Born [location unknown]
Daughter of Willis Reid
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Edward Bessinger
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
DeCannie Bessinger, Arey Bessinger, James Shellie Bessinger and Florrie Lee (Bessinger) Heath
Died
at age 38
in Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Sep 2016
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Biography
Mary was born about 1870.[1] She passed away about 1908.[2]
Sources
- ↑
1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: M6SW-G65 (accessed 28 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBN-9ZP1 Image number 00293
Mollie Reid (10), single daughter, in household of Willis Reid (63) in Broxton Township, Colleton, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina, United States. - ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPMQ-8VL : 18 July 2017), Mary Reid in entry for Barney Bessinger, 24 Sep 1951; citing , Bessinger, Barney, 1951, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,400,480.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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~6.25%
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Rejected matches › Mary H. Reed (abt.1870-) › Mary Virginia Reid (1871-1958) › Mary Teackle Reed (1870-)
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