Daughter of Henry James Thompson and Edith Simpson Thompson.

Sister of:
[Mary Moriah Thompson Snipes]
William Fletcher Thompson
James Thompson(1860-unk)
John David Thompson
Lydia Belle Thompson Riley
Edith Elizabeth Thompson(1869-unk)

Married to William Lafayette Snipes on December 4, 1875 in Orange County, North Carolina.
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Maria Thompson
Age in 1860: 5
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: South Side of the NC RR, Orange, North Carolina
Gender: Female
Post Office: Rocky Springs
Household Members: Name Age
Henry I Thompson 29
Edy Thompson 27
Maria Thompson 5
Wm Thompson 3
James Thompson 2/12

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Maria Thompson
Age in 1870: 15
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Rock Spring
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Thompson 40
Edith Thompson 38
Mary Maria Thompson 15
William F Thompson 13
William F Thompson 13
John David Thompson 6
Lydia Belle Thompson 4
Elizabeth Thompson 1

North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979
Name: William L. Snipes
Birth Date: 1851
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Mariah Thompson
Spouse's Birth Date: 1854
Spouse's Age: 21
Event Date: 04 Dec 1875
Event Place: Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Spouse's Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75219-0 , System Origin: North Carolina-EASy , GS Film number: 306037 , Reference ID: vol 3 page 35

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mariah M Thompson
Age: 45
Birth Date: Aug 1855
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Married
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Name: Henry Thompson
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Edy Thompson
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 0
Mother: How many children: 0
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Thompson 71
Edy Thompson 64
Mariah M Thompson 45
Belle L Thompson 33

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary M Snipes
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Edie S Thompson
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Edie S Thompson 77
Mary M Snipes 54

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Moriah Snipes
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
John D Thompson 65
Cornie Thompson 58
Moriah Snipes 75

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Mary Mariah Snipes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 74
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Domestic
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1855
Birth Place: Orange
Death Date: 10 Apr 1930
Death Location: Bingham, Orange
Father's Name: Henry J Thompson
Mother's Name: Edith Reeves
Cause of death: Chronic cardiovascular renal disease
Informant: Mr John D Thompson, Rt 3, Hillsborough NC