Mrs. Mary Handy

Abt 1800 - Aft 1880  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Mary Handy  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Mrs.
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1795	Alabama   [2]
  Born	Abt 1800	Virginia   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	29 Jun 1860	Cherokee County, Alabama   [4]
  	the household of Jane Rop, next door to her sons John & Richard
  	Division 1, Page 61, Line 25, Dwelling 403, Family 403: The household consisted of Jane Rop, 23, F; Soniea Rop, 12, F; Frances Rop, 10, F; and Polly Handy, 60, F.
  		Census of 1860 - Alabama, Cherokee County Division 1, Page 61
  Residence	20 Jul 1870	Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama   [2]
  	42nd Subdivision, Page 99, Line 32; Dwelling 682, Family 729: The household consisted of Mary Handy, 75, F. The previous household is that of Richard Handy & Family, presumably her son. Further up the street, on page 94, Dwelling 639, Family 692, is her son John Handy & family. The next household, Family 693, is that of James Hogue & family. A few doors down, at Family 699 we find Jane Rop.
  		Census of 1870 - Alabama, Etowah County Attalla, 42nd Subdivision, Page 99
  Illiterate	12 Jun 1880	Greenwood, Etowah County, Alabama   [3]
  	deaf, dumb, and blind
  Name	Polly Handy  [4]
  Residence	12 Jun 1880	Etowah County, Alabama   [3]
  	the home of her grandson Richard Handy
  Died	Aft 1880  [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I85446	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2018

  
  

  Family	John D. Handy,   b. Abt 1790, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Census	14 Nov 1850	Cherokee County, Alabama   [1]
  	District 27, Pages 75A-75B, Line 38, Dwelling 180, Family 180: The household consisted of John D. Handy, 60, M; Mary, 50, F; James, 16, M; John D., 14, M; Elizabeth, 13, F; and Richard, 11, M.  John D. is born in Tennessee, Mary in Virginia, the children in Alabama. John D. is a farmer and declared $200 in real estate.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2010 $200 from 1850 was worth:      $40,700.00       using the unskilled wage      $87,800.00       using the Production Worker Compensation      $86,000.00       using the nominal GDP per capita      $1,150,000.00       using the relative share of GDP
  		Census of 1850 - Alabama, Cherokee County District 27, Page 75, Image 27
  		Census of 1850 - Alabama, Cherokee County District 27, Page 75, Image 28
  Children	+ 1. James Handy,   b. Abt 1834, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. John H. Handy,   b. Dec 1835, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Handy,   b. Abt 1837, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Richard H. Handy,   b. Jun 1839, Alabama ,   d. Aft 1910  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F30994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Mrs. Mary Handy" (accessed September 29, 2020) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I85446&tree=Legends.