SallyNewtonHyde1821

Sally L. Newton was the last child born to Reuben and Eunice Newton. She was born on August 18, 1821 while the family still lived in the Town of Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York. About three years later she moved with her family to the Town of Mansfield, Cattaraugus County, New York where she can be accounted for in the 1830 U.S. New York Census.

Some documents noted that Sally’s middle initial was a “D” or “S”. Examples of her signature indicated that she consistently used the middle initial “L”. The cursive writing style of that time period could easily have allowed misinterpretation of the letter.

On May 13, 1838 Sally married Joel Hyde <photo>. The ceremony was performed by a Baptist minister at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Betsey (Newton) and Manly Healy, in the Town of Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York. In later years Sally indicated that she at one time had a certificate of marriage but it had been lost and there was no official record made of the event. This is correct since vital statistics were not kept in Cattaraugus County at that time.

It is unclear exactly who Joel Hyde’s parents were. One FamilySearch™ document found a Joel Hyde whose parents were Paul and Phina Hyde. This might be a good match considering that both the parent’s first names were used in naming Joel and Sally’s children. This record noted that Joel’s birth date was March 5, 1809. Another source gave his date of birth as May 17, 1812 and available census records suggest that this latter birth year may have been correct.

The household of Joel Hyde was enumerated in the 1840 U.S. New York Census for the Town of New Albion, Cattaraugus County, New York. Joel was accounted for in the “male 20 & under 30” column and Sally was tallied in the “female 10 & under 20” column. One youngster in the “female under 5” column was also noted and that would have been Joel and Sally’s first child, Elsie Phina Hyde, who was born on May 22, 1839 in the nearby Town of Coldspring. One other unidentified female was counted in the Hyde household in the “female 50 & under 60” column.

The couple’s second child, Phoebe Philena Hyde, was born in the Town of New Albion, Cattaraugus County, New York on September 8, 1840. Two years later the Hyde family had apparently moved to Manchester, Boone County, Illinois where the couple’s third child, Samuel Chauncy Hyde, was born on July 5, 1842. Two other children were believed to have been born in Manchester; Sarah Jane Hyde in 1843, and Lois (Louisa) Elizabeth Hyde on August 3, 1845.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Records, Joel Hyde made two land purchases in Illinois. The records state that the parcels were located in Winnebago County but at the time of sale the land was probably in a mile wide strip that had been allocated to Boone County from Winnebago County in 1843. Old township maps indicate that Joel's land was in Rosco Township of Boone County, near the communities of Rosco and Rockton, and within a few miles of the Illinois-Wisconsin border. One land purchase was made in September 1844 and the other in May 1845, for what appeared to have been a total of 125 acres.

Sally and Joel’s second child, Phoebe Philena Hyde, died on September 1, 1847. It is unknown where she died, but it was probably in Illinois or Wisconsin. The previously mentioned land records placed the family in Illinois in 1845 but by 1850 the Hyde family had moved to Jefferson County, Wisconsin where they appeared in the 1850 U.S. Wisconsin Census for the Town of Cold Spring. This census noted that Joel was age 38 and born in Vermont, while Sally L. was age 29 and born in New York. Joel was reportedly employed as a carpenter-joiner. The oldest child, 11 year-old Elsa (sic) Phina was born in New York. The three younger children, all born in Illinois, were Samuel G. (sic) was age eight, Sarah J. was age 7, and Lewis (sic) E. was age 5. The latter child would have been Lois (or Louisa) Elizabeth who was incorrectly enumerated as a male.

Sally and Joel Hyde’s next child, Amelia Diana Hyde, was reportedly born in "Coldspring" (probably the Town of Cold Spring), Jefferson County, Wisconsin on June 6, 1850.

The Hyde family returned to Illinois within the next two years because later censuses note that the birth State of their next child, Carlton Paul Hyde, was Illinois. He was born on February 17, 1852. The Hyde’s then moved to Wisconsin since the next three children were born in that State. Frances L. Hyde was born on October 11, 1853; Emma Alice Hyde was born on August 1, 1855; and Truman Gregory Hyde was born on September 15, 1857.

