Mary Jane Roach was born around 1841in Louisiana. In 1850, she was living with her parents, George Roach and Elizabeth West and siblings in Sabine Parish, LA.
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She married Oneziphore Bonin in 1865.
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They were living in Texas with their children and some other family by 1870.
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Sources
↑United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-RPP : accessed 1 May 2019), imaged census sheet. G W Roach, age 36, born Tennessee, Farmer; Elizabeth Roach, age 28, born LA; Mary Roach, age 9, born LA; Winney Roach, age 7, born LA; Jas Roach, age 5, born LA; Martha Roach, age 4, born LA; Jno Roach, age 2, born LA. Citing "Seventh Census of the United States, 1850"; Sabine parish, Sabine, Louisiana, United States; Sheet 268, family 485; National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls; Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-3N29 : 22 December 2016), O Bonin and Mary Jane Roach, 06 Jun 1865; citing Harris, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 25,223.
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLY-R45 : 17 October 2014), Levi Bonin in household of O Bonin, Texas, United States; citing p. 70, family 543, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,088.
1880 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com, database with images, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4244729-00347/7647135 : accessed 9 Apr 2019). Year: 1880; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 236B-237A; Enumeration District: 080, Family 353, Lines 46-50 & 1-6. Household of V. Bunnell (Bonin) age 40, born Louisiana, Line 46, page 236B; wife Mary Bunnell (Bonin) age 36, born Louisiana, Line 47, page 236B. Citing Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
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