Family lore says she is full blood (or possibly 1/2) Cherokee
1880 census says born AL, father in AL, and mother in AL
1900 census says born GA, father in GA, and mother in KY
Birth
1837 (1870 census)
1848 (1880 census)
Dec 1842 (1900 census)
Dec 27, 1841 (rootsweb & findagrave)
Marriage to Harrison M Busby
1866 (1870 census)
1866 (1880 census)
1864 (1900 census)
1864 (1910 census)
Death
1908 (1910 census)
Mar 21, 1908 (rootsweb & findagrave)
1870 census
Township 13, Range 11, Cleburne County, AL
Harrison Busby, M 25, farmer (~1845)
Clemantine, F 33 (~1837)
Robert, M 3 (~1867)
Martha, F 6 months (~1870)
1880 census
Beat 16, Calhoun County, AL (Jun 1880)
Harrison Busby, M 50, farmer (~1830)
Mary, F 32 (~1848)
Robert, M 13 (~1867)
Martha, F 10 (~1870)
Francis, F 8 (~1872)
Howard, M 6 (~1874)
Mollie, F 4 (~1876)
Claud, F 2 (~1878)
1900 census
Precinct 9, Calhoun County, AL (Jun 9, 1900)
Harrison M Busby, head, M 53 (Aug 1846), married 36 yrs
Mary A, wife, F 57 (Dec 1842), married 36 yrs
Martha A Short, daughter, F 30 (Apr 1870) widowed
Essie C Short, granddaughter, F 8 (Mar 1892)
Fannie V Short, granddaughter, F 6 (Dec 1894)
James H Short, grandson, M 3 (Aug 1897)
1910 census
Precinct 9, Calhoun County, AL (Apr 20, 1910)
Harrison M Busby, M 66, widowed, married 44 yrs, retired (~1844)
7 children with 6 living, married 44 years
rootsweb
Harrison Michael Busby (1841 - 1919)
Mary Clemantine Stephenson (1841 - 1908)
Robert E Busby (1862 - 1952)
Martha Luvenia Busby Short (1870 - 1920)
Sara Francis Busby Ford (1872 - 1954)
Howard (1874 - 1935)
Mollie C. Busby Young (1876 - 1905)
Claude White Busby (1878 - 1951)
Ader Melvinia Busby Martin (1881 - 1958)
Note: no record found for Alder Melvinia Busby Martin
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV1-7RB : accessed 22 January 2016), Harrison Busby, Alabama, United States; citing p. 7, family 56, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,508.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JQ-ZL4 : accessed 22 January 2016), Harrison Busby, Ladiga, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 11, sheet 664D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0005; FHL microfilm 1,254,005.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZB-7X4 : accessed 22 January 2016), Ham*N M Busby, Precinct 9 Piedmont Piedmont town, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 12B, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,005.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK35-FT4 : accessed 22 January 2016), Harrison M Busby, Piedmond, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 5B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,017.
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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: