Mary (Horton) Youngblood (1819 - 1879)

Born 23 Nov 1819 in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Youngblood — married 1837 in Wayne County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1879 at age 60 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Mary “Polly” Horton was born on 23 Nov 1819, in Anderson County, Tennessee, to Nathaniel Ananias Horton (1790-1846) and Malinda Atkinson (1801-1899). [1, 2]

The book, The Pariss Sims and Related Families 1765-1965, by Almon J. Sims, states, "The Youngblood family, originally of North Carolina, came to Wayne County from Rutherford County, Tenn.

"The Horton family, originally of North Carolina and of English ancestry, came to Wayne County out of Bedford Co., Tenn. Isaac Horton, the grandfather of Mary Horton was a Revolutionary War soldier with the troops of Virginia." (p. 44) [3]

Polly married Josiah Youngblood in 1836 or 1837. [2, 1] The couple's children included William George (b. 1837), Lydia Hanna Jane (b. 1844), and Marguerite Elizabeth (b. 1860). [3]

Mary "Polly" Horton Youngblood is found in the following US Federal Census records:

• 1840 for Wayne County, Tennessee, as part of three white free persons (with her spouse and a male child under the age of 5) [4]
• 1850 for Wayne County, Tennessee, with spouse Josiah, and children: William, Malinda and Lydia [5]
• 1860 for County, Tennessee, Polly is listed as “Mary” (age 41), with spouse Josiah (age 42) and children Hannah J. (Hannah Jane, age 16), and Margarite (Margarite Elizabeth, age 5 months). [6]
• 1870 for Wayne County, Tennessee, with spouse Josiah , and child, Hannah E., age 10 [7]

Mary died in Wayne County, Tennessee on 18 Dec 1879. [1, 2, 9] Medical records attribute her death to “dropsy of the heart.” [9]

Sources

• Source: S-2133593524 Title: Wayne Co., TN Cemetery and Death Records

1. Bio details, Ancestry.com [1]

2. Biographical details, FamilySearch.org [2]

3. Sims, Almon. The Pariss Sims Family and Related Families 1765-1965. Chapter Four: "… and Youngblood Families" [3]

4. "1840 United States Federal Census," Wayne County, Tennessee, for Josiah Youngblood. Ancestry.com database, image of original census ledger page [4]

5. “1850 Census, Wayne County, Tennessee, for Josiah United States Federal Census," Wayne County, Tennessee, for Josiah and Mary Youngblood. Ancestry.com database, image of original census ledger page [5]

6. “1860 United States Federal Census," Wayne County, Tennessee, for Josiah Youngblood. Ancestry.com database, image of original ledger page [6]

7. “1870 United States Federal Census," Wayne County, Tennessee, for Josiah and Mary Youngblood. Ancestry.com database, image of original census ledger page [7]

8. FindaGrave.com [8]

9. "U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885" for Mary Youngblood, Ancestry.com database [9]

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Horton-1012 created through the import of Qualls _ McAlpin (1).ged on Sep 10, 2011 by Stephanie Qualls. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Stephanie and others.