Shadrach Guthrie

Male, #32419, (circa 1821 - 18 Sep 1888)

Birth*circa 1821 Shadrach was born at Kentucky circa 1821. 
Employment* Shadrach's occupation: farmer. 
Marriage*21 Aug 1872 He married Amanda Mira Culpepper at Lavaca Co., Texas, on 21 Aug 1872.1 
Census*1880 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Salado, Bell Co., Texas, in 1880. 
Death*18 Sep 1888 He died at Salado, Bell Co., Texas, on 18 Sep 1888. 
Burial* His body was interred at Salado City Cemetery, Salado, Bell Co., Texas. 
Biography* Shadrack was listed as "Shadrack" Guthrie in the 1880 census. On p. 99 of The Harbours in America by Louis J. Williams, Rachel Harbour was listed as having married "Lee Shade Guthrie" 11 Aug 1856, Lavaca Co., TX. Mrs. Travis (Jacqueline Lorenz) McClinton listed "Shadrach R." Guthrie on a Shadrack Guthrie descendant list and noted that an "S. Guthrie married Mrs. Rachel Hars Aug 19, 1856 Lavaca Co., TX." But the Lavaca Co., TX Marriage Book 1, p. 178 appears to list "H. Guthrie" and "Rachel Harbor." Jacqueline added: Mrs. Evelyn Cunyus, a granddaughter of Shadrach, says that he and his first wife Rachel had a plantation that was destroyed during the Civil War and she thought it was in Mississippi. The 1850 census of Coahoma Co., Miss. lists Shadrach as a grocer. On the 1860 census of Coahoma Co. are listed Rachel and Jennie. Shadrach is listed as a commercial merchant. He was a Mason at Friar Point, Coahoma Co., Miss in 1850. When he settled in Salado, Tx he owned a store.
      Is it possible that two different Guthrie/Rachel marriages are being tracked? Mrs. Travis (Jacqueline Lorenz) McClinton noted in her record of Mt. Olive Cemetery, Lavaca Co., TX: Shadrack, husband of Amanda [Culpepper], was a brother of William E. [Guthrie], our great great grandfather, and Rev. Orin Guthrie.
      A 19 year old "James E. Guthrie" who was born in Mississippi was listed in the household of Shadrack Guthrie in the 1880 census. This was probably a son of Shadrack by his marriage to Rachel Harbour. On p. 99 of The Harbours of America "Lee and Elwood" were listed as children of Rachel according to her estate settlement. In the 1900 census, James E. Guthrie was still living in Bell Co., TX. He was listed as having been born Dec 1860 in Mississippi. He was married to Eugenia who was born Dec 1872 in Mississippi and they had three children, Edwin, born Jul 1895, James E., born Dec 1897, and Robert L. Guthrie, born Feb 1900. All the children were born in Texas. 

Family

Amanda Mira Culpepper (13 Jan 1843 - 1 Apr 1942)

Last Edited 14 Sep 2005

Citations

  1. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795
    Lavaca Co., TX: Amanda Culpepper and Shadrack Guthrie, 21 Aug 1872, Book II, p. 153.