Blog #8

For this blog, we were asked to write about someone who was buried in one of the following cemeteries  Riverside or Rose Hill. The individual I want to write about is Mrs. Ruby Davidson Williams.

Mrs. Ruby Davidson Williams

from Riversidecemetery.com

She was born Ruby Davidson on August 19, 1927. She was a native of Laurens County. She was married to Mr. Al Williams and had two sons. She was a very involved individual, having been involved with United Methodist Women (as a member), Mission Study Group, and the Past Matrons Club of Macon. She also served as a secretary of Elbert Order 215 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She also served as the Vice President of the Macon Woman's Club. She died on October 11, 1976 at the age of 49. She was buried the next day (October 12, 1976). She was survived by her husband, her sons, her mother, and many of her siblings. She was a very involved person in the Macon community.

Blog #7

Mitochondrial Eve

Mitochondrial Eve is thought (by scientists) to be the most recent woman that all humans are descended from. The reason she is referred to as Mitochondrial Eve s because each person receives 100% of their mitochondrial DNA from their maternal line (mother), unlike cellular DNA where half of the content comes from the maternal line and the other half from the fraternal line. It is believed that Mitochondrial Eve lived over 200,000 years old in the eastern portion of Africa.

Diversity of People

It is believed that Mitochondrial Eve lived in Eastern Africa. From that originating point, there were probably a number of cohorts of people that migrated to different areas which created human diversity. In different parts of the Earth certain biological traits are necessary for optimal living and some are not. As the people in the particular cohorts began reproducing, some traits were retained, some new traits were developed, and some were no longer passed along. 

Examples of Diversity

One would assume this person to be of Asian descent because of the "slanted" eye feature as well as the darker colored hair. 

One would assume this person to be of African descent because of the dark skin tone as well as the full lips feature.

One would assume this person to be of Indian descent (Asian, not Native American) because of the brown skin tone, large eyes dark hair color, and straight nose.

One would assume this person to be of Hispanic descent because of the thick eyebrows, browner skin tone, dark hair, and brown eyes.

One would assume this person is of Irish descent because of the "red" hair as well as the freckles.