Mary Pauline (Clay) Giles (1901 - 1998)

Born 4 Nov 1901 in Neshoba County Mississippi

Ancestors

Daughter of Hesikiah Clay and Susan Elizabeth (Deason) Clay

Wife of Wells Humphrey Giles — married 12 Jun 1917 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1998 at age 96 in Linden, Marengo, Alabama, United States

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Historical document showing parent/child relationships to confirm DNA matching

• See image of 1910 census of Susan (Deason) Clay, widow of Hesekiah Clay containing the child Mary Pauline "Polly" (Clay) Giles. The information as to the father of Mary Pauline (Clay) Giles was given to me by her while she was still living.
• See image of 1930 census showing parents Wells Giles and Mary Pauline (Clay) Giles and daughter Ruth (Giles) Fleming.

Biography

Descendant of John Clay, a Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestor.

Mary was born in 1901. She passed away in 1998.

Sources

• See her profile at subscription required Ancestry.com
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 25b; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1374759
  Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
  Ancestry Record 7884 #151102520 (subscription required, accessed 12 July 2023)
  Hollie Clay (8), single daughter, in household of Mrs Susie Clay (34) in Beat 3, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.
• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_882; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 54
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  Ancestry Record 6061 #84805809 (subscription required, accessed 12 July 2023)
  Pauline Giles (18), wife, in household of Wells Giles (28) in Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi. Born in Mississippi.
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2340888
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  Ancestry Record 6224 #37061992 (subscription required, accessed 12 July 2023)
  Polly Giles (28), wife, in household of W H Giles (30) in Beat 4, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02039; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 38-22
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  Ancestry Record 2442 #121007339 (subscription required, accessed 12 July 2023)
  Pauline Giles (37), wife, in household of Wells H Giles (40) in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. Born in Mississippi.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1191; Sheet Number: 75; Enumeration District: 38-48
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  Ancestry Record 62308 #47024497 (subscription required, accessed 12 July 2023)
  Pauline C Giles (47), wife, Practical Nurse, in household of Wells H Giles (50) in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.
• Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #22202407 (subscription required, accessed 12 July 2023)
  Pauline C Giles death 11 Jul 1998 (born 4 Nov 1900) residing at 36748, Linden, Marengo, Alabama, USA.
• Obituary of son Bowman L Giles: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 5 Oct 1995; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/219838090/?article=33dccba2-1c13-40ed-a9f2-9a1bdf71c8f0&focus=0.04356248,0.59779656,0.21193674,0.87006557&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #368165505 (subscription required, accessed 12 July 2023)
  Name: Pauline Giles; Gender: Female; Newspaper Title: Longview News-Journal; Child: Bowman L. Giles.

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between John Fleming and Garry Clay, his 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Hesikiah Clay and Susan Deason, the great grandparents of John Fleming and great grandparents of Garry Clay. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 291 cM across 14 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between John Fleming and Garry Clay, his 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Hesikiah Clay and Susan Deason, the great grandparents of John Fleming and great grandparents of Garry Clay. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 291 cM across 14 segments.