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JOHN MAYBERRY* MABRY
Giddings Mabry's paternal great-grandfather, John Mabry, is found on the
1830 Census of South Carolina in the Union District. Censuses before
1850 only listed a count of males and females in the household according
to age group. *TampaPix has little confidence
that his middle name was Mayberry. No record has been found showing a
middle name or initial for John.
JOHN & SARAH MABRY, 1830 CENSUS, UNION DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Union Dist. SC |
Males |
Females |
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Head |
>5 |
5 to
<10 |
10 to
<15 |
15 to
<20 |
20 to
<30 |
30 to
<40 |
40 to
<50 |
50 to
<60 |
60 to
<70 |
70 to
<80 |
80 to
<90 |
90 to
<100 |
100 &
over |
>5 |
5 to
<10 |
10 to
<15 |
15 to
<20 |
20 to
<30 |
30 to
<40 |
40 to
<50 |
50 to
<60 |
60 to
<70 |
70 to
<80 |
80 to
<90 |
90 to
<100 |
100 &
over |
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John Mabry |
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Later records show John was born around 1789 so John is the male
age 40 to under 50. He would have been around 40 to 41 in
1830.
Later records of Sarah show she was born around 1801 so she would be
the female age 20 to under 30. She would have been around 29
in 1830.
Their son, Jesse Hughes Mabry was born around 1817 and would have
been around 13 in 1830 so he one of the two males 10 to under 15.
JOHN & SARAH MABRY,
1840 CENSUS, PICKENS CO., ALABAMA
These Mabrys arrived in Pickens Co., Alabama by 1840.
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1840
Pickens Ala. |
Males |
Females |
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Head |
>5 |
5 to
<10 |
10 to
<15 |
15 to
<20 |
20 to
<30 |
30 to
<40 |
40 to
<50 |
50 to
<60 |
60 to
<70 |
70 to
<80 |
80 to
<90 |
90 to
<100 |
100 &
over |
>5 |
5 to
<10 |
10 to
<15 |
15 to
<20 |
20 to
<30 |
30 to
<40 |
40 to
<50 |
50 to
<60 |
60 to
<70 |
70 to
<80 |
80 to
<90 |
90 to
<100 |
100 &
over |
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John Mabry |
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There is a consistency
between these 1830 and 1840 censuses. John and Sarah have both
moved up one age group. A new male and a new female are now in
the household, under 5. The four males under 15 in 1830 have all
moved up an age group. Jesse Mabry born ca. 1817 would
have been around 23 here and is the lone male 20 to under 30. The 2
of the 3 females under 5 in 1830 are 10 years older and are
now age 10 to under 15. One of the females under 5 in 1830 is
no longer living.
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 1850 - JOHN MABRY FAMILY IN MISSISSIPPI
By 1850 John and Sarah had migrated
to Mississippi and are on the 1850
Census of Itawamaba County. This county is in the far northeast
corner of the state and is bordered by Alabama to the east.
John was 60, a farmer, with $3,500
in real estate. This is considerably more than others on the page.
His wife, Sarah (Hughes) Mabry was 48. Both show they were born in
S. Carolina. Their son Jesse is not in their home as he was
married and still living in Pickens Co., Alabama.
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1850 CENSUS, ITAWAMBA CO., MISS.
John and Sarah's first three children were
born in SC: James M. b. ca.1828, Eliza June (poss. Jane) b. ca.1829, and
Thomas, b. ca. 1832. Their last three children were born in
Alabama: Roderick W, b. ca. 1839, Leonidas(?) b. ca. 1841, and Elbert
B,
b. ca. 1843. This is more evidence that John and Sarah came to Alabama
from South Carolina between 1832 and 1839.
Their son, Jesse Mabry, is not in the
home because he had married in Pickens Co., Alabama and was still living
there in 1850
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1850 - JESSE HUGHES MABRY &
CAROLINE PRUDE MABRY STILL IN ALABAMA
John and Sarah Mabry's son, Jesse Hughes Mabry (b.
ca.1816 in S. Carolina,) and Martha Bradford were married in Alabama in Pickens County, around 1842. She was a
daughter of Hanon Prude and Martha Bradford Prude. Their estimated
marriage year is concluded from the age of their first son on the 1850
Census. On the
1850 Census of Pickens County, Alabama, their children were John
(b.c1843), David (b.c1845) and Malcolm (b.c1847), all born in Alabama.
The "NO" next to their marriage date means this date, July 29, 1852, is
very likely incorrect. If it was correct, they would not be found
living together with three children born before 1850--ages 6, 4, and
2--on the 1850 Census.
1850 CENSUS,
PICKENS CO., ALABAMA
Sarah Caroline Prude Mabry, wife of Jesse Mabry, daughter of Hanan Prude and Martha Bradford Prude,
died on Aug 3, 1852.
After Sarah's death in 1852, on Dec. 23, 1853* Jesse Mabry married Martha Bradford in Pickens Co.,
Ala. She was a daughter of David Bradford & Jane Thompson
Bradford. *This date is user submitted data, no marriage record has been
found.
1860 - JESSE MABRY AND MARTHA BRADFORD MABRY IN MISSISSIPPI
Jesse Mabry was a merchant and did business
in Bridgeville until 1856 when he and his family
moved to DeSoto Parish in Louisiana. (DeSoto borders Texas to the west
in the upper portion of Louisiana.) Afterwards they returned to Lee Co.,
Miss. in 1860.
