Person:Nata Langley (1)

Notes from Grady Langley 29 Feb 2008: "Nata's parents have not been identified with certainty by any Langley researcher that I know of. Most believe the parents are Thomas and Nancy Langley. They are found in Jackson Co. as early as 1809. Supposedly they lived near the community of Braselton. That location is still in Jackson Co. today, but not far from Auburn where Edward Jackson lived. Feel free to use the "probable" parents of Nata Harris Langley Jackson on your web site. I only ask that you qualify that info as not proven.

"Thomas and Nancy Langley moved from Jackson Co. to Gwinnett Co. about 1827 and probably settled just south of Lawrenceville. Edward Jackson and family relocated also, to just south of Grayson in Gwinnett Co. -- again, not far from the Langley's.

"Evidence that Nancy is the mother of Nata, and Thomas T., etc. is that she is listed in the 1850 census of Gwinnett Co. living next door to Enoch Langley and his family as well as Jeptha Langley and his family. Enoch and Jeptha are her sons, and brothers of Nata. Nancy is shown as a widow in this census. She was also there in the 1840 census with children in the household, one possibly was Nata, but unfortunately that census only has the names of household heads and counts family members by age brackets. There was not husband listed in that census.

"Keep in mind that it is still theory that the Jackson's and Langley's were acquaintances back in Jackson Co.

"I have found that her first husband was James Davis -- at least I think this was the same Nata mentioned above. I found this bit of info in the Meyers Collection in the Georgia State Archives. So, Little Berry M. Jackson was her second husband. I don't have an exact marriage date, but it was certainly 1930 or earlier since her first child was born Sept. 1830. This certainly does not agree with the birth year of 1818-1819 mentioned earlier. Surely she was older than 11 or 12 when she married -- and her second marriage at that. But, such marriages were legal back then, and known to happen."

Janie: Her estimated age on the census records varied each year. In 1850 she was 32, in 1860 she was 48, in 1870 she was 56 and in 1880 she was 62.

1. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   36th Div, Cates Dist, Gwinnett Co., Georgia.

   Age 32

2. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Dist 406, Gwinnett Co., Georgia.

   Age 48

3. ↑ Research of Bob Mitchell: Jackson and Associated Families of North and South Carolina trees.ancestry.com/tree/.
4. ↑ Research of Grady Langley, Jr. rec'd Feb 29, 2008.

   Adds village.

5.   Website of Bill Couch: Edward Jackson www.couchgenweb.com/family/edjack.htm.
6.   Jymie Inmon, James Inmon Family File website:worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op GET :3052456 id I585.
7.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Dist 118, Pinkneyville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia.

   See transcription in son Edward's notes.