Mary Polly Walling

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

When Mary Polly Walling was born on 4 November 1818, in Pike, Mississippi, United States, her father, James Walling Sr, was 23 and her mother, Martha Hamlin, was 19. She married Isham Russell Chisum Sr on 21 May 1840, in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Limestone, Texas, United States in 1870 and Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 18 January 1891, in Thornton, Limestone, Texas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Thornton, Limestone, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isham Russell Chisum Sr
1812–1861
Mary Polly Walling
1818–1891
Marriage: 21 May 1840
James Madison "Jim" Chisum
1841–1905
Martha Elizabeth Chisum
1842–1916
Mary Emily Chisum
1845–1928
Lucinda Chisum
1846–1897
Frances Almeda Chisum
1848–1872
Amanda Laura Chisum
1848–1876
Isham Russell Chisum Jr
1851–1923
Thomas Jefferson Chisum
1852–1934
Rhoda Chisum
1855–1941
William F. Chisum
1859–1861
John Newton Chisum
1859–1866

Sources (25)

  • May Chisum, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Walling, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Marry Chissen, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · The Treaty of Doak's Stand 

The Treaty of Doak’s Stand was a treaty with the Choctaw which makes up the majority of Mississippi. It made it so the Choctaw had to give up one-half of their remaining homeland. 

1838

Historical Boundaries: 1838: Robertson, Republic of Texas 1846: Limestone, Texas, United States

Name Meaning

German (Wälling): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with walt ‘rule’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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