- Born: 1842, Smithland, Marshall County, Kentucky
- Marriage (1): William Varnell Leech on 23 Dec 1868 in Cape Girardeau, Girardeau County, Missouri
- Died: 28 Oct 1874, Cape Girardeau, Girardeau County, Missouri at age 32
 Another name for Maria was Buntie.
General Notes:
Shortly after their fathers death in 1850, Joseph secured work in Cairo, Illinois. His mother Harriet and his sisters Maria (Buntie) and Clara Given, went with him to Cairo, Illinois, where they lived until the War Between the States.
After the Civil War, their Mother, Harriet, Maria (Buntie), and Clara Given moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and lived with Mrs. A. D. Leech. Harreit died there in 1883 but the sisters stayed with Mrs. A. D. Leech until they were married.
The name in the 1850 Census appears to be listed as Mariah.
Maria married William Varnell Leech, son of James Crawford Leech and Malinda M. Glenn, on 23 Dec 1868 in Cape Girardeau, Girardeau County, Missouri. (William Varnell Leech was born in 1838.)
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