Mary (Pierce) Van Houten (1853 - 1940)

Mary Van Houten formerly Pierce

Born 22 Nov 1853 in Summerhill, Columbia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Daughter of [father unknown] and Catherine Elizabeth (Edwards) Smethers

Sister of Angelina (Pierce) Whitman, James B Pierce, Edward H Smethers [half], John Taylor Smethers [half] and Clara Smethers [half]

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 30 Aug 1940 at age 86 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Research Notes

Death Certificate lists parents as ? Pierce and Catherine Edwards; widow of William C Van Houten, cause of death general senility. --Unsigned

Sources

Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #29098557 (accessed 13 February 2024)
Memorial page for Mary A. Pierce Van Houten (22 Nov 1854-30 Aug 1940), citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Section 6-7-8 row 5); Maintained by Sue Herbine (contributor 46541621).

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DNA Connections
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: