James Washington Plummer - Revision history

Liz: /* Ancestry chart segment */ update name to Susanna Amanda Alexander, from Ancestry

2025-06-17T23:30:02Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: update name to Susanna Amanda Alexander, from Ancestry

Liz: Source 9 FamilySearch on MyHeritage - dates, relations of Susannah Amanda Alexander m. Plummer

2023-06-08T16:37:07Z

Source 9 FamilySearch on MyHeritage - dates, relations of Susannah Amanda Alexander m. Plummer

Mouser: /* Ancestry chart segment */ Changed Robert A. Plummer to Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer.

2012-08-04T01:38:44Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: Changed Robert A. Plummer to Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer.

Mouser: /* Sources */ Changed Robert A. Plummer to Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer

2012-08-04T01:33:54Z

‎Sources: Changed Robert A. Plummer to Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer

Brady: /* Sources */ add Susannah Alexander to census description.and notes about her in the 1830 and 40 census

2011-05-17T21:46:44Z

‎Sources: add Susannah Alexander to census description.and notes about her in the 1830 and 40 census

Brady: add notes on Alexanders living near Washington Plummer in 1850.

2011-05-10T01:42:09Z

add notes on Alexanders living near Washington Plummer in 1850.

Brady: add 1870 census

2008-03-11T01:54:31Z

add 1870 census

Brady: fixing wifes name

2008-03-11T01:31:08Z

fixing wifes name

Brady: typo

2008-03-11T01:30:10Z

typo

Brady: creating page, chart segment, children, residences, census, marriage records

2008-03-11T01:20:21Z

creating page, chart segment, children, residences, census, marriage records

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__NOTOC__
{{census complete}} {{page complete}}
 

{| class="wikitable"
! || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
|-
| '''Birth''' || ~1804 || || || [3]
|-
| '''Marriage''' || 2) 18 Feb. 1829 || || To Susan Alexander || [3][4][5]
|-
| '''Death''' || || presume Mecklenburg Co, NC || || 
|-
| '''Burial''' || || || || 
|}

= Ancestry chart segment =

'' Generation 5'' ''Generation 6'' ''Generation 7''
+-- Unknown Plummer
|
+-- ''James Washington Plummer''--+
| (~1804-????) |
[[Robert A. Plummer]]--+ +-- Unknown
(1834-1904) |
+-- Susan Alexander
(1801-1872

[1][2][3][4][7]

=Children=
(all children with Laura E. Stewart)
{| class="wikitable"
! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
|-
| Unknown Plummer || F || prob. 1830 || || ||[1][2]
|-
| Amanda Plummer || F ||~1832 || || || || [3]
|-
|Robert Plummer || M || ~1834 || || Laura E. Stewart || direct line || [3][7]

|}

=Places of Residence=
{| class="wikitable"
! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
|-
| Mecklenburg Co, NC || by 1830 || || [1][2]
|-
| Ramah District, Mecklenburg Co, NC || by 1850 || || [3]
|-
| Mt. Ulla Twp, Rowan Co, NC ||by 1880 || ||[4]

|}

= Photo Gallery =
 

= Sources =
{| class="wikitable"
! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original
|-
! '''1'''
| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 15. Census is not dated. Family of '''James W. Plummer''': 1 male 20-30, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30.
| [[Image:1830 census nc mecklenburg pg 15.jpg|50px|center]]
|-
! '''2'''
| '''1840 United States Federal Census''', Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 127. Census is not dated. Family of '''James W. Plummer''': 1 male <5, 1 male 30-40, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 30-40. The male under 5 is [[Robert A. Plummer]], There appears to be a second daughter besides Amanda. The ages for '''James Washington Plummer''' and his wife are consistent.
| [[Image:1840 census nc meclenburg pg 127.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
!'''3'''
| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Ramah Dist., Mecklenburg County, NC, Pg 6. Date of census 12 & 13 Aug 1850. '''Washington Plummer''', age 47, farmer, can't read or write, and is checked as being either deaf & dumb, blind, idiot, pauper or convict. Wife Amanda is age 47 or 49. Children are Amanda 18, and [[Robert A. Plummer|Robert]] 16.
|[[Image:1850 census nc mecklenburg ramah pg 6.jpg|50px|center]]
|-
!'''4'''
| '''1860 United States Federal Census''', Western Division, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 140. Census dated 1 Sept 1860. Lines 7-9: '''Washington Plummer''', 56, miller, $3110(?) real, $50 personal property; Sarah, 60; Susan McLure, 10. All b. NC.
| [[Image:1860 census nc mecklenburg western division pg 140.jpg|50px|center]]
|-
!'''5'''
|'''Marriages of Mecklenburg County 1783-1868'''p. 153, from Ancestry.com.
* Plummer, James Washington & Susan Alexander, 18 Feb 1829; Rufus L. Alexander, bondsman.
* Plumer, Zephaniah & Nancy Orr, 10 March 1803; Nathan Mitchel, bondsman; Isaac Alexander, witness.
* Plumer, William J. & Mary Smith, 11 Feb 1841; James S. Lewis, bondsman; B. Oates, C. C. C., witness.
|-
!'''6'''
|'''Marriages of Mecklenburg County NC 1783-1866''', PG. 153, on Ancestry.com. Original data: Holcomb, Brent H. ''Marriages of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1783-1868'', Baltimore, MD.
* ''Plummer, Robert A''. & ''Laura E. Stewart'', 19 Feb 1861; James H. Montgomery, bondsman; W. K. Reid, C.C.C., wit. ''married 21 Feb 1861'' by B. H. Garrison, J. P.
|<center>N/A</center>
|-
! '''7'''
| '''Cemetery Records, Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church''', Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Known Cemeteries and Burial Records of Mecklenburg County, NC. http://cmstory.net/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166
* Plummer, Robert Morrison Alexander, b. 9 Dec 1834, d. 19 Jan 1904, graveyard #3(x)
* Plummer, Laura Elizabeth, maiden name Stewart, d. 12 July 1892, wife of Robert A. Plummer, graveyard #3(x)
* Plummer, Susannah; d. 11 Dec 1872; wife of W. Plummer; age 71 years, 5 months, 14 days; graveyard #3
**"There have been several lists of burials compiled throughout the years. Burial records with a [x] signifies conflicting information."

