Mary Elizabeth (Shelton) Hargis (1857 - 1933)

Born 2 Mar 1857 in Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1933 at age 75 in Stewart County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” (Shelton) Hargis was born on 2 Mar 1857 in Kentucky^[1] to Stephen Henry Shelton and Elizabeth Jane (Mckinney) Shelton.
She married Desmond Hargis on 10 Aug 1876 (unsourced), The couple had at least 13 children^[2][3].
Mollie died on 10 Feb 1933 in Stewart County, Tennessee^[1], a year to the day after her husband Desmond, and was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Bumpus Mills, Stewart County, Tennessee^[2].

Research Notes

In the death certificate^[1] the name of the mother is incorrectly reported or incorrectly recorded. "Holyfield" is the name of husband Desmond's mother, not of Mollie's mother.

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSPG-LY3 : 26 August 2019), Henry Shelton in entry for Mollie Hargis, 10 Feb 1933; Death, Stewart, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. This says that "Mollie Hargis" (age 72, born 2 Mar 1857 in Kentucky, widowed, spouse="Desmond Hargis", father="Henry Shelton", mother ="Holyfield") died on 10 Feb 1933 in Stewart County, Tennessee. Cause of death senile decay. Informant was Mrs. Mannie Hargis of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee. Burial on 11 Feb 1933 in Greenhill Cemetery.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #30001234 for Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” (Shelton) Hargis (accessed 31 Jul 2020).
   The gravestone is depicted and reads "HARGIS, DESMOND, 1856-1932, MOLLIE E., 1857-1930, Gone but not forgotten".
   The entry says "Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” (Shelton) Hargis, Birth 1857, Trigg County, Kentucky, Death 10 Feb 1933 (aged 75–76), Stewart County, Tennessee, Burial Green Hill Cemetery, Bumpus Mills, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA".
   Links to memorials for her spouse, both parents, 1 sibling and 10 children are provided.
   An image of the death certificate for Mollie is attached.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} First-hand information as remembered by Kristen Boxley

Acknowledgement

This profile was started by Kristen Boxley.