Born in Carnesville, Franklin, Georgia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Miles Riley Jr
and Mary Hudson (Westbrook) Riley
Sister of
William Andrew Riley, Elizabeth (Riley) Wade, Lucy (Riley) Westbrook, Edna (Riley) Freeman and Melissa (Riley) Smith
Wife of
John Henry Wade
— married
23 Feb 1840 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Frances Marion Wade, Malissa Ann (Wade) Wimberly, Mary E. Wade, James Edward Madison Wade, Martha Jane (Wade) Ford, George Lumpkin Wade, Cynthia Caroline (Wade) Selman, Augusta Green Wade, Francis A Wade, John Carl Wade and Samuel Davis Wade
Died
at age 80
in Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2017
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Biography
Mary (Riley) Wade was born in Appalachia, in Georgia.
Mary "Polly" Riley was born on February 25, 1816, in Carnesville, Georgia. She married John H Wade on February 23, 1840. They had 11 children in 20 years. She died on June 28, 1896, having lived a long life of 80 years, and was buried in the Wade Cemetery in Fayette County, Alabama.
Sources
- "Georgia Marriages" John H. Wade and Poly Riley, 23 Feb 1840 in Franklin County, Georgia.
"1850 United States Federal Census" Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 45, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: M432_74; Page: 79A; Image: 397 Head of household with wife Mary and 6 children.
"1860 United States Federal Census" Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M653_9; Page: 372; Image: 376; Family History Library Film: 803009 Head of household with wife Mary and 10 children.
"1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 14, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 398B; Image: 322; Family History Library Film: 545515 Head of household with wife Mary and 9 children.
"1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 13; Family History Film: 1254013; Page: 437A; Enumeration District: 075 Head of household with wife Mary and 4 children.
"U.S., Find A Grave"https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104384462&ref=acom
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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:
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%
~6.25%
Kris (Andersen) Shearer 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kris_mathgoddess
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Gayle Stewart :
23andMe, GEDmatch M100142 [compare], yourDNAportal GAYd2d0049e
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, yourDNAportal GAYd2d0049e, FTDNA kit #B703104
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MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal GAYd2d0049e, FTDNA kit #B703104
+
Living DNA
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~1.56%
John Wayne Wheat :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Tommy Harris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QU297100C1 [compare], Ancestry member harris1823
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QU297100C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #168506
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~0.78%
Marianna Soots :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mSoots12
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Linda (Holland) Wheatley :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Chris McGuire :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Rob Knight :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rknight1963
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Rejected matches › Mary (Riley) Pimlott (abt.1815-1894) › Mary Wade (bef.1817-1895) › Mary (Rule) Thomas (1816-)
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Categories: Wade Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama | Georgia Appalachians