In the beginning, I didn’t know that “Uncle Isaac” a.k.a. Isaac Dade Sr. and “Aunt Frankie”a.k.a. Frances (Ovington) Dade were my second great grandparents. Their daughter Charlotta Lottie (Dade) Lankford / Lankfard was my great grandmother. Since my early discoveries, I continue to search for my Dade Family Connections.
Photo is of my Great Grandparents (Robert Louis) Lewis Lankford’s and Miss Charlotta Dade’s marriage certificate: Dated January 23rd, 1873 in Canton, Lewis County Missouri. The two witnesses to their marriage were Isaac Dade and Francis Dade. I began to search to see who were Isaac Dade and Francis. I have located them on the Missouri censuses. (NOTE: the index on record states the date of marriage was on Jan 25 nd, 1873.)
On the United States Federal 1900 census for Lewis County; Canton, Missouri, it states that Frances Dade had 14 children in which 7 were living at the time of the census on June 11th. I have located 7 of Frances’ 14 children. I pieced the puzzle together as I found more information on each child.
I have been compiling a list of the descendants of Isaac and Frances:
Here is a list of the 7 known children.
Louisa Jane “Aunt Janie” (DADE) WASHINGTON, the of mother of 13
Benjamin “Ben” DADE, the of father of 15
Mary Ann (DADE) MADISON, the of mother of 7
Isaac DADE a.k.a. Private Isaac DAYD, the of father of 5
Louis Newton “Old Bone” DADE, the of father of 11
Crieldy / Cyrilda (DADE) GREEN, the of mother of 2
Charlotta Lottie (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD, the of mother of 11
Which sibling has the most descendants, so far?
I thought Louisa Jane (DADE) WASHINGTON had a lot of descendants. I was wrong. When I came across Benjamin “Ben” DADE, I wasn’t for sure if he was related. However, I received confirmation that he was through France’s death notice and through DNA matches with his descendants. I began to add Ben’s lineage to the family tree. I thought I couldn’t keep up with the list.
I had to challenge myself to compile Benjamin “Ben” Dade’s lineage on a calendar by sorting by names to their birth dates and death dates. I have done this with my other family connections branches. I use a big calendar and combined my Blakey Blakley WHITE family on one calendar and my Bartlett Family on another one and so one.
However, when I came to Benjamin’s lineage, I had to rethink how to do his. He has so many descendants. His lineage won’t fit with my other DADE Family calendar that includes Louisa, Louis, Mary, and Charlotta. There wasn’t enough space.
I had to started two other DADE Family calendars one for Isaac DADE Jr. / Isaac DAYD and the other for Benjamin DADE. The other two children of Frances: Isaac DADE Jr / DAYD and Crieidy / Cyrida Dade Green are on the same calendar.
A Surprising Discovery:
I noticed that some of the Benjamin’s descendants married into Louisa DADE Washington’s descendants. This was a surprise to come across. I thought to myself, I saw this name before. I’m in the process of searching more on Ben DADE.
Story has it that Ben Dade lived in Texas. He had a first wife. I’m exploring what one of Ben Dade’s descendant shared with me.
Thanks for reading
So Many Descendants: Dade Family Connections
Blessings,
S.A. Blakley
In Memory of Family Connections:
July In Remembrance:
Dade Family Connections
July In Remembrance:
Bartlett Family Connections
July In Remembrance:
Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections
Original June 7, 2023
Week 23 Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge:
The theme for Week 23 is “So Many Descendants.” Sometimes when we’re researching, we’ll come across a set of ancestors who seem to have a gajillion descendants. Who is that in your family tree?
