]

Lilla’s death certificate states that her parents were R.M. Lowe and Judy Stringfield.[3]  With this information­­­ I was able to locate the correct Rosa Lowe on the 1910 U.S. Census where she is shown living in Williston, Barnwell County, South Carolina, with h­­­­­er parents R.M. and Judy Lowe and siblings Lella (sic) and Chester W.[4]  On this census, Rosa’s age is reported to be­­­­­­ 12; however, she isn’t on the 1900 census later records indicate she was born in 1900.[5]

Rosa’s older siblings, Julius and Richard, Jr., who had moved out by 1910, are shown on the 1900 census.[6] Rosa was the youngest of seven children.[7] It appears that not all children survived. In fact, the 1910 census states that the Lowes had seven children and three of them were living in 1910 but later records indicate that there were other living children. Perhaps the number three for living children was used because there were three in the household at the time the census was taken.

Julius’ death certificate identifies his parents as Richard Lowe and Judie Lowe.[8] A death certificate for Winchester “Chester” Lowe identifies his parents as Richard Lowe and Judie Stringfield.[9] In 1880, Richard and Judie Lowe were living in Rosemary, Barnwell County, South Carolina, with their two-year-old son Julius.[10] I haven’t yet located Richard, Sr. on earlier censuses and haven’t yet determined who his parents were.

It appears that Judie Stringfield’s parents were Edmund Stringfield and Elizabeth _______.[11]

When Rosa was about 21 years old in 1920, she can be found living with George W. Stallings and his wife Martha in Silverton, Aiken County, South Carolina. She is identified as George’s cousin.[12] George’s wife’s maiden name was Lowe (Martha Lowe) and George’s mother’s maiden name was Lowe (Jane Lowe). If Rosa was George’s first cousin, she would be Jane Lowe’s niece, which would mean Jane was Richard, Sr.’s sister, but Jane was born in about 1845, which would make her too old to be Richard’s sister.

However, Martha Lowe was born in 1880. She could have been one of the seven children of Matthew and Judie and therefore Rosa’s sister. If she were born in 1880 after the census was taken and married George by the time she was 20 in 1900, she would never have appeared on a census with her parents (most of the 1890 census having been destroyed). Of course, that would technically make her George’s sister-in-law and not cousin, but that could easily have been a mistake by the census taker, or a loose application of the term “cousin.”

In conclusion, Rosa Lowe was born 4 November 1900 in South Carolina to Richard Matthew Lowe, Sr. and Judie(y) Stringfield. Other children of Judie and Richard were Julius Lowe, Richard Matthew Lowe, Jr., Winchester Lowe, Lilla Mae Lowe and Martha Lowe. There was possibly one other child who either didn’t survive or was born between 1880 and 1900 and lived in other households when the 1900 census was taken (most of the 1890 U.S. Census having been destroyed).
I would love to know if anyone has any knowledge to share about this family.

© Sherrie T. Cork
Please cite as:
Cork, Sherrie T. “The Parents of Rosa Lowe” Web blog post. Descendants of Rebellion. 19 July 2017.
Endnotes:

[1] 1930 U.S. Census, Augusta, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: 382; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 749.0; FHL microfilm: 2340117, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls).
1940 U.S. Census, North Augusta, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3783; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 2-33, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls).
[2]“Lilla Mae Bell,” Obituary, The Augusta Chronicle, 31 October 1944, page two.
[3] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing South Carolina death records, Columbia, SC, USA: South Carolina Department of Archives and History).
[4] 1910 U.S. Census, Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 1518; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1241518­­­­, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C).
[5] Gravestone; family history
[6] 1900 U.S. Census, Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1450; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375463, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls). ­­(The son R­­­­­­­­ichard is identified as Richard, Jr.; the father is identified on censuses and on Lilla’s death certificate as R.M.; later records for Richard, Jr. report his name to be Richard Matthew Lowe, Jr.)
[7] 1900 census reports 7 children born to the couple who had been married for 30 years.
[8] South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Barnwell.
[9] South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Aiken.
[10] 1880 U.S. Census, Rosemary, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 1220; Family History Film: 1255220; Page: 347C; Enumeration District: 037, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
[11] 1870 U.S. Census, Rosemary, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1484; Page: 363A; Image: 228; Family History Library Film: 552983, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
1860 U.S. Census, 1860; Census Place: Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1213; Page: 427; Family History Library Film: 805213, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record).
[12] 1920 U.S. Census, Silverton, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1683; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 22, (http:ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2017 [database on-line], citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City)).

