Born in Wirt County, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elisha Petty
and Zarilda Ann (Dent) Petty
Sister of
Francis D. Petty, Marshall Petty, Presley Evans Petty, Harvey Petty, George Petty and Zarilda Petty
Wife of
Francis Marion Cooper
— married
4 Jan 1866 in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2015
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Biography
In the 1860 census of Wirt County, VA (now WV), she and her brother Marshall were living with Owen J. & Mahala (Owens) Morehead.
1870 residence Sutton Twp., Meigs County, OH; 1880 residence Sutton Twp., Meigs County, OH; 1900 residence New Brighton, Beaver County, PA; 1910 residence Pittsburgh Ward 22, Allegheny County, PA; 1920 residence Ellwood City Ward 3, Lawrence County, PA; 1930 residence unable to locate
She is buried in the Locust Grove Cemetery, Ellwood City, Beaver County, PA.
Mahala was born in 1847. She is the daughter of Elisha Petty and Mahala Owens. [1]
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Sources
Mahala Petty Cooper death certificate https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5164/42342_1220705235_0657-02557?pid=3141365&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DPADeathCollection%26h%3D3141365%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D5164&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171769343/mahala-cooper
F. M. Cooper-Mahala Petty marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1862398&ImageNumber=22
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Lydia Holland, Thursday, February 5, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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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~0.78%
Michael Hone
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Michael_Hone
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Brett Deem :
Living DNA, GEDmatch LU2914783 [compare], yourDNAportal BREf677f5b4
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