I'm glad I opened this whole can of genealogy worms...better to get this straight now than to have it go on to future generations that would be even farther away from those born in the 1800's. Hope the following will clear some of this up. In the course of all this sorting, a Redfern stepped forward with the whole genealogy, back to the first Redfern to arrive on American shores... without putting a huge genealogy here, this is what he sent me: Descendents of James Redfern James b. 1720 British Isles John Richard b. 1738 Rappahannock VA Nimrod b. 1869 Anson NC Hanzey Charles b. 1805 Anson NC Hanzey Charles Redfearn b. 1805 White's Store Anson NC d. 1859 TN m. Mary "Polly" Griggs 1825 Anson NC b. 1808 NC. They had the following children: 1. Sarah Elizabeth Redfearn b. APR 25 1827 Anson NC d. MAY 11 1912 Hamilton, IL m. John Thomas Manifee, OCT 17 1848 Monroe TN 2. Aaron Wilson Redfearn b. 1828 NC d. FEB 15 1863 Readysville TN (PVT died in Nashville, Civil War) m (1) Judah Annie Maynard OCT 3 1853 Roane TN m (2) Nancy Ann Cook AUG 11 1859 McLeansboro Hamilton IL b. 1836 KY 3. Nancy A Redfearn b. 1830 NC m. James W Stockton 1862 McLeansboro Hamilton IL 4. Frances Ann Redfearn b. 1832 Anson NC m (1) John H Hinds DEC 13 1853 Roane TN m (2) Thomas Anderson APR 13 1887 Hamilton IL 5. Charles Napolean Redfearn b. MAY 20 1834 TN d. NOV 19 1887 McLeansboro Hamilton IL m. Clarissa Holland Rosier 1856 Peoria IL 6. David J. (John or Jackson) Redfearn b. 1836 TN d. 1862 (died in Civil War) m. Nancy ????. 7. Berry Wilson Redfearn b. 1838 TN d. FEB 15 1863 Nashville TN (PVT died in Nashville, Civil War) m. Josephine Woolridge SEP 26 1861 Hamilton IL 8. Robert Henderson Redfearn b. MAR 4 1845 Monroe TN d. NOV 16 1929 McLeansboro Hamilton IL (in Civil War) m. Mary Elizabeth Daily MAR 10 1872 Belleville St. Clair 9. John Laurel Redfearn b. 1842 TN d. MAR 16 1922 McLeansboro Hamilton IL (4 or 5 wives) m. Mariah C Unknown, Anna M Pittman, Mary Catherine Oglesby, Artemissa Darnell, Sallie Jane Garvin 10. George William Redfearn b. 1844 TN d. 1908 m. Sarah V P Munsell JUL 1, 1868 Hamilton IL for Aaron Wilson Redfearn b. 1828 NC d. FEB 15 1863 Readysville TN (PVT died in Nashville, Civil War) m(1) Judah Annie Maynard OCT 3 1853 Roane TN m (2) Nancy Ann Cook AUG 11 1859 McLeansboro Hamilton IL b. 1836 KY. They had the following children: 1. David Jackson Redfearn b. JAN 17 1855 McLeansboro Hamilton IL d. JUN 9, 1942 Los Angeles Los Angeles CA (went to AR then CA) m. Mary Emily Pittman JUL 23 1878 Hamilton City McLeansboro IL b. MAR 20 1853 Hamilton City McLeansboro IL d. FEB 3 1934 Fort Smith AR 2. Rachel M Redfearn 1856 McLeansboro Hamilton IL? one other David Jackson's i have: David Jackson Redfearn b. MAY 11 1862 McLeansboro Hamilton IL d. FEB 20, 1935 McLeansboro Hamilton IL m. Susan Jane Hindman DEC 23 1886 b. FEB 22 1869 Near Cynthiana Posey IN d. SEP 16 1935 McLeansboro Hamilton IL he descends from Aaron Wilson's brother: 6. David J. (John or Jackson) Redfearn b. 1836 TN d. 1862 (died in Civil War) m. Nancy That's it. I have the database, which he kindly sent me, and can fill in the information farther back, if needed. Peg Spencer

