Cribb, Dempsey 
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Born: ca 1800
Died: bf 1880
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Mother
Biographical Sketch:
Speculations based on census
data: Dempsey had established his own household after 1820, probably
marrying and having a first child by 1822 if that child was indeed the Elizabeth Cribb who later married Archibald Cox, Jr.
His first wife, possibly also named Elizabeth, died after 1830,
and Dempsey had apparently re-married after 1840 and before 1869.
On the other hand, the census data 1830a1830b shows an age 40-50 Elizabeth Cribb, possibly a grandmother or widowed mother, heading a household with a girl and a boy ages
5-10. This same woman appears as head of household in the 1820 and 1810 censuses, and not in 1800. The girl noted in 1830 also could be the Elizabeth Cribb who later married Archibald Cox, Jr.
However, no Elizabeth Cribb is found in 1840, having presumably died or
re-married, and no suitably aged Elizabeth Cribb is found in 1850.
Other children:
none
Census Data:
1800 --
1810 --
1820
-- Dempsey does not appear
1830a1830b
-- Dempsey (age 20-30 ), wife (age 20-30), daughter (age 5-10)
1840a 1840b -- Dempsey (age >=40 & <50), and no others
1850 -- Dempsey (age 53), Amy (age 53). He apparently remarried.
1860 -- Dempsey (age 68), Sarah Harrell (age 44), Mary McNeil (age 50)
1869 SC Census -- 1 male over age 21, males of all ages = 1. females of all ages = 1. No children in the household.
1870 -- Dempsey (age 80), Mary Rogers (age 40)
1880 -- Dempsey no longer appears
Photo Index:
Notes:
1830b shows an age 40-50 Elizabeth Cribb, possibly a grandmother or widowed mother, heading a household with a girl and a boy ages
5-10. This same woman appears as head of household in the 1820 and 1810 censuses, and not in 1800. The girl noted in 1830 also could be the Elizabeth Cribb who later married Archibald Cox, Jr.
However, no Elizabeth Cribb is found in 1840, having presumably died or
re-married, and no suitably aged Elizabeth Cribb is found in 1850.