Marie Belle (Holloway) Gleason (1867-1942)

Marie Belle Gleason formerly Holloway aka Brando

Born 17 Jul 1867 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Robert Thomas Holloway and Catherine Emily (Thompson) Holloway

Sister of Edmund Ballard Holloway, George Thompson Holloway, Elizabeth Ellen (Holloway) McClanahan and Roberta W. Holloway [half]

Wife of Eugene Everett Brando — married Sep 1893 (to before Mar 1904) in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Mother of Marlon F. Brando Sr

Died 30 Aug 1942 at age 75 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Marie was born 1867 in Warren Co, Illinois. She was the daughter of Robert Thomas Holloway and Catherine Thompson.

She married Eugene Everett Brando 1893 in Douglas Co, Nebraska. Marie and Eugene were the grandparents of notable actor Marlon Brando. Marlon was the son of Marlon F. Brando, Sr.

Marie married William A. Gleason 1904 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

She passed away 1942 in Los Angeles, California.

Sources

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HJ-4CC : 29 May 2021), Mary B Holiway in entry for Robert Holiway, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVY-3SS : 13 January 2022), Mary B. Holloway in household of Robert Holloway, Suez Township, Mercer, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZQJ-MNT : 26 May 2020), William A. Gleason and Marie H. Brando, 17 Mar 1904; citing Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,014,015.
"Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRXD-1S9 : 30 January 2020), Marie H. Brando in entry for William A. Gleason, 1904.
"Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRVV-C8F : 30 January 2020), Marie H. Brands in entry for William A. Gleason, 1904.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPKG-KXJ : 26 November 2014), Holloway in entry for Marlon Brando, 17 Jul 1965; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPVB-8P9 : 26 November 2014), Marie H Gleason, 30 Aug 1942; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
"California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWH-X8N5 : 1 March 2021), Marie H Gleason, 1942.
sister Nellie's obituary reported her surname as Gleason in 1921
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marie:

~1.56% Tom Craighead : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Wayland Holloway : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TY2706093 [compare], FTDNA kit #995269
~0.39% Brian McCormick : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML4381833 [compare], yourDNAportal BRI7875ad7b, Ancestry member bmanmac
~0.39% Landon Clay : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NY6082881 [compare], FTDNA kit #436613

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Joe Holloway

Holloway-314 and Holloway-1 do not represent the same person because: This rejected match can be removed as there's no way to confuse these two individuals. It may have been created in error in 2019 as I see know way for the two have been mistaken.

posted Dec 07, 2023 by Joe Holloway
edited Dec 07, 2023 by Joe Holloway

Tom Coley

Holloway-314 and Holloway-1 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person.

posted Jan 09, 2019 by Tom Coley

Shirley (Mowery) Wilson

Holloway-314 and Holloway-1 appear to represent the same person because: Holloway-1 hasn't any information other than connection to same wife as Holloway-314 which has family members and information.

Both profiles are made by the same person.

posted Jan 08, 2019 by Shirley (Mowery) Wilson

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Marie Belle (Holloway) Gleason (1867 - 1942)

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