Mary Teresa Hessian was born on November 26, 1919, in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, when her father, Arthur, was 34, and her mother, Margaret, was 29. [1] The 1930 census shows them on Old St Thomas Road living on a farm. [2]
She married Thomas Rittenhouse on February 9, 1957, in Maricopa County, Arizona. [3]
She died in August 1980 at the age of 60, and was buried in Williams, Arizona, in the Mountain View Cemetery. [4]
Sources
↑ "1920 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T625_861; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 587
May Hessian, Age 0, Birth Year abt 1920, Birthplace Minnesota
Home in 1920 Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota
Arthur O Hessian 33, head, father
Margaret R Hessian 29, wife, mother
↑ "1930 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: 1129; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 549.0; FHL microfilm: 2340864
Mary Hessian, Birth Year abt 1920, Gender Female, Race White, Age in 1930 10, Birthplace Minnesota, Marital Status Single, Relation to Head of House Daughter
Home in 1930 Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA, Street Address Old St Thomas Road
Arthur Hessian 45, head, father
Margaret Hessian 40, wife, mother
Siblings: Julia Hessian 8, Margarete Hessian 5, Arthur Hessian 3
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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 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: