Hannah Mariah (Slaughter) Darr (1819 - 1900)

Born 8 Mar 1819 in Coshocton, Ohio, United States

Wife of Hiram Darr — married 13 Aug 1835 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1900 at age 81 in Chula, Livingston, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Hannah was born March 8, 1819 in Ohio (birthdate from headstone). She was the daughter of Henry Slaughter and Penny Taylor.

Hannah and Hiram Darr were married in Coshocton, Ohio on Aug 13, 1835.^[1] Her husband passed away in 1860, and the census shows that she still had 6 children living at home.^[2]

She passed away on Christmas Eve, 1900 and is buried in Chillicothe, Missouri.^[3]

Obituary:^[4] "Mrs. Maria Darr, one of the county's oldest settlers, died on the evening of December 24 at her home in Chula, of dropsy. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Darr was the widow of Hiram Darr, who preceded her in death many years ago. She was a native of Ohio and, with her husband, came here when the country was young. They at first settled on Grand River near the present location of Graham's Mill. Mr. Darr built a mill there in the early '50s. It was burned in 1859.

Mrs. Darr was the mother of nine children, four of whom survive her. They are Hiram, Miles, Samuel and Barnet S. Darr, the latter of Randolph County. A number of grandchildren and several great-grandchildren are among the living descendants.

The funeral took place Tuesday and interment was made in the May Cemetery."

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993"
   Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61378 #902885702 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   Mariah Slaughter marriage to Hiram Darr on 13 Aug 1835 in Coshocton, Ohio, USA.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri; Roll: M653_630; Page: 961; Family History Library Film: 803630
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40421904 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   Mariah Darr (41) in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Born in Ohio.
3. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #120020815
   Ancestry Record 60525 #56914448 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   Mariah Darr burial (died on 24 Dec 1900) in Macedonia Cemetery, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America. Born on 8 Mar 1819.
4. ↑ The Chillicothe Constitution, January 3, 1901

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri; Roll: M593_789; Page: 443B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #798771 (accessed 15 April 2024)
  Maria Darr (51), Keeping House, in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Born in Ohio.