Born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Vancouver Hanks
and Harriet (Hall) Hanks
Sister of
Armina (Hanks) Knox and Elzaria (Hanks) Johnson
Wife of
Moses Morton
— married
1859 (to 1861) in Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 14
in Powell County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2011
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Biography
Mary died in childbirth.
Children: Rosella (1861-1892) - m. James Martin
Sources
Lynn Douglas Morton, "The Morton Story" (Printed and Published by L.D.M.: Stanton, KY, 1993) -- This book is well known among Kentucky Mortons from Powell County, Kentucky -- Personal possession of Pat Iverson
Ancestry.com, including
- Mary Hanks in the U.S. and International Marriage Records
- 1860 Powell, Kentucky US Census - she is a 14 year old housewife - husband is a farmer
Find A Grave: Memorial #24157057 - Morton Cemetery in Rosslyn, Powell County, Kentucky -- Said to be buried here, but no tombstone was found.
Acknowledgement: Hanks-68 was created through the import of indygrandma.ged on 02 January 2011.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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%
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