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Some of the old records list Mary as Mary "Halfacre". No proof of this. She was probably the daughter of James Goolsby and his second wife, name unknown. In view of the fact Indian blood was often kept secret, I am curious as to why James Goolsby's first wife is unknown and why Mary's last name was ever given as Halfacre as found in some earlier writings about this family. Is this the Indian connection that cannot be proved?


[1850 Census gives her age as 34 - likely 24 instead as Andrew is 25. In 1860 she is 36, one year older than Andrew. In 1870 Andrew is 44; Mary has "4". Seems reasonable they'd be about the same age.] I had information her father was James Goolsby, but this is not the Mary, daughter of James Goolsby/Elizabeth Pippin - she was much younger. It is probable she was an older Mary, daughter of this James Goolsby and his second wife. Neither of James Goolsby first two wives has ever been named.

Birth	Abt 1826	Jackson County, Tennessee
Marriage	Ca 1845	Jackson County, Tennessee - ANDREW PIPPIN
Death	Abt 1870	Jackson County, Tennessee

Spouse	ANDREW PIPPIN (1825 - 1913)
Child	John Whitley Pippin (1847 - 1941)
Child	Sarah Elizabeth Pippin (1849 - 1914)
Child	James Henry Pippin (1850 - 1933)
Child	Elizabeth Jane Pippin (1854 - 1920)
Child	Harriet Emily Pippin (1856 - 1938)
Child	Wade Simeon"Toney" Pippin (1858 - 1935)
Child	Mary Ann "Pollie" Pippin (1859 - 1947)
Child	Julia Ann Pippin (1863 - 1930)
Child	KINCHEN PIPPIN (1866 - 1899)

Father	JAMES GOOLSBY (1788 - 1861)
Mother	[Goolsby] ( - )
Sibling	John Pleasant Goolsby (1821 - 1909)
Sibling	James Mark Goolsby (1823 - )
Sibling	Martin S. Goolsby (1824 - 1846)