Mattie Essary was the sister of Sarah N. Essary and a descendant of James Leroy Essary. She was born on 23 November 1871 in Alabama. She married Robert Jackson Campbell about 1894 and had ten children. She died on 9 August 1957 in Berry, Fayette, Alabama.
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Research with me: Sarah N Essary (1870)
Sarah N Essary was born on 3 July 1870 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She married George Washington Fields on 5 September 1888 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Sarah and George had 11 children, 5 girls and 6 boys. She died on 24 January 1938 in Dora, Walker, Alabama.
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Sarah May (1834), the census, and next steps
To learn more about James L. Thomas, a search has to be expanded to other individuals, including siblings, in-laws, descendants, and wives such as Sarah May. This research should include more complex census searches and then expand into locality and DNA research.