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Mary G "Polly" Huff 1823–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1823

Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1888

Death Location: Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Orina Livesay

Spouse(s): Andrew Cannaday

Children(s): Otho Cannaday, Peter Cannaday, John Cannaday, Martha Howery), James Cannaday, Amanda Cannaday, Orina Cannaday, Asa Cannaday, George Cannaday, Owen Cannaday

The story of Mary G "Polly" Huff began in 1823 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Mary G "Polly" Huff resided in Franklin County, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Mary G "Polly" Huff resided in South Western District, Long Branch, Franklin, Vir. Mary G "Polly" Huff married Andrew Benton Bailey Cannaday, and had children including Amanda A Cannaday, Asa Ferdinand Cannaday, George W Cannaday, James Martial Cannaday, John Andrew Cannaday, Martha Ellen Cannaday M Howery, Orina Rina Elizabeth Cannaday, Otho Destra Cannaday, Owen Pleasant Cannaday, Peter Livesay Cannaday. Mary G "Polly" Huff passed away in 1888 in Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary G "Polly" Huff began in 1823 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Mary G "Polly" Huff resided in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary G "Polly" Huff resided in South Western District, Long Branch, Franklin, Vir.
  • Mary G "Polly" Huff married Andrew Benton Bailey Cannaday, and had children including Amanda A Cannaday, Asa Ferdinand Cannaday, George W Cannaday, James Martial Cannaday, John Andrew Cannaday, Martha Ellen Cannaday M Howery, Orina Rina Elizabeth Cannaday, Otho Destra Cannaday, Owen Pleasant Cannaday, Peter Livesay Cannaday.
  • Mary G "Polly" Huff passed away in 1888 in Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Huff's Ancestors

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Mary Huff
1823–1888
Birth Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John B Huff Jr
1801–1891
Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Orina (M) Livesay
1802–1888
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Huff
1763–1840
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Gearhart
1771–1827
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Peter Livesay
1768–1828
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Susannah McGeehee
1778–1863
Bedford, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 6ggf
1730–1796
Margaret Stones
1730–
John McGehee
1760–1828
Mourning Adams
1756–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1700–1751
Alice Marsden
1706–1731
Andrew Stones
1715–1766
Ann Heskins
1717–1766

Mary Huff's Descendants

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Mary (G "Polly") Huff (14 Oct 1823–16 Oct 1888) m. Andrew (Benton "Bailey") Cannaday (18 Nov 1822–19 May 1912)
  1. 1. Otho (Destra) Cannaday 1858–1945
  2. 2. Peter (Livesay) Cannaday 1856–1943
  3. 3. John (Andrew) Cannaday 1844–1933 m. Susan (M) Thurman 1842–1917
    1. 1. A (L) Cannaday 1878–
  4. 4. Martha (Ellen Cannaday (m:) Howery) 1846–1917
  5. 5. James (Martial) Cannaday 1848–1947
  6. 6. Amanda (A) Cannaday 1863–1966
  7. 7. Orina ("Rina" Elizabeth) Cannaday 1860–1948
  8. 8. Asa (Ferdinand) Cannaday 1854–1936
  9. 9. George (W) Cannaday 1852–1854
  10. 10. Owen (Pleasant) Cannaday 1850–1870

Mary Huff's Timeline

6 Records

1823
14 Oct 1823
Birth of Mary G "Polly" Huff in Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 27
Mary G "Polly" Huff resided here in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
Mary G "Polly" Huff resided here in South Western District, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia, USA
South Western District, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 47
Mary G "Polly" Huff resided here in Trenton, Trenton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
Trenton, Trenton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 57
Mary G "Polly" Huff resided here in Little River, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Little River, Floyd, Virginia, USA
1888
16 Oct 1888
Age 65
Death of Mary G "Polly" Huff in Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Floyd County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1823
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 944; Page: 135a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: South Western District, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: South Western District, Franklin, Virginia; Page: 18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Trenton, Trenton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Trenton, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: M593_500; Page: 453A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Little River, Floyd, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Little River, Floyd, Virginia; Roll: 1365; Page: 357B; Enumeration District: 029

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Copper Hill, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Mary G. “Polly” Huff Cannaday 16 Oct 1888

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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