Mary Doris (Walling) Dykes (1854 - 1940)

Born 24 Oct 1854 in White, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elisha A. Dykes — married 25 Aug 1873 in White County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1940 at age 85 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Mary Doris "Polly" Walling was born 24 October 1854 in White County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Jesse Walling and Susannah Roberts^[1]. She passed away in 1940 at age 85.

According to the White County Tennessee Marriage License Registration book, Elijah Dykes and Polly D. Walling were married by a Justice of the Peace on August 25, 1873.^[2]They had at least the following children -

Sallie Dykes

Bessie Dykes

Burdine Dykes

America Dykes

Susie Dykes

Malinda Dykes

Rosetta Dykes

Ida Mae Dykes

Albert Lee Dykes

Mary Doris Walling Dykes died at the age of 86 of Arteriosclerosis and Senile Psychosis. She died at the Eastern State Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, but her legal residence was listed as Route #3, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. The Certificate of Death states that Polly had been in the hospital for 11 years. The hospital was also known as the Eastern State Hospital for the Insane.^[3]

Mary Doris "Polly" Walling Dykes is buried at the Walling Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA.^[4]

1860 US Census - Tennessee, White County, District 5

Jessee Walling, age 40, male, farmer

Susan Walling, age 40, female

James Walling, age 14, male

Amanda Walling, age 12, female

Rutha Walling, age 9, female

Mary Walling, age 6, female

Monroe P Walling, age 3, male

Sarrah A Walling, age 8/12, female

1870 US Census - Tennessee, White County, District 5, Shady Grove Post Office

Walding, Jesse, age 49, male, farmer

Walding, Susan, age 49, female, keeping house

Walding, Amanda, age 21, female, without occupation

Walding, Ruth, age 19, female

Walding, Mary D, age 15, female

Walding, Monroe C, age 13, male, works on farm

Walding, Sarah A, age 9, female

Walding, Susan E, age 7, female

Dikes, William H, age 14, male, works on farm

Dikes, America, age 8, female

NOTE on 1870 census - last name is spelled WALDING instead of WALLING.

1880 US Census - Tennessee, Van Buren County, District 4

Walling, Jesse, head, age 59, farmer

Walling, Susan A, wife, age 59

Walling, Monroe C, son, age 23, single, works on farm

Walling, Susan E, daughter, age 17, single

Dykes, Mary, daughter, age 25, married

Dykes, Burdine, grandson, age 5

Dykes, Sarah, granddaughter, age 3^[5]

1920 US Census - Tennessee, Bledsoe County, District 1, McMinnville Road

Myers, Harmon E., Head, age 53, farmer, owns farm

Myers, Sarah A., wife, age 53

Dykes, Polly, Sister in law, age 64, widowed

Sullivan, Luther, grandson, age 12

Sullivan, Henry D, grandson, age 8

Note - Polly Dykes is the sister of Sarah Walling Myers. This census lists her as a widow, but her husband Elisha A. Dykes is still alive.

1930 US Census - Tennessee, Knox County, District 8, Eastern State Hospital For The Insane

Dykes, Polly, patient, female, age 75, widow

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSS7-BJX : 26 August 2019), Polly Wolling Dykes, 30 Jan 1940; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
2. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN42-P2F : 4 December 2014), Elisha Dykes and Polly D Walling, 25 Aug 1873; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 99, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
3. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1729; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 1 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLQ-RZ18 : 11 July 2016), Polly Doris Walling Dykes, 1940; Burial, , Van Buren, Tennessee, United States of America, Walling Cemetery; citing record ID 82884198, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, Van Buren, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Page: 267B; Enumeration District: 128 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Find A Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82884198/mary-doris-dykes

• 1860 US Census - "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSC-99JK?cc=1473181&wc=7QMS-84T%3A1589422383%2C1589422320%2C1592313311 : 24 March 2017), Tennessee > White > District no 5 > image 11 of 24; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1870 US Census - "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8MX-Z8?cc=1438024&wc=K28Y-7M9%3A518655501%2C519402201%2C518767703 : 15 June 2019), Tennessee > White > District 05 > image 9 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1930 US Census - "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8Z-JJN?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-XX9%3A648806201%2C649425901%2C648830601%2C1589282445 : 8 December 2015), Tennessee > Knox > District 08 > ED 81 > image 5 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).