Born in Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Collins
and Levisa (Ratliff) Collins
Sister of
Cornelia Collins, Angeline (Collins) Welch, Clarinda (Collins) Hampton, Emma Samantha (Collins) Adams, Sanford Collins, Martha Jane (Collins) Adams and Pearlie (Collins) Fairchild
Wife of
Allen Ratliff
— married
10 Jul 1883 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Wife of
Tony Dale
— married
28 Jan 1904 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Tallahassee Ratliff, Ernest Ratliff, Sandy Ratliff, Annie Ratliff, Malta Ratliff and Eunice (Ratliff) Hampton
Died
at age 82
in Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2017
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Biography
Mary was born September 15, 1863. She was the daughter of William Collins and Levisa Ratliff. She married Allen Ratliff and together had 6 kids, Tallahassee Ratliff, Ernest Ratliff, Sandy Ratliff, Annie Ratliff, Mattie Ratliff, Eunice Ratliff. In 1900, according to the census, was a widow at 36 with 6 living children, listed before. By the 1910 census we find that she has married Tony Dale, living with four Collins children, Sandy, Malta, Una and Ed. She has reported she has 6/7 living children.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWF-PZV : 12 April 2016), Mary R Collins in household of William Collins, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 16, family 110, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,976.
- United States Federal Census 1880
Birth date: abt 1864 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Year: 1880; Census Place: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: 425; Family History Film: 1254425; Page: 134A; Enumeration District: 043; Image: 0271.
- "United States Federal Census, 1900" Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1240534
- "United States Federal Census, 1910" Year: 1910; Census Place: Buffalo, Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: T624_480; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374493
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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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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~6.25%
~12.50%
Mary (Hajduk) Merritt 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch HA5976351 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HA5976351 [compare], Ancestry member merritt617
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~4.69%
~6.25%
Penny Dale :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal PENc2b0b3ce
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Jessy (Southard) Strohmeyer :
23andMe, GEDmatch JW2878976 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PJ6645168 [compare], Ancestry member jessystrohmeyer
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~2.34%
~3.12%
Hermalee Webb :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Rollie Murphy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A694916 [compare], Ancestry member ekybanjo
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~1.56%
B Abshire :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HZ9290839 [compare]
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~1.17%
Suzie Dove :
23andMe, GEDmatch RQ418192 [compare]
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~1.17%
Eddie Hatfield :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BW2511832 [compare], Ancestry member fillingfamtree
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~1.17%
Michael Ratliff :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #500777
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~0.78%
Marilee Spradlin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M800802 [compare], yourDNAportal MARb85d7adf
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M800802 [compare], Ancestry member aj11906
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