Mary Francis (Clay) Abbott (1873 - 1961)

Born 15 Apr 1873 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Francis Marion Clay and Emelline Ruth Ellen (Wolfe) Clay

Wife of Benjamin B Irby — married 5 Apr 1891 in Bell, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jun 1961 at age 88 in Keller, Tarrant, Texas, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Abbott Name Study.

Mary Francis Clay was born on April 15, 1873 in Illinois, United States, daughter of Francis Marion Clay (~1843–1902) and Emelline Ruth Ellen Wolfe (1848–1939).^[1]

In 1880, Fanny was living in Precinct 1, Bell, Texas. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Fanny died on June 21, 1961, in Keller, Tarrant, Texas, aged about 88. She is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. ^[4]

DNA Confirmation

Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Barbara Jeannine (Clay) Johnson and Cleo Frances (Irby) Knotts, her 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Francis Marion Clay and Emelline Ruth Ellen (Wolfe) Clay, the great grandparents of both Barbara Jeannine (Clay) Johnson and Cleo Frances (Irby) Knotts. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 346 cM across 13 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S22 15 Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1290; Page: 295C; Enumeration District: 001 Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1290; Page: 295C; Enumeration District: 001 Certainty: 0
2. ↑ Source: #S22 15 Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1290; Page: 295C; Enumeration District: 001 Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1290; Page: 295C; Enumeration District: 001 Certainty: 0
3. ↑ Source: S22 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #14246103

See also:

• Source: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Profile: #13893205053
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch entry for Mary Frances Clay; contributed by various users.