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Mahala Elizabeth Holden was born about 1851, in either Jackson County or Izard County, Arkansas, the daughter of Archibald Holden and Jemima (last name unknown).
Mahala's family moved to Arkansas between about 1845 and 1849. Mahala married _____ George about 1872. We do not know what happened to Mr. George.
Mahala appears to have married again about 1877, to _____ Williams. He apparently died prior to 1880.
The 1880 Stone County, Arkansas census, Sylamore Township, shows Mahala living with her sister Rebecca Jane Roberts. The census shows: Jane Roberts, head of the household, 47, widowed; William Roberts, son, 23; Mahala Williams, sister, 34, widowed; Louis George, nephew, 7; Aaron Holden, brother, 11; and Charley Williams, nephew, 2 year old.
Mahala married George Roper about 1897. George Roper was born May 1840, in Arkansas, according to census.
The 1900 Stone County census, Sylamore Township, shows George Roper, 60, born May 1840, married 3 years, a farmer who rented his farm; Mahaley, wife, 50, born December 1849, had given birth to 3 children, 3 children still living; Louis George, stepson, 26, born April 1874, single, a farm laborer; and Morrson Williams, stepson, 11, born April 1889.
Child of Unknown George and Mahala Holden
1. Louis George, b. Apr 1874, AR
Child of Unknown Williams and Mahala Holden
2. Charley Williams, b. abt 1878, AR
3. Morrison Williams, b. Apr 1889, AR