Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Lewis Johnson Major
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Annie Laura Major and Mary Josepha (Major) Turnquest
Died
at about age 68
in Southern District of Long Island, Bahamas
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Sep 2015
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Biography
Ophelia (Watkins) Major is part of a Bahamian family.
Sources
Bahamas Civil Death Records (Age 68)
"Bahamas Births, 1850-1891", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLLZ-BTB : 16 December 2019), Ophelia Ann Watkins in entry for Laura Major, 1861.
"Bahamas Births, 1850-1891", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLL7-V8T : 16 December 2019), Ophelia Watkins in entry for Harriett C. Major, 1872.
"Bahamas Births, 1850-1891", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL9N-HHP : 16 December 2019), Ophelia Watkins Major in entry for Richard Major, 1881.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ophelia 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 Ophelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ophelia 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 Ophelia:
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~12.50%
Orlando Turnquest
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T851540 [compare], FTDNA kit #85227
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Rejected matches › Ophelia Watkins (abt.1845-abt.1914) › Ann Watson (1852-1919) › Ann Watson (abt.1844-)
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