175 years ago today . . . on the 3rd day of November . . . in the year 1816 . . . a baby girl is born in Washington Parish, Louisana . . . she is given the name Mahala Lee Roberts . . .
. . . Mahala Lee Sharp Hall nee Roberts . . . aka (in this Journal) Mrs. Hall . . . or Mrs. J.J. Hall . . . or Mother . . . is a 3rd great-grandma of the Keeper of this Blog (aka Vickie Everhart) . . . and is the step-mother . . . as well as the mother-in-law . . . of the Keeper of this Journal (aka James Madison Hall) . . .
Our Mahala is 43 years of age when she is first mentioned in the Journal . . . on Monday, January 16th, 1860 . . . when J.M. Hall writes that . . . Mrs. J.J. Hall also left on a visit to Mrs. Matthews with a view of purchasing a negro man for me . . .
Mahala Lee Roberts
North American Indian name meaning /"Woman"/
Mahaley /HALL/
Michala /Roberts/
- Born on 3 November 1816 - Washington Parish, Louisiana
- Died on 27 June 1885 - Elkhart Creek, Houston County, Texas
- Age at death: 68 years old
- Buried in June 1885 - Hall Cemetery, Houston County, Texas
- * Elisha Roberts ca 1774-1844 * Martha Gill ca 1781-1845
- * Married on 22 March 1838, San Augustine County, Texas, to John M. Sharp ca 1800/1815-/ca 1846, with
- o Samuel Houston ca 1839-ca 1885; findagrave
o Margaret Annot ca 1840-ca 1878; findagrave
- o Roberta A. 1852-1915
o Horace Oscar 1854-1934
Notes from Ida Mae:- My Grandmother [i.e., Mahala] came from San Augustine to Houston County, and I believe that my father [i.e., Samuel Houston Sharp, Sr.] and aunt [i.e., Margaret Hall Stewart nee Sharp] were born there before she came to this County [i.e., Houston Co., TX]. I do not know anything about her family, except that she had a sister named Margaret, who married a McDonald and lived in Houston County, Texas. . . .
- A Tribute to Our Mahala
- Our Mahala's Extensive Timeline
- All mentions of Mahala in this Journal as of this date (updates will be ongoing through at least September of 2016)
