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My mother has been persistent in her search for the ancestry of Sarah Tully Wallace, my third great-grandmother. First, she obtained Sarah's death certificate (see below), which listed a birthplace of Abingdon, Virginia, a date of birth of November 12, 1835, and the name of her father, James Tully (the maiden name of her mother was reported as "not known"). That document sent my mother to the census records of Washington County, Virginia, the county where Abingdon is located. Although it's difficult to read, there is a James Tully listed on this 1820 census record from Washington County, 15 years before the birth of Sarah. The document notes: occ. manufacturing, plus wife. His wife is believed to be Dorcas Toncray. No children were listed at that time. John Toncray, also listed on this 1820 census, is believed to be the father of Dorcas.
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