Margaret Caroline Clemmens Causey was born in 1810 in Louisiana or Mississippi, depending upon the census record. She married Josiah C. Causey on February 11, 1830 in Amite County, Miss. From 1850 to 1866, Margaret C. Causey was a member of the New Providence Baptist Church of Amite County, Miss. She was listed as a planter on the 1860 Amite County, Miss. census.

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From the 1850 census for Amite County, MS:
Name: Margaret Cawsey [sic]
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1850: Amite, Mississippi
Gender: Female
Family Number: 306
Household Members: Name Age
Margaret Cawsey 40
George W Cawsey 15
Isaac T Cawsey 13
Elizabeth Cawsey 13
Sarah A Cawsey 11
Celia A Cawsey 6
Henry Cawsey 3
Catharine A Cawsey 1

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From the 1860 census for Amite County, MS:
Name: Margaret C Causey
Age in 1860: 50
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1860: Amite, Mississippi
Gender: Female
Post Office: Liberty
Household Members: Name Age
Margaret C Causey 50
George M Causey 24
Camelite Causey 19
Theodore Causey 22
Adaline Causey 20
Sevila Causey 16
Rufus Causey 14
Catharine Causey 11

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From the 1870 census for Amite County, MS:
Name: Margaret Causey
Age in 1870: 60
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1870: Between Natchez and Woodville R, Amite, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Liberty
Household Members: Name Age
Margaret Causey 60
H R Causey 25
B H Causey 24
S C Causey 1
H Condor 24

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From the 1880 census for Amite County, MS:
Name: Margaret C. Causey
Home in 1880: Beat 2, Amite, Mississippi
Age: 69
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Mississippi
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Mother's birthplace: Mississippi
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Margaret C. Causey 69