Mary Ann (Burson) King (1807 - 1884)

Born 8 Aug 1807 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin King — married 1828 in Jackson County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1884 at age 77 in Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Mary Ann Burson King was born on August 8, 1807^[1] in Georgia. She was the granddaughter of Isaac Burson, Sr. Further research and documentation needs to be provided to connect her to her parents. It has been said that Joseph Burson was her father, but to date, there has been no proof that this is correct.

On the 1860 Census, Mary Ann Burson King was listed as a 54 year old female living in Carroll County, Georgia with her husband, Benjamin, and children, Martha and Eliza King. Her occupation was listed as "housework." Her birthplace was listed as Georgia, and she could not read or write. ^[2]

On the 1870 Census, she was listed as a 62 year old, white female living in Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia. According to the census, she lived alone. Her occupation was listed as "housekeeping," and she was born in Georgia. She could not read or write. ^[3]

She died on September 6, 1884 in Carroll County, Georgia at the home of her son, Joseph Gordner King. ^[4] She was buried at Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church in Carroll County, Georgia.^[1]

Mary Burson was listed as the mother of Joseph G. King who died April 6, 1925 in Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia. The father was listed as Benjamin King and the wife Francis Hays.^[5]

Sources

• 1850 United States Census; index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYN-TH3), Mary King, Carroll county, Georgia, United States; citing family 2, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 United States Census; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-C11), Marry A King in household of Ben King, 9th Dist, Carroll County, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, household ID 130, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,113.

• 1870 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS2-QL1), Mary A King, Georgia, United States; citing p. 93, family 639, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,638.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-KX2 : accessed 26 April 2015), Mary A King in household of Joseph G King, District 1006, Carroll County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 31, sheet 141D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0137; FHL microfilm 1,254,137.

• Newspaper Clipping of Death of Mary Ann Burson King; Carroll Free Press; Carrollton, GA; 12 Sept 1884; Page 3.

• Grave Marker of Mary Ann Burson King; Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church; Carroll County, Georgia.

• Find A Grave Index; Memorial for Mary Ann Burson King; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43206315.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Grave Marker of Mary Ann Burson King; Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church; Carroll County, Georgia
2. ↑ 1860 United States Census; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-C11), Marry A King in household of Ben King, 9th Dist, Carroll, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, household ID 130, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,113.
3. ↑ 1870 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS2-QL1), Mary A King, Georgia, United States; citing p. 93, family 639, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,638.
4. ↑ Newspaper Clipping of Death of Mary Ann Burson King; Carroll Free Press; Carrollton, GA; 12 Sept 1884; Page 3
5. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNZ-D5B : 9 March 2018), Mary Burson in entry for Joseph G. King, 06 Apr 1925, Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing reference 10067, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2363054.