Jane is the daughter of Samuel Spencer and Jestin Becknall and appears in the 1820 Census with them as a female under 10.[1]
Jane married William Oliver on 6 May 1830 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.[2]
In the 1850 census Mary (age 40) was in Alexander, North Carolina, United States.[3]
In the 1860 census Mary Oliver (age 49), is a widowed head of household for her daughter America V (age 30), Eliza A (age 19), Nancy (age 16) and son Sipes J (age 10) in District 9, Johnson, Tennessee.[4]
In the 1870 census Mary (age 59) is a widow, Keeping House for her son Jessee J Oliver and daughter America V Oliver in District 9, Johnson, Tennessee.[5]
In the 1880 census Mary (age 69) was the widowed mother of Jesse J. Oliver in District 9, Johnson, Tennessee, United States.[6]
She died Mar 1888 and is buried in Zionville, Watauga County, Virginia with her husband, son Jesse Jefferson Oliver and daughter Eliza Oliver Reece.
Sources
↑1820 Census:
"1820 United States Federal Census"
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Grayson, Virginia; Page: 52; NARA Roll: M33_131; Image: 69 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #148340 (accessed 19 September 2023)
Saml Spencer in Grayson, Virginia, USA.
↑Marriage:
"North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #10841380 (accessed 19 September 2023)
Jane Spencer marriage to William Olliver on 6 May 1830 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: 619; Page: 135b; Line Number: 36 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #12548139 (accessed 19 September 2023)
Mary Oliver (40) in Alexander, North Carolina, USA. Born in Virginia.
↑1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 9, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1259; Page: 57; Family History Library Film: 805259 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #19314262 (accessed 19 September 2023)
Mary J Olive (49), Housekeeper, in District 9, Johnson, Tennessee. Born in Virginia.
↑1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 74B Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #10418725 (accessed 19 September 2023)
Mary J Oliver (59), Keeping House, in District 9, Johnson, Tennessee. Born in Virginia.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: 1265; Page: 39D; Enumeration District: 003 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #16035252 (accessed 19 September 2023)
Mary J Oliver (69), widowed mother, in household of Jessee J. Oliver (29) in District 9, Johnson, Tennessee, USA. Born in Virginia.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #74215218 (accessed 19 September 2023) Memorial page for Mary Jane Spencer Oliver (Jan 1811-Mar 1888), citing Zionville Baptist Church Cemetery, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Aleta Stafford (contributor 47372976).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary Jane 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 Jane: