Mary B. Fullen1

b. 30 December 1824, d. 24 May 1906
FatherAndrew E. Fullen2,1 b. Dec 1786, d. 12 Nov 1828
MotherMary Buchanan2 b. abt 22 Feb 1786, d. 29 Jun 1834
Birth30 Dec 1824 Mary B. Fullen was born on 30 Dec 1824 in Smyth County, Virginia.3,4 
Parent-Death By the time Mary was ten years old both of her parents were deceased. 
Ward26 Aug 1839  On August 26, 1839 her sister's husband, Russell Buchanan, became her legal guardian although it is not known if Mary also made her home with the young couple.1 
Marriage11 Nov 1847 She married John Edmondson Horne, son of Henry Horne and Martha "Patsy" Edmondson, on 11 Nov 1847 in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Cens-18509 Sep 1850 Three years after their marriage, John and Mary were enumerated on the 1850 federal census for Washington County. John was twenty-four and Mary was twenty-two. They were living next to John's widowed mother and 4 of his siblings.6 
Land-Buy10 Jul 1856 On 10 Jul 1856 John purchased a tract of land containing just shy of 99 acres from the estate of Jane Reid. The land was located on the Middle Fork of the Holston River. John had originally purchased 218 acres from the estate but he and William McCall had agreed to divide the land. William had since died and a separate deed executed in Oct. 1856 sold the balance of the land to William's heirs.7 
Cens-186012 Jul 1860  By 1860, when the census taker again visited, John and Mary's family had grown to include five children.8 
ChildDeath  Another daughter, named Mary Jane, had died of dysentery in 1854. Two days after her death a third daughter was born to the family. She was named Mary Elizabeth, no doubt in memory of her older sister. 
Cens-1880Jun 1880 John and Mary were enumerated next door to Mary's sister, Isabella Fullen Clark, near Glade Spring Virginia in 1880. Their youngest five children were still at home, ranging in age from Mollie, 25, to Rosa, (Belle) 12.9 
 John seems to have been a successful farmer, claiming land valued at $9,000 in 1860 and $7,000 in 1870.10,8 
Heir  Mary also inherited $615 from her mother's brothers, Mathew, James and Robert Buchanan, when their estate was probated during the 1880s.11 
Cens-19002 Jun 1900 John died at age seventy-three, just a few months before the 1900 census was recorded. That record enumerated Mary and her daughter Belle living together in Glade Spring. Mary reported that she had given birth to eight children and that six were still living.12 
Death24 May 1906 Mary died on 24 May 1906 at age 81.3 
Burial She was buried in the Horne square at Old Baptist Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Family

John Edmondson Horne b. 8 Jun 1826, d. 18 Apr 1900
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Last Edited30 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 32. Russell M. Buchanan named guardian of Mary B. Fullen, orphan of Andrew E. Fullen, deceased. Bond $3,000. Sureties: Samuel Moore, Mathew Buchanan and Arthur Stewart.
  2. [S23] Joye Boardman, "James Fullen" in Families of Washington Co. and Bristol, VA, p. 152.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 168. Mary B. Horne, 30 Dec. 1824-24 May 1906.
  4. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 12; Sarah Ann Clark entry: b. Oct. 17, 1848 Washington Co., VA, d. Dec. 11, 1921, d/o John E. Horne b. WCV & Mary B. Fullen, b. SCV, bur Old Glade Spring Cemetery.
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 31. John Horn and Mary B. Fullen, 11 Nov. 1847, minister: Ephraim E. Wiley.
  6. [S367] John Horn household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 144 (stamped), dwelling 1111, family 1111, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 153 of 289. Enumeration reports: John Horn, 24; Mary 22; Sarah 2; Henry 2/12; all b. VA.
  7. [S1877] Washington Co., Virginia, Deed Book 23: 96. Deed dated 10 Jul 1856 and recorded 11 July. James S. Faris represented the estate of Jane Reid (seller) [abstracted by Bob and Donna Ford].
  8. [S234] John E. Horn household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 103, dwelling 750, family 727, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 105 of 361. Enumeration includes: John E. Horn, 34, farmer, real estate: $9,370, pers. prop: $900; Mary 35; Sarah 11; Henry 10; Mary 5; Andy 4; John 1; Dorcus Larrimer 16, spinster; all b. VA.
  9. [S165] John E. Horne household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 16 (60D stamped), dwelling 140, family 141, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 16 of 54. John E. Horne, 53, farmer; Mary B., 54, wife; Mollie, 25, dau; Andrew F., 23, son; John W. 20, son; Mattie 18, dau; Rosa B. 12, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  10. [S635] John E. Horn household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 67(b) stamped, dwelling 199, family 205, viewed online at Ancestry.com, October 2004, image 28 of 49. Enumeration includes: John E. Horn, 42, farmer, real estate: $7,000; pers prop $1,200; Mary 44; Sally 22; Henry 20; Mollie 16; Fullen 14, Walter 11; Mattie 9; Belle 2; all b. VA.
  11. [S1015] Washington Co., Virginia probate records for James, Mathew and Robert Buchanan.
  12. [S574] Mary B. Horne household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 108, sheet 2A (p. 62 stamped), dwelling 18, family 21, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Oct. 2004, image 3 of 70. Enumeration includes: Mary B. Horne, b. Dec. 1824, wid, mother 8 children, 6 living; Belle, dau, 31, sgl, b. June 1868; both b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  13. [S7] Sallie's marriage record states that her mother's name was Nancy B. Horne. However, her father married Mary Fullen in Nov. 1847 and according to her cemetery and death record, Sallie was born in Oct. 1848. She is listed with John and Mary Horne on the 1850 census and her siblings, born just a few years after her, all listed their mother's name as Mary on their own marriage records. Therefore, it appears Sallie's mother's name was recorded as Nancy in error.
  14. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 56. Henry Edmondson Horne, 42, s/o John E. & Mary B. Horne, furniture dealer AND Rebecca Virginia Robinson, 30, d/o James & Mary Robinson; 28 Dec. 1892.
  15. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 193. Mary Jane Horne (3y 19d), d. 19 Aug. 1854 of dysentery, parents: John E. and Mary Horne.
  16. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 69. Mary Elizabeth Horne, 21 Aug. 1854, parents: John E. & Mary Horne.
  17. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 86. Abstract reads: Andrew F. Horne, 24, b. & resid Washington Co., VA, s/o John E. and Mary, physician AND Laura M. Lincoln, 24, living Marion, VA, d/o C.F. & Harriett; marr: 23 Sept. 1891.
  18. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 69. John W. Horn, b. 21 June 1859, parents: John E. & Mary Horn.
  19. [S24] Shelby Ireson Edwards, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1881-1890, Vol. 68, p. 17. William B. Clark, 32y, sgl, s/o John H. & Isabella Clark, farmer AND Mattie A. Horne, 22y, sgl, d/o John E. & Mary Horne; 3 Mar 1883.