Born in Dublin, Fayette, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew Jackson Tidwell
and Margaret Jane (Tucker) Tidwell
Sister of
Simon Peter Tidwell, Martha Ann (Tidwell) Buice, James Calvin Tidwell, Simeon J. Tidwell, Daniel W. Tidwell, Dora Tidwell, King David Tidwell, Andrew Jackson Tidwell Jr., Sarah Tidwell and Thomas Sherman Tidwell
Wife of
George W. Whitehead
— married
7 Feb 1868 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States
Mother of
Martha Alice (Whitehead) Shaw, Margaret E (Whitehead) Lawrence, William Andrew Whitehead, Icie Dora (Whitehead) Gaskin, Andrew J Whitehead, James Whitehead and Mary O Whitehead
Died
at age 32
in Fayette County, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mary (Tidwell) Whitehead was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.
Mary Jane Tidwell was born February 20, 1846 to Andrew Tidwell and Margaret Tucker in Dublin, Alabama.
She married George W. Whitehead on February 7, 1868 in Fayette County, Alabama.[1] Their children were:
- Martha Alice Whitehead
- Margaret E. Whitehead[2]
- William Andrew "Bud" Whitehead
- Icie Dora Whitehead
- Andrew J Whitehead
- James Whitehead
- Mary O Whitehead
She died, at the age of 32, on August 20, 1878 in Fayette County, Alabama. She is buried at the Peter Tidwell Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-45HT : Fri Oct 20 08:19:27 UTC 2023), Entry for George W Whitehead and Maly J Tidwell, 7 Feb 1868.
- ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDBD-RJJ : Thu Nov 16 16:17:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Margaret E Lawerence and George Whitehead, 1941.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51275411/mary-jane-whitehead: accessed 16 December 2023), memorial page for Mary Jane Tidwell Whitehead (25 Feb 1846–20 Aug 1878), Find A Grave: Memorial #51275411, citing Peter Tidwell Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by rebekahpaw (contributor 47146422)
See Also:
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5Q-LCD : 12 April 2016), Margaret Tidwell in household of Andrew J Tidwell, Marion county, Marion, Alabama, United States; citing family 41, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
- "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDG-JLS : Wed Oct 04 07:37:33 UTC 2023), Entry for A J Tidwell and Margret Tidwell, 1860.
- Family Search Profile for Mary Jane Tidwell
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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. 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%
Ray Hawkins 
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~1.56%
~2.34%
Yvette Parra :
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~1.56%
John Tucker :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sandy (Clark) Harris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A881959 [compare], Ancestry member wizintn
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Michael Engler :
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~0.78%
Victor Winborn :
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