Person Information

Relationships

Spouse

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Children

Schoolcraft, Alice

Biography

She was the second wife of Henry Schoolcraft. She was from the South and owned slaves so her marriage created tension between Henry and his two children from his first marriage. Mary was an author, she published the novel The Black Gauntlet: A Tale of Plantation Life in South Carolina which was a pro-slavery book.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 12, 1859

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 12, 1858

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, April 30, 1858

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, January 31, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 23, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 26, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1862

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 21, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
She was the second wife of Henry Schoolcraft. She was from the South and owned slaves so her marriage created tension between Henry and his two children from his first marriage. Mary was an author, she published the novel The Black Gauntlet: A Tale of Plantation Life in South Carolina which was a pro-slavery book.
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https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=mxN944&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Mary&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Howard&gsln_x=1&msypn__ftp=South%20Carolina,%20USA&msypn=43&msypn_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdy=1815
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Ancestry 1860 Census
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 15:30
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Citation Notes: 
Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M653_102; Page: 576; Family History Library Film: 803102 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Citation for Death Info:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8080807
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Find a Grave MEMORIAL ID 8080807
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Citation Notes: 
Though the image of the tombstone on Find a Grave marks 1877, her entry says 1878 which matches her probate record that was filed in 1878 so her year of death will be marked as 1878. Probate record here: https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=mxN940&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Mary&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Schoolcraft&gsln_x=1&msddy=1877&msddy_x=1&msddp=1&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=152281&dbid=9083&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1