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Mary Ann "Polly" England 1840–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Virginia (according to Jemima's 1930 census)

Death Date: 24 Jul 1919

Death Location: Smith's Creek, Carter, Kentucky, USA

Father: John England

Mother: Serena Abrams

Spouse(s): George Staggs

Children(s): Jemima Staggs, Minnie Staggs, ? Staggs, ? Staggs, Tennessee Staggs, Laura Staggs, Etta Staggs, Alfard Staggs, Henry Staggs, James Staggs, Joseph Staggs, John Staggs, ? Staggs

Mary Ann "Polly" England was born in 1840 in Virginia (according to Jemima's 1930 census), the child of John England And Serena Abrams. In 1850, Mary Ann "Polly" England resided in District 1, Greenup, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Mary Ann "Polly" England resided in Precinct 9, Carter, Kentucky, United States. Mary Ann "Polly" England married George Washington Staggs, and had children including Alfard Staggs, Etta Margaret Staggs, Henry M Staggs, James Knox Polk Staggs, Jemima Elizabeth Staggs, John W England Staggs, Joseph Allen Staggs, Laura Belle Staggs, Minnie Staggs, Staggs, Tennessee Tempie Staggs. Mary Ann "Polly" England passed away in 1919 in Smith's Creek, Carter, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann "Polly" England was born in 1840 in Virginia (according to Jemima's 1930 census), the child of John England And Serena Abrams.
  • In 1850, Mary Ann "Polly" England resided in District 1, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Mary Ann "Polly" England resided in Precinct 9, Carter, Kentucky, United States.
  • Mary Ann "Polly" England married George Washington Staggs, and had children including Alfard Staggs, Etta Margaret Staggs, Henry M Staggs, James Knox Polk Staggs, Jemima Elizabeth Staggs, John W England Staggs, Joseph Allen Staggs, Laura Belle Staggs, Minnie Staggs, Staggs, Tennessee Tempie Staggs.
  • Mary Ann "Polly" England passed away in 1919 in Smith's Creek, Carter, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John England
1820–1889
Birth Location: Russell Co., VA according to son James' DC
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Serena Abrams
1824–1902
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

George Staggs
1833–1920
Birth Location: Virginia (1920 Census)
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Children(s)

Jemima Staggs
1861–1947
Birth Location: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
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Minnie Staggs
1883–1967
Birth Location: Carter, Kentucky, USA
MS
? Staggs
1900–1900
Birth Location: –
?S
? Staggs
1900–1900
Birth Location: –
?S
Tennessee Staggs
1872–1940
Birth Location: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
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Laura Staggs
1873–1962
Birth Location: Carter, Kentucky, USA
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Etta Staggs
1879–1965
Birth Location: Greenup Co., KY
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Alfard Staggs
1877–1938
Birth Location: Carter, Kentucky, USA
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Henry Staggs
1864–1936
Birth Location: Greenup County, KY
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James Staggs
1869–1947
Birth Location: Carter City, Carter Co., KY
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Joseph Staggs
1860–1939
Birth Location: Jackson County, Ohio, USA
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John Staggs
1857–1900
Birth Location: Greenup Co., KY
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? Staggs
1900–1900
Birth Location: –
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Mary England's Ancestors

Self
Mary England
1840–1919
Birth Place: Virginia (according to Jemima's 1930 census)
Parents
John England
1820–1889
Russell Co., VA according to son James' DC
Serena Abrams
1824–1902
Ohio
Grandparents
Joseph England
1785–1860
North Carolina
Candace ("Dicy") Osborne
1792–1860
Bazel Abrams
1792–1880
Pennsylvania
Susannah Lakes
1792–1870
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph England
1765–1830
Solomon Osborne
1765–1851
Hannah Bolling
1766–1850
Thomas Abrams
1751–1818
Jemima Friend
1754–1810
William III
1750–
Francis Swinney
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1734–1791
Charity Cole
1740–1790
Capt. Osborne
1730–1818
Benjamin Bolling
1734–1832
Martha Bolling
1737–1767
Henry Sr.
1720–1828
Rhoda Spencer
1729–
Andrew Friend
1715–1793
Josepha Drake
1735–1800

Mary England's Descendants

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Mary (Ann "Polly") England (17 Feb 1840–24 Jul 1919) m. George (Washington) Staggs (ABT 1833–07 Apr 1920)
  1. 1. Jemima (Elizabeth) Staggs 1861–1947 m. George (Washington) Mowery 1857–1935
    1. 1. William (Richard) Mowery 1890–1949 m. Christine (J.) Butler 1900–1979
      1. 1. Virginia (Marcella) Mowery 1921–1999
        1. 1. Nancy (Jo) Vallandingham 1946–2007
      2. 2. William (Richard Mowery) Jr. 1923–2011
        1. 1. Landa (Lou) Mowery 1948–2011
      3. 3. Leona (Elsie) Mowery 1918–1919
    2. 2. Henry (Morton Stanley) Mowery 1894–1914
    3. 3. Leonard (H.) Mowery 1896–1986 m. Eula Huffman 1905–1994
      1. 1. Clifford Mowery 1929–2011 m. Arthuretta Welch 1931–1999
      2. 2. Harold Mowery 1926–2006
      3. 3. Robert (Lee) Mowery 1931–1932
      4. 4. Leroy Mowery 1925–1981
    4. 4. George (Daulton) Mowery 1898–1967 m. Goldie Newman 1909–1986
      1. 1. Gerald (Eugene) Mowery 1936–2011
      2. 2. Kathleen Mowery 1923–2003
      3. 3. Mildred (Lorraine) Mowery 1930–1992
      4. 4. Eva (Pauline) Mowery 1928–2010 m. Milford Trego 1923–1979
        1. 1. Richard (A.) Trego –2010
        2. 2. Milford (G.) Trego –2010
      5. 5. Elwood (Albert) Mowery 1925–1988
    5. 5. Zella (Mae) Mowery 1907–1979 m. Troy Newman 1904–1955
      1. 1. Regina (J.) Newman 1924–
      2. 2. Troy (J. Newman) Jr. 1937–2011
      3. 3. Betty (Lee) Newman 1936–1991
      4. 4. Charles (Roger) Newman 1940–2006
      5. 5. Edith Newman 1926–1929
    6. 6. Wince (Raymond "Poke") Mowery 1908–1973 m. Katherine (Lorena) Gray 1915–2001
      1. 1. Donald (Raymond) Mowery 1936–2013
      2. 2. Ronald (Gray) Mowery 1941–2002
      3. 3. Fontella (Jo) Mowery 1938–1938
    7. 7. Arthur (Boone "Shorty") Mowery 1893–1978 m. Elizabeth Dale 1895–1968 m. Willie (Opal) Cornwell 1898–1971
      1. 1. Virginia Mowery 1920– m. Wilbur Hanners 1923–1994
      2. 2. Mildred Mowery 1922–
      3. 3. William (Eugene) Mowery 1924–2018 m. Helen Switalski 1923–2014
    8. 8. Joseph (Allen) Mowery 1886–1948 m. Wilda Tackett 1889–1945
      1. 1. Joseph (Mowery) II 1913–1920
      2. 2. Chester (Dennis) Mowrey 1908–1968
      3. 3. Kessie (Lee) Mowrey 1910–1980 m. Cora (Edythe) Christman 1921–
        1. 1. Larry (Daemon) Mowrey 1943–2009
        2. 2. Harold (Allen) Mowrey 1939–2010
      4. 4. Stella (J.) Mowery 1913–1974
    9. 9. Walter (Glancen) Mowery 1887–1947 m. Effie (Barker) Boggs 1892– m. Mecca (B.) Riffith 1904–1924 m. Maggie (May) Jordan 1892–1919
      1. 1. George (M.) Mowery 1923–1923
      2. 2. Mabel (Gladys) Mowery 1916–1994
      3. 3. Ollie (Edward) Mowery 1914–1915
      4. 4. William Mowery 1924–1924
      5. 5. Bertha (Florence) Mowery 1917–1992 m. Roy Horsley 1921–1995
      6. 6. Nora (Hazel) Mowery 1912–1992 m. Homer Sagraves 1917–1992 m. Charles (Lewis) Clark 1904–1985
    10. 10. Calvin (Edward) Mowery 1883–1966 m. Edith (Florence) Jordan 1884–1965
      1. 1. Ruby (Belle) Mowery 1912–1983
      2. 2. Finley (J.) Mowery 1919–1922
      3. 3. George (Washington) Mowery 1914–1964 m. Ruth Brown 1913–
      4. 4. Bertie (Mae) Mowery 1924–2006
      5. 5. Callie Mowery 1910–1969 m. Harold (Lawrence) Staten 1908–
    11. 11. James (Estle) Mowery 1900–1964 m. Leota Gearheart 1903–1982
      1. 1. Paul (George Mowery) Sr. 1928–2004 m. Learh (Frances) Parker 1933–2004
      2. 2. Harold Mowery 1924–1924
      3. 3. Eugene Mowery 1930–1930
      4. 4. Opal (Irene) Mowery 1926–2009 m. Wiley Fife 1923–1995 m. Robert (Allen) Williams 1935–1999
        1. 1. Faye Fife 1945–2004 m. John (Joseph) Glowicki 1932–2004
        2. 2. Douglas (Duane Fife) Sr. 1947–2022
        3. 3. Estle (Roy Fife) Sr. 1949–2013
      5. 5. Ruth Mowery 1932–2011 m. James (Gordon Bennight) Sr. 1927–1994
        1. 1. Raymond (George) Bennight 1950–2008
        2. 2. James (Gordon) Bennight 1951–1978
      6. 6. Betty Mowery 1934–2008
      7. 7. Kenneth (Lee) Mowery 1939–2022 m. Constance (Kay) Whittaker 1943–2023
    12. 12. John (Dock) Mowery 1905–1960 m. Minnie (Belle) Boggs 1908–1987
      1. 1. Herbert (Ray) Mowery 1948–2014
      2. 2. Hobert Mowery 1928–1980
      3. 3. John (Edward) Mowery 1950–2011
      4. 4. Lorene (Bernice) Mowery 1926–2004 m. Walter Ward 1921–1975
      5. 5. Juanita (Fern) Mowery 1937–2015
  2. 2. Minnie Staggs 1883–1967 m. Hiram (Melford) Pruitt 1879–1959
    1. 1. George Pruitt 1903–1951
    2. 2. Albert Pruitt 1908–
    3. 3. Danny (E.) Pruitt 1910–
    4. 4. Helen Pruitt 1926–1926
    5. 5. Charlotte (M) Pruitt 1943–1944
    6. 6. Rebecca Pruitt 1912–
    7. 7. Mary Pruitt 1915–
    8. 8. Hiram (Milford) Pruitt 1917–1997 m. Edna (Irene) Lawhun 1921–1998
    9. 9. Harry Pruitt 1922–1993
    10. 10. Luther Pruitt 1924–1940
  3. 3. ? Staggs 1900–1900
  4. 4. ? Staggs 1900–1900
  5. 5. Tennessee (Tempie) Staggs 1872–1940 m. John (Douglas) Potters 1869–1941
    1. 1. Benjamin Potters 1898–1955 m. Mary (Magedeline (Lena)) Davis 1903–1968
      1. 1. Albert Potters 1925–2000
    2. 2. Peachie Potters 1901–1969 m. John Workman 1897–1961
    3. 3. Laura (Rena) Potters 1903–1984
    4. 4. Anna Potters 1905–
    5. 5. Robert Potters 1907–
    6. 6. Haley Potters 1910–
    7. 7. Etta Potters 1896–1945
  6. 6. Laura (Belle) Staggs 1873–1962 m. John (William) Lore 1865–1938
    1. 1. Lucy (Ellen) Lore 1894–
    2. 2. George (W.) Lore 1900–
    3. 3. Tennessee Lore 1902–1986
      1. 1. Laura (Evlin) Messer 1921–
      2. 2. Pearlie Messer 1923–
      3. 3. Oscar Messer 1925–
    4. 4. Pearl Lore 1914–1996
    5. 5. Allie Lore 1905– m. Henry Bradley –1982
    6. 6. James (Robert) Lore 1896–1979 m. Grace Buckler 1906–1994
      1. 1. Lloyd Lore 1924–
      2. 2. Elwood Lore 1930–1994
      3. 3. Dixie Lore 1926–
      4. 4. Jesse Lore 1922–
    7. 7. Albert Lore 1910–
  7. 7. Etta (Margaret) Staggs 1879–1965
  8. 8. Alfard Staggs 1877–1938 m. Flora Davis 1883–
    1. 1. Almira Staggs 1903–
    2. 2. Sarah (E.) Staggs 1907–
    3. 3. Henry (O.) Staggs 1910–
    4. 4. Louetta Staggs 1911–
    5. 5. Mary (Emma) Staggs 1914–
    6. 6. George (A) Staggs 1915–1930
    7. 7. Lafe Staggs 1920–
  9. 9. Henry (M.) Staggs 1864–1936 m. Annie (Laura) Taylor 1870–
    1. 1. Sarah Staggs 1892–
    2. 2. Margaret Staggs 1897–
    3. 3. Eva (Lee) Staggs 1899–
  10. 10. James (Knox Polk) Staggs 1869–1947
  11. 11. Joseph (Allen) Staggs 1860–1939 m. Louise Davis 1868–1963
    1. 1. Rebecca Staggs 1900–
    2. 2. Flora Staggs 1900–1939
    3. 3. Polly (Ann) Staggs 1887– m. John Jordan 1883–1937
      1. 1. Lucy (Jane) Jordan 1908– m. George (Washington) McCoy 1883–1965
    4. 4. Lucy Staggs 1893–
    5. 5. George (Henry) Staggs 1897–1920
    6. 6. Lorenzo (D. "Mack") Staggs 1904–1964
    7. 7. Cora Staggs 1890–1905
    8. 8. Sarah Staggs 1887–1947 m. Fred (W.) Cotcamp 1878–1966
      1. 1. Howard (Kenneth) Cotcamp –1946 m. Mayme (Lee) Leslie 1908–1992
      2. 2. Eura (Vernon) Cotcamp 1908–1986 m. Mayme (Lee) Leslie 1908–1992
      3. 3. Ralph Cotcamp 1913–
      4. 4. Lotchel (Ford) Cotcamp 1910–1986 m. Lena Jordan 1919–1979
        1. 1. Fannie Cotcamp 1937–1937
      5. 5. Theodore Cotcamp 1911–
      6. 6. Frederick Cotcamp 1915–1949
      7. 7. Madge Cotcamp 1923–
      8. 8. Bruce Cotcamp 1918–1920
      9. 9. Ward Cotcamp 1921–1995
      10. 10. Dempsey Cotcamp 1926–
  12. 12. John (W. England) Staggs 1857–1900 m. Mary (Ellen) Pemberton 1860–
    1. 1. James (Henry) Staggs 1888–
    2. 2. John (Henry) Staggs 1883–1958
  13. 13. ? Staggs 1900–1900

Mary England's Timeline

5 Records

1840
17 Feb 1840
Birth of Mary Ann "Polly" England in Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
Mary Ann "Polly" England resided here in District 1, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Mary Ann "Polly" England resided here in Precinct 9, Carter, Kentucky, United States
Precinct 9, Carter, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 60
Mary Ann "Polly" England resided here in Magisterial District 2, Carter, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 2, Carter, Kentucky, USA
1919
24 Jul 1919
Age 79
Death of Mary Ann "Polly" England in Carter, Kentucky, USA
Carter, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 9, Carter, Kentucky; Roll: 408; Family History Film: 1254408; Page: 616C; Enumeration District: 019; Image: 0511.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 2, Carter, Kentucky; Roll: 514; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240514
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: M432_202; Page: 253A; Image: 513

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Ohio (according to son Joe's 1930 Census)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Virginia (according to Jemima's 1930 census)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: M432_202; Page: 253A; Image: 513

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 9, Carter, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 9, Carter, Kentucky; Roll: 408; Family History Film: 1254408; Page: 616C; Enumeration District: 019; Image: 0511.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Carter, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 2, Carter, Kentucky; Roll: 514; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240514

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Carter, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smith's Creek, Carter, Kentucky, USA
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