Priester, Amanda Return to INDEX

Born: 1834
Died: 1908-09
Father
Mother

Biographical Sketch:
She married Marion M. Main; they had two sons.  John Walter Main was one son.
Other children:
George Marion, Jr. (Nov 24 1860 – Feb 4 1930) + 1) Mittie Dowling Freeman (Jul 8 1862 - >1910).  See 1900 and 1910 and death certificate and gravestone
                                                                     + 2) Lizzie Hart (1884 - > Feb 1930).  See 1920.
Census Data:
1840
1850 -- age 17 when Census was taken 25 October 1850 => birth 1833.90
1860 -- age 22 when Census was taken 15 July 1860 => birth 1838.62
1870 -- age 40 when Census was taken 28 July 1870 => birth 1830.66
1880 -- age 48 when Census was taken 8 June 1880 => birth 1832.52
1900
Approximate birth year from census average = 1834
Notes:
Her maiden name is proved by the death certificate of her son George Marion Main, Jr.

My mother's notes: 1838
1850 Census: 1833 (as of 25-Oct-1850) https://www.archion.de/en/login?redirect_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archion.de%2Fen%2Fregister%2Faccount-created&cHash=157c8202f93e971c855088d37547e4cc
1870 census: age 40
1880 census: She is shown as "Mander Main", age 45,  living with her 20 year old son George Marion Main in the Census of 1880 (Sycamore, Barnwell, SC  p. 363C).

She is listed as alive in General Assembly Report (1906), Vol. 1, p.43. Her age is given as 66 (but this may have been as of 1901).
She is listed as alive in General Assembly Report (1907), Vol. 1, p.44.
She is listed as alive in General Assembly Report (1908), Vol. 1, p.49.
She is not listed n General Assembly Report (1909), Vol. 1, p.45.
Based on the above SC Pension information, she appears to have died between 1908-09.