Birth: Mary's parents were married in Georgia, but moved to and lived continuously in South Carolina. Mary was the fifth of ten children born there. [1]
18 December 1834
Jefferson County, Alabama
Marriage: Mary and James Augustus Burgin (born 1816 in Georgia) were married. All their children were born in Alabama. [1][4][5][6][7]
1850
Southern District, Pickens, Alabama
1850 Census: Mary(36) lived with her husband, J.A. (James 40) and six children, Sarah (Burgin) Shackelford(16), William(12), Joseph(10), Sarah(7), Martha(5), and infant John. James was a farmer. Their home was valued at $1000. James was born in Georgia, Mary in S. Carolina, and the children all in Alabama. The two older children were in school.[2]
1860
Nabers, Pickens, Alabama
1860 Census: "Caroline" lived in Nabers, Pickens, Alabama with her husband James(50) and seven children, William(22), Sarah E(13?), Martha(13), John(12), Zelda(7), Mary E(4), Ellen(11/12). [3]
2 October 1878 age 62
Pine Grove Cemetery Pine Grove, Pickens County, Alabama, USA
Brother: David Edward Hickman; Male; 1825-1873; LZKW-HFC
Sister: Martha Jane Hickman; Female; 1826-1860; LZKW-HNV
Sister: Elizabeth Harriet Hickman; Female; 1829-Deceased; KZQV-GMR
Residence
1850: Pickens county, part of, Pickens, Alabama, United States
1850: Southern District, Pickens, Alabama
1860: Nabers Beat, Pickens, Alabama, United States
1880: Springhill, Pickens, Alabama, United States
Sources
Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQW6-WYG : 19 February 2021), J. A. Burgin and Mary Caroline Hickman, 18 Dec 1834; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,738,566.
Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-58R5 : 19 February 2021), J.A. Burgin and Mary Caroline Hickman, 18 Dec 1834; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,299,236.
United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MH57-415 : Sat Jun 03 21:25:55 UTC 2023), Entry for J A Burgan and Mary C Burgan, 1850.
United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VC-2N8 : 13 January 2022), H. S. Burgin in household of J. A. Burgin, Election Precinct 12 Spring Hill, Pickens, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑ 4.04.14.24.34.4Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Alabama Marriage Index, 1936-1969. Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Montgomery, Alabama.Dodd, Jordan R., et. al. Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.Hunting For Bears, comp. Alabama marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.Dodd, Jordan R., comp. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920. Ancestry Record 7838 #1722970
↑ 5.05.15.25.35.45.5Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., comp.. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920. Ancestry Record 4192 #76325
↑ 6.06.16.26.36.46.5Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama. Ancestry Record 61365 #901747475 FamilySearch Record: FQW6-WYG (accessed 5 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9HV-WHBR Image number 00257 Mary Caroline Hickman marriage to J. A. Burgin on 18 Dec 1834 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
↑ 7.07.17.27.37.47.5Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry Record 60000 #530404
↑Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #37277699 (accessed 5 July 2022) Memorial page for Mary Caroline Hickman Burgin (1 Jun 1816-2 Oct 1878), citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Pine Grove, Pickens County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by JLLL (contributor 47120623).
↑Marriage: "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950" citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,738,566. FamilySearch Record: FQW6-WYG (accessed 5 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9HV-WHBR Image number 00257 Mary Caroline Hickman marriage to J. A. Burgin on 18 Dec 1834 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
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