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Mary Eakes Johnson

Birth	:	6 Feb 1807 North Carolina, USA
Death	:	24 Nov 1862 Hancock County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.6389100, -63.5769100
Inscription	:	wife of P. Johnson, Aged 55 Y. 9M. 15 d., married Nov. 12 1829
Description	:	Mary is the daughter of Dudley & Marjery Eakes. Mary married Peter Johnson, according to the marriage record, they were married May 8, 1826, in Stokes County, North Carolina. This date is conflicting with the date of November 12, 1829, that is recorded on her tombstone. According to the 1850 Green Twp. Indiana census, Mary and Peter Johnson had 5 children. Melinda 20 b.1830 NC, Henry 19 b.1831 NC, Elias 18 b.1832 IN, Marjary 15 b.1835 IN, and Peter Johnson 13 b.1837 IN. Her daughter Marjary Johnson (Marjorie) married Thomas J. Leary... Read More	Mary is the daughter of Dudley & Marjery Eakes. Mary married Peter Johnson, according to the marriage record, they were married May 8, 1826, in Stokes County, North Carolina. This date is conflicting with the date of November 12, 1829, that is recorded on her tombstone. According to the 1850 Green Twp. Indiana census, Mary and Peter Johnson had 5 children. Melinda 20 b.1830 NC, Henry 19 b.1831 NC, Elias 18 b.1832 IN, Marjary 15 b.1835 IN, and Peter Johnson 13 b.1837 IN. Her daughter Marjary Johnson (Marjorie) married Thomas J. Leary on 15 July 1860. Genealogy research sent to me by Chuck Murdoch. BASED ON THE 1840 CENSUS, PETER JOHNSON AND MARY EAKES HAD 4 CHILDREN, 2 SONS AND 2 DAUGHTERS. THE ELDEST WAS A DAUGHTER WHO ALSO APPEARED IN THE 1830 CENSUS. THE OTHER 3 WERE ALL BORN BETWEEN 1830 AND 1835. FOR THE MOST PART, THE 1850 CENSUS IS A MATCH. THE APPEARANCE OF THE NAME MARJARY AMONG HER CHILDREN SUPPORTS THE CONTENTION THAT MARY WAS DUDLEY AND MARJARY'S DAUGHTER. THIS RECORD SHOWS THAT MARY WAS BORN IN 1808, WHICH MATCHES DUDLEY'S ENUMERATION IN THE 1810 CENSUS, AND THE LOCATION OF NC AS HER BIRTHPLACE IS "RIGHT." THE ELDEST CHILD IS A FEMALE WHO WAS BORN IN 1830, APPARENTLY BEFORE THE CENSUS WAS TAKEN THAT YEAR. THEN THERE ARE 2 SONS AND A DAUGHTER, ALL BORN BETWEEN 1831 AND 1835. WHAT IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE IS PETER AT AGE 13. GIVEN THAT MARY'S HUSBAND WAS NAMED PETER, THIS YOUNGEST CHILD SEEMS TO FIT, BUT HE DOESN'T APPEAR IN THE 1840 CENSUS. INDEED, I HAD TENTATIVELY CONCLUDED THAT MARY'S HUSBAND HAD PROBABLY DIED ABOUT 1835 SINCE ACCORDING TO THE 1840 RECORD, NO CHILDREN HAD BEEN BORN AFTER THAT. THE APPEARANCE OF PETER IN 1850 FORCED ME TO RECONSIDER. THE ONLY CONCLUSION I CAN REACH IS THAT PETER (JR.) WAS MISSED IN THE 1840 COUNT. ALTHOUGH I CAN FIND NO CEMETERY LISTING TO CONFIRM THIS, I ASSUME THAT PETER JOHNSON MUST HAVE DIED BETWEEN 1836 AND 1840. SINCE HE WAS AGED 40-50 IN 1830, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 46 AND 60 WHEN HE DIED. IT SEEMS REASONABLY CERTAIN THAT THIS CENSUS RECORD SHOWS ALL OF THE CHILDREN OF PETER AND MARY.

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Where is Mary Eakes Johnson's memorial?
Mary Eakes Johnson's memorial is located at: Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada.
When did Mary Eakes Johnson death?
Mary Eakes Johnson death on 24 Nov 1862 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Mary Eakes Johnson's memorial?
Latitude: 44.6389100
Longitude: -63.5769100

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Parent

Siblings

Levi Eakes

(1814 - 1849)

Children

Marjorie Johnson Leary

(1834 - 1907)

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