54. Squire SHULTZ
He was in McNairy Co, TN for the 1840 census, in Cass Co, MO in 1850. He was deceased before 22 Nov 1852 when John Shults Jr. was appointed interim administrator of his estate. At the time of his estate settlement his sons James, John, and David resided in California (gold prospectors?). His wife was a Malinda in 1850, Mary Jane in 1852!
The following obituary was furnished by Ms. Vallie Terrell, Marble Falls, TX. It originally apperared in the Little Rock, Arkansas newspaper, "True Democrat" on 20 Jan 1857.
"OBITUARY - Departed this life on the 21st day of December, 1856, at the residence of Sam'l Mitchell, in Arkansas County, of pneumonia, MAJ. JOHN M. SCHULTZ, for many years a citizen of that county, but for the last few years a citizen of Desha County.
He was a native of East Tennessee, and born on the 9th day of August, 1793, consequently was in his sixty-fourth year at the time of his death. His parents emigrated to Warren County, Middle Tennessee, where he was raised and received the rudiments of a good English education, and learned the science of surveying. After he grew up he went to the then Territory of Illinois with the intention of following the occupation of surveyor, but the war of 1812 breaking out, he laid aside his compass and chain, shouldered his rifle and offered his services as a volunteer to defend and protect the frontier settlements from the depredations of the Indians and the incursions of the British Army. As soon as his term of service was out, and he received an honorable discharge, he again volunteered and returned to the army. He was a portion of his time in what was called the North Western army, whilst General Harrison was commander-in-chief. In both campaigns he acquitted himself of every duty as became a soldier fighting for the rights and liberty of his country. In the Black Hawk War he was again a volunteer, and served a short campaign against that celebrated chief and warrior. After the close of the Black Hawk War, he returned to Weakly County, Tennessee, from which place he emigrated to Arkansas County in 1836. Here for many years he spent most of his time in the woods, surveying or examining lands, and possessing himself of a most accurate knowledge of every valuable tract of land in the Arkansas and the Mississippi bottoms from Helena to the Louisiana line, and his extraordinary memory would have enabled him to have been one of the wealthiest men in the state had he possessed a sordid disposition. But his heart was not bent upon the accumulation of property; all he desired was a competency, and that he possessed. He has filled several important and very responsible offices in Arkansas County, with credit to himself and satisfaction to the citizens of that county. He was strictly honest and punctual in all his dealings with his fellow-man, a useful citizen, a kind and obliging neighbor and a true and faithful friend. He was a zealous and bright Mason and was followed to his last resting place and received the usual Masonic honors by his brethern of Mitchell Lodge No. 77, of which he was an active member and one of it's founders. He has left a widow and six children, all daughters, and many friends to lament his death - Peace be to his remains."
My notes - The General Harrison referred to above in relation to the North Western Army and the War of 1812 was William Henry Harrison who later became President of the United States. The Black Hawk War, named for Chief Black Hawk of the Sac and Fox Indian tribes, was fought in 1832-1833 in Illinois and Wisconsin. Two other future Presidents were involved in that war - a young Abraham Lincoln commanded a company of Illinois militia, and West Point-graduate and Lieutenant in the regular Army Jefferson Davis would later become President of the Confederate States of America. [jrs]
Still more notes - Most of the wealth of information provided here on John's children is courtesy of Mrs. Audrey Berchdorf of Bangor, California who has been extremely helpful and generous. In some cases she has named additional person or persons as sources. [jrs]
209. Hetha Ann SHULTS
Family tradition says that she rode horseback through the Union lines during the Civil War with information and supplies for the Southern side. She wore her hair in braids and dressed like an Indian. Nothing further is known of her.
60. Sarah E. SHULTS
John was the son of John and Anna (Ladd) Damron.
63. David SHULTS
After his death his oldest son, Humphrey, became guardian to the other children, named in court records as Granville, Mary Ann, David, Jacob, and Sarah. Court records of 3 Feb 1849 show" "Report by Gdn; proceeds from farm given to widow Olivia Shults for schooling of the children."
