Mary Gainey (b. 1822 in GA) m. Henry Hagan, then Lemuel Lavender, then Howell Ki
I am trying to find out information about my great grandmother’s parents.Her name was Annie Eliza (may be short for Elizabeth) Lavender.She was born Feb. 15, 1862 in Wilkinson county and died Nov. 6, 1922 in the hospital in Ocilla, GA while living around Fitzgerald, GA.Her death certificate listed her parents as Lemuel Lavender and Mary Gainey.
I believe the Lemuel listed on the death certificate was the son of Levin Lavender (I found something on the internet that said he died in Wilkinson county Oct. 15, 1871) and Charlotte McDaniel (site on internet had her dying in Wilkinson county Dec. 17, 1836).An internet site has Lemuel born Sep. 5, 1825 in NC and dying while serving in the Civil War in Danville, VA on Dec. 14, 1862.It says he married a Queen Mary Magdelene Hogan on Apr. 14, 1850 in Wilkinson county.I believe he actually married Mary M. (Magdalene ?) Hagan, whose maiden name was Mary M. Gainey.I found on the Wilkinson county genealogy website a marriage in Wilkinson county on Jan. 11, 1844 between Mary M. Gainey and Henry H. Hagan, Jr., Esq.
In the 1850 census, Lemuel and Mary are listed living with children named Thomas Hagan and Delilah Hagan, ages 5 and 4, respectively, on Sept. 8, 1850.In the same census in the same subdivision of Wilkinson county on Oct. 19, 1850, there is listed a Samuel and Mary Lavender with children Thomas and Delilah (ages 6 and 4) at the home of a Mary Gainey.I believe that Samuel is actually Lemuel and this is the same family as the one listed in the census on Sept. 8, 1850, but they have either moved in with or are visiting Mary’s mother, Mary Gainey.I found something else on the internet that had this Mary Gainey as the widow of Matthew Gainey.
After Lemuel died in 1862, Mary married a Howell King before 1870.He apparently died around 1872 and she is listed with 3 of her children, including Annie, in the 1880 census as Mary King.I can’t find anything on her after this.Based on the census records, she should have been born around 1822.
Any help regarding her birth date and place, death date and place, parents, and marriage date/place to Howell King would be greatly appreciated.