Malinda (?)

Female, #9991, (1804 - 1868)

Ancestry Unknown* Information about the ancestry and husband(s), if any, of Malinda (?) is wanted. See page footer for contact information. 
Name-Psbly She was possibly named Houston. 
Birth*1804 Malinda was born in 1804.1 
Marriage*say 1831 She married Sylvester R. Otis say 1831. 
Married Namesay 1831 As of say 1831, her married name was Otis. 
(free wh female 20-30) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Malinda was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Sylvester R. Otis's household, on the 1840 Census at Pike Co., Alabama.2 
(household member) 1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Malinda was listed as a household member living with Sylvester R. Otis in the 1860 Census at Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.3 
(Enumerated) Census1867 An unknown person was probably enumerated in the census report at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, in 1867.4 
Death*1868 She died at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, in 1868.1 
Burial*1868 Her body was interred in 1868 at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.1 
Biography* Malinda's last name is not proven and is speculated on the basis of the middle name of her son Edwin Houston Otis. However, it is important to note that at the time of Edwin's birth, a very popular American figure was General Sam Houston. Since Edwin's father had been in the Florida Militia (fighting the Seminole Indians), he may well have named his son in honor of General Houston.
(Names referenced above: Malinda (?) Malinda (?)). 

Family

Sylvester R. Otis (27 Jan 1810 - 14 Jun 1893)
Marriage*say 1831 She married Sylvester R. Otis say 1831. 
Children

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Last Edited 15 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. Simeon Otis Report, Edie Geiger, 4621 Geiger Road, Milton, FL 32583, to Warren Culpepper, 1999.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Pike Co., AL, Page 372. Ancestry.com image 25
    Sylvester R. Otis, 1M0-4, 1M20-29, 1F0-4, 1F20-29, 1FSlv10-24.
  3. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Milton, Santa Rosa Co., FL, Family #244. Ancestry.com image
    S. R. Otis, 57, M, W, Ship Corker, RE=100, PE=100, RI
    Malind Otis, 47, F, W, GA
    E. H. Otis, 23 M, W, Engineer, RE=500, PE=200, FL
    S. R. Otis, 16, M, W, Laborer, AL.
  4. 1867 Florida State Census, Santa Rosa County, Page 22 (White Inhabitants)
    S. R. Otis, 2 M21+, 1 F21+, 3 Total, 1 M18-45 (therefore 1 M45+).