Margaret (Maggie) Klepper was born August 19, 1852, daughter of John Klepper and Mary (Biddle) Klepper and had two brothers and one sister.
On June 25, 1871 she married Thomas J Williams[1]and they had six children, although it is likely they had others who died in infancy. She lived on a farm near Limestone, Tennessee for the rest of her life.[2]She died February 25, 1914 in Limestone when she was 61, and is buried in Urbana Cemetery, Limestone, Tennessee.
Children
John K b. 1872
Jessie Cory b. 1873
Edwin Temple b. 1879
Mary Lee b. 1883
James Bowman b. 1885
George French b. 1887
Sources
↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH7-JWP7 : 17 October 2017), Thomas Williams and Margaret L Klepper, 25 Jun 1871; citing Washington, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,117,931.
↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZJ-MRY : accessed 5 February 2020), Margaret Williams in household of Thomas Williams, Civil Districts 3, 18, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 142, sheet 13B, family 260, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,603.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3S9-2PG : 20 February 2021), Margaret Klepper in entry for Jessie Corry Mcginley, 30 Apr 1949; citing certificate number 19431, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,285.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret: