Mary was the daughter of Isham Carr b: ABT 1775 and Susan Sandifer b: ABT 1775 in South Carolina. She was born the 9th of August, 1801 in Barnwell District, SC
She married Elisha Thornhill.
Elisha settled about 4 miles NW of Tylertown on Dry Creek in Section 10, Township 2, N range 10 E. where they lived and raised 12 children. They were buried in a cemetery on the Elisha Thornhill property, and they have a monument. Elisha and Mary Carr Thornhill were the parents of 12 kids.
Children
Isham Carr Thornhill , CSA b: 22 NOV 1827 in Pike County, MS
William Bryant Thornhill b: 29 OCT 1822 in Pike County, Mississippi
Hillary B. Thornhill b: 24 OCT 1824 in Pike County, Mississippi
John Martin Thornhill , CSA b: 14 NOV 1829 in Pike County, Mississippi
Elizabeth Thornhill b: 23 DEC 1825 in Pike County, Mississippi
Brian Thornhill b: 26 FEB 1832 in Pike County, Mississippi
Mary Ann Thornhill b: 31 AUG 1833 in Pike County, Mississippi
James W. Thornhill b: 18 AUG 1835 in Pike County, Mississippi
Milly Ann Thornhill b: 31 MAY 1838 in Pike County, Mississippi
Susanna Thornhill b: 5 FEB 1840 in Pike County, Mississippi
Henry Clay Thornhill b: 5 JAN 1842 in Pike County, Mississippi
Adaline M. Thornhill b: 12 SEP 1844 in Pike County, Mississippi[1]
Inscription:
Dearest loved one, we have laid thee in the peaceful grave's embrace,
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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.