CARROLL'S, GRIFFIN, HATCHER and DAMM FAMILIES

Our primary hobby is family genealogy. In fact, I enjoy writing genealogies for people. It is an entertaining challenge to cut down all of those skeletons hanging from the trees and digging them out of the closet. My mother-in-law, Mary Damm Carroll, has shared quite a lot of information with me over the years about her family.

We are still trying to track down LOFTISS, LOFTIS, CARROLL, CARTWRIGHT, HATCHER, Bascom, Griffin, Damm, Sheppeard and others. I have had quite a time trying to find out more about the Hatcher family. Mother told me that my grandfather, Fred HATCHER, was a semi-pro baseball player when he met my grandmother, Margaret Ann Griffin.

Fred's father, Stephen Mcgagil Hatcher is a BIG mystery to me. His father appears to have been a John A. Hatcher and mother...I think REBECCA...He had a sister named Nancy. They lived in New Madrid Co, MO area.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH ME ABOUT ANY OF THE FAMILY, PLEASE CONTACT ME. Those listed in bold below are our immediate family line. If you are connected to any of the following families then please contact us and share information:

LOFTISS

Descendants of Gideon (1799-1853) and Martha Ann Holden Loftiss (1792-1855)
Thomas Jefferson Loftiss (1825-1907) and his 4 wives
my great-grandmother was Vesta Ann Cartwright (1851-1936) Vesta Ann's father was SILAS D. CARTWRIGHT and mother was Mary Ann HENDRICKS.

HATCHER

Looking for Hatcher's who many have had a son named John (A?) (10-29-1821-7-18-1864) who was born in Ohio and moved to Missouri.
His wife, Rebecca (I think) were likely married in Missouri in New Madrid or Charleston area. They had 2 children:
- Nancy (1839-?) and
- Stephen McGagil Hatcher (1841-1885). Stephen fought in the Civil war with 1st MO Rifles Co "B" or "D" and was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi where he signed an oath of loyalty. He married Louisa (?) Hatcher and they had several children:
  - Stephen 12-16-1841-4-4-1886
  - Louisa S.(could be J) may have married in McLemorsville or Atwood, TN area. They had several children:
    - Virginia Inez (married a LEACH)
    - Fredrick Albert (my grandfather)1872 married Margaret Anne Griffin (1874 TN- ) - my grandmother
    - Johnny or John (1869-)

GRIFFIN

John Griffin married Nancy Ann Clark (1740-1792)
Frances is a descendant of John Griffin. Information on the Griffin family is scarce.

CARROLL

Benjamin Carroll 1782 who married Doshia Lyles.
- Their son James A. Carroll 1832-1913 married Manda McRae 1841-1905
  - Their son Huey Benjamin 1867-1903 married Mary Ann Pace 1867-1929 They had several children:
    - James William 1886-1967
    - Tommy Carroll 1888-1890
    - Benjamin Luther 1889
    - Mary Sue 1892-1969
    - Robert Lum 1894 - 1981
    - Dewey Samuel 1895-1980
    - Noah Anderson also called N.C. (Sandy's grandfather) who married Vera Ella Sheppeard 1902-1982
    - Etta Ophelia 1900-1963
    - Loderria Cordia 1902-1949

SHEPPEARD

The Sheppeards were the family of Vera Ellen who married Noah Anderson Carroll.
Dr. James William Sheppeard 3-21-1822/4-27-1903
- His son was William P Sheppeard 10-1-1846/4-5-1882

RASMUSSEN/DAMM

The Rasmussen family later changed their name to Damm
Knud RASMUSSEN (2-15-1840/11-14-1920) married Hustru Maren ANDERSEN DAM (4-15-1844/7-9-1920)
- One of their sons, Anton Knudsen DAMM (12-23-1877/3-17-1950) married Elsie Marie ANDERSEN (5-31-1887/12-12-1960)
- Anton and Marie are Sandy's mother's family from Denmark

Help us track our family!

We are desparately looking for family information on
SENIOR, SEGUINE, BASCOM, EDMONDSTON, HORNSTEIN, COLDHECK, EVANS, HUGHES, CARROLL, PACE, LYLES, ALGEE, ABNER, PHILLIPS Also looking for BASCOM, SENIOR, SEGUINE, HARDY

As you see our combined families look like a meeting of the United Nations. We are proud of our heritage, the good guys and the bad guys and want to hear interesting stories about our ancestors. Please share. UPDATED December 30, 1998.

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