Mary Elizabeth Horne1

b. 21 August 1854
FatherJohn Edmondson Horne1 b. 8 Jun 1826, d. 18 Apr 1900
MotherMary B. Fullen1 b. 30 Dec 1824, d. 24 May 1906
Birth21 Aug 1854 Mary Elizabeth Horne was born in Washington County, Virginia, on 21 Aug 1854. She may have been named after an older sister who died 2 days earlier.1 
Name Other Mary was also known as Mollie. On her birth record she was named Mary and she was enumerated as Mary on the 1860 census. But by the 1870 census, and on her 1883 marriage record, her name was recorded as Mollie. 
Marriage License19 Aug 1883 Mary and Fountain obtained a marriage license on 19 Aug 1883 in Washington County, Virginia. The marriage was not recorded in the county register, indicating the actual ceremony may have taken place elsewhere.2 
20 Aug 1883 Mary was 28 and Fountain was about 24. They were also first cousins. 
Cens-19006 Jun 1900 Fountain and Mary lived in Glade Spring, Virginia where he worked as a trackman for the railroad. In 1900, the census taker reported that Mary had been married 16 years and was the mother of 7 children, 6 of whom were living.3 

Family

Fountain Beattie Clark b. Aug 1859, d. 12 Dec 1926
Children
  • Minnie Clark3 (May 1884 - )
  • Anne Clark3 (Nov 1885 - )
  • Lizzie Clark3 (Mar 1887 - )
  • Jessie Clark3 (Jun 1889 - )
  • Laura Clark3 (May 1891 - )
  • Alma Clark3 (Jun 1895 - )
  • (?) Clark3 (after 1883 - before 1900)
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited4 Jan 2010

Citations

  1. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 69. Mary Elizabeth Horne, 21 Aug. 1854, parents: John E. & Mary Horne.
  2. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 18, 53. Fonntain [sic] Clark, 23, sgl, b. & resid Washington Co., VA, s/o Mathew R. & Isabella Clark AND Mollie Horne, 27 sgl, b. & resid Wash. Co. VA, d/o John & Mary E. Horne; 19 Aug. 1883.
  3. [S574] Fountain Clark household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 6A & B, dwelling 100, family 98, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 11 of 70. Fountain Clark, 40, b. June 1859, marr 16 yrs, trackman on RR; Mary, wife, ___; b. Aug. __; marr 16 yrs, mother 7 children, 6 living; Minnie, dau, __, b. ____; Anne, dau, 14, b. Nov. 1885; Lizzie, dau, b. March 1887; Jessie, dau, 10, b. June 1889; Laura, dau, 9, b. May 1891; Alma, dau, 4, b. June 1895; all b. VA.