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Submitted: 10/24/13 • Approved: 10/24/13 • Last Updated: 8/15/15 • R7594-G7593-S3
7 May 1786-- 30 September 1866
Married 3 times
1st-Husband Sandusky died shortly after the birth of their first child Mary "Polly" Sandusky.
2nd-Husband Joseph Allen abandoned her before the birth of their only child Virginia Rose Allen.
3rd-Husband Absalom Coleman
Original headstone was in very poor condition. Thanks to Marian Presswood of Polk County, TN, historical society, a new stone was bought to mark her final resting place.
Inscription:
Wife of Absalom Coleman
Child of William Lillard & Rachel McCoy
Daughter Of The American Revolution Tn. Pioneer.
Contributed on 10/24/13 by prtc47
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