Andrew was going home from Abingdon in a horse drawn wagon when the horse bolted -throwing him on a rock or against a pole. He died later in the hospital in Abingdon and was buried in the Salts Cemetery on the original property he and his brother Thomas bought together. His descendants still owned the farm in 1992.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON SALTS from Connie Gray461:
Information from telephone conversation (Jan. 2004) between Connie Gray and Eddie Saltz, grandson of Joseph W. Salts and son of Emory Salts.
He was killed when thrown from a horse on Colonial Road in Abingdon, VA.
Andrew Salts had a big red beard.

Information (2004) from Dorothy Raburn: He had a fine horse farm.

1880 census: District 3, Johnson County, TN
Andrew Saults 30 VA
Elenor 30 NC
Jenie 7 TN
Joseph 3 TN
Sallie 3M TN
Shelvin 5 TN

Places in Time Volume III (South from Abingdon to the Holston) by Nanci C. King
(L256) "Andrew J. and T.H. Salts, brothers, built houses on the Ropp land in the 1880's. Andrew was listed as a blacksmith at the time of his marriage to Ellen Price. T.H. Salts married Mary Stroup. Two other Salts family houses are shown on Boyd's 1890 map of Washington County. These houses are all now gone."

1900 census: Washington Co., VA
Salts, Andrew Head March 18 49 married 28 years
---- Ellen wife March 1853 47 married 28 years 9 children, 8 alive
---- Joseph W. son Jan. 1878 22
----- Thomas H. son Oct. 1882 17
----- Grover S. son April 1885 15
----- Malonia daughter Oct. 1887 12
----- Maud M. daughter April 1889 11
----- Linnie A. daughter Dec. 1892 7
Breedlove, Nancy mother-in-law Oct. 1828 71 widow 8 children, 5 alive

1910 census: Washington County, VA
Andrew Saltz 59 TN
Lodena 56 NC wife
Adkins Golhihare 19 VA son-in-law
Liney 18 VA daughter
Monta NR VA grandson
Earnest NR VA granddaughter

1920 census: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
Andy J. Salts 68 TN
Ellen 65 NC

1930 census: Bicknell, Know County, IN
Ellen Saltz 76 NC

Washington County, Virginia Births, 1889-96
M.M. Salts, April 30, 1890, race W, F, parents A.J. & Ellen Salts, page 403
Laura Salts, December 30, 1892, race W, F, Parents A.J. & L.E. Salts, page 432


The following information in these notes is from J.V. Chauvin.

Notes for Andrew Johnson SALTS:
• J.V. Chauvin shows the name as Andrew Johnson Salts
• Marriage records of Washington County in Abingdon, Va. Courthouse.
• Andrew J. Salts m. Ellen Price March 16, 1871 by J. B. Mickell (Remark 96). 1st marriage for both. He was 20 yrs old. She was 17 yrs old. He was born and resided in Washington Co. Va. She was born in Johnson Co. TN and resides in Washington County, VA. His parents---Samuel and Caroline Salts. Her parents---Hiram and Nancy Price. Andrew Salts was a Blacksmith.

• Andrew was going home from Abingdon In a horse drawn wagon, when the horse bolted throwing him on a rock or against a pole. He died later in the hospital in Abingdon. He is buried in the Salts Cemetery on the original property he and his brother Thomas bought when they first got married. Living there always. His descendants still own it in 1992. Mr. Harold Saltz told this to us when we visited him on Oct. 20, 1987.

Notes from Connie Gray (dated 26 February 2005)

This information was found in VA birth records.
Washington County, Virginia Births, 1889-96
M.M. Salts, April 30, 1890, race W, F, parents A.J. & Ellen Salts, page 403
Laura Salts, December 30, 1892, race W, F, Parents A.J. & L.E. Salts, page 432

There are 12 children listed on the web page and the 1900 census shows Ellen had 9 children, with 8 still alive.

I'm pretty sure that Laura, born December 30, 1892, and Linney are the same person. Linney shows a birth date of Dec 1892 in the 1990 census.

I know there was a Minnie, she is the only one in the Salts family my grandmother liked. I spoke with my Aunt Dorothy (2-24-05), she said she didn't know Minnie's full name but she was the 2nd youngest - so that would make Minnie and Maud M. the same person.

My Aunt Dorothy thought that Malonia and Leona Mae are the same person. Leona Mae and my grandmother Nell had a running feud.

Mr. Chauvin spoke with a Mr. Harold Salts (son of Joseph, grandson of Andrew Jackson) in the late 1980s and he said he was named for one of his father's brothers. Perhaps Shelvin's middle name was Harold - that is the only way we can explain the name Harold since it doesn't show up anywhere in the census.

I think the child shown as not living is probably Shelvin. My Aunt Dorothy said she was told he went to New York and was never heard from again, so the family decided he must have become ill and died or was killed in an accident or something.

So J.V Chauvin and I have decided the nine children are:
1. Jennie
2. Shelvin
3. Joe Welden
4. Sally
5. Thomas Heskell
6. Grover Cleveland
7. Malonia “Leona Mae”
8. Maud M. “Minnie”
9. Laura “Linney” “Polly”

I thought I should go again and send you this information even though I don't have a lot of documentation for it. (End of notes from Connie)

Notes for LODENA ELLEN PRICE from Connie Gray461:
On the Family Search records, it says that her mother’s maiden name was Gray.
She was 1/16 Cherokee Indian.

1860 Census, Johnson County, TN
Hiram Price 30 farmer NC, Nancy C. 31 NC, Martha J. E. 9 NC, Lodena E. 7 NC, Octava K. 3 TN, Mary E. A. 8/12 TN

Information from Steve Davis - Marriage records of Washington County in Abingdon, VA Courthouse
Andrew J. Salts m. Ellen Price on March 16, 1871 by J.B. Mickell (Remark 96), 1st marriage for both. He was 20 years old. She was 17 years old. He was from Washington Co. VA. She was from Johnson County, TN. His parents - Samuel and Caroline Salts. Her parents - Hiram and Nancy Price. Andrew Salts was a blacksmith.

Information (2004) from grand daughter Dorothy Raburn.
She smoked a corn cob pipe. Nell Saltz went to visit Minnie when Ellen was living with her and Ellen got after Blanche (5) with her walking cane. Ellen died (~1933 or 34) in Bristol, VA living with daughter Minnie White.461