Ruth Etta Burkhalter

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 6
Enumerated 13 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 8B
145-145
Burkehalter, Jeff Head M W Oct 1870 29 m6 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Burkehalter, Jennie Wf W F Jan 1872 28 m 6 3/3 Tx Tx Mss
Burkehalter, Rosa Dau W F Dec 1894 6 S Tx Tx Miss
Burkehalter, Ruth Dau W F Dec 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkehalter, Adrian Son W M Feb 18991 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 14A
Hemphill and San Augustine Road
233-235
Burkhalter, Jefferson L Head M W 39 m1 16 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Burkhalter, Jennie I Wf F W 38 m1 16 6/6 Tx Tx Miss
Burkhalter, Rosa C Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, Ruth E Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, Adrian Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, William E Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, Ward A Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, Lily L Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx


1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 6 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 173 Sheet 6A Stamped 202
111-111
Burkhalter, Jennie Head F W 47 M US Miss None
Burkhalter, Adron Son M W 26 S Tx US Tx Sniper Tranyard?
Burkhalter, William I Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Sniper
Burkhalter, Lillie L Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, Omie Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, Blanche E Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx

Jefferson married Jane "Jennie" Ida Clark on 16 Dec 1893 in Sabine County, Texas. Jane (daughter of Paschal Clark and Elizabeth "Betty" C. Wallace) was born on 9 Jan 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Jan 1967 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6JW-4JN
Name: Jane Ida Burkhalter
Death Date: 1967
Death Place: Newton, Newton, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 94 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 09 Jan 1872
Birthplace: Sabine Co, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Pascal Clark
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Betty Wallace
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Home Maker
Place of Residence: Newton, Newton, Texas
Cemetery: Newton City Cemetery
Burial Place: Newton , Texas
Burial Date: 1967
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2138240
Digital Film Number: 4027223
Image Number: 2792
Reference Number: Cn04869
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Police District 1
17B
Burckhalter, Jame D 22 Mississippi
Burckhalter, Frances 19 Mississippi
Burckhalter, John W 7/12 Mississippi

1860 Census
Arkansas, Columbia County, Georgia Twp, PO Mathews Store
Enumerated 11 July 1860
Pages 86 and 87 Stamped 293
520-584
James Burkthatter 32 M Farmer $--- $500 Miss
Francis Burkthatter 30 f Miss
John Burkthatter 12 M Miss
Henry Burkthatter 10 M Miss
James Burkthatter 7 M Miss
Matilda Burkthatter 5 F Ark
Titer/Viter Burkthatter 3 M Ark
Joseph Burkhalter 1 M Ark
Maz Burkhalter 1 F (sic) Ark

1870 Census
Texas, Tyler County, Woodville
Enumerated 1 July 1870
Page 35 Stamped 385
216-216
BuckHalter Ja. 42 M W Farmer $300 $440 Miss
BuckHalter Frances 40 F W Keeping House Miss
BuckHalter, Henry T 18 M W Farm Laborer Miss
BuckHalter, Jas A 16 M W Farm Laborer Miss
BuckHalter, Matilda 15 F W Miss
BuckHalter, Joseph 9 M W Ark
BuckHalter, Monroe 9 M W Ark
BuckHalter, Sarah ? F W Texas

James married Frances Elizabeth Deloach on 20 Feb 1848 in Mississippi. Frances was born on 13 Aug 1830 in Mississippi; died on 26 Jan 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat 1, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 20 Jun 1870
Page 9
68-68
Clark, R. Lewis 31 M W Farmer 310 200 Tx
Clark, Mary D F W Keeping House Tx
Clark, Eliza F. 11 F W Tx
Clark, Elizabeth A 8 F W Tx
Clark, Lewis N. 4 M W TX
Clark Unice C 2 F W Tx
69-69
Clark, PP 25 m W Farmer $--- $200 Tx
Clark, Elizabeth 32 F W Keeping House Miss
Clark, Mary L/R? 3 F W Tx
Clark, Sam H. 1 M W Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. No 1
Page 16D SD 1 ED 85
Enumerated 26 and 28 Jun 1880
156-157
Clark, Paschal W M 25 Farmer Tx Ga NC
Clark, Elizabeth C W F 33 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss MIss
Clark, Mary L W F 12 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx
Clark, Sam H W M 10 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Clark, Jane I. W F 8 Dtr Tx
Clark, William H W M 5 Son Tx
Clark, Ruth C. W F 3 Dtr Tx
Clark, Elias E. W M 2 Son Tx

1900 Census
Not located

Paschal married Elizabeth "Betty" C. Wallace in 1867 in Sabine County, Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of Thompson "Finn" Wallace and Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman) was born between 1846 and 1848 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of the 1880 census, Elizabeth and Pascal Clark were living next door to her mother, Mary (Vardeman) and step-father, Henry White.

