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Mary Melissa TARKINGTON

Mary Melissa TARKINGTON

Female 1834 - 1923  (89 years)

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  • Name Mary Melissa TARKINGTON  [1] 
    Birth 26 Feb 1834  Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Living with parents in Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1860  Living with parents in Washington, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1870  Living with husband in Milford, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1880  Living with husband in Milford, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1900  Living with husband in Washington, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1910  Living with husband in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1920  Living in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death 08 Aug 1923  Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Cause: pneumonia 
    Burial 10 Aug 1923  South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Person ID I56402  Main Tree
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2022 

    Father Rev. Joseph TARKINGTON,   b. 30 Oct 1800, Tyrrell County, North Caolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1891, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Maria SLAWSON,   b. 22 Jan 1806, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1889, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 21 Sep 1831  [1, 11] 
    Fact Married by Rev. Allen Wiley, at the home of Simeon Slauson, nine miles orth of Vevay, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F24336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dr. John Houston ALEXANDER,   b. 7 Nov 1828, Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Sep 1919, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 09 Dec 1860  at the farm near Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Married At the farm near Greensburg, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. John Tarkington ALEXANDER,   b. 5 Aug 1865, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1953, Tyler, Smith Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Joseph Harmon ALEXANDER,   b. Aug 1866, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1927, Foley, Baldwin Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F24358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 09 Dec 1860 - at the farm near Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - - At the farm near Greensburg, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Mary Melissa Tarkington Alexander    		Mary Melissa Tarkington Alexander
    Mary M., daughter of Joseph Tarkington and Maria Slawson, is the wife of John H. Alexander.

    Photo added by Heather Abrahamson
    History of Decatur Co., Indiana, Its people, Industries and Institutions

  • Sources 
    1. [S03873] "Autobiography Rev Joseph Tarkington", by. T.A. Goodwin.

    2. [S13187] 1900 Census Washington, Decatur County, Indiana.

    3. [S13200] Death Certificate for Mary Melissa Tarkington Alexander.

    4. [S3196] 1850 Census Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana.

    5. [S3259] 1860 Census Washington, Decatur County, Indiana .

    6. [S13186] 1870 Census Milford, Decatur County, Indiana.

    7. [S3019] 1880 Census Milford, Decatur County, Indiana.

    8. [S13188] 1910 Census Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana.

    9. [S13189] 1920 Census Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana.

    10. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    11. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.


  

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