Mary Elizabeth (Wilhite) Thompson (1846-1916)

Mary Elizabeth Thompson formerly Wilhite

Born 5 Mar 1846 in Morgan, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Wiley Washington (Wilhoit) Wilhite [uncertain] and Sarah Ann (Hart) Wilhite [uncertain]

Sister of John W Wilhite, Jackson Douglas Wilhite, Piety Ann (Wilhite) Dutton, Wilber Byrd Wilhite, Sarah Ellen Obedience (Wilhite) Martin and Napoleon Marion Byrd Wilhite

Wife of James Newton Thompson — married 22 Feb 1865 in Morgan, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Mother of Mary Spurgeon (Thompson) Minter, James Pendleton Thompson, William Jackson Douglas Thompson, John Ligon Thompson, Edgar Graves Thompson, Martha Ellen (Thompson) Miller, Thomas Cephas Thompson, Trannie Lee (Thompson) Wheeler and Leander Alonzo Thompson

Died 29 Sep 1916 at age 70 in Comanche, Texas, United States

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Residence
- 1.2 Research Note
2 Sources

Biography

Mary was born in 1846. She was the daughter of Wiley Wilhoit and Sarah Hart.

She married James Newton Thompson, 22 Feb 1865.

She passed away in 1916 and is buried in Carlton Cemetery, Carlton, Texas.^[1]

(res. Paris, TX)

Residence

1850, Blount, Alabama^[2]

1860, Morgan, Alabama^[3]

1880, Morgan, Alabama^[4]

1900, Comanche, Texas^[5]

Research Note

There is a possibility Mary is the daughter of Claiborne Wilhite and his wife Sarah Fuller. Until the death certificate or obituary is found, this record marks her parents as uncertain. See the record for Mary Elizabeth Wilhite Julian. These ladies were first cousins.

Sources

↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26817181
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPR-2D2 : 12 April 2016), Mary Wilhite in household of Wiley Wilhite, Blout county, Blount, Alabama, United States; citing family 452, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDF-MFG : 13 December 2017), Mary Wilhite in entry for Wiley W Wilhite, 1860.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V4-YR6 : 26 August 2017), Mary E Thompson in entry for J N Thompson, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 269, sheet 136A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0027; FHL microfilm 1,254,027.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L7-B8Q : accessed 23 July 2019), Mary E Thompson in household of James N Thompson, Justice Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 23A, family 412, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,623.

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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: