Born in Muscatine, Iowa
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alfred Purcell
and Elizabeth Demarest Parvin
Wife of
Thomas Middleton
— married
1 Nov 1876 (to 10 Feb 1909) in Muscatine, Iowa
Descendants 
Mother of
Roy Leighton Middleton and William Thomas Middleton
Died
at age 54
in Muscatine, Iowa
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Mar 2016
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Biography
Lydia Purcell was born 21 May 1854 in Muscatine, Muscatine Cty., Iowa . She was married on 1 November 1876 at Muscatine, Muscatine Cty., Iowa to Thomas Middleton. He was born 6 February 1853 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the son of Benjamin Middleton and either his first wife, Mary Magdalene Hoover or his second wife, Juliette Bonner. Lydia died 10 February 1909 in Muscatine, Muscatine Cty., Iowa, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine Cty., Iowa. Thomas married (2) Hattie Scott (Fahey) on 26 October 1910 in Muscatine. Thomas died 23 June 1929 in Muscatine, Muscatine Cty., Iowa, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine Cty., Iowa. Issue by first wife, Lydia Purcell.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Inherited research from Ruth Ellen Middleton Hintz / Descendants of Alfred Purcell by Keith M. Street. (Never published, only mailed his research papers. One of which was Ruth.)
- Findagrave index, accessed 3/10/16.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
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~3.12%
Kishauna (Andries) Denny
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch NY8562801 [compare]
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~1.56%
Glenn Montgomery :
23andMe, GEDmatch M301801 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A112563 [compare], Ancestry member scoris67
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~1.56%
Davian Pfeiff :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T827000 [compare], FTDNA kit #544485
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