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From: "Doyle Landers" <>
Subject: Re: [LCT] Letha E. Foster/ John H. Delk/DoyLe Landers query
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:25:48 -0500
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Thanks Ginny
Betty
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From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" <>
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Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [LCT] Letha E. Foster/ John H. Delk/DoyLe Landers query


> Genealogy.com April 2003 posted by James V. Delk
> Not my line - not proven by me. Appears this line would be eligible for
> membership to Jamestown Society. Ginny K
>
> Message no 647
> There are two different William Delk's mentioned in Hardeman Co TN;
William
> K. and William. William K. was a son of John Delk, son of Benjamin Delk,
> brother to John Delk. Both are approx the same age. William was 24 in
1860.
> Hardeman Co , Tipton Co TN Delks
> author Edna Delk - left message;
> My father in law, William Ralph Delk was born in Tipton Co TN June 1927.
He
> died June 25, 1996. His parents were James Ira Delk and Ada Williams from
> Hardeman Co. We have been told that the Delk name was a shortened version
of
> a longer name. Could that be Dahlke? We have been told that ancestors came
> from Germany and/or Holland. I've read all the posting on this website but
> have not seen anything from or about the Delk families in Hardeman and
> Tipton Co TN. Are they related to the Delk's from Jamestown Co VA? You can
E
> Mail me at
>
> Delks in Hardeman, author Debra Young, Jan 2001, Reply to Hardeman, Tipton
> Counties, TN
> Hello Edna, My mother in law, a Delk, family is from Hardeman Co. I have
an
> Ada Williams md James R. Delk. His father was William Kindred Delk.
> James R. Delk was born in 1870, the son of John M. Delk and Letha King
> Foster, his second wife, formerly a widow. James R.
> had an older brother, William K. born 1868- both in TN. I have information
> on that family from 1870 and 1880 Lincoln Co TN. Their ancestors date back
> to the original Roger Delk who came from London, England in 1622 to
> Jamestown, VA. I am at
>
> Randolph, thanks for your info but I do not think we are talking about the
> same James Delk. I have a copy of James Ira Delk's death certificate
listing
> James K. Delk as father and Ada Williams as mother. James Ira is my
> husband's grandfather. James and Ada were married in Hardeman Co TN in
1892.
> According to Debbie Young, she said that James R. Delk's father is William
> Kindred Delk of Hardeman Co. I looked in 1850 Hardeman Co census and found
> William K. age 11 [b ca 1839]. I also found William K. Delk married to
Eliza
> Jane Park in Hardeman Co TN June 1868. He would have been 29 years old at
> the time. From this info, I believe the James R. Delk is the son of
William
> K. Delk. William K's father is suspected to be John Delk who was married
to
> Malindy. The 1850 census shows John Delk born in NC. John & Malindy's
> children listed in the 1850 census are Henry age 4, Louisa age 17, Matilda
7
> and Nancy 14. Elizabeth age 60, born NC is also shown in the John Delk
> household in Hardeman Co TN 1850 census and must be his mother. Edna Delk
> her E Mail address is above.
>
> Edna, I came across your post today 8/8/2002. As I understand the
questions
> you are asking, is if the James R. Delk, son of John is connected to the
> John Delk who shows up in Lincoln Co TN but was reported in the 1850
census
> as being born in NC. The records I have show that a John Delk was the
third
> son of William Delk and Elizabeth King. William and Elizabeth were married
> in Wake Co NC with bondsman John King [ who appears to be her brother].
They
> had five children born bet 1801-1812. Matthew 1801, Kindred 18067, John
> 1808, Benjamin 1810 and William Jr 1812.
> William died in 1812 Wake Co NC. His widow, Elizabeth King, and the five
> children named; his brother Joseph Delk and his family; his sister Monica
or
> America and her husband, John King [brother to Elizabeth] and their
> children, all came together to Bedford Co TN in 1817 to "Sugar Creek".
> Joseph's children moved westward. Elizabeth and her children seemed to
have
> passed through Lincoln Co. Matthew seems to have gone to Lamar Co AL.
> Kindred went to Arkansas, John to Hardeman Co TN, and William, I think,
went
> to MO. Benjamin married a Bedford girl and appears to have stayed there.
He
> has descendants in Bedford Co today and also in Lincoln Co TN. Some of
this
> is from memory but I think I can verify what is posted here. James R. Delk
> E Mail above
>
> Eliza Jane King was a dau of Andrew Jackson King and Isabella Emaline
> [Ibby] Mitchell md ca 1871 Lincoln Co TN. Eliza died 26 July, 1875 buried
> King family Cem. East of Petersburg, Lincoln Co TN. She married James
> Jackson Delk b 6 May 1838 Pleasant Grove, Bedford Co TN on 7 Feb 1871 Home
> Wheel, Bedford Co TN. Children listed were;
> 1. Isabella [Ibby] Delk b 13 Feb 1872 Lincoln Co TN, d 8 Dec 1969 in
> hospital in Fayetteville, Lin Co TN. buried Old Orchard Cem. Petersburg,
> Lincoln Co TN. Married John Wilson Scott b 20 Jan 1871 TN, md 19 Dec 1900
> TN. 2 ch. Vergie b ca 1901 TN and one listed as living.
> 2. Ada b 18 July 1875 Lin Co TN, She only lived a few days. Her mother
died
> of complications from this birth dying only hours after Ada's birth.
>
> James, here is some census information. Benjamin B. Delk and wife, Martha,
> were in Hardeman Co TN for a short time. They are in the 1860 census
living
> close to John Delk. It has Benjamin age 53, Martha age 56, Children; Mary
> 27, John 25, William 24, James 22, Martha 20, Margaret 18, Michael
> [Mitchell?] 16, Kindred 12. I also found some information in the census on
> their brother, Matthew Delk. He is in the 1850 and 1860 Fayette Co AL
census
> with wife Sarah and sons; John, William and George W. Delk.
