Born in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jameson Bandy
and Elizabeth (Wright) Bandy
Sister of
Jane C (Bandy) Denson, Sarah (Bandy) Cotham, James J Bandy, Richard Bandy [half], William Jimison Bandy [half], Amanda Bandy [half] and Josephus W. Bandy [half]
Wife of
James Caswell Cotham
— married
[date unknown] in Perry, Tennessee, United States
Mother of
William E Cotham, Jamison Bandy Cotham, George W Cotham, John Wright Cotham, Mary J Cotham, Harwell J.c. Cotham, Elizabeth Cotham, Robert C Cotham, Nancy Ann Frances (Cotham) Nichols, Julia Ann Cotham, Sarah Ardena Cotham and Mary C Cotham
Died
at age 79
in Perry, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Mar 2020
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Biography
Molly was born in 1814. She was the daughter of Jameson Bandy and Elizabeth Wright.
In the 1850 census Mary (age 36) was in Perry, Tennessee, United States.[1]
In the 1860 census Mary (age 44) was in Perry, Tennessee.[2]
In the 1870 census Mollie (age 54), Keeping House, was in District 4, Perry, Tennessee.[3]
In the 1880 census Mary (age 58), Keeping House, was recorded as widowed in District 4, Perry, Tennessee, United States.[4]
Polley was mentioned on a memorial in Denson's Landing Cemetery, Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States with a death date of 29 December 1893.[5]
Sources
- ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 892; Page: 154b; Line Number: 29
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8054 #6474441 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Mary Cotham (36) in Perry, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1268; Page: 292; Family History Library Film: 805268
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7667 #22543849 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Mary H Cotham (44) in Perry, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1553; Page: 442A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7163 #7401377 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Mollie Cotham (54), Keeping House, in District 4, Perry, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 1274; Page: 406A; Enumeration District: 148
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6742 #9933014 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Mary Cotham (58), widowed, Keeping House, in District 4, Perry, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #24013565 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Memorial page for Polley C. Cotham (14 Jun 1814-29 Dec 1893), citing Denson's Landing Cemetery, Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Sandy Holmes (contributor 46953609).
- 1830 US Census; Census Place: Hickman, Tennessee; Page: 290; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 176; Family History Film: 0024534, [6]
- Year: 1840; Census Place: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 530; Page: 160; Image: 902; Family History Library Film: 0024547,
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: M432_892; Page: 154B; Image: 312, [7]
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1268; Page: 292; Image: 5; Family History Library Film: 805268, [8]
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-T74 : 18 February 2021), Mary H Cotham in entry for Caswell Cotham, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZY-8T1 : 24 May 2021), Mollie Cotham in entry for Caswell Cotham, 1870.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Polly:
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~1.56%
Kelly (Popp) Kley
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SH5636664 [compare], Ancestry member kellykley25
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Connie Drain :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Linda (Williams) Martino :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JE1639418 [compare], Ancestry member Martino2000
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ZK9422291 [compare]
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