Several years ago, I looked at the Salve Schedules and found as, I recall, that Jessie had 8, one of which was the house-servant who they brought from GA @ 10 years old, to be the nursemaid for Zachariah. she is presumed to be the Susan Gieger who is listed on the 1870 US Census, a household or two away from Jessie & Tobitha... They were never destitute...Both of their Parents and Grandparents had extensive land holdings in GA, a portion from which they inherited...But I suspect that they were hardworking, honest farmers (or Planters, as some are called) who lived frugul lives, and were not self-indulgent...a book which I read said that the coffin of Zachariah was carried in a white, horse drawn carriage to the Bethel Methodist Cemetery, followed by over 1/2 mile of mourners...indicating he was highly esteemed by his neighbors and family...I know that all of Zachariah's sons were considered 'well-off' by their peers, and his Welch in-laws included physicians and large land-holders... Thank you Ralph...This was interesting info... >From: "Ralph and Becky Poore" <poorehouse1@msn.com> >Reply-To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GEIGER] Jesse and Zachariah Geiger in 1860 Ag Census >Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:13:59 -0700 > >I've been researching my direct ancestor line in the Agricultural Schedules >of 1850-1880, but I've also kept an eye out for my branch lines. Below are >entries for Jesse Geiger/Gieger and Z. Geiger/Gieger in the 1860 schedule. >I >thought the list would find these entries of interest. > >Since I have not cross-checked this with the population schedule, I'm >assuming that Jesse is Jesse Geiger, b. March 20, 1793 and d. October 20, >1871, and that Z. is Zachariah Geiger, b. May 01, 1814 and d. 1898. > >Here are the agricultural entries: > > >1860 Agricultural Schedule >County of Covington, State of Mississippi > >Name of Owner, Agent, or Manager of the Farm:Jesse Gieger (spelled Jessee >Gigger on the schedule) > >ACRES OF LAND >Improved, 50 >Unimproved, 230 >Cash value of Farm, $1,000 >Value of Farming Implements and Machinery, $150 > >LIVE STOCK, JUNE 1ST, 1860 >Horses, 5 >Milch Cows, 1 >Working Oxen, 6 >Other Cattle, 12 >Value of Live Stock, $800 > >PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1860 >Indian Corn, bushels of., 350 >Ginned Cotton, bales of 400 lbs. each., 6 >Wool, lbs. of. 50 >Peas and Beans, bush.. of., 50 >Irish Potatoes, bush. of., 5 >Sweet Potatoes, bush. of., 100 > >Wine, gallons of., 20 >Butter, lbs. of., 50 >Hay, tons of., 1 > >Beeswax, lbs. of., 10 >Honey, lbs. of., 60 >Value of Home-made Manufactures, $50 >Value of Animals slaughtered., $200 > >******************************************************************* > >1860 Agricultural Schedule >County of Covington, State of Mississippi > >Name of Owner, Agent, or Manager of the Farm: Z. Gigger > >ACRES OF LAND >Improved, 27 >Unimproved, 133 >Cash value of Farm, $400 >Value of Farming Implements and Machinery, $75 > >LIVE STOCK, JUNE 1ST, 1860 >Horses, 3 >Milch Cows, 5 >Working Oxen, 2 >Other Cattle, 7 >Sheep, 20 >Swine, 15 >Value of Live Stock, $700 > >PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1860 >Indian Corn, bushels of., 200 >Ginned Cotton, bales of 400 lbs. each., 30 >Wool, lbs. of., 40 >Peas and Beans, bush.. of., 100 >Sweet Potatoes, bush. of., 75 >Value of Orchard Products in dollars., $10 >Butter, lbs. of., 20 >Hay, tons of., 1 >Value of Home-made Manufactures., $200 >Value of Animals slaughtered., $150 > >Some complex calculations are needed, which I haven't made yet, to >determine >if they were self-sufficient in grain (peas, beans, potatoes, rice, etc. >have to be converted to equivalent corn units). The price of cotton varied >but was about 10 cents a pound in 1860. Thus, Jesse would have grossed $240 >from his 6 bales, while Zachariah would have grossed $1,200. By 1860 Piney >Woods standards they were quite well off, even without knowing their costs >or debts. > >The cotton production suggests they owned slaves, but I haven't checked the >slave schedules. > >Homemade manufactures were largely consumed on the farm but some may have >been sold or traded. Cattle may have been sold and brought about $10 a >head, >depending on their size. > >I find the ag schedules of interest because they tell us a great deal about >our ancestors lives and finances. By making decade-to-decade comparisons, >we >can determine how well they were doing. > >Ralph Poore >3440 S. Brookshore Place >Boise, ID 83706 >poorehouse1@msn.com >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/o/o/Ralph-E-Poore/ > >The families my wife and I researching are divided into four surname >categories: Poore, Pierce, Johnson, and Fladeland. Those in the Poore >category are linked to my father’s family. Those in the Pierce category are >linked to my mother’s family. Those in the Johnson family are linked to my >wife’s father’s family. Those in the Fladeland family are linked to my >wife’ >s mother’s family. > >POORE >Calloway, Gandy, Gieger, Hearne, Jay, Lowe, Poore, Widden > >PIERCE >Crawley, Moody, Pierce, Stringfellow, > >JOHNSON >Edwards, Johnson > >FLADELAND >Bowman, Buskirk, Fladeland, Nygaard > > > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx