Person:Alphedus Hughes (1)

Biography

Alphedus (Hughes) Letterman Born 01/05/1803 North Carolina. died 10/15/1878 Webster County Missouri, Burial 10/17/1878 Welch Cemetary North co. Mo. Married on 04/09/1814 Burke County, N.C. Had 13 children with Jonas I. Letterman Sr. Alphedus Hughes' Dad was Welch named John X. Hughes..b. 1774 Mountain Creek, rutherford, NC...m. abt 1789 to Keziah Ward b. 1767. No. Carolina Colony.^[5]

Birth

Jan. 5, 1803 (per headstone); Jan. 5, 1798 (see Research Notes, below).:: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Death / Burial

Died Oct. 15, 1878, Webster County, Missouri, USA:: Buried in Welch Cemetery, Northview, Webster County, Missouri, USA:: Note: The original gravestone is broken and the dates are missing. A 2nd flat stone has been placed behind the original gravestone, it says: Alphedus Letterman 1803-1898. Burial date also comes from Book 11, Webster Co, Cemetery Inscriptions. The Book also states that this is probably the wife of Jonas Letterman.

Land Purchase

When Jonas Letterman and wife Alphedus Hughes came to Webster Co, Missouri from North Carolina they bought land on April 10, 1843. This land is today known as the "Jimmie Smith's farm" on Interstate Highway 44 below the Northview overpass west of Marshfield.^[6][7]

Family

Parents

John X Hughes (1774 – 1812)

Elizabeth Ward Martin (1757 - 1800)^{Citation needed}

Sibling:::Nancy Martin Hildebrand (1778 - 1837)^{Citation needed}

Marriage

Jonas "Lethermon" (Letterman).:: Married 9 Apr 1814, Burke County, North Carolina USA^[8]

Children

Jonas D. Letterman, Jr. 1814 – 1883

Lucinda Letterman 1820 – 1900

John Dewald Letterman 1821 – 1900

James Isreal Letterman 1825 – 1883

Temperance Letterman 1825 –

Kizziah R Letterman Welch 1827 – 1915

Hannah Letterman 1828 – 1917

Garret D Letterman 1829 – 1901

Francis C "Frank" Letterman 1831 – 1882

Hilyann Delilah Letterman 1833 – 1926

Mary Magdalene Letterman Barnhart 1835 – 1902

John H Letterman 1837 –

Research Notes

Birth: Ally's headstone shows a birth year of 1803. However, because she was married and her first child was born in 1814, it seems unlikely that she was born that late. The 1830 Census shows her as having been born prior to 1800; the 1850 Census indicates by her age that she was born in 1800; and the 1870 Census indicates by her age that she was born in 1798. So we have reason to believe she was born before 1800. Her cemetery headstone was apparently placed at some point after her passing, so could have been inscribed with the wrong year of birth.

Death: The 1870 Census is the last census Ally appears in. Her (2nd) headstone says that she passed in 1898, but the headstone was apparently placed at some point after her passing. Given that we have reason to believe she was born before 1800, it seems unlikely that she lived until 1898; more likely that her death occurred in 1878 and the date was interpreted to be 1898 when the 2nd headstone was created. Regardless, there is no 1880 Census with her on it.'

When Jonas Letterman and wife Alphedus Hughes came to Webster Co, Missouri from North Carolina they bought land April 10, 1843. This is on record book 1, page 126, also book 76, page 227. This land is known as the Jimmie Smiths farm on Interstate Highway 44 below the Northview overpass weat of Marshfield. Copy of marriage bonn, show Letterman spelled "Lethermon" and wife's name spelled "Alfeda". This bonn was signed by Jonas Lethermon and John Hughs on 9 April 1814.

1. ↑ Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society (Asheville, North Carolina). 1830 census, Buncombe County, North Carolina. (Asheville, North Carolina: Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, 19--?)
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5M-2F1.

   Household of Jonas Letterman:
   FWM 5-9: 1 [s/b 2] [sons John & James]
   FWM 10-14: 1 [son Jonas, Jr.]
   FWM 40-49: 1 [Jonas Sr.]
   FWF 0-4: 2 [daus. Kizziah & Hannah]
   FWF 5-9: 2 [daus. Lucinda & Temperance]
   FWF 15-19: 1 [?]
   FWF 30-39: 1 [wife Alphedus]

2. ↑ Greene County, Missouri 1850 federal census. (Chillicothe, Missouri)
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZC-WKN.

   Household Gender Age Birthplace
   David S Barnhart M 56 North Carolina
   Elizabeth Barnhart F 51 North Carolina
   Susanna Barnhart F 27 North Carolina
   Robert Barnhart M 19 North Carolina
   Henderson Barnhart M 16 North Carolina
   Henry Barnhart M 12 Tennessee
   David Barnhart M 10 Tennessee
   Mary E Barnhart F 8 Tennessee
   James W Baker M 8 Tennessee
   Jonas Letterman M 56 North Carolina
   Ally Letterman M 50 North Carolina
   Kiziah Letterman F 20 North Carolina
   John H Letterman M 12

3. ↑ Smith, Juliet Lesley. 1860 federal census for Webster County, Missouri.

   Name: Allyfodus Lettiman
   [Allyfodus Letterman]
   Age in 1860: 55
   Birth Year: abt 1805
   Birthplace: North Carolina
   Home in 1860: Ozark, Webster, Missouri
   Gender: Female
   Post Office: Marshfield
   Household Members:
   :Jonas Lettiman 73
   :Allyfodus Lettiman 55
   :Thomas Welch 30
   :Kizziah Welch 32
   :Allyfedus Welch 7
   :Cyntha A Welch 5
   :John F Welch 3
   :David W Welch 5/12

4. ↑ Greene County, Missouri, 1870 federal census. (Springfield, Missouri: Ozarks Genealogical Society (MO), c1986).

   Household Gender Age Birthplace
   Thomas J Welch M 38
   Kissiah Welch F 40
   Alphedias Welch F 17
   Cynthia A Welch F 15
   John F Welch M 13
   David W Welch M 10
   Lucinda K Welch F 8
   Robert J Pramplin M 17
   Alphedias Letterman F 72

5. ↑ Ancestry Message Boards
6. ↑ State of Missouri. Missouri Land Sale Records, Record Book 1, P. 126 (Jonas Letterman)
7. ↑ State of Missouri. Missouri Land Sale Records, Record Book 76, P. 227 (Jonas Letterman)
8. ↑ North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979, Jonas Lethermon and Alfeda Hughes, 09 Apr 1814; citing Burke, North Carolina. Database, FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2014). Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51602-5; System Origin: North_Carolina-ODM; FHL microfilm 6,330,307.