12 Oct 1931 she was born in San Gabriel, Milam, Texas, United States as Mary Ellen Kirman. Her parents are listed as Lloyd Kirkman and Banna Sledge.[1][2]
1940: United States Census, 1940 residence was Davila, Milam, Texas, United States. She is 8 years old and in her parents' household along with her sister, Annette Kirkman.[3]
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Lloyd Kirkman
Head
Male
36
Texas
Banna L Kirkman
Wife
Female
33
Texas
Mary Ellen Kirkman
Daughter
Female
8
Texas
Annette Kirkman
DAU
Female
7
Texas
Sources
↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJW-NJR : 1 March 2021), Mary Ellen Kirkman, 12 Oct 1931; citing San Gabriel, Milam, Texas, United States, certificate 88823, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,548.
↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8QM-PPT : 5 December 2014), Mary Ellen Kirkman, 12 Oct 1931; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
↑ "United States Census, 1940" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4S8-SH6 : accessed 19 Oct 2022), at this time FamilySearch only has the url vs a full citation.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
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