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The “Manning Files,”[4] states that John Stallings was married first to Kissannah Bates.[5]  However, proof of this cannot be located in probate files, wills, newspaper articles, marriage records, deeds, birth records or death records.

In Barnwell County Marriages – Early to 1911, by Dee Ann Price, John Stallings is listed with Kissannah Bates as his wife.[6]  No source is cited.  Notes by the author state that when no source document was cited, the information was obtained from “journals, letters, Bibles, pedigree charts,” etc. Dee Ann Price may have obtained her information from the Manning Files.

John Stallings’ first wife was indeed named Kissannah. Her obituary was published in the Southern Christian Advocate 10 November 1843. The obituary states “Died, on the 26^th of October, Mrs. Kisanor Stallings, wife of John Stallings of Barnwell District, S.C., aged thirty-two years and two months.”[7]

John Stallings did marry a Bates. Sometime after 1850 he married Sarah A. Bates, daughter of Burrell Bates.[8]  Burrell Bates died without a will 23 August 1852, approximately nine years after John’s first wife died.[9]  The distribution of Burrell’s estate to his heirs was recorded on a final return certified by the court 18 March 1856. The account records equal distributions to Burrell’s children: A.J. Bates, A.J. Bates as guardian for James H. Bates, John Stallings and wife, John Bates, James Stallings and wife and Joseph S. Bates. The distributions were made in 1855.[10]
Burrell Bates’ two daughters were still living with him when the 1850 census was taken.[11]  Sarah married John Stallings between 1850 and 1860.[12]   Burrell’s other daughter, Catherine, became the wife of James Stallings, M.D., as later records show.[13]  Their mother Sarah E. Bates died before the administration of her husband’s estate was completed,[14] and the same distributees are recorded in an account of her estate.[15]

Sometimes it’s necessary to review an entire set of records from a particular time period, rather than limit a search to reviewing only documents associated with specific indexed surnames. A review of early Barnwell County Deeds located a receipt that was recorded 2 August 1845, whereby several beneficiaries acknowledged receipt of a “distributive share” from the estate of A.W. Eubanks.[16]  John Stallings received a distributive share of $325. Other distributees receiving similar amounts were James J. Holland, Giles Bowers, Mary Carrie, Glover Foreman and J.J. Eubanks. The receipt doesn’t state when the money was actually distributed, and no further documents relating to A.W. Eubanks’ estate could be found.

Kissannah Eubanks was the daughter of Adam Eubanks and Judith Toole[17] and the sister of A.W. Eubanks (aka Andrew Washington Eubanks).[18]  Adam Eubanks died in about 1820.[19] An account filed by the executor of Adam’s will, Adam’s son John Eubanks, in the probate proceeding was certified by the Ordinary of Barnwell District on 15 January 1834 and reported distributions to heirs made in February and March 1833.[20]  Persons receiving distributions were: Giles Bowers in right of his wife, James J. Eubanks, Isaac Eubanks, James J. Holland in right of his wife, Kissannah Eubanks, Melinda Foreman, Mary Carrie, A.W. Eubanks (via John Eubanks, guardian) and John Eubanks.

According to the age stated in her obituary, Kissannah would have been about 22 when she received the distribution from her father’s estate. Later censuses indicate that John and Kissanah’s oldest child was born in 1841.[21]

A.W. Eubanks was incompetent and his brother, John Eubanks, managed his affairs.[22]  When he died his assets were distributed to his siblings, as his parents were both deceased.[23]  Kissannah’s share was distributed via her husband John Stallings.[24]  I was unable to find records indicating when A.W. Eubanks died; I only located the receipt. Also of note is that the receipt is dated approximately two years after Kissanah’s death. It is possible that the receipt was recorded to memorialize a transaction that happened some years prior.
Clearly, John Stallings’ first wife was Kissannah Eubanks, daughter of Adam Eubanks, not Kissannah Bates.

