Caroline (Timmons) Redfearn

Caroline (Timmons) Redfearn was born in April 1854 in Anson, North Carolina, her father, Jesse, was 29, and her mother, Eve, was 16 (See details http://wp.me/P8mm5h-gN).

She married Edward ‘Ned’ Redfearn on September 25, 1873, in her hometown. They had 15 children, of which 14 survived.

She died on May 26, 1929, in Chesterfield, South Carolina, at the age of 75, and was buried in Wadesboro, North Carolina.  Per records found regarding a request for a delayed birth certificate of Ed Redfearn, Ned died at the age of 85 years old.

 

MARRIAGE RECORD:

Name: Ned Redfearn
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Sep 1873
Event Place: In House Of Tounley Redfearn White StoreTownship, Anson, North Carolina, United States
Event Place (Original):
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace:
Marriage License Date:
Father’s Name: Not Known
Father’s Titles and Terms:
Mother’s Name: Mary Redfearn
Mother’s Titles and Terms:
Spouse’s Name: Caroline Timmons
Spouse’s Titles and Terms:
Spouse’s Gender: Female
Spouse’s Age: 19
Spouse’s Race: Black
Spouse’s Birth Date:
Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Spouse’s Birthplace:
Spouse’s Father’s Name: Jesse Lowery
Spouse’s Father’s Titles and Terms:
Spouse’s Mother’s Name: Eve Timmons
Spouse’s Mother’s Titles and Terms:
Reference ID: Sep 24 1873
GS Film Number: 000296695
Digital Folder Number: 007607316
Image Number:

Citing this Record:
“North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8M4-5MG : 22 December 2016), Ned Redfearn and Caroline Timmons, 25 Sep 1873; citing In House Of T… Redfearn White StoreTownship, Anson, North Carolina, United States, p. Sep 24 1873, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 296,695.

Another Reference –  Citing this Record:
“North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8M5-YYT : 22 December 2016), Ned Redfearn and Caroline Timmons, 25 Sep 1873; citing White Store Tp., Anson, North Carolina, United States, p. P. 2, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 296,689.

Carline Redfearn in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Carline Redfearn
Age: 46
Birth Date: Apr 1854
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: White Store, Anson, North Carolina
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Ned Redfearn
Marriage Year: 1873
Years Married: 27
Father’s Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother’s Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 14
Mother: How many children: 15
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Ned Redfearn 55
Carline Redfearn 46
Becky Redfearn 16
Paul Redfearn 14
Rachel Redfearn 11
Susan Redfearn 9
Thomas Redfearm 8
George Redfearm 6

Source Citation

Year: 1900; Census Place: White Store, Anson, North Carolina; Roll: 1181; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241181

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Caroline Redfearn in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Caroline Redfearn
Age in 1910: 55
Birth Year: abt 1855
[abt 1875] 
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina
Street: Society Hill and Chesterfield Road
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Neel Redfearn
Father’s Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother’s Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 36
Number of Children Born: 15
Number of Children Living: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Neel Redfearn 66
Caroline Redfearn 55
George Redfearn 16
*Rine Redfearn 6
*Jim Redfearn 5

*Listed as Grandsons

 

Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1455; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1375468

DEATH:

Name: Caroline Redfern
Birth Date: Apr 1854
Birth Place: White Store Township, Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Death Date: 26 May 1929
Death Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Cemetery: Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Has Bio?: Y
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..

 

Name: Caroline Redfearn
Gender: Female
Race: Non-White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 1854
Death Date: 26 May 1929
Death Place: Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Certificate Number: 007999
Volume Number: 13
Wills and Probates: Search for Caroline Redfearn in South Carolina Wills & Probates collection
Caroline Death Certificate

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