Mary Ella (Hudson) McClaran (1875 - 1970)

Born 1875 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of John Crockett Hudson and Amanda Jane (Wilson) Hudson

Descendants

Died 1970 at about age 95 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Mary Ella (Hudson) McClaran was born on October 30, 1875, to John Crockett Hudson and Amanda (Wilson) Hudson. ^{[1] [2]}

Mary Ella married James P. McClaran in about 1896. Their known children: ^[3]

• Lee McClaran
• Willie McClaran
• Nettie McClaran
• Martha McClaran
• Ralph McClaran
• Lela McClaran

Mary Ella died in 1970, and was buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Rutherford County, Tennessee. ^[4]

DNA Connections

The parental relationship is confirmed by the following DNA matches:

• match between James Smotherman (GEDmatch M412011) and his maternal 2nd cousin 1xr Alton Binkley (GEDmatch A955240) with a match of 137.3 cM across 6 segments.
• match between James Smotherman (GEDmatch M412011) and his maternal 2nd cousin 2xr Summer Orman (GEDmatch A239508) with 97.0 cM shared across 5 segments.
• 4th cousin match between Summer Orman and (private match), with 28.7 cM shared across 3 DNA segments. (Mary Ella > James Lee McClaran> Howard Francis McClaran> Private> Private match)
• 4th cousin match between Alton Binkley and (private match), with 28.7 cM shared across 3 DNA segments. (Mary Ella > James Lee McClaran> Howard Francis McClaran> Private> Private match)

This confirms the relation of Alfred Hudson and Mary Ella Hudson as brother and sister, thus confirming the lines between James, Ray, and Summer.

See Also

• Tragedy on Christmas Eve - Article on the death of the father of James, Mary Ella's husband

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
2. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: District 8, Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 1276; Family History Film: 1255276; Page: 111B; Enumeration District: 196
3. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 22, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1375539
4. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial #14767131