Court records of 6 Apr 1852 show a petition to apportion slaves:"Humphrey L. Shults, David Neil and wife Elizabeth A., Granville Shults, and James McGonigal and wife Mary A. VS Sarah Shults by her Gdn, children of David Shults."
This Elizabeth A. Shults had to have been an older daughter of David's, she was already married or had reached her majority when Humphrey was appointed guardian of the younger childen, thus didn't get mentioned in the court records.
64. Catherine SHULTS
Most off the information on Catherine and Conrad's descendants is courtesy of Jennifer Hanson, and the info in great part is from the book "Hansons-Hensons of Shelby &Botetourt", 1986, by Ray Hanson and J.J Scheffelin.
Conrad's grandfather, John Hanson I was born 1721 in Ireland and had served as a soldier in England before immigrating to America with his wife and children about 1740. They settled in Ashe County, NC, in the extreme northwestern tip of the state, near the Virginia state line. Conrad's father, John Hanson II, was born in Botetourt Co, Virginia and married in Fincastle Co, Virginia.
Catherine and Conrad moved to the area of Tower Hill, Illinois. After his death there she later moved on to Kansas.
His was the ONLY 'Shults' family in Claiborne Co, TN in the 1850 census. Also in his household at that time were a Manervy DUNN, 19, and Mary WARD, 6.
243. Jacob P. SHULTZ Dr.
He studied medicine in Tazewell, Claiborne Co, TN under Dr. James Easley and later moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where he attended college and studied medicine. In a letter to his brother, T.B., he writes, "I graduated at the University of La in March". The year is not specified but it was after the Civil War, as his nephew, Alexander "Eck" Chadwell, was there with him at that time. His father George, writing in his letters/memoirs, says Jacob "...married in the State of Louisiana at Minden. I have never seen her". Jacob's nephew, 'Eck' Chadwell, writing to his grandfather, George Shults, in 1870 says of Jacob, "Uncle has got plenty of everything...." and says "...he has married rich his wife is smart & industrist & clever & kind....."!
66. Jacob SHULTS Jr.
Jacob was a merchant for many years in Claiborne Co, TN. In 1841 an Act by the State Legislature named him among those selected to review a State Turnpike Road.
He and his family moved to Missouri in the late 1850's where he established a fine farm. He served with the Confederate forces during the Civil War and when the Union Army occupied Missouri they destroyed his farm. They burned every building on his place except one cabin, ran off his slaves, and took all his livestock. Shortly before the end of the war a friend brought Jacob home in a wagon, seriously ill. He only lived a couple of days and died before his two sons, who were still at home, Hugh and William, got to see him. Louisiana was the granddaughter of David and Elizabeth Ann (Turner) Chadwell. Apparently Louisiana's parents had lived in Claiborne Co, TN and moved back across the state line into adjoining Lee Co, VA BEFORE she and Jacob were married. If Jacob's birthdate is anywhere near correct this was a very 'late in life' marriage for him! Louisiana had a brother, Benjamin Franklin Cloud, who married Jacob's sister Hulda.
From the HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY (1883), Greene County, Missouri Biographies,
William S. Norfleet (1883)
Posted by Webmaster on Thu, 17 Aug 2000
Mr. Norfleet is the son of David and Elizabeth (Shackleford) Norfleet, and was born March 10, 1826, in Wayne county Kentucky. His parents emigrated to Polk county Missouri, in 1838, and at the age of eighteen William came to Springfield, and went to school to J. A. Stephens, who was killed by Zagonyi's men in their charge into Springfield, in 1861. He lived here until 1848, and studied medicine in the office of Dr. (Gabriel) Shackleford (his uncle). In the fall of 1848 he went to Sarcoxie, Jasper county, and practiced his profession for a time. In the spring of 1850, he went to California, and returned in the winter of 1864, to Springfield. He next purchased a farm on Grand prairie, four miles northwest of the city, where he dealt largely in stock. He sold the farm in 1863, and in 1868 he bought another farm upon Kickapoo prairie, a mile and a half southwest of Springfield, where he lived until September 15, 1881, when he moved into Springfield. He suffered greatly during the war at the hands of the soldiers, his stock driven off, and himself kept a prisoner for a week in the court-house. Mr. Norfleet was married May 13,1858, to Miss Elizabeth O. Shultz, a native of Tennessee. Their union has been blest with seven children, five of whom are now living, three sons and two daughters. He is a Mason, and his wife is a member of the M. B. Church South. His father sold goods for a while at Ebenezer, this county, but was a farmer most of his life. He died in Texas, in 1868, and his mother died in 1862 at Ebenezer. They reared four boys, all now living, William S. being the oldest. Mr. Norfleet is one of Greene's affluent citizens and a thorough gentleman.
(X) added notes from J.R. Shults..
246. Alexander SHULTS
He served with the Confederate forces during the Civil War. He was at Vicksburg, Miss. when it fell to the Union forces. He either escaped or was released and was last known to have been in Little Rock, Arkansas (headed home to Missouri). He was never heard of again. His mother refers to him in a letter as "D.A.".
249. Henry G. SHULTS
His name also appears as "Hugh".
250. Mary Anne SHULTS
Although she moved to Missouri with her parents as a child, grew up there, and married there, she apparently returned to live in Claiborne County later in her life. For years she kept a family record in a small notebook. Myrtle Braun (who later did "Chadwell Heritage") copied the contents of her book and in 1962 passed them in a letter to Miss Ruby Catoe of Houston, TX, an eminent Sevier County historian and genealogist. That letter referred to Mary as the "...little old Schultz lady in Claiborne County, Tennessee...." who ..."kept a record in a little paper backed book...."! Mary's notebook identified Dr. Martin Schultz from York Co, Pennsylvania as the father of Jacob of Claiborne County (as well as the father of Valentine, John R, David, Julia, and Martin Jr). Miss Catoe gave a copy of that letter to Earl K. Schultz who reproduced it in his book, "An Early American Family" in the early 1970's. Unfortunately the information that was in her record, and in the letter, regarding Dr. Martin Shults and his descendants was ignored for another ten years or more.
70. Martin SHULTS
Martin had moved from Claiborne Co, TN to Buchanan Co, MO prior to 1840 census. The list of kids here is apaprently from the 1850 census of Buchanan County, Tremont Township. Buchanan County is in northwestern Missouri, on Missouri River. The present day city of St. Joseph is in Buchanan County. Martin's family, and his brother Joab's family, were apparently close neighbors in 1850.
She didn't appear in the 1850 Buchanan Co, MO census records.
71. Joab SHULTS
Joab had moved from Claiborne Co, TN to Buchanan Co, MO prior to 1850 census. It appears the list of his kids given here was taken fom the 1850 Buchanan Co, MO, Tremont Township, census records. Buchanan County is in northwestern Missouri, on the Missouri River.
72. Sarah Ann SHULTS
In an article (about their son Wesley) in the book "History of Shelby County" it's noted that John and Sarah moved to Illinois in 1832, shortly after their marriage. The book also says, "John Neil's sister, a Mrs. Hanson, had come with her husband to Illinois, some time before, and to their home John Neil brought his young wife". This almost certainly refers to SARAH's sister, Catherine Shultz, who married Conrad HANSON and moved to Illinois. The book also says, speaking of John Neil, "Later his wife's parents (Jacob and Mary Shultz), who had originally come from Holland, came to live with Mr. Neil". Unfortunately there's no mention of how long they remained or if they died in Illinois.
John Neil claimed 40 acres of Government land and later increased his holdings until he eventually owned 700 acres. He had 400 acres under cultivation and dealt extensively in hogs, which he drove to market in St. Louis.
John's mother died when he was quite young and his father had remarried and had a large second family. About a year after John and Sarah had settled in Shelby Co, IL his father and step-mother moved there also. When they both died shortly afterwards John and Sarah took in his half-brothers and sisters from the second family. Those children were: Hugh, Prior, Landon, Katherine, Lucinda, and Luhaney.
269. Sarah NEIL
A twin of Mariah. James Loowen was English, the family later moved to Kansas. After Sarah's death the rest of the family moved much further west, eventually to Oregon.
270. Mariah NEIL
A twin of Sarah. She died at about 22 years of age, just prior to her wedding.
271. Emeline NEIL
They moved to Kansas.
73. Elizabeth Mahulda "Hulda" SHULTS
Some sources have the Hulda who married Ben Cloud as the daughter of George Shults, grand-daughter of Jacob Sr, but letters and references in "Chadwell Heritage" by Braun and Phillips indicate she had to be Jacob's DAUGHTER. The birthdate shown here also seems to be to a little too late, may be incorrect (her mother would have been age 58 if this birthdate is correct).
74. Philip S. SHULTZ
He was 'elected' Lieutenant in the 11th Regiment of Tennessee Militia in January 1819 in Sevierville. He was apparently involved with the Militia for quite a long time. His election and appointment as Lieutenant were affirmed in a letter to Tennessee Governor McMinn by Lt. Col Alexander Preston. [See notes for Philip's brother, Alexander Preston Shults... jrs]
Philip had at least two land grants along Webbs Creek, one of two thousand acres, and one of four thousand acres. At one time he owned most of the land along Webbs Creek, as his property stretched from the Little Pigeon (Greenbriar) River to the Cocke County line. He had FIVE sons in the Union Army during the Civil War (Perry barely meets the qualification). He moved to Anderson County, TN after the death of his second wife and before marrying Mary, his third wife, and at least the three youngest children, Caroline, Noah, and Martha moved with him. Minerva, his second wife, probably died in childbirth, and everyone has thought the child died also. However, that daughter didn't die! In the 1870 Anderson County census, along with Philip and Mary was a seven-year old daughter Manila C. Shults! (See her record). After Philip's death his possessions were sold at auction and his children and wife Mary had to purchase any of his possessions they wanted to keep. Some of the children had to travel from Sevier County to Anderson County, probably at that time a three day trip by wagon, to attend the sale.
Philip's children, Noah and Manilla, wound up in Grayson Co, TX. They, and their descendants, remember and refer to Philip as a "Doctor Philip Shultz". Philip was probably an herb doctor and he's probably the source for the Legend of a Dr. Philip Shultz who was a supposed to be a brother of Dr. Martin Shults (actually Philip's grandfather)!
Black Cemetery, where Philip is buried, was re-located by TVA when Melton Hill Dam and Lake were created. After an EXTENSIVE search my wife and I finally found the cemetery in 1997. A local resident had to 'guide' us to it. The cemetery is very inaccesible from the road, it was almost overgrown with trees, and most of the headstones were down, including Philip's. The people who own the adjoining/surrounding property claim the cemetery is on TVA property and that TVA should be responsible for it's upkeep. But when I contatcted TVA they claimed it's on private property (I had to draw TVA a map so THEY could locate the cemetery, even though they had put it there they had no idea where it was!). [jrs]
283. Elizabeth SHULTZ
I THINK she married David Garner, and they supposedly went to Texas.
285. Caroline M. SHULTZ
She was still home, unwed at age 18, in the 1860 census. She went to Anderson County with her father, before 1867. A marriage license was issued for David C. Yarnell and Caroline in Anderson Co on 29 Jul 1868 but was never returned! However, she was gone from her father's household in the 1870 census, and a David Yarnell bought some of Philips personal effects after Philip's death in 1871.
287. Martha SHULTZ
By one account she was killed in a fire. However, she almost certainly moved to Anderson Co with her father. A marriage license was issued to Martha and a William Holt on 14 Sep 1869 in Anderson County but was never returned. She was NOT with her father in the 1870 census though, nor was her sister, Caroline.