Mary was born in 1854, she was the daughter of George Phillips and Martha Hillyard.[1] She passed away in 1939.
In January 1909, RS Fulton, executor of Elizabeth Phillips' estate in Licking Co., Ohio, posted a Legal Notice with Licking Co., Court to sell her real estate. A search for heirs followed - Mary Howes was one of the potential heirs mentioned.[2]
↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1RT-5Z9 : 10 March 2018), Mary E. Phillips, 26 Oct 1854; citing Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,374.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CC-L5V : accessed 23 October 2022), Mary Howes in household of Francis M Howes, Valley district, Barbour, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,755.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2W-C1K : accessed 23 October 2022), Mary Howes in household of William C Moore, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 356, sheet 18B, line 81, family 294, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 303; FHL microfilm 2,340,038.
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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.
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: