Born in Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Harrison Thomas Fenton
and Comfort Fenton
Sister of
Alston J Fenton and George Washington Fenton
Wife of
Thomas Jefferson Matlock
— married
3 Aug 1872 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Harrison Matlock and Marion Washington Matlock
Died
at about age 90
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Aug 2017
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Biography
Mary Jane Fenton was born in 1852 to Harrison Fenton and Comfort (Ferguson) Fenton. [1][2] Around 1872, she married Thomas J. "Lewis" Matlock. They had at least two sons: James Harrison Matlock [3] and Marion Washington Matlock. [4][5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFV-N8J : 12 December 2017), Mary J Failen in entry for Harrison Failen, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXGC-8KR : 12 April 2016), Mary J Fenton in household of Harrison Fenton, Texas, United States; citing p. 197, family 268, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,102.
- ↑ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K39G-HHZ : 13 March 2018), Jane Fenton in entry for James Harrison Matlock, 14 Mar 1948; citing certificate number 14168, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,862.
- ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3CG-YYV : 13 March 2018), Mary Jane Fenton in entry for Marion Washington Matlock, 09 Jun 1951; citing certificate number 31331, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,697.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFJC-J67 : 15 July 2017), Mary J Mattock in household of Thomas J Mattock, Precinct 5, Rusk, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 171D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1325; FHL microfilm 1,255,325.
- Source: S1662404244 Repository: #R1650722024 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=113644999&pid=17
- Repository: R1650722024 Ancestry.com
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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%
Byron Coughlin
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M828484 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Pamela (Hall) Ratliff :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 10771 [compare], Ancestry member foreverandallway
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