Mary (Driggers) Stanley (abt. 1801 - aft. 1855)

Born about 1801 in Tennessee

Wife of William Stanley — married 1 Sep 1824 in White County, Illinois

Descendants

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Biography

Birth: Polly was born about 1801 in Tennessee, likely the daughter of Thomas Driggers and Matilda Wasden. She had four siblings, Daniel, Thomas Wasden, Lucinda, and Edith. Her brother Thomas Wasden married her husband's sister Matilda.

Married William Stanley on September 1, 1824 in Carmi, White County, Illinois.^[1]

1850 Census: "Mary Stanley," 49, was living in District 13, White County, Illinois with her children William, 19, Romelia, 16, and Parler, 13. Her real estate was valued at $500, and she was listed born in Tennessee. An Isaac Driggers, 63, lives nearby, possibly related, as well as Crispus and Sarah Schnee, Mary's daughter and son-in-law.^[2]

1855 Illinois Census: "Polly Stanley" was living in Township 3S Range 8E-Township 5S Range 14W, White County, Illinois with 5 people in the family - 2 free white males 20-30 (probably sons William and Romelia), 2 free white females 20-30 (probably daughter Paralee and dau-in-law Celia), and 1 free white female 50-60 (Polly herself). Militia: 1, value of livestock 6.11(?).^[3]

Nothing more is known of Polly. It's assumed that she died between 1855 and 1860.

Children

1. Sarah Stanley: Sarah was born May 4, 1825 in Illinois, likely White County, where she married Crispus Schnee on April 11, 1844. They had ten children: Crispus Martin (1846), Mariah (1849), Olevia (1852), Mary E. (1853), John (1855), Emma B. (1858), Della (1860), Belle (1864), William L. (1867), and Posey (1870).

2. Lucinda Stanley: Lucinda was born about 1828 in Illinois, fate unknown, likely married a Schnee.

3. William Stanley: William was born February 19, 1831 in White County. He was a farmer and married Celia Woodall on June 6, 1855. They had six children: Mary (1856), William L. (1859), Emma (1861), Ida (1864), Schella (1866), and Crispus (1869). He died February 21, 1884 in Phillips Township, age 53.

4. Romelia Stanley: Romelia was born about 1834 in White County, and was a farmer who married Martha Ann Edwards on May 21, 1859 in White County. They had three children: John Lawrence (1860), Sarah Jane (1863), and Harriet (1866) before his death on April 15, 1874, age 40.

5. Paralee Stanley: Paralee was born about 1837 in White County. Her fate after 1850 is not known.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-V5X : 3 March 2016), William Stanley and Polly Driggers, 01 Sep 1824; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,068.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85W-K41 : 9 November 2014), Mary Stanley, White county, White, Illinois, United States; citing family 468, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1855," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61TZ-LZM : 8 November 2014), Polly Stanley, Township 3S Range 8E-Township 5S Range 14W, White, Illinois; citing p. 110, State Archives, Springville; FHL microfilm 977,063.

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