The 1850 and 1860 censuses show she was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, where her father acquired land in 1794 although the deed was not recorded until several years later.
She first married to Thomas Hobbs.
She married, second, 15/Dec/1831 in Iredell Co., N.C., Capt.James David Holtzclaw, born c1790/98 died 2 Mar 1844.
They had one infant who died 1844.
Her third husband was T.J. Sherrill.
In the 1850 census, she was shown as Mahala M. Sherrill, widow, and living with her were her daughter Rosanna or Roxanna Hobbs (born 1832 N.C.) and granddaughter Eveline Hobbs born 1850.
She first married to Thomas Hobbs.
She married, second, 15/Dec/1831 in Iredell Co., N.C., Capt.James David Holtzclaw, born c1790/98 died 2 Mar 1844.
They had one infant who died 1844.
Her third husband was T.J. Sherrill.
In the 1850 census, she was shown as Mahala M. Sherrill, widow, and living with her were her daughter Rosanna or Roxanna Hobbs (born 1832 N.C.) and granddaughter Eveline Hobbs born 1850.
The 1850 and 1860 censuses show she was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, where her father acquired land in 1794 although the deed was not recorded until several years later.
She first married to Thomas Hobbs.
She married, second, 15/Dec/1831 in Iredell Co., N.C., Capt.James David Holtzclaw, born c1790/98 died 2 Mar 1844.
They had one infant who died 1844.
Her third husband was T.J. Sherrill.
In the 1850 census, she was shown as Mahala M. Sherrill, widow, and living with her were her daughter Rosanna or Roxanna Hobbs (born 1832 N.C.) and granddaughter Eveline Hobbs born 1850.
She first married to Thomas Hobbs.
She married, second, 15/Dec/1831 in Iredell Co., N.C., Capt.James David Holtzclaw, born c1790/98 died 2 Mar 1844.
They had one infant who died 1844.
Her third husband was T.J. Sherrill.
In the 1850 census, she was shown as Mahala M. Sherrill, widow, and living with her were her daughter Rosanna or Roxanna Hobbs (born 1832 N.C.) and granddaughter Eveline Hobbs born 1850.
