Polly M. Burhans (abt. 1853)

Polly M. Burhans

Born about 1853 in New York, United States

Daughter of [father unknown] and Hannah (Unknown) Burhans [uncertain]

Sister of Mary Jane (Burhans) Hilts, Mellisa Burhans and Alice A. Burhans

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

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Biography

Polly Burhans is a part of US Black heritage.

Polly was born about 1853. She may be the daughter of Hannah Unknown.

From the 1880 Census:

Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Storm Hilts	M	Black	63	Married	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
Mary J. Hilts	F	Black	42	Married	Wife	Keeping House	New York
George Hilts	M	Black	17	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	New York
Jacob Hilts	M	Black	14	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	New York
Storm Hilts	M	Black	6 months	Single	Son		New York
Hannah Burhans	F	Black	74	Widowed	Mother-in-law	At Home	New York
Polly M. Burhans	F	Black	27	Married	Sister-in-law	Domestic Servant	New York
Allice Burhans	F	Black	23	Single	Sister-in-law	Domestic Servant	New York

Notes

Polly is listed as a sister-in-law in the household of Storm Hilts. She may be either his wife Mary Jane's sister, or Storm's brother's wife. She is listed as married. Allice Burhans is also there listed as a sister-in-law, but she is single. Hannah Burhans, mother-in-law, is presumed to be the mother of Mary Jane and Allice, though this is also unclear. Previous records for Hannah make no mention of a Polly.

Sources

"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZF5-N9R : Tue Mar 19 15:53:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Storm Hilts and Mary J. Hilts, 1880.

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