I am very confused with what I see in the children of Elijah Longmire b.1777 and Martha Mary Moss I have with 10 children 1.Robert, m. Sarah Sally Sharp; 2.Henderson, m. Sciotha ?; 3.Elijah Jr.; 4.Elizabeth m. James Wallace; 5. Reuben Moss Longmire, m.Elizabeth Wallace; 6. Louisa B. m. Dr. Joseph P. Eaton; 7.Marcellius, m. Jane Wallace; 8. William T, m.Nancy Loy; 9. Martha Patsy, m. William Walker; 10. Jordan Franklin, m. Mary Sharp They must have live close to Andersonville at that time it was call Wallace Cross Roads. That was close to David Wallace and Adkins the parents Elizabeth & James Wallace. David brother James M. Wallace father of Jane Wallace who married Marcellius Longmire 5.REUBEN MOSS LONGMIRE, who was born in what is now CAMPBELL COUNTY, Feb. 19, 1817, and who married ELIZABETH WALLACE, the daughter of DAVID WALLACE. He was at one time Register of ANDERSON COUNTY. DAVID WALLACE, father of ELIZABETH WALLACE was born and a native of Tennessee, and his name appears on these records. REUBEN MOSS LONGMIRE died in Anderson Co. September 9, 1857. REUBEN MOSS LONGMIRE was named for REUBEN MOSS the father of MARY who was his mother, and therefore his grandfather, and who lived in Granville County, North Carolina. This Reuben Longmire was, when a young man a California "Forty-Nine-er" who after knocking about the country as a boy, finally found his way to the magic gold-fields of the West, but, who, like so many others, "after his fling" returned to the native heath, where he spent the balance of his days in peace as a "country gentleman" on a farm in old Anderson County, Tennessee. He and his wife. ELIZABETH WALLACE were the parents of J. E. LONGMIRE who was born in Anderson County & who married October 1, 1884, MARTHA MOORE, daughter of SAMUEL MOORE, & they had a son named JAMES MOSS LONGMIRE. (Tennessee Cousins) 1850 Anderson County census: R. M. Longmire household 72-72 LONGMIRE, R. M. 33 m farmer 2500 TN LONGMIRE, Elizabeth 31 f TN unable to read & write LONGMIRE, James E. 11 m TN attended school within year LONGMIRE, Mary J. 9 f TN attended school within year LONGMIRE, Martha E. 8 f TN attended school within year LONGMIRE, Rufus E. 6 m TN attended school within year LONGMIRE, Elijah D. 4 m TN LONGMIRE, Louisa M. 2 f TN LONGMIRE, Nancy Ann 7/12 f TN I have nothing on 3.Elijah Jr.; b.1810 Jim Wallace > > From: SHOKE2253@aol.com > Date: 2004/05/26 Wed AM 12:37:11 EDT > To: TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNCAMPBE-L] Walker Family > > In a message dated 5/19/2004 9:28:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > lesliec@flash.net writes: > [Elijah Longmire is a brother-in-law of Robert Smith, both being married to > daughters of Reuben Moss/Polly Ann Jordan. Reference is made to Ransom > Smith, a possible brother or close relative to Robert Smith ... himself > married to another daughter of Reuben Moss. Anderson Smith is a son to > Ransom Smith - Anderson's wife is unknown. The Robertson referred to is > Joseph Robertson, from VA who d. in Campbell Co. in 1821 (wife Delilah, no > last name). Witness William McNew is apparently md. by time to Sarah Smith, > d/o Ransom Smith - his first wife having been Lucy Walker. Need more info on > which William Rogers this is, although Mary Walker, wife of Samuel Cowan > mentioned in this deed, was first married to a Mr. Rogers (no first name). > The writing on the deed referring to witness Jas. Walker could also be read > "Jos." Walker. In short, this sounds like a family land transaction ... so > WHO IS JACOB SMITH? This shouldn't be an accident of similar names.] > Elijah Longmire is a brother-in-law of Robert C. Smith, Ramsom Smith and > Elizabeth Smith, all children of Gulielmus Smith of Hanover Co, VA. > Elijah Longmire was married to Mary 'Polly' Moss, May 25, 1803, Granville Co, > NC. She was also married to William T. Rogers, b. 1799, Buncombe Co, NC. Need > proof of the Rogers marriage. > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Do not spam or send derogatory comments to any other subscriber to this list. > >