Mary Ann (McMurtrey) Harris (1800 - 1875)

Born Jan 1800 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Thomas Harris — married about 1825 in Washington, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 2 May 1875 at age 75 in Crawford, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Mary McMurtrey was born in January 1800.^[1]

With a Mr Aldridge/Alderidge she had at least one child.^[2]

1. Lavinia b. 1816^[2]

Mary married in Washington County, Missouri in the mid-1820s, to Thomas Harris.^[1][3][4][5]

1. John m. Mary More^[1]
2. James b. 1828 m. 1850 Polly Ann Turnbough m. 1852 Elizabeth Martin ^[1]
3. Lecevions Erasmus "Rass" m. Elizabeth Eaton^[1][3]
4. Narcissus Clementine m. Sampson Hillard Dotson^[1][3]
5. William^[1][3]
6. Martha Jane^[1]
7. Thomas Jr^[1]
8. Moses O d. 16 Feb 1863^[1]

In 1831, "...with their three young children and a black slave named Jane" they migrated to Crawford County, Missouri.^[1]

Mary died on May 2, 1875.^[1]

Research Notes

"There is a tradition that her (Lavinia) mother (Mary Ann) had been betrayed by her lover, a man by the name of Aldridge. She afterward married Mr. Thomas Harris. My grandmother, if I mistake not, was a sister to "Aunt Polly" McMurtry of the Thomas Chapel neighborhood. Aunt Polly was the mother of Will, Bruce, Harvey, Albert, Eliza, and Ella McMurtry. My mother had a sister named Clementine and two brothers, John and Rasmus Harris." ~ Alexander Monroe Robinson^[2][6] All of her (Lavina's) other half siblings were deceased by 1868. Robinson-27225 19:58, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} "Crawford County, Missouri history, 1829-1987" (Turner Pub. Co., Paducah, Kentucky 1987) Page 232
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Robinson, Alexander Monroe. My Autobiography Irondale, Missouri 1931 Part 1 of 2
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ4-2T9 : 22 December 2020), M Harris in household of T Harris, Crawford, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ5-R9M : 18 February 2021), Mary Harris in entry for Thos Harris, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4D1-VV9 : 29 May 2021), Mary Harris in entry for Thomas Harris, 1870.
6. ↑ "From Goodwater" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) Iron County Register (Ironton, Missouri) 03 Sep 1896, Thu Page 5 Newspapers Clip: 37207733

• Find A Grave: Memorial #32156034 (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 May 2022)
  Memorial page for Mary Ann McMurtrey Harris (Jan 1800-2 May 1875), citing Old Dillard Cemetery, Crawford County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by tammara durbin (contributor 47072012).
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 May 2022, 19:28), entry for Mary Ann McMurtrey (FamilySearch Person: 2WXB-V4H ); contributed by various users.