FOURTH GENERATION

74. Josiah Joseph COUNCIL was born in 1813 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina. He died in 1880 in Upper Conetoe tw, Edgecombe, North Carolina. !Info from "Martin Co. Heritage Book", article on Councill Family.
Marriage date from Marriages of Edgecombe Co, NC. Md by Jo. Bell,
C.C.
Witness: Willie Council.
Info from "Deaths & Marriages from Tarboro, NC Newspapers" book.
Says: "Josiah Council married Charlotte Taylor, daughter of the
lateThomas
Taylor, on Nov. 1, 1838" ("Tarboro Post, Nov. 10, 1838) The
marriagewas
bonded by Willie Council on Oct. 31, 1838.
Info from 1850 Census, Edgecombe Co, NC, Josiah Council, age
37 yrs, farmer, value of real estate $550, born in NC, he cannot
reador write,
residing with wife Charlotte and children at Household #552.
Info from 1860 Census, Edgecombe Co, NC, Josiah Council, age 46
yrs,farmer,
value of real estate $3,000. value of personal estate $5,000, born
inNC,
residing with wife Charlotte and children at Household
#1164-1089,Tarboro.
Info from 1870 Census, Edgecombe Co, NC, Josiah Counsel, age 55
yrs,farm
laborer, value of real estate $1200., value of personal estate
$800.,born in
NC, residing with wife Charlotte and son Willie at Household
#162-168,Upper
Conetoe township.
Info from 1880 Census, Edgecombe Co, NC, Josiah Council, husband,
age66 yrs,
md, farmer, born in NC, residing with wife Charlotte and son at
Household #215-215, Upper township.

!Note: Charlotte and Josiah Joseph were 1st Cousins.

He was married to Charlotte TAYLOR (daughter of Thomas TAYLOR and Nancy) on 1 Nov 1838 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina. Charlotte TAYLOR was born in 1811 in , of Edgecombe, North Carolina. She died on 7 Dec 1883 in of Upper twp, Edgecombe, North Carolina. !Info on Charlotte from records of Mrs. Mary Lib Taylor,
Norlina,N.C., desc.
of Richard Taylor. Sr.
L.D.S. Archive F.G.S. by Gilberta K. Evans and Jesse Warner.
Marriage date from Edgecombe Co, NC Marriage Bonds. Md by Jo.
Bell,C. C.
Witness: Willie Council.
Info from "Martin Co. Heritage Book", article on Councill Family.
Info from 1850 Census, Edgecombe County, NC, Charlott Council, age
38yrs,
born in NC, residing with husband Josiah and children at
Household#552.
Info from DB-20-315, Edgecombe Co, NC. Division of lands of
ThomasTaylor,
deceased, among the lawful heirs as follows: Charlotte Taylor, etc.
Much info from Gilberta K. Evans and Jesse Warner's work in the
landrecords of
NC on Taylor family.
Info on her death from "Martin County Heritage NC" book, p. 149.
Info from 1860 Census, Edgecombe Co, NC, Charlotte Council, wife,
age48 yrs,
born in NC, residing with husband Josiah and children at
Household#1164-1089,
Tarboro.
Info from 1870 Census, Edgecombe Co, NC, Charlotte Counsel, age
56yrs, keeps
house, born in NC, residing with husband Josiah and son Willie
atHousehold
#162-168, Upper Conetoe township.
Info from 1880 Census, Edgecombe Co, NC, Charlotte Council, wife,
age68 yrs,
md, housekeeper, born in NC, residing with husband Josiah and son at
Household #215-215, Upper township.
Info from "Deaths & Marriages from Tarboro, NC Newspapers" book.
Says: "Josiah Council married Charlotte Taylor, daughter of the
lateThomas
Taylor, on Nov. 1, 1838" ("Tarboro Post, Nov. 10, 1838) The
marriagewas
bonded by Willie Council on Oct. 31, 1838.

!Note: Charlotte and Josiah Joseph were 1st Cousins. Josiah Joseph COUNCIL and Charlotte TAYLOR had the following children:

child+233 i. Thomas Taylor COUNCIL.
child234 ii. John Henry COUNCIL.
child+235 iii. James Redmond COUNCIL.
child+236 iv. Nancy Ann COUNCIL.
child+237 v. Baker COUNCIL.
child+238 vi. Wiley P. COUNCIL.

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