Mary Early (1812 - 1888)

Born Nov 1812 in Wyatts Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Jun 1888 at age 75 in Clio, Wayne County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Mary Early was born on 30 September 1808 in Wyatts Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, the fourth of six known children and the only daughter of William and Hannah Laughlin Early.

On 30 August 1831, a month before her twenty-third birthday, she married Charles Hobert Gatliff in Knox County, Kentucky.^[1]

1870 Census

Mary Gatliff appears in the 1870 United States Federal Census as a 55-yea-old literate widowed farmer with $835 in personal and $4000 in real property, living with three literate sons who are farm laborers, and the oldest of whom has $200 in personal property.

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1870 census forMary Early Gatliff household

Name: Mary Gatliff; Age in 1870: 55; Birth Year: c1815; Birthplace: Kentucky; Dwelling Number: 95. Home in 1870: Morgan, Decatur Couty, Iowa; Race: White; Gender: Female; Occupation: Farmer; Personal Estate Value: 835; Real Estate Value: 4000; Inferred Children: John Gatliff , Randolph Gatliff , Hazard Gatliff.

Household Members: Name Age

Mary Gatliff 55

John Gatliff 23

Randolph Gatliff 21

Hazard Gatliff 17.^[2]

On 9 June 1888, about two months before her eightieth birthday, she died of unknown causes in Clio, Wayne County, Iowa.^[3] She is buried in the Gatliff Cemetery, Decatur, Iowa.^[4]

From Findagrave.com

Mary “Polly” Early Gatliff

Birth: Nov 1812 Knox County, Kentucky, USA; Death: 9 Jun 1888 (aged 75) Clio, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; Burial: Gatliff CemeteryDecatur County, Iowa, USA. Memorial #: 53211551.

Bio: Mary married Charles Hobart Gatliff on August 30, 1831 in Knox County, Kentucky. Mary was the daughter of William Early and Hannah Laughlin. She was born in Blakes Fork, Wyatts Creek, Knox County, Kentucky. History: The Gatliff family owned land in Morgan Township and the earliest burials were Gatliffs so we assume the cemetery was started on their land. The burials are made on the north half of this land. The nearest town is Lineville.

Family Members: Parents: William Early (1776-1813), Hannah Laughlin Early (1779-Unknown); Spouse: Charles Hobart Gatliff (1807-1867); Siblings: William P Early (1806-1885), James Harvey Early (1808-1885), Thomas L. Early (1813-1885); Children: Julia Lillian Gatliff Duncan (1832-1902), Joseph Langford Gatliff (1834-1869), Cornelius S Gatliff (1835-1888), William Pitt Gatliff (1839-1849), Frances Gatliff (1841-1861), John B. Gatliff (1843-1895), Randolph N. Gatliff (1845-1886), Infant Male Gatliff (1850-1851), Charles Hazard Gatliff (1853-1925).^[5]

Citations

1. ↑ Debra (47268916), “Mary “Polly” Early Gatliff,” Findagrave.com. Record added 3 Jun 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53211551/mary-gatliff. Accessed 14 April 2019.
2. ↑ 1870 Census, Morgan, Decatur County, Iowa; Roll M593_386, Page 336A, Image 13 of 14, Family History Library Film 545885. Ancestry.com.' Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=RoC272&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=bW1kLOdu/UWTe0MNdYs5/w%3D%3D&db=1870usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=mary&gsfn_x=0&gsln=gatliff&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1808&msbpn__ftp=Kentucky,%20USA&msbpn=20&msrpn__ftp=Wayne%20County,%20Iowa,%20USA&msrpn=3091&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=0&h=35326187&recoff=&ml_rpos=1 Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7163/4263533_00679?pid=35326187&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DRoC272%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26qh%3DbW1kLOdu/UWTe0MNdYs5/w%253D%253D%26db%3D1870usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dmary%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dgatliff%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1808%26msbpn__ftp%3DKentucky,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D20%26msrpn__ftp%3DWayne%2520County,%2520Iowa,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D3091%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D35326187%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RoC272&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Accessed 14 Apr 2019.
3. ↑ Debra (47268916), “Mary “Polly” Early Gatliff,” Findagrave.com. Record added 3 Jun 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53211551/mary-gatliff. Accessed 14 April 2019.
4. ↑ Debra (47268916), “Mary “Polly” Early Gatliff,” Findagrave.com. Record added 3 Jun 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53211551/mary-gatliff. Accessed 14 April 2019.
5. ↑ Debra (47268916), “Mary “Polly” Early Gatliff,” Findagrave.com. Record added 3 Jun 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53211551/mary-gatliff. Accessed 14 April 2019.

Acknowledgments

• Early-483 was created by Carrie Portlance through the import of wikicara.ged on Apr 14, 2015.

Sources

• Debra (47268916), “Mary “Polly” Early Gatliff,” Findagrave.com. Record added 3 Jun 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53211551/mary-gatliff. Accessed 14 April 2019.

• 1870 Census, Morgan, Decatur County, Iowa; Roll M593_386, Page 336A, Image 13 of 14, Family History Library Film 545885. Ancestry.com.' Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=RoC272&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=bW1kLOdu/UWTe0MNdYs5/w%3D%3D&db=1870usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=mary&gsfn_x=0&gsln=gatliff&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1808&msbpn__ftp=Kentucky,%20USA&msbpn=20&msrpn__ftp=Wayne%20County,%20Iowa,%20USA&msrpn=3091&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=0&h=35326187&recoff=&ml_rpos=1 Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7163/4263533_00679?pid=35326187&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DRoC272%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26qh%3DbW1kLOdu/UWTe0MNdYs5/w%253D%253D%26db%3D1870usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dmary%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dgatliff%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1808%26msbpn__ftp%3DKentucky,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D20%26msrpn__ftp%3DWayne%2520County,%2520Iowa,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D3091%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D35326187%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RoC272&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Accessed 14 Apr 2019.