Born in St. George, WV Tucker County
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Jones
and Virginia Marcella (White) Jones
Wife of
John Arnold Bohon
— married
11 Sep 1895 in Tucker County, WV
Wife of
Lonzo Townsell Bohon
— married
16 Apr 1902 in Tucker County, WV
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Bohon and Plesy (Bohon) Moreland
Died
at age 57
in Rowlesburg, WV Preston County
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Oct 2014
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Biography
My Grand Mother was married twice. She was married to John A. Bohon, first. She was married to Lonzo Townsell Bohon her second husband.
1910 residence St. George District, Tucker County, WV; 1920 residence St. George District, Tucker County, WV; 1930 residence Reno District, Preston County, WV
She is buried in the Fairview Cemetery, on Location Ridge, near St. George, Tucker County, WV (name is spelled Mellissa on tombstone).
Sources
"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, her marriage records, her death certificate, personal examination of her tombstone by Roy L. Lockhart 1983, U.S. census returns.
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Betty Moreland
Betty Moreland, Knicley, My grandmother died in February and I was born in March of the same year. I have pictures of her and have been told a lot about her, She was a very nice, hard working woman. She had diabetes and Pneumonia when she died. I visit her and my grandfather's grave often.
posted 2 Oct 2019 by Betty Moreland
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa 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 Melissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa 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 Melissa:
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~6.25%
Doug Bohon
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