Born in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elijah Madsen Whaley
and Eliza J. (Bethell) Whaley
Sister of
John Isaac Whaley, Reps Lemuel Whaley, Sarah (Whaley) Bratten, Nancy (Whaley) Smith, Oscar William Whaley and Edgar William Whaley
Wife of
Shelah Edgar Farmer
— married
25 Jun 1899 in Liberty, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Dixie Whaley Farmer, Julia A Farmer, Edgar F Farmer, Ruth L Farmer and [private son (1910s - 1950s)]
Died
at age 75
in Nashville,Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
This profile is part of the Whaley Name Study.
Lelia Mai Whaley (b. 22 Nov 1877 Tennessee - bur. APR 1953 Tenn),[1] was the daughter of:
Her parents married on 2 Jan 1868 at De Kalb co. Tennessee.[2] She was the sister of:
- John Isaac Whaley
- Reps Lemuel Whaley
- Sarah Whaley
- Nancy Whaley
- Oscar William Whaley
- Edgar William Whaley
Marriage
- Divorce: Y
- Husband: Shelah Edgar Farmer
- Marriage: 25 Jun 1899 De Kalb, Tennessee.[2]
- Wife: Lelia Mai Whaley
- Child: Dixie Whaley Farmer
- Child: Julia A Farmer
- Child: Edgar F Farmer
- Child: Ruth L Farmer
- Child: Elijah Farmer
- m 25 Jun 1899 Shelah E. Farmer, born 15 Mar 1875 and died in Nashville, TN. His parents were:
- Lafayette Farmer
- and Betty [...].
Sources
- ↑ #S209 birth: 1880 Federal Census for Civil District 2, De Kalb, Tenn
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 #S203 Tennessee Marriages 1780-2002
See Also...
- Ancestral File Number: 240H-Q57
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela 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 Lela:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela 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 Lela:
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~0.78%
~0.78%
L Van Etten 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M294463 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M294463 [compare]
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~0.78%
Paul Bass :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Connie Starr :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Connie_Bishop
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~0.78%
Mickey (Swain) Gear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A723476 [compare], Ancestry member MickeyGear
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~0.78%
Marilee (Wilkins) Dittrich :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PV5261399 [compare], Ancestry member MarileeWilkinsDittrich
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Willis Jones :
MyHeritage DNA
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