Johannes Meerbodt [the last name has several spellings.... it basically translates from the German to mean someone from or from near a swamp] was the "old man" of the clan. He was a shoemaker by training, but at some point indentured himself to an auger maker in his hometown of Hanua. The story has it that he made and sold various things on the side, and that when he had squirrelled away enough, he bought passage to America. He arrived in Philadelphia in 1784. He went to work for a Quaker family named Inman from Lancaster County. The deal was that he'd work a few years for them, then would be given a parcel of land and an animal to work the farm. After about a year, he eloped with the Inman's daughter Sarah, and they moved to South Carolina. Her family shunned her since she married a non-Quaker. In 1803, Johannes received his American citizenship, at which time he appears to have begun using an Americanized form of his name, John Marbut. John & Sarah Inman Marbut had several children, one of whom was John Jr, another of whom was Daniel. Most of the children migrated to Giles Co., TN by the late 1830's. John, Jr., married Ann Thomas of SC. They had Eodus Everline Marbut, born in 1832, in SC. This Oda married Peterson McGill in Giles Co. about 1850. Oda had an uncle, Daniel Marbut, who had a daughter who was also named Eodus Everline. This Oda was born in the 1840's and was not Peterson's wife. If I recall, she appears not to have married, and is buried somewhere in North Alabama. Peterson McGill's wife Oda appears to have died in childbirth in 1870, giving birth to a daughter whom Peterson named Oda. Later, Peterson married a third time, to Sarah Sherwood, who died in 1873 without issue. Peterson married in 1873 for a fourth time, to Catherine Daly of Limestone Co., AL. She & Peterson had several children before his death in 1888, one of whom was named Mahala, apparently after his first wife Mahala Long. Catherine lived until at least 1912, at which time she was still drawing a widow's pension from Peterson's CSA service. Interestingly, none of the cemetary books for any of the four counties in which Peterson McGill lived during his life (Lauderdale & Limestone in Alabama, Giles and Lawrence in Tennessee) have listings for him or any of his four wives, though many of his 17(!) children are there, principally in Oxford Cem (Giles) and Booth Chapel. I suspect some of these folks are buried in some of the many graves that have just rocks in the cemetary near Puncheon Camp church, where Peterson was a member for over 30 years. Jim On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Rick Graham wrote: > You mention Oda Marbut being the daughter of John Marbut, Jr..... I show her as the daughter of > John Marbut born Oct. 4, 1794 d. Oct 24, 1849 married to Anna Thomas and son of Johannes Meerbolt > born July 24, 1756. Would that make him a Junior ?? > > Rick Graham > > James H. Davis wrote: > > > I find this Long-Marbut connection interesting... My Peterson McGill, b. > > abt 1816, married a Mahala Long about 1836. The couple appear to have > > resided as of the 1840 census near Mt. Zion Church, on the Giles/Lawrence > > line. After Mahala's death (about 1849), Peterson married Eodus Everline > > (Oda) Marbut. daughter of John Marbut, Jr. > > > > Jim > > > > On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Minnie HILLIS REAGOR wrote: > > > > > Robbie, > > > The entry means that it was his only marriage (to date), and he had been married > > > for 27 years.... > > > __Minnie > > > > > > > > > Rick Graham wrote: > > > > > > > Robbie, > > > > > > > > In my records I have a Washington Alfred Long b. abt. 1812 in Giles County who > > > > married a Patsy Martha Marbut; a > > > > Birdie Long who married a Allen Thomas Gray; and a James Long who married Ena > > > > Bell Townsend. > > > > Maybe someone can help us with this Long Family? > > > > > > > > Rick Graham > > > > > > > > Angel12461@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello List Members, > > > > > Thought I would post this new info that a very nice person sent to me in high > > > > > hopes that maybe someone can shed some light on one of my many brick walls. > > > > > My great-grandfather Daniel Long married Sarah J. Johnson on Oct. 15, 1882 in > > > > > Giles Co. I know they had at least 3 son's, Wilson, Wesley, and Ezra. I > > > > > have a date of birth for Wilson Long, born Apr. 5, 1892, and I have a date of > > > > > birth for Ezra Long, born May 7, 1881. Ezra died on Mar.18, 1965 and is > > > > > buried in Booth Chapel. He married Maggie Simpson Long. This is all the > > > > > info I have on Ezra Long. Does anyone know of this person, anything at all > > > > > that may be able to help me fill in a few blanks on my LONG family ? Does > > > > > anyone know anything about a Wesley Long that married Florence Rose Green in > > > > > 1920 in Giles co. ? What about a James Frank Randolph who married a Martha > > > > > Stafford ? I know there were several sets of LONG's and RANDOLPH's in Giles > > > > > co. but somewhere down the line there has to be a connection somewhere, right > > > > > ? My great grandfather, Daniel Long was born abt. 1856, he was found on the > > > > > 1910 census of LIMESTONE co. AL, at the time of the census, he was 54, and > > > > > beside his age is the words married 1 time, 27 years. Does that mean he was > > > > > married once before or does that mean he has been married for 27 years ? > > > > > Sarah J. was listed as 58, so she was born abt. 1852. I still have no info > > > > > on her at all. Wilson was listed as 18, thats about right, because he was > > > > > born in 1892. Wilson Long married Emma L. Randolph, daughter of James Frank > > > > > Randolph and Martha Stafford in 1910, Giles co. I have no info on the rest of > > > > > the children of Daniel Long or James Frank Randolph at this time. Any help > > > > > whatsoever would be very much appreciated. > > > > > Respectfully: > > > > > Robbie > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNGILES Mailing List ==== > > > > > Collecting Records of any kind for the Giles County Page, > > > > > send them directly to me to be posted > > > > > mailto:Giles@tngenweb.org > > > > > > > > ==== TNGILES Mailing List ==== > > > > Thanks to Rootsweb for making This Mailing List Possible. > > > > To find out how to support Rootsweb > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNGILES Mailing List ==== > > > Got a will or obituary of your Giles County ancestor??? 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