Born in Hurley, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jean Antoine Ely
and Sarah Magdalena (Cumbest) Fairbanks
Sister of
Catherine Mary (Ely) Montieth, Margaret Ely, John Charles Ely and Ellis Fairbanks II [half]
Wife of
Nicholas Coleman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
William Nelson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Rose (Coleman) Cunningham, Charlie Coleman, Alfred Lewis Coleman, William Lawson Nelson, Gustavus Adolph Nelson, Evaline (Nelson) Baria, Edward George Nelson and Emanuel Hurdis Nelson
Died
at age 81
in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2018
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Biography
Mary Rose ELY COLEMAN NELSON "Rose" is the matriarch of the COLEMAN and NELSON families in Jackson County, MS. Rose is the daughter of Antoine ELY and Sarah CUMBEST. Rose's first husband was Nicholas COLEMAN who disappeared in the swamp and was never heard from again. Not knowing whether Nicholas was dead or alive, Rose divorced Nicholas COLEMAN and married William NELSON. Rose had a total of 9 children. These are Nicholas COLEMAN and Rose ELY COLEMAN's children; 1. Nicholas Coleman 7-16-1830 m Texarkana Monteith 2. Mary Rose Coleman 5-15-1833-1881 m William James Simon Cunningham 3. Charlie Coleman 10-23-1834 m Elizabeth Gray 4. Alfred Lewis Coleman 3-24-1836 m Elizabeth Morgan 5 John Coleman 1839 lived in Saucier These are William NELSON and Mary Rose ELY NELSON's children; 6. Adolph Nelson 1841 7. William Nelson 5-6-1843 8. Josephine E. Nelson 1844 m Johnny DeKalb Baria 9. Evaline 1850
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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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~1.56%
~6.25%
Carla (Gipson) Lizana 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch US7472860 [compare], yourDNAportal CARfe138539, Ancestry member mississippiqueen
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~0.78%
Carmen (Roberts) Darran :
23andMe, GEDmatch M493449 [compare]
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~0.78%
Loren Couch :
23andMe
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