Mariah Louise (Fitzgerald) Jeffers (abt. 1873 - 1954)

Born about 10 Feb 1873 in University, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 1954 at about age 80 in New York, United States

Biography

Mariah (Fitzgerald) Jeffers is a part of US Black heritage.

Mariah Louise Fitzgerald was born in 1873. Her parents were Robert Fitzgerald and Cornelia Smith.^[1]

In 1902, she married L.B. Jeffreys.^[2]

She died in 1954^[3] and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, North Carolina with her parents and siblings.^[4]

Research Notes

Be careful not to confuse Mariah Louise with her sister Mary Pauline.

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Ancestry Record 60901 #13289510 (accessed 19 February 2022)
   Name: Marie L Jeffers [Marie L Fitzgerald]; Gender: Female; Race: White [mulatto]; Birth Date: 10 Feb 1873; Birth Place: Orange Count, North Carolina; Father: Robert G Fitzgerald; Mother: Cornelia Smith; SSN: 237142301; Notes: Mar 1937: Name listed as MARIE L JEFFERS.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP95-W3YX : 9 March 2021), L B Jeffreys and Mariah L Fitzgerald, 24 Sep 1902; citing Durham, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm
3. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95505444/obituary-for-marie-l-fitz/
4. ↑ Mariah Louise Fitzgerald Jeffreys on Find A Grave: Memorial #158688184 retrieved 22 January 2019

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXX-M7X : 14 January 2022), Maria Fitzgerald in household of R. G. Fitzgerald, Durham Township, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYC-B4F : 1 February 2022), Mariah L Fitzgerald in entry for Robert G Fitzgerald, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SG-9F1 : accessed 19 February 2022), Marie L Jeffers in household of Pauline F Dame, Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 29A, line 30, family 585, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1687; FHL microfilm 2,341,421.