Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Archibald Henderson
and Susan Elizabeth Sellers
Wife of
Nelson Amanuel Smathers
— married
1847 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Harriett Naomi (Smathers) Young, Henry Agustas Smathers, Amanuel Loranza Smathers, Celia Ann (Smathers) Warren, Phillip Asbury Smathers, Isaac Wexler Smathers, John Wesley Smathers and Hester Virginia (Smathers) Morgan
Died
at age 73
in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mary was born in 1826. She was the daughter of Henry Henderson and Susan Sellers. She passed away in 1900.
In the 1850 United States census, Nelson and Margaret are living in Haywood, North Carolina with their children. [1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| N A Smathers | M | 23 | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Mary Smathers | F | 23 | North Carolina | |
| Harriett Smathers | F | 3 | North Carolina | |
| Henry Smathers | M | 1 | North Carolina |
In the 1870 United States census, Nelson and Margaret are living in Beaverdam, North Carolina with their children. [2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| N A Smathers | M | 43 | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Margarett Smathers | F | 43 | North Carolina | |
| Lorenza Smathers | M | 19 | North Carolina | |
| Celia Smathers | F | 17 | North Carolina | |
| Phillip Smathers | M | 15 | North Carolina | |
| Isaac Smathers | M | 13 | North Carolina | |
| Elvester Smathers | M | 10 | North Carolina | |
| John M Smathers | M | 9 | North Carolina | |
| Hester Smathers | F | 6 | North Carolina | |
| W S Graham | M | 35 | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| Mary Noland | F | 24 | Domestic Servant | North Carolina |
In the 1880 United States census, Nelson and Margaret are living in Upper Hominy, North Carolina with their children. [3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nelson Smathers | M | 52 | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Margret Smathers | F | 53 | North Carolina | |
| Waxler Smathers | M | 23 | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| John W Smathers | M | 19 | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| Hester Smathers | F | 16 | North Carolina |
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 633; Page: 178B.
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1142; Page: 126A; Family History Library Film: 552641.
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 954; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 028.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
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~1.56%
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