Mary “Polly” WhiteAge: 92 years1789–1882
- Name
- Mary “Polly” White
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- White
- Nickname
- Polly
 Birth | December 1789 24 22 |
 Birth of a sister | Elizabeth White March 28, 1791 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John White February 29, 1796 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 3 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a sister | Ruthy White December 1799 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susannah White April 18, 1802 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 13 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Marriage of a parent | Coleman Read White — Polly Cole — View this family September 26, 1812 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celah Bradford about 1812 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Haskey Ann Nelson White September 8, 1813 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William George Vaughn White October 17, 1815 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 22 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Person White April 15, 1819 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Frances Laurey Jane White December 18, 1821 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Cecilia Coleman White January 26, 1823 (Age 33 years) |
| Will | August 27, 1831 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 42 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Death of a father | Coleman Read White about 1835 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 45 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 56 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Ruthy White after 1850 (Age 60 years) Note: She is shown living with her husband (John Crook) and children in the 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 67 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | John White April 5, 1865 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 71 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 77 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 77 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 79 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 88 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth White June 23, 1881 (Age 91 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William George Vaughn White September 21, 1881 (Age 91 years) |
 Death | about 1882 (Age 92 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Coleman Read White Birth: about 1765 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1835 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Celah Bradford Birth: about 1767 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1812 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 13, 1786 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Elizabeth White Birth: March 28, 1791 26 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1881 — Tennessee, United States |
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-15 months herself |
Mary “Polly” White Birth: December 1789 24 22 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1882 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
John White Birth: February 29, 1796 31 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: April 5, 1865 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Ruthy White Birth: December 1799 34 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: after 1850 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Susannah White Birth: April 18, 1802 37 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1902 — North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Polly Cole |
| father |
Coleman Read White Birth: about 1765 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1835 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Polly Cole Birth: December 1789 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1831 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 26, 1812 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Haskey Ann Nelson White Birth: September 8, 1813 48 23 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: December 21, 1884 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
William George Vaughn White Birth: October 17, 1815 50 25 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1881 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Thomas Person White Birth: April 15, 1819 54 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: January 22, 1888 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Frances Laurey Jane White Birth: December 18, 1821 56 32 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: October 11, 1896 — Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months half-sister |
Cecilia Coleman White Birth: January 26, 1823 58 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 11, 1907 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |