Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Spouses
Birth Date1845
Birth PlaceWashington County, Tennessee
FatherJohn FERGUSON , M
MotherEliza SALTS , F
Marr Date13 May 1866
Marr PlaceWashington County, Tennessee
Notes for John A. DEMPSEY
1866, May 13 - John Dempsey married Martha Salts in Washington County, Tennessee
1870 - District No. 5, Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee
[family name is spelled as Demsey on Ancestry.com]484
DEMPSEY, John 22 m w farmer TN
DEMPSEY, Martha 25 f w keeping house TN
DEMPSEY, Mary M. 2 f w TN
DEMPSEY, Ann Eliza 2/12 f w TN
1880 - District 10 Greene County, Tennessee
DEMPSEY, John w m 33 farmer TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Sarah w f 32 wife TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Mary M. w f 13 daughter TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Annie w f 10 daughter TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Martha w f 34 sister TN TN TN
[The 1880 census is, to me, all out of whack. Looks like the census taker got John’s sister and wife’s names all mixed up. The children’s names and dates of birth are fine, but the two women are switched.]
Name:
Martha Ann Dempsey
Soldier Name:
John A. Dempsey
State Served:
TN
Application Type:
Widow
Application Numbers:
W3991
Application Location:
Sullivan, TN
Note:
The name Dempsey, Martha Ann appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application
1870 - District No. 5, Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee
[family name is spelled as Demsey on Ancestry.com]484
DEMPSEY, John 22 m w farmer TN
DEMPSEY, Martha 25 f w keeping house TN
DEMPSEY, Mary M. 2 f w TN
DEMPSEY, Ann Eliza 2/12 f w TN
1880 - District 10 Greene County, Tennessee
DEMPSEY, John w m 33 farmer TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Sarah w f 32 wife TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Mary M. w f 13 daughter TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Annie w f 10 daughter TN TN TN
DEMPSEY, Martha w f 34 sister TN TN TN
[The 1880 census is, to me, all out of whack. Looks like the census taker got John’s sister and wife’s names all mixed up. The children’s names and dates of birth are fine, but the two women are switched.]
Name:
Martha Ann Dempsey
Soldier Name:
John A. Dempsey
State Served:
TN
Application Type:
Widow
Application Numbers:
W3991
Application Location:
Sullivan, TN
Note:
The name Dempsey, Martha Ann appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application
Notes for Martha J. (Spouse 1)
There is a Martha J. Ferguson, daughter of John and Eliza Ferguson. She was born in 1845. On the 1860 census, she and her family are living a few houses down from Nicholas’ brother’s house -William and Emily Foster Salts. I can’t really tell how far apart Nicholas is from the Ferguson household. They are in different districts and it’s difficult to tell.