Some family trees show her as born Dec. 15, 1859 and died June 7, 1860 (one says July 7). These appear calculated based on reported age at death, which is in question.
She was named apparently for her father's sister Mary Anderson Isbell whose first marriage was to their first cousin Andrew Isbell Henshaw. Her second marriage was to her brother-in-law, Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey.
1860 Census: Cumberland County, Virginia
(as of June 1, 1860)
James D Isbell 41
Amelia C Isbell 27
Ann Cantrell 36
Alice Cantrell 8
Mary H Isbell 6/12 months
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index
Name Mary H Isbell
Birth Date abt 1859
Birth Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Date 7 Jan 1860 (June?)
Death Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Age 6 Months 25 Days
Race White
Gender Female
Father Name J D. Isbell
Mother Name A C. Isbell
FHL Film Number 2056978
Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol. 55 (2017), No. 3, p. 246:
Deaths in Richmond Newspapers, 1859-1860, Abstracted by Benjamin B. Weisiger, prepared for publication by Susan B. Chiarello, p. 246: "Died in Powhatan on the 1th (7th?) instant Mary Henshaw, age 6 mo 25 da., only child of James D. and Amelia Isbell of Cumberland Co. (Richmond Enquirer June 15 p.2; Richmond Dispatch, June 15; Richmond Whit and Public Advertiser, June 15.)
She was named apparently for her father's sister Mary Anderson Isbell whose first marriage was to their first cousin Andrew Isbell Henshaw. Her second marriage was to her brother-in-law, Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey.
1860 Census: Cumberland County, Virginia
(as of June 1, 1860)
James D Isbell 41
Amelia C Isbell 27
Ann Cantrell 36
Alice Cantrell 8
Mary H Isbell 6/12 months
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index
Name Mary H Isbell
Birth Date abt 1859
Birth Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Date 7 Jan 1860 (June?)
Death Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Age 6 Months 25 Days
Race White
Gender Female
Father Name J D. Isbell
Mother Name A C. Isbell
FHL Film Number 2056978
Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol. 55 (2017), No. 3, p. 246:
Deaths in Richmond Newspapers, 1859-1860, Abstracted by Benjamin B. Weisiger, prepared for publication by Susan B. Chiarello, p. 246: "Died in Powhatan on the 1th (7th?) instant Mary Henshaw, age 6 mo 25 da., only child of James D. and Amelia Isbell of Cumberland Co. (Richmond Enquirer June 15 p.2; Richmond Dispatch, June 15; Richmond Whit and Public Advertiser, June 15.)
Some family trees show her as born Dec. 15, 1859 and died June 7, 1860 (one says July 7). These appear calculated based on reported age at death, which is in question.
She was named apparently for her father's sister Mary Anderson Isbell whose first marriage was to their first cousin Andrew Isbell Henshaw. Her second marriage was to her brother-in-law, Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey.
1860 Census: Cumberland County, Virginia
(as of June 1, 1860)
James D Isbell 41
Amelia C Isbell 27
Ann Cantrell 36
Alice Cantrell 8
Mary H Isbell 6/12 months
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index
Name Mary H Isbell
Birth Date abt 1859
Birth Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Date 7 Jan 1860 (June?)
Death Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Age 6 Months 25 Days
Race White
Gender Female
Father Name J D. Isbell
Mother Name A C. Isbell
FHL Film Number 2056978
Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol. 55 (2017), No. 3, p. 246:
Deaths in Richmond Newspapers, 1859-1860, Abstracted by Benjamin B. Weisiger, prepared for publication by Susan B. Chiarello, p. 246: "Died in Powhatan on the 1th (7th?) instant Mary Henshaw, age 6 mo 25 da., only child of James D. and Amelia Isbell of Cumberland Co. (Richmond Enquirer June 15 p.2; Richmond Dispatch, June 15; Richmond Whit and Public Advertiser, June 15.)
She was named apparently for her father's sister Mary Anderson Isbell whose first marriage was to their first cousin Andrew Isbell Henshaw. Her second marriage was to her brother-in-law, Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey.
1860 Census: Cumberland County, Virginia
(as of June 1, 1860)
James D Isbell 41
Amelia C Isbell 27
Ann Cantrell 36
Alice Cantrell 8
Mary H Isbell 6/12 months
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index
Name Mary H Isbell
Birth Date abt 1859
Birth Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Date 7 Jan 1860 (June?)
Death Place Cumberland, Virginia
Death Age 6 Months 25 Days
Race White
Gender Female
Father Name J D. Isbell
Mother Name A C. Isbell
FHL Film Number 2056978
Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol. 55 (2017), No. 3, p. 246:
Deaths in Richmond Newspapers, 1859-1860, Abstracted by Benjamin B. Weisiger, prepared for publication by Susan B. Chiarello, p. 246: "Died in Powhatan on the 1th (7th?) instant Mary Henshaw, age 6 mo 25 da., only child of James D. and Amelia Isbell of Cumberland Co. (Richmond Enquirer June 15 p.2; Richmond Dispatch, June 15; Richmond Whit and Public Advertiser, June 15.)
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