Ancestry of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Dale Earnhardt Jr. should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

Robert Battle and Jim Cope contributed to this report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Dale Earnhardt Jr
1 Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR driver, b. Concord, N. C., 10 Oct. 1974
PARENTS
2 Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr., NASCAR driver, b. Kannapolis, Cabarrus Co., N. C., 29 Apr. 1951, d. Daytona Beach, Fla., 18 Feb. 2001
m. ... 6 Feb. 1972, div. ... 1977,
3 Brenda Lorraine Gee, b. ... 2 Jan. 1952
GRANDPARENTS
4 Ralph Lee Earnhardt, NASCAR driver, b. Kannapolis, Cabarrus Co., N. C., 23 Feb. 1928, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 26 Sept. 1973 [SSDI 246-38-7665]
m. Centergrove Lutheran Church Parsonage, Kannapolis, Cabarrus Co., N. C., 22 Aug. 1947
5 Martha Coleman, b. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 15 July 1930
6 Robert Gee, NASCAR car builder, b. ... , d. ... [by 2002]
m.
7 ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 John Henderson Earnhardt, b. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 24 Sept. 1888, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... Apr. 1976 [SSDI 243-62-8073]
m.
9 Effie Mae Barber, b. ... , N. C., 30 Aug. 1895, d. ... Sept. 1979 [SSDI 522-24-1378]
10 William Luther Coleman, b. ... , N. C., ... 1894, d. ... [living 1930, perhaps the William Coleman who was b. 16 Dec 1893 and d. May 1963 NC, SSN 244-03-2461 issued NC bef. 1951]
m. ... [ca. 1913]
11 Cora Belle Springer, b. ... , N. C., 28 Aug. 1897/8, d. Concord, Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... May 1983 [SSDI 237-32-1278]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Peter Crawford Earnhardt, b. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 17 Feb. 1839, d. ... 28 Feb. 1922
m. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 26 Jan. 1866
17 Mary Ann Misenheimer, b. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 26 March 1845, d. ... 28 June 1908
20 ... Coleman, b. ... , N. C., ... , d. ...
m.
21 ... , b. ... , N. C., ... , d. ...
22 James Wilson Springer, b. ... , N. C., ... Oct. 1855, d. ... [before 1920]
m. ... [ca. 1878]
23 Jaicy / Joicy A ... Coble, b. ... , N. C., ... Jan. 1862, d. ... [after 1930]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 John A ... Earnhardt, b. Cabarrus, N. C., 22 Nov. 1809, d. ... 28 Jan. 1871
m.
33 Elisabeth Neisler, b. ... 7 Sept. 1806, d. ... 13 May 1871
34 Henderson Misenheimer, b. ... , d. ...
m. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 29 Aug. 1843
35 Mary E ... Downum, b. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... Sept. 1826, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... 1873
44 ... Springer, b. ... , d. ... [before 1860]
m.
45 Mary ... , b. ... , N. C., ... [ca. 1814], d. ... [living 1870] [m2. Ursley]
46 James F ... Coble, b. ... , N. C., 29 Aug. 1835, d. ... [before 1870]
m. Stanly Co., N. C., 28 Sept. 1856
47 Joicy McLester, b. ... , N. C., 2 June 1835, d. ... [living 1880]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 Peter Earnhardt, b. Rowan Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1791], d. ... , N. C., ... 1856
m. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 27 March 1809
65 Elizabeth Caroline Furr, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ... 1782, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ... [by 4 June 1810]
66 Nicholas Neisler, b. ... 20 March 1770, d. Concord, N. C., 26 Oct. 1854
m. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1804]
67 Elizabeth Barbrick, b. ... , d. ...
68 Joseph Misenheimer, b. ... 8 Sept. 1798, d. ... 22 Nov. 1882
m.
69 Mary Minster, b. ... , d. ...
70 Speakman Downum, b. Wayne Co., N. C., 6 Nov. 1796, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... 1852
m. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 8 Feb. 1820
71 Elizabeth Rose, b. ... , N. C., ... 1801, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... 1865
92 David Coble, b. ... , N. C., 28 March 1814, d. Stanly Co., N. C., 12 March 1890
m.
93 Penny Harward, b. ... 13 Nov. 1810, d. ... 24 Nov. 1847
94 William Pinchney McLester, b. ... 9 Feb. 1803, d. ... 4 Dec. 1874
m. ... 14 Aug. 1832
95 Mary Adderton, b. ... 20 Dec. 1804, d. ... 20 Aug. 1868
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 Johannes Ehrenhardt, b. Lowhill Township, Northampton Co., Pa., 25 Feb. 1765, d. Rowan Co., N. C., 4 Nov. 1795
m. Rowen Co., Va., ... [ca. 1788]
129 Catharina Furr, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1768], d. Cabarrus, Co., 9 Jan. 1798
130 Henry Furr, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 6 Apr. 1762, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 24 Dec. 1851
m. Salisbury, Rowan Co., N. C., ... 1781
131 Catharina Wiser, b. ... , d. ...
132 Johann Nicholas Neisler, b. ... 17 June 1740, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 15 Feb. 1815
m. ... 11 Nov, 1767
133 Mary Frances Walter, b. ... 8 Feb. 1747/8, d. ...
136 Jacob Misenheimer, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1765], d. ... 6 March 1821
m. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 3 May 1789
137 Elizabeth Kress, b. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... 1772, d. ...
140 Speakman Downum, b. ... 1762, d. Charlotte, N. C., 18 Sept. 1806
m. Gol;dsboro, N. C., 5 Aug. 1782
141 Esther H ... Stradley, b. ... , N. C., ... 1767, d. Benton Co., Ark., ... 1853
184 David Coble, b. ... 1774, d. ... 1842
m.
185 Martha Bray Horn, b. ... 1774, d. ... 1852
186 Jacob Myrick Harward, b. ... 12 Oct. 1783, d. Stanly Co., N. C., 30 Aug. 1866
m. Wake Co., N. C., 1 Dec. 1803
187 Milea Yates, b. ... 12 March 1784, d. ... 9 Jan. 1863
188 Daniel McLester, b. ... 8 Jan. 1763, d. ... 24 Sept. 1836
m.
189 Mary ... , b. ... 2 June 1772, d. ... 26 May 1849
190 Jeremiah Adderton, b. ... 1767, d. ... 1850
m.
191 Ursula Forrest, b. ... 8 Nov. 1782, d. ... 10 Dec. 1812
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
256 Johann Georg Ehrenhardt, b. Biedesheim, Pfalz, 13 Sept. 1737, d. Rowan Co., N. C., ... May 1826
m. Lowhill Township, Northampton Co., Pa., ... [ca. 1761]
257 Maria Heilmann, b. Beidesheim, Pfalz, 6 Oct. 1737, d. Northampton Co., ... 1768
258 (=260) Heinrich Furrer, b. Zell, Kt. Luzern, 6 July 1727, d. Mecklenburg Co., Pa., 27 Sept. 1769
m. ... [ca. 1751]
259 (=261) Rosina Rosser, b. ... , d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ...