© Sherrie T. Cork
Please cite as:
Cork, Sherrie T. “John Stallings : A correction to the record” Web blog post. Descendants of Rebellion. 19 June 2017.
Endnotes:

[1] John filed a petition to sell the property of his “deceased father” in 1839. (Petition to Sell Property, Estate of Shadrack Stallings, Bundle 74, pkg 1, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.)
[2] 1850 U.S. census, Barnwell County, South Carolina, digital image, Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com : accessed 13 April 2016), citing National Archives microfilm publication Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, roll M432_849, page 365B, image 85.
1860 U.S. census, Barnwell County, South Carolina, digital image, Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com : accessed 13 April 2016), citing National Archives microfilm publication 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, roll M653_1213.
1870 U.S. census, Barnwell County, South Carolina, digital image, Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com : accessed 13 April 2016), citing National Archives microfilm publication 1870 U.S. census, population schedules, roll M593_1484, page 358B, image 307162.
[3] Will of John Stallings, box 44, pkg 11, South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
Petition of J.M. Woodward for Letters of Administration, Estate of John Stallings, box 44, pkg 11, South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[4] William Harris Manning and Edna Anderson Manning, compilers, “Manning Files,” Manuscripts Division, South Caroliniana Library, Columbia.
[5] There are several possible spellings for this name: Kizannah, Kisannah, Kissanah, etc. I will use Kissannah throughout to be consistent.
[6] DeAnn Price, compiler, Barnwell County Marriages, early to 1911, Manuscripts Division, South Caroliniana Library, Columbia.
[7] “Kisanor Stallings,” Obituary, Southern Christian Advocate, 10 November 1843.
[8]John Stallings (reported age 46) and Sarah A. Stallings (reported age 29) are together on the 1860 census. Sarah (reported age 21) is on the census with her father in 1850.  A final return filed in Burrell Bates’ estate in 1856 records a distribution to “John Stallings & wife.” (1850 U.S. census, Barnwell County, South Carolina, digital image, Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com : accessed 13 April 2016), citing National Archives microfilm publication Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, roll M432_849, page 393B, image 141).
1860 U.S. census.
Final Return, Estate of Burrell Bates, Bundle 114, pkg 6, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[9] Letters of Administration dated 15 November 1852, Petition for Letters of Administration, Estate of Burrell Bates, Bundle 114, pkg 6, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[10] Final Account, Estate of Burrell Bates.
[11] 1850 U.S. census.
[12] 1860 U.S. census.
[13] 1850 U.S. census (Burrell Bates household).
1860 U.S. census, Barnwell County, South Carolina, digital image, Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com : accessed 13 April 2016), citing National Archives microfilm publication 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, roll M653_1213, page 433.
1870 U.S. census, Barnwell County, South Carolina, digital image, Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com : accessed 13 April 2016), citing National Archives microfilm publication 1870 U.S. census, population schedules, roll M593_1484, page 401B.
Tombstone, “Catherine E. wife of Dr. James Stallings, photo, findagrave.com (http:findagrave.com . accessed 26 May 2017), Williston Cemetery, Williston, South Carolina.
[14] Petition for letters of administration, Estate of Sarah E. Bates, dated 21 November 1853, Bundle 118, pkg 10, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[15] Account, Estate of Sarah E. Bates, dated 11 February 1856, Bundle 118, pkg 10, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[16] Receipt, Barnwell County Deeds, book BB, page 211, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[17] Account, The Estate of Isaac B. Toole, dated 22 February 1816, Bundle 22, pkg 28, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[18] Account No. 4, Estate of Adam Eubanks.
Will of Adam Eubanks.
[19] Account No. 4, The Estate of Adam Eubanks, dated 15 January 1834, Bundle 35, pkg 9, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
Will of Adam Eubanks, dated 8 September 1817 and recorded 31 October 1820, Bundle 35, pkg 9, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1958, Barnwell County Court, Barnwell.
[20] Account No. 4, Estate of Adam Eubanks.
[21] 1850 U.S. census (John and Sarah Stallings household).
[22] Receipt, Barnwell County Deeds.
[23] John Eubanks filed a petition on 30 December 1831 stating that Judith Eubanks, wife of Adam Eubanks, had lately died. (Estate of Adam Eubanks, Barnwell County Court.
[24] Receipt, Barnwell County Deeds.

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