Person:Ellen McGraw (1)

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Ellen McGraw
 
Facts and Events
Name Ellen McGraw
Gender Female
Birth[1] Abt 1850 Mississippi, United States
Marriage 15 Jul 1875 Wilkinson, Mississippi, United Statesto William Charles Carroll
Census[1] 1 Jun 1880 Adams, Mississippi, United StatesEllen Carrol, wife, age 29, b MS, parents b MS, in household of William Carrel

Research

Searched on Ancestry for previous marriages in Wilkinson County, Mississippi and adjoining counties for Ellen to a McGraw. [Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935]

Located 2 possibles with the initial E. No Ellen.

  • R A McGraw married Mary E. Miller on 15 Oct 1872. R A McGraw and Mary are enumerated in the 1880 census in Wilkinson County. [1880 U.S. census, NARA T9, roll 669, p. 571B] Not a candidate.
  • D W McGraw married Mary E. Holmes on 24 Dec 1868. D W McGraw and Mary E are enumerated in the 1880 census in Wilkinson County. [1880 U.S. census, NARA T9, roll 669, p. 519A] Not a candidate.

Ellen McGraw is enumerated in the 1860 [NARA M653, roll 594, p. 560] and 1870 census [NARA M593 roll 753; p.268] in the household of Hiram McGraw in Wilkinson County, but this Ellen is age 16 in the 1860 census and age 25 in the 1870 census. Ellen McGraw is not enumerated in the household of Hiram McGraw in the 1880 census. [1880 U.S. census NARA T9, roll 669, p. 534B] Conclusion is the Ellen McGraw enumerated in the household of Hiram McGraw is probably the same Ellen McGraw who married William C. Carroll in Wilkinson County in 1875.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 William Carrol, dwelling #152, family #161, in Adams, Mississippi, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    NARA T9, roll 639, ED 52, p. 85A, [s] .

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