Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Daughter of Joseph M. Marsh
and Susan J. (Unknown) Marsh
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Whittier Messer Appleton
— married
before 1860 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 79
in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
Mary was born in 1838 in Boston, Massachusetts.
She was the wife and widow of Civil War veteran Major John Whittier Messer Appleton of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Occupations
- 1880: Keeping house
Residences
- 1880: Virginia Street in Charleston, West Virginia with her husband, children, 33-year-old white woolen mill proprietor Frank Woodman, and 25-year-old Welsh immigrant domestic servant Johanna Barrett
- 1870: Charleston, West Virginia with her husband, children, 34-year-old white bookkeeper William Parsons, 50-year-old black domestic servant Patience Murry, 16-year-old mulatto domestic servant Ezra Murry, 60-year-old black laborer William Thompson and his (presumed) wife 56-year-old Susan Thompson
- 1860: Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, parents, and 20-year-old Irish immigrant servant Mary A. Cunningham
Land Owner
- 1870: $2,000 real estate value. Her husband owned an additional $14,500 in real estate.
Race
- 1870, 1880: White
- 1860: Unspecified
Death
She passed away in 1918 and is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston, West Virginia.
Research Notes
1860 census gives her middle initial as E. Unclear where middle name Rice is coming from in the Find a Grave entry, though 1870 and 1880 census do give her middle initial as R.
Sources
- 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_521; Page: 803; Family History Library Film: 803521
- 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1690; Page: 69B; Family History Library Film: 553189
- 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Page: 478C; Enumeration District: 062
- Find a Grave: Mary Rice (Marsh) Appleton
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Categories: 1860 US Census, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts | 1870 US Census, Kanawha County, West Virginia | 1880 US Census, Kanawha County, West Virginia | Charleston, West Virginia | Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, West Virginia