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]
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.
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