Margaret Rebecca (Alexander) Sedberry (1833 - 1906)

Born 20 Jun 1833 in Carters Creek, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Lawrence Sedberry — married 11 Dec 1851 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States

Died 29 Jan 1906 at age 72 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Margaret Rebecca Alexander was born on June 20, 1833, in Maury County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Abdon Alexander and Eliza Campbell. She married John Lawrence Sedberry on December 10, 1851, in Maury County. They were farmers and had nine children during their marriage. She died on January 29, 1906, in Maury County, Tennessee, at the age of 72, and was buried there.

Death Announcement: The Herald and Mail.Columbia, Tennessee. February 2, 1906, Fri Page 7.

Mrs. Rebecca Sedberry, wife of Mr. John Sedberry, who died about two months since, died Monday at her home near Carter's Creek. Funeral services were conducted by Reb. W. T. Ussery Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Alexander graveyard. Deceased is survived by one son, Mr. John Sedberry.

From Find A Grave

Margaret Rebecca (Alexander) Sedberry, wife of John Lawrence Sedberry, dau of Abdon Independence and Eliza Eugenia (Campbell) Alexander

Records

Year: 1850; Census Place: District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: M432_890; Page: 223B; Image: 439

Name: Margaret R Alexander; Age: 16

Birth Year: abt 1834; Birthplace: Tennessee; Gender: Female

Family Number: 1032

Household Members:

Abdon J Alexander 51

Eliza E Alexander 50

James M Alexander 21

Margaret R Alexander 16

Eliza E Alexander 9

Matilda G Campbell 76 (Grandmother)

Year: 1851. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002. Maury County, Tennessee. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Name: Margaret B Alexander; Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1851

Marriage Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Spouse: John L Sedberry

Year: 1860; Census Place: District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1264; Page: 467; Family History Library Film: 805264

Name: M R Sedberry; Age: 25

Birth Year: abt 1835; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Tennessee

Post Office: Springhill; Dwelling Number: 780; Family Number: 767

Household Members:

J L Sedberry 35

M R Sedberry 25

B P Sedberry 7

J R Sedberry 4

E E Sedberry 2

Frank Pederson 21

Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1548; Page: 569A; Family History Library Film: 553047

Name: M R Sudberry [M R Sedberry]

Age in 1870: 37; Birth Year: abt 1833

Dwelling Number: 184

Race: White; Gender: Female

Occupation: Keeping House

Inferred Spouse: J L Sudberry

Household Members:

J L Sudberry 48

M R Sudberry 37

J B Sudberry 17

S R Sudberry 14

E E Sudberry 11

M C Sudberry 10

L A Sudberry 5

J L Sudberry 1

M J Sudberry 1

L L Sudberry 7

Year: 1880; Census Place: District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 1271; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 150

Name: Margit R. Sedberry; Age: 46

Birth Date: Abt 1834; Birthplace: Tennessee

Dwelling Number: 54

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: John Sedberry

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina; Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Occupation: Keep House

Household Members:

John Sedberry 58

Margit R. Sedberry 46

Madsin Sedberry 19

Lucy Sedberry 17

John A. Sedberry 13

Jennie M. Sedberry 11

Lucy D. Sedberry 60

Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1241589

Name: Margaret R Sedberry; Age: 36

Birth Date: Jun 1833; Birthplace: Tennessee

Sheet Number: 10

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 250; Family Number: 201

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: John L Sedbusy; Marriage Year: 1852

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother: Number of Living Children: 1; Mother: How Many Children: 1

Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Can Speak English: Yes

Household Members:

John L Sedbusy 78

Margaret R Sedbusy 36

John Sedbusy 37

Eliza E Notgrass 11

Year: 1906. Probate Records. Maury County, Tennessee. Wills, Vol H-I, 1898-1924. Tennessee County Court

Name: Margaret R Sedberry

Probate Date: 5 Feb 1906

Probate Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Inferred Death Year: Abt 1906

Inferred Death Place: Tennessee, USA

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Margaret Rebecca Sedberry; Maiden Name: Alexander

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1833

Death Date: 29 Jan 1906

Cemetery: Alexander Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Theta, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: Abdon Independence Alexander

Mother: Eliza Eugenia Alexander

Spouse: John Lawrence Sedberry

Children: Benina Polk Godwin, John Alexander Sedberry, Eliza Eugenia Notgrass, Margaret Jane Dodson, William Abdon Sedberry, James Lunsford Sedberry

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Sources

• Year: 1850; Census Place: District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: M432_890; Page: 223B; Image: 439

• Year: 1851. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002. Maury County, Tennessee. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

• Year: 1860; Census Place: District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1264; Page: 467; Family History Library Film: 805264

• Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1548; Page: 569A; Family History Library Film: 553047

• Year: 1880; Census Place: District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 1271; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 150

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 19, Maury, Tennessee; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1241589

• Year: 1906. Probate Records. Maury County, Tennessee. Wills, Vol H-I, 1898-1924. Tennessee County Court

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