Esther Bethea Hamer b. 1849 Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA d. 6 May 1936: Our Family History

1849 - 1936 (87 years)

Name	Esther Bethea Hamer [1]
Born	1849	Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA [1]
Gender	Female
Census	24 Aug 1870	Shoe Heel (present-day Maxton), Alfordsville township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA [2]
	The original town/post office of Shoe Heel, created in 1866, name changed to Maxton in 1886. [See "Robison County, NC Post Offices - 1787 to 1971," https://www.carolana.com/NC/Towns/Robeson_POs_Sorted.htm ] Additional info states that it was changed to "Mack's Town" for all the "Mc" and "Mac" surnames--like McRae, the white family that Tristram Leggett was affiliated with. The "Mack's Town" evolved into "Maxton." 1. Leggett, Tristan [Tristram, Truss], 25, male, black, farm laborer, North Carolina, cannot read or write, 1 male over 21 2. _____, Easter, 25, female, black, keeping house, North Carolina, cannot read or write 3. _____, Margaret, 6, female, black, North Carolina 4. _____, Edward, 4, male, black, North Carolina 5. _____, Hannah, 2, female, black, North Carolina
Census	2 Jun 1880	Adamsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA [3]
	1. Legette [Leggett], Trussy [Truss], black, male, 40, married, laborer, cannot read or write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 2. _____, Easter, black, female, 36, married, laborer, cannot read or write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 3. _____, Margaret, black, female, 15, laborer, cannot read or write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 4. _____, Hector, black, male, 13, laborer, cannot read or write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 5. _____, Hannah, black, female, 11, laborer, cannot read or write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 6. _____, Robert, black, male, 9, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 7. _____, Sallie, black, female, 7, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 8. _____, Delilah, black, female, 5, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 9. _____, Martha, black, female, 3, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 10. _____, Lawrence, black, male, 1, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
Census	9 Jun 1900	Adamsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA [4]
	1. Leggette [Leggett], Tristram, head, black, male, 1840, 60, married 32 years, South Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, farmer, cannot read or write, renting farm, farm schedule 70 2. _____, Esther, wife, black, female, 1848, 52, married 32 years, 13 children 10 living, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, cannot read or write 3. _____, Esther, daughter, black, female, 1883, 17, single, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, can read and write 4. _____, Amos, son, black, male, 1888, 12, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, at school, can read and write 5. _____, Etta, daughter, black, female, 1898, 8, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina [clear error in birth year or age of daughter Etta; next family also appears to be surname of Leggette, but new household/dwelling numbers] 1. Leggette, [Lidia? Lida? Lila?], head, black, female, 1875, 25, single, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, farm labor, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Boyd, son, black, male, 1892, 8, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 3. _____, Marie, daughter, black, female, 1895, 5, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 4. _____, Mary, daughter, black female, 1898, 2, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
NOTE_RESEARCH	""Esther was owned by the Hamers in Tatum, South Carolina" [1]
Died	6 May 1936 [1]
Person ID	I2	Kendrick Simmons
Last Modified	21 Jul 2020

Father	Jacob Bethea, b. About 1820, South Carolina, USA
Mother	Hannah [Bethea], b. May 1822, South Carolina, USA
Family ID	F2	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Tristram "Truss" Leggett, b. 1840-1845, South Carolina, USA , d. 22 Jun 1922, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)

Married 22 Oct 1866 [1]

Children

+	1. Margaret Leggett, b. Abt 1865, South Carolina, USA , d. 7 Aug 1929, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA (Age ~ 64 years)
+	2. Hannah Leggett, b. Abt 1869, South Carolina, USA , d. After October 1936 (Age ~ 67 years)
+	3. Hector Leggett, b. 1869, South Carolina, USA , d. 9 Feb 1929, Adamsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA (Age 60 years)
	4. Robert Leggett, b. 19 Oct 1869, Tatum, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA , d. 6 Sep 1952, Cross Creek township, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA (Age 82 years)
	5. Sallie Leggett, b. Abt 1873, South Carolina, USA
	6. Delilah "Lila" Leggett, b. Abt 1875, South Carolina, USA
	7. Martha Leggett, b. Abt 1877, South Carolina, USA
	8. Lawrence Leggett, b. Abt 1879, South Carolina, USA
	9. Esther Leggett, b. Abt 1883, South Carolina, USA
	10. Amos Leggett, b. Abt 1885, South Carolina, USA
+	11. Ethel Leggett, b. 25 Oct 1893, Tatum, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA , d. 18 Jan 1977, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years)

Last Modified 21 Jul 2020

Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S1] Simmons, Kendric, family group sheet emailed June 2020.
[S25] 1870 U.S. census, Robeson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Alfordsville township (Shoe Heel post office), p. 14 (penned, recto), p. 7 (stamped, verso), dwelling 86, family 86, Tristan [Tristram' Leggett household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1157.
[S14] 1880 U. S. census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Adamsville, enumeration district (ED) 104, p. 4 (penned), p. 360 (stamped, verso), dwelling 30, family 30, Trussy Leggett household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1235.
[S10] 1900 U.S. census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Adamsville township, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 8A (penned), p. 27 (stamped, verso), dwelling 147, family 148, Tristram Leggette [Leggett] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll [not cited].