Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Davies
and Phoebe Ann (Finch) Davies
Sister of
Sarah Emily Davies, Harriet A Davies, William Darius Davies, Thomas Jared Davies, Cecelia Jane Davies, James C Davies, Julia L (Davies) Mueller, Effie May (Davies) Bissell and Ada Davies
Wife of
James Murdock Buswell
— married
27 Oct 1868 in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William James Buswell, Mary Philena Buswell, Charles Frederick Buswell, Livy Lillian C (Buswell) Davie, Eva Mae Buswell and Nellie Phebe (Buswell) Lockwood
Died
at age 81
in Sioux Falls, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2016
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Biography
Mary was born in 1844. She passed away in 1924.
Sources
- "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJQQ-1YW : 18 October 2017), James M Burwell and Mary L Davies, 27 Oct 1868, Buchanan, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,024,827.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRC-3W1 : accessed 11 October 2019), Mary L Buswell in household of James M Buswell, Dayton & Springdale Townships, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 221, sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,551.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPXG-T2C : accessed 11 October 2019), Mary L Buswell in household of James M Buswell, Springdale, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 277, sheet 3A, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1484; FHL microfilm 1,375,497.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J4-5B9 : accessed 11 October 2019), Mary L Buswell in household of Charles F Buswell, Sioux Falls Ward 3, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States; citing ED 182, sheet 7B, line 77, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1724; FHL microfilm 1,821,724.
- (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23179131/mary_louisa_davies_buswell_obit_1924/# Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 26 Jan 1924, Sat, p.16]
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2019), memorial page for Mary Louisa Davies Buswell (1843–1924), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151522961 Find A Grave: Memorial #151522961, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Dr Marie C.Karban DVM ret (contributor 46774003) ; headstone image, portrait.
- Ancestry.com. South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. shows birth date as 20 Jan 1843
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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. 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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~12.50%
Robert Buswell
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M811476 [compare]
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~1.56%
Larry (Caldwell) Klaasen :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T245529 [compare], Ancestry member lklaasen
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T245529 [compare], FTDNA kit #313485
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