Matilda Benson
Lowery
Born in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Christopher Lowery
and Emeline Breeding
Sister of
Edward Erwin Lowery, Virginia Jane (Lowery) Terry [half], Katherine Lowery, Peter D Lowery, James Frank Lowery, Russell Lowrey, Louisa Miranda (Lowery) Ray, Jane F Lowery [half], Evie P Jennie Lowery, Joseph T. Lowery, John Wesley Lowery, Emily A Lowery, Mary Ann Margaret Lowery [half], Sarah B Lowery [half], Jack Lowery [half], Christopher Lowery [half], Nancy Elizabeth (Lowery) McCool [half], Austin Gore Lowry [half], Frances Lowery [half] and Roseanna (Lowery) Lowry [half]
Wife of
Thomas Jefferson Burchfield
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Daniel Parson Burchfield, James Russell Benson Burchfield, Major Lafayette Burchfield, William Joseph Burchfield, Reuben Grey Burchfield, George Washington Burchfield, Asberry Burchfield, Seloma Jane (Burchfield) Johnson, Andrew Jackson Burchfield, Sarah Frances (Burchfield) Graham, Asberry Burchfield, Thomas Jefferson Burchfield, Mary Adaline (Burchfield) Watts and Wesley Q. Burchfield
Died
at age 79
in Beat 5, Attala, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2013
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Biography
Matilda Benson Lowery was born on September 6, 1824 in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States, daughter of Christopher Lowery (1780–1853) and Emeline Breeding (~1783–1825).
Matilda married Thomas Jefferson Burchfield (born on July 1, 1819 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; son of John Burchfield and Sarah (Parson) Burchfield). Their children were:
- Daniel Parson Burchfield (1845–1921)
- James Russell Benson Burchfield (1846–1922)
- Major Lafayette Burchfield (1848–1919)
- William Joseph Burchfield (1850–1902)
- Reuben Grey Burchfield (1852–1929)
- George Washington Burchfield (1854– )
- Asberry Burchfield (1854–~1900)
- Seloma Jane Burchfield (1856–1951)
- Andrew Jackson Burchfield (1858–1937)
- Sarah Frances Burchfield (1860–1937)
- Asberry Burchfield (1864– )
- Thomas Jefferson Burchfield (1864–1920)
- Mary Adaline Burchfield (1868–1949)
- Wesley Q. Burchfield (1869–1871)
Matilda died on January 8, 1904 in Beat 5, Attala, Mississippi, United States, aged 79.
Sources
- Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
Source number: 2012.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
Ancestry Record 7836 #759900 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Matilda Lowery marriage to Thomas P Burchfield in of MS. - 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 5, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: M593_722; Page: 174B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #36521364 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Matilda Birchfield (46), Keeping House, in Beat 5, Attala, Mississippi. Born in Alabama.
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| T P Birchfield | M | 55 | Farmer | Alabama |
| Matilda Birchfield | F | 46 | Keeping House | Alabama |
| Jas R Birchfield | M | 24 | Mississippi | |
| Lafayette Birchfield | M | 21 | Mississippi | |
| Wm J Birchfield | M | Mississippi | ||
| Ruben Birchfield | M | 17 | Mississippi | |
| Geo W Birchfield | M | 16 | Keeping House | Mississippi |
| Galome Birchfield | F | 14 | Keeping House | Mississippi |
| Andrew Birchfield | M | 12 | Keeping House | Mississippi |
| Sarah Birchfield | F | 9 | Keeping House | Mississippi |
| Thos J Birchfield | M | 7 | Mississippi | |
| Asbury Birchfield | M | 7 | Mississippi | |
| Mary Birchfield | F | 3 | Mississippi | |
| Wesley Birchfield | M | 7/12 | Keeping House | Mississippi |
| Geo Hodge | M | 22 | Farmer | Mississippi |
- Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #25765851
Ancestry Record 60525 #95055387 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Matilda Benson Burchfield burial (died on 8 Jan 1904) in Doty Springs Cemetery, Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America. Born on 6 Sep 1824. - Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #760360295 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Name: Matilda Lowery; Gender: Female; Spouse: Daniel P Burchfield; Child: Daniel Benson Burchfield.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Blythe Lowry for creating WikiTree profile Lowery-626 through the import of All research.ged on Jun 27, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda Benson by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda Benson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda Benson by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda Benson:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Sharon (Karr) Hiney 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch BA7664386 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member shineykarr
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~3.12%
Anna (Walton) Grace :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Amie Oliver :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H674801 [compare]
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~1.56%
B McCool :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BC3272720 [compare], Ancestry member betmcj57
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~0.78%
Joseph Lowry :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Eric Garrett :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A779620 [compare], Ancestry member etgarr
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~0.78%
B (Porter) P :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch f195262 [compare], FTDNA kit #195262
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