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Mary Rhoads “Polly” <I>Cooper</I> Hammond

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Mary Rhoads “Polly” Cooper Hammond

Birth
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Death
10 Jun 1864 (aged 76–77)
Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Holly Springs, Marion County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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It is said she was a doctor and rode a big black horse and would go into battle fields to treat injured soldiers.

Another family story tells how she accidently gave one of her sons Strychnine poisoning which lead to his death.

The folowing info was supplied by: janine mcquiston

HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
PAGE: 171
Inscription:
Mary Road Cooper Hammond
born: 1787
died: 1864
She was a doctor, riding a big black horse, carrying supplies in saddle bags.
It is said she was a doctor and rode a big black horse and would go into battle fields to treat injured soldiers.

Another family story tells how she accidently gave one of her sons Strychnine poisoning which lead to his death.

The folowing info was supplied by: janine mcquiston

HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
PAGE: 171
Inscription:
Mary Road Cooper Hammond
born: 1787
died: 1864
She was a doctor, riding a big black horse, carrying supplies in saddle bags.


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