Mary Colley
Mary Colley (maiden name: McDaniel) was born around 1811 in Washington County, Virginia, to William McDaniel. She married Christopher Colley on April 2, 1835, and they had at least six children: Thomas, born on November 30, 1837; William, born on January 30, 1839; Mary, born around 1843; Elizabeth, born around 1846; Laura, born on October 2, 1850; and Susan, born around 1856. They lived in Washington County, Virginia, and her husband worked as a waggoner. By 1860, they owned $700 of real estate and $400 of personal property. She probably died in the late 1890s.
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| (5079) | Colley, Mary ~ McDaniel, Mary | 1811 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 5
- (13972) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Colley to Mary Colley et al., undated
- (13973) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Colley to Mary Colley et al., 28 August 1861
- (13974) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Colley to Mary Colley et al., 8 September 1861
- (13979) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Colley to Mary Colley and Sister, 5 June 1862
- (13987) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Colley to William L. Colley et al., 24 January 1864
People - Records: 7
- (5080) Colley, Mary Jane is the [child of] (5079) Colley, Mary
- (5082) Colley, Laura is the [child of] (5079) Colley, Mary
- (5090) Colley, William Lewis is the [child of] (5079) Colley, Mary
- (5094) Colley, Christopher M. is the [husband of] (5079) Colley, Mary
- (5446) Colley, Mary is the [parent-in-law of] (5079) Colley, Mary
Places - Records: 1
- (3133) [birth] ~ Washington County, Virginia
SOURCES
1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940, available from Ancestry.com; Virginia Republican (Abingdon, VA), 28 June 1907; Virgil A. Lewis, Virginia and Virginians: Eminent Virginians (Richmond, VA: H. H. Hardesty, 1888).
