Some anecdotal info about Mary:
- birth in 1836-1838
- census records show her living with her mother, Polly, in 1840 (assumed to be her, under age 5)
- in 1850 census, shown by name and living with sister, Martha Ann Tow and 12 years old
- Mary was not married; had a son, Arthur Cogburn shown in 1900: wife, Lora Hl and children Cordelia, Cornelia, Varnnie. Mary was also shown living with Arthur's family in 1900 census, as age 66.
- This Mary should not be confused with Mary Tow
Birth
19 Apr 1811
Gender
Female
Died
25 Feb 1893
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buried
New Salem Cemetery, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Newspaper notice gives evidence of James A. Cogburn and Polly A. Cogburn being married as of January 1859.
State of North Carolina,
Buncombe County
Court of Please and Quarter Sessions - January Term 1859.
W.R. Murray, Ex. of Sarah Ann Lance,
vs.
Joseph Lance.
Issue of Devisavit rel non.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Samuel R. Lance, Adolphus Lance, Tho. Lance, John A. Lance, R.W. Lance, Jackson V. Lance, Sarah Ann Lance, D.A. Lance, W.H. Lance, A.N. Lance, P.M.B. Lance, Jos. Lance, Joseph C. Neace and his wife Nancy, James A. Cogburn and wife Polly A., a part of the heirs at law and next of kin of the said Sarah Ann Lance, reside beyond the limits of said State, it is ordered...etc.
1. Martha Ann Coggburn (ID:I2157), b. Between 24 Oct 1826 and 1828, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 31 Jul 1882, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 55 years)
2. John Jefferson Cogburn (ID:I2151), b. 11 Mar 1830, Greene, Tennessee, United States d. 18 May 1907, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 77 years)