> I'm glad I opened this whole can of genealogy worms...better to get this > straight now than to have it go on to future generations that would be > even farther away from those born in the 1800's. Hope the following will > clear some of this up. But it is still not straight for John L, and is no further then it was :-).... Also, John L's first wife (Oglesby) is Mariah Catherine. Her name is Mariah K. in the Saline Co 1850 census for Raleigh Twp., and is Mariah in the 1860 and 1870 Ham Co census. Maybe Mary was short for that.... I have a great deal of Oglesby lineage/tidbits laying around, It's just "finding" it!! > 9. John Laurel Redfearn b. 1842 TN d. MAR 16 1922 > McLeansboro Hamilton > IL (4 or 5 wives) m. Mariah C Unknown, Anna M Pittman, > Mary Catherine > Oglesby, Artemissa Darnell, Sallie Jane Garvin I also see a Darnell from Ham. Co who married a Pittman in CA. This from our book, but descendents of this line say that is incorrect, that this marriage didn't happen...hmm.. Trev

It's interesting because she is buried under Catherine, her divorce only uses Catherine, and her obituary only uses Catherine. Mariah is a different person. Peg Legacy of Kin: > 1) 1900-65 Redfearn, Mrs. John L.; Leader, 22 Mar 1900; b. 08 Feb 1874, near > Olga, Ham. Co.; d. 16 Mar. 1900, home in McL. Leaves husband, 3 small ch. > (See obit of John L. Redfearn, Times, 16 Mar 1922?). This may be Mariah > (last name unknown), wife of John Redfearn. > 2) 1903-31 Redfearn, Catherine Oglesby; Times, 18 Jun 1903; aged 7 (sic.) > yrs. 07 mo. 05 da.; d. 15 Jun 1903, home of bro. Chas. Oglesby, near Olga. > For several years made home with son B.W. Redfern & dau., Mrs. Len Lockwood > of St. Louis, Mo. Leaves 2 ch., mother, 3 bro. Interr. Smith Cem., Twigg > Twp. (Ham. Co. m #2301; John L. Redfern = Catherine Oglesby 17 Dec 1863. > divorce: 1897, file 119-31) (See 1922-74) Could this be an earlier marriage > for John Redfearn? > 3) 1922-74 Redfearn, John L.; Times, 16 Mar 1922; aged 77 yrs.; d. last > Wednesday, Veteran of the Civil War. Interred I.O.O.F., McL. (Ham. Co. m > 2301: John L. Redfearn = Catherine Oglesby, 17 Dec 1863 ?) (Divorce: John > L. Redfearn vs. M.C. Redfearn; Circuit Court, Sep., 1903; File 1929-31) > (Divorce: Anna M. Redfearn vs. John L. Redfearn; Circuit Court, Sep., 1905; > File 132-01) (All above divorces ??) See 1900-65; 1903-31) Trev wrote: > > I'm glad I opened this whole can of genealogy worms...better to get this > > straight now than to have it go on to future generations that would be > > even farther away from those born in the 1800's. Hope the following will > > clear some of this up. > > But it is still not straight for John L, and is no further then it was :-).... > > Also, John L's first wife (Oglesby) is Mariah Catherine. Her name is Mariah K. > in the Saline Co 1850 census for Raleigh Twp., and is Mariah in the 1860 and > 1870 Ham Co census. Maybe Mary was short for that.... I have a great deal of > Oglesby lineage/tidbits laying around, It's just "finding" it!! > > > 9. John Laurel Redfearn b. 1842 TN d. MAR 16 1922 > > McLeansboro Hamilton > > IL (4 or 5 wives) m. Mariah C Unknown, Anna M Pittman, > > Mary Catherine > > Oglesby, Artemissa Darnell, Sallie Jane Garvin > > I also see a Darnell from Ham. Co who married a Pittman in CA. This from our > book, but descendents of this line say that is incorrect, that this marriage > didn't happen...hmm.. > > Trev