"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSP-VS8 : accessed 22 August 2015), Mary L Sims in household of Mathew H Sims, Georgia, United States; citing p. 119, family 930, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,643.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LD-BWL : accessed 22 August 2015), Lula Sims in household of Mathew Sims, District 1204, Campbell, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 22, sheet 541C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0137; FHL microfilm 1,254,137.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary Lou 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 Mary Lou: