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Jesse Mayfield Jr.

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Jesse Mayfield Jr.

Birth
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
14 Dec 1857 (aged 64)
Rusk County, Texas, USA
Burial
Pirtle, Rusk County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Son of Jesse Mayfield Sr. b. 24 Sep 1746 in Mecklenberg Co., NC d. 09 Dec 1833 in McMinn Co., TN, and Penelope Brummette b. 04 Dec 1756 d. 09 Oct 1836 in McMinn Co., TN.

He married about 1821, Sarah "Sallie" Walker Starr b. 04 Jul 1804 CN E (TN) d. 02 Jul 1892 at Ft. Gibson, CN, IT, daughter of Caleb Starr and Nancy Harlan.

They had the following children: Nancy "Nannie" who married George Harnage II; Penelope who married Judge John Adair; John Wilson who married Sarah Starr; Emily Walker who married John Harnage I; Elizabeth Sabrina who married Dr. George Wyche; Carter Walker who married Jane/Jennie Blackburn; Elvira C. who married William Barker Jr; Ezekial b. abt 1840; Victoria Hulda who married Robert Gilmore; and Cornelia b. 1848 d. 1849 in Rusk Co., TX, buried at the Mt. Tabor Cem., Rusk Co., TX.

Jesse and family are listed on the 1835 Cherokee Roll Census: Mouse Creek, McMinn Co., TN. Jesse was Non-Cherokee; Trail of Tears Detachment 1: 15 Oct 1837, 37-C, Cannon Starr, later returned East; Detachment 2: 16 Oct 1838, 38-03, Rev. Jesse Bushyhead/Roman Nose, as wagonmaster. [Source: "Cherokee Lineages" by James R. Hicks]
BIO INFORMATION NOT VARIFIED BY CURRENT MANAGER OF THIS MEMORIAL

Son of Jesse Mayfield Sr. b. 24 Sep 1746 in Mecklenberg Co., NC d. 09 Dec 1833 in McMinn Co., TN, and Penelope Brummette b. 04 Dec 1756 d. 09 Oct 1836 in McMinn Co., TN.

He married about 1821, Sarah "Sallie" Walker Starr b. 04 Jul 1804 CN E (TN) d. 02 Jul 1892 at Ft. Gibson, CN, IT, daughter of Caleb Starr and Nancy Harlan.

They had the following children: Nancy "Nannie" who married George Harnage II; Penelope who married Judge John Adair; John Wilson who married Sarah Starr; Emily Walker who married John Harnage I; Elizabeth Sabrina who married Dr. George Wyche; Carter Walker who married Jane/Jennie Blackburn; Elvira C. who married William Barker Jr; Ezekial b. abt 1840; Victoria Hulda who married Robert Gilmore; and Cornelia b. 1848 d. 1849 in Rusk Co., TX, buried at the Mt. Tabor Cem., Rusk Co., TX.

Jesse and family are listed on the 1835 Cherokee Roll Census: Mouse Creek, McMinn Co., TN. Jesse was Non-Cherokee; Trail of Tears Detachment 1: 15 Oct 1837, 37-C, Cannon Starr, later returned East; Detachment 2: 16 Oct 1838, 38-03, Rev. Jesse Bushyhead/Roman Nose, as wagonmaster. [Source: "Cherokee Lineages" by James R. Hicks]


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