Margaret Ann Sebastian1,2

Female, #31, (circa 1835 - )

Birth*circa 1835 Margaret Ann Sebastian was born circa 1835 in Virginia.1 
Census1850*1 Jun 1850 She was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 census in King George County, Virginia.3 
Marriage*circa 1852 She married John Henry Redman circa 1852.1,2 
(Witness) Census18601 Jun 1860 Margaret Ann Sebastian was listed as a household member living with John Henry Redman on the 1860 census in King George County, Virginia.1 
Divorce*1861 Margaret Ann Sebastian and John Henry Redman were divorced in 1861 in King George County, Virginia.4 
Name-Cen1 Jun 1870 Her name was recorded as Margaret Cunningham in the census of 1 Jun 1870.5 
(Witness) Census18701 Jun 1870 Margaret Ann Sebastian was listed as a household member living with Uriah Cunningham on the 1870 census in King George County, Virginia.6 
Marriage*27 Oct 1870 Margaret Ann Sebastian married Uriah Cunningham on 27 Oct 1870 in King George County, Virginia.7 

Family 1

John Henry Redman b. circa 1831, d. 1902
Children

Family 2

Uriah Cunningham b. circa 1823

Last Edited 4 Jan 2004

Citations

  1. [S43] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, John A. Redman household, page 39, dwelling 304, family 304, line 32, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 39 of 73, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  2. [S104] Elizabeth Nuckols Lee, compiler, King George County Virginia, Loose Chancery Papers, Volume 1: 1811-1875 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Company, 1998), page 60, case 1853-04, "Redman & ux vs. Sebastian", states that "John H. Redman and Margaret Ann his wife, was nee Sebastian".
  3. [S42] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, page 233B, Margaret Sebastian household, dwelling 487, family 489, line 25, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 58 of 62, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC). Margaret is enumerated with her younger brother William, age 13. No other people are listed in the household.
  4. [S104] Elizabeth Nuckols Lee, King George Co. Va Loose Chancery Papers, Vol. I, page 107, case 1871-06, "Cunningham & wife vs. Redman". Margaret Cunningham sued John Redman for compensation related to childcare. Case states that John H. Redman filed for divorce from his wife Margaret A. Redman in 1861. The decree gave him the right to remarry, but not her. A petition was granted in 1870 allowing her to remarry and she married Uriah Cunningham on 27 Oct 1870. He was a black man and in March 1871 a jury fined her $100 for unlawfully marrying a black man. The 1871 case names 4 children: Jane (age 19), Ann (age 15), Mary (age 13) and William (age 11)..
  5. [S44] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, page 20, Uriah Cunningham household, dwelling 133, family 133, line 7, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 20 of 45, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  6. [S44] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, page 20, Uriah Cunningham household, dwelling 133, family 133, line 6 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 20 of 45.
  7. [S104] Elizabeth Nuckols Lee, King George Co. Va Loose Chancery Papers, Vol. I, page 107, case 1871-06, "Cunningham & wife vs. Redman". Case states that John H. Redman filed for divorce from his wife Margaret A. Redman in 1861. The decree gave him the right to remarry, but not her. A petition was granted in 1870 allowing her to remarry and she married Uriah Cunningham on 27 Oct 1870. He was a black man and in March 1871 a jury fined her $100 for unlawfully marrying a black man..
  8. [S43] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, John A. Redman household, page 39, dwelling 304, family 304, line 34 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 39 of 73.
  9. [S43] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, John A. Redman household, page 39, dwelling 304, family 304, line 35 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 39 of 73.
  10. [S43] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, John A. Redman household, page 39, dwelling 304, family 304, line 36 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 39 of 73.
 

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