Mary "Polly" Cantrell

Female 1799 - 1863  (63 years)


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  • Name Mary "Polly" Cantrell 
    Birth 20 Jul 1799  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Jan 1863  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Burial Martin Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I766  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2014 

    Father Richard Cantrell,   b. 10 Mar 1771, (Orange County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1840, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Constance "Polly" Bethel,   b. 22 Oct 1776, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1848, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1794  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Residence (Family) 1801  Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Residence (Family) 1816  Orange County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence (Family) 1820-1840  Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Perry Green "Old Grandsir" Magness,   b. 23 May 1796, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1884, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 1815  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8
    Children 
     1. Constance Maud "Connie" Magness,   b. 15 May 1815, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1904, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Harriet Magness,   b. 2 Jun 1817, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1866, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     3. Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Magness,   b. 12 Sep 1819, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1890, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. Bethel C(antrell) Magness,   b. 14 Aug 1821, (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1846, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     5. William Hall "Bill" Magness,   b. 15 Feb 1824, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1891, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     6. Elder Perry Green Magness, Jr.,   b. 26 Jan 1826, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1876, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     7. Mary Jane Magness,   b. 20 Feb 1828, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1908, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magness,   b. 11 Jan 1830, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1891, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     9. Martha Magness,   b. 15 Dec 1831, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1897, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     10. Captain Leroy Jackson "Cain" Magness,   b. 4 Jun 1834, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1906, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     11. Charlotte B(laine) Magness,   b. 19 Nov 1836, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1907, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     12. Richard Marion "Dick" Magness,   b. 15 Jan 1839, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0May 1884, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jul 1799 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1815 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jan 1863 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Martin Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Her parents were Richard Cantrell and Constance Bethel.

      Family Members
      Parents
      Richard Cantrell
      1771 – unknown

      Constance Bethel Cantrell
      1776–1848

      Spouse
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      Perry Green Magness
      1796–1884

      Siblings
      Bethel Cantrell
      1807–1858

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      Sarah Cantrell Flannigan
      1811–1891

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      Jonathan Lomax Cantrell
      1819–1876

      Children
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      Constant Maud Magness Cantrell
      1815–1904

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      Bethel C Magness
      1821–1846

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      Perry Green Magness
      1826–1876

      Mary J Magness Youngblood
      1828–1908

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      Martha Magness Cantrell
      1831–1897

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      Leroy Jackson Magness
      1834–1906

      Richard Marion W. Magness
      1839–1884

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    • Tombstone Inscription, "Rest Mother you have ceased from your labors and entered into your Rest She embraced religion early in Life and died triumphant."

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  • Sources 
    1. [S839] 1860 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 60 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S13177] "Mary Polly Cantrell Magness", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37040194/mary-polly-magness, abstra.

    3. [S15059] Richard Cantrell (1771- ?), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175747652/richard-cantrell, This perso.

    4. [S102] "DeKalb County Cemeteries",by Thomas G. Webb,DeKalb County Historian,Audrey D., p. 167 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S869] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy",by Susan Cantrill Christie, later revised, p. 16 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S15061] Sampson Bethel (1750 - 1806), Ancestors, Descendants & Biography, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bethel-26, This person,.

    7. [S928] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy" A Record of the Descendants of Richard, p. 13 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1480] http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Magness-10.