Born in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaiah Jehu Chastain
and Alice Martha (Carter) Chastain
Sister of
Rainey Carter Chastain, Levina Mercilla (Chastain) Bradshaw, Dennis Gadis Carter, Edward B Carter, Elizabeth D (Chastain) Gibson and Jehu Thomas Chastain
Wife of
Alexander Arnold Ellis
— married
10 Sep 1854 in Springtown,Benton,Arkansas,USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha Levina (Ellis) Sitton, John Leonard Ellis, Eliza Jane (Ellis) Cox, Lillie Josephine Ellis, la Frona Froney Ellis, Charles Loren Ellis, Joseph Joe Ellis and Laura Ellis
Died
at age 59
in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA
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Biography
Mary was born in 1834. Mary Chastain ... She passed away in 1881. [1]
Mary Melinda (Polly) Chastain. Given Name: Mary Melinda (Polly). Surname: Chastain. Married Name: Ellis. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
Event: 443. Reference Number. GC1V-VD. Ancestral File Number.
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current View Record
Name Mary Melinda Ellis Maiden Name Chastain Birth Date 18 Dec 1834 Birth Place Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America Death Date 8 Sep 1894 Death Place Springtown, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America Cemetery Springtown Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Springtown, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America Has Bio? Y Father Jehu Chastain Mother Alice Martha Chastain Spouse Alexander Arnold Ellis Children Laura Beatrice Jenkins URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22310631
Sources
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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%
~12.50%
Betty (Straight) Howard 
:
AncestryDNA
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~6.25%
Susan Cox :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rdhyg82
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~6.25%
Nancy (Morehead) Derusha :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BP5751262 [compare], Ancestry member Nancy_Derusha
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~3.12%
Kristin (Jennings) Flemming :
23andMe, GEDmatch A528816 [compare], yourDNAportal KRId8af71e2
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A528816 [compare], yourDNAportal KRId8af71e2, Ancestry member criniss
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A528816 [compare], yourDNAportal KRId8af71e2, FTDNA kit #B127585
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A528816 [compare], yourDNAportal KRId8af71e2
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Living DNA, GEDmatch A528816 [compare], yourDNAportal KRId8af71e2
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~1.56%
Alice (A) Talley :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Dorothy (Grimmett) Clement :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T491279 [compare], FTDNA kit #362257
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~0.78%
Melinda Hickerson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A955589 [compare], Ancestry member MelindaHickerson
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~0.78%
Matt Seymour :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A769360 [compare], Ancestry member MatthewJSeymour
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Linda Odum (Odum) Bell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lbellmd_1
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~0.78%
Judy (Ingram) Folkman :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sherry Bailey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Slbailey72
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Charlene Bailey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Piddlepan
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~0.78%
Scott Elliott :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Marilyn (Bailey) Goolesby :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Julie (Justice) Taylor :
AncestryDNA
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