Mary C (Waldrop) Tumlin (1835 - 1894) looking for her parents

Question

1850 census 15 living with her husband

• 1850

Name Polly Tamblin [Tumblin] Gender Female Race White Age 15 Birth Year abt 1835 Home in 1850 Laurens, South Carolina, USA Line Number 25 Dwelling Number 633 Family Number 633

Household Members (Name) Age

Joel F Tamblin 21

Polly Tamblin 15

Sidney Tamblin 0

Listed on death certificates as Mother of Sidney Frank Tumblin, Perry Pinkney Tumlin, John M Tumlin, Thomas Jefferson Tumlin and Margaret Emma (Tumlin) Suttle

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[Sidebar: I'm looking at this 1850 census; it appears she's 18, not 15. I compared 5s and 8s elsewhere on the page. Looks more like an 8 than a 5. Looks like familysearch indexers concur.]

Answer 1

I did not find her parents but added 3 children that were missing from her profile.

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Thanks Doug Tabor

Answer 2

Hi Donnie,

I went to see if there were any Waldrops in Laurens, SC in 1840-- there were three: 

1. Wm A., appears to be btw 30-40; with a wife? age 20-30 and at least two children under 5 (one of which could be Polly, but also some other householders who are too old to be their children. It appears he's here in 1850 (notice the wife ten years younger).  THIS appears to be his wikitree profile. Looking some more at this profile, it includes references to bible records and other probate records, none of which includes a daughter Mary/Polly who married a Tumblin.
2. William, also btw 30-40; with a wife? in same age range (30-40), and children young enough to include Polly. Having difficulty finding him in 1850. [In 1850, there are three William Waldrops (in addition to #1 Wm A, above) born in South Carolina between 1800-1810 -- one in Chambers, Alabama; one in Crawford, Illinois; one in Spartanburg, SC.] Given that #1 Wm A and #3 Richard appear to be ruled out, #2 feels like a more likely candidate, but what happened to him?
3. Richard. is two rows below William. He is between 60-70, with a wife? same age range, and no children right age to be Polly. So you can rule him out, probably. He might be a grandparent. 

Have you researched the two Williams to see if they left probate or land records?

Edited to add details

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Thank you Jillaine Smith