Phoebe Blackwell

  General Notes:

The 1850 Federal Census for Granville Co., N.C., page 184A, dated Nov 30, 1850 records Abner (40 - NC) and Phebe (42 - NC) Currin with children Martha (16), Thomas (12), Bucy (10), Mary (8), and James (4). Next door is Leonard Currin (38 - VA) with his wife Emily (32 - NC) and family and Elizabeth Currin (70) [probably Abner and Leonard's mother].

The 1860 Federal Census for Granville Co., N.C., page 239B, dated June 18, 1860 records Abner (51 - NC) and Phebe (51 - NC) Currin with children Thomas (21), Rebecca (20), James (15), and Stephen (8). Abner is a farmer with real estate valued at $800 and a personal estate valued at $500. Next door is 1 year old Abner Newton who will marry Hattie Currin, who will be the daughter of 15 year old James Currin (above): John (35 - VA) and Parthena (28 - NC) Newton with children William (11), James (8), Louisa (6), Sally (4), and Abner (1).

Phoebe married Abner Currin on 24 Jan 1831 in Granville Co., N.C. (Abner Currin was born circa 1810 in North Carolina and died after 1860 in Granville Co., N.C..)

  Marriage Notes:

Marriages of Granville County, North Carolina, 1753-1868 <www.ancestry.com>
Abner Currin & Phoebe Blackwell, Jan 24, 1831; Stephen Blackwell, bm; Step. K. Sneed wit.