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Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune 1845–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1845

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 27 Sep 1911

Death Location: Henderson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Allen (Bethoon)

Mother: Henrietta Busby

Spouse(s): James Bethune, William Branham, James Carroll

Children(s): James Carrell, Levi Branham, James Branham, Mary Branham, John Branham, Robert Branham, Eli Branham, Nora Branham, Ada Carroll, Susan Carroll, Annie Carroll-Sales

Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune was born in 1845 in Tennessee, the child of Allen Bethune Bethoon And Henrietta Rita Busby. Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune married James Alfred Carroll, James Bethune, William Branham, and had children including Ada Bonner Carroll, Annie Henry Carroll Sales, Eli Branham, James L D Branham, James W Carrell, John Branham, Katy Branham, Levi Thomas Branham, Mary Elizabeth Branham, Nora Branham, Robert Branham, Sarah J Carroll, Susan Carroll. Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune passed away in 1911 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune was born in 1845 in Tennessee, the child of Allen Bethune Bethoon And Henrietta Rita Busby.
  • Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune married James Alfred Carroll, James Bethune, William Branham, and had children including Ada Bonner Carroll, Annie Henry Carroll Sales, Eli Branham, James L D Branham, James W Carrell, John Branham, Katy Branham, Levi Thomas Branham, Mary Elizabeth Branham, Nora Branham, Robert Branham, Sarah J Carroll, Susan Carroll.
  • Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune passed away in 1911 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Allen (Bethoon)
1803–1880
Birth Location: Richmond, North Carolina, United States
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Henrietta Busby
1812–1904
Birth Location: Madison, Tennessee, United States
HB

Spouses(s)

James Bethune
1825–
Birth Location: Tennessee
JB
William Branham
1842–1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WB
James Carroll
1815–1887
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JC

Children(s)

James Carrell
1882–1915
Birth Location: Texas
JC
Levi Branham
1869–1923
Birth Location: Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States
LB
James Branham
1876–
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
JB
Mary Branham
1874–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
MB
John Branham
1872–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JB
Robert Branham
1871–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
RB
Eli Branham
1866–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EB
Nora Branham
1864–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
NB
Ada Carroll
1888–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
AC
Susan Carroll
1884–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
SC
Annie Carroll-Sales
1878–1972
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
AC

Mary Bethune's Ancestors

Self
Mary Bethune
1845–1911
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Allen Bethune (Bethoon)
1803–1880
Richmond, North Carolina, United States
Henrietta (Rita) Busby
1812–1904
Madison, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John Bethune
1773–1856
Isle of Skye, Invernessshire, Scotland
Christian McCaskill
1779–1856
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Bethune
1738–1814
Janet McKinnon
1752–1821
Huntley Mccaskill
1735–1784
Margaret
1747–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev Kilmuir
1678–1739
John Capt.
1730–1820
Henrietta Duchernan
1736–1812
Finlay McCaskill
1710–1769
Sarah McLeod
1704–1743

Mary Bethune's Descendants

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Mary (Ann "Polly") Bethune (Feb 1845–27 Sep 1911) m. James Bethune (Feb 1825–) m. William Branham (1842–1875) m. James (Alfred) Carroll (15 SEP 1815–17 Jan 1887)
  1. 1. James (W) Carrell 1882–1915 m. Jessie (Frances Blevens) -carrell 1887–1983
    1. 1. Opal Boydston 1909–1994 m. Roy ([Leroy]) Boydston 1906–1978
      1. 1. Betty (Lou) Johnson 1931–2025 m. Max (Edward) Johnson 1928–2020
    2. 2. Dalton (L) Carrell 1904–1961
    3. 3. Wilma (E) Carrill 1909–
    4. 4. Glen (E) Carrell 1913–1931
    5. 5. Ruth Carrell 1912–1912
  2. 2. Levi (Thomas) Branham 1869–1923
  3. 3. James (L D) Branham 1876–
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Branham 1874–
  5. 5. John Branham 1872–
  6. 6. Robert Branham 1871–
  7. 7. Eli Branham 1866–
  8. 8. Nora Branham 1864–
  9. 9. Ada (Bonner) Carroll 1888–
  10. 10. Susan Carroll 1884–
  11. 11. Annie (Henry) Carroll-Sales 1878–1972

Mary Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1845
Feb 1845
Birth of Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune in Tennessee
Tennessee
1911
27 Sep 1911
Age 66
Death of Mary Ann "Polly" Bethune in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Henderson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1845
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, USA
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