James Justice and Sarah Keeter

James Justice was born between 1780 and 1790.  He married Rachel Geer.  After Rachel's death, he married Sarah Keeter.

1810 Rutherford Co. NC
James Justice 00100 10101

1820 Rutherford Co. NC
Jas Justice 010010 20010

1830 Rutherford Co. NC
James Justice 1M(0-5) 1M(40-50) 1F(15-20) 1F(20-30)
William Justice 1M(20-30) 2F(0-5) 1F(20-30) -- Recorded two doors away.

1840 Rutherford Co. NC
Jas Justice 1M(10-15) 1M(50-60) 1F(20-30) 1F(30-40) 1F(40-50)

Children of James Justice and Rachel Geer are:
1.  Elizabeth Justice (married Keeter)
2.  Susannah Justice (married Keeter)

Children of James Justice and Sarah Keeter
3.  John A. Justice (married Sarah Wallace)

Possible parents:
1.  Amos Justice and Mary McBrayer have an unknown son who would have been born around 1787.  They lived for a time in Buncombe County, North Carolina.  Though this possibility is probably not correct as this oldest son is still living within Amos's household in 1810.
2.  Thomas Justice and Mary Dyer have 2 sons who may be old enough to be his father:  Ezra and John.  I have no information for either of these men or their descendants.
3.  Jared/Jarrett Justice has a son in 1790 listed as under sixteen.  I do not know his identity.  Perhaps he is James?  Jared is the only Justice left in Rutherford Co. NC with James in 1810.  The William listed 2 doors from him in 1830 could possibly be Jared's son.
4.  I cannot see any other Justice men who were descendants of John and Mary Moore Justice who could be his father. (The only men in Rutherford Co. NC in 1790 were Amos, Jared, Thomas Sr., and Thomas Jr.)  If these men are not his father, then he must be a descendant of the Charles City, Virginia Justices, who I have not researched.

If anyone has a record to show James's parents or can provide other possibilities of men I may have overlooked, please let me know!

The Hale Family - Rachel Lurania Melvina Hale Family

Rachel Lurania Melvina Hale was born on November 19, 1936 in Alabama or Georgia. In her later life, she was known as Melvina. She, like her two older sisters never married but had children. She was the mother of 5 children: Amos Pinkney "Pink", Nancy Josephine "Josie", Stephen T., Charles Monroe and Union Elizabeth "Lizzie." Melvina lived at home with her parents until after 1870. After her father died, she, her children and her mother moved to Carroll County, Georgia. Melvina died after 1900, probably in Carroll County, Georgia. The photo to the right is of Melvin with two of her great-grandchildren. The one in her lap is Ruge. I do not know the name of the one standing.

Nancy Josephine “Josie” Hale was born in 1859 in Alabama. Nothing more is known about Josie. Her younger sister, Union Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hale was born in January 1873 in Georgia. Lizzie married John C. Moore before 1893. There are 4 known children to the union of Lizzie and John: James A., Cicero Hampton, Stephen W. and Mary Rebecca. By 1920, John and Lizzie moved their family to Marshall County, Alabama. Lizzie died after 1930, probably in Marshall County.

Charles Monroe Hale was born in February 1868 in Georgia. He married his cousin, Julia L. Hale, a daughter of Sarah Nancy Elizabeth Jane 'Sis' Hale. Julia was born in February 1882 in Alabama. Five children were born in this marriage: William Oscar, Grady Monroe, Ida B., Edna M. and Charley L. Charles died on December 26, 1906, just 5 months after his youngest child was born. Julia died when her youngest child was just 4 years old on September 7, 1910 in Randolph County, Alabama. They are both buried at Prospect Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery in Randolph County, Alabama.

Further details into the lives and families of Amos Pinkney and Stephen T. Hale will be in a later post.

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Sources:
Census Records – 1850-1870,1900 in Randolph County, Alabama.
Census Records – 1880 in Carroll County, Georgia