Ahnentafel #121 - Mary Slaven

Mary Slaven aka Polly Slaven

Born: 1808 in Indiana
Died: April 26, 1873 in Clay Co., Illinois

Buried: Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Clay Co., IL

Married: March 20, 1826 Derritt Fitzgerald, Gibson Co., IN

Census / Records:

1810 no census records for Indiana, but a John Slaven was in Maj. Robb's Detachment of the Indiana Territory Militia in Knox County.

1812 - John and Samuel Slaven from Knox Co., IN are listed in militia records

1820 - Indiana - Vigo Co. Mary would have been 12.  Two Slaven families listed:

• John Slaven 1 male -10, 1 male 26-44, 2 females -10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 45+, 1 person engaged in agriculture
• Samuel Slaven 1 male 16-25, 3 females -10, 1 female 10-15, 3 females 26-44, 1 person engaged in agriculture

1830 - Indiana - Gibson Co. age 22 living with Derritt, two children ages 1 and 2 and two step-children 7 and 10. 

1840 not found in the census


1845 not found in the census

1850 - Illinois - Richland Co. - age 44 living with Derritt and four children ages 2 to 18.

1855 - Illinois - Clay Co. - a D. Fitzgerald family with three people.

1860 - Illinois - Clay Co. - age 53 Mary is listed as Polly living with Derritt and their daughter America age 15.  They were living next door to their son William.

1865 - Illinois - Clay Co. - age 58 Mary and Derritt are alone in the house.

1870 - Illinois - Clay Co. - age 62 again she is listed as Polly.

1873-1878 Probate

Children:
Permelia
Cynthia
Eliza
John
William
America
Thomas