Ancestry of Mary McLeod Bethune

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Mary McLeod Bethune should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Mary McLeod Bethune
1 Mary Jane McLeod, b. Mayesville, S. C., 10 July 1875, d. Daytona Beach, Fla., 18 May 1955,
m. ... May 1898, Albertus Bethune, b. ... , S. C., ... June 1870, d. ... , son of ... Bethune and of ... .
PARENTS
2 Samuel McLeod, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1830], d. ...
m.
3 Patsy McIntosh, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1833], d. ...
GRANDPARENTS
4 ... McLeod, b. ... , d. ...
m.
5 ... , b. ... , d. ...
6 ... McIntosh, b. ... , d. ...
m.
7 ... , b. ... , d. ...
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1900 Florida, Putnam Co., Palatha, ED 151, sheet 1B, line 75

Bethune Albirtus   H   B M Jun 1870 29 M 2        SC SC SC      Day Laborer
        Mary       W   B F Nov 1874 25 M 2 1 1    SC SCS SC     Teacher
        Albirtus   S   B M Feb 1899  1 S 1        GA SC SC

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1880 South Carolina, Sumter Co., Lynchburg, ED 115, page 47, line 21

McLeod Samuel       B M 50        Farmer            SC SC SC
       Patsey       B F 47   W    Keeping House     SC SC SC
       Beaurefort   B M 19   S    Works on R R      SC SC SC
       Julia        B F 17   D    Works on farm     SC SC SC
       Kissia       B F 12   D    Works on farm     SC SC SC
       William T    B M 10   S    Works on farm     SC SC SC
       Mary Jane    B F  4   D                      SC SC SC

Samuel and Patsey were marked as "cannot read" and "cannot write"
Julia and Kissia were marked as "cannot write"

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1870 South Carolina, Sumter Co., Lynchburg, Waynesville PO, page 38, line 18

McLeod Samuel      41 M B    Farm laborer        ----  200        SC
       Patsey      28 F B    Keeping house                        SC
       Sallie      21 F B    Farm laborer                         SC
       Samuel Jr   16 M B    Attending school                     SC
       Seily       14 F B       Do                                SC
       Kelley      13 M B       Do                                SC
       Beauregard   9 M B       Do                                SC
       Rebecca     11 F B    At home                              SC
       Julia        8 F B       Do                                SC
       Kezzie       3 F B       Do                                SC
       William T    1 M B       Do                                SC

Samuel [Sr], Patsey, and Sallie were marked as "cannot read" and "cannot write"
Seily and Rebecca were marked as "cannot write"

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