Born in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William George Howard
and Elizabeth (Barnett) Howard
Sister of
Wilson Howard, Caroline Howard, John W. Howard, Leander Howard, Minerva J. (Howard) Mann, Sylvester B Howard, Solomon Howard, Tribue Howard and Margaret Betty (Howard) Stephens
Wife of
Adam Mann
— married
1868 in Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
Lourena Mann, Manerva Jane (Mann) Miller, Fernando Mann, John Linville Mann, Solenia (Mann) Watkins, Lurana Mann, Solomon Lee Mann, Ashland Roland Mann, Laura (Mann) Clemons, Floyd Mann and Emily (Mann) Hensley
Died
at age 79
in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2016
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Biography
Born in 1850 in Breathitt County, Kentucky, Polly Ann Howard Mann was a woman of resilience. Educated for her time, she married Adam Mann at around 17 and faced early heartache when their first child, Lourena, died shortly after birth from diarrhea-related dehydration. The loss was a harsh initiation into motherhood, but Polly and Adam pressed on to raise nine children on their farm.
The couple navigated life's ups and downs until Adam's death from cancer in 1900. The early 1900s were particularly trying for Polly; she lost her daughter Solena in 1902 and her oldest daughter, Minerva, to fever in 1903. Her son Lee was shot in a gunfight in 1904.
Despite hardships, Polly was resourceful, even selling hogs in 1905 to contribute to the family's income. Her last days were spent caring for her ailing son Nando; tragically, she contracted the typhoid fever that took his life and passed away three days after him in 1929.
Polly died at the age of 79 on 17 May 1929 in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky and was buried in Lambric, Breathitt County, Kentucky.[1]
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑
Burial: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current,
64068570 Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64068570/polly-ann-mann.
- Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Breathitt County, Kentucky; Roll: 193; Page: 11a
- Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Breathitt County, Kentucky; Page: 298. Record for Polly Ann Howard
- Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com
- Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Ancestry.com
- Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com
- Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spring Fork, Breathitt County, Kentucky; Roll: T624_466; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1374479
See Also:
- "The Howards of Eastern Kentucky" by the Magoffin County Historical Society. Page 429.
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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:
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Anna Brown 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A493866 [compare], Ancestry member acb1030
-
~6.25%
Tricia (Payne) Aanderud :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZC9745614 [compare], Ancestry member triciaaanderud
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~1.56%
Jerry Prater :
23andMe, GEDmatch m644834 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lakisha (Atkins) Parker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A983674 [compare], Ancestry member gleekout2122
-
~1.56%
Charity Lovely :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Samantha (McHone) Hudson :
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal SAM7d997e57
-
~1.17%
~6.25%
Bill Barnes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A054168 [compare], Ancestry member bigbillbarnes7799
-
~0.78%
Ron Fields :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Nancy Riley :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member indigo996
-
~0.78%
Christopher Salyer :
23andMe, GEDmatch M819991 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M819991 [compare], Ancestry member csalyer37
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~0.78%
Amber Jenkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch LP1419547 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Amjenk904
-
~0.78%
~0.78%
Kathy Beatty :
23andMe, GEDmatch WK2832159 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Sandra Risner :
23andMe, GEDmatch QV3656545 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Jim Beatty :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Judy (Burgstahler) Ferguson :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Manuel Montgomery :
23andMe, GEDmatch M488298 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A692704 [compare], Ancestry member MLM1947
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B604680
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~0.39%
Doug Owsley :
MyHeritage DNA
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Rejected matches › Mary E Howard (abt.1849-)
Polly is 21 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 23 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 45 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 27 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 22 degrees from Michael Chow, 15 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 23 degrees from Martha Stewart, 29 degrees from Danny Trejo and 27 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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