Recived this information from John G. Cagle today. He thinks that Tabitha's father was Leonard Cagle b-1770-1840 . Here is what he said in his letter. Some Ideas on the posible ancestry of Tabitha Cagle b-1820s, who married Tuben Tucker Hill. The likeliest possibility of Tabitha Cagle seems to be Leonard Cagle , C1770-1840s, a native of North Carolina, who appeared in various records in Lancaster Co SC and nearby Anson Co. NC, during the period from 1791 through 1825. Some of his children were born in SC, others in NC. Leonard ancestry remians unclear - was possibly a son of Charles Cagle Sr. c1730-1801 of Stanly Co. NC, and some think he was a son of George Cagle Sr. 1740, 1825, also of Stanly Co. NC. (he sent we about 10 pages of the Cagle Journal from Aug 1992. Leonard Cagle, after selling his land in SC & NC in 1824-25, moved to Henry Co. Ga., Where he joined two other settlers from Stanly Co., NC : David Cagle Sr. 1767-1825 (son of Geroge Cagle Sr. 1740s-1825), and a younger Leonard Cagle c.1780-1850, who was a cousin . David Sr. remained permantly in Henry Co. GA. but both Leonard Cagle's moved to northwest Gerogia during the 1830s, with the older Leonare, c1770-1840s moving to Cobb Co. GA and the younger Leonard to Chattooga Co. GA. The older Leonard while still in Henry Co. was in the 1830 census along with son Jeptha. c.1805-1870s??(can't read last number), who had married Elizabeth Fails in early 1830s 1830 Census , Henry Co. GA: P.229 Cagle, Leonard 00111001-0100001 Jeptha 00001-00001 This Cenus hgows Leonard in 50-60 age bracket, and his wife in 40-50 bracket. They had three sons still living at home, two of whom were Eli Cagle, born c 1807, and Henry Cagle, born 1820. The only daughter in their houshold, in the 5-10 age braket born 1820-1825 era, may have been Tabitha Cagle, On July 6, 1837 a Tabitha Hill married Robert Fendley in Henry County, with cermony performed by Robert Cagle J.P., son of David Cagle Sr. 1767-1852. It is unclear if Tabitha Hill was related to Reuben Tucker Hill . (sent me a copy of the of page of marriage). 1838, Leonard Cgale had moved to Cobb County, GA. and seems to have been accompnied by all his children. In the 1840 census Jeptha Cagle is listed as head of household, living near to Reuben Tucker Hill . 1840 Census , Cobb Co. GA. p.274 Distict 878 Cagle, Jephtha 110022001-01001 Hill, R.T. 00001 - 0001 Hill, Robert 00001 - 0001 It would appear that Leonard Cagle was a widower by this time , and probably was the older male in the 60-70 age bracket in Jephta's houshold., Jephtha and wife seem to be listed in teh 30-40 age bracket. Jephtha's three borthers also seem to be in his houshold, in the 20-30 and 30-40 age brackets. By the time of the 1850 Census, Jephtha Cagle was still living in Cobb Co , GA, but moved to Marshall col ALA during the 1850s, his brothers Eli and Henry were present on 1849 Cobb Co. tax list, but by 1850 census had moved to Murray Co, GA. , probably lived in southern end of Myurray which soon became Gordon Co. . In 1860 Census, Eli & Henry Cagle, lived in Freeman's district in Gordon County; Ruben T. Hill & wife Tavitha lived in Coosavattee (?) Dist in Gordon County, 1860 Census Gordon Co. Ga: Freemans District Cagle, Eli 53 b.NC Day Labor p.357. Mary 30 GA Domestic Henry 13 " John 11 " Wm. D. 7 " Elizabeth 7 " Frances 6 " Sophronia 2 " Cagle, Henry 39 NC Farmer Elizabeth 33 GA Domistic Jephtha 12 " Rebecca 14 " George 9 Amanda 6 " Mary 3 " John 7/12 " He said at the end of this letter he would be glad to exchange information on these family lines at any time . June 1992 Cagle Journal of Historical Inquiry : The Children of John Cagle, Sr. c1730-1801, of Mecklenburg Co. NC. The childen of Charles Cagle, Sr. c1730-1801 of Mecklenburg Co., NC (pg. 4) Leonard and John Cagle, of Lancaster Co, 1790s, and Burke Co, NC Lancaster Co., South Carolina, which adjoins anson Co., NC to the south lost most of its early records to a courthouse fire. One of the few surviving setof records which remains intact is the group of original deed books, dating back to the county's founding in 1785. Avstracts of these deeds were published in 1981 by Brent H. Holcomb, in Lancaster County, South Carolina Deed Abstracts. 