Born in Warren County, KY
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Wright
and Rebecca Ann (Linch) Wright
Sister of
James Johnson Wright, Jarrott Wright, Elizabeth B (Wright) Isley, Nancy (Wright) Kimbro, Frederick Cook Wright, Joseph Griffin Wright, Micajah Lynch Wright and Rebecca Mailissey (Wright) Leyerly
Wife of
William Jenkins Davis
— married
3 Aug 1829 in Allen County, KY
Descendants 
Mother of
Rebecca Ann Davis, Daniel Washington Davis, William Davis, Joseph C. Davis, Stephen St. Clair Davis and Lincoln Davis
Died
at age 67
in Fayette County, IL
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jul 2014
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Biography
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M856-WM3 : 9 November 2014), Daniel Davis in household of William Davis, Montgomery county, Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing family 738, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4D-6X5 : accessed 13 May 2016), Mahola Davis in entry for Wm J Davis, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67Y-V66 : 17 October 2014), Mahala Davis in household of Wm J Davis, Illinois, United States; citing p. 119, family 42, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,719.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-C6PL : accessed 12 August 2016), William Davis and Mahala Wright, 03 Aug 1829; citing Warren, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 164,003.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ILFAYETT/2000-01/0948565152
http://www.matherclan.com/trees/getperson.php?personID=I10919&tree=Mather
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala 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 Mahala:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala 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 Mahala:
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~6.25%
Beverly (Davis) Ahrens
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A347667 [compare]
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~3.12%
Marietta (Henderson) Lamberson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SA7886952 [compare], Ancestry member lambersonroots
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~3.12%
Andrew Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UP8328933 [compare], FTDNA kit #232800
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~1.56%
Tom Davis :
23andMe, GEDmatch MH5646964 [compare]
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~1.56%
Greg Lamberson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], Ancestry member glamberson
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], FTDNA kit #31023
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Vicki (McLindsay) Kessel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A771050 [compare], Ancestry member VickiKessel
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