|}

===Source notes===

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
    [[Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer]] --+                              +-- Unknown
    (1834-1904)                         |
-                                       +-- Susan Alexander
+                                       +-- Susannah Amanda Alexander
                                            (1801-1872)

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 | '''Birth'''    || ~1804  ||   || || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||  18 Feb. 1829 || || To Susan Alexander || <sup class="reference">[3][4][6]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||  18 Feb. 1829 ||expect North Carolina || To Susannah Amanda Alexander (27June,1801-11 Dec 1872)<br>dau. of James Washington Plummer & Sarah Susannah Wilson || <sup class="reference">[3][4][6][9]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Death'''    || possibly 1870 || presume Mecklenburg Co, NC  || || <sup class="reference">[5]</sup>
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 =Children=
-(all children with Susan Alexander)
+(all children with Amanda Alexander)
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
@@ Line 105: / Line 105: @@
 * Plummer, Susannah; d. 11 Dec 1872; wife of W. Plummer; age 71 years, 5 months, 14 days; graveyard #3
 **"There have been several lists of burials compiled throughout the years. Burial records with a [x] signifies conflicting information."
+|-
 |}

@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
 |-
 ! '''1'''
-| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 15.  Census is not dated.<br>Family of '''James W. Plummer''': 1 male 20-30, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30.
+| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 15.  Census is not dated.<br>Family of '''James W. Plummer''': 1 male 20-30, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30.<br>Next entry is Susannah Alexander, age 50-60, with one male age 10-15.
 | [[Image:1830 census nc mecklenburg pg 15.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
@@ Line 108: / Line 108: @@
 ===Source notes===
-* The 1850 census shows a Susan Alexander living next to Washington Plummer.  The wife of Washington Plummer is listed as Amanda.  The family of Washington H. Alexander (age 27) and wife Sarah is the entry before the Plummers.  It is likely that this Susan Alexander (age 92) is the mother or grandmother of the Susan Alexander (age 49) married to Washington Plummer and that Washington alexander is a brother or nephew of Susan Alexander (age 49).
+* The 1850 census shows a Susan Alexander living next to Washington Plummer.  The wife of Washington Plummer is listed as Amanda.  The family of Washington H. Alexander (age 27) and wife Sarah is the entry before the Plummers.  It is likely that this Susan Alexander (age 92) is the mother or grandmother of the Susan Alexander (age 49) married to Washington Plummer and that Washington Alexander is a brother or nephew of Susan Alexander (age 49).