1787-1811. The Cagle references from this volume are as follows: Book B. , p.176: Jan. 1, 1791 , State of SC, Chesterfield County, John Stroud of aforesaid County, to Jacob Shoffner of Lancaster Co., Miller, for L.20, 100 acres of both sises of Big Lynches Creek in both the counties stated above, adjoining John Fonderburk, Peter Crons, Jacob Baker, David Fonderburk, Devalt Fonberburk . Witnesses: John Bibbe John Stroud (X) Leonard Kagle (X) Proved by Jan. 3, 1791, by John Bibbe, before John Craig, JP. (Editor's Note: In 1795, Jacob Shoffner sold the tract abobe to David Funderburk, who had been one of the neighbors in 1791. The Shoffeners and Funderburks, like the Cagle, were German families which had previously lived in Pennsylvaina and North Carolina. The name Fundeburk is an Anglicized Spelling of the name Von der Berg) Book B. p.303: July 8, 1795 Francis Bettis of Lancaster Co., SC, to Abraham Hagler of same, for L50, 208 Acres in Chesterfield Co., on the Reddy Fork, a prong of Fork Creek, adjoining said Bettis, John Blackburn, part of 5,000 Acres granted to said Bettis on March 01, 1790. Whits: John Ferguson, Richard Bettis Francis Bettis Leonard Kagle (X) proved by Leonard Kagle, 10 Sept. 1795; John Welsh, JP Book D, p.181: John Welsh of Lancaster Co. , to Leonard Cagle, for L50, 500 acres in the district of Camden, on water of Lynches Creek adjoining Boston Hagler, George McManus; on Turkey Creek, part of a grant to Thomas Sumter on April 2, 1878. Wits: Abraham Haglar (X) John Welsh Charles McManus Proved by Charles McManus, Dsec. 18, 1797 ; John Welsh, JP. Editor's Note: Tuckey Creek was a small triburary on the west side of Lynches Creek, and thus in Lancaster co., since Lynches Creek formed the boundary between Lancaster was one of the counties in the District of Camden which at that time also included York, Chester, Fairfield, Richland, clarendon, and Claremont Counties. Chesterfield County, which lay East of Lacaster Co. across Lynches Creek, was in the cheraws district. The Haglers, mentioned in the avove deed, were another of the German families who had moved into Lancaster Co. SC for North Carolina. Book D, p 182: Sep. 6, 1796 John Cagle & wife Lucy of Lancaster Co., to Jacob Hagler of Lancaster Co., for L30, sterling, 50 Acres on the west side of Big Lynches Creek, adjoining said Hagler, Pate: Plat dated 1750 to James McManus the Patentee. Wits: Charles McManus Jacob Englet (X) John Cagle Catharine Englet (X) Proved by Charles McManus, July 30, 1803. (Editor's Note: Tuckeyhoe was Tuckaho Creek, a small tributary on the west side of Lynches Creek, near Turkey Creek.) John and Lucy Cagle, of the 1796 deed above, later migrated to Burke Co, NC, where they appeared in the census of 1810. John died there in 1815, and Lucy after appearing in the 1820 census, died c. 1823. A Leonard Cgle appeared with John Cagle in Burke Co., NC records in 1814-1815, althou it is unclear at this time whether he was the some Leonard who was in Lancaster Co., SC, above. (July 1992 , p. 1,) Continued in this issue is an investigation of the movements of Leonard and John Cagle of Lancaster Co. SC and Burke County, NC, to determine if they could have been sons of Charles Cagle Sr: Leonard and John Cagle, of Lancaster Co., SC & Burke Co., NC 1790-1820s In the June issue, it was noted that Leonard Cagle and John Cagle (and wife Lucy) were involved in a number of land transactions in Lancaster co., SC in the 1790s, the last of which occurred in 1798. It is known , from later census records that Henry Cagle, oldest son of JOhn and Lucy, was born c.1798 in the state of South Carolina. their second son, John Cagle, was born c.1802, in North Carolina, as were their later children, which would suggest that they moved to North Carolina between 1798 and 1802, and never returned to South Carolina. John and Lucy have not been located in lthe census of 1800, and may have been missed by the census-taker in that year. By 1810, they wre present in the census of Burke Co., NC, where John eventually died in 1815. Regarding the movements of Leonard , it is known from the census records that one of his sons, Jephtha Cgle, was born c. 1802 in South Carolina, so it might be assumed that he was still present in Lancaster co., SC in that year. However , Leonard is not listed in the 1800 census of Lancaster Co., and later in this series it will be considered whether he was the Leonard Cagle who appeared in the 1800 census of Moore Co., NC. Leonard's next known appearance in the records of Lancater Co. was in 1812, when he appeared as a signer on a citizens' petition. then, in 1817, he sold a large tract of land in Lancaster Co. followed by the sale of a smaller tract in 1824, which marks his last known appearance in the records of that county. Following below are abstracts of the deeds of 1817 and 1824; then, consideration will be given to Leonard's possible residence in the counties of Moore, Montgomery and Anson North Carolina, during the era of 1798 to 1817. Book I, page 10: , Jan 18, 1817 . State of SC, Lancaster County . Leonard Cagle to Elijah Phillips, 460 Acres for $540. "Begining at a Black Jack Corner, thence along Baker's line Bird's Branch, to Paul Hagler's line, along a row of Marked trees to the head of Saw Scaffle Branch, down branch to foot of a Little Mountain, thence along John Hough's Line and along Massey's line, to Beginning " Witnesses: James J. Douglas Leonard Cagle Daniel Clarke Provied by Daniel Clarke, March 20, 1817. Recorded April 16, 1817 (It is unclear if this was a part of the 500-ace tract which Leonard Cagle had bought in Lancaster co. in 1797; See June Issue, p 4 ). (I will the somemore on the e-mail)