Born in Hensley Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis Kittredge Porter
and Pressha Elizabeth (Hilton) Porter
Sister of
Julia Ann Porter [half], Hiram Egel Porter [half], Sarah Ann (Porter) Russell [half], Rhoda (Porter) Russell [half], Margaret (Porter) Baldon [half], Jonathan Porter [half], Christiana (Porter) McMurray, Verlinda (Porter) Warthen, Pressha Elizabeth Porter and Mary J Porter
Wife of
Charles Henry Dow
— married
16 Aug 1851 in Owen, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Lillie L (Dow) Hildum
Died
at age 89
in Gibbon, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2010
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Biography
Upon Lethana's death, she had 4 sons and seven daughters living, along with 51 grandchildren and 69 great granchildren. Two daughters predeceased her.
Sources
- United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX64-14P : 28 May 2021), Charles K Daw, 1870.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. The Gibbon Reporter; Publication Date: 8 Jun 1922; Publication Place: Gibbon, Nebraska, USA; https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108698856/obituary-for-lethana-dq-w-porter/.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38226376/lethana-dow: accessed 31 August 2022), memorial page for Lethana Porter Dow (4 Jun 1833–4 Jun 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38226376, citing Dow Cemetery, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).
- Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
- Ancestry.com. Nebraska, State Census, 1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lethana 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 Lethana:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lethana 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 Lethana:
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~3.12%
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~0.78%
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