Maria
Melvina
Stringfield
formerly Love
Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Robert Love Sr.
and Maria Williamson Coman
Sister of
James Coman Love, Robert Gustavus Adolphus Love, Samuel Leonidas Love, Sarah Jane Burney (Love) Thomas, Margaret Elizabeth (Love) Hilliard, Mary Ann Josephine (Love) Branner and Matthew Hale Love
Wife of
William Williams Stringfield
— married
2 Jan 1871 in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Stringfield, Mary Love (Stringfield) Wulbern, James Love Stringfield, Sarah Burnie (Stringfield) Sloan, Margaret Josephine Stringfield, Samuel Lanier Stringfield and Jenny Linda (Stringfield) Sloan
Died
at age 66
in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Apr 2010
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Biography
Maria was born in 1842, a daughter of James Robert Love and Maria Williamson Coman. She passed away in 1909 and is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, North Carolina.[1]
She is listed in the 1850 US Census as a young girl living with her parents and several older siblings in Haywood County, North Carolina:[2]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- James R Love Male 51 North Carolina
- James Love Male 25 North Carolina
- Robert Love Male 23 North Carolina
- Sarah Love Female 18 North Carolina
- Margaret Love Female 13 North Carolina
- Josephine Love Female 11 North Carolina
- Mathew Love Male 10 North Carolina
- Mariah Love Female 7 North Carolina
She is listed in the 1860 US Census as a young woman living with her father and a couple of older brother, with possible boarders, in 37th Division, Haywood County, North Carolina:[3]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- James R Love Male 62 North Carolina
- R G A Love Male 32 North Carolina
- Mathew H Love Male 19 North Carolina
- Mariah M Love Female 17 North Carolina
- Richard Gray Male 30 North Carolina
- George Casey Male 24 North Carolina
- James Casey Male 27 North Carolina
- Leander Casey Male 15 North Carolina
She married William Williams Stringfield on 2 Jan 1871 in Haywood County, North Carolina.[4][5] They had at least seven children together; with her help her husband became a prosperous and prominent citizen of the region, serving in the North Carolina Legislature and North Carolina Senate.
She is listed in the 1880 US Census as living with her husband and five children in their hotel, with many guests. This was his occupation in Haywood County, North Carolina:[6]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- William W Stringfield Self Male 43 Tennessee, United States
- Maria M Stringfield Wife Female 37 North Carolina, United States
- Thomas Stringfield Son Male 8 North Carolina, United States
- Mary L Stringfield Daughter Female 6 North Carolina, United States
- James L Stringfield Son Male 5 North Carolina, United States
- Sallie M Stringfield Daughter Female 3 North Carolina, United States
- Maggie J Stringfield Daughter Female 0 North Carolina, United States
- Jane M Smith Other Female 32 North Carolina, United States
- David Malley Other Male 28 Ireland
- William M Mitchell Other Male 47 Tennessee, United States
- Shadrick Williams Other Male 30 Tennessee, United States
- Samuel Branner Other Male 30 South Carolina, United States
- Wesley L Gray Other Male 25 North Carolina, United States
- Mary A Slone Other Female 23 North Carolina, United States
- Ludamer Herren Other Female 37 Virginia, United States
- Fountain B Herren Other Male 19 Virginia, United States
- Mary Mckinney Other Female 45 South Carolina, United States
- Amanda J Slone Other Female 6 Georgia, United States
She is listed in the 1900 US Census as living with their husband and all seven children, plus one boarder, in Waynesville Township, Haywood County, North Carolina:[7]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- W W Stringfield Head Male 63 Tennessee
- Marrah M Stringfield Wife Female 57 North Carolina
- Thomas Stringfield Son Male 28 Tennessee
- Mary L Stringfield Daughter Female 26 North Carolina
- James L Stringfield Son Male 24 North Carolina
- Sallie B Stringfield Daughter Female 22 North Carolina
- Margaret J Stringfield Daughter Female 20 North Carolina
- Samuel L Stringfield Son Male 18 North Carolina
- Jinnie L Stringfield Daughter Female 16 North Carolina
- Meguil Herreyl Boarder Male 29 Spain
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25552365
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BC-FC1 : 24 December 2020), Mariah Love in household of James R Love, Haywood, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD68-MQN : 18 February 2021), Mariah M Love in entry for James R Love, 1860.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9G-5JD9 : 9 March 2021), W W Stringfield and M M Love, 2 Jan 1871; citing Haywood, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ1K-1WW : 14 February 2020), M. M. Love in entry for W. W. Stringfield, 1871.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX9-7DY : 19 February 2021), Maria M Stringfield in household of William W Stringfield, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet 136D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,967.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYG-KHH : accessed 15 March 2021), Marrah M Stringfield in household of W W Stringfield, Waynesville Township Waynesville town, Haywood, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,200.
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