John H. Handy b. Dec 1835 Alabama d. Yes, date unknown: If the Legends Are True...

1835 - Yes, date unknown

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Name	John H. Handy [1]
Alt. Birth	1833	Alabama [2, 3, 4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1835	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	1835
Born	Dec 1835	Alabama [1]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	Etowah County, Alabama [6]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1836	Alabama [7]
Name	John D. Handy [7]
Name	John Handy [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
Occupation	29 Jun 1860	Cherokee County, Alabama [5]
	day laborer
Occupation	19 Jul 1870	Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama [3]
	house carpenter
Occupation	15 Jun 1880	Etowah County, Alabama [2, 4]
	carpenter
Occupation	6 Jun 1900	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1]
	farmer
Died	Yes, date unknown
Person ID	I10535	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	26 Jun 2020

Father	John D. Handy, b. Abt 1790, Tennessee , d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 69 years)
Mother	Mrs. Mary Handy, b. Abt 1800, Virginia , d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 81 years)
Family ID	F30994	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Johnson, b. Jan 1836, Alabama , d. 5 Jan 1921, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age ~ 84 years)

Married Abt 1857 [1]

Census 29 Jun 1860 Cherokee County, Alabama [5]

Division 1, Page 61, Line 22, Dwelling 402, Family 402:

The household consisted of John Handy, 25, M; Bettie, 21, F; and John, 1, M.

John is a day laborer and declared $100 in personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2010 $100 from 1860 was worth:

     $16,800.00      using the unskilled wage
     $34,800.00      using the Production Worker Compensation
     $34,300.00      using the nominal GDP per capita
     $337,000.00      using the relative share of GDP

Census of 1860 - Alabama, Cherokee County
Division 1, Page (61) 253

Census 19 Jul 1870 Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama [3]

42nd Subdivision, Line 36, Dwelling 639, Family 692:

The household consisted of John Handy, 37, M; Eliz, 31, F; John, 11, M; Richard, 8, M; Benj, 5, M; Jenny, 3, F; and Mary, 6 months, F.

John is a house carpenter and declared personal estate of $100. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2010 $100 from 1870 was worth:

     $11,800.00      using the unskilled wage
     $23,700.00      using the Production Worker Compensation
     $24,400.00      using the nominal GDP per capita
     $189,000.00      using the relative share of GDP

Census of 1870 - Alabama, Etowah County
Attalla, Subdivision 42, Page (94) 341B

Census of 1870 - Alabama, Etowah County
Attalla, Subdivision 42, Page (95) 342A

Census 15 Jun 1880 Etowah County, Alabama [4]

Township 11 Range 7, Page 15, Line 35, Dwelling 208, Family 209:

The household consisted of John Handy, 47, head; Elizabeth 41, wife; Richard, 17, son; Benjamin, 14, son; Jennie, 12, daughter; thomas, 10, son; and infant, 2 months (April), daughter.

Census of 1880 - Alabama, Etowah County
Township 11 Range 7, Page 15

Census 6 Jun 1900 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1]

District 151, Sheet 4A, Line 33, Dwelling 49, Family 53:

The household consisted of John H. Handy, head, 65; Elizabeth, wife, 64; Jane, daughter, 33; and Thomas, son, 26.

John H. & Elizabeth are married 43 years with 9 children, 4 living. They own a farm free of mortgage. Jane and Thomas are single.

Census of 1900 - Alabama, Etowah County
Hokes Bluff, District 151, Sheet 4A

Children

	1. Mary Handy, b. 1858, d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. John Handy, b. Abt 1859, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	3. Richard Harold Handy, b. 23 Jun 1862, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama , d. 7 Jul 1907, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 45 years)
	4. Jane Handy, b. Jun 1866, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	5. Benjamin F. Handy, b. 20 Feb 1867, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 15 Mar 1941, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 74 years)
	6. Mary Handy, b. Jan 1870, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	7. Thomas J. Handy, b. Mar 1874, Alabama , d. 27 May 1927, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age ~ 53 years)
	8. Handy, b. 1880, d. Bef 1900 (Age 19 years)

Last Modified 28 Feb 2016

Family ID F3899 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "John H. Handy" (accessed May 18, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I10535&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Etowah County, Hokes Bluff, Sheet 4A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S140] Ancestors of Travis Hardin, South Carolina - Alabama by Travis Hardin, Version: 14 Nov 2006, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=travhard&id=I0090 (RootsWeb.com, Database: travhard). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Etowah (HeritageQuest). Series: M593 Roll: 16 Pages: 341-2. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Etowah County (HeritageQuest). Series: T9 Roll: 13 Page: 324. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1860, Alabama, Cherokee County (HeritageQuest). Series: M653 Roll: 5 Page: 253. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", Ben Handy (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing reference cn 5873, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908599 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDB6-8RS. (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1850, Alabama, Cherokee County, District 27, Pages 75A-75B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Thomas J. Handy: citing reference cn 8881, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,443 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQX-TJF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).