Parents of Mary M. Johnston, nee Brown, and sister Eliza

[Peggy13]

I hadn’t looked at Samuel. But he is born Virginia, and Mary and Eliza are only 4 years apart in age. I am thinking this is not likely the family. But thank you very much mckha489.
Peggy

[mckha489]

Yes - Virginia is an issue.

In one of Harriet's censuses she said her father was born in North Carolina.....

Samuel R. Brown died 23 Apr 1876. Somerville - can't help wondering what the R stands for.
I don't have USA newspaper access - but I wonder if there was an obit for him?

Also Harriet is 7 in that census so born c 1853, yet when she died - birth is given as 1844. So 4 years vs 10 years age gap may not be so important.

[Peggy13]

1870 census     https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t30/

[mckha489]

1870 census     https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t30/

Looks handy. Except for Mary not aging at all in the 10 years to 1880 one that was a possible.


added - or not. The family are in same place in 1880.  (Lucy is Lucetta) - so can't be the same Mary Raymond

[Peggy13]

Good find, mckha489

[mckha489]

There is this civil war pension

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXDB-TBF

I cannot see the record on FindMyPast..cannot work out why.  and don’t have a  fold3 sub.