James Taylor Gaines Everett and Eliza Jane Hitt

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Husband James Taylor Gaines Everett ¹

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           Born: 11 Feb 1814 - Kingsport, Tennessee
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           Died: 1863 - (Smith Co., Mississippi) 2
         Buried:  - Old Polkviille Cem., Smith Co., Mississippi

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         Father: Benjamin Everett , Jr. (1789-      ) 1
         Mother: Martha Washington Gaines (1787-1851) 1

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       Marriage: 23 Jan 1845 - Greene Co., Alabama 3 4

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Wife Eliza Jane Hitt ¹

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           Born: 1822 - Alabama (Greene Co.)
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           Died: 1906 - (Smith Co., Mississippi) 5
         Buried:  - Old Polkviille Cem., Smith Co., Mississippi

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         Father: David Hitt (Abt 1776-1857) 6
         Mother: Jane Meek (1783-1848) 6

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Children

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1 M David B. Everett

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           Born: Abt 1848 - Alabama (Greene Co.)
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2 M Gains M. Everett

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           Born: Abt 1851 - Alabama (Greene Co.)
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3 M James C. Everett

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           Born: Abt 1855 - Mississippi (Smith Co.)
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4 M Frances S. Everett

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           Born: Abt 1858 - Mississippi (Smith Co.)
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5 F Elener E. Everett

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           Born: Abt 1862 - Mississippi (Smith Co.)
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General Notes: Husband - James Taylor Gaines Everett

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CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Greene Co., Alabama; Dec 18; pg 615
1002/1002
James Everet 36 M Tn $250 Farmer
Eliza J. " 28 F Al
David B. " 2 M Al </pre>

In the Slave Schedule (Cox's Store Beat, Nov 19) he is the owner of 3 slaves (mulatto female, 17; black female, 12; black male, 2). Eliza's father David Hitt lives at 1005/1005. Her brother Solomon J. Hitt lives at 1000/1000, and two brothers-in-law, Benjamin Williams and Harris Samuels, live at 1010/1010 and 1006/1006, respectively. James's father Benjamin Everet lives at 1003/1003, and his brother John Everet lives at 1004/1004.

<pre>1860 Smith Co., Mississippi; Sept 8; pg 126
798/798
J. T. G. Everett 46 MW Tn $1800/$9000 farmer
Eliza J. " 37 FW Al
David B. " 12 MW Al
Ganes M. " 9 MW Al
James C. " 5 MW Ms
Frances T. " 2 MW Ms </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 12 slaves. His father and 2 younger sisters live at 787/787.

<pre>1870 Smith Co., Mississippi, T 4 R 6 E, p.o. Polkville; June 25; pg 11
75/75
Eliza J. Everett 48 FW Al $800/$618 Keeping House
David B. " 22 MW Al --/$200 Farmer
Gains M. " 18 MW Al Farm laborer
James C. " 15 MW Ms Farm laborer
Francis S. " 12 MW Ms At School
Elener E. " 8 FW Ms At School
Martha A. " 43 FW Al $700/$100 </pre>

<pre>1880 Smith Co., Mississippi, District No 4, ED 106; June 30; pg 33

C. J. Everett 58 FW Wd Al SC SC House Keeper
G. M. " 28 MW son S Ms Tn Al Farmer
F. S. " 22 MW son S Ms Tn Al Farmer
E. E. " 18 FW dau S Ms Tn Al
M. A. " 53 FW sister S Al Md Va </pre>

Her son D. B. Everett lives nearby.

ARRIVAL IN SMITH COUNTY:

The following is from volume 2, page 170 of "Smith County Mississippi and its Families" (Smith County Genealogical Society, 2006):

In the 1850's, James Taylor Gaines Everitt, his wife, Elizabeth Jane Hitt, and their children, David Benjamin, who was born in 1847 and died in 1935; Gaines Meek, who was born in 1851 and died in 1933; James Cicero, who was born in 1854 and died in 1943; Francis Strother, who was born in 1857 and died in 1947; his elderly father Benjamin Everitt, Jr.; his brothers and sisters and their families, moved through Newton County, Mississippi, and on to Polkville, Smith County, Mississippi, around 1858.

1 Smith County Genealogical Society, "Smith County Mississippi and its Families," 2003 Vol 1; 2006 Vol 2, Vol 2, pgs 170-71. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 31775801.

3 Pauline Jones Gandrud, "Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823--1860," 1969, pg 47. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

4 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ3-H7WR), James T. G. Everett and Eliza Jane Hitt, 23 Jan 1845; citing Greene, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,290,852.

5 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 31775813.

6 Earl J. Hitt, "http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: hitthaynie."