Daniel Simeon Lavender

1776 - 1856  (Age 80)




Birth	29 Apr 1776 Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Died	11 Dec 1856 Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
Buried	​ Lavender Cemetery, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA

Elizabeth ?Koonce Adam Howard?

1779 - 1843  (Age 64)




Birth	1779 Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Died	29 Jul 1843 Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
Buried	​ Lavender Cemetery, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA

Family	Daniel Simeon Lavender & Elizabeth ?Koonce Adam Howard?
Married	1796 North Carolina, USA
Children	1. Harriett Lavender b. 3 May 1803, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA 2. Matilda Lavender b. Abt 1808, Jones County, North Carolina, USA 3. Arilla or Orilda Lavender b. 1810, Roane County, Tennessee, USA 4. Mary Lavender b. 1812, Roane County, Tennessee, USA 5. George Washington Lavender b. 23 Apr 1813, Roane County, Tennessee, USA 6. Andrew Jackson Lavender b. Abt 1817, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA 7. William Lavender b. Abt 1819, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA 8. Daniel Simeon Lavender, Jr b. Abt 1820, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA 9. Jefferson Lavender b. Abt 1822, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA 10. Elizabeth Lavender b. Abt 1826, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA 11. James Ernest Lavender b. 1828, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA 12. Penelope Lavender b. Abt 1797, Jones County, North Carolina, USA 13. Elijah Lavender b. Abt 1798, Jones County, North Carolina, USA

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Name	Levi Trewhitt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Title	Judge
Notes	Judge Trewhitt was a civic leader in Bradley County. In 1861, though he was in his 60's, he was arrested and imprisioned by the Confederacy without trial after Union sympathizers burned several bridges in East Tennessee. Despite numerous appeals for his release and testimony that he actively discouraged participation in the rebellion againts the Confederacy, he was not released, and he died in prison camp in Mobile, Alabama. The "History" media items attached to this record give more details of his case. See also https:/​/​en​.wikipedia​.org/​wiki/​East_​Tennessee_​bridge_​burnings Judge Trewhitt's parentage is not documented, and various unsourced online trees differ about who his parents were. The majority of Ancestry.com trees that include him say that his parents were James Madison Tewhitt and Elizabeth Mumford, and some list his grandparents as Levi Trewhitt (born 1725 in NC) and Mary West. There is a marriage record for Levi Trewhitt(1725) and Mary West, but I cannot find any contemporaneous documentation of James Madison Trewhitt or Elizabeth Mumford. A Jesse Mumford (age 80) was living with 63-year-old Levi Trewhitt and family in 1860. Other trees and FindAGrave Memorial 39690158 say that Judge Trewhitt was the son of Levi Truitt and Susanna Morgan. There is some weak documentation of both Levi Truitt and Susanna Morgan, primarily through generic marriage record sources (e.g. "International Marriage Records"), but only ambiguous information about their birth places. (See their profiles, both linked from this one) FWIW, the online trees that report Judge Trewhitt's father to be James Madison Trewitt tend to list a brother named Jesse Trewhitt, a physician, who also lived in Morgan Co, TN, and migrated to Arkansas. (See his profile). On the other hand, the online trees that report Judge Trewitt's father to be Levi Truitt tend not to list Jesse Trewhitt as a brother, but do tend to list a brother named James Alford Truitt, who fought in the Texas War of Independence, and served as a justice of the peace and state legislator in Texas for many years.
Gender	Male
Birth	14 Jul 1797 Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA [1, 2, 5, 7]
Died	31 Jan 1862 Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA [5]
	Confederate Prison
Buried	​ Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	FindAGrave Memorial 39690158; headstone

Parents

Family ID: F26879 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	Levi Trewhitt, Jr (ID:I30959) (Age 55) b. 1775, Somerset County, Maryland, USA d. 15 Dec 1830, Macon County, North Carolina, USA (Age 55)
Mother	Susanna Morgan (ID:I30960) (Age 80) b. 1780, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Jul 1860, Macon County, North Carolina, USA (Age 80)
Marriage	1794
Children	1. Judge Levi Trewhitt (ID:I20839) (current person) (Age 64) b. 14 Jul 1797, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Jan 1862, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA (Age 64) 2. Sarah Truett (ID:I30961) b. 1798, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA d. Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA 3. Jeremiah Truett (ID:I30962) (Age 38) b. 9 Jan 1800, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Aug 1838, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA (Age 38) 4. James Alford Truitt (ID:I31034) (Age 74) b. 23 Oct 1795, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Jun 1870, Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas, USA (Age 74) 5. Susannah Rebecca Truett (ID:I31035) (Age 73) b. 25 Jun 1817   d. 16 Nov 1890 (Age 73) 6. Solomon Truitt (ID:I31036) (Age 31) b. 26 Dec 1827, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Dec 1858, Macon County, North Carolina, USA (Age 31)

