Mary "Polly" Showalter

1833 - 1917  (83 years)

• Name	Mary "Polly" Showalter
  Nickname	Polly
  Birth	25 Sep 1833	VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Jan 1917	Hiwassee, Pulaski Co., VA   [1]
  	Cause: grippe and extreme age
  Burial	27 Jan 1917	Mack Creek Village, Pulaski Co., VA   [1]
  Person ID	I52193	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Showalter,   b. 1796, Botetourt Co., VA d. Aft 1880, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Griffith,   b. 1802, Franklin Co., VA d. Aft 1880, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1818	Franklin Co., VA   [2]
  Family ID	F927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Showalter,   b. 1827, VA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	5 Oct 1852	Montgomery Co., VA   [3]
  Children	1. Lutitia Showalter,   b. 16 Sep 1854, Montgomery Co., VA d. 24 Dec 1927, Pulaski, Pulaski Co., VA (Age 73 years)   2. Abram Showalter,   b. 1856, Montgomery Co., VA d. 24 Aug 1859, South Fork Roanoke River, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 3 years)   3. Jasper Showalter,   b. 1858, Montgomery Co., VA d. 25 Aug 1859, South Fork Roanoke River, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 1 year)   4. Sarah J. Showalter,   b. Feb 1860, Montgomery Co., VA d. 1 Nov 1862, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 2 years)   5. Mary E. Showalter,   b. 1866, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elias Showalter,   b. 2 Jun 1871, Floyd Co., VA d. 2 Feb 1886, Floyd Co., VA (Age 14 years)   7. Electra Showalter,   b. 1875, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   8. Martin Luther Showalter,   b. 1877, Floyd Co., VA d. 16 Nov 1884, Floyd Co., VA (Age 7 years)
  Family ID	F18426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 2035 (1917), Mary Showalter, accessed 5 Feb 2026. (Reliability: 3). [S1805] Marshall Wingfield, Franklin County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1786-1858, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 1999)), accessed 12 Feb 2026), Showalter-Griffith, 1818. (Reliability: 3). [S1700] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2013)), accessed 5 Feb 2026), Showalter-Showalter, 1852, Montgomery County; citing FHL Film No. 32633. (Reliability: 3).