Common - James H. Overby

James H. Overby

M, b. circa 1833

James H. Overby|b. c 1833|p330.htm|Yearby Overby|b. c 1800\nd. b 1870|p251.htm|Elizabeth Willingham|b. c 1801\nd. b 1870|p247.htm|||||||John W. Willingham|b. c 1778\nd. 10 Apr 1855|p203.htm|Frances Weldon|b. c 1780\nd. c 1858|p204.htm|

James H. Overby was born circa 1833 in Henderson County, Kentucky.¹ He was the son of Yearby Overby and Elizabeth Willingham. The census of 1 June 1850 enumerated on 30 August 1850 in Henderson County, Kentucky, listed James "Overby", a farmer, as a 17-year-old residing with Yerby Overby.¹ James H. Overby married Frances Freels on 28 June 1855..²
The census of 1 June 1860 enumerated on 27 June 1860 in the Hebbardsville post office area of Division 2, Henderson County, Kentucky, listed the following:

J. H. Overby, 27-year-old male head of household, a farmer; b:Kentucky.³
Frances Overby, 21-year-old female; b:Illinois.³
Nancy E. Overby, 3-month-old female; b:Kentucky.³
Mason A. Freales, 8-year-old male; b:Kentucky.³
Alexander Overby, 30-year-old male, a farm hand; b:Kentucky.³

The census of 1 June 1870 enumerated on 21 June 1870 in the Hebbardsville post office area of Subdivision 73, Henderson County, Kentucky, listed the following:

J. H. Overby, 39-year-old male head of household, a farmer, b:Kentucky.⁴
Francis "Overby", 32-year-old female, a housekeeper, b:Illinois.⁴
Nancy E. "Overby", 10-year-old female, b:Kentucky.⁴
Mary J. "Overby", 8-year-old female, b:Kentucky.⁴
Rebecca F. "Overby", 6-year-old female, b:Kentucky.⁴
John H. "Overby", 4-year-old male, b:Kentucky.⁴
James W. "Overby", 2-year-old male, b:Kentucky.⁴

His wife, Frances Overby, died circa 1876 in Henderson County, Kentucky.^5,2 James H. Overby married Caroline Armstrong on 29 September 1877 in Henderson County, Kentucky..²
The census of 1 June 1880 enumerated on 12 June 1880 in the Hebbardsville District, Henderson County, Kentucky, listed the following:

James H. Overby, 48-year-old male head of household, a farmer; b:Kentucky fb:Virginia mb:Kentucky.⁵
Caroline "Overby", 50-year-old wife, a housekeeper; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.⁵
John H. "Overby", 14-year-old son, a farmer; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.⁵
James W. "Overby", 12-year-old son; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.⁵
Arminda H. "Overby", 8-year-old daughter; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.⁵
Yerby "Overby", 4-year-old son; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.⁵
William F. "Overby", 46-year-old brother, a farmer; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.⁵
James Armstrong, 17-year-old boarder, a farm laborer; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.⁵

Children of James H. Overby and Frances Freels

Nancy Elizabeth Overby b. c Feb 1860
Mary J. Overby+ b. c Feb 1862
Rebecca F. Overby b. 1864
John H. Overby b. c 1866
James W. Overby+ b. Nov 1868, d. b 1910
Arminda H. Overby⁵ b. c 1872
Yerby Overby⁵ b. c 1876

Citations

[S243] 1850 U.S. Census, Henderson County, Kentucky, page 296B line 4 dwelling 377 family 387.
[S2263] Ancestry.com database, Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900.
[S232] 1860 U.S. Census, Henderson County, Kentucky, page 165 line 39 dwelling 152 family 152.
[S240] 1870 U.S. Census, Henderson County, Kentucky, page 066 A line 08 dwelling 191 family 185.
[S2292] 1880 U.S. Census, Henderson County, Kentucky, ED 213 Sh 14 line 30 dwelling 92 family 93 page 369 B.