William T. Balkcom1,2

#466, b. 30 November 1838, d. 19 September 1864
Last Edited11 Sep 2009
Father*James Balkcom1,2 b. 3 Sep 1810, d. 21 Apr 1873
Mother*Nancy Burden1,2 b. c 1814, d. 29 Jul 1854
Birth*30 November 1838Twiggs County, Georgia, USA1,2 
Cen-Enum*4 September 1850GA Twiggs Co Census 1850; 84th Division, Twiggs County, Georgia, USA; male age 11, born in GA, attending school1 
Witness: James Balkcom
Military*9 July 1861CSA, Georgia Enlisted C Co. 4th Inf Reg. GA, Twiggs County, Georgia, USA; enlisted as a Private3 
Death*19 September 1864Winchester, Virginia, USA; in the Battle of Winchester.3,2 

Citations

  1. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Twiggs Co, GA. Page 163, image 12, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  3. [S40] Confederate Pension and Record Department. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865. 7 vols., www.ancestry.com, Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Regiments. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA. Reference Abbreviation: GARosterC

    Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc. P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364. Hereinafter cited as Confederate Pension and Record Department. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865.

Ann Balkcum

#2375, b. circa 1840
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 Jun 2016
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Balkcum1 b. 2 Dec 1816, d. 17 Oct 1898
Mother*Molcy Lee2,1 b. 15 Jan 1820, d. 21 Nov 1889
Name VariationAnn Balkcom1 
Birth*circa 1840Sampson County, North Carolina, USA3,1 
(Resident) Census16 August 1850(Head of Household) John Balkcum, (Resident) Molcy Lee; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcom" head, age 32, farmer, real estate valued at $500, born NC. In the household were:
"Malcy", female age 30, born NC;
"Ann", age 10, born NC;
"Mary", age 6, born NC;
"James", age 5, born NC;
"Chs", age 2, born NC.

Neighbors Bryan Lee, Robert Merritt, Will Robinson, Brady Merritt, Frederick Merritt, Nathan Johnson.3 

Citations

  1. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communication, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  2. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Sampson Co NC, pg 864, stamped pg 434, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Southern District, hh#125, Sampson County, NC, page 864, stamped pg 434, Ancestry.com.

Ann W. Balkcum

#2367, b. circa 1854, d. 2 December 1925
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited19 Oct 2018
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Lemuel Balkcum1 b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Mother*Jemima Rackley1 b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Name VariationNancy W. Balkcum2 
Name VariationAnn W. Balkcom1 
Birth*circa 1854Sampson County, North Carolina, USA1,2 
(Resident) Census8 June 1860Lemuel Balkcum; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC1 
(Resident) Census1870(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.3 
(Resident) Census10 June 1880(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, ED 201, hh128, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Jemima Balkcum", white female age 60, widowed, keeping house, reading/writing no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Nancy W. Balkcum", daughter age 23, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Lucy Balkcum", daughter age 21, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Mary E. Balkcum", daughter age 17, single, illness listed as headache, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Tim W. Balkcum", son age 30, single, trade finds turpentine, unemployed 8 mos last year, born NC, parents born NC,
"Edward F. Balkcum", nephew age 17, single, trade cooper, born NC, parents born NC4 
(Resident) Census16 June 1900(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge Township, ED104, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Jemima Balkcum", age 76, born July 1823, white female, widowed, 10 children, 8 living, born NC, parents born NC, owned house;
"Nancy W. Balkcum", daughter, single white female age 44, born March 1856 in NC, parents born NC;
"Lucy A. Balkcum", daughter, single white female age 42, born 1858 in NC, parents born NC.
Adjacent household was nephew Edward F. Balkcum age 47 and Mary Ellen Balkcum, and children.2 
Death*2 December 1925Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; the Death Certificate had Nancy as about age 75, single, father Lamele Balkcum, mother Jimmie Rackley. Informant L. L. Burton.5 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, North Carolina Sampson County, page258, ancestry image 19 of 34, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Sampson County, North Carolina, pg 15, ancestry.com image 15 of 34, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S342] Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT , North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, Nancy W. Balkcum,Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina State Board of Health Death Certificates.

Charles Balkcum

#2379, b. circa 1847
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 Jun 2016
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Balkcum1 b. 2 Dec 1816, d. 17 Oct 1898
Mother*Molcy Lee1 b. 15 Jan 1820, d. 21 Nov 1889
Name VariationCharles Balkcom1 
Birth*circa 1847Sampson County, North Carolina, USA1,2 
(Resident) Census16 August 1850(Head of Household) John Balkcum, (Resident) Molcy Lee; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcom" head, age 32, farmer, real estate valued at $500, born NC. In the household were:
"Malcy", female age 30, born NC;
"Ann", age 10, born NC;
"Mary", age 6, born NC;
"James", age 5, born NC;
"Chs", age 2, born NC.

Neighbors Bryan Lee, Robert Merritt, Will Robinson, Brady Merritt, Frederick Merritt, Nathan Johnson.2 

Citations

  1. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communication, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  2. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Southern District, hh#125, Sampson County, NC, page 864, stamped pg 434, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Edward F. Balkcum1

#2392, b. 22 September 1861, d. 18 August 1946
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited2 Apr 2010
My ResearchNote*Edward F. Balkcum appears in 1880 in the household of Jemima Balkcum, wife of Lemuel Balkcum who was deceased by that time. Edward was listed as a nephew. His death certificate listed his father as John Balkcum and mother as Mary Johnson. John Balkcum b1818 is the only known candidate by age, and at the time of Edward's birth he was married to Malsey Lee. 
Birth*22 September 1861Sampson County, North Carolina, USA1 
(Resident) Census10 June 1880(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, ED 201, hh128, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Jemima Balkcum", white female age 60, widowed, keeping house, reading/writing no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Nancy W. Balkcum", daughter age 23, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Lucy Balkcum", daughter age 21, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Mary E. Balkcum", daughter age 17, single, illness listed as headache, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Tim W. Balkcum", son age 30, single, trade finds turpentine, unemployed 8 mos last year, born NC, parents born NC,
"Edward F. Balkcum", nephew age 17, single, trade cooper, born NC, parents born NC2 
Marriage*circa 1887Mary Ellen Balkcum; census lists age at marriage of Edward as 25, Mary as 243 
Progeny*say 1890Mary Ellen Balkcum; North Carolina, USA; "COLON LEMUEL BALKCUM [C.L. Balkcum, d. 11/27/1929, 40 years old, son of E.F. Balkcum & Mary Balkcum]
PERLEY WOOTEN BALKCUM [Perely (sic) W. Balkcum, 8/4/1891-1/9/1969, Edward F. Balkcum & Mary _____]
Willie Calhoun Balcum
JOHN LUCIAN BALKCUM [John Lucian Balkcum, d. 5/15/1968, son of Edward Balkcum & unknown]
CLAUDIUS T. BALKCUM [Claude Tate Balkcum, 10/27/1900-1/10/1958, son of Edd Balkcum & unknown]"4 
(Witness) Death10 March 1932Mary Ellen Balkcum; Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, USA; "Mary Ellen Balkcum", age 68 years, wife of E. F. Balkcum, birthplace Sampson County, father "Lemeul Balkcum", mother "Jamimia Rackley", principal cause of death broken leg above knee and bronch. pneumonia as a result. Informant E. F. Balkcum.5,6 
Death*18 August 1946Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA; "Edward F. Balkcum", age 84, farmer, residing in Rocky Mount, NC, spouse Mary Ellen Balkcum, father John Balkcum, mother Mary Johnson, birthplaces unknown, cause of death generalized, arteries ???, senility1 

Citations

  1. [S342] Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT , North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, Edward F. Balkcum, Rocky Mount, NC. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina State Board of Health Death Certificates.
  2. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Sampson County, North Carolina, pg 15, ancestry.com image 15 of 34, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S293] Census, U.S. of 1930, Stony Creek Township, Nash County, North Carolina, pg 5, ancestry.com image 9 of 46, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  5. [S342] North Carolina State Board of Health Death Certificates, Mary Ellen Balkcum, Nash County, North Carolina. Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT.
  6. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, citing death certificate, e-mail address.

Electa Balkcum

#2362, b. circa 1845
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 Jun 2016
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Lemuel Balkcum1 b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Mother*Jemima Rackley1 b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Name VariationElecta Balkcom2 
Birth*circa 1845North Carolina, USA2 
(Resident) Census12 August 1850(Head of Household) Lemuel Balkcum, (Enumerator) US 1850 Census; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcom" head, male age 29, laborer, born NC, $500 real estate owned, not read/writing. In the household:
"Jemiah", female age 27, born NC;
"James", age 8, born NC;
"Elanda", female age 5, born NC;
"Tina", female age 4, born NC (not found in later census);
"Elizabeth", female age 21, born NC. I take this to be Eliza Balkcum, probable 1st cousin or possibly sister of Lemuel.

The adjacent household was Adam Sellers, Jr. and Jemima Sellers, both age 50, unknown relationship if any to "Jemiah". Also Abram Sellers age 70, Daniel Bowen age 37 and family, Needham Merritt, several other Merritts, and Jonathon Parker (land sale w/John Balkcum)3 
(Resident) Census8 June 1860Lemuel Balkcum; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC2 
(Resident) Census1870(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.4 

Citations

  1. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Census U.S. of 1850, Sampson County, NC, Ancestry.com image 11 of 83, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Southern District, hh#75, Sampson County, NC, page 857, stamped pg 430, Ancestry.com.
  4. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Ella Lula Balkcum

#2369, b. circa 1859
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 Jun 2016
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Lemuel Balkcum1 b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Mother*Jemima Rackley1 b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Name VariationElla Lula Balkcom; middle name from cited researcher1,2 
Birth*circa 1859North Carolina, USA1 
(Resident) Census8 June 1860Lemuel Balkcum; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC1 
(Resident) Census1870(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.3 
Married NameMurphy2 
Marriage*John Robert Murphy; North Carolina, USA2 
Progeny*John Robert Murphy; North Carolina, USA; .................. 2 Ella Lula Balkcum (1859 - 1880)
.................. + John Robert Murphy
........................ 3 Robert Neal Murphy
........................ 3 Mary E. Murphy
........................ 3 Margaret L. Murphy
........................ 3 Hugh T. Murphy
........................ 3 Ella J. Murphy2 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  3. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Euphemia Elizabeth Balkcum

#2406, b. say 1861
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 Jun 2016
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Lemuel Balkcum1 b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Mother*Jemima Rackley1 b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Name VariationEuphemia Elizabeth Balkcom1 
Birth*say 1861Sampson County, North Carolina, USA1 
(Resident) Census1870(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.2 
Married NameBenton1 
Marriage*Lorenzo L. Benton; North Carolina, USA1 
Progeny*Lorenzo L. Benton; North Carolina, USA; .................. 2 Euphemia Elizabeth Balkcum
.................. + Lorenzo L. Benton (1857 - 1935)
........................ 3 Walter Franklin Benton
........................ + Mollie V.
........................ 3 Harvey Lafayette Benton
........................ + Lonie
........................ 3 Elihu Earnest Benton
........................ 3 Ada E. Benton
........................ 3 Ina E. Benton
........................ + James McFatter
........................ 3 Mamie L. Benton
........................ 3 Henry Sloan Benton
........................ 3 Rosa Elizabeth Benton1 

Citations

  1. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  2. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Georgia Belle Balkcum1

#2642, b. 12 September 1920, d. 4 July 2005
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited7 May 2017
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*William Allen Balkcum1 b. 1873, d. 1929
Mother*Eula McMillan1 b. c 1892
DNA Match*At least one descendant of Georgia Balkcum Tew is a DNA match to the southwest Oklahoma Balkcoms. Our common ancestor is Hester Balkcum. The line of descent for Georgia is Hester Balkcum - Unk child of Hester - John Balkcum m. Malsey Lee - John Albert Balkcum - William Allen Balkcum m. Eula McMillan - William James Tew m. Georgia Bell Balkcum - William James Tew Jr - my DNA match (private).2 
Birth*12 September 1920Sampson County, North Carolina, USA1,3 
Married Namesay 1939Tew4 
(Bride) Marriage*18 February 1940(Groom) William James Tew Sr.; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; in the 1940 census Georgia B. Tew was identified as daughter in law of Louie T. Tew, census head, and wife Ellie J. Tew, along with son William J. Tew age 25. Georgia was identified as born in Sampson County, North Carolina.4,5 
Death*4 July 2005Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA1
Burial*Springvale Cemetery, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; from the Find A Grave submitter:

"Parents:
William Albert Balkcum (1873 - 1929)
Eula McMillan Balkcum (1890 - 1962)

Spouse:
William James Tew (1914 - 2003)*

Children:
Robert Albert Tew (1945 - 2010)*

Siblings:
Eugene Maynard Balkcum (1909 - 1991)*
Lucille Balkcum Herring (1915 - 1988)*
Georgia Bell Balkcum Tew (1920 - 2005)
Vera Balkcum Moore (1924 - 1984)*
Razzie Ree Balkcum (1926 - 1999)**
Walter A Balkcum (1929 - 1929)*6 

Citations

  1. [S9] Newspaper Published Obituaries, The Sampson Independent, Clinton, North Carolina, July 7, 2005, Obituary of Georgia Bell Balkcum Tew.
  2. [S448] AncestryDNA, Autosomal DNA Match (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, Test Dates 2016), 20 cM match on Chromosome 15, positions 36M - 57.9M, between an Oklahoma Balkcom family member and private Tew family member . Hereinafter cited as Autosomal DNA Match.
  3. [S290] U. S. Social Security Death Index, Georgia B. Tew,, http://www.familysearch.org
  4. [S378] Census, U.S. of 1940, Lisbon, Sampson County, North Carolina, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S432] North Carolina Marriage Records 1741-2011 online at ancestry.com, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  6. [S425] Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Springvale Cemetery, Clinton, North Carolina, Submitter Joseph Tew Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Harman Balkcum

#888, b. circa 1822, d. 8 April 1863
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited27 Apr 2019
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Mother*Nancy Balkcum1,2 b. s 1794, d. b Feb 1854
Name VariationHarman Balkcom3,4,5 
(Witness) NoteJohn Balkcum, Lemuel Balkcum; John Balkcum (b c1818), Harman Balkcum (b c1822), Lemuel Balkcum (b c1821) are named as grandchildren in the 1843 will of Hester Balkcum. Lemuel and Harman appear in the same clause of the will and are provided identical small amounts (one common Bible each, or money sufficient to purchase the same). Their appearance together may have been because of closeness of age or some other association but they were unlikely to have been brothers. The will also names another grandson, John Balkcum, with the same provision of one common bible.

Harman is proven as a son of Hester's daughter Nancy, per Nancy's 1853 will which names son Harman but does not mention Lemuel. I call Lemuel the son of unknown parents, one of whom was a child of Hester. I call John the son of a different unknown parent (another child of Hester) and not a brother of Lemuel or Harman because he appears in a separate clause of Hester's will. It's conceivable that Lemuel was a son of William Balkcom who appears as head of a household in the 1820 Sampson County census. However, John (born 1816) is likely not a son of William since in William's 1820 household there were no young males. 
Birth*circa 1822Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Civil War military record shows him age 40 at enlistment in 1862. 1860 census has him age 45 so birth c1815. Note that Harman was a laborer in a Vann household in the 1860 census so it's conceivable that the informant simply didn't know his age. 1840 census has him age 20-30, information that he would have personally have provided since he was the only non-slave member of the household.3,4,5,6,7 
Cen-Head*1840Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "H. Balkcom", male age 20-30, slaves male 10-24, female 10-24, with two people in household employed in agriculture. Adjacent to cousin John Balkcom and mother Nancy Balkcom.8 
Neighbor: John Balkcom
Neighbor: Nancy Balkcom
Neighbor: William L. Robinson
Association*1843Hester (?); Harman named in Hester's will as her grandson 
(Heir) Will9 March 1843Hester (?); Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Hester Balkcum will dated March 1843, proved May 1843. It names as beneficiaries "my daughter Nancy Balkcum" to receive 30 acres of land on the south side of Beaver Dam Swamp to include the house in which she now lives, "grandson James Lucien Balkcum (son of my daughter Mariah)" to receive the remainder of the land, about 100 acres. It provides miscellaneous household goods to "granddaughter Mary Ellen Johnson, daughter of my daughter Mariah", and token items (a bible each) to grandsons John Balkcum, Harman Balkcum, and Lemuel Balkcum. The executor was "my friend" William L. Robinson; Witnesses were Isaiah S. Robinson and Abner Robinson.9,2,3
(Witness) Land31 July 1843John Balkcum; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; (see attached deed)
John Balkcum in a Deed to W. L. Robinson, conveyed 84 acres for the sum of $1, identified as part of the land where Bryant Lee now resides. This unusual deed referred to indebtedness of Balkcum to Robinson and made the transfer of land title conditional on repayment of the several specified debts. Witnessed by W. R. Ward and Harman Balkcum.
(Heir) Will20 August 1853Nancy Balkcum; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; (see attached exhibit) Nancy Balkcum dated a will on this date. It names:
"my daughter Margaret Balkcum" - bed & furniture ("the bed on which I have usually lain"), wheel & cards, 1 table,sow and pigs, $20, "for her services in waiting on me in my last sickness";
"my two daughters Eliza and Mary" - 1 bed & furniture;
"my son Harman be paid back all expenses that he may incur in providing for me"
Remaining property to be sold to pay debts and funeral expenses, remainder equally divided among children.
Exec William L. Robinson, wit Nathan Johnson, Joshua Rackley10,2
(Resident) Census*25 July 1860(Head of Household) John R. Vann; Duplin County, North Carolina, USA; "John R. Vann", head, age 34, farmer, real estate value $3000, born Sampson County NC;
"Sarah A. Vann" age 34, born Duplin County NC;
Children Mary E. age 5, Sarah J. age 2, and James W. age 4 mos, all born Duplin County.
"Harmond Bacumb" age 45 was in the household, identified as a labourer.7 
Description*5 ft 7 1/2 in tall per military service records11 
Military*4 January 1862CSA Army, Company D, 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA; "Harmon Balkcum", occupation farmer, residence New Hanover County, North Carolina, enlisted at age 40 in Duplin County as a Private in the CSA Army, Company D, 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry. Died in service 8 April 1863.11,6,12 
Death*8 April 1863CSA Army, Company D, 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; died in service13,11 

Citations

  1. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Nancy Balkcom Will, 1853, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  2. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  3. [S104] Bass, compiler, Sampson County North Carolina Wills (n.p.: n.pub., 1958). Hereinafter cited as Sampson County North Carolina Wills.
  4. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, Baucom Family Book, 1978, mentioned in grandmother Hester Balkcum's will dated 9 March 1843 and proved May 1843.
  5. [S103] Bolkcom Newsletter, Researcher Robert E. Bolkcom, online http://www.pbalkcom.com/gwb, Jerry Balkcom.
  6. [S41] Ancestry Web Site, www.ancestry.com, Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-.. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry Web Site.
  7. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Duplin County, North Carolina, Southern District, Ancestry.com image page 82/122, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  8. [S15] Census, U.S. of 1840, Sampson County, NC, ancestry image page 7 of 98, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  9. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Last Will & Testament of Hester Balkcom, North Carolina State Archives.
  10. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives.
  11. [S435] Civil War Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors, 13th Battalion North Carolina Infantry, online at www.fold3.com, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
  12. [S41] Ancestry Web Site, www.ancestry.com, United States National Archives. Civil War Muster Rolls [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Microfilm rolls RG109 m253, records 1948, 1951, 1953.
  13. [S340] Civil War Service Records, National Archives and Records Administration, ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration.

James Balkcum

#2378, b. circa 1845
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 Jun 2016
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Balkcum1 b. 2 Dec 1816, d. 17 Oct 1898
Mother*Molcy Lee1 b. 15 Jan 1820, d. 21 Nov 1889
Name VariationJames Balkcom1 
Birth*circa 1845Sampson County, North Carolina, USA2,1 
(Resident) Census16 August 1850(Head of Household) John Balkcum, (Resident) Molcy Lee; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcom" head, age 32, farmer, real estate valued at $500, born NC. In the household were:
"Malcy", female age 30, born NC;
"Ann", age 10, born NC;
"Mary", age 6, born NC;
"James", age 5, born NC;
"Chs", age 2, born NC.

Neighbors Bryan Lee, Robert Merritt, Will Robinson, Brady Merritt, Frederick Merritt, Nathan Johnson.2 

Citations

  1. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communication, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  2. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Southern District, hh#125, Sampson County, NC, page 864, stamped pg 434, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

James Lucien Balkcum

#471, b. circa 1839, d. 4 January 1865
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 May 2020
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*William L. Robinson2 b. c 1808
Mother*Mariah Balkcum1 b. c 1814
Name VariationJames Lucien Balkcom3 
Association*February 1839William L. Robinson; Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; William L. Robinson posted a bastardy bond for a child sworn to be his by Maria Balcom.4 
Witness: Mariah Balkcum
Birth*circa 1839Sampson County, North Carolina, USA5,6 
(Buyer) Land10 January 1841Hester (?); Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; (see attached deed, poor condition but partly readable)
Hester Balkcum sold 130 acres to "Nancy Balkcum her daughter and James Lucien Balkcum her grandson ... in consideration of the love and affection which she holds towards her said daughter Nancy and her [Hester's] grandson James Lucien ... in the ... consideration to her of the sum of one dollar... tract of land lying on the south side of Beaverdam Swamp and joining the lands of Nathan Johnson, heirs of Mathew Prigeon ... ?? Rogers old corner ... along Rogers' old line to the Beaverdam Swamp then along said swamp to the mouth of horse branch then ... to Little Branch ... for Nancy Balkcum to use during her life and on her death [to] James Lucien Balkcum ... Hester Balkcum to have the privilege of living on during her natural life ..."
Witnessed by Ruggels? Johnson and Richard? P. Johnson7
Association*1843Hester (?); James Lucien named in Hester's will as grandson 
(Heir) Will9 March 1843Hester (?); Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Hester Balkcum will dated March 1843, proved May 1843. It names as beneficiaries "my daughter Nancy Balkcum" to receive 30 acres of land on the south side of Beaver Dam Swamp to include the house in which she now lives, "grandson James Lucien Balkcum (son of my daughter Mariah)" to receive the remainder of the land, about 100 acres. It provides miscellaneous household goods to "granddaughter Mary Ellen Johnson, daughter of my daughter Mariah", and token items (a bible each) to grandsons John Balkcum, Harman Balkcum, and Lemuel Balkcum. The executor was "my friend" William L. Robinson; Witnesses were Isaiah S. Robinson and Abner Robinson.8,9,10
Name VariationJohnson; "James Johnson" per 1850 census, but he was likely born before his mother married so the Johnson name is probably a convenience11 
Census*4 June 1860Southern Division, Taylor Bridge District, hh67, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lucien Balcum", age 21, farm laborer, born NC, in the household of Reuben Moore age 25. Nearby was the Wm L Robinson age 52 household and the household of John Balkcum age 41 and Malsey age 40.12 
Military*9 May 1861Josiah Johnson; CSA, North Carolina Enlisted F Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Half brothers "James L. Balkcom" and "Josiah Johnson", sons of Mariah Balkcum Johnson, enlisted as Privates on the same day in the regiment drawn from the counties of Brunswick, Columbus, Cabarrus, Duplin, and Sampson.

James Lucien Balkcom identified himself as a farmer, age 21 at enlistment, and Josiah Johnson identified himself as age 19. Josiah would in fact have been age 17 or 18 at this time. In the 1860 census he was a 16 year old living with his parents, working as a farm laborer.

Their cousin William James Balkcom, son of Lemuel and Jemima Balkcom, enlisted in the same unit in November, 1862.

The Rootsweb reference describes the Regiment: "The 20th participated in various campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles (93 killed, 281 wounded, 6 mia) to Cold Harbor and later took part in the Appomattox operations. Other casualty reports include: 30 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, 3 wounded at Fredericksburg, 77 casualties at Chancellorsville and of the 372 engaged at Gettysburg, more than 65% were disabled. The unit surrendered with 4 officers and 71 men of which only 9 were armed."

James Lucien was captured June 15, 1863 at Stephenson's Depot, Virginia, (see historical marker, image attached). Cousin William James was wounded in the left arm at Gettysburg July 1-4, and captured. Josiah Johnson has not been located in Sampson or Duplin County after the war.13,14,15,16
Milit-Int*15 June 1863Stephenson's Depot, Virginia, USA; captured, confined at Camp Chase, Ohio as POW17 
Death*4 January 1865Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, USA; of variola while a POW.18 
Burial*Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; grave #70315 

Citations

  1. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Hester Balkcum's will, 1843, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  2. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, descendant of Eliza Balkcum, 2009 email correspondence, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  3. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Hester "Balkcum", North Carolina State Archives.
  4. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email correspondence, e-mail address.
  5. [S40] Confederate Pension and Record Department. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865. 7 vols., www.ancestry.com, Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Regiments. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA.. Hereinafter cited as Confederate Pension and Record Department. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865.
  6. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Sampson County, North Carolina, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  7. [S453] Sampson County North Carolina Deeds - Originals: Book 26, Page 239, Sampson County Register of Deeds, www.sampsonrod.org. Hereinafter cited as Sampson County Deeds.
  8. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Last Will & Testament of Hester Balkcom, North Carolina State Archives.
  9. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  10. [S104] Bass, compiler, Sampson County North Carolina Wills (n.p.: n.pub., 1958). Hereinafter cited as Sampson County North Carolina Wills.
  11. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Sampson County, North Carolina, pg 866, ancestry.com img 14 of 83, Ancestry.com.
  12. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, pg 12, ancestry.com image 4 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  13. [S43] Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, United States National Archives. Civil War Muster Rolls [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999- . Box, Extraction # & Record #1954., National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
  14. [S49] Unknown compiler, compiler, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. 13 vols (n.p.: Raleigh: University Graphics, 1993), Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Regiments. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA. Reference Abbreviation: NCRosterC
    Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc. P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina Troops 1861-65.
  15. [S109] National Archives, Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North , 1984), Page 59. Hereinafter cited as Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons.
  16. [S343] North Carolina and the Civil War, http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genkid2010/, American Civil WarSoldiers, 20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina and the Civil War.
  17. [S49] Unknown compiler, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. 13 vols.
  18. [S40] Confederate Pension and Record Department. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, www.ancestry.com, Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Regiments. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA. Reference Abbreviation: NCRosterC
    Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc. P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364.

John Balkcum

#2356, b. 2 December 1816, d. 17 October 1898
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited10 Feb 2019
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Unknown Child B of Hester Balkcom1 b. s 1794

Family

 Molcy Lee b. 15 Jan 1820, d. 21 Nov 1889
Marriage*say 1839Molcy Lee; estimated date from age of oldest child (census). Malsey as wife from census and various death certificates, and cited researcher.5,6 
Children 1.Ann Balkcum6 b. c 1840
 2.Mary Susan Balkcum6 b. c 1844
 3.James Balkcum6 b. c 1845
 4.Charles Balkcum6 b. c 1847
 5.John Albert Balkcum+16,6 b. c 1848, d. 5 Apr 1936
 6.William Francis Balkcum6 b. c 1852
 7.Molsey Alice Balkcum6 b. Oct 1854, d. 18 Jan 1950
 8.Keziah Jane Balkcum6 b. c 1856
Name VariationJohn Balkcom2 
Note*Lemuel Balkcum; John Balkcum (b c1818), Harman Balkcum (b c1822), Lemuel Balkcum (b c1821) are named as grandchildren in the 1843 will of Hester Balkcum. Lemuel and Harman appear in the same clause of the will and are provided identical small amounts (one common Bible each, or money sufficient to purchase the same). Their appearance together may have been because of closeness of age or some other association but they were unlikely to have been brothers. The will also names another grandson, John Balkcum, with the same provision of one common bible.

Harman is proven as a son of Hester's daughter Nancy, per Nancy's 1853 will which names son Harman but does not mention Lemuel. I call Lemuel the son of unknown parents, one of whom was a child of Hester. I call John the son of a different unknown parent (another child of Hester) and not a brother of Lemuel or Harman because he appears in a separate clause of Hester's will. It's conceivable that Lemuel was a son of William Balkcom who appears as head of a household in the 1820 Sampson County census. However, John (born 1816) is likely not a son of William since in William's 1820 household there were no young males. 
Witness: Hester (?)
Witness: Harman Balkcum
Birth*2 December 1816North Carolina, USA; from grave marker:
"John Balkcum
Dec. 2, 1816
Oct. 17, 1898"3,2,4 
Marriage*say 1839Molcy Lee; estimated date from age of oldest child (census). Malsey as wife from census and various death certificates, and cited researcher.5,6 
Land*13 April 1839Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; (see attached deed)
John Balkcum [grandson of Hester Balkcum] sold land to Hester Balkcum for $1070. Hester within two years gave this land to her daughter Nancy Balkcum and grandson James Lucien Balkcum, a toddler, who was son of William L Robinson and Hester's daughter Mariah. It's not clear if this is the land Hester originally received on the death of her husband John Balkcom in 1803, and if so how grandson John Balkcum came into possession.
"... land lying near the waters of the Beaverdam Creek adjoining the land of Nathan Johnson's and Samuel? Johnson Jr ... tract ... beginning at ?? Rogers' old corner ... Scot's Branch ... along Rogers' old line to the Beaverdam Swamp thence up said swamp to the Horse Branch then up along a marked line to a little branch then across said branch to Matthew Pridgeon's line thence said line to the beginning containing 130 acres ..."
Witnesses Wm L. Robinson and John Bryan.7 
Buyer: Hester Balkcom
Witness: William L. Robinson
Witness: John Bryan
Cen-Head*1840Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcom", age 20-30, with female age 30-40 (wife Malsey), living adjacent to Nancy Balkcom (likely aunt) and H Balkcom, prob Harmon. Many slaves were listed - males: 2 u10, 2 10-24, 1 24-35, 1 35-55; females 2 u10, 1-24-35, 1 35-55, 1 55-100. Six people employed in agriculture.

Neighbors included Nancy Balkcom, H. Balkcom, Wm Johnson Jr (married to Mariah Balkcum), Charlott Merritt, Milla Merritt, several other Merritts, Deborah Robinson, John Robinson, Wm Robinson, R. Parish, David Murphy, Wm Murphy, Abram Sellars, Nick Sellars, Will Vann.2 
Neighbor: Nancy Balkcum
Neighbor: Harman Balkcum
Neighbor: Will Johnson Jr.
Association*1843Hester (?); John Balkcum was named in Hester Balkcum's will as her grandson 
(Heir) Will9 March 1843Hester (?); Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Hester Balkcum will dated March 1843, proved May 1843. It names as beneficiaries "my daughter Nancy Balkcum" to receive 30 acres of land on the south side of Beaver Dam Swamp to include the house in which she now lives, "grandson James Lucien Balkcum (son of my daughter Mariah)" to receive the remainder of the land, about 100 acres. It provides miscellaneous household goods to "granddaughter Mary Ellen Johnson, daughter of my daughter Mariah", and token items (a bible each) to grandsons John Balkcum, Harman Balkcum, and Lemuel Balkcum. The executor was "my friend" William L. Robinson; Witnesses were Isaiah S. Robinson and Abner Robinson.8,9,10
Land31 July 1843Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; (see attached deed)
John Balkcum in a Deed to W. L. Robinson, conveyed 84 acres for the sum of $1, identified as part of the land where Bryant Lee now resides. This unusual deed referred to indebtedness of Balkcum to Robinson and made the transfer of land title conditional on repayment of the several specified debts. Witnessed by W. R. Ward and Harman Balkcum.
Witness: Harman Balkcum
(Head of Household) Census*16 August 1850(Resident) Molcy Lee; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcom" head, age 32, farmer, real estate valued at $500, born NC. In the household were:
"Malcy", female age 30, born NC;
"Ann", age 10, born NC;
"Mary", age 6, born NC;
"James", age 5, born NC;
"Chs", age 2, born NC.

Neighbors Bryan Lee, Robert Merritt, Will Robinson, Brady Merritt, Frederick Merritt, Nathan Johnson.5 
Resident: Ann Balkcum
Resident: Mary Susan Balkcum
Resident: James Balkcum
Resident: Charles Balkcum
(Head of Household) Census4 June 1860(Resident) Molcy Lee; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh#72, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcum", head, age 41, farmer, $600 real estate, $2000 personal, born NC,
"Malsey Balkcum", female age 40 born NC,
"Mary S. Balkcum", female age 17, born NC,
"John A. Balkcum", age 12, born NC,
"Malsey A. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC,
"William Balkcum", age 8, born NC,
"Keziah Balkcum", female age 4, born NC,
"Bryan Lee", age 65, farm laborer, born NC (father of wife Malsey?).

Five households away was "Lucien Balcum" age 21, a farm laborer in the household of Reuben Moore. Lucien was probably John's cousin James Lucien Balkcom. William L. Robinson age 52 and large family were two households from Lucien Balcum.11 
Resident: Mary Susan Balkcum
Resident: John Albert Balkcum
Resident: Molsey Alice Balkcum
Resident: William Francis Balkcum
Resident: Keziah Jane Balkcum
Census26 July 1870Lisbon Township, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkum" head, age 55, farmer, assets $700 real estate, $257 personal, born NC,
"Molcy Balkum" female age 54, keeping house, born NC,
"Susan Balkum", age 24, keeping house, born NC,
"John Balkum", age 22, works on farm, born NC,
"William Balkum", age 19, works on farm, born NC,
"Molcy Balkum", female age 15, keeping house, born NC,
"Kizzie Balkum", female age 13, keeping house, born NC.12 
Resident: Mary Susan Balkcum
Resident: Keziah Jane Balkcum
Resident: Molsey Alice Balkcum
Resident: John Albert Balkcum
Resident: William Francis Balkcum
Resident: Molcy Lee
Census19 June 1880Lisbon Township, ED 191, hh#200, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcum", head, age 62, farmer, born NC, parents born NC,
"M. Balkcum" wife age 61, born NC, parents born NC,
"M. A. Balkcum", daughter age 22, single, born NC, parents born NC,
"Kizzy Jane Balkcum", daughter age 20, single, born NC, parents born NC.13 
Resident: Keziah Jane Balkcum
Resident: Molsey Alice Balkcum
Resident: Molcy Lee
Death*17 October 1898Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; from grave marker:
"John Balkcum
Dec 2, 1816
Oct 17, 1898"14 
Burial*John Balkcum Cemetery, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; also called Sellers Cemetery in the Sampson County Cemeteries compilation3,15 

Citations

  1. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Hester Balkcom Will, 1843, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  2. [S15] Census, U.S. of 1840, Sampson County, NC, ancestry image page 7 of 98, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S425] Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, photo of John Balkcum gravestone, submitter Joseph Tew Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Sampson County, NC, page 864, stamped pg 434, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Southern District, hh#125, Sampson County, NC, page 864, stamped pg 434, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communication, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  7. [S453] Sampson County North Carolina Deeds - Originals: Book 25, Page 424, Sampson County Register of Deeds, www.sampsonrod.org. Hereinafter cited as Sampson County Deeds.
  8. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Last Will & Testament of Hester Balkcom, North Carolina State Archives.
  9. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  10. [S104] Bass, compiler, Sampson County North Carolina Wills (n.p.: n.pub., 1958). Hereinafter cited as Sampson County North Carolina Wills.
  11. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Sampson County North Carolina, page 12, ancestry.com img 4 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  12. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Sampson County, North Carolina, page 24, ancestry.com img 24/35, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  13. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Sampson Co North Carolina, pg 24, ancestry image 23 of 32, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  14. [S425] Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
  15. [S455] Bradley West and Kenneth Register, compiler, Southern Sampson County, NC Cemeteries, Cemeteries Located South of Highway 24 (Roseboro, NC: Bradley Lee West, 1999), Burials at Sellers Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Southern Sampson County, NC Cemeteries.
  16. [S342] Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT , North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, Sampson County, John Albert Balkcum. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina State Board of Health Death Certificates.

John Albert Balkcum

#2380, b. circa 1848, d. 5 April 1936
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited18 Feb 2017
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Balkcum1,2 b. 2 Dec 1816, d. 17 Oct 1898
Mother*Molcy Lee1,2 b. 15 Jan 1820, d. 21 Nov 1889

Family 1

 Emmeline Lawrence b. s 1850
Marriage*say 1872Emmeline Lawrence5 
Child 1.William Allen Balkcum+5 b. 1873, d. 1929

Family 2

 Forthly Lawrence b. s 1855
Child 1.King Solomon Balkcum5 b. 1881, d. 1962
Name VariationJohn Albert Balkcom2 
Birth*circa 1848Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; the death certificate for John Albert Balkcum shows him born in 1848, but he was not listed in the household of his parents in the 1850 census. He was listed in theri household in the 1860 census, as age 12.1,2 
(Resident) Census4 June 1860(Head of Household) John Balkcum, (Resident) Molcy Lee; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh#72, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcum", head, age 41, farmer, $600 real estate, $2000 personal, born NC,
"Malsey Balkcum", female age 40 born NC,
"Mary S. Balkcum", female age 17, born NC,
"John A. Balkcum", age 12, born NC,
"Malsey A. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC,
"William Balkcum", age 8, born NC,
"Keziah Balkcum", female age 4, born NC,
"Bryan Lee", age 65, farm laborer, born NC (father of wife Malsey?).

Five households away was "Lucien Balcum" age 21, a farm laborer in the household of Reuben Moore. Lucien was probably John's cousin James Lucien Balkcom. William L. Robinson age 52 and large family were two households from Lucien Balcum.3 
(Resident) Census26 July 1870John Balkcum; Lisbon Township, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkum" head, age 55, farmer, assets $700 real estate, $257 personal, born NC,
"Molcy Balkum" female age 54, keeping house, born NC,
"Susan Balkum", age 24, keeping house, born NC,
"John Balkum", age 22, works on farm, born NC,
"William Balkum", age 19, works on farm, born NC,
"Molcy Balkum", female age 15, keeping house, born NC,
"Kizzie Balkum", female age 13, keeping house, born NC.4 
Marriage*say 1872Emmeline Lawrence5 
Progeny*1873Emmeline Lawrence; William Allen Balkcum 1873-1929
LILLIE BALKCUM b ca 1874 [Lillie Balkcum, 11/3/1872-12/10/1929, daughter of James (sic) Balkcum & Emeline Lawrence, wife of Livie L. Balkcum]
ERASTUS BALKCUM 1876-1950 [Erastus Balkcum, 1/23/1876-10/10/1950, son of John A. Balkcum & Emeline Lawrence]
THEODOSIA BERTHA BALKCUM 1877-1942 [Bertha Balkcum Robinson, d. 10/1/1942, age 60, daughter of J.A. Balkcum & Emaline Lawrence, wife of G.C. Robinson]5 
Marriage*9 November 1910Eulah Bond; Pender County, North Carolina, USA; from researcher Henderson:
"+ John A. Balkcum married (1) A. Emmeline Lawrence and (2) Eula J. Bond, and had a son by Forthly Lawrence (according to a descendant). His known children:
[By Emmeline]
William Allen Balkcum 1873-1929
LILLIE BALKCUM b ca 1874 [Lillie Balkcum, 11/3/1872-12/10/1929, daughter of James (sic) Balkcum & Emeline Lawrence, wife of Livie L. Balkcum]
ERASTUS BALKCUM 1876-1950 [Erastus Balkcum, 1/23/1876-10/10/1950, son of John A. Balkcum & Emeline Lawrence]
THEODOSIA BERTHA BALKCUM 1877-1942 [Bertha Balkcum Robinson, d. 10/1/1942, age 60, daughter of J.A. Balkcum & Emaline Lawrence, wife of Abner M. Robinson,]
[By Forthly]
King Solomon Balkcum (1881-1962)
[By Eula]
John Elmo Balkcum (1912- )
Elvin Odell Bakcum (1917- )"6,7,8 
Progeny*1912Eulah Bond; John Elmo Balkcum (1912 - )
Elvin Odell Balkcum (1917- )5 
Death*5 April 1936Lisbon Township, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; died at the age of 88. Cause of death reaction from intravenous glucose, bronchial pneumonia.9 

Citations

  1. [S342] Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT , North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, Sampson County, John Albert Balkcum. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina State Board of Health Death Certificates.
  2. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communication, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  3. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Sampson County North Carolina, page 12, ancestry.com img 4 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Sampson County, North Carolina, page 24, ancestry.com img 24/35, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  5. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, e-mail address.
  6. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, e-mail address.
  7. [S342] North Carolina State Board of Health Death Certificates, John Albert Balkcum, Sampson County. Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT.
  8. [S432] North Carolina Marriage Records 1741-2011, Eula Bond, age 32, to John A. Balkcum online at ancestry.com, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  9. [S342] North Carolina State Board of Health Death Certificates, Sampson County, North Carolina. Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT.

John T. Balkcum

#2365, b. circa 1849
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited10 Jan 2009
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Lemuel Balkcum1 b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Mother*Jemima Rackley1 b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Name VariationJohn T. Balkcom1 
Birth*circa 1849North Carolina, USA1 
(Resident) Census8 June 1860Lemuel Balkcum; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC1 
(Resident) Census1870(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.2 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Julius Balkcum

#2364, b. circa 1848
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited10 Jan 2009
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Lemuel Balkcum1 b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Mother*Jemima Rackley1 b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Name VariationJulius Balkcom1 
Birth*circa 1848North Carolina, USA1 
(Resident) Census8 June 1860Lemuel Balkcum; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC1 
(Resident) Census1870(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.2 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Keziah Jane Balkcum

#2382, b. circa 1856
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited27 Apr 2019
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Balkcum1 b. 2 Dec 1816, d. 17 Oct 1898
Mother*Molcy Lee1 b. 15 Jan 1820, d. 21 Nov 1889
Name VariationKeziah Jane Balkcom2 
Birth*circa 1856Sampson County, North Carolina, USA3,1 
(Resident) Census4 June 1860(Head of Household) John Balkcum, (Resident) Molcy Lee; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh#72, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcum", head, age 41, farmer, $600 real estate, $2000 personal, born NC,
"Malsey Balkcum", female age 40 born NC,
"Mary S. Balkcum", female age 17, born NC,
"John A. Balkcum", age 12, born NC,
"Malsey A. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC,
"William Balkcum", age 8, born NC,
"Keziah Balkcum", female age 4, born NC,
"Bryan Lee", age 65, farm laborer, born NC (father of wife Malsey?).

Five households away was "Lucien Balcum" age 21, a farm laborer in the household of Reuben Moore. Lucien was probably John's cousin James Lucien Balkcom. William L. Robinson age 52 and large family were two households from Lucien Balcum.4 
(Resident) Census26 July 1870John Balkcum; Lisbon Township, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkum" head, age 55, farmer, assets $700 real estate, $257 personal, born NC,
"Molcy Balkum" female age 54, keeping house, born NC,
"Susan Balkum", age 24, keeping house, born NC,
"John Balkum", age 22, works on farm, born NC,
"William Balkum", age 19, works on farm, born NC,
"Molcy Balkum", female age 15, keeping house, born NC,
"Kizzie Balkum", female age 13, keeping house, born NC.5 
(Resident) Census19 June 1880John Balkcum; Lisbon Township, ED 191, hh#200, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "John Balkcum", head, age 62, farmer, born NC, parents born NC,
"M. Balkcum" wife age 61, born NC, parents born NC,
"M. A. Balkcum", daughter age 22, single, born NC, parents born NC,
"Kizzy Jane Balkcum", daughter age 20, single, born NC, parents born NC.2 

Citations

  1. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communication, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  2. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Sampson Co North Carolina, pg 24, ancestry image 23 of 32, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Sampson County North Carolina, page 12, ancestry.com img4 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Sampson County North Carolina, page 12, ancestry.com img 4 of 22, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Sampson County, North Carolina, page 24, ancestry.com img 24/35, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

King Solomon Balkcum1

#2594, b. 1881, d. 1962
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited5 Jun 2016
Relationship3rd cousin of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*John Albert Balkcum1 b. c 1848, d. 5 Apr 1936
Mother*Forthly Lawrence1 b. s 1855
Birth*18811 
Death*19621 

Citations

  1. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, e-mail address, reference date 2009.

Lemuel Balkcum

#887, b. circa 1821, d. 24 December 1863
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited19 Oct 2018
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Unknown Child A of Hester Balkcom1 b. s 1793

Family

 Jemima Rackley b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Marriage*say 1841Jemima Rackley; date estimated based on son James age 8 in 1850 census7 
Children 1.William James Balkcum14 b. Apr 1841, d. 1908
 2.Electa Balkcum14 b. c 1845
 3.Timothy W. Balkcum7 b. Jun 1846, d. 8 Nov 1924
 4.Julius Balkcum7 b. c 1848
 5.John T. Balkcum7 b. c 1849
 6.Malsey Jane Balkcum+7 b. c 1852, d. 14 Jul 1919
 7.Ann W. Balkcum7 b. c 1854, d. 2 Dec 1925
 8.Lucy A. Balkcum7 b. c 1855
 9.Ella Lula Balkcum7 b. c 1859
 10.Euphemia Elizabeth Balkcum15 b. s 1861
 11.Mary Ellen Balkcum16 b. 7 Aug 1863, d. 10 Mar 1932
Name VariationLemuel Balkcom2,3 
Note*John Balkcum; John Balkcum (b c1818), Harman Balkcum (b c1822), Lemuel Balkcum (b c1821) are named as grandchildren in the 1843 will of Hester Balkcum. Lemuel and Harman appear in the same clause of the will and are provided identical small amounts (one common Bible each, or money sufficient to purchase the same). Their appearance together may have been because of closeness of age or some other association but they were unlikely to have been brothers. The will also names another grandson, John Balkcum, with the same provision of one common bible.

Harman is proven as a son of Hester's daughter Nancy, per Nancy's 1853 will which names son Harman but does not mention Lemuel. I call Lemuel the son of unknown parents, one of whom was a child of Hester. I call John the son of a different unknown parent (another child of Hester) and not a brother of Lemuel or Harman because he appears in a separate clause of Hester's will. It's conceivable that Lemuel was a son of William Balkcom who appears as head of a household in the 1820 Sampson County census. However, John (born 1816) is likely not a son of William since in William's 1820 household there were no young males. 
Witness: Hester (?)
Witness: Harman Balkcum
Birth*circa 1821Sampson County, North Carolina, USA4,3,5,6 
Marriage*say 1841Jemima Rackley; date estimated based on son James age 8 in 1850 census7 
Note*1843Hester (?); Lemuel named in Hester's will as grandson 
(Heir) Will9 March 1843Hester (?); Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Hester Balkcum will dated March 1843, proved May 1843. It names as beneficiaries "my daughter Nancy Balkcum" to receive 30 acres of land on the south side of Beaver Dam Swamp to include the house in which she now lives, "grandson James Lucien Balkcum (son of my daughter Mariah)" to receive the remainder of the land, about 100 acres. It provides miscellaneous household goods to "granddaughter Mary Ellen Johnson, daughter of my daughter Mariah", and token items (a bible each) to grandsons John Balkcum, Harman Balkcum, and Lemuel Balkcum. The executor was "my friend" William L. Robinson; Witnesses were Isaiah S. Robinson and Abner Robinson.8,2,5
Comment*Jemima Rackley; I assign Timothy, Julius, and John T. Balkcom as sons of Lemuel and Jemima. Although they are in the household in the 1860 census and were born before 1850, they were not in the household in the 1850 census. 
(Head of Household) Census*12 August 1850(Enumerator) US 1850 Census; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcom" head, male age 29, laborer, born NC, $500 real estate owned, not read/writing. In the household:
"Jemiah", female age 27, born NC;
"James", age 8, born NC;
"Elanda", female age 5, born NC;
"Tina", female age 4, born NC (not found in later census);
"Elizabeth", female age 21, born NC. I take this to be Eliza Balkcum, probable 1st cousin or possibly sister of Lemuel.

The adjacent household was Adam Sellers, Jr. and Jemima Sellers, both age 50, unknown relationship if any to "Jemiah". Also Abram Sellers age 70, Daniel Bowen age 37 and family, Needham Merritt, several other Merritts, and Jonathon Parker (land sale w/John Balkcum)9 
Resident: William James Balkcum
Resident: Jemima Rackley
Resident: Electa Balkcum
Resident: Mary Eliza Balkcum
Resident: Tina Balkcom
(Neighbor) Census13 August 1850(Head of Household) William Johnson Jr.; Southern District, hh92, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Will Johnson Jr", head, age 35, occupation cooper, born NC, read/write no,
"Mariah Johnson", age 36, born NC, read/write no,
"James Johnson", age 11, born NC,
"Mary Johnson", age 8, born NC,
"Josiah Johnson", age 6, born NC,
"Susan Johnson", age 4, born NC,
"Celea Johnson", age 2, born NC.10 
Census*8 June 1860Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC7 
Resident: Jemima Rackley
Resident: Electa Balkcum
Resident: Timothy W. Balkcum
Resident: Julius Balkcum
Resident: John T. Balkcum
Resident: Malsey Jane Balkcum
Resident: Ann W. Balkcum
Resident: Lucy A. Balkcum
Resident: Ella Lula Balkcum
Resident: William James Balkcum
Military*4 September 1863Camp Holmes, CSA Army of the Confederacy, Company E of the 30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" enlisted at age 40, listed as a farmer from Sampson County. He died 24 Dec 1863 in hospital, Richmond, Va. of typhoid fever.11,6 
Death*24 December 1863Richmond, Virginia, USA; see military service record6,12 
Witness: Jemima Rackley
(Deceased) Military11 July 1887Jemima Rackley; Way Cross, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Jemima Balkcum, age 66, filed a Widow's Claim for Pension based on Civil War service of her late husband Lemuel Balkcum in Company B, 30th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops.13 

Citations

  1. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Hester Balkcom, 1843, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  2. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.
  3. [S103] Bolkcom Newsletter, Researcher Robert E. Bolkcom, online http://www.pbalkcom.com/gwb, Jerry Balkcom.
  4. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, Baucom Family Book, 1978, mentioned in grandmother Hester Balkcum's will dated 9 March 1843 and proved May 1843.
  5. [S104] Bass, compiler, Sampson County North Carolina Wills (n.p.: n.pub., 1958). Hereinafter cited as Sampson County North Carolina Wills.
  6. [S267] Oscar M. Bizzell (ed.) The Sampson County Historical Society, The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina (; Winston-Salem, N.C: Hunter Pub. Co., 1983), Library of Congress.
  7. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  8. [S269] Wills, Sampson County North Carolina, Last Will & Testament of Hester Balkcom, North Carolina State Archives.
  9. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Southern District, hh#75, Sampson County, NC, page 857, stamped pg 430, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  10. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Sampson County, North Carolina, pg 866, ancestry.com img 14 of 83, Ancestry.com.
  11. [S340] Civil War Service Records, National Archives and Records Administration, United States National Archives. Civil War Muster Rolls [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Microfilm rolls RG109 m253, records 1949, 1955, National Archives and Records Administration.
  12. [S339] Confederate Pension Files, North Carolina, online at http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  13. [S435] Civil War Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors, copy of application held by Jerry Balkcom, online at www.fold3.com, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
  14. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Census U.S. of 1850, Sampson County, NC, Ancestry.com image 11 of 83, Ancestry.com.
  15. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, e-mail address, reference date 2009.
  16. [S341] Researcher Lisa Y. Henderson, 2009 email communications, citing death certificate, e-mail address.

Lucy A. Balkcum

#2368, b. circa 1855
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited13 Jan 2009
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Lemuel Balkcum1 b. c 1821, d. 24 Dec 1863
Mother*Jemima Rackley1 b. Jul 1823, d. 20 Nov 1901
Name VariationLucy A. Balkcom1 
Birth*circa 1855Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; birth 1858 per 1900 census1,2 
(Resident) Census8 June 1860Lemuel Balkcum; Southern Division, Taylors Bridge District, hh138, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Lemuel Balkcum" head, age 39, farmer, real estate $1350, personal estate $615, born NC;
"Jemima Balkcum", female age 38, born NC;
"Electa Balkcum", female age 14, born NC;
"Timothy Balkcum", male age 13, born NC;
"Julius Balkcum", male age 12, born NC;
"John T. Balkcum", male age 11, born NC;
"Malsey J. Balkcum", female age 8, born NC;
"Ann W. Balkcum", female age 6, born NC;
"Lucy W. Balkcum", female age 5, born NC;
"Ella Balkcum", female age 1, born NC;
"James Balkcum", male age 19, born NC1 
(Resident) Census1870(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Miney Balkum", head, female age 49, farmer;
"Lecta" female age 26, kwwpinf house;
"Timothy" age 24, works on farm;
"Julius" age 22, works on farm;
"John" age 20, works on farm;
"Molcy" female age 18, keeping house;
"Nancy" age 16, keeping house;
"Lucy" age 15, keeping house;
"Ella" age 11, keeping house;
"Euphemia" age 8;
"Mary" age 6.
All born North Carolina. Neighbors were Thomas Merritt age 25 and family, Mary Murphy age 47 and family, Knowles families, Alderman families, Murphy families.3 
(Resident) Census10 June 1880(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge, ED 201, hh128, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Jemima Balkcum", white female age 60, widowed, keeping house, reading/writing no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Nancy W. Balkcum", daughter age 23, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Lucy Balkcum", daughter age 21, single, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Mary E. Balkcum", daughter age 17, single, illness listed as headache, read/write no, born NC, parents born NC,
"Tim W. Balkcum", son age 30, single, trade finds turpentine, unemployed 8 mos last year, born NC, parents born NC,
"Edward F. Balkcum", nephew age 17, single, trade cooper, born NC, parents born NC4 
(Resident) Census16 June 1900(Head of Household) Jemima Rackley; Taylors Bridge Township, ED104, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; "Jemima Balkcum", age 76, born July 1823, white female, widowed, 10 children, 8 living, born NC, parents born NC, owned house;
"Nancy W. Balkcum", daughter, single white female age 44, born March 1856 in NC, parents born NC;
"Lucy A. Balkcum", daughter, single white female age 42, born 1858 in NC, parents born NC.
Adjacent household was nephew Edward F. Balkcum age 47 and Mary Ellen Balkcum, and children.2 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, NC Sampson Co, p 20, ancestry.com pg 12 of 22, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, North Carolina Sampson County, page258, ancestry image 19 of 34, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Taylors Bridge, Sampson County, North Carolina, image page 16 of 39, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Sampson County, North Carolina, pg 15, ancestry.com image 15 of 34, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.