Melva (Robbins) Shrum
Honor Code SignatorySigned 1 Apr 2017 | 771 contributions | 118 thank-yous | 1,420 connections
Signed 1 Apr 2017 | 771 contributions | 118 thank-yous | 1,420 connections
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Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Earl Robbins
and [private mother (1930s - unknown)]
Sister of
[private brother (unknown - unknown)] [half], [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private brother (1950s - unknown)], [private brother (1950s - unknown)] [half], [private brother (1960s - unknown)] [half] and [private sister (1960s - unknown)] [half]
Descendants 
Mother of
Michael Shrum Jr, [private son (1970s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1980s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2017
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Contents |
Shrum, Melva D. "Biography."
When Melva Darline (Robbins) Shrum was born on October 25, 1955, in Houston, Texas. Her father, Earl, was 28, and her mother, Betty, was 22. Her father maintained her middle name was Darling, and that is how he always referred to her with his Texan accent: Melva Darlin'. She had five brothers and one sister: two brothers from her parent's marriage; 2 brothers from her mother's second marriage; one brother from her father's second marriage and one sister from her father's third marriage.
She married Michael A Shrum on October 26, 1973, in Houston, Harris, Texas. They had three children during their marriage, two sons and one daughter. Her eldest son, Michael A Shrum, Jr., died in 2008, at the age of 33 years old.
Sources
- '"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V63N-RZN : 1 January 2015), Melva Darline Robbins, 25 Oct 1955; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
Husband Michael Anthony Shrum.
- "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY9Q-BS5 : 6 December 2014), Michael A Shrum and Melva D Robbins, 26 Oct 1973; citing Harris, Texas, United States, certificate number 128148, Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin.
Ethnicity Estimate
- England, Wales, & Northwestern Europe 65%
- Ireland and Scotland 29%
- Norway 6%
Paternal Surnames
Robbins, Hester,, Bigley, Wimberley, Mayes, Hudson, Sheppard, Cockrell, Ezell, Jackson, Thompson, Meeks, Jackson, Lewis
Maternal Surnames
Clark, Reid, Robinson, Wilkerson,
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Melva's formal name
- full middle name (D.)
- nicknames
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (3)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Melva or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Melva or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melva:
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100.00%
100.00%
Melva (Robbins) Shrum:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member melvashrum
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Lisa Mansell
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M042839 [compare], yourDNAportal LISb2601d86
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T729692 [compare], yourDNAportal LISb2601d86, FTDNA kit #574284
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T729692 [compare], yourDNAportal LISb2601d86
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Joe David Mansell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M644967 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Jimmy Tom Miller :
23andMe, GEDmatch UU5570156 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jason Berreles :
23andMe, GEDmatch GH1828655 [compare], yourDNAportal JASaf721cb2
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Branson Berreles :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G780445 [compare], yourDNAportal BRA1825ffd0
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~0.78%
Andy Wimberley :
23andMe, GEDmatch NY9031007 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lisa Sanders :
AncestryDNA
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also Rhonda Davis Herridge , would be Aunt Jeanie's daughter..Jean Owens-Quinnie Mae Wimberley..lisa
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