Mary's claim to fame is through her grandson Walt Disney.
1838 Mary was born in Ireland.
Mary Disney listed in 1861 Census of Canada West [1]
1880 US Census Mary and husband Kepple were living in Ellis, Kansas with Kepple's mother Maria and their children all of whom according to this census had been born in Canada.
↑United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPB-C6L : 14 July 2016), Mary Disney in household of Kepple Disney, Ellis, Ellis, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 85, sheet 398A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0381; FHL microfilm 1,254,381.
↑Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 12 February 2020), memorial page for Mary Jane Richardson Disney (20 Mar 1838–10 Mar 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #189857396, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Charles Elias Disney (contributor 48074688).
Richardson-8878 was created by Katy Klug through the import of Kathryn Workman family tree.ged on Dec 30, 2014.
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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 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:
Richardson-8878 and Richardson-2 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband and daughter Albertha /Bertha. Similar birth details. Thanks!
edited by Donald Ford