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Mary Polly Callaway 1789 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jan 1789

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1869

Death Location: Gay, Meriwether, Georgia, USA

Father: John Callaway

Mother: Bethany Arnold

Spouse(s): Christopher Thrash

Children(s): Adeline Thrash, Zilla Thrash, Lutitia Thrash, Letisha Thrash, Maltire Thrash, Lydia Thrash, Levi Thrash, Bethany Thrash, Elmore Thrash

In 1789, Mary Polly Callaway entered the world in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, born to John Farrar Callaway and Bethany Arnold. In 1850, Mary Polly Callaway resided in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia. Mary Polly Callaway married Christopher Columbus Thrash, and had children including Adeline Thrash, Zilla Thrash, Lutitia Thrash, Letisha Thrash, Maltire Anthony Thrash, Lydia Thrash, Levi Thrash, Bethany Katharine Thrash, Elmore Callaway Thrash. Mary Polly Callaway passed away in 1869 in Gay, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1789, Mary Polly Callaway entered the world in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, born to John Farrar Callaway and Bethany Arnold.
  • In 1850, Mary Polly Callaway resided in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia.
  • Mary Polly Callaway married Christopher Columbus Thrash, and had children including Adeline Thrash, Zilla Thrash, Lutitia Thrash, Letisha Thrash, Maltire Anthony Thrash, Lydia Thrash, Levi Thrash, Bethany Katharine Thrash, Elmore Callaway Thrash.
  • Mary Polly Callaway passed away in 1869 in Gay, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Callaway's Ancestors

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Mary Callaway
1789 – 1869
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Farrar Callaway
1746 – 1821
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Bethany Arnold
1750 – 1844
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Edward Callaway
1713 – 1769
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Anderson
1719 – 1784
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Callaway's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Callaway (05 Jan 1789 – 24 Feb 1869) m. Christopher (Columbus) Thrash (20 Jan 1779 – 12 Oct 1844)
  1. 1. Adeline Thrash (13 Jan 1807 – 13 Nov 1893) m. Levi Wheat (1790 – 1831) m. Thomas (R) Knowles (Abt. 1810 – 1878)
    1. 1. Lucius (Quintus C) Wheat (May 1829 – 24 Sep 1903)
    2. 2. Nancy (E T) Knowles (1834 – 1885)
    3. 3. Sarah Knowles (1840 – )
    4. 4. Lidia Knowles (1842 – )
    5. 5. Bethany (Catherine) Knowles (23 Jan 1845 – 12 Apr 1886)
    6. 6. Adaline Knowles (1848 – )
    7. 7. Christopher (Columbus) Knowles (1848 – Abt. 1879) m. Nancy (Ann) Herring (29 Sep 1846 – 23 Oct 1910)
      1. 1. William Knowles (1867 – )
      2. 2. Thomas (Alvin) Knowles (04 May 1877 – 08 Sep 1948) m. Fannie (Ethel Beatrice) Lemaster (01 Jun 1882 – 10 Jul 1958)
        1. 1. Battey Knowles (1900 – 1902)
        2. 2. Emma (Rachel) Knowles (03 Dec 1903 – 06 Aug 1989)
        3. 3. William (Alvin) Knowles (22 Jun 1905 – 18 Dec 1978) m. Lula (Lee) Wilkerson (12 Apr 1903 – 12 Jun 1982)
        4. 4. Stacey (Berry) Knowles (06 May 1908 – 09 Feb 1976)
        5. 5. Sarah (Virginia) Knowles (12 Oct 1911 – 22 Jan 2000)
        6. 6. Addie (Ethel Beatrice) Knowles (8 Jan 1913 – 1 Dec 2004)
        7. 7. Thomas (Newton) Knowles (Abt. 1915 – ) m. Joyce Rogers
        8. 8. Frank (Alec) Knowles (1917 – 26 Jun 1995) m. Mary (Beatrice) Perry (abt 1926 – ) m. Lois (Marlene) Crofton (abt 1933 – ) m. Julia Biggs m. Luewanza (Theresa) Murphy (16 Mar 1923 – 16 Aug 2003)
        9. 9. Homer (Henry Burns) Knowles (May 1919 – )
    8. 8. James (W) Knowles (01 Feb 1851 – 11 Apr 1890)
  2. 2. Zilla Thrash (1812 – 07 Feb 1909)
  3. 3. Lutitia Thrash (1815 – 1900)
  4. 4. Letisha Thrash (1817 – )
  5. 5. Maltire (Anthony) Thrash (17 Mar 1817 – 10 Feb 1898)
  6. 6. Lydia Thrash (24 Aug 1818 – 28 May 1900)
  7. 7. Levi Thrash (1820 – )
  8. 8. Bethany (Katharine) Thrash (1823 – )
  9. 9. Elmore (Callaway) Thrash (14 Jul 1829 – 08 Jan 1902)

Mary Callaway's Timeline

5 Records

1789
05 Jan 1789
Birth of Mary Polly Callaway in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1806
20 Aug 1806
Age 17
Mary Polly Callaway was married in Wilkes, Georgia
Wilkes, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 61
Mary Polly Callaway resided here in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia
Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 71
Mary Polly Callaway resided here in Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Meriwether, Georgia, United States
1869
24 Feb 1869
Age 80
Death of Mary Polly Callaway in Gay, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Gay, Meriwether, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1789
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 463; Image: 465.
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 397A; Image: .
    [3] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1806
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 397A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 463; Image: 465.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1869
    Event Place: Gay, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885

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