By August of 1860 the Jesse
Mabrys had moved back to Mississippi in Pontotoc County which is on the west side of
Itawamba County. The record shows Martha was 39
and born
in Alabama. Jesse's age is incorrect, he would have been 43.
Seen
here are Jesse's five children by his first wife Sarah Prude: John Hanon
Mabry, David Prude Mabry, Malcolm Mabry, Milton Harvey Mabry, and
Martha Caroline Mabry, and two children by his second wife Martha: Groves
Mabry (b.
ca.1855), and James Bradford Mabry. age 1 month (b. ca.Jun 1860). Milton H. Mabry was 10 years
old and born just after the 1850 Census.
Although Jesse has no occupations
indicated in 1850 and 1860, the value of his 1860 personal property is
huge. Jesse's name has been written in the old style of writing a
"double s" which looks like "fs" which often looks like a "p"
with a tall ascender.
1860 Census,
Verona, Pontotoc Co., Miss.
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In 1860, Pontotoc and Itawamba
counties were adjacent counties in the far northeast corner of
Mississippi.
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1860 Census, Plantersville,
Itawamba County, Mississippi
Jesse's parents, John and Sarah, are
on the 1860 Census of Itawamaba County, Miss. The record shows
John Mabry was 71, a farmer, with $3,200 in Real Estate and 11,385 in
personal property, again, considerably more than others on the page.
Sarah was 58, giving her a calculated birth year of abt. 1801.
Albert was probably their youngest son Elbert who appeared on their 1850
Census.
1870 JESSE H. MABRY & MARTHA BRADFORD
MABRY, Tupelo, Lee Co., Miss.
By September of 1870 the Jesse Mabrys
were living in Lee County, MS in the area of Tupelo. It is likely
that they didn't move there. Lee County was established by the
Mississippi Legislature on October 26, 1866, and named for General
Robert E. Lee. It was formed from Pontotoc and Itawamba counties with
Lee county between the two.
1870 CENSUS, Tupelo, Lee Co., Miss.
Jesse was listed as
a merchant with $2,000 worth of real estate and & $6,000 worth
of personal property. This was considerably more than
others on this page. Malcolm was a clerk in a store, probably his father's store. Milton was 20 and the Mabry's
had a 68 year old cook named Violet, which indicates they were doing
quite well.
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Jesse's father, John Mabry, died
sometime after his 1870 Census in Itawamba County, Miss. where he last
appears with his wife Sarah (Hughes) Mabry. John was listed at 80
years old, a farm laborer, with considerably less value in real estate
and personal property. Sarah was listed as 78, but she was
actually around 68 according to her prior censuses. As with his son
Jesse, John probably didn't relocate, this is likely the area of
Itawamba County that became Lee County in 1866.
1870 CENSUS, VERONA, ITAWAMBA CO.,
MISS.
Thomas was probably their son.
1880 - JESSE MABRY & WIFE
MARTHA
No record or news article has been
located concerning the death of John Mabry. By the time of the
1880 Census, Jesse's mother, widowed Sarah Hughes Mabry, was living with
Jesse and his wife Martha.
Sarah
Hughes Mabry was born 19 December 1801 died on 24 January 1881
in Verona, Lee County, Mississippi.
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This is the first census to record
every person's relationship to the head of house. None were
recorded for the Mabry household.
NO 1890 CENSUS
On January 10, 1921, a fire in the
Commerce Department building, Washington, DC, resulted in the
destruction of most of the 1890 census. Most of the damage was
from the water used to put out the fire. None had been microfilmed.
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DEATH OF JESSE HUGHES
MABRY
Jesse Hughes Mabry died at age 80 on Apr. 18, 1898
at the home of his
son, Groves Mabry, in Kosciusko, Miss.
Kosciusko, Mississippi is the county seat of Attala County
and is located in the center of the state.
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"Col."
isn't a military rank, it is a term commonly used in the
South as a title of respect, honor, age, and social status.
Younger men are often "Maj." and "Capt." There is an
aristocratic tinge to the social usage of the title
"Colonel", which most often today designates a Southern
gentleman, and is archetypal of the Southern aristocrat from
days past. There is also a different perceptive level of
respect for colonels that are reciprocally addressed as
"Honorable" or "Colonel" in writing style. While the honor
of colonel in the civil usage has no actual military role,
the title did evolve from the military.
CHILDREN OF JESSE HUGHES MABRY
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Children by Sarah Prude |
Born |
Where |
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A.) |
John Hanon Mabry |
1845 |
Pickens Co., Alabama |
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B.) |
David Prude Mabry |
1847 |
Pickens Co., Alabama |
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C.) |
Malcolm Mabry |
1849 |
Pickens Co., Alabama |
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D.) |
Milton
Harvey Mabry |
1850, June 17 |
Pickens Co., Alabama |
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E.) |
Martha Caroline Mabry |
1852 |
Pickens Co., Alabama |
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Children by Martha Bradford |
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F.) |
Groves Mabry |
1856 |
Pickens Co., Alabama |
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G.) |
James Bradford Mabry |
1859 |
Louisiana |
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