Henry
Springfield was the son of Thomas Springfield
& Laodicea "Dicey" Langston
Levina was the daughter of unknown
parents
THE FAMILY OF HENRY SPRINGFIELD & LEVINA
 | Henry Springfield & Levina | Henry Springfield
& Levina were married about 1813 in South Carolina. They had 10 children.
Henry was a veteran of the War of 1812, having served as a sergeant in Austin's
Regiment, South Carolina Militia. The family is listed on the 1820 & 1830
censuses of Greenville Co., SC. Henry died on February 18, 1836 in Traveler's
Rest, Greenville Co., SC. The newspaper account of his death states "We
understand that Mr. Henry Springfield was frozen to death on the night of the
18th inst., about 12 miles above this place. The weather was very cold, the ground
covered with snow, and we regret to add, that the deceased was somewhat intoxicated.
He has left a wife and several children to mourn his sudden and unexpected departure.".
Henry was age 44 when he died. Levina is living with her children on the 1840
census of Greenville Co., SC with her son Thomas Young Springfield listed as the
head of household. Levina died sometime after 1840, probably before 1850 in
Greenville Co., SC. |
The Children of Henry Springfield & Levina
| Pinckney Springfield | Pinckney Springfield was born about 1814 in
Greenville Co., SC. He is living with his parents on the 1820 & 1830 censuses
of Greenville Co., SC. Pinckney married Lucinda Dill about 1835 and they
had 5 children. I have not found them on the 1840 census at this time. On March
19, 1845, Pinckney's grandfather, Thomas Springfield Sr., left Pinckney 60 acres
of land in his will "for love and affection to my grandson." The family
is listed on the 1850 census Greenville, SC and on the 1860 census of Chicks Springs,
Greenville Co., SC. Pinckney served as a Private in the South Carolina Reserves
in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. The family is listed on the 1870 census
of Chicks Springs Twp., Greenville Co., SC. Lucinda died on June 12, 1875, probably
in Chicks Springs, Greenville Co., SC. Sometime between 1875 to 1880, Pinckney
remarried Judia Dill, a widow with a young son. The family is listed on
the 1880 census of Chicks Springs, Greenville Co., SC. I have not found Pinckney
on the 1900 census at this time. Pinckney Springfield died sometime after 1880,
probably before 1900 in Greenville Co., SC. Notes for Pinckney Springfield |
 | Thomas Young Springfield | Thomas Young Springfield was born
January 27, 1815 in Greenville Co., SC. He is living with his parents on the
1820 & 1830 censuses of Greenville Co., SC. There is a deed dated January
28, 1830 stating that his grandfather Thomas Springfield Sr. gave him a mare and
a cow "For love and affection for grandson Thomas Springfield Jr., son of
Henry Springfield and Levina his wife." Thomas Young's father died in Feb
1836 when he was age 21. He is listed as head of household with his mother and
siblings on the 1840 census of Greenville Co., SC. Thomas married Malissa Evaline
Hall on November 08, 1840 in Traveler's Rest, Greenville Co., SC and they
had 13 children. The family is listed on the 1850 census of Greeneville Co., SC.
