Mary “Polly” GraggAge: 64 years1826–1890
- Name
- Mary “Polly” Gragg
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Gragg
- Nickname
- Polly
- Married name
- Mary Woodruff
 Birth | calculated 1826 42 36 |
 Birth of a brother | James Obediah “Jim” Gragg about 1827 (Age 12 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jesse Boone Sr. December 11, 1829 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth A Gragg April 5, 1830 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah McMahon about 1830 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Nicey C Gragg May 1834 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Obediah “Bill” Gragg Jr. October 20, 1847 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 |
 Marriage | Joshua Woodruff — View this family calculated 1848 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Woodruff calculated 1850 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | July 29, 1850 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James M Woodruff calculated 1851 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Matilda M Woodruff calculated 1852 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Caroline Nicey Woodruff May 20, 1854 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Henry Woodruff April 24, 1856 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | William Buchanan “Buck” Gragg May 3, 1856 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Caledonia D “Callie” Woodruff June 7, 1857 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 20, 1860 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | John Dempsey Woodruff September 30, 1861 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Abraham Davis Lincoln Woodruff April 7, 1862 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isom Gragg calculated 1864 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 41 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 41 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 43 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 |
| Census | August 1, 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Matilda M Woodruff after 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | America “Merky” Gragg before 1872 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celia Caroline Boone October 29, 1874 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Henry Woodruff — Cynthia V Gragg — View this family January 2, 1876 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #9 | James Madison Woodruff calculated 1879 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | William M Gragg May 3, 1885 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Obediah “Jim” Gragg about 1886 (Age 60 years) |
 Death | calculated 1890 (Age 64 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Buchanan “Buck” Gragg Birth: June 20, 1783 25 24 — Albemarle, Virginia, United States Death: May 3, 1856 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Celia Caroline Boone Birth: about 1790 42 40 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: October 29, 1874 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1804 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Enoch Gragg Birth: calculated 1805 21 15 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1893 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Allen Gragg Birth: January 28, 1807 23 17 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 28, 1898 — Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John A Gragg Birth: calculated 1809 25 19 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
William M Gragg Birth: March 28, 1811 27 21 — Mulberry, Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: May 3, 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
America “Merky” Gragg Birth: calculated 1813 29 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1872 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years elder brother |
Isom Gragg Birth: calculated 1819 35 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1864 |
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7 months elder brother |
Harrison Gregg Birth: August 11, 1819 36 29 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: August 11, 1898 — Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States |
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5 months elder brother |
Jesse Gragg Birth: January 15, 1820 36 30 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: October 12, 1914 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years herself |
Mary “Polly” Gragg Birth: calculated 1826 42 36 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1890 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
James Obediah “Jim” Gragg Birth: about 1827 43 37 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1886 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Elizabeth A Gragg Birth: April 5, 1830 46 40 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: July 24, 1907 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nicey C Gragg Birth: May 1834 50 44 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1903 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Joshua Woodruff |
| husband |
Joshua Woodruff Birth: November 1827 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1900 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Mary “Polly” Gragg Birth: calculated 1826 42 36 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1890 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1848 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Woodruff Birth: calculated 1850 22 24 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1913 |
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2 years son |
James M Woodruff Birth: calculated 1851 23 25 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Matilda M Woodruff Birth: calculated 1852 24 26 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: after 1870 |
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2 years daughter |
Caroline Nicey Woodruff Birth: May 20, 1854 26 28 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1918 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months son |
William Henry Woodruff Birth: April 24, 1856 28 30 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1926 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Caledonia D “Callie” Woodruff Birth: June 7, 1857 29 31 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1926 — Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
John Dempsey Woodruff Birth: September 30, 1861 33 35 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 25, 1930 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months son |
Abraham Davis Lincoln Woodruff Birth: April 7, 1862 34 36 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 22, 1943 — North Carolina, United States |
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18 years son |
James Madison Woodruff Birth: calculated 1879 51 53 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Woodruff - Household
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Woodruff - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Woodruff - Household
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Woodruff - Household
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