Edith
Mae
Blackshear
formerly Allbritton
Born in Louisiana
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jesse Burl Allbritton
and Pearl (Doyle) Allbritton
Sister of
Leonard Thomas Allbritton, Ethel Laura (Allbritton) Shankles, Nelda Allbritton, Gilbert Leon Allbritton, Dorothy Aline Allbritton, [private sister (1930s - unknown)], James E Allbritton, Earl Allbritton, [private sister (1930s - unknown)] and Jessie Lou (Allbritton) McCarty
Wife of
Eben Sikes Blackshear
— married
about 1939 [location unknown]
Died
at age 84
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2015
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Biography
Edith Mae Allbritton was born on February 1, 1920 to Jesse Burl Allbritton and Pearl Doyle in La Salle Parish, Louisiana.[1][2]
She was the second wife of Eben S Blackshear. They married after 1940. His previous wife was Edith's first cousin Minnie Olevia Allbritton who died in 1938. He died in 1999. Edith remained in Tullos, La Salle Parish until her death.[3][4]
She died on July 8, 2005 and is buried in New Union Cemetery in Tullos, La Salle Parish, Louisiana.[5][6]
Sources
- ↑ 1930 US Census
- ↑ 1940 US Census
- ↑ US Public Records Index, Volume I
- ↑ US Public Records Index, Volume II
- ↑ US Social Security Death Index
- ↑ Find A Grave
- 1930 US Census Census Place: Tullos, La Salle, Louisiana; Roll: 794; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 357.0; FHL microfilm: 2340529
- 1940 US Census Census Place: LaSalle, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1411; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 30-5
- US Public Records Index, Volume I
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Edith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Edith:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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