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MARTHA JOSEPHINE MCKINNEY
THOMAS J. HEATH
THOMAS J. HEATH WAS BORN ABOUT 1838. THOMAS MARRIED MARTHA JOSEPHINE MCKINNEY ABOUT 1860. ACCORDING
TO AN ARTICLE IN THE DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF, 25 NOV. 1876, THOMAS DIED 23 OCT 1876 NEAR WOODVILLE, MS AT AGE
38 THEREFORE HE WAS BORN ABOUT 1838. HE WAS BURIED IN A PRIVATE CEMETERY ABOUT 2 MILES FROM LIBERTY, MISS -
WHERE, IT WAS SAID, FIRES USED TO BE SET AT NIGHT TO KEEP THE PANTHERS AWAY. THOMAS HEATH WAS 12 IN 1850
WHEN HE WAS LISTED IN THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM AND MARTHA HEATH IN THE CENSUS OF ASCENSION PARISH, LA. IN THE
1860 CENSUS OF ASCENSION PARISH T. J. HEATH (22, BORN IN LA) AND HIS WIFE MARTHA (15, BORN IN MISS)ARE IN THE
HOUSEHOLD OF HENRY MARTIN (55). (THEY WERE MARRIED BETWEEN JULY 1859 (DATE OF A REPORT BY MARTHA'S
GUARDIAN) AND JUNE 19, 1860 (DATE OF CENSUS).
MARTHA JOSEPHINE MCKINNEY
MARTHA WAS BORN JUNE 28, 1846 IN MISSISSIPPI. MARTHA DIED JANUARY 11, 1880 IN ASCENSION PAR, LA AT AGE 33.
MARTHA J. HEATH'S BIRTH AND DEATH DATES ARE FOUND ON HER TOMBSTONE IN THE CEMETERY OF NEW RIVER BAPTIST
CHURCH, ST. AMANT, LA. IF THAT BIRTHDATE IS CORRECT, SHE WAS MARRIED ONE WEEK BEFORE HER 14TH BIRTHDAY.
SHE WAS PROBABLY BORN IN EITHER AMITE CO, MISS (WHERE HER PARENTS WERE MARRIED) OR FRANKLIN CO, MISS
(WHERE THEY WERE LIVING IN 1850.) BOTH OF HER PARENTS DIED BEFORE 1857.
GABRIEL W. HARRINGTON WAS GUARDIAN FOR MARTHA AND HER SISTER PAULINE. GABRIEL W. HARRINGTON, AS THE
GUARDIAN OF PAULINE MCKINNEY AND MARTHA MCKINNEY, IS SAID TO HAVE MADE GUARDIAN'S REPORTS IN 1857 AND
1859. THE FINAL ACCOUNT OF THE GUARDIANSHIP WAS MADE IN 1864 BY THOMAS GARNER, ADMINISTRATOR OF GABRIEL
W. HARRINGTON, DECEASED. HE STATED THAT PAULINE WAS THE WIFE OF HENRY W. BATES AND MARTHA WAS THE WIFE
OF THOMAS J. HEATH NOW RESIDING IN EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LA. GABRIEL HARRINGTON OF FRANKLIN CO IS SAID TO
HAVE BEEN THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LUCY MCKINNEY, LATE OF SAID COUNTY. (ABSTRACT OF AMITE CO, MISS.
ESTATE FILE #131.)
MARTHA'S SISTER PAULINE MARRIED HENRY M. BATES OF LIBERTY, MS. "MEMOIRS OF MISSISSIPPI" STATES: "THE MOST
EFFICIENT CLERK OF THE CHANCERY COURT OF AMITE COUNTY, MISS, IS HENRY M. BATES, AND AS… HIS SECOND AND
PRESENT WIFE HE MARRIED IN MARCH 1861, SHE BEING MISS LOUISA P.MCKINNEY, ALSO OF THIS COUNTY, A DAUGHTER
OF T.S. MCKINNEY."
FAMILY LEGEND HAS THE THOMAS JEFFERSON HEATH FAMILY RETURNING TO THE LIBERTY, MS AREA IN SEARCH OF
EMPLOYMENT. SUPPOSEDLY THE FAMILY WAS UNABLE TO FIND FINANCIAL SUCCESS IN LOUISIANA AND RETURNED TO
MISSISSIPPI TO BE NEAR FAMILY, MOST ESPECIALLLY FAMILY THAT COULD OFFER POSITIVE PROSPECTS WHAT WITH
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S BROTHER-IN-LAW HENRY BATES BEING A CHANCERY CLERK.
FAMILY LEGEND HAS THE THOMAS JEFFERSON HEATH FAMILY RETURNING TO THE LIBERTY, MS AREA IN SEARCH OF
EMPLOYMENT. SUPPOSEDLY THE FAMILY WAS UNABLE TO FIND FINANCIAL SUCCESS IN LOUISIANA AND RETURNED TO
MISSISSIPPI TO BE NEAR FAMILY, MOST ESPECIALLLY FAMILY THAT COULD OFFER POSITIVE PROSPECTS WHAT WITH
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S BROTHER-IN-LAW HENRY BATES BEING A CHANCERY CLERK.
