Mary P Riley was born around 1815-1820 in North Carolina. She is the daughter of William Joseph Riley (1787-1807) and Susan Hayes (1787-1856). Her brother was the infamous Harrison W. Riley of Dahlonega, Georgia.
She married John M. Harris on 20 Nov 1833 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Their first daughter child was Josephine Amelia Harris (1834) who married M.F. Whelchel of Dahlonega, GA. Other children were Jamintua (1837; source 1850 Census), Louisa (1839; source 1850 Census), and Henry (1842; source 1850 Census).
Her husband served in both the Indian and Mexican Wars, fighting in the battles of Vera Cruz, Chapulteper, and Monterey. He died on 2 July 1848 on his way home and was buried in Mobile, Alabama. (Source Josephine Harris Whelchel's Obituary). There is also a headstone located at Mount Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega, Georgia.
After the death of her husband and being left with four small children to raise on her own, her brother Harrison Riley took charge of their business affairs and the children's education. In 1866, Mary inherited Oriental Hill in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. This was the home of her brother Jesse L. Riley until he passed away. When Mary died, Oriental Hill passed to Josephine Harris Whelchel.
Mary P. Harris was still living in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1870. According the US Census for Lumpkin County, Mary was fifty years old. She lived with her daughter Josephine and family. She is not listed in the household in the Census of 1880. One can assume that Mary died between 16 June 1870 and 18 June 1880.
She married John M. Harris on 20 Nov 1833 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Their first daughter child was Josephine Amelia Harris (1834) who married M.F. Whelchel of Dahlonega, GA. Other children were Jamintua (1837; source 1850 Census), Louisa (1839; source 1850 Census), and Henry (1842; source 1850 Census).
Her husband served in both the Indian and Mexican Wars, fighting in the battles of Vera Cruz, Chapulteper, and Monterey. He died on 2 July 1848 on his way home and was buried in Mobile, Alabama. (Source Josephine Harris Whelchel's Obituary). There is also a headstone located at Mount Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega, Georgia.
After the death of her husband and being left with four small children to raise on her own, her brother Harrison Riley took charge of their business affairs and the children's education. In 1866, Mary inherited Oriental Hill in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. This was the home of her brother Jesse L. Riley until he passed away. When Mary died, Oriental Hill passed to Josephine Harris Whelchel.
Mary P. Harris was still living in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1870. According the US Census for Lumpkin County, Mary was fifty years old. She lived with her daughter Josephine and family. She is not listed in the household in the Census of 1880. One can assume that Mary died between 16 June 1870 and 18 June 1880.
Mary P Riley was born around 1815-1820 in North Carolina. She is the daughter of William Joseph Riley (1787-1807) and Susan Hayes (1787-1856). Her brother was the infamous Harrison W. Riley of Dahlonega, Georgia.
She married John M. Harris on 20 Nov 1833 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Their first daughter child was Josephine Amelia Harris (1834) who married M.F. Whelchel of Dahlonega, GA. Other children were Jamintua (1837; source 1850 Census), Louisa (1839; source 1850 Census), and Henry (1842; source 1850 Census).
Her husband served in both the Indian and Mexican Wars, fighting in the battles of Vera Cruz, Chapulteper, and Monterey. He died on 2 July 1848 on his way home and was buried in Mobile, Alabama. (Source Josephine Harris Whelchel's Obituary). There is also a headstone located at Mount Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega, Georgia.
After the death of her husband and being left with four small children to raise on her own, her brother Harrison Riley took charge of their business affairs and the children's education. In 1866, Mary inherited Oriental Hill in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. This was the home of her brother Jesse L. Riley until he passed away. When Mary died, Oriental Hill passed to Josephine Harris Whelchel.
Mary P. Harris was still living in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1870. According the US Census for Lumpkin County, Mary was fifty years old. She lived with her daughter Josephine and family. She is not listed in the household in the Census of 1880. One can assume that Mary died between 16 June 1870 and 18 June 1880.
She married John M. Harris on 20 Nov 1833 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Their first daughter child was Josephine Amelia Harris (1834) who married M.F. Whelchel of Dahlonega, GA. Other children were Jamintua (1837; source 1850 Census), Louisa (1839; source 1850 Census), and Henry (1842; source 1850 Census).
Her husband served in both the Indian and Mexican Wars, fighting in the battles of Vera Cruz, Chapulteper, and Monterey. He died on 2 July 1848 on his way home and was buried in Mobile, Alabama. (Source Josephine Harris Whelchel's Obituary). There is also a headstone located at Mount Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega, Georgia.
After the death of her husband and being left with four small children to raise on her own, her brother Harrison Riley took charge of their business affairs and the children's education. In 1866, Mary inherited Oriental Hill in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. This was the home of her brother Jesse L. Riley until he passed away. When Mary died, Oriental Hill passed to Josephine Harris Whelchel.
Mary P. Harris was still living in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1870. According the US Census for Lumpkin County, Mary was fifty years old. She lived with her daughter Josephine and family. She is not listed in the household in the Census of 1880. One can assume that Mary died between 16 June 1870 and 18 June 1880.
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