Hester Brooks Carelock of Anson Co., NC

Hester Brooks was born about 1789 to William Brooks I of Montgomery Co, NC. Her brother James Brooks and Hester seemed to be associated with families of Cabarrus County, NC. James' daughter, Hester Leah Brooks married Nathaniel Duncan Shinn of Cabarrus Co, NC. The elder Hester Brooks married Samuel A. Carelock of Cabarrus Co, NC. On 12 Mar 1818, Samuel Carelock and possible brother, Moses Carelock (may have m. Lydia, Hester’s sister and moved to Marshall Co, MS) are deeded land on the south side of Richardson's Creek in Anson Co, NC. He moves there at that time and is found repeatedly on the Anson Co, NC census up to 1850 where he is found alone at the age of 58. Hester died in 1849. They probably met when he surveyed the land he wanted to buy, which was south of William Brooks' (who dies in only a couple of months from the date of Samuel's deed) homestead. Jane, their first known child is born in 1817. So, Samuel may have originally moved to be nearer to her father, especially in his feeble condition.

Margie Baucom, author of Brooks Bridge of History, believed that “Jane Hester Brooks” (or Hester Jane Brooks), daughter of William Brooks II was the wife of Samuel A. Carelock. But, Ms. Baucom did not have the advantage of seeing the family estate papers (in private collection), of William Brooks II when he passed away in 1846. Those papers clearly indicate that his daughter “Jane Carelock” was deceased by the time of his death. We know that Hester Brooks passed away 3 May 1849 and was buried in the Barrett Cem. In White Store, NC. It could be that This Hester Brooks’ middle or first name was “Jane” because her first daughter was named “Jane Eleanor” but that is barely evidence. Also, every Anson Co, NC census record from 1820 till 1840 indicate that Samuel’s wife was older than him, b. <1793. William Brooks II’s daughter Jane was born in 1807.

It seems that Samuel Carelock was a wealthy man. After his wife, Hester Brooks Carelock died in White Store, Anson Co, NC on 3 May 1849, Samuel left for Smith Co, TX with his daughter Isabelle and her family. It is reputed that he took four horseloads of gold and a number of slaves with him. Samuel settled in Starrville, Texas. The town was founded in 1853 and was first called "Gum Springs." It had a population of 122 in 1895 and today, it's a ghost town. The community had a post office 1857 to 1907. The only remains are a church, city well, cotton gin, and cemetery… and, I suppose, a few tumbleweeds… J … ? ghosts? L

From Tyler Events webpage: Starrville, once an important overnight stop for stagecoaches and freight haulers, as well as a crucial manufacturing community. In l869, Starrville had the Texas Fair, said by some sources to have been the first state fair in Texas.

Children of Samuel and Hester Brooks Carelock:

Jane Eleanor Carelock b. 1817 Anson Co, NC d. 1891

m. Thomas Barrett (b. 20 Mar 1810 Anson Co, NC d. 22 Nov 1887 Anson Co, NC) 30 Aug 1836 Anson Co, NC. Thomas was the son of Irish immigrant Dominic Barrett and Martha Faircloth. They raised a large family of 13 children in Anson Co, NC.

William A. Carelock b. 1818 NC d. 23 Aug 1862 Union Co, NC

m. Beatrice G. Hamilton m. c1843 b. 19 Apr 1825 d. 21 Sep 1912 Coffee Co, GA They had 11 children in all... Old homeplace on Landsford Road in Coffee Co, GA… not far from Union Baptist Church. Beatrice is listed in 1910 Coffee Co, GA as B. G. Carelock ... living w/F. M. Smith as "mother-in-law." She moved there with her children after the death of her husband in Union Co, NC.

Lydia Adeline Carelock

m. Albert Wallace 2 Aug 1843 Anson Co, NC

Charlotte Journal, (Mecklenburg Co, NC), issue dated August 22, 1843 -"Married in Anson County, on the 2d instant, Mr. Albert WALLACE of Mecklenburg county, to Miss Lydia KERLOCK [CARELOCK] of Anson County" Albert and Lydia remained in Anson County, NC, residing in Mint Hill.

Sarah Ann Carelock

Moved to Louisiana with brother Jacob. Both of them homesteaded land in Vernon Parish, LA on 14 Aug 1889. Sarah rec'd homestead certificate #1077, granting more than 160 acres. So far, nothing found on a marriage for her.

Isabelle Frederick Carelock b. 21 Jul 1821 Anson Co, NC d. 16 Jul 1879 Starrville,

Smith Co, TX. Isabelle married Andrew Jackson Wallace (b. 26 Feb 1815 Mecklenburg Co, NC d. 23 Jan 1870 Starrville, Smith Co, TX) in NC and moved to Starrville, Smith Co, TX in 1856. They are both buried in Starrville Cemetery, next to her father.

Jacob Gibson Carelock b. 1832 d. after 1872 Vernon Parish, LA

Jacob homesteaded just under 160 acres of land in Vernon Parish, LA on 14 Aug 1889 on the same day as his sister, Sarah. He rec'd homestead certificate #1078, with three different tracts. Jacob raised a family in Vernon Parish, LA and died there, buried in the Old West Cemetery, between Leesville and Kurthwood, on the Blackland Hunting Club grounds. Jacob's son, John Thomas Carelock homesteaded another 160 acres 9 May 1905 in Vernon Parish, LA.

Records for Samuel and Hester Brooks Carlock:

Selected Anson Co. Abstracts - 1815 to 1836:

Sanders Taylor to Moses & Samuel Carlock S-208; 3-12-1818; Wit: Wm Taylor, James Presson ... Deed: S side Richardsons Creek ($25); adjoin Elisha Griffin, Mathaney

Starrville Cemetery, Smith County, Texas:

WALLACE, D. C. - 28 July 1861 - 5 Sept 1886 - (Mason) - "My husband"

BRISCOE, Effie Wallace - 1884-1963

WALLACE, Lula A. Cobb - 9 Feb 1859 - 6 Jul 1920 - wife of M. P.

WALLACE, Mathew P. - 4 July 1849 - 18 Sept ~887 - wife is Lula

children are Henry, Pearle, Effie - Mason

CARELOCK, Samuel A. - 12 Aug 1793 - 14 Nov 1873

WALLACE, A. J. - 26 Feb 1815 McLenburg Co NC - 23 Jan 1870

WALLACE, Isabella - 21 Jul 1821 NC - 16 Jul 1879

WALLACE, James Williamson - 11 Mar 1859 - 22 June 1872