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Mary “Polly” <I>Wadkins</I> Salyer

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Mary “Polly” Wadkins Salyer

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
18 Apr 1877 (aged 71)
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Mary Polly Wadkins Salyer:
m. John Salyer, Nov.l, 1821, the daughter of Thomas Wadkins, a Revolutionary War soldier. John & Polly lived in Perry Co. until around 1825, which is when they probably settled in the Half Mountain area of Magoffin Co. John paid tax on 500 acres on the Licking River in 1837; holdings eventually were in excess of 3000 acres. He owned & operated a saw mill located on the Licking River near his home. Polly, who survived John by 12 years, is buried beside her husband. A double rock marks their grave.

The children of John & Polly were: Thomas L., William W., Luanna, John J., Wiley, Arty, Mary, Morgan Mason, Benjamin F., Fielding.

Source: The Salyer Family by Elizabeth L.W. Salyer

Mary Polly Wadkins Salyer:
m. John Salyer, Nov.l, 1821, the daughter of Thomas Wadkins, a Revolutionary War soldier. John & Polly lived in Perry Co. until around 1825, which is when they probably settled in the Half Mountain area of Magoffin Co. John paid tax on 500 acres on the Licking River in 1837; holdings eventually were in excess of 3000 acres. He owned & operated a saw mill located on the Licking River near his home. Polly, who survived John by 12 years, is buried beside her husband. A double rock marks their grave.

The children of John & Polly were: Thomas L., William W., Luanna, John J., Wiley, Arty, Mary, Morgan Mason, Benjamin F., Fielding.

Source: The Salyer Family by Elizabeth L.W. Salyer



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  • Created by: Sharon Woods Risner
  • Added: May 31, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37731663/mary-salyer: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Wadkins Salyer (11 Aug 1805–18 Apr 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37731663, citing John Salyer Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Sharon Woods Risner (contributor 46830548).