Margaret (Church) Fletcher (abt. 1805 - aft. 1870)

Born about 1805 in Morgan Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Levi Laws — married 14 May 1818 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Wife of Joshua Fletcher — married 12 Apr 1845 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Died after 1870 after about age 65 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Margaret Church was born about 1805 in Rowan, North Carolina to parents Amos Church Sr. (~1758 - ~1842) and Elizabeth (Swink) Church (~1755 - ~1835). ^[1]

Her siblings were...

1. John Church (~1783 - ~1875)
2. Mary Church (~1785 - ~1850)
3. Elijah Church (~1790 - ~1875)
4. Elizabeth Church (~1792 - ~1872)
5. Rebecka (Church) Minton (~1793 - ~1893)
6. Amos Church Jr. (1797 - 1863)
7. Frances (Church) Joines (~1808 - )

Margaret married Levi Laws (~1800 - ~1900) on 14 May 1818. ^{[2] [3][4][5]}

Margaret was in a record in 1840.^[6]

Margaret married Joshua Fletcher (~1800 - ~1900) on 12 Apr 1845. ^[7][8]

In the 1850 census Margaret (age 45) was in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

Margaret Fletcher (45) in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Born in Wilkes.(Citation below)

In the 1870 census Margret was in Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina.^[9]

Margaret died after 1870 when we last saw her on the Census living in Wilkes, North Carolina. ^[10]

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Sources

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ [2]
3. ↑ ["North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004" Ancestry uk Record 8909 #2623092 (accessed 3 December 2021)]
4. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60548 #10840833 (accessed 3 December 2021)
   Margerett Church marriage to Levi Lows on 14 May 1818 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
5. ↑ Bond: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60548 #11058966 (accessed 3 December 2021)
   Name: Margeratt Church; Gender: Female; Bond date: 14 May 1818; Bond Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; Spouse: Levi Laws; Spouse Gender: Male; Event Type: Bond.
6. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Wheelers District, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 373; Page: 100; Family History Library Film: 0018098
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8057 #2577202 (accessed 3 December 2021)
   Margaret Laws.
7. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004"
   Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0546475-0546481
   Ancestry uk Record 8909 #2168553 (accessed 3 December 2021)
   Margaret Laws marriage to Joshua Fletcher on 12 Apr 1845.
8. ↑ Unclassified: "North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868"
   Ancestry uk Record 4802 #1088533 (accessed 3 December 2021)
   Name: Margaret Laws; Gender: Female; Spouse: Joshua Fletcher; Spouse Gender: Male; Bond date: 12 Apr 1845; Bond #: 000165149; Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; ImageNum: 004682; County: Wilkes; Record #: 01 085; Bondsman: Joseph Wood; Witness: J E Mastin, Deputy Clerk.
9. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1165; Page: 309A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7163 #34517971 (accessed 3 December 2021)
   Margret Fletcher, Without Occup, in Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
10. ↑ [3]

• "North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868"

Ancestry uk Record 4802 #1028392 (accessed 3 December 2021) Name: Margeratt Church; Gender: Female; Spouse: Levi Laws; Spouse Gender: Male; Bond date: 14 May 1818; Bond #: 000166220; Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; ImageNum: 001502; County: Wilkes; Record #: 01 151; Bondsman: John Church; Witness: W W Martin.

• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8BV-XX6 : 14 February 2020), Margeratt Church in entry for Levi Laws, 1818.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9T-7PD : 9 March 2021), Levi Laws and Margarett Church, 14 May 1818; citing Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 546,479.

Marriage Bond Image: [5]

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BL-FZF : 21 December 2020), Margaret Fletcher in household of Joshua Fletcher, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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