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Mary (Slaughter) Harris (abt. 1788 - 1843)

Mary Harris formerly Slaughter
Born about in Mountain Creek, Catawba, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married about 1804 in Richmond, North Carolina, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at about age 55 in Pickens County, Alabamamap
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Biography

Mary Slaughter was born in North Carolina about 1787. She was the daughter of Owen Slaughter and Mary McDonald. About 1805 she married Hudson Harris, and according to census records they had a number of children.

Children of Mary and Hudson:

  1. "possibly", Turner Harris, b. between Jan 15 - Aug 15, 1805, d. 1864, Aug 15, Moscow Fayette Co., TN
  2. possibly, Elizabeth Harris, b. 20 Oct 1806, Richmond County, NC; d. 2 Jul 1874, Greene Co., Alabama; m. Enoch Martin Stingfellow.
  3. Sherwood W. Harris; b. bef.1810, Richmond Co.; m. 21 Nov 1829, Elizabeth Harris.
  4. Owen Slaughter Harris; b. 22 Nov 1813, Richmond Co.; d. 24 Mar 1898, Pickens County, Alabama; m. 29 Jan 1836, Polly Ricks.
  5. Charles F. Harris; b. abt.1815, Richmond Co.; m. 5 Oct 1845, Lydia Ann Huckaby.
  6. possibly Mary Harris, b. 20 Jun 1821, Richmond Co.; d. 20 Oct 1889, Freestone Co., Texas; m. John B. Newell.
  7. Simeon Harris; b. abt. 1829.
  8. Hudson Harris; b. abt. 1831.
  9. Christopher Harris; b. abt.1833, Alabama; 17 Jan 1851, Pickens Co., AL.
  10. William Harris; b. abt. 1836.

In 1810 they were living next to Mary's parents.

1810 United States Federal Census[1]
Richmond County, North Carolina
Hutson Harris
Males und. 10: 1 [1801-1810]
Males 26-44: 1 [1766-1784]
Females und. 10: 1
Females 16-25: 1 [1785-1794]

1820 United States Federal Census[2]
Richmond County, North Carolina
Hutson Harris
Males und. 10: 2 [1810-1819]
Males 26-44: 1 [1776-1794]
Females und. 10: 2
Females 10-15: 1 [1805-1810]
Females 26-44: 1

1830 United States Federal Census[3]
Greene County, Alabama
Hutson Harris
Males 5-9: 2 [1821-1825]
Males 15-19: 1 [1811-1815]
Males 40-49: 1 [1781-1790]
Females und. 5: 1 [1826-1830]
Females 5-9: 1
Females 10-14: 2 [1816-1820]
Females 40-49: 1

Although FAG gives Mary's death date a 23 Oct 1843, she had to have died before 1840, as she is not counted in the census that year. The grave stone reads: "In memory of Polly, consort of Hudson Harris . . . aged 56 years."[4]

1840 United States Federal Census[5] Pickens County, Alabama
Hudson Harris
Males und. 5: 1 [1836-1840]
Males 50-59: 1 [1781-1790]
Females 10-14: 1 [1826-1830]
Females 20-29: 1 [1811-1820]

In 1850, Simeon, Hudson, Christopher and William were living with their brother Charles. Living near by was Mary (Harris) Newell.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1810; Census Place: Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: 38; Page: 199; Image: 00378; Family History Library Film: 0337911.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Richmond, North Carolina; Page: 206; NARA Roll: M33_81; Image: 124.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.Year: 1830; Census Place: Greene, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 2; Page: 385; Family History Library Film: 0002329.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave: Memorial #26313935.
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1840; Census Place: Pickens, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 314; Family History Library Film: 0002334.
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern District, Pickens, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 60b.




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