They are listed on the 1860 census of Fort Motley Division, Greenville Co., SC,
and on the 1870 census of Paris Mountain Twp., Greenville Co., SC. They are listed
on the 1880 census of Bates, Greenville Co., SC. Malissa died on May 28, 1898
and Thomas Young Springfield died on October 28, 1898 in Greenville Co. SC. The Family of Thomas Young Springfield & Malissa Evaline Hall Notes for Thomas Young Springfield |
| Millie Springfield | Millie Springfield was born February 2, 1818
in Greenville Co., SC. She is living with her parents on the 1820 & 1830
censuses of Greenville Co., SC. Millie married Alfred Kelley of Greene
Co., TN, on October 23, 1835 in Greenville, SC. Alfred's brother Harrison later
married Millie's younger sister Juliet. Alfred & Millie had 11 children. They
had a child born in TN in 1836, one born in SC in 1839, and one born in TN in
1841. They moved to Greene Co., Missouri about 1842. The family is listed on the
1850, 1860, 1870 & 1800 censuses of Boone Township, Greene Co., MO. Alfred
died on May 12, 1889 in Boone Twp., Greene Co., MO. Millie Springfield Kelley
died on May 11, 1891 in Boone Twp, Greene Co., MO. Alfred & Millie are
buried at the Kelley Cemetery, located in Sec. 15, T 30N, R24W, by Central Church,
1 mi. east and 1 1/2 mi. north of Ash Grove. I have copies of probate records
for both Alfred & Millie. Millie's name is spelled Millie on most of the probate
records, but it is spelled Milley on at least 2 of the papers, and also on her
tombstone. The Family of Alfred Kelley & Millie Springfield Notes for Millie Springfield Kelley |
| Unknown Daughter #1 Springfield | Unknown daughter #1
Springfield was probably born about 1825 in Greenville Co., SC. I do not know
what her name was at this time. She is the female age 5-9 (probably 5) in the
household of Henry Springfield on the 1830 census of Greenville Co., SC. Her father
died in Feb 1836 when she was about age 10, and she is probably one of the 2 females
age 10-14 living with her mother & siblings on the 1840 census of Greenville
Co., SC (she is probably 14, and the other one is her sister Juliet, age 13. The
head of household is listed as being her older brother Thomas Y. Springfield).
Either this daughter, or her younger sister born 1831-1835, married Jackson
Neely and had a daughter Eliza, born about about June 1850. Jackson Neely
was married to Elizabeth Bridges, and they had 4 children born between 1837 to
1843. In 1850 Jackson is listed with the children and no wife in the household,
and there is a fifth child, age 2 months, named Eliza. (The census was taken August
10, 1850). Eliza Neely is living with the family of Pinckney Springfield on the
1860 & 1870 censuses of Chicks Springs Twp., Greenville Co., SC. In 1880 Eliza
Neely is living with the family of Pinckney's married son Lucius Springfield,
and listed as Lucius' cousin, which would be correct if Pinckney was the brother
of Eliza's mother. Unknown Daughter Springfield #1 died sometime after 1840,
possibly at the birth of daughter Eliza Neely in June 1850. She would have
been about age 25 at the time of her death. Notes for Eliza Neely |
 | Juliet Springfield | Juliet Springfield was born
December 24, 1826 in Greenville Co., SC. She is living with her parents on
the 1830 census of Greenville Co., SC. Her father died in Feb 1836 when she was
age 9, and she is living with her mother & siblings at age 13 on the 1840
census of Greenville Co., SC. At some point Juliet came to Greene Co., MO, probably
to visit her married sister Millie Kelley. Juliet married Harrison Kelley
on August 13, 1843 in Greene Co., MO; Harrison's brother Alfred had married Juliet's
sister Millie in 1835. Harrison & Juliet had 10 children. The family is listed
on the 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 censuses of Cass Twp., Greene Co., MO. Harrison
was a farmer, and he was also the county assessor of Greene Co. MO in 1860. Harrison
died on May 11, 1900 in Greene Co., MO. Juliet is listed with her son Marion on
the 1900 census of Cass Twp., Greene Co., MO. Juliet Springfield Kelley died
on July 19, 1907 in Greene Co., MO. Photo of Harrison & Juliet (Springfield) Kelley Notes for Juliet Springfield Kelley |
| Unknown Son #1 Springfield | Unknown Son #1 Springfield was born sometime between 1826 - 1830 in Greenville Co., SC. I think he was probably born about 1828. I do not know what his name was. He is listed with his parents as a male, under age 5, on the 1830 census of Greenville Co., SC. His father died in Feb 1836 when he would have been age 5 to 9 (probably about age 6). There is no male that fits his age on the 1840 census of his mother and children in Greenville Co., SC. Son Springfield died sometime after 1830, probably before 1840 in Greenville Co., SC. |
| Unknown Daughter #2 Springfield | Unknown Daughter Springfield
#2 was born 1831 to 1835 in Greenville Co., SC. I think she was probably born
about 1831. Her father died in Feb 1836 when she was age 1 to 5 (probably about
age 5). Unknown Daughter #2 is listed as a female, age 5 to 9, living with her
mother & siblings on the 1840 census of Greenville Co., SC. Either this daughter,
or her older sister born about 1825, married Jackson Neely and had a daughter
Eliza, born about about June 1850. Jackson Neely was married to Elizabeth Bridges,
and they had 4 children born between 1837 to 1843. In 1850 Jackson is listed with
the children and no wife in the household, and there is a fifth child, age 2 months,
named Eliza. (The census was taken August 10, 1850). Eliza Neely is living with
the family of Pinckney Springfield on the 1860 & 1870 censuses of Chicks Springs
Twp., Greenville Co., SC. In 1880 Eliza Neely is living with the family of Pinckney's
married son Lucius Springfield, and listed as Lucius' cousin, which would be correct
if Pinckney was the brother of Eliza's mother. Unknown Daughter Springfield
#2 died sometime after 1840, possibly at the birth of daughter Eliza Neely in
June 1850. She would have been age 15 to 19 at the time of her death (I think
age 19). Notes for Eliza Neely |
 | Henry Springfield Jr | Henry Springfield Jr was
born August 2, 1833 in Greenville Co., SC. His father died in Feb 1836 when
he was age 2. He is living with his mother & siblings on the 1840 census of
Greenville Co., SC. He is listed at age 17 in the household of his married brother
Thomas on the 1850 census Greenville Co., SC. Henry married Mary Green
about 1856 in Greenville Co., SC and they had at least 2 children. The family
is listed on the 1860 census of Panther Fork Division, Greenville Co., SC. They
are on the 1870 census of 12th Bates Twp., Greenville Co., SC and on the 1880
census of Cleveland, Greenville Co., SC. They moved from South Carolina to Texas
sometime between 1880 to 1900, and they are listed on the 1900 census of Justice
Precinct #3, Collin Co., TX. They returned from Texas to South Carolina sometime
between 1900 to 1910, and they are listed on the 1910 census of Greenville, Greenville
Co., SC. They are listed on both the 1900 & 1910 censuses as having 4 children,
with 4 surviving, but a unexplained inconsistency is that the child born in 1867
is listed as son Laddie on the 1870 & 1880 censuses but listed as daughter
Emily (Emma) on the 1900 & 1910 census. Mary died on November 08, 1912 in
Greenville Co. SC. Henry Springfield Jr. died November 3, 1917 in Greenville
Co., SC. Notes for Henry Springfield Jr. Tombstones of Henry & Mary Green Springfield |
| Marshall Springfield | Marshall Springfield was born about 1835 in
Greenville Co., SC. His father died in Feb 1836 when he was less than 1 year
old. He is living with his mother & siblings on the 1840 census of Greenville
Co., SC. He is listed at age 14 in the household of his married brother Thomas
on the 1850 census Greenville Co., SC. I have not found Marshall on the 1860
or any other census record at this time. Marshall Springfield died sometime after
1850, possibly before 1860 in Greenville Co., SC. Notes for Marshall Springfield |
| Unknown Son #2 Springfield | Unknown Son #2 Springfield was born about 1836 in Greenville Co., SC. His father died in Feb 1836, probably before he was born. He is listed as one of 2 males under age 5 living with his mother & siblings on the 1840 census of Greenville Co., SC. (The other male is Marshall Springfield, age 4). I have not found him on the 1850 census at this time. Unknown Son #2 Springfield died sometime after 1840, probably before 1850 in Greenville Co., SC. |