260 - 261 same as 258 - 259, above
264 Johann Nicholas Neisler, b. ... 21 March 1717/8, d. Orangeburg Co., S. C., 3 Jan. 1803
m.
265 Anna Steinmeier, b. ... , d. ...
266 Nicholas Walter, b. ... , d. ...
m.
267 ... , b. ... , d. ...
272 Johann Jacob Meisenheimer, b. ... 15 Aug. 1718, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., 28 Apr. 1800,
m. Trappe, Pa., 16 Nov. 1746
273 Anna Margaretha Reiter, b. ... 12 June 1731, d. Cabarrus Co., N. C., ... [before 15 Dec. 1787]
274 Johann Nicholas Heinrich Kress, b. ... [ca. 1721], d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1783]
m. Anson, N. C., ... 1755
275 Catherine Eberhardt, b. ... , d. ... [ca. 1785]
280 William Downum, b. ... , d. ...
m.
281 Elizabeth Speakman, b. ... , d. ...
282 Nimrod Stradley, b. ... , d. ...
m.
283 ... , b. ... , d. ...
380 Jeremiah Adderton, b. ... , d. ...
m.
381 Rebecca Travis, b. ... , d. ...
382 Abraham Forrest, b. ... , d. ...
m.
383 Elizabeth Dudley, b. ... , d. ... 11 Feb. 1842
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
512 Johannes Ehrenhardt, b. Ilbesheim, Pfalz, ... 1689, d. Lowhill Township, Northampton Co., Pa., ... 1767
m. Ilbesheim, Pfalz, ... 1721
513 Anna Sybilla Taubin, b. Ilbesheim, Pfalz, ... [ca. 1700], d. Northampton Co., ... 1767
514 Jacob Christian Heilman, b. ... , d. ...
m.
515 Margaretha Elisabeth Becker, b. ... , d. ...
516 (=520) Leonhard Furrer, b. Zell, Kt. Luzern, 19 Sept. 1697, d. ...
m.
517 (=521) Barbara Zuppinger, b. Zell, Kt. Luzern, 6 Aug. 1697, d. ...
520 - 523 same as 516 - 519, above
528 Hans Adam Neuschler, b. ... 14 March 1670/1, d. ... 14 Sept. 1731
m.
529 Margaretha Grauer, b. ... , d. ...
544 Johann Jacob Meisenheimer, b. ... 1679, d. ... 12 Feb. 1733
m. ... 1717
545 Anna Elizabetha Mog, b. ... Oct. 1684, d. ... 30 May 1755
548 Johann Peter Kress, b. ... 31 Dec. 1690, d. ... 28 Nov. 1749
m. ... 14 Sept. 1717
549 Anna Elizabeth Muller, b. ... 1695, d. ... 30 Nov. 1729
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1024 Hans Conrad Ehrenhardt, b. Ilbesheim, Pfalz, ... May 1660, d. Ilbesheim, Pfalz, 22 Feb. 1748
m.
1025 Maria Elisabeth Gertrude ... , b. ... , d. ...
1032 (=1040) Hans Jakob Furrer, b. ... 2 Nov. 1687, d. ...
m.
1033 (=1041) Magdalena Schickli, b. ... , d. ...
1034 (=1042) Jakob Zuppinger, b. ... 31 July 1692, d. ...
m.
1035 (=1043) Barbara Wettstein, b. ... , d. ...
1040 - 1047 same as 1032 - 1039, above
1056 Hans Neuschler, b. ... 1628, d. ... 1688
m.
1057 Barbara Wandel, b. ... , d. ...
1088 Gottfried Meisenheimer, b. ... , d. ... 1735
m.
1089 ... , b. ... , d. ...
1096 Philipp Caspar Kress, b. ... [ca. 1666], d. ... 11 Jan. 1741
m.
1097 Anna Maria ... , b. ... , d. ... 26 Dec. 1740
1098 Josef Muller, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1099 ... , b. ... , d. ...
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
2048 Hamman Ehrenhardt, b. Ilbesheim, Pfalz, ... 1630, d. Ilbesheim, Pfalz, 29 Dec. 17222 Feb. 1748
m.
2049 ... , b. ... , d. ...
2080 - 2095 same as 2064 - 2079, above
2192 Conrad Kress, b. ... , d. ...
m.
2193 Anna Maria ... , b. ... , d. ...
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
4160 - 4191 same as 4128 - 4159, above
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8320 - 8383 same as 8256 - 8319, above








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 North Carolina, Cabarrus Co., Township 4, ED 12, Sheet 13B, line 62

Earnhart John H      H  55       M  21   NC   NC   NC    Farmer   General Farm
         Effie M     W  27       M  14   NC   NC   NC
         Clifford T  S  12       S       NC   NC   NC
         Annie B     D   8       S       NC   NC   NC
         John H Jr   S   5       S       NC   NC   NC
         Ralph B     S   2 2/12  S       NC   NC   NC

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1930 - Poplar Tent Twp., Cabarrus Co., NC, e.d. 4, sheet 1b

Coleman, William   Head   M W 36      M 20    NC NC NC   Laborer   general farm
___, Cora B.       Wife   F W 32      M 16    NC NC NC
___, Virginia      Dau    F W 14      S       NC NC NC
___, Margie        Dau    F W 12      S       NC NC NC
___, Ruth          Dau    F W 10      S       NC NC NC
___, Willie        Dau    F W  8      S       NC NC NC
___, Mary          Dau    F W  6      S       NC NC NC
___, Jaicy         Dau    F W  4 ?/12 S       NC NC NC
___, Dorothy       Dau    F W  4 ?/12 S       NC NC NC
___, James         Son    M W  2 ?/12 S       NC NC NC

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1930 - Twp. 4, Cabarrus Co., NC, e.d. 12, sheet 15b

Medlin, Joel A.       Head     M W 39 M  20    NC NC NC  Laborer  Cotton mill
___, Lucy A.          Wife     F W 41 M  15    NC NC NC
Springer, Joicy A.    M-i-L    F W 68 Wd 16    NC NC NC

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1920 - Concord, Cabarrus Co., NC, e.d. 54, sheet 13a

Coleman, William L.   Head     M W 26       M    NC NC NC   Frame hand   Cotton Mill
___, Cora B.          Wife     F W 21       M    NC NC NC
___, Lida V.          Dau      F W 4 10/12  S    NC NC NC
___, Margie L.        Dau      F W 1 11/12  S    NC NC NC
___, Ruth N.          Dau      F W    2/12  S    NC NC NC
Springer, Joicy A.    M-i-L    F W 58       Wd   NC NC NC
___, John F.          B-i-L    M W 38       S    NC NC NC   Frame hand   Cotton Mill
___, Lucy A.          Si-i-L   F W 31       Wd   NC NC NC   Washer hand  Cotton Mill
(1 boarder)

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1910 - Concord, Cabarrus Co., NC, e.d. 46, sheet 6a

Springer, James W.   Head    M W 53 M1 32      NC NC NC
___, Jaicy           Wife    F W 47 M1 32 7 4  NC NC NC
___, John            Son     M W 29 S          NC NC NC   laborer  Cotton Mill
___, Ludy            Dau     F W 20 S          NC NC NC   warper   Cotton Mill
___, Cora            Dau     F W 12 S          NC NC NC   spinner  Cotton Mill

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1900 - Gastonia, Gaston Co., NC, e.d. 78, sheet 7a

Springer, James W.   Head    W M Oct 1855 44 M 12      NC NC NC  Carpenter
___, Joycia A.       Wife    W F Jan 1862 38 M 12 7 4  NC NC NC
___, John F.         Son     W M Apr 1881 19 S         NC NC NC  Oiler
___, Mary J.         Dau     W F Oct 1886 13 S         NC NC NC  Cotton Spinner
___, Lucy A.         Dau     W F Dec 1887 12 S         NC NC NC  Spinner
___, Cora Bell       Dau     W F Aug 1897  2 S         NC NC NC

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1880 - Big Lick, Stanly Co., NC, e.d. 206, sheet 5 (p. 308a)

Springer, Wilson    W M 24           Farming    NC NC NC
    Jaicy A.        W F 17    Wife              NC NC NC
Coble, Jaicy        W F 46    M-i-L             NC NC NC
    Lane            W F 19    Si-i-L            NC NC NC

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1880 - Big Lick, Stanly Co., NC, e.d. 206, sheet 26 (p. 318b)

Coble, David         W M 66                  Farmer      NC NC NC
   "    Malinda      W F 33          Wife                NC NC NC
   "    Julia        W F 19          Dau                 NC NC NC
   "    Israel       W M 14          Son                 NC NC NC
   "    Alvey        W F 13          Son                 NC NC NC
   "    Millard      W M 11          Son                 NC NC NC
   "    Titus        W M  9          Son                 NC NC NC
   "    Nettie       W F  8          Dau                 NC NC NC
   "    Leroy[?]     W M  6          Son                 NC NC NC
   "    Eli          W M  4          Son                 NC NC NC
   "    Dolly        W M  2          Son                 NC NC NC
   "    Isabell      W F    1/12[?]  Dau                 NC NC NC

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1870 - Big Lick Twp., Stanly Co., NC, p. 35a

Ursley, Mary         46 F W    Farmer    1500 125    NC
Springer, Malinda    20 F W                          NC
___, Catharine       15 F W                          NC
___, Calvin          18 M W                          NC
___, James           14 M W                          NC

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1870 - Big Lick Twp., Stanly Co., NC, p. 34b

Coble, Joyce       35 F W            NC
___, Mary P.       12 F W            NC
___, Milly          9 F W            NC
___, Joyce A.       7 F W            NC

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1870 - Big Lick Twp., Stanly Co., NC, pp. 38b-39a

Coble, Henry T.    18 M W                  NC
___, Sarah         23 F W                  NC
___, David         56 M W    Farmer        NC
___, Malinda       24 F W                  NC
___, Martin        17 M W                  NC
___, Elizabeth     13 F W                  NC
___, Daniel A.     11 M W                  NC
Coble, Julia M.     9 F W                  NC
___, Israel         4 M W                  NC
___, Alvey          3 M W                  NC
___, Millard        1 M W                  NC

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1860 - Albemarle P.O., Stanly Co., NC, p. 78a

Mary Springer        35 F
Malinda    "         12 F
Jane       "         10 F
Calvin     "          8 M
John       "          6 M
Wilson     "          4 M

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1860 - Albemarle P.O., Stanly Co., NC, p. 22b

James Coble        24 M        Farmer        200    NC
Joicy    "         24 F
Mary P.  "          3 M[sic]

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1860 - Albemarle P.O., Stanly Co., NC, p. 18b

David Coble        46 M    Farmer        845 1600    NC
Elizabeth "        29 F                              NC
David     " Jr.    17 M                              NC
Milly     "        15 F                              NC
Elizabeth "        13 F                              NC
Ephraim   "        10 M                              NC
Tilman    "         8 M                              NC
Martin    "         6 M                              NC
Catharine "         4 F                              NC
Eliza     "         2 F                              NC
Albert    "         1 M                              NC

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1850 - Smiths District, Stanly Co., NC, p. 47b (94)

Andrew Bird       78 M    Farmer        50    NC
Rosanna  "        79 F                        NC
Charles  "        40 M    Laborer             NC
James E. Coble    15 M                        NC

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1850 - Smiths District, Stanly Co., NC, pp. 51a-b (101-102)

David Coble         36       M    Farmer        350    NC
Elizabeth M. "      19       F                         NC
Jas. F.      "      15       M                         NC
Rosanna      "      13       F                         NC
Mary M. Coble       12       F                         NC
John R.      "      11       M                         NC
William M.   "       9       M                         NC
David        "       7       M                         NC
Jenny M.     "       6       F                         NC
Elizabeth    "       4       F                         NC
Ephraim      "         2/12  M                         NC

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NOTES






46 -- Some ancestry at http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=daviscollins&id=I01613 and http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craigsmith&id=I075058



47 -- Some ancestry at http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craigsmith&id=I051451. See family account at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lelandva/mcl00001.htm.



92 -- See account at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/stanly/hoffman/coble03.txt. Will of father David Coble at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/stanly/wills/coble01.txt.







FURTHER NOTES




The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) publishes a Patriot Index, a list of persons whose honorable service in the cause of independence during the American Revolution renders their female descendants eligible for membership in the NSDAR. Several ancestors of Dale Earnhardt Jr. appear in the Patriot Index, including:


    Johann Georg Ehrenhardt (number 256)
    Johann Jacob Meisenheimer (number 272)
    Johann Nicholas Neisler (number 132)
    Johann Nicholas Neisler (number 264)

While Mr. Earnhardt is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR (by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the equivalent organization for men, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.















SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


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