Charlotte Ann Ritchie1

b. 4 May 1821, d. 6 March 1909
Charlotte (Ritchie) Maiden (cropped)
photo courtesy Betty Mealy
FatherJames Ritchey2
MotherMary Beckner3
Birth4 May 1821 Charlotte Ann Ritchie was born on 4 May 1821 in Botetourt County, Virginia.4,5 
Marr Bond19 Nov 1838 She and John M. Maiden were issued a marriage bond on 19 Nov 1838 in Botetourt County, Virginia.6 
  John's parents and several of his siblings moved further south, settling in Washington County, Virginia in the 1840s. However John and Charlotte did not join them but remained in Botetourt where they lived adjacent to the Ritchies.1 
Cens-185030 Sep 1850 The 1850 federal census for Botetourt County, the first one to list all members of a household, enumerated John and Charlotte with 5 children ranging in age from 10 year old Mary to 1 year old John.7 
  The couple's first child, a son named James, was born and died in 1839. 
Migration Sometime between 1856 and 1857 Charlotte and John moved south to Washington County and joined the rest of the family who had already settled there. John sold the last of his Botetourt County land in 1857 and according to The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families, he moved his family south at that time. However, the marriage record of daughter Georgia, who was born in Jul 1856, indicates that she was born in Washington County.8,9 
Cens-Sum  Charlotte and John settled in the Saltville district of the county, where other family members lived in the vicinity of Maiden Creek. However, John does not appear to have been a farmer like so many of his relatives. The 1860 census listed his occupation as "shinglemaker"; in 1870 he was a "mechanic"; in 1880 his occupation is not clear except for the word "machine". Son Charles was employed that year in a grist mill; perhaps John was working in a similiar capacity. The census recorded Charles as crippled or disabled. It also noted that neither John nor Charlotte could read or write. Although not a farmer, John lived on or near the land settled by his parents some years prior. In 1860 John, his widowed father and 5 of his 6 adult brothers were all recorded as heads of neighboring households (brothers George and Noah were still living with their father).

John and Charlotte had 10 children together, but by 1900 only 5 were living. One of the children who was deceased was their daughter Elizabeth, who died in Sept. 1865, a year after her husband's death in the Civil War and 16 days after the death of her son. Elizabeth and Samuel Broughman had settled in Eastern Tennessee, much of which remained loyal to the Union. Samuel died while serving as a Union soldier. John and Charlotte raised Elizabeth's surviving child Mary Alice Broughman from the time she was a young girl. The month after Elizabeth's death, on Oct. 20th 1865, John and Charlotte's 5 year old daughter Emma died of flux. John's brother William experienced similiar tragedy; all told the 2 brothers lost 3 children to flux (severe diarrhea or dysentery) in an 8 day period.

In 1900 John and Charlotte were enumerated as members of their son-in-law, Milton Bondurant's household. This probably does not reflect an actual move on their part but simply that the younger couple (Milt was married to John and Charlotte's youngest child) had assumed the responsibilities of running the household. John and Charlotte's census entry states that they had been married 61 years.10,11,12,13 
Death6 Mar 1909 Charlotte died on 6 Mar 1909 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 87.4 
Burial She was buried at Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 

Research Comment:

The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families (Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins 1991) lists 12 children for John and Charlotte, however, I believe this is not correct. Charlotte was alive at the time of the 1900 census; her entry reports that she was the mother of 10 children, 5 of whom were living. Mrs. Rollins reports a son George (child #9 b. 1857) and a daughter Mary (child #11, b. 1861) that I believe warrant further discussion. John and Charlotte had a daughter Georgia Alice, born 5 July 1856, whose headstone clearly states both her full name and date of birth. But the 1870 census for Washington County, which was poorly enumerated, lists a 13 year old male named George in John and Charlotte's household. There was no daughter Georgia Alice listed although she would have been abt 14 years old and still at home. I believe Mrs. Rollins inadvertently added this "George" as an additional child when the person enumerated was actually Georgia Alice.

