Mary was born in July of 1869 to David A. Alley (1842–1922) and Eliza Jane Seay Alley (1849–1944). She is listed with her parents on both: the 1870 Census[1] and the 1880 Census[2]
Research Notes
Mary was originally listed as the daughter of David Alley [Alley-888]; but was removed because that information was incorrect.
Marriage
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: J.a. Alvis
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 2 Oct 1888
Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Henrico County, Virginia, United States
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5C-ST4 : 15 January 2022), Ella M. Alley in household of David Alley, Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121963264/mary-ella-alvis: accessed 05 October 2022), memorial page for Mary Ella Alley Alvis (Jul 1869–27 Nov 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121963264, citing Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Dottie Meadows (contributor 47025565) .
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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: