Born in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William P. Gilbert
and Elizabeth (Thompson) Gilbert
Sister of
Rosina (Gilbert) Arnold, Leander Lee Gilbert, Margaret Elizabeth (Gilbert) Short, Lucy Ann (Gilbert) Cox, William Luke Gilbert, Alfred Gilbert, Cynthia (Gilbert) Thompson, Joseph Gilbert, Rebecca Elizabeth (Gilbert) Lucas, Benjamin Franklin Gilbert and Elbert Martin Gilbert
Wife of
Alexander Mark Morris
— married
22 Mar 1866 in Lee Co., Virginia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Sep 2020
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Biography
Mary Gilbert was born in June 1845 in Lee Co., Virginia. She was the daughter of William Gilbert and Bettie Thompson.[1]
She married Alexander Morris 22 March 1866 in Lee County, Virginia. Their children were: (Listed on 1870 + 1880 census)
- Alfred Morris, 1867–1953
- William Henry Morris, 1869–1958
- Mary F. Morris, 1872–1879
- Allen Ervin Morris, 1874–1953
- Rebecca E. Morris, 1877–1879
- John Franklin Morris, 1879–1956
- Melvin Lee Morris, 1882–1966
- Elbert Morris, 1885–1888
- Andrew Harrison Morris, 1889–1974 (Listed on 1900 census)
- There could be more children
Mary passed away in 28 December 1912 in Wise Co., Virginia. She is buried in Eden Cemetery, Lee County, Virginia.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1850 District 31, Lee, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #69844915
- 1860 Western District, Lee, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
- Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1929
- 1870 Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
- 1900 Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
- 1910 Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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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~3.12%
~12.50%
Jackie (Gross) Finke 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Rachel (Lambert) Gaydosh :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A960014 [compare], Ancestry member bevandrachel
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~0.78%
Rachel Smith :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Susan (Clark) Neese :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Stephanie (Hunter) Bond :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H366741 [compare]
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