FAMILY HISTORY
MARTHA J. MCKINNEY WAS BORN IN EITHER AMITE CO OR FRANKLIN CO, MS. MARTHA DIED IN 1880 AT THE AGE OF 33.
SHE LEFT FIVE CHILDREN, AGES 8 TO 18. HER PARENTS DIED BETWEEN 1850 AND 1856, WHEN SHE WAS 5-10 YEARS OLD.
THE MCKINNEYS MUST HAVE LIVED BRIEFLY IN ASCENSION PARISH BECAUSE T. S. MCKINNEY IS NAMED IN A LIST OF
CLERKS OF NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH. HENRY MARTIN AND THE FAIRBANKS FAMILY WERE ALSO MEMBERS OF
NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE 1860 CENSUS OF ASCENSION PARISH LISTS THOMAS, 22, LABORER, AND HIS WIFE MARTHA, 15 (SHE WAS ALMOST 14.)
IN THE 1870 CENSUS OF ASCENSION PARISH, THOMAS, 32, FARM LABORER, AND MARTHA, 22 (SHE WAS 24), HAD 4 CHILDREN:
WILLIAM 8, EDWARD 6, JOHN 4 AND LUCY 6 MO.
MARTHA J. MCKINNEY WAS BORN IN EITHER AMITE CO OR FRANKLIN CO, MS. MARTHA DIED IN 1880 AT THE AGE OF 33.
SHE LEFT FIVE CHILDREN, AGES 8 TO 18. HER PARENTS DIED BETWEEN 1850 AND 1856, WHEN SHE WAS 5-10 YEARS
OLD. THE MCKINNEYS MUST HAVE LIVED BRIEFLY IN ASCENSION PARISH BECAUSE T. S. MCKINNEY IS NAMED IN A LIST
OF CLERKS OF NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH. HENRY MARTIN AND THE FAIRBANKS FAMILY WERE ALSO MEMBERS OF NEW
RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE 1860 CENSUS OF ASCENSION PARISH LISTS THOMAS, 22, LABORER, AND HIS WIFE MARTHA, 15 (SHE WAS ALMOST 14.)
IN THE 1870 CENSUS OF ASCENSION PARISH, THOMAS, 32, FARM LABORER, AND MARTHA, 22 (SHE WAS 24), HAD 4
CHILDREN: WILLIAM 8, EDWARD 6, JOHN 4 AND LUCY 6 MO.
HUSBAND: THOMAS J. HEATH
BIR: ABOUT 1838 IN LOUISIANA
MAR: ABOUT 1860
DEA: 23 OCT 1876 NEAR WOODVILLE, MS
BUR: NEAR LIBERTY, MS
FATHER: WILLIAM HEATH
MOTHER: MARTHA SINGLETARY
WIFE: MARTHA JOSEPHINE MCKINNEY
BIR 28 JUN 1846 IN MISSISSIPPI
MAR: ABOUT 1860
DEA: 11 JAN 1880
BUR: IN NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH ST. AMANT, ASCENSION PAR., L
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FATHER: TURNER S. MCKINNEY
MOTHER: LUCY O'NEAL/HARRINGTON
CHILDREN
1. WILLIAM T. HEATH
BIR: 28 JAN 1862 IN LOUISIANA
MAR: 1880 TO: MARGARET CANNON
DEA: 17 JUN 1916 IN ASCENSION PARISH, LA
BUR: IN NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH ST.AMANT, ASCENSION PAR., LA
2. EDWARD "EDDIE" HEATH
BIR: ABOUT 1864 IN LOUISIANA
DEA: (DIED YOUNG)
3 . JOHN HARRINGTON HEATH
BIR: JULY 1867 IN LOUISIANA
MAR: 4 JAN 1892 TO: MARIE LEBLANC
DEA: 17 MAR 1944
BUR: IN NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH, ST. AMANT, ASCENSION PAR., LA
4. MARGARET (MAGGIE) HEATH
BIR: ABOUT 1868 IN LOUISIANA
MAR: 1891 TO: ERNEST GISCLARD
DEA: AFTER 1938
BUR: IN GARDEN OF MEMORIES, KENNER, LA
5. LUCY MARTHA HEATH
BIR: 16 JAN 1870 IN E. BATON ROUGE PAR, LA
MAR: 8 JAN 1890 IN DONALDSONVILLE, LA TO HENRY SAMUEL MARTIN
DEA: 3 APR 1938 IN GONZALES, ASCENSION PAR, LA
BUR: IN NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH ST AMANT, ASCENSION PAR, LA
6. ALFRED HEATH
BIR: 29 JAN 1872 IN LOUISIANA
MAR: TO: HESTER C. MARTIN
DEA: 2 JAN 1903 IN ASCENSION PAR., LA
BUR: IN NEW RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH IN ST. AMANT, ASCENSION PAR, LA
