Can anyone tell me which Stampley wife died on Aug 18, 1857? Apparently she had this huge funeral and was very well loved in the neighborhood. She is mentioned all through the diary of Susan S. Darden. My curiosity has me by the neck and will not let go! My husband's 2G Uncle, Stephen Compton Stampley is mentioned in the diary several times a year but I am sure it is not his wife, Elizabeth because she did not die until after 1900. Ann Allen Geoghegan Researching Jefferson & Franklin County, MS I wasn't born in MS but I got here as quick as I could! The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first!

The following answer is provided in response to Ann Geoghegan's question! Director SMITH, b. 1805 NC/d. 18 Aug 1857 Jefferson Co., MS was the wife of James Henry STAMPLEY. They were married in Jefferson Co., MS in January 1824. He was b. 1 Apr 1795 in what became Jefferson Co., MS/d. 1 Aug 1858 Jefferson Co., MS. Their children were: 1) Jacob STAMPLEY, b. 1825/d Aug 1880. He married Mabella A. STAMPLEY on 10 Jun 1847 in JC. 2) Sarah Minerva STAMPLEY, b. 1828. She married Daniel Bradfor TRULY on 13 Feb 1845 in JC 3) Caroline Matilda STAMPLEY, b. 20 Sep 1829/d. 25 May 1848. She married Orange B. MILES on 13 Sep 1847 in JC. 4) Louvina C. STAMPLEY, b. 1832. She married James H. EVAN(S)? on 13 Jan 1851 in JC. 5) Martha B. STAMPLEY, b. 1835. She married Morell ROWLAND on 2 Oct 1854 in JC. 6) James Rederick Samuel STAMPLEY, b. 1839. He married Alice A. Dromgoole on 3 Apr 1866 in FC. 7) Clara Dora STAMPLEY, b. 1842. No further information.