1860 US Federal Census - "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TZ-XC5 : accessed 2 August 2015), Malvina Tankersly in household of James Tankersly, District No 16, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 258, household ID 1786, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,249.
1870 US Federal Census - "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8Y-NY4 : accessed 2 August 2015), Melvina Sutherland in household of Andrew Sutherland, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 3, family 20, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,026.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melvina 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 Melvina: