Margaret Adalade Connolly (1839 - 1927)

Born 28 Jan 1839 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Paul S. Mingus — married Jul 1860 in Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1927 at age 88 in Finley Township, Webster County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Margaret Adalade Connolly, daughter of Bailey Connolly and Rebecca Erwin, was born on 28 January 1839 in North Carolina, United States. ^[1][2] She was living with her parents and siblings in Yancey County during the 1840 U.S. census.^[3] In 1850, they lived in Cherokee County.^[4]

Sometime between 1851 and 1856,^[5] the family, including her grandparents and possibly other extended family and neighbors, left North Carolina. They were living on a farm during the 1860 census in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri.^[6]

Margaret married Paul S. Mingus, son of John Jacob Mingus and Sarah Maude Seabolt, in July 1860.^[2][7] They had seven children:^[8]

1. Sarah Rebecca Mingus, b. about 1862^[9]
2. Martha Elizabeth Mingus, b. about 1864^[9]
3. William Coleman Mingus, b. 1865^[10]
4. Mary Jane Mingus, b. 2 Jun 1868.
5. Alfred Frank Mingus, b. 4 Jan 1873^[11]
6. Rachel Lee Mingus, b. 26 May 1877^[12]
7. Ivy Mingus, b. probably after 1880, d. before 1900 at age 14 ^[2]

They lived on a farm in Franklin Township, Newton County, during the 1870 census. Their real estate was valued at $100 and personal estate at $246.^[9] In 1880 and 1900, they were living in Boone Township, Wright County.^[13][14]

Margaret was left a widow in 1908 at age 69.^[15][16] By 1910, she was living in the household of her son-in-law and daughter, William and Lizzie Jones, in Boone Township.^[17] She was still living with her daughter's family in 1920, but by then Lizzie was widowed.^[18]

Margaret died of arteriosclerosis on 6 April 1927, at age 88, in Finley Township, Webster County.^[1] She was buried the next day at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Wright County, outside of Hartville.^{[1][15][16][2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Missouri State Archives, "Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1969," online images, accessed 23 Aug 2020; Margrett Mingus, cert.#14009, died 06 Apr 1927, Webster Co., Finley Twp.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Seymour Citizen, Seymour, Missouri, pub. Thursday, 4 Apr 1927, p. 4, col. 3, obituary for Margaret Adalade Connolly; viewed 26 May 2021 at Newspapers.com (requires subscription to access)
3. ↑ 1840 U.S. Census, Yancey County, NC, population schedule (digital image), accessed 01 Jan 2017; page 4 (handwritten), images 6-7 of 71, line 29, household of Baley Connelly
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Cherokee County, NC, population schedule (digital image), accessed 3 Jul 2011 at FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives micropublication M432, roll 625; E.D. not stated, stamped page 53, dw.#694, fam.#694, household of Baily Connelly.
5. ↑ Her sister Mary was born ca 1851 in NC; her grandfather died in MO in 1856.
6. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Wright County, MO, population schedule (digital image), accessed 3 Jul 2011, FamilySearch.org; Hartville P.O., page 22, dw.#140, fam.#137, household of Baily Conolly.
7. ↑ Elk City newspaper (name unknown), Elk City, Kansas, pub. 4 Sep 1959, obituary of Mrs. Mary Anderson; gives names of her parents, spouse and siblings.
8. ↑ Sources for children with profiles may be found on their profiles.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} 1870 U.S. Census, Newton County, MO, population schedule (digital image), accessed 15 Sep 2019 at Ancestry.com; Franklin Township, Newtonia post office, page 8, line 14, dw.#51, fam.#51, household of Paul Manus.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #8168422, William Coleman Mingus, created by pacifica 09 Dec 2003.
11. ↑ Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1968, Missouri State Archives, downloaded 16 Sep 2019; A. F. Mingus, Webster County, Seymour, cert.#13992, 09 Mar 1960, born 4 Jan 1873 Wright Co., MO
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26151647, Rachel Lee Mingus Pitchford, created by Raven 20 Apr 2008; includes headstone photo.
13. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census, Wright County, MO, population schedule (digital image), accessed 15 Sep 2019; Boone Township, page 33 line 48 to page 34, stamped page 543 A, ED 142, dw.#302, fam.#302, household of Paul S. Mingus.
14. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, Wright Co., MO, Boone Township, ED 144, Sheet 8B, line 70, dw.#163, fam.#166, household of Paul S. Mingus.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 27 September 2019), memorial page for Margaret A. Connolly Mingus (28 Jan 1839–6 Apr 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #122401329, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Hartville, Wright County, Missouri, USA, maintained by This Side of the Grave (contributor 47231340); image of headstone not included
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Ancestors of Fay George Smith and Amy Jewel Anderson, author unidentified, photocopy of report or booklet, mailed by Melissa Jones to Joyce Rivette about 1997, 27 pages plus pedigree charts; p. 26, burial at "Mt. Zion cemetery outside of Hartville."
17. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Boone, Wright, Missouri; Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624 roll 828), records of the Bureau of the Census, record group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, microfilm #1,374,841; household of William D Jones, page 8B, ED 130
18. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010), Boone, Wright, Missouri; Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920 (NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 966), Records of the Bureau of the Census, record group 29 (National Archives, Washington, D.C.); household of Martha E Jones, page 2B, Enumeration District 142