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 | '''Birth'''    || ~1804  ||   || || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||  18 Feb. 1829 || || To Susan Alexander || <sup class="reference">[3][4][5]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||  18 Feb. 1829 || || To Susan Alexander || <sup class="reference">[3][4][6]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death'''    ||  || presume Mecklenburg Co, NC  || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Death'''    || possibly 1870 || presume Mecklenburg Co, NC  || || <sup class="reference">[5]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Burial''' || || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
                           (1801-1872
-<sup class="reference">[1][2][3][4][7]</sup>
+<sup class="reference">[1][2][3][4][8]</sup>
 =Children=
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 | Amanda Plummer || F ||~1832  || ||     || || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
 |-
-|Robert Plummer || M || ~1834  ||   || Laura E. Stewart  || direct line  || <sup class="reference">[3][7]</sup>
+|Robert Plummer || M || ~1834  ||   || Laura E. Stewart  || direct line  || <sup class="reference">[3][8]</sup>
 |}
@@ Line 82: / Line 82: @@
 | '''1860 United States Federal Census''', Western Division, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 140.  Census dated 1 Sept 1860.<br>Lines 7-9: '''Washington Plummer''', 56, miller, $3110(?) real, $50 personal property; Sarah, 60; Susan McLure, 10.  All b. NC.
 | [[Image:1860 census nc mecklenburg western division pg 140.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
-!'''5'''
+!'''6'''
 |'''Marriages of Mecklenburg County  1783-1868'''p. 153, from Ancestry.com.
 * Plummer, James Washington & Susan Alexander, 18 Feb 1829; Rufus L. Alexander, bondsman.
@@ Line 89: / Line 93: @@
 * Plumer, William J. & Mary Smith, 11 Feb 1841; James S. Lewis, bondsman; B. Oates, C. C. C., witness.
 |-
-!'''6'''
+!'''7'''
 |'''Marriages of Mecklenburg County NC 1783-1866''', PG. 153, on Ancestry.com.  Original data:  Holcomb, Brent H.  ''Marriages of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1783-1868'', Baltimore, MD.
 * ''Plummer, Robert A''. & ''Laura E. Stewart'', 19 Feb 1861; James H. Montgomery, bondsman; W. K. Reid, C.C.C., wit. ''married 21 Feb 1861'' by B. H. Garrison, J. P.
 |<center><font size=1>N/A</font></center>
 |-
-! '''7'''
+! '''8'''
 | '''Cemetery Records, Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church''', Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Known Cemeteries and Burial Records of Mecklenburg County, NC.  http://cmstory.net/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166
 * Plummer, Robert Morrison Alexander, b. 9 Dec 1834,  d. 19 Jan 1904, graveyard #3(x)

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 | '''Birth'''    || ~1804  ||   || || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||  2) 18 Feb. 1829 || || To Susan Alexander || <sup class="reference">[3][4][5]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||  18 Feb. 1829 || || To Susan Alexander || <sup class="reference">[3][4][5]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Death'''    ||  || presume Mecklenburg Co, NC  || || <sup class="reference"></sup>

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
-   '' Generation 5''           ''Generation 6''           ''Generation 7''
+   '' Generation 5''                            ''Generation 6''                  ''Generation 7''
-                                                   +-- Unknown Plummer
+                                                                     +-- Unknown Plummer
-                     +-- ''James Washington Plummer''--+
-                     |    (~1804-????)             |
+                                      +-- [[James Washington Plummer]] --+
-   [[Robert A. Plummer]]--+                             +-- Unknown
+                                      |   (~1804-????)               |
-   (1834-1904)       |
+   [[Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer]] --+                              +-- Unknown
-                     +-- Susan Alexander
+  (1834-1904)                         |
-                         (1801-1872
+                                      +-- Susan Alexander
 <sup class="reference">[1][2][3][4][8]</sup>

@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 |-
 ! '''2'''
-| '''1840 United States Federal Census''', Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 127.  Census is not dated.<br>Family of '''James W. Plummer''': 1 male <5, 1 male 30-40, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 30-40.<br>The male under 5 is [[Robert A. Plummer]], There appears to be a second daughter besides Amanda.  The ages for '''James Washington Plummer''' and his wife are consistent.
+| '''1840 United States Federal Census''', Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 127.  Census is not dated.<br>Family of '''James W. Plummer''': 1 male <5, 1 male 30-40, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 30-40.<br>The male under 5 is [[Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer]], There appears to be a second daughter besides Amanda.  The ages for '''James Washington Plummer''' and his wife are consistent.
 | [[Image:1840 census nc meclenburg pg 127.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
 !'''3'''
-| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Ramah Dist., Mecklenburg County, NC, Pg 6. Date of census  12 & 13 Aug 1850. <br>Lines 11-14: '''Washington Plummer''', age 47, farmer, can't read or write, and is checked as being either deaf & dumb, blind, idiot, pauper or convict.  Wife Amanda is age 47 or 49.  Children are Amanda 18, and [[Robert A. Plummer|Robert]] 16. <br>Next line (line 15) lists Susan Alexander, age 92, $520 real property, b. NC.<br>Lines 9 and 10: Washington H. Alexander, age 27, laborer and Sarah, 20.  Both b. NC, married in last year.
+| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Ramah Dist., Mecklenburg County, NC, Pg 6. Date of census  12 & 13 Aug 1850. <br>Lines 11-14: '''Washington Plummer''', age 47, farmer, can't read or write, and is checked as being either deaf & dumb, blind, idiot, pauper or convict.  Wife Amanda is age 47 or 49.  Children are Amanda 18, and [[Robert Morrison Alexander Plummer|Robert]] 16. <br>Next line (line 15) lists Susan Alexander, age 92, $520 real property, b. NC.<br>Lines 9 and 10: Washington H. Alexander, age 27, laborer and Sarah, 20.  Both b. NC, married in last year.
 |[[Image:1850 census nc mecklenburg ramah pg 6.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-