Household #31: Causey, Adaline
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In the 1900 Barney census, Adaline Causey headed a one-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.
Household Snapshot
Adaline Causey appeared as a one-person household in the 1900 Barney census; the snapshot rests on the head's age, birthplace, work status, and place in the census order.
Adaline Causey's listed occupation was no occupation listed.
All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.
1900 Census Household
| Name | Relation | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaline Causey | Head | 60 | Georgia | no occupation listed |
Children and Later Trails
No child-tracking items are open for this page because the 1900 table lists no children in the household.
Family Narrative
- Head: Adaline Causey, age 60, born May 1840 in Georgia, listed without an occupation in a one-person household.
- 1900 household facts: Widowed; both parents reported born in Georgia; mother of 10 children with 5 living in 1900; could speak English but could not read or write; owned her home free of mortgage; dwelling listed as a house rather than a farm.
- The preserved local evidence securely places Adaline Causey in Barney Precinct, Brooks County, Georgia, in 1900 as a Black female head of household.
- A user-supplied 1880 census detail image appears to show an earlier household for John Causey and Adaline Causey with children Richard, Charles, Joseph, Mary, and Ledia. That is a strong candidate earlier household, but the continuity is still provisional until the full citation and broader record chain are checked.
- Earlier claims tying Adaline to Charley Causey of HH#54, a larger Causey property network, or coordinated family wealth remain unproven in the current proof packet.
Connections to Other Barney Families
- Possible Causey-family link to HH#54 Charley Causey: Charles Causey in the 1880 household is a plausible earlier candidate for later Charley Causey in HH#54, but the identification remains suggestive rather than proved.
Research Notes
- No verified marriage, death, burial, probate, tax, or land records have yet been preserved for Adaline Causey.
- The 1880 household is a strong lead, not yet a fully closed identity bridge.
- Charles Causey from the 1880 household is a plausible candidate for later Charley Causey in HH#54, but that connection remains suggestive rather than proved.
Open Research Questions
- Parentage audit: confirm both parents of the household head for HH#31 through direct or near-direct records where possible; mark derivative-only parent links as unresolved until supported.
- Child census audit: confirm every child named in the 1900 household against later census, marriage, death, obituary, cemetery, probate, or draft records; separate proven child links from same-name candidates.
- Other household member audit: verify boarders, servants, in-laws, stepchildren, grandchildren, and unrelated residents in HH#31; document the exact relationship instead of assuming kinship.
- Spouse and marriage audit: locate marriage records, death records, divorce records, or later census records for spouses or absent spouses tied to this household.
- Direct image review: re-check the 1900 census image and any cited index-only sources before treating ages, relationships, birthplaces, or name spellings as final.
Research Status
- Status: Further research needed.
- Strengths: The 1900 Barney household is clear, and the 1880 image provides a much better family-context lead than before.
- Remaining cautions: Broader life reconstruction remains incomplete until the 1880 citation is fully anchored and more direct records are pulled.
Sources
- 1900 U.S. census, Barney Precinct, Brooks County, Georgia, page 3, line 33, dwelling 31, family 31, for Adaline Causey.
- User-supplied 1880 census detail image showing Adaline Causey in John Causey's household with children Richard, Charles, Joseph, Mary, and Ledia.
- Negative FindAGrave search of Brooks County, Georgia cemeteries for Adaline Causey, verified May 2026.
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