- Name: Ross Curry Carr Handspiker
- Birth: 23-NOV-1822 in: Mount Pleasant, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Death: 13-MAY-1906
- Father: Peter Handspiker
- Mother: Ferebee Fanning
Notes:
- Married: 07-JUN-1894 in: Phinney Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Name: Delilah Douglass (Milbury) Milberry
- Birth: 27-JUN-1846 in: Clarence, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Death:
- Father: Joseph Milberry
- Mother: Priscilla Chute
Notes: EARLY NOTES (discussing confusion on Delilah Milbury/White/Handspiker): The two Delilahs issue causes some concern with just which wife (if there were indeed two) was the mother of which children. In gendex.com genealogy, only two children are lis ted with Delilah Handspiker. My concern is that the two Delilahs are in fact, one. That would explain being totally unable to find any parentage for Delilah. My suspicion is, at some point, Delilah Milbury may have married a Handspiker, or, bee n adopted?
This Delilah is the same person who married John White in 1881. Born Delilah Milbury, before marrying Mr. White, and the records of her as Delilah Handspiker being from well AFTER being married to Mr. White and possibly after death of Ross? Prett y confusing, but with the name "Delilah" my suspicions are, we're talking about the same person, here. Which indicates to me, she was likely born as Delilah Milbury, married John White, either outlived or divorced John and, by 1901 was marrie d to Ross Handspiker and living in or near Bear River. Found in 1901 Census for Bear River with Ross Handspiker.
In /rtwgen/mwheeler (gendex.com) genealogy, John White married Delilah Milbury (22-Aug-1861), and had 13-14 Children. In the 1901 Census for Bear River/Annapolis, Delilah is married to Ross Handspiker. The main confusion is, in 1894, when Delila h married Ross Handspiker, some recods showed her as Delilah WHITE, while others showed her as Delilah Milbury. Suffice it so say, sufficient proof has been researched and confirmed, that Delilah was born a Milbury, married John White, then marrie d Ross Handspicker (in 1894, after she had all 13-14 children). Ross left her at some point and returned to Digby, perhaps divorced, but nothing confirmed.
Many of my assumptions and some of my guesses have been either confirmed of disproved via an e-mail from Judy Peck (Jan-2003), a White descendant It seems Delilah DID marry John White, first, then Ross Handspiker.
At least one source lists 1881 as date for marriage of Delilah and John, which means all children in 1881 Census would have belonged to an earlier wife, for which I've never found any record.
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