I need information on the Archer family name

Question

I need to find the name of the parents of Mary J. Gaut (Archer). The name Gaut has also been spelled Gott, but they spelled it Gaut. Her daughters were Cordelia Bell Gaut, Minnie Gaut, and Leola Gaut.

Answer 1

Could this be the right family?:

1880 United States Federal Census

about L. J. Gott

Name: L. J. Gott

Home in 1880: District 12, Washington, Tennessee

Age: 32

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848

Birthplace: Tennessee

Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Spouse's Name: M. J.

Father's birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Name: N. A.

Mother's birthplace: Tennessee  

Occupation: House Carpenter

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Male

Household Members: Name Age

L. J. Gott 32  (under the "health" column it says he had a sprained joint)

M. J. Gott 28  (wife)

J. A. Gott 7  (son)

C. B. Gott 5  (daughter)

M. P. Gott 2  (daughter)

M. E. Gott 9M  (female, born in August)

N. A. Gott 54  (mother)

All household members and all their parents were born in TN.



Could this also be them, in 1900?

1900 United States Federal Census

about Mary J Gaut

Name: Mary J Gaut

Home in 1900: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee

Age: 44  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856  

Birthplace: Tennessee  

Relationship to head-of-house: Wife  

Spouse's Name: Lafayette J

Race: White  

Occupation: View Image

Neighbors: View others on page  

Household Members: Name Age

Lafayette J Gaut 52  (Carpenter; born in Oct. 1847; he owned the family's home, which was on a farm, "free" - - no mortgage)

Mary J Gaut 44  (born May 1852)

Minnie P Gaut 22  

Lucy A Gaut 17  

Ramon H Gaut 15  

Using her birth year from the 1900 census, I found this record:

1870 United States Federal Census

about Mary J Archer

Name: Mary J Archer

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852

Age in 1870: 18  

Birthplace: Tennessee  

Home in 1870: District 12, Washington, Tennessee

Race: White  

Gender: Female  

Post Office: Buffalo Ridge  

Household Members: Name Age

James M Archer 51  (farmer)

Lucinda Archer 53  

James W Archer 21  (works on farm)

Matilda Archer 20  

Mary J Archer 18  

Alice Archer 16  

William J Archer 15  (works on farm)

Oscar H Archer 13  (works on farm)



The James M. Archer family lived next door to:

Susan Archer (70, keeping house)

Catherine Archer (36)

and Nancy Millkonn (can't quite read the last name;  11, white female)

I hope that helps!

Answer 2

1840 Washington Co, TN

John Archer 121001  011001 He's 30-40, 1 10-15, 2 5-10 1 0-5, females: 1 5-10, 1 10-15, wife 30-40

(There's another John in Campbell Co, TN but he's there in 1850 and he married Martha Bridgeman)

1840 Sullivan Co, TN

Elizabeth Gott 000013  00011001 She's 50-60 with 1 son 20-30, 3 sons 30-40, 1 dau 15-20, 1 dau 20-30 (daughters might be daughters-in-law)

Rollen P Gott 120001  001001 He's 30-40

1850 Sullivan Co, TN, John & Rebecca on page 45

John Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1804 Tennessee  

Rebecca Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1805 Tennessee   (maiden name is Smith)

James Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1829 Tennessee  

Julia Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1828 Tennessee  

Benj Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1832 Tennessee  

Elizabeth Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1834 Tennessee  

Smith Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1836 Tennessee  

John Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1838 Tennessee  

Wm Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1840 Tennessee  

Ann Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1841 Tennessee  

Elizabeth Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1839 Tennessee  

Eveline Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1848 Tennessee  

James Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1844 Tennessee  

Joseph Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1843 Tennessee  

Nancy Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1837 Tennessee  

Elizabeth Archer Division 1, Sullivan, TN abt 1819 Tennessee  

Page 21

Name: Elizabeth Gott

Age: 69

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1781

Gender: Female

Home in 1850(City,County,State): Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee

Household Members: Name Age

Eleaney Gott 37  Blacksmith TN

Nancy A Gott 24  TN

Wm H Gott 6TN

Jas L Gott 3 TN

Elizabeth Gott 69 TN

Eliza J Gott 27  TN

Davis Gott 35 (David) TN

  

John Archer

Age in 1860: 58  

Birth Year: abt 1802  

Birthplace: Tennessee  

Home in 1860: Division 1, Carter, Tennessee

Gender: Male  

Post Office: Elizabethton

Value of real estate: View Image

Household Members: Name Age

John Archer 58  

Rebecca Archer 60  

Smith Archer 25  

Elizabeth Archer 25  

William H H Archer 19  



Name: Nancy A Gatt

Age in 1860: 32  

Birth Year: abt 1828  

Birthplace: Tennessee  

Home in 1860: District 14, Sullivan, Tennessee

Gender: Female  

Post Office: Galls Crossroads

Value of real estate: View Image

Household Members: Name Age

Ekany Gatt 49  

Nancy A Gatt 32  

Wm H Gatt 16  

James F Gatt 12  

Marry M Gatt 5  

Bettie Gatt 8.12  



Name: Nancy Gott

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825

Age in 1870: 45  

Birthplace: Tennessee  

Home in 1870: District 12, Washington, Tennessee

Race: White  

Gender: Female  

Value of real estate: View Image

Post Office: Buffalo Ridge  

Household Members: Name Age

Nancy Gott 45  

Mary Gott 15  

Mertha Gott 7  

James Gott 21  



Name: L. J. Gott

Home in 1880: District 12, Washington, Tennessee

Age: 32

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848

Birthplace: Tennessee

Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Spouse's Name: M. J.

Father's birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Name: N. A.

Mother's birthplace: Tennessee

Neighbors: View others on page  

Occupation: House Carpenter

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Male

Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane: View Image

Household Members: Name Age

L. J. Gott 32  

M. J. Gott 28  

J. A. Gott 7  

C. B. Gott 5  

M. P. Gott 2  

M. E. Gott 9M  

N. A. Gott 54  



Family Tree:

Anthony Gott (son of Richard and Sarah) and Sarah Owings to

Lott O Gott b. 1776 MD and Elizabeth Perry b. TN had:

Elizabeth 1798, Roland Perry 1802, Sarah 1803, John G 1806, Hannah 1808, Mary 1809, Elkana 1812, Ruth 1814, David 1815, Harvey 1821, Jesse 1822, Eliza Jane 1823, William 1829.

Look to Baltimore MD for your earlier Gott family trees.

Family Tree Archer:

John Archer 1774 in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee and Rebecca Smith

John was the son of John S Archer (b. Greenbrier VA) and Mary Harris

That John was the son of Robert S ARcher and Francis Unknown.

Answer 3

What was Mary's husband's name?

  Do you know where in TN?

There is more than one Mary Archer/Gaut in TN.