Mary Elizabeth Johnson

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• Name	Mary Elizabeth Johnson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Enslaved	1848 Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, USA [5, 6]
  Born	14 Jan 1848 Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, USA [1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Ethnicity	American
  Race	Black
  Name	Lizzie M Fountain [8]
  Name	Mary Elizabeth Fountain [3, 7, 9, 10]
  Residence	1900 Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Residence	1900 227 River, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  –  StreetAddress: River Avenue; 46 Age: 46; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: N; CanWrite: N; CityWard: Fourth; EnumerationDistrict: 0050; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 5; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 4; YearsMarried: 14; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
  Residence	1910 Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Residence	1949 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7]
  Died	22 Dec 1949 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Buried	​ Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 5, 6]
  	William Howard Day Cemetery
  Notes	FORMER SLAVE IS BURIED AT CAPITAL Mrs. Mary E. Fountain, a 101-year-old former slave was buried today in Harrisburg. Born in Maryland, she moved to Baltimore following the Civil War and later moved to Harrisburg where she was employed for many years in the old Lochiel hotel, famed political way station for Pennsylvania Republican leaders. *The Daily American*. “Former Slave Is Buried At Capital.” December 27, 1949. Former Slave Dies At Age of 101 HARRISBURG, Dec. 24 (UP) Funeral services will be held here Monday for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fountain, a one-time slave who died at the age of 101 Thursday. Mrs. Fountain' survivors include one brother, Giles Johnson, Adamstown, Md. *The Pittsburgh Press*. “Former Slave Dies At Age of 101.” December 25, 1949.
  Person ID	I5014 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Thomas Johnson b. 1810, Maryland, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matilda Johnson b. Maryland, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1669 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Alexander Fountain (Age 72 years) b. Dec 1840, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA d. 23 Feb 1913, 227 River, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1886 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [11]
  Children	1. James William Henry Fountain, II (Age 60 years) b. 6 Jan 1893, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Jun 1953, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)  [natural]   2. Edward Mansuetts Fountain (Age 96 years) b. Sep 1894, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Jan 1991, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 96 years)  [natural]   3. Clara Fountain (Age 44 years) b. May 1888, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jul 1932, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years)  [natural]   4. Annie Laura Sophia Fountain (Age 34 years) b. 6 Aug 1887, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 May 1922, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 34 years)  [natural]   5. Cora E. Fountain (Age 2 years) b. 20 Oct 1889, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Dec 1891, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 2 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1674 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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