In the 1840 census Martha was in Giles, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Name
Martha Mitchell
In the 1850 census Martha (age 44) was in Giles, Tennessee, United States.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Hartwell Harnell
M
53
Virginia
Martha Harnell
F
44
Virginia
Madison Harnell
M
21
Tennessee
Buckner Harnell
M
18
Tennessee
William Harnell
M
17
Tennessee
Hartwell Harnell
M
15
Tennessee
Samuel Harnell
M
12
Tennessee
Sarow Harnell
F
9
Tennessee
Warren Harnell
M
5
Tennessee
In the 1860 census Martha (age 53) was in Southern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee, United States.[3]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Martha Harwell
F
53
Tennessee
Buckner Harwell
M
28
Tennessee
Warren Harwell
M
15
Tennessee
Thomas Graves
M
22
Tennessee
Martha was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Southern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee, USA as a slave owner of 10 enslaved people.[4]
Martha died on 28 June 1865 and was buried in Giles, Tennessee, United States of America.[5]
Martha's son Samuel Harwell died on 11 June 1919 in Goodspring, Giles, Tennessee, United States.[6]
Mary's son Warren Harwell died in 1930 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.[7]
Martha was mentioned in a newspaper article on 27 January 1843 in Pulaski, Tennessee, USA.[8]
Patsy's estate was in the probate process in 1797-1810.[9]
Children
Madison Harwell (1829-1902)
Buckner Harwell (1831-1867)
William Raney "Rush" (~1833-1877)
Hartwell Harwell Jr (1835-1867)
Samuel “Sam” Harwell (1838-1919)
Sarah "Sallie" Harwell (~1841-)
Warren Harwell (~1845-)
Sources
↑1840 Census:
"United States Census, 1840"
citing Page: 110; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154900; FHL microfilm: 0024545; Image number: 227
FamilySearch Record: XHYL-6XD (accessed 8 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB3-6N2
Martha Mitchell in Giles, Tennessee, United States.
↑1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004205425; FHL microfilm: 444835; Image number: 202; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01134-3
FamilySearch Record: MCD6-PQS (accessed 8 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XCPS-2K
Martha Harnell (44) in Giles, Tennessee, United States. Born in Virginia.
↑1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 34; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171430; FHL microfilm: 805251; Image number: 244; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01819-5
FamilySearch Record: M8TZ-PHN (accessed 8 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSH-RKH
Martha Harwell (53) in Southern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
↑Slave Schedule:
"1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94189235 (accessed 8 February 2024)
Martha Harwell, slave owner of 10 enslaved people, in 1860 in Southern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee, USA.
↑Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 77886441, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
FamilySearch Record: QV2T-P9DX (accessed 8 February 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #77886441
Martha Patsy Mitchell Harwell burial (died on 28 Jun 1865) in Giles, Tennessee, United States of America. Born on 5 Feb 1807.
↑Death of son Samuel Harwell:
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004183646; FHL microfilm: 1299701; Image number: 2204; Packet letter: K; Indexing batch: B06453-2
FamilySearch Record: NSV6-P8F (accessed 8 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4N9-5CS
Martha Mitchell in death record for son Samuel Harwell 11 Jun 1919 in Goodspring, Giles, Tennessee, United States.
↑Death of son Warren Harwell:
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004194735; FHL microfilm: 1908478; Image number: 2779; Packet letter: D; Indexing batch: B02381-2
FamilySearch Record: JXWS-39P (accessed 8 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TR-17VZ-X
Mary Bell Nance in death record for son Warren Harwell 1930 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
↑Probate:
"Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
Will Records, 1765-1922 ; General Index to Wills and List of Heirs, Decedents, 1765-1948; Author: Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Mecklenburg County) Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #2078377 (accessed 8 February 2024)
Patsy Mitchell probate in 1797-1810.
See also:
Ref Book: Page 302, The Heritage of Giles Co, TN, 1809-2005, published by Giles Co, TN Heritage Society, 2006
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