Mary
E
"Polly"
Emerson
formerly Funderburk
Born in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Washington Funderburk Sr.
and Sarah (Warwick) Funderburk
Sister of
David William Funderburk Sr [half], Sarah Ann Funderburk, Jane Funderburk, George Washington Funderburk Jr., Daniel Jackson Funderburk, Nancy Funderburk, Perry C. Funderburk and Elizabeth (Funderburk) Walters
Wife of
William S Emerson
— married
1829 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha Jane (Emerson) Presgrove, Susannah M. (Emerson) Tignor, James R. Emerson, George Washington Emerson, Benjiman William Emerson, Henry Bailey Emerson, Mary Clark (Emerson) Roney, Americus B. Emerson, Elizabeth Lewis (Emerson) Miller, Ruth Renfro (Emerson) Walters and Willis Eber Emerson
Died
at age 76
in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2015
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Biography
Mary was born about 1809. At age 19, Mary Polly married Rev. Emerson in Nashville. They later moved to Kansas. She had 12 children. An exemplary Christian, she was a member of the M E Church for 54 years. She passed away in 1885 at the age of 76.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46Y-P38 : 12 April 2016), Mary Emerson in household of Wm Emerson, Missouri, United States; citing p. 10, family 67, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,294.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://new.findagrave.com : accessed 30 September 2017), memorial page for Mary Funderburk Emerson (18 Apr 1809–11 Dec 1885), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #98263623, citing Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Paulsen living legacy (contributor 46638047) .
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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%
Ray Paulsen
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
David Paulsen :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Curtis Lackey :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M824826 [compare], Ancestry member rntmn
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~1.56%
Robert Funderburk :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
C (Robinson) Starling :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Winifred (Brady) Carnley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Rich Rose :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rnjrose
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~0.78%
Sheri Long :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Sherishort18
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~0.78%
Johnnie Wood :
AncestryDNA
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Carole Taylor
Carole Taylor
Emerson-2060 and Funderburk-136 appear to represent the same person because: Emerson is her married name, Funderburk is the maiden name. the photographs are the same lady. Thank you
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by Carole Taylor
Rejected matches › Mary Ann Emerson (1809-)
Mary is 21 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 24 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 21 degrees from Maggie Beer, 44 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 26 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 31 degrees from Michael Chow, 18 degrees from Ree Drummond, 23 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 23 degrees from Matty Matheson, 21 degrees from Martha Stewart, 28 degrees from Danny Trejo and 26 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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