Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Willis W Pursley
and Mary Elizabeth (Davis) Pursley
Sister of
John H Pursley, Priscilla (Pursley) Stedham, Nancy Jane (Pursley) Dawkins, Andrew Pursley, Thomas J Pursley, Susanah Vashati Pursley, Sarah Melissa (Pursley) Dawkins, William Jordan Pursley Sr., Caroline Lucinda Pursley, Willis Jackson Pursley, Marion Elias Pursley and Julia Ann (Pursley) Holderfield
Wife of
William M. Robertson
— married
1864 (to 1 Dec 1883) in Clay County, Alabama
Descendants 
Mother of
Jesse Robertson, Susanna (Robertson) Pierce, Isabella (Robertson) Miller, Lee Andrew Robertson, Roxalia Sadie (Robertson) Colley, Simon Peter Robertson, John Willis Robertson, Cordelia (Robertson) Lashley and Lumis Robertson
Died
at age 47
in Cragford, Clay, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jun 2011
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Biography
Sources
- 1860 United States Federal Census.
- 1870 United States Federal Census.
- 1880 United States Federal Census.
- Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.
- U.S., 1880 Federal Census Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes. (She is enumerated in the Blind Census).
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48700107/mary-elizabeth-robertson
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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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~12.50%
Kaye Robertson
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Wattsit2ya
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~6.25%
Molly Herod :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QS1197083 [compare], Ancestry member MollyHerod8
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Molly Herod
Pursley-499 and Pursley-52 appear to represent the same person because: I believe this is the same person.
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by Molly Herod
Robin Lee
Pursley-372 and Pursley-52 appear to represent the same person because: identical dates
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by Robin Lee
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