Born in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John William Allison
and Loeda Margaret (Potts) Allison
Wife of
Ralph Harrison
— married
29 May 1941 in Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 94
in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Feb 2020
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Biography
Willa was born in 1918. She was the daughter of John Allison and Loeda Potts. She passed away in 2013.
From Find a Grave: "Willa "Mae" Harrison was born Aug. 13, 1918 in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa to John William & Maggie Loeda Potts Allison. She married Ralph "Johnny" Harrison in Memphis, Missouri on May 29, 1941. He passed away in Ottumwa, Iowa on March 15, 1991. She spent her lifetime living and working in Jefferson County, Iowa and was a graduate of Fairfield High School and Parsons College in Fairfield. She taught in the Fairfield schools for 42 years. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 1 sister, Margaret Beth Cooksey; 4 brothers; Ira Deyo, Keith Leroy, John Jr. (Jack)Allison. Funeral held July 11, 2013 at Behner Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with burial at Fell Cemetery at Libertyville, Iowa."[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2020), memorial page for Willa Mae Allison Harrison (13 Aug 1918–6 Jul 2013), Find A Grave Memorial no. 113501986, citing Fell Cemetery, Libertyville, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn Stowell Huffman (contributor 47248117) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mae 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 Mae:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mae 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 Mae:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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~0.78%
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