Family 1

Family ID: F20380 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 8 May 2023  

Wife 1	Harriett Lavender (ID:I20840) (Age 51) b. 3 May 1803, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Jan 1855, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 51)
Marriage	Bef 1820 Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
	Based on birth of first child
Children	1. Mary Ann Trewhitt (ID:I20801) (Age 49) b. 2 Apr 1836, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Feb 1886, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 49) 2. Caroline Trewhitt (ID:I20870) (Age 84) b. 17 Feb 1846, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Jul 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA (Age 84) 3. Nancy Jane Trewhitt (ID:I20871) b. 1850, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA 4. Rebecca Trewhitt (ID:I20872) (Age 82) b. 11 Feb 1845, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Feb 1927, Bearden, Knox County, Tennessee, USA (Age 82) 5. Thomas Thompson Trewhitt (ID:I20873) (Age 53) b. 27 Mar 1843, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Jun 1896, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 53) 6. William Trewhitt (ID:I20874) (Age 74) b. 3 Apr 1838, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Mar 1913, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 74) 7. Lucinda Trewhitt (ID:I20875) (Age 30) b. 1835, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA d. 1865, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 30) 8. Jesse Trewhitt (ID:I20876) (Age 10) b. 11 Jan 1833, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Mar 1843, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 10) 9. Harriett Trewhitt (ID:I20877) (Age 60) b. 27 Mar 1831, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Oct 1891, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 60) 10. Levi (Sweet) Trewhitt (ID:I20878) (Age 87) b. 22 Apr 1829, Sunbright, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Oct 1916, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87) 11. Sarah Sallie Trewhitt (ID:I20879) (Age 77) b. 1830, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Jul 1907, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 77) 12. Susan Elizabeth Trewhitt (ID:I20880) (Age 66) b. 4 Aug 1824, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jul 1891, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 66) 13. Daniel Coffee Trewhitt (ID:I20881) (Age 67) b. 29 Jan 1823, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Jan 1891, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 67) 14. James M Trewhitt (ID:I20882) (Age 79) b. 19 Apr 1820, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Jun 1899, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 79) 15. Mary Trewhitt (ID:I23864) b. 1855, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA d. UNKNOWN 16. Andrew J Trewhitt (ID:I31450) b. 1826, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA

Family 2

Family ID: F20381 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 8 May 2023  

Wife 2	Nancy Brackney? (ID:I24215) (Age 79) b. 18 May 1806, Virginia, USA d. 19 Jun 1885, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 79)
Marriage	Aft 1854 Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
	After his first wife's death

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Occupation	Lawyer, Judge, Farmer
Probate	​ Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA [9]  –  Just an index, but suggests his will was filed in Hamilton County, not Bradley County
Residence	1830 Morgan County, Tennessee, USA [4]  –  Males<5:2 (Andrew, Levi), <15:1 (James), 20-29:1 (??), 30-39:1 (Levi, age 33), Females <5:Sarah, 20:29:1(wife Harriet, age 27t), 50-59:1 (mother or m.i.l?)
Residence	1836 Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [10]  –  Settled on his farm at about the same time that Bradley County was formed
Civil	1837 Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [11]  –  TN General Assembly chartered Cleveland and appointed Levi Trewitt as a commissioner.
Residence	1840 Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [3]  –  Free White Males <5:1 (Wm), <10:1(Jesse), <15:2(Levi,Daniel), <20:1(James), <30:1(Levi;wrong), Female:<5:1(Mary A), <10:2(Lucinda,Harriett), <15:1(Sarah), <20:1(Susan). Wife Harriett(age 37) omitted.
Residence	1850 Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [1]  –  52, Lawyer. Real estate $5,000. Born in N.C. Wife Harriett(47); Children James(30), Andrew J(24), Sarah(22), Levi(21), Harriet(19), Lucinda(15), Mary Ann(14), Thomas(12;sic), Wm(9;sic), Rebecca(54), Caroline(2), Nancy(10).
Residence	1860 Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [2]  –  63, Lawyer. Real estate $15,000. Born in N.C
	Wife Nancy (54) and children Madison(40;Farmer), Sally(33), Harriet(29), Wm(22), Thos(17), Rebecca(14), Caroline(12), Nancy(10). Also Jesse Mumford (80). Others who appear to be in the household: Levi's son A.J (34) and his wife Lousia(20) and Levi's dau Mary Ann (23) & her husb Benj F Bacon (25)
Possessions	1862 Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [8]  –  IRS Tax assessment: J.M. Trewhitt, admin of Levi Trewhitt Dec. Acres:389 Valuation $2880, Taxes:$10.08 Penalty:$5.04

