Matilda Dellinger was the daughter of Rachel Wise and Joseph Dellinger. Matilda's death certificate identifies her father as "Joe Dellinger."[1]
She appears in her father's 1850 census household as "Elizabeth" and in his 1860 household as "Eliza." She is enumerated as "daughter Matilda" in his 1880 and 1900 census households.[2]
Sources
↑ Burke County, North Carolina, death certificate, Matilda Dellinger (7 April 1926 death).
↑ 1880 U.S. Census, Mitchell County, North Carolina, ED 145, p. 19, Toe River Township , dwelling 157, family 164. 1900 U.S. Census, Burke County, North Carolina, ED 7, p. 3, Linville Township, family 49.
Find A Grave, memorial page for Matilda Dellinger (15 May 1849–7 Apr 1926), Memorial ID 171770400; citing Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; maintained by Gene Jenkins (contributor 47048397).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Matilda: