Sylvester
Ortho
Gatton
Born in Grayson County, Kentucky,
Ancestors 
Son of James William Gatton Sr.
and Mary (Newton) Gatton
Brother of
Elizabeth Ann (Gatton) French and Teresa Ellen (Gatton) Durbin
Husband of
Lydia Frances (Wellington) Gatton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Josephus Francis Gatton and Leander E Gatton
Died
at age 94
in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2018
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Biography
Sylvester was born in 1821. He passed away in 1915.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Q-VHG : 12 April 2016), Sylvester O Gatton, Grayson county, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 81, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D....
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB7-YLX : 18 February 2021), Sylvester C Gatten, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW7-M41 : 29 May 2021), Sylvester O Gatton, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCG-LP6 : 14 January 2022), Sylvester C. Gatton, White Mills, Hardin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publicati..
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9NY-LYF : 2 March 2021), Sylvester O. Gatton, 1915; citing Death, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort;...
"Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-V84Q : 11 February 2018), Sylvester O Gatton, 20 Jan 1915; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Jenna (Fetterolf) Vanek
:
Mitochondrial DNA Test, haplogroup V
-
~3.12%
~3.12%
Sharon (York) Bedwell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BT7129932 [compare], Ancestry member gtownnana
-
~2.34%
~1.56%
Jenna (Fetterolf) Vanek :
23andMe, GEDmatch TZ2022533 [compare], yourDNAportal JENdO7bffe2
-
~1.56%
Debra (French) Cooksey :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~1.56%
Anonymous (Herald) Snoddy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A110944 [compare], Ancestry member rkdsj
-
~1.56%
Cindy (Key) Dickman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cindydickman1
-
~0.78%
Randy Lawrence :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A628306 [compare], Ancestry member randylawrence22
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T272493 [compare], FTDNA kit #690337
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