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Obadiah C. Prestridge

Male Abt 1808 - Abt 1880  (~ 72 years)


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  • Name Obadiah C. Prestridge 
    Born Abt 1808  Franklin Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1880  Grandbury, Hood Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried In an unmarked grave, Mt. Pleasant School Cemetery, SW of Granbury, Hood Co., TX. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1546  MyTree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2009 

    Father Larkin Prestridge,   b. 1775, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1858, Cherokee Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Alcy (Scot for Alice) Campbell,   b. Abt 1770, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1853, Cherokee Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Married 1797  Franklin Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Gilmer,   b. 1816, GA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1818, Granbury, Hood Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 3 years) 
    Married 1833  Perry or Jasper, MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F4319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Larkin in his will of 1851 discussed Polly,"...with the exception of one negro woman named Polly and all of the house hold furnigutre which I will to my beloved Wife Alcy during her life and at her death the negro woman Pollyl and her increases if any, together with the household furniture I will shall be sold and the procedes of the same be equally divided between my several heirs...."

      Since Alcy had predeceased Larkin, Polly and her increase were sold at auction. In records filed January 1859, on the Sale of Contents of Larkin estate, Obediah purchased Polly for $500.00, Tabitha for $600.00 and Polly from $300.00. For some reason (perhaps the contesting of the will), Larkin's slaves must have had to be reauctioned. Again,Obediah purchased Polly and her two children Tabitha and Polly.

      "In the sale of negro slaves of Larkin Prestridge, decd., on 1 March 1859 at the courthouse door in Rusk, Cherokee Co. Texas, the highest biddres were:

      The old negro man Lewis was bid off by T. R. Chester at $400.00
      The old woman Lucy was bid off by T. R. Chester $221.00
      Polly a woman & her two small children Tabithat & Polly
      were bid off by Obadiah Prestridge at the sum of $2,451.00
      .
      Total amount of sales $3,112.00

      June 22, 1836 Winston Co., MS, Land Records:
      Obadiah Prestidge June 22, 1836 E1/2 of SW1/4, S3,T15,R12E

      1840 Census Choctaw Co., MS:
      Obediah Prestridge
      1 male over 21,
      5 males between 5-10,
      1 male between30-40,
      1 female under 5,
      1 female 20-30

      1847 Spring Term 1847, Bk. A. General Records, Cherokee Co., TX p. 3
      Obadiah Prestridge - appraisal bill - Nancy Chandler estate

      1850 Census Cherokee Co., TX #231 pg 838, 839

      Living next door to the A.C. Watters family (Walters)
      HH #231:
      Prestage, O.C. w.m. 44 b. GA farmer ,
      Mary w.f. 34 b. GA,
      Larkin w.m. 13 b. MS,
      Sarah w.f. 12 b. MS,
      Rufus w.m. 9 b. MS,
      John w.m. 7 b. MS,
      James w.m. 1 b. TX.

      1860 Census Cherokee, (P.O. Rusk) TX #841
      Prestidge, O. 52 b.GA,
      Mary 47 b.GA
      John 16 b.GA
      James 12 b.TX
      A. M. 8 b.TX,
      Josephine 6 b.TX
      A.J. 5 b.TX
      N.A. 3 b.TX
      Gilmore, T. 26 b. AL,
      Gilmore, J. 17 b. LA

      1870 Census, Van Zandt Co., TX Dwelling #741 Family #857
      Prestidge, Obidiah 63 Farm Labor b.GA
      Mary 56 . b.GA
      Josephine 17 . b.TX
      Andrew 15 Farm Hand b.TX
      Nancy 12 . b.TX

      1880 Soundex, Hood Co., TX - Vol. 28 Ed 141, S. 31, line 39:
      Prestage Obidia self 72 b. GA,
      Mary wife 60 b. GA,
      McBride Josephine dau 36 b. TX,
      Frank Gr son 3 b.TX,
      Halcomb Nancy dau 23 b.TX,
      Tulicia Gr dau 6 b.TX
      James Gr son 4 b.TX,
      Mary Gr dau 4/12 b. TX

      1880 Census of Hood Co.
      Prestage, Polly self b.f. 50 b. TX, Housekeeping,
      Biath dau b.f. 22 b. TX,
      J. son b.m. 7 b. TX,-
      Wille son b.m. 3 b. TX,
      Jesse son b.m. 2 b. TX.

      1900 Census of Hood County 2A 241B ed92p01.txt Precinct No 1, Granbury Town:
      Prestige Bith (Tabitha) Head May 1856 43 b.TX,
      Prestige Cleveland Son April 1888 12 b. TX ,
      Prestige Eurma Daughter May 1884 16 b. TX,