The Hyde family was not found in a search of the 1860 U.S. Census. An affidavit filed on Sally's behalf following Joel's death in 1865, indicated that they lived in La Crosse County, Wisconsin around 1860 and later in Alma Township, Jackson County. Two other children were said to have been born to Sally and Joel. Minnie Stella Hyde was born around March 1860, and died on September 1, 1861. Mina Ella Hyde was born on February 22, 1863 and died on September 3, 1863. They are reportedly buried in Judkins Cemetery, Garden Valley Township, Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Elsie Phina Hyde	b. 22 May 1839	d. 15 Oct 1893
Phoebe Philena Hyde	b. 8 Sep 1840	d. 1 Sep 1847
Samuel Chauncy Hyde	b. 5 Jul 1842	d. 13 Jan 1913
Sarah Jane Hyde	b. 3 ___ 1843	d. Unknown
Lois (Louisa) Elizabeth Hyde	b. 3 Aug 1845	d. 28 Sep 1925
Amelia Diana Hyde	b. 6 Jun 1850	d. 26 Jun 1877
Carlton Paul Hyde	b. 17 Feb 1852	d. aft 1920
Francis Lyman Hyde	b. 11 Oct 1853	d. 18 Jan 1935
Emma Alice Hyde	b. 1 Aug 1855	d. 5 Sep 1893
Truman Gregory Hyde	b. 15 Sep 1857	d. 4 Dec 1911
Minnie Stella Hyde	b. __ ___ 1860	d. 1 Sep 1861
Mina Ella Hyde	b. 22 Feb 1863	d. 3 Sep 1863

Joel Hyde enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and was mustered in as a private on January 4, 1864 in Madison, Wisconsin. He would have been age 55 upon his enlistment and it seems unusual that a person of his age would enter the military, especially as a private. Joel may have joined in order to receive the $100 bounty that was commonly offered at that time in Wisconsin for one year of duty. He also may have received additional money from an individual if he volunteered to serve in someone else's place.

Joel was assigned to Company I, 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment and participated in the Red River Expedition at Vicksburg, Mississippi between March and May 1864. During this campaign he became ill and died on June 9, 1864 in the Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Joel Hyde is buried in Section C, Site 3376 at the Memphis National Cemetery. <photo>

Sally applied for a military pension after Joel's death and she gave her residency as Pole Grove, Jackson County, Wisconsin. This is probably in Alma Township since the 1860 U.S. Census indicated there was a Pole Grove Post Office in that Township. Besides a pension for herself, Sally was entitled to additional money for each of her four children under the age of 16. In support of Sally’s pension application her eldest child, Elsie, supplied an affidavit that she was present when her mother gave birth to these children. Sally was eventually awarded a pension of $8 per month and possibly $2 per month for each minor child until they reached the age of 16.

Sally Hyde was listed as a being a farmer in the Town of Northfield (Pigeon Creek Center P.O.), Jackson County, Wisconsin when the 1870 U.S. Census was enumerated. Residing with her were her five youngest children. Lois' name was recorded as “Louisa” and she was age 24, Carlton was age 18 and listed as a farmer, Francis was noted as “Frank” and was age 16, Emma was age 14 and Truman was age 13.

On December 3, 1878 Sally L. Hyde made a land transaction according to Wisconsin Land Records and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Records. Per the BLM record she acquired 80 acres defined as "... the east-half of the north west quarter of section twelve, in township twenty three of range six west....". This may be Section 12 in Northfield Township since she was enumerated there in both the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses. This description would place her property northwest of the intersection of Steen and Degroot Roads.

The 1880 U.S. Wisconsin Census enumerated Sally in Northfield, Jackson County where she was keeping house. Only one child, 24 year-old Emma who was called “Alice” in the census, still resided with her. When Sally applied for a replacement pension certificate in July 1881, she listed her home as Humbird, Clark County, Wisconsin. This community is only a few miles east of where she lived in 1880 per that year’s census. Humbird is also only about one mile east of the Jackson County line so she may have actually resided in Jackson County. In 1880 Sally son, Truman, resided in Garden Valley Township, Jackson County, which also abuts the Clark County line.

In the early 1880’s Sally and a few of her grown children moved to Thurston County, Washington. “Sallie” L. Hyde was enumerated in the 1885 Washington State Census for Thurston County that taken on May 4, 1885. Also included were four of her children; Francis Hyde, Samuel Hyde, C. P. (Carlton) Hyde, and Emma Alice Hyde Everson.

One non-referenced report noted that Sally L. Hyde died on January 31, 1887. A pension document dated March 23, 1887 stated that Sally had been dropped due to “death of pensioner” and that her last payment for $12 was on December 4, 1886. If she received monthly payments then it would seem that she should have died between December 4, 1886 and January 4, 1887.

Sally did not appear in the 1887 Washington State Census for Thurston County. This census was enumerated between April 4, 1887 and August 1, 1887. She has not been located in any other census so it is suspected that Sally L. Newton Hyde died between late 1886 and August 1, 1887 in Thurston County, Washington.

Correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous documents: D. Sutton, Sacramento, CA

Family Sheet for Joel Hyde, Sallie (sic) Newton, and their children; prepared by S. Miller

Bureau of Land Management Records (Sally L. Hyde), Wisconsin, La Crosse Land Office,

History of the 14^th Wisconsin (excerpts) from Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs