Mary Colley
Mary Colley (maiden name: Morrell) was born around 1790 in Virginia to Jacob M. Morrell. Her father was probably a farmer. She married Shadrach Colley, and their son Christopher was born on November 12, 1813. They lived in Washington County, Virginia, and her husband worked as a waggoner. Her husband died on October 1, 1858. By 1860, she was working as a seamstress, and she owned $100 of personal property. She died sometime after 1861.
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(5446)Colley, Mary ~ Morrell, Mary1790
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (13962) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Colley and William W. Morrell to Mary Colley and Lewis Morrell, 13 November 1861

People - Records: 6

  • (5446) Colley, Mary is the [grandparent of] (5078) Colley, Thomas Wesley
  • (5446) Colley, Mary is the [parent-in-law of] (5079) Colley, Mary
  • (5446) Colley, Mary is the [grandparent of] (5080) Colley, Mary Jane
  • (5446) Colley, Mary is the [grandparent of] (5082) Colley, Laura
  • (5446) Colley, Mary is the [grandparent of, parent of] (5094) Colley, Christopher M.
  • (5447) Morrell, Lewis is the [sibling of] (5446) Colley, Mary

Places - Records: 1

  • (120) [birth] ~ Virginia

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SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Virginia Death Registers, 1853-1911, available from Ancestry.com; Virgil A. Lewis, Virginia and Virginians: Eminent Virginians (Richmond, VA: H. H. Hardesty, 1888).