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Copied from the website, Burkhalter Family History
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oespiers/Burkhalters.html

Daniel Burkhalter is the earliest proven ancestor. He was born about 1783 in South Carolina and died about 1855 in Pike County, Mississippi. Daniel was an early pioneer to Mississippi and was in Marion County prior to May 8, 1818, when he served on a Jury (Marion Probate Records 1825-1831, page 68) also his brand "ear mark and underslope in the left and underslope and hole in the right" was registered and recorded on November 22, 1818, Book A, page 60. His name appears on the Personal Tax Rolls of Marion County for the years 1819 to 1822, where he is assessed with 1 poll and 1 slave.

The 1820 census for Marion County shows Daniel Burkhalter as head of household with two males under 10, 1 male 26 to 45; 2 females under 10 and 1 female 26 to 45. The males under 10 will prove to be sons Henry and William and the females under 10 will prove to be daughters Eliza and Cynthia Burkhalter. Daniel Burkhalter signed marriage bond in 1820 for James Clark and Mrs. Agnes Kinesly.

Connerly's History of Pike County, 1798-1876, published in 1909, shows that Daniel Burkhalter and his wife, Mary Palmore, came from Georgia to Mississippi, quoting in part as follows: "In this neighborhood Daniel Burkhalter and his wife, Mary Palmore, had settled on Varnal, which empties into Magees Creek just above Sandifer's. Their settlement was on the hill near the ford where the Holmesville and Columbia Road crosses. They owned a negro slave woman who had some children. One was a child just sitting alone, and was left in the yard with a larger child to mind it while the grown people were out at work. A large fat coon came up in the yard, caught the child by the cheek and held on to it. Screams of the children brought the mother to the house to learn the cause and the coon refused to let go. The master had to come and choke the coon to death to make it let go the childs cheek."

The foregoing would place Daniel's homestead somewhat southeast of the present Salem Church. County land records show that Daniel Burkhalter patented land #4169, in Section 21, Township 3, Range 11 East, in what is now Walthall County. The 1829 tax rolls show he owned 160 acres on Magees Creek. Pike County Tax Rolls show Daniel paid poll tax through the year 1831. Record for 1832, 1833, and 1834 are not available, but in 1835 he paid no poll tax but was taxed with 5 slaves; 7 slaves in 1837; and 8 slaves in 1839 and 1840.

Under territorial laws this would show that Daniel was above the age 50 in 1835. The Marion-Pike line placed Daniel's homestead within the boundary of Pike County, where he is shown in the 1850 census as age 67, place of birth as South Carolina, and wife's name as Sarah. This would place his date of birth about 1783, which can be approximated by the fact he ceased to pay poll tax before 1835.

The name of the wife as Sarah in the census could mean that Mary had died and Daniel had remarried or there could have been a discrepancy on the part of the enumerator or the informer.

The next available tax roll after the 1850 census is for the year 1856, and Daniel is not listed thereon, leading to the assumption that he died between 1850 and 1856. It is not established that Daniel Burkhalter served in the War of 1812, but there is an indication that bounty land warrant #291730 was issued to him. At any rate, he was married and living in Georgia prior to 1812, when his first son was born. According to the History of Pike County supra, Daniel Burkhalter and Mary Palmore were parents of nine children, order of birth not known.

The Burkhalters are of German extraction and the name has many spellings, including Burkholders, Buckholtz, Buckhalter, Birkholder, Buckaltz, etc. Published records indicate that the Burkhalters moved out of South Carolina into Georgia, thence to Mississippi and Louisiana, but additional research is necessary to identify the line in Georgia and South Carolina and the immigrant ancestor. Some sources identify the progenitors of this family as Rudolph BURKHALTER and Anna Moschberger of Luetzelflueh Bern Switzerland.

Daniel married Mary "Polly" Palmore before 1812. Mary was born before 1794; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to 1850 CENSUS SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS WITH ADDED FAMILY INFORMATION AND CORRECTIONS by Helen Gomer Schluter and Blanche Finley Toole, Elijah Clark was the son of William Clark and Elizabeth Isaacks. Elizabeth would only have been about 14 when he was born, so it could be that William Clark had been previously married.

Elijah was married twice. His first wife is unknown, and his second wife was Jane Lagrone.

In a commerative ceremony dated 2 Jun 2001, a marker reading "Texas Revolutionary War-Sabine Volunteers-Captain Collins Company-Defenders of the Republic of Texas Marker" was installed for him in Griffin Cemetery in Sabine County.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 28 and 29 Apr 1850
135-135
William Clark 61 M Farmer 1000 SC
Mahala Clark 38 F Ky
Nelson Clark 17 M Tx
Mariah Clark 12 F Tx
Andrew Clark 10 M Tx
Harison Clark 9 M Tx
Margaret Clark 7 F Tx
William Clark 4 m Tx
136-136
Powell and Sarah Fullen (born SC and Va, with dtr born in KY)
137-137
Elijah Clark 37 M Farmer 600 Miss
Jane Clark 28 F SC
Louis Clark 11 M Tx
Elias Clark 7 M Tx
Paschal Clark 5 M Tx
John Clark 4 M Tx

Elijah married Jane Lagrone about 1842 in Sabine County, Texas. Jane was born about 1822 in South Carolina; died after 1860 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Was she the sister of Emanuel Lagrone, who married Rachel Clark?

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou beat No. 3, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 24 Jun 1860
Page (?)17
125-125
Jane Clark 34 F Farmer 2000 350 SC
Elias Clark 16 M Tx
Pascal Clark 14 M Tx
John Clark 12 m Tx
Susan Clark 9 F Tx

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Married:
Trudy Cox also shows they were the parents of Grison and Ann, though these children can not be found on either the 1850 or 1860 census. Perhaps they died young?

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(Research):In looking for the first husband of Mary Etta VARDEMAN, I was found the following family that was a near perfect match. The names, ages and birthplaces for Maretta, Elizabeth and Sophia match their later census listings in Sabine County, Texas. I looked at every WALLACE and WALLIS family that was indexed in Mississippi in 1850 by Ancestry.com. They were in Lawrence County, Mississippi, which is located in the southwestern portion of the state, nearby to Pike and Amite counties.

1850 Federal Census Mississippi, Lawrence County:

29-29
Wallis, Thomson 32 M W Farmer $50 Miss
Wallis, Maretta 29 F W Miss
Wallis, Elizabeth 3 F W Miss
Wallis, Sophia 1 F W Miss

I am assuming this is the correct family for the time being. More information should be gathered to either prove or disprove this assumption.

Other Wallis's in Lawrence County in 1850 include:
30-30
Wallis, James A 27 M W Farmer Miss
Wallis, Nancy W 18 F W Miss
Wallis, Sarah M 1 F W Miss

32-32
Wallis, Thomson Sr.62 M W Farmer 350 So Car
Wallis, C?ary 62 F W Ga
Wallis, Clementina 22 F W Miss
Wallis, Martin 21 M W Miss
Collins, Centhia 18 F W La?

Thompson married Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman before 1845. Mary (daughter of Amaziah Vardeman and Una (Eunice) Carter) was born on 22 Sep 1820 in Mississippi; died on 9 Nov 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According the 1854 Sabine County Scholastic census, Mrs. Wallice had one daughter, Mary, enrolled in school.

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"Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" lists Mary Etta Vardeman's first husband as Wallis "Finn" Wallace. They do not provide any documentation for this, however.

I believe Mary Etta's first husband was actually Thomson Wallace, and they can be located in Lawrence County, Mississippi at the time of the 1850 census. On that census, Thomson and Maretta Wallis were listed in the same household with a 3 year old Elizabeth and 1 year old Sophia.

Thompson apparently died prior to 1860, because at the time of that census, Mary Etta was married to Henry Strickland White, and living with him in Sabine County, Texas. Her children from her first marriage were listed as follows: Elizabeth Wallis, age 14, Mississippi; Joseph Wallis, age 12, Mississippi; and Josephine Wallis, age 9, Mississippi. Note that Joseph was not listed in 1850, nor is a Sophia listed in 1860. I believe the 1860 census may have been in error, and that Mary Etta and Thomson were the parents of only three children: Elizabeth, Sophia and Josephine. Josephine was probably born soon after the 1850 census. Maybe the census taker confused the names Sophia and Joseph. Or, perhaps they did have a son named Joseph as well.

In 1870, only 20 year old Josephine Wallace, listed as born in Texas, was still shown as living with her mother. But according to other records, a Josephine Wallace was already married to Elias Clark and living with him. I suspect it was actually Sophia Wallace who was still living at home with her mother in 1870. This suspicion can be confirmed by the fact that in 1880, 30 year old Sophie Wallace, born in Mississippi was the only child from her mother's first marriage that was listed in her mother's home. Sophia was married in 1890.