Born about in Woodbury, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Walter Gilson
and Alice (Shirley) Gilson
Sister of
Sarah Ann (Gilson) Gorman, John Gilson, William Gilson, Thomas Gilson, Richard Gilson, Charity (Gilson) McGuire, Peter Gilson and Benjamin Gilson
Wife of
Patrick Dodd Shirley
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Jane Shirley and Ann Finnetta (Shirley) Bumpus
Died about
at about age 88
in Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Sep 2020
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Biography
Martha was born about 1797. She passed away about 1885.
Sources
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Oil Creek (Meadville), Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1870 US Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Titusville Ward 4, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1331; Page: 713A; Family History Library Film: 552830
- 1880 US Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil Creek, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1120; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 108
- Find A Grave: Memorial #76524355
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mattie 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 Mattie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mattie 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 Mattie:
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~3.12%
Peggy (Bronson) Seaman
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Marcia (Tietjens) Camp :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Dennis Werda :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T497464 [compare], FTDNA kit #408840
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