Mary (Spurlock) Crockett (1839 - abt. 1883)

Wife of Archibald B Harrison — married 1860 (to before 1869) in Wayne, West Virginia

Wife of Sylvester Crockett — married 23 Dec 1869 in Wayne County, WV

Descendants

Died about 1883 at about age 44 in West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1839.

In 1850 she was 11 and living with her parents and siblings in Virginia. ^[1]

Just before she married she was living with parents and siblings in Virginia. ^[2]

In 1860 she married Archibald Harrison. ^[3]

After she and Archibald divorced she married Sylvester Crockett. He was "about 11 yrs. younger than her."^[4]

Although Mary Elizabeth is buried at the Crockett Cemetery at Wayne, Wayne County, WV, to date Sylvester's grave is not noted. It's likely near Mary's. ^[5]

Children of Mary and Sylvester are thought to include: Geneva (abt. 3yrs old burned to death), Charles, Henry, George Rolin, Mary Eliza.

Children with Archibald Harrison include Laura, Nancy, Lemuel, Telamicus, Rolland

Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Burwell Spurlock and Nancy Garrett.

Research Notes

Info found on F/G - d/o Burwell Spurlock and Nancy Garrett Her 1st husband was Archibald Bruster Harrison, they divorced and she married Sylvester Crockett who was about 11 yrs younger than her. Children with Archibald Harrison-Laura, Nancy, Lemuel,Telamicus, Rolland Children with Sylvester Crocket-Geneva( abt 3yrs old burned to death),Charles,Henry, George Rolin, Mary Eliza

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DY-HV9 : 4 April 2020), Mary Spurlock in household of Burwell Spurlock, Wayne county, part of, Wayne, Virginia, United States; citing family 267, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M411-SRV : 19 March 2020), Mary Shurlock in entry for Burwell Shurlock, 1860.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTNN-JZY : 11 February 2018), Archobald B Harrison and Mary Spurlock, 1860; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,490.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTNJ-358 : 11 February 2018), Sylvester Crocket and Mary Harrison, 1869; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,490.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 04 October 2019), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Spurlock Crockett (1839–1883), Find A Grave: Memorial #103633790, citing Crockett Cemetery, Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Roberta Brumfield (contributor 47357186) .

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• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTNN-JZY : 11 February 2018), Archobald B Harrison and Mary Spurlock, 1860; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,490.

• Death of son - "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F15R-X7Y : 10 March 2018), Mary Spurlock in entry for L H Harrison, 02 Jan 1942; citing Wayne, West Virginia, County Records, 1088, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,983,633.