>
> ***
> From Ginny K.
> Lincoln Co TN Dist 125 1880 census
>
> HH 114 Benjamin M. Delk age 36 b TN
> Martha A. 25
> Maggie L. 11
> Sarah J. 10
> Dolly? J. 7
> America G. 2
> Same year and place census
>
> HH 184
> James J. Delk 40 b TN
> Elbey? 8 dau.
> next door;
>
> HH 185 John Delk 47 TN
> Lethia 44 TN
> William K. 12 TN
> James 10
> Mary A. 3
> John R. Foster 23 TN son
> Kindred Delk 32
> Sarah C. wife 24
> William 5
> Benjamin 4
> Odie 1
> William R. 40 brother
> next door lived
>
> HH 186
> Sarah C. Delk 24 with this family
> John R. Foster 52
> Mary 49
> Molly 22
> John A. 19
> Linona? 15
> William R. 13
> Newton J. 10
> Rosie D 7
> Goldie? son 4
> Robert L. 1
> Elizabeth Morrison 46
> Betty age 3
>
> 1860 Hardeman Co TN census
> HH 1996-1834
> Benjamin Delk age 53 b NC
> Martha 54 b KY
> Mary 27 all ch born TN
> John 26
> William 24
> James 22
> Matthew 20
> Michael 16
> Kindred 12
> ****
> familysearch.org has
> John H. Delk married Letha E. Foster 15 Dec 1866 Lincoln Co TN
>
> ***
> Ancestry.com posted by Lyndell Storey Dec 2004
>
> Thomas Greer Delk b ca 1837 Bedford Co TN, d 1870 Newton, Polk Twp. Ark.
> married Sarah Ann Hendrix b 27 July, 1837 Wayne Co TN. [Children listed on
> 1870 Newton Co census in Polk Twp.]
> 1. Martha b ca 1859
> 2. Manda C. ca 1861
> 3. Mary Josephine b 4 Nov 1865 md Peter Watts ca 1878 Searcy, AR
> 4. Lydia J. b ca 1866
> 5. James J. b ca 1869
> 6. Solomon Simon b ca 1870 md Sarah Isabel Hancock 1892 Searcy, AR
> ****
> Ancestry.com posted by Joyce Tucker Aug 2001 prob
no
> good now?
>
> Benjamin Franklin Delk - " I am sure there was another wife who proceeded
> Martha Rose. Their marriage was in 1847". Benjamin died in Maury Co TN in
> 1856.
> Married Martha Rose b Calhoun Co MI. Married ca 1847 Bedford Co TN. One
> child listed;
> 1. John Noel Delk b 10 April 1848 Bedford Co TN.
>
> Ben's wife died when Noel was only 3 years old and Ben died when John N.
was
> only 8 years old. He was raised by strangers. He fought the last 2 years [
> of the Civil War] under Forrest in the Calvary. He was a hard shell
Baptist.
> Ben married Martha Rose.
>
> John 'Noel' Delk married Mary Jane Kuykendall b 28 Dec 1842 Maury Co TN.
md
> 1867 Maury Co TN. Children;
> 1. John William b 17 April 1870 [all ch born Maury Co TN, md Mary Lou
> Worsham b 23 Dec 1883 Maury Co TN, md ca 1900 Maury Co TN. 8 ch. Beatrice,
> Cassie, Agnes, William, Albert, Geo Washington, Shirley and Joe.
> 2. Benjamin Franklin b 3 Aug 1873, d 1934 Maury Co TN. md Birdie Porter b
> 1878 Maury Co TN, md ca 1899 Maury Co TN. Ch; Margery, Mary Lou, Eunice,
> Herman, Dorothy, Rose .
> 3. Rose Ella b 1878 md William A. Rayburn b 1864 Maury Co TN, md ca 1900
> Maury Co TN . Ch; Henry, Mamie, James, John, Helen, Glen, Dave, Annie.
> 4. John Abner b 8 July 1879 [twin] md Pearl Floyd, 2 ch; Charley and
Gladys.
> 5. Sabina Ann b 8 July 1879 [twin] md George Frank Dorris abt 1900
Bedford
> Co TN, 4 Ch; Clyde, Eula, John and Donald.
>
> William Kindred Delk b 2 Feb 1839, d 24 Jan 1894 Hardeman Co TN, buried
> Riggs Cem. Hardeman Co TN. md Eliza Jane Parks b 11 Nov 1848. 7 ch;
> 1. James Robert b 10 Oct 1870 TN
> 2. David Marion b 1874
> 3. William Henry [Dover] b 1 Sept 1877
> 4. Nancy Jane b 14 Oct 1879
> 5. George b May 1884
> 6. Bellezona b 25 Aug 1887
> 7. Luther b Oct 1893
>
> Benjamin Newson Delk b ca 1806 Wake Co NC, died Richmond, Bedford Co TN.
md
> Martha Moore b ca 1804 Wake Co NC. md ca 1828 Richmond, Bedford Co TN. One
> ch listed;
> 1. James Jackson b 6 May, 1838 Pleasant Grove, Bedford Co TN
> Martha Moore died at Richmond, Bedford Co TN.
>
> If my memory serves me right, Maury and Bedford were same place at one
time.
> Anyone know for sure? Hope all this opens a few new doors for you. I
listed
> all the notes at the beginning as that info was taken from elderly
relatives
> in most cases who are gone to their reward now. Ginny Keefer
>
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