Documents » Slide Show		Levi Tewhitt-Petitions for his release from prison pp 876 and 877 from "Official records of the Union and Confederate Armies" 186_81041898 Uploaded to Ancestry by Jeffery Cowan
		North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 Levi Trewhitt
		Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 - (Judge) Levi TREWHITT Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 44
		Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 - Levi Trewhitt Wills, 1862-1936; Index; Author: Tennessee County Court (Hamilton County); Probate Place: Hamilton, Tennessee
		US IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 - Levi Trewhitt Date:06/21/2020 07:15:32

Histories » Slide Show		Levi Trewhitt Farm - a Tennessee Century Farm History of the Levi Trewhitt farm, which was designated a "Tennessee Centennial Farm"
		Levi_Trewhitt_Imprisonment_ Interesting item in a distinctly Confederate newspaper that is critical of the Confederate court in Knoxville. Uploaded to Ancestry.com by Pamela Park.
		Trewhitt_Levi_Death_Athens_Post A distinctly unsympathetic Item at the bottom of the third column . It speaks of rumors of the death of "Major Trewhitt", but is 7 days before my record of his death. I've never before seen him called "Major" Trewhitt. Uploaded to Ancestry.com by Pamela Park.
		Trewhitt,Daniel Coffee-Notable Men Of Tennessee From Notable men of Tennessee from 1833 to 1875 Their times and contemporaries. by Oliver P. Temple. New York: Cosmpolitan Press, 1912. pp.206-207 Plot: 4
		Imprisonment of Levi Trewhitt Excerpt from "The Loyal Mountaineers of Tennessee", by Thomas William Humes, Ogden Bros, & Co., Knoxville, TN, 1888, pg.147-149 Uploaded to Ancestry.com by Paulette_Chandler
		Founding of Cleveland, Tennessee Excerpt from Goodspeed's Bradley County, History of Tennessee, noting that Levi Trewitt was a founding commissioner of the town of Cleveland.
		Death of Judge Levi Trewhitt Excerpts from books and articles that mention Judge Levi Trewhitt
		Appeals for the release of Judge Levi Trewhitt Excerpts from Confederate records, showing a few of several appeals for the release of Judge Trewhitt from Confederate custody after his unjust arrest following a series of guerrilla raids on railroad bridges by Union guerrillas in East Tennessee. He was arrested only because he was a known Union sympathizer, and a known civic leader, not because of any real suspicion that he was involved in the raids. Despite the appeals and his obvious innocence, he was transferred to the infamous military prison in Mobile, Alabama, where he died within two months.
		The identity of Nancy Trewhitt The discovery of the likely identify of Nancy Trewhitt, the second wife of Judge Levi Trewhitt of Cleveland, Tennessee By Robin Richmond
		Trewhitt Family History Newspaper Article Biographical sketches of my great*3 grandfather Judge Levi Trewhitt and his children, with the names of their descendants. From a series called "Leaves From the Family Tree" in The Chattanooga Times June 24, 1934

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Levi Trewhitt and Parson Brownlow See also the letter from W.C. Brownley and note about Judge Trewhitt published in the Nashville Patriot on 25 Dec 1861.

