"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR6Z-TPC : 11 February 2018), Roberta Thornton in entry for Wm. F. Thornton and Annie James Jones, 18 Jun 1879; citing Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, reference Reg. of Mar.; FHL microfilm 32,982.
"Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-Z1WJ : 16 August 2019), Roberta Newsome in entry for James E Thorton, 24 Mar 1935; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Norfolk, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roberta 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 Roberta: