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Descendants of William Case of South Carolina

Case

Generation #5

Thomas (⁴Thomas II, ³Thomas I., ²Isaac, ¹William) Case III of Copiah Co MS

Thomas Case III was born 1798 in Franklin (now Banks) Co GA. Proof comes from the 1850 and 1860 Copiah Co MS censuses. Thomas and family are reported to have been members of a community known as the Nathan Smith Settlement which was located in the vicinity of Hollingsworth, Franklin (now Banks) Co GA. The dates for this sojourn are set from 1792 when brother John was born and 4/1822 when this Thomas married Elizabeth Minyard in Lawrence Co MS.

Sometime before 4/1822, Thomas and family migrated to Lawrence Co MS. The family should be listed in the Georgia Passports, but documentation has not been found to date.

On 4/4/1822 in Lawrence Co MS, Thomas married Elizabeth Minyard b. 1805 in Georgia. Evidence for Elizabeth's maiden name comes from her son being named James Minyard Case. Additionally, a John Miniard is found living with the family in the 1850 and 1860 Copiah Co MS Censuses.

Thomas and Elizabeth lived their lives on land which would become Lincoln Co MS. Thomas died sometime before the 1880 Lincoln Co MS Census. Thomas and Elizabeth are reportedly buried in the old family cemetery which their family donated to the local church and is now known as Old Macedonia Cemetery of Lincoln Co MS.

Born 1798 Franklin Co GA
Migrated by 1822 to Lawrence Co MS
Married 4/4/1822 in Lawrence Co MS to Elizabeth Minyard b. 1805 in Georgia

Lawrence Co MS Marriages: 1822
Case, Thomas married Mynard, Betsey on 04 Apr 1822

4/15/1832 Lawrence Co MS Probate

Deed Book B 1826 - 1835, p. 331:
Lawrence Co. Miss. April 15, 1833 - "We the heirs of James Minyard" of Lawrence Co., Miss to William Gwin of Franklin Co., Miss. for $620.00, "all that tract of land lying and being on the waters of Boguechitto", the S1/2 of Sec. 25, T7 R7E, containing 300.22 acres, Apr. 15, 1833.
Sign. James Minyard, Thomas Case, Wm. (X) Minyard, Clarkston (X) Edwards, Nelea (X) Edwards, John (X) Minyard, Serah (X) Minyard, John (X) Pullin.
Wit. Wm. Smith, Stephen Smith.

1830 Lawrence Co MS

Males	Born After	#	Case	Females	Born After	#	Case
100+		0		100+		0
to 100	1730	0		to 100	1730	0
to 90	1740	0		to 90	1740	0
to 80	1750	0		to 80	1750	0
to 70	1760	0		to 70	1760	0
to 60	1770	0		to 60	1770	0
to 50	1780	0		to 50	1780	0
to 40	1790	0		to 40	1790	0
to 30	1800	1	Thomas III	to 30	1800	1	Elizabeth
to 20	1810	0		to 20	1810	0
to 15	1815	0		to 15	1815	0
to 10	1820	1	William M.	to 10	1820	1	Narcissa
to 5	1825	1	Gilbert	to 5	1825	2	Rebecca Celia

Migrated 1833 to Copiah Co MS
1840 Copiah Co MS Census

Males	Born After	#	Case	Females	Born After	#	Case
100+		0		100+		0
to 100	1740	0		to 100	1740	0
to 90	1750	0		to 90	1750	0
to 80	1760	0		to 80	1760	0
to 70	1770	0		to 70	1770	0
to 60	1780	0		to 60	1780	0
to 50	1790	1	Thomas III	to 50	1790	0
to 40	1800	1	John Minyard	to 40	1800	0
to 30	1810	0		to 30	1810	1	Elizabeth
to 20	1820	0		to 20	1820	0
to 15	1825	2	William M. Gilbert Luther	to 15	1825	2	Rebecca Celia
to 10	1830	0		to 10	1830	1	Martha
to 5	1835	2	James Greenberry	to 5	1835	0

1850 Copiah Co MS Census

1850 Federal Census: Copiah County. Mississippi
HN  FN  LAST     FIRST       AGE SEX OCCUP.   BIRTH
====================================================
176 176 Case     Thomas      52  M   Farmer   Ga
                 Elizabeth   45  F            Ga
                 Gilbert     24  M   Laborer  Mi
                 Martha      17  F            Mi
                 James       13  M            Mi 
                 Greenberry  11  M            Mi 
                 Betsey Jane  9  F            Mi 
                 Thomas       6  M            Mi 
                 John         4  M            Mi
         Minyard John        60  M   Laborer  Ga

1858 Copiah Co MS Land Transaction

Old Macedonia Cemetery located on Highway 550 W. about 1/4 of a mile east of Loyd Star School. The land where the cemetery is located at one time belonged to Thomas and Elizabeth (Minyard) Case. Macedonia Baptist Church was organized in 1851 on their land and in 1858 they "sold" the land to the Church. The building burned in the 1930's and today it is located on Macedonia Church Rd. a few miles from the original location. The old cemetery is still there behind a chain link fence and is very visible from the road. There are numerous Case family members buried in the old cemetery and a lot of unmarked graves. Some of the older community members told me there are more unmarked Case graves outside of the fence on the back side in the woods.
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1860 Copiah Co MS Census

1860 Federal Census: Copiah County, Mississippi
HN  FN  Last      First       Age Sex Occup.   POB 
====================================================
460 471 Case      Thomas, Sr. 59  M   Farmer   GA
                  Elizabeth   55  F            GA
                  Thomas      17  M            Miss
                  John        13  M            Miss
        Miniard   John        65  M            GA
        Carpenter Mary        15  F   Domestic Miss

1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
Died 1880 Lincoln Co MS
Buried Old Macedonia Cemetery, Lincoln Co MS
Elizabeth died after 1880 in Lincoln Co MS

Children

Note: Brother and sister, Narcissa and William Case, married brother and sister, John Allen and Mary J. Smith. And, other children married their cousins.

1. Narcissa Missouri Case

Born 1823 Lawrence Co MS
Migrated 1833 w/ family to Copiah Co MS
Married 12/27/1838 in Copiah Co MS to John Allen Smith (brother of Merrill Smith) b.5/1817 Franklin Co MS
1860 Franklin Co MS Census

1860 Franklin Co MS Census
DW  FN  LAST  FIRST     AGE SEX Occup.       BIRTH
===================================================
424 415 Smith Allen     45  M   Farmer       MS
       (Case) Nacissa   36  F   Domestic     MS

1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
Died 1/23/1877 Lincoln Co MS
Buried Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Bogue Chitto, Mississippi.

2. William M. Case b. 6/1824 Lawrence Co MS

3. Gilbert Luther Case

Born 12/1825 Lawrence Co MS
Migrated 1833 w/ family to Copiah Co MS
Married 1/8/1856 in Copiah Co MS to Barbara Jane Case (daughter of Hiram Case) b. 4/1833 Lawrence Co MS
6/1662-1864 Enlisted 2nd Miss Infantry (State Troops) CSA

Gilbert Case (First_Last)
Regiment Name 2 (Quinn's--State Troops), Mississippi Infantry
Side Confederate
Company B
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private

1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
1880 Lincoln Co MS Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Gilbret CASE	Self	M	Male	W	54	MS	Farmer	GA	GA
Barbara J. CASE	Wife	M	Female	W	47	MS	Housekeeping	GA	GA

Died 1900 Lincoln Co MS
Buried Old Macedonia Cemetery, Lincoln Co MS

4. Rebecca Case

Born 1827 Copiah Co MS
Married 4/30/1850 in Copiah Co MS to Samuel Loftin b. 1828 in Mississippi
1880 Franklin Co MS Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Samuel LOFTON	Self	M	Male	W	52	MS	Farmer	MS	MS
Rebecca LOFTON	Wife	M	Female	W	53	MS	Keeping House	MS	MS

Died after 1880 Franklin Co MS

5. Celia Case

Born 2/19/1828 Lawrence Co MS
Migrated 1833 w/ family to Copiah Co MS
Married 2/19/1845 in Franklin Co MS to Merrill Smith (brother of John Allen Smith) b. 1822 Franklin Co MS
Merrill died 2/19/1856 Franklin Co MS
1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
Married 7/27/1878 in Lincoln Co MS to John Allen Smith (brother of Merrill Smith and widower of sister Narcissa) b. 5/1817 Franklin Co MS
1880 Lincoln Co MS Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Allen SMITH	Self	M	Male	W	63	MS	Farmer	GA	GA
Celia SMITH	Wife	M	Female	W	52	MS	Keeping House	GA	GA

Died after 1880 Lincoln Co MS
Buried Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Bogue Chitto, Mississippi.

6. Martha Case

Born 1832 Lawrence Co MS
Migrated 1833 w/ family to Copiah Co MS
Married 1/25/1852 in Copiah Co MS to Conway Smith (son of James Allan Smith) b. 1830 Lawrence Co MS Mississippi
1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
1880 Lincoln Co MS Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Conway SMITH	Self	M	Male	W	49	MS	Farmer	GA	MS
Martha SMITH	Wife	M	Female	W	47	MS	House Keeping	GA	GA

Died after 1880 Lincoln Co MS

7. James Minyard Case

Born 3/22/1837 Copiah Co MS
Married 10/27/1856 in Copiah Co MS to Rachel Dorcas Anding (possible sister of Margaret Jane Anding) b. 2/20/1840 in Mississippi
1861-1864 Enlisted Co A, 1st Miss Infantry

James M. Case (First_Last)
Regiment Name 1 (Percy's) Mississippi Inf. (Army of 10000)
Side Confederate
Company A
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private

1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
1880 Lincoln Co MS Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Jas. Min.. CASE	Self	M	Male	W	44	MS	Farmer	GA	GA
Rachael D. CASE	Wife	M	Female	W	40	MS	Housekeeping	SC	SC

Died 12/1/1918 Lincoln Co MS
Buried Friendship Cemetery, Lincoln County.

8. George Case

Born 1838 Copiah Co MS
Died young

9. Greenberry Case

Born 1839 Copiah Co MS
Married 12/30/1858 in Franklin Co MS to Margaret Jane Anding (possible sister of Rachel Dorcas Anding) b. 1842 in Mississippi

Franklin Co MS Marriages: 1858
CASE, Green B ANDING, Margaret Jane 1858 December, 30

1860 Copiah Co MS

1860 Federal Census: Copiah County, Mississippi
HN  FN  Last  First       Age Sex Occup.   POB 
================================================
        Case  Green B.    22  M            MI
              Margaret    17  F            MI

1861-1864 Enlisted in Cpt Hoskins Battery, Miss Light Artillery

Green B. Case (First_Last)
Regiment Name Capt. Hoskins' Batt'y., Mississippi L. Art'y. (Brookhaven Light Artillery)
Side Confederate
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private

1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
Margaret died 1870 in Lincoln Co MS
Married 8/4/1871 in Franklin Co MS to Rebecca Kennedy b. c. 1845 in Mississippi
Died 1877 Lincoln Co MS

10. Elizabeth Jane Case

Born 6/10/1840 Copiah Co MS
Married 9/24/1856 in Lawrence Co MS to Hiram Case Allen (s/o John Allen) b. 1830 Lawrence Co MS
1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
1880 Lincoln Co MS Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Hiram ALLEN	Self	M	Male	W	48	MS	Farmer	GA	GA
Elizabeth ALLEN	Wife	M	Female	W	38	MS	Keeping House	GA	MS

Died after 6/1880 Lincoln Co MS

11. Thomas J. Case

Born 1841 Copiah Co MS
Married 11/22/1865 in Copiah Co MS to Thury Ann Rembert (sister of Martha Rembert) b. 1848 in Mississippi
1861-1864 Enlisted Co B, 24th Battalion Miss Cavalry, CSA
He served in Robert's Calvary, Adams Brigade, CSA

Thomas Case (First_ Last)

Regiment Name 24 Battalion Mississippi Cavalry

Side Confederate

Company B

Soldier's Rank_In Private

Soldier's Rank_Out Private

1870 Lincoln Co MS formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence & Pike Co MS
Married c. 1877 in Lincoln Co MS to Victoria Dean b. 1851 in Mississippi
1880 Lincoln Co MS Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Thos. J. CASE	Self	M	Male	W	39	MS	Farmer	---	---
Victoria CASE	Wife	M	Female	W	29	MS	Housekeeping	SC	MS

Died after 1886 Ouachita Par LA

12. John Case

Born c. 1843 Copiah Co MS
1861-1864 Enlisted Co B, 24th Battalion Miss Cavalry, CSA
He served in Robert's Calvary, Adams Brigade, CSA

John Case (First_ Last)