When Mary Ann Lawhon was born on 12 June 1825, in Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States, her father, Dr. John Creed Lawhon M.D., was 17 and her mother, Rebecca Arnett, was 16. She married William Carroll Weatherred on 14 February 1843, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 2 March 1905, in Covington, Hill, Texas, United States, at the age of 79.