James Madison Frederick (1819-1889)



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Note that the middle name Madison is based upon the North Carolina Death Certificate of Mary Frederick Blair (1868-1947), his daughter, and confirmed by the above gravestone photograph.

The birth date of 9 May 1819 on the gravestone of Radford Jones Frederick (thought to be a brother of James Madison Frederick) creates a problem with the purported 9 May 1819 birth date of Radford Jones Frederick. If they are indeed brothers, one of the birth dates is incorrect.

The Frederick Family History Omnibus Memorandum explores the history of the Caswell/Person County, North Carolina Frederick family during the 1780-1930 period.

The Frederick National Heritage Program is a nationwide effort devoted to the Frederick (various spellings) surname.

The following is from Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State, and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals, in Two Volumes, The Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, Illustrated (1891) at 726-727:

"Radford J. Fedric, a planter of Tallahatchie County, was born in Person county North Carolina in 1819, and died May 16, 1891. He was the son of John and Lucy (Vaughn) Fedric both natives of the same county, who spent all of their lives there, his father dying there in 1821. The latter was a planter and a son of John Fedric, a native of France, who came to America as a soldier with General Lafayette, and served under him until the close of the struggle, when he returned to France and brought his family to North Carolina, where he became a planter and lived there the balance of his life. But few of his descendants are left in the state. He was a man of fine education and exceptional abilities. Mr. Fedric?s grandfather, Granville Vaughn, lived and died in North Carolina, where he was a planter. Our subject was the third of four children-three sons and a daughter-born to his parents: Ransom M., became a mechanic, and lived and dies in Person County, N.C.; Ellen married, and lived in Guilford County, N.C., our subject was the next in order of birth, James M. enlisted in the Confederate Army in Virginia, and served bravely through the war. Radford Jones Fedric was apprenticed at the age of seven years, and never had an opportunity to attend school except during about six weeks. He learned the carpenter?s trade, which he followed until he moved to Mississippi, where he remained a few years, removing to Alabama in 1839. In 1846 he was married in Pickens County to Emma Turnipseed, daughter of Daniel and Margaret Turnipseed, natives of the Richland district, South Carolina who moved from there to Alabama where they died in 1856 and 1859, respectively."
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The following census records are almost illegible, and Ancestry.com did a poor job transcribing what could be read:

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: James Frederick
Birth Year: abt 1830
Age in 1870: 40
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Friendship, Guilford, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
James Frederick 40
Polly Frederick 45
Martha Frederick 23
Delores [Delcina] Frederick 20
Roulins [Romulus] Frederick 17
Jesse Frederick 13
Franklin Frederick 11
Alphia Frederick 10 (original record is illegible)
Cyra [Cyrus] Frederick 7
Mary Frederick 13
Midie [Willie] Frederick 1

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: James Frederick
Home in 1880: Friendship, Guilford, North Carolina
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1820
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Polly
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farming
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
James Frederick 60
Polly Frederick 54
Delcina Frederick 28
Julius Frederick 25
Jessee S. Frederick 23
James F. Frederick 21
Alphies R. Frederick 19
Mary A. Frederick 13
Lucy R. Frederick 6

• Married: 22 OCT 1844 in Guilford County, North Carolina
• Note:

  Groom: James M Frederick
  Bride: Polly Hiatt
  Bond Date: 22 Oct 1844
  Bond #: 000055426
  Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
  ImageNum: 003627
  County: Guilford
  Record #: 01 152
  Bondsman: Jos Hoskins
  Witness: John M Logan
  Source: Ancestry.com NC Marriage Bonds 1741-1868
  
  No primary source has been found confirming that the James M. Frederick in the above marriage record is the son of John Frederick and Lucy Vaughn. Nor is there any primary source showing that John Frederick and Lucy Vaughn had any children.

1. Martha Frederick b: ABT 1847 in North Carolina
2. Delcina Caroline Frederick b: 05 SEP 1849 in North Carolina
3. Romulus Julius Frederick b: 04 JUL 1853 in North Carolina
4. Jesse Smith Frederick b: 08 APR 1856 in Guilford County, North Carolina
5. James Franklin Frederick b: 22 DEC 1858 in Guilford County, North Carolina
6. Alphies R. Frederick b: ABT 1861 in North Carolina
7. Cyrus Frederick b: ABT 1863 in North Carolina
8. Mary A. Frederick b: 22 MAY 1868
9. Willie Frederick b: ABT 1869 in North Carolina
10. Lucy R. Frederick b: 22 OCT 1873 in Guilford County, North Carolina

1. Citation Text: North Carolina Death Certificate of James Franklin Frederick (1858-1930)
2. Citation Text: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State, and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worth and Illustrious Families and Individuals, in Two Volumes, The Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, Illustrated (1891) at 726-727