Censuses » Slide Show		1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1241; Page: 190; Image: 385; Family History Library Film: 805241
		1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M432_871; Page: 141A; Image: .
		1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: , Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: .
		1830 United States Federal Census 1830 US Census; Census Place: Morgan, Tennessee; Page: 100; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 180; Family History Film: 0024538

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Birth - 14 Jul 1797 - Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - Bef 1820 - Morgan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1830 - Morgan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1836 - Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Civil - 1837 - Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1840 - Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1850 - Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - Aft 1854 - Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1860 - Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Possessions - 1862 - Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Died - 31 Jan 1862 - Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA Buried - - Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Probate - - Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

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[S64] by Ancestry.com (S|C|I) Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ; Citation: Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M432_871; Page: 141A; Image: . Text:  Birth date: abt 1798 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=5971888&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M432_871; Page: 141A; Image: . [S63] by Ancestry.com (S|C|I) Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records; Citation: Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 190; Image: 385. Text:  Birth date: abt 1797 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1860 Residence place: District 5, Bradley, Tennessee, United States Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=18962717&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1241; Page: 190; Image: 385; Family History Library Film: 805241 [S107] by Ancestry.com (S|C|I) Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G; Citation: Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . Text:  Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Bradley, Tennessee, United States Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=2979102&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: , Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . [S185] by Ancestry.com (S|C|I) Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gr; Citation: Page: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Morgan, Tennessee; Page: 100; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 180; Family History Film: 0024538 1830 United States Federal Census 1830 US Census; Census Place: Morgan, Tennessee; Page: 100; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 180; Family History Film: 0024538 [S370] (C) Citation: Page: FindAGrave Memorial 39690158, Judge Levi Isaac Trewhitt Text:  Birth: Jul. 14, 1797, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Death: Jan. 31, 1862, Mobile. Mobile County, Alabama, USA Burial: Fort Hill Cemetery Note: http:/​/​www​.findagrave​.com/​cgi-bin/​fg​.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39690158 [S186] (S|C|I) Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Citation: Page: Levi Trewhitt Text:  Name: Name: Levi Trewhitt Record Date: 6 Feb 1838 Location: Morgan, Tennessee Warrant Number: 21590 North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 Levi Trewhitt [S16] by Ancestry.com (S|C|I) Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1951. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis; Citation: Page: Death Certificate for Levi Trewitt Jr File#590, Registered#50 Stampted 189; Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 44 Text:  Born: Apr 22, 1829 Died Oct 10, 1916 Cause of death: Old age Father: Levi Trewhitt, born in North Carolina Mother: Unknown Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=2376&h=15131784&indiv=try Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 - (Judge) Levi TREWHITT Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 44 [S152] (S|C|I) Details: Name: 2008; Citation: Text:  Record for Levi Trewhitt Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=1264&h=5940421&indiv=try US IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 - Levi Trewhitt Date:06/21/2020 07:15:32 [S80] by Ancestry.com (S|C|I) Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015; Citation: Page: Wills, 1862-1936; Index; Author: Tennessee County Court (Hamilton County); Probate Place: Hamilton, Tennessee Text:  Record for Judge Trewhitt Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=9176&h=3920526&indiv=try Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 - Levi Trewhitt Wills, 1862-1936; Index; Author: Tennessee County Court (Hamilton County); Probate Place: Hamilton, Tennessee [S1072] (S|C) Details: Name: Middle Tennessee State University; Date: 22 May 2009; Citation: Page: http:/​/​news-from-mtsu​.blogspot​.com/​2009/​05/​479-statewide-program-recognizes​.html Text:  Judge Levi Trewhitt is believed to have bought his first tract of land around 1836, the same year Bradley County was established... The family has a deed for the farm that dates to 1865 when Levi Trewhitt Jr. became the owner... William Trewhitt and wife Annabelle Dodson Trewhitt were the third generation to live on the farm... In 1919, the farm passed to their daughter, Ganelle Trewhitt McClure... Today, the farm is owned by William M. McClure, the great-great grandson of the founder, [S471] by Goodspeed (S|C) Details: Name: GoodSpeed Pub. Co; Location: Nashville, Tenn; Date: 1887; FHL 976.8 H2h v. 2 1972. Citation: Page: http:/​/​www​.tngenweb​.org/​bradley/​b_​gdsp​.htm; no page numbers from the book Text:  In 1837 the General Assembly passed an act establishing the town of Cleveland as the county seat and appointing the following commissioners: Levi Trewhitt, [et al]