Secondly, Mrs. Rollins appears to have added Mary based on her appearance in John and Charlotte's household in 1870. However it is important to note that the 9 year old Mary is listed at the bottom of the household, after 7 year old Fannie. This is the typical format used by the enumerator when a child was not part of the core family group. I believe Mary was actually Mary Alice Broughman, John and Charlotte's 9 year old granddaughter, who they are known to have raised following the death of Mary's mother, John and Charlotte's older daughter Elizabeth (see above). Mary was enumerated as 19 year old Mary Broughman in John and Charlotte's household in 1880; there is no other indication of a daughter Mary who might have been John and Charlotte's daughter.

Family

John M. Maiden b. 3 Nov 1818, d. 25 May 1913
Children
Last Edited21 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 632-634.
  2. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 632.
  3. [S1834] Betty Mealy, "Descendants of John Maiden", report dated 14 Sept. 2007.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 127. Stone reported to read: Charlotte Maiden, 4 May 1821-6 Mar 1909, 'Mother."
  5. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 92; Charles Edward Maiden entry (includes mother's place of birth).
  6. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 586.
  7. [S1847] John Maiden household, 1850 U.S. cens, Botetourt Co., VA, pop. sched., District 8, p. after 150 stamped, dwelling 1507, family 1507, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 224 of 266. Household includes: John Maiden, 32, laborer; Charlotte, 29; Mary A.S. [?], 10; Elizabeth D., 7; William F., 5; Eveline O., 4; John C, 1; all b. VA.
  8. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 632. Mrs. Rollins lists Georgia (Alice)'s birth as having occured in 1855 however that is in conflict with her headstone and her 1900 census entry.
  9. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 385. Record abstracted as: Milton H. Webb, 23, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Chas W. & Elizabeth Webb AND Georgie Alice Maiden, 21y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John M. & Charlotte Maiden; marr 15 Oct. 1878.
  10. [S234] John Maiden Jr. household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., The Western district, p. 70 (original script), dwelling 484, family 473, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 72 of 361. Household includes: John Maiden Jr., 42, shinglemaker, owns pers. prop of $100; Charlotte, 39; William, 15; Eviline, 13; John, 11; Charles, 9; Alice, 5; Emma 7/12; all b. VA.
  11. [S635] John N. Maiden household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., 3rd Division, p. 16 (after 208 stamped), dwelling 122, family 122, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2007, image 8 of 18. Household includes: John N. Maiden, 50, machanic, owns land val at $500 and pers. prop of $300, cannot read or write; Charlot, 40, cannot read or write; Charles 19, staying home; George, 13, staying home; Fannie, 7; all b. VA; Mary, 9, b. TN.
  12. [S163] John M. Maiden household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 99, p. 22B, dwelling 195, family 200. Sept. 2007, image 22 of 63. Household includes: John M. Maiden, 62, work in ___ machine; Scharlette, 59, wife; Charles E., 29, son, work in grist mill, maimed, crippled or disabled; Fannie R. 17, dau, at school; Alice Broughman, 19, granddaughter, at home; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  13. [S634] Milton Bondurant household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 122, sheet 6A (p. 296 stamped), dwelling 63, family 63, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 11 of 53. Household includes: Milton Bondurant, 44, b. Jul 1855, marr 7 yrs, farmer; Fannie R., wife, 37, b. Apr 1863; Fred A., son, 18, b. Nov. 1881; John W. Maiden, 81, b. Nov. 1818, marr 61 yrs; Charlotte, m-in-law, 79, b. May 1821, mother of 10 children, 5 are living; all individuals b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  14. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 633-4.
  15. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 92; Charles Edward Maiden entry (includes mother's name).
  16. [S1768] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1853-1885" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, Emma Maiden data: d. 2 Oct. 1865 of flux at age 6; parents J.M. and C. Maiden.