Enslaved Individuals: Mary Louisa
Mary Louisa
Documented History
Mary Louisa was a resident of Page County, Virginia, in 1845; she is listed as one of seven enslaved individuals in an inventory of the estate of Daniel Strickler taken in June of that year. She was sold to John Lionberger in June of 1845.
Speculations
Mary Louisa is referred to as a child in estate documents in 1845, suggesting she was born between 1832 and 1845. A mulatto girl of fourteen, a Black girl of ten, and a Black girl of four are listed in John Lionberger’s household in Page County on the 1850 slave census; one of the two older girls may be Mary Louisa.
Connections
Sources
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, Last Will and Testament of Daniel Strickler, dated 1 April 1845, recorded 28 May 1845, page 43; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, list of property assigned to Elizabeth Strickler, widow and relict of Daniel Strickler, 11 June 1845, pages 50-51; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, “Appraisement of the personal Estate of Daniel Strickler dec’d as appraised into current money this 11th and 12th days of June 1845,” pages 51-52; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, “Sale Bill of the Personal Estate of Daniel Strickler dec’d as sold by the Exec’s on the 13th and 14th days of June 1845,” pages 52-53; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
1850 U.S. census, Page County, Virginia, slave schedule, District 49, unpaginated, John Lionberger, slaveowner; digital image, Ancestry.com, “1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules”; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M432.