Born in Big Creek District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Marion Beavers
and Nancy Lou (Carter) Beavers
Sister of
Frank James Beavers, Nancy L. Beavers, Mary Annabelle Beavers, Jesse Lee Beavers, Obelia Marie Beavers, Louis Edward Beavers, Mildred Vivian Beavers and Wilma Virginia (Beavers) Gillespie
Wife of
Charles Everett Presley
— married
1923 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 85
in Squire, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2016
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Biography
Clara (Beavers) Presley was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.
Clara Rosa Beavers married Charles Everett "Charlie" Presley (1904-1977) in 1923. They had three children: Freda Olene (1924-1980); Thomas Crockett (1926-2011); Robert Merrell “Sonny” (ca. 1928-ca. 1959).
Buried in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co, VA.
Sources
- Personal knowledge
- Larry E. Smith, “McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families and Individuals,” at URL http://www.coalexchange.com/ smith/, accessed 17 Oct 2016.
- 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 26 Apr 1910, Page 196B, Family #171. Listed as Rosy C. Beavers, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas M. Beavers.
- 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, English Precinct, Dry Fork Road, taken on 3 Jan 1920, Page 2B, Family #37. Listed as Claire Beavers, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas M. Beavers.
- Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell Co, WV; Roll: T627_4422; Page: 11 A; Enumeration District: 24-24). Listed as Clara Prestley, age 33; living in Big Creek, McDowell Co, WV.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clara 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 Clara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clara 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 Clara:
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~1.56%
Troy Massey
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JamesTMassey
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~0.78%
Kevin Beavers :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Siriapp1
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~0.78%
Anonymous Bruner :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch GZ2323479 [compare]
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