Mary "Polly" Porter was born abt. 1853, the daughter of Elisha Porter and Malinda Brewer, of Wilkes County, NC.
In the 1860 census, Mary Porter (age 7) was in Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina.[1]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Elisha Porter
M
35
Farmer
Malinda Porter
F
34
Joseph Porter
M
14
George Porter
M
13
Sarah Porter
F
11
Elisha Porter
M
9
Mary Porter
F
7
John Porter
M
5
Delphia Porter
F
David Porter
M
2
In the 1870 census, Polly Porter (age 16) was in Antioch, Wilkes, North Carolina.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Elisha Porter
M
50
Farmer
North Carolina
Melinda Porter
F
48
Keeping House
North Carolina
George T Porter
F
23
Farmhand
North Carolina
Polly Porter
F
16
North Carolina
John Porter
M
14
Farmhand
North Carolina
Dolphus Porter
M
12
Farmhand
North Carolina
David Porter
M
10
Farmhand
North Carolina
Nancy Porter
F
6
At Home
North Carolina
Margart Porter
F
4
At Home
North Carolina
In the 1880 census, Mary Shatley (age 27), Housekeeper, was the wife of Joseph Shatley in Cranberry, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States.[3]
In the 1900 census, Pollie Shatley (age 45), Farm Laborer, was the widowed head of household in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina.[4]
In the 1910 census, Polly Shatley (age 55), Farmer, was the widowed head of household in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.[5]
Sources
↑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: Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 83; Family History Library Film: 803918 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #38971697 (accessed 19 April 2024)
Mary Porter (7) in Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina.
↑1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Antioch, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1165; Page: 240A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #34517420 (accessed 19 April 2024)
Polly Porter (16) in Antioch, Wilkes, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Cranberry, Alleghany, North Carolina; Roll: 951; Page: 277b; Enumeration District: 012 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #12748547 (accessed 19 April 2024)
Mary Shatley (27), wife, Housekeeper, in household of Joseph Shatley (30) in Cranberry, Alleghany, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
↑1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0162 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #50605725 (accessed 19 April 2024)
Pollie Shatley (45), widowed, Farm Laborer, head of household in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, USA.
↑1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1135; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0182; FHL microfilm: 1375148 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #20838925 (accessed 19 April 2024)
Polly Shatley (55), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
Is Mary Elizabeth your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: