Born in Kentucky
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elisha Marvel
and Orpha (Rogers) Marvel
Wife of
Benjamin Alcorn
— married
29 Jan 1827 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2012
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Biography
On 29 Jan 1827, Orpha married Benjamin Alcorn, and together they had three children.[1]
- Thomas Alcorn (1833- )
- Elisha Alcorn (1829-1901)
- Benjamin F Alcorn, Jr. (1831- )
Sources
- FamilySearch Details page for Orpha Marvel (1811-1833).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. FamilySearch database with images.
- Gibson County Marriage Record, Vol. A (1813-1839), p. p. 56 (image 30), Record 621. Marriage of Benjamin Alcorn and Orpha Marvell, 29 Jan 1827. Officiator, Thos Alcorn, Esq. (License, 29 Jan 1827).
- Montgomery, David B. A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their descendants. Owensville, IN: J. P. Cox, Publisher, 1903.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orpha 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 Orpha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orpha 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 Orpha:
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~0.78%
Margaret Wright
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mokubabe20
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Melcena (Horn) Barenberg :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member deanajgibson90
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