Born in Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Riley Boshears
and Elizabeth Sadie (Adkins) Boshears
Sister of
Naomi Lee (Boshears) Jeffers, Emily Arene (Boshears) Silcox, Isaac Boshears, John Avery Boshears, Ewell Smith Boshears, Martha (Boshears) Byrd, Lewis F. W. Boshears, Kissiah (Boshears) Hatfield and Alexander Boshears
Wife of
Samuel Jeffers
— married
4 Apr 1872 in Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Mother of
Emeline (Jeffers) Potter
Died
at about age 81
in Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2016
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Biography
Mary was born in 1848. She was the daughter of William Boshears and Bettie Adkins.
Mary E. Boshears married Samuel Jeffers April 4, 1872, in Scott County, Tennessee, USA.[1][2]
Sources
- ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-35M : accessed 30 April 2016), Samuel Jeffers and Mary Boshears, 04 Apr 1872; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 116, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8B8-N2D : accessed 30 April 2016), Samuel Jeffers and Mary Boshears, 04 Apr 1872; citing Scott, Tennessee, reference Book B, p 116; FHL microfilm 926,287.
- Burial : Byrd Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee. Find A Grave memorial # 24075216, [1]
- Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24075216/mary_elizabeth-jeffers: accessed February 12, 2024), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Boshears Jeffers (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24075216, citing Byrd Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jan Miller (contributor 46607804).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YQ-XLJ : accessed 30 April 2016), Mary E Boshers in entry for William R Boshers, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWH-3VW : accessed 30 April 2016), Mary E Jeffers in household of Samuel Jeffers, Bull Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 130, sheet 269D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1277; FHL microfilm 1,255,277.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-C7L : Wed Oct 04 18:53:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Jeffers, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-79B : Fri Oct 06 21:28:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Jeffers, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-65N : Fri Dec 22 19:21:32 UTC 2023), Mary Jeffers in entry for Carl D. Waters and Dora Waters, 1920. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-65N>
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DNA Connections
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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~3.12%
~12.50%
Holly (Lay) Yancey 
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Vicki (Harness) Clements :
23andMe, GEDmatch M125112 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M125112 [compare], Ancestry member vhclem
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M125112 [compare], FTDNA kit #B3345
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~1.56%
Rachael (Harness) Leslie :
23andMe, GEDmatch M072740 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Cheryl (Rigg) Turner :
23andMe, GEDmatch M728198 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jay Rigg :
23andMe, GEDmatch M728198 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jennifer Harness :
23andMe, GEDmatch M480851 [compare]
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~1.56%
Kathy Adkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch CL961539C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CL961539C1 [compare], Ancestry member mkathrynadkins
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~0.78%
Robert Harness :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Nancy (Lowe) Sitzlar :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZS1200185 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bill Rector :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wrector80
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Larry Lester :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lwml1989
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~0.78%
James Harness :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A170588 [compare], Ancestry member harnessje
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Michelle Howell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Matthew Byrd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A250032 [compare], Ancestry member Kobolos
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