Robert Diggs Wimberly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

abt. 1803 - 1872

• Born	abt. 1803	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	03 Aug 1872	Edgecombe County, North Carolina   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I1	Wimberly
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2007

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wimberly,   d. 1812
  Mother	Sarah Diggs,   b. 11 Nov 1767,   d. 03 Jan 1817
  Married	Before 1786
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann "Peggy" Powell,   b. 14 Jan 1810, North Carolina ,   d. 19 Sep 1876, North Carolina   [8]
  Married	08 May 1828	Halifax County, North Carolina   [9, 10, 11, 12]
  Children	> 1. Joseph W. Wimberly,   b. 02 Apr 1829, North Carolina ,   d. 08 Dec 1883 > 2. Mary Louisa Wimberly,   b. 17 Nov 1832,   d. 15 Nov 1879 > 3. Catherine Eliza "Kate" Wimberly,   b. abt. 1834, North Carolina > 4. George Lewis Wimberly,   b. 30 Jul 1836, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jan 1924, Edgecombe County, North Carolina   5. M.A. Wimberly,   b. abt. 1838, North Carolina   6. Robert D. Wimberly,   b. abt. 1842, North Carolina
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet

  
  

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  		1830 NC Census: Robert D. Wimberly (Head) Page 316 Household has: Male under 5 (Jos. W.) Male between 20-30 (Robert Sr.) Female between 5-10 (???) Female between 20-30 (Martha) Note: I'm not sure who the female is between 5-10. Robert & Marta were married in 1828, so this may be an incorrect notation for a daughter? Or, a daughter that died before the next census?
  		1840 NC Census: Robt. D. Wimberley (Head) Page: 1 Indicates the following members of the household: Male under the age of 5 (George) Male between 10-15 (Jos. W.) Male between 30-40 (Robert D.) Female under the age of 5 (M.A.) Female between 5 and 10 (Catherine) Female between 5 and 10 (Mary Louisa) Female between 15 and 20 (???) Female between 20 and 30 (Martha) Female between 40 and 50 (unknown?)
  		1850 NC Census: R D Wimberley (Head) Page: 12 Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina Dwelling #156 1. R.D - age 47, Farmer, Real Estate Value $2,000, born in Tennessee 2. Margaret, age 40, born in NC 3. Jos. W., age 21, Clerk, born in NC 4. Catherine, age 16, born in NC 5. G.L., male, age 14, born in NC 6. M.A., female, age 12, born in NC 7. R.D. Jr., male, age 8, born in NC 8. G.M. Bickley, male, age 26, Teacher, born in VA 9. J.L. Dicken, male, age 10 10. Wm. McGee, male, age 60, Labor, Married 11. can't read name, male, age 18, Labor 12. can't read name, male, age 20, Labor 13. ? Hall, male, age 16, Married?
  		1860 NC Census: Robt. Wimberly (Head) Enumeration Date: 30 Jun 1860 Page: 87 Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina Dwelling #733 1. Robert, age 57, Farmer, Real Estate Value $20,00, Personal Estate Value $10,000, born in TN 2. Margaret, age 50, born in NC 3. Fereby Strikcland, age 51, born in NC, cannot read or write 4. Robert Wimberly, age 18 5. Elizabeth Dicken, age 22, Real Estate Value $18,000 6. Florence Dicken, age 18, Real Estate Value $18,000 7. Bill Geo. Dicken, age 50, black 8. Gaston? Lewis Dicken, age 24 Dwelling #734 1. Jos. W. Wimberly, age 31, Real Estate Value $10,000 2. Martha, age 21
  		1870 NC Census: Robert D. Wimberly (Head) Enumeration Date: 8 Jun 1870 Page: 46 Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Dwelling #285 (next to Rufus & Mariah) 1. Robert D. - age 67, Farmer, Real Estate Value $10,000, Personal Estate Value $3000, born in TN 2. Margaret, age 60 3. Fereby Strickland, age 60, House Keeper

  
  

  Histories

  Will of Robert D. Wimberley, 1872 Published in Abstracts of Wills of Edgecombe County, 1732-1910 by David B. Gammon.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] 1850 NC Census: Edgecombe County, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (The Generations Network, Inc.). [S5] 1840 NC Census: Edgecombe County, United States of America, Bureau of the Census,, (The Generations Network, Inc.). [S6] 1830 NC Census: Edgecombe County (District 17), United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (The Generations Network, Inc.), Roll: 120; Page: 316.. [S7] 1860 NC Census: Edgecombe County, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (The Generations Network, Inc.). [S8] 1870 NC Census: Edgecombe County (Tarboro), United States of America, Bureau of the Census,, (The Generations Network, Inc.). [S2] Edgecombe County Will Abstracts, 1732-1910, David B. Gammon, (Rocky Mount, N.C), pg. 139. Record #642. Provides the date of death. [S3] Tombstone and Census Records of Early Edgecombe, Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin, (Dixie Letter Service), pg. 333. Harrison Powell Bible Record provides death date. [S15] Recollections of a Lifetime, Mary Katherine Killebrew, (Mrs. Clyde Lynch, Franklin, Tenn., 1971), pg. 3. States that their eldest daughter married George Whitfield. Search of NC Marriage database found a Mary L. Wimberly marrying George Whitfield. [S1] North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, Ancestry.com, (The Generations Network, Inc.), 1828. Provides date and county of marriage. [S2] Edgecombe County Will Abstracts, 1732-1910, David B. Gammon, (Rocky Mount, N.C), pg. 139. Record #642. Provides the fact that they are married. [S3] Tombstone and Census Records of Early Edgecombe, Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin, (Dixie Letter Service), pg. 333. Bible record of Harrison Powell gives date of marriage. [S15] Recollections of a Lifetime, Mary Katherine Killebrew, (Mrs. Clyde Lynch, Franklin, Tenn., 1971), 2.