Born in Pickens County, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jeptha Crane
and Carolyn (Hollingsworth) Crane
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Choice Lesley
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William Augustus Lesley, Martha Ann (Lesley) Childress, Leila (Lesley) Duncan, Mamie E. (Lesley) Entrekin, Jasper Monroe Lesley and Thomas Oscar Lesley
Died
at age 89
in Pickens County, South Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2016
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Biography
Father; believe to be Jefferson Crain death certificate but census says Jepthay
Mother; believe to be Carolyn Hollingsworth
Sources
- Name: Mary E Wesley [Mary E Lesley] Age in 1870:25 Birth Year:abt 1845 Birthplace:South Carolina Home in 1870: Salubrity, Pickens, South Carolina Race:White Gender:Female Post Office:Pickensville Value of real estate:View image Household Members: Name Age William C Wesley29 Mary E Wesley25 William A Wesley10 Mary E Wesley8 Sarah A Wesley5 Martha A Wesley2 [[1]]
- Mary Elvira Lesley in the U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current View original image on Newspapers.com. (May require an additional subscription). Name: Mary Elvira Lesley [Mary Elvira Crain] Gender: Female Death Age: 89 Birth Date: abt 1846 Residence Place: Easley Death Date: 14 Jan 1935 Death Place: street, Glen Obituary Date: 15 Jan 1935 Obituary Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA Father: Crain Spouse: William Islev Child: T. O. LeMcy Turner Mamie Entrekm Mattie Childress Lei A Duncan T. O. Lesley Arthur Ijcsley Harriett Gilstrap
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States [ Find A Grave: Memorial #136516958 ]
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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. 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 Mary:
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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Robert Davis 
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Joe Crain :
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Crane-4107 and Crane-2537 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates and husband
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Categories: South Carolina, Crane Name Study
Mary Elvira Crane Lesley Birth: May 29, 1845 Pickens County South Carolina, USA Death: Jan. 14, 1935 Easley Pickens County South Carolina, USA image Mary Elvira Crain Lesley is the wife of William Choice Lesley and the daughter of Jefferson Crain and Carolyn Hollingsworth Crain.
Family links: Spouse: W C Lesley (1840 - 1905)
Children: Leila Lesley Duncan (1871 - 1958)*
Burial: Enon Baptist Church Cemetery Easley Pickens County South Carolina, USA
Created by: Jayce Duncan Record added: Sep 28, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 136516958
Mary Elvira Crane Lesley