Born 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 and Elizabeth Ellen (Holloway) McClanahan
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
at age 75
in Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2009 | Last significant change: 3 Jun 2023
01:27: Joe Holloway edited the marriage between Eugene Everett Brando (1857-1939) and Marie Belle (Holloway) Gleason (1867-1942). (Ex-wife remarried 17 Mar 1904 to William Gleason) [Thank Joe for this]
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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
- FamilySearch Person: 96Z9-HSM
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie 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 Marie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie 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 Marie:
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~0.78%
Wayland Holloway
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