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Mary Polly Whitehead 1825 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1825

Birth Location: Wayne, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 29 Jul 1895

Death Location: Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Matthew Whitehead\Walker

Mother: Anne1798 Walker\Whitehead

Spouse(s): Benegar Salter

Children(s): Mary Salter

Mary Polly Whitehead was born in 1825 in Wayne, Mississippi, United States, the child of Matthew William Whitehead\Walker and Anne1798 Walker\Whitehead. Mary Polly Whitehead married Benegar A Salter, and had children including Mary Ellen Salter. Mary Polly Whitehead passed away in 1895 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Polly Whitehead was born in 1825 in Wayne, Mississippi, United States, the child of Matthew William Whitehead\Walker and Anne1798 Walker\Whitehead.
  • Mary Polly Whitehead married Benegar A Salter, and had children including Mary Ellen Salter.
  • Mary Polly Whitehead passed away in 1895 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Whitehead\Walker
1795 – 1860
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Anne1798 Walker\Whitehead
1798 – 1860
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Benegar Salter
1815 – 1880
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Salter
1864 – 1938
Birth Location: Jefferson, AL
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Mary Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Mary Whitehead
1825 – 1895
Birth Place: Wayne, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Matthew William Whitehead\Walker
1795 – 1860
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Anne1798 Walker\Whitehead
1798 – 1860
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Grandparents
James Whitehead\Melton
1760 – 1820
South Carolina
Susannah ((Sally) MELTON) Whitehead
1765 – 1819
Moore, North Carolina, United States,
Hezekiah1775 (Walker\Bush\Bush Poss Walker) 10
1775 – 1849
Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth1741 Clark\Walker
1741 – 1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Clark\Dickerson
1724 – 1767
Sarah Dixson\Dickson
1729 – 1819

Mary Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Polly) Whitehead (16 Sep 1825 – 29 Jul 1895) m. Benegar (A) Salter (1815 – Abt. 1880)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Salter (23 Jun 1864 – 22 Jun 1938) m. Peyton ("Pate") Vines (29 Jan 1862 – 11 Apr 1950)
    1. 1. George (Simpson) Vines (3 December 1880 – 20 May 1932) m. Lela (Hester) Parsons (04 Nov 1888 – 13 Feb 1937)
      1. 1. Rastus Vines (19 September 1908 – 18 December 1970) m. Velma (Vera) Vines (26 January 1916 – 25 December 1986)
        1. 1. Pauline (Vines Bigham Davis) Burke (3 Jul 1934 – 10 April 2015) m. Clarence (D.) Bigham (6 April 1930 – 21 September 1978)

Mary Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1825
16 Sep 1825
Birth of Mary Polly Whitehead in Wayne, Mississippi, United States
Wayne, Mississippi, United States
1895
29 Jul 1895
Age 70
Death of Mary Polly Whitehead in Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Wayne, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1895
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
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