Born in Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Philip Hoffman
and Althea (Summers) Hoffman
Sister of
John Alexander Hoffman, Elijah Squire (Hoffman) Huffman, Nimrod Nelson Hoffman, George Washington Hoffman, Nancy G. Hoffman, Louisa Marian (Hoffman) Shahan, Francis Marion (Hoffman) Huffman, Abalona Rebecca (Hoffman) Hall, Sarah A. E. (Hoffman) Johnson, Harrison Dorton Hoffman [half] and Phoebe Luella (Hoffman) Hillard [half]
Wife of
David William Shahan
— married
25 Dec 1846 in Preston, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Philip Nelson Shahan, Rebecca E. (Shahan) Sanders, David William Shahan Jr, Christena E. Shahan, Columbia Jane Shahan, John Washington Shahan and Charlotte Louise (Shahan) Knotts
Died
at age 65
in Preston, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2016
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Biography
1850 residence District 45, Preston County, VA (now WV); 1860 residence District 8, Preston County, VA (now WV); 1870 residence Reno Twp., Preston County, WV; 1880 residence Reno District, Preston County, WV
She is buried in George-Isabella Shahan Cemetery, between Marquess & Sinclair, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Sources
"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, her death record, her obituary, personal examination of her tombstone 1984, her obituary, Find A Grave (burial unknown), U.S, census returns.
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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. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Bret McDaniel
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H3g, FTDNA kit #438540 - Mary Benhase :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H3, FTDNA kit #788962
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Christopher Perone :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR12d41c15
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A313260 [compare], Ancestry member Crperone
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Bret McDaniel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A909333 [compare], Ancestry member bret_mcdaniel
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T565033 [compare], FTDNA kit #438540
-
~1.56%
~1.56%
Mary Benhase :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #788962
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~0.78%
Sharon (Massie) N. :
23andMe, GEDmatch WD1615011 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UE2199068 [compare], Ancestry member SLN60
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #b245226
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Jean Hart :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lisa (Hicks) Dael :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Jeanne (Van Zant) Hastings :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BG1126861 [compare], FTDNA kit #AM31674
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Reign Shaffer :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H099324 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Mary Ann Margaret (Hoffman) Arner (1821-1883)
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