In 1850 Mary and John were living in Virginia with seven Rookstool children (George, William, Jno, Polly, Jane, Rosana and James K) and two Flack children (John H and Samuel). [2]
Buried in Kincaid - Rookstool Family Cemetery, Alderson, West Virginia. [5]
Research Notes
Downey-1809: My mother's notes show her name as Mary Eva Cline. Pedigree Chart from Mormon Library has Eve Cline born 1785 and that she married Joannes Ruckstuhl on 5 Dec 1805.
BIRTH: Date calculated from census records. Birthplace shown as Shenandoah County, on death record.
MARRIAGE: B1A-P128 Greenbrier Co., WV courthouse.
DEATH: B1A-P28-L150 Greenbrier Co., WV courthouse. Parents listed as Peter Cline on death record.
CENSUS: 1850 & 1860 Greenbrier Co., VA.
Sources
↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRC1-596 : 10 February 2018), John Rookstool and Mary Cline, 22 Aug 1805; citing Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, reference 2:3K3LHW7; FHL microfilm 595,040.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D3-9BW : 12 April 2016), Mary Rookstool in household of John Rookstool, Greenbrier county, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States; citing family 287, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMDT-FQ1 : 9 March 2018), John Rookstool in entry for Mary Rookstool, May 1861; citing Greenbrier County, West Virginia, County Records, v 1A p 28, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,030.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134229463/mary-eva-rookstool: accessed 05 November 2022), memorial page for Mary Eva Cline Rookstool (28 Jan 1786–May 1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #134229463, citing Kincaid - Rookstool Family Cemetery, Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Robert C. "Bob" Baker (contributor 48118783) .
Cline-1925 was created by Robert Baker through the import of Shelton 1-22-2015.ged on Jan 22, 2015
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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: