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Mary Corinna Morehead

Mary Corinna Morehead

Female 1825 - 1897  (71 years)

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  • Name Mary Corinna Morehead 
    Born 14 Nov 1825  Greensboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 May 1897  Cascade, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Morganton, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I20609  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2020 

    Father John Motley Morehead,   b. 4 Jul 1796, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1866, Rockbridge Allum Springs, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Ann Eliza Lindsay,   b. 15 Oct 1804, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1868, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1821  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children:
      Letitia Harper Morehead Walker (1823 - 1908)
      Mary Corinna Morehead Avery (1825 - 1897)
      Marie Louise Morehead Patterson (1830 - 1862)
      James Turner Morehead (1840 - 1908)
    Family ID F6003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Mary Corinna Moreheade
    Mary Corinna Moreheade
    p20609MaryCorinnaMorehead.jpg

    Documents
    Corinna Morehead Avery-Obit
    Corinna Morehead Avery-Obit
    The Charlotte Observer
    May 2, 1897

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7330902/mary-corinna-avery.
      Mary Corinna Morehead Avery
      Birth 14 Nov 1825
      Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
      Death 1 May 1897 (aged 71)
      Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
      Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina

      Family Members
      Parents
      John Motley Morehead, 1796?1866
      Ann Eliza Lindsay Morehead, 1804?1868

      Spouse
      William Waightstill Avery, 1816?1864

      Siblings
      Letitia Harper Morehead Walker, 1823?1908
      Ann Eliza Morehead Evan, 1828?1876
      Marie Louise Morehead Patterson, 1830?1862
      John Lindsay Morehead, 1833?1901
      Emma Morehead Gray, 1836?1896
      James Turner Morehead, 1840?1908
      Robert Lindsay Morehead, 1845?1889

      Children
      Annie Harriet Avery Scales, 1848?1917
      Corinna Iredell Avery Erwin, 1850?1919
      Adelaide Matilda Avery Hemphill, 1855?1884
      Waightstill Avery, 1858?1860
      John Morehead Avery, 1860?1937
      William Waightstill Avery, 1863?1928
      (Mary) Corinna was the daughter of John Motley Morehead, governor of North Carolina from 1841-1845, and Ann Eliza Lindsay. She married William Waightstill Avery. They had five children: John Morehead, William Waightstill,Anne Harriet, Corinna Morehead, and Adelaide Matilda.