Born in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Orlando Butler Adams
and Isula Franks DeCoursey
Sister of
Maude Odell Adams, Monta Lee Adams, Cecil Blanche Adams, Izula Franklin (Adams) Wood [half] and Jewell DeCoursey Adams [half]
Wife of
William Massey
— married
14 Oct 1893 [location unknown]
Mother of
Newell Archibald Massey and Stanley Massey
Died
at about age 21
in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Mary Claude (Adams) Massey was born on 22 Dec 1877 in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, daughter of William Orlando Butler Adams (1851 - 1929) and Isula Franks DeCoursey (1855 - 1885).
Mary married William Massey ( - ) on 14 Oct 1893. Their children were:
- Stanley Massey ( - )
- Newell Archibald Massey (1897 - 1968).
Mary died in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ7-YT8 : 12 August 2017), Claude Adams in household of Wm Adams, Stevenson, Kenton, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 130, sheet 668C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0426; FHL microfilm 1,254,426.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77100602/mary-c-massey: accessed 12 September 2022), memorial page for Mary C. Massey (unknown–1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #77100602, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn, Pendleton County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Stone Seeker (contributor 47080600) .
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 September 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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