Telitha was born on 24 Jan 1818 in Burke County, NC. She was married about 1837, using the ages of her children with Jacob Hood. [citation needed]
In 1840 Burke Co NC census, South side of Catawba River, West of North Fork they were living with Males Under 5 2 (her sons Alfred and William) and 20-29 1; Females 29-29 1, 50-59 1. They were listed near her father, William Drury Arrowood's family.
In 1850 Burke Co, NC census her name was written as Delitha 32. The couple had 6 children living in their home.
She passed away some time after 1856. This death date is concluded using the age of her daughter, Elizabeth, 5 years old. No burial location or death certificate has been located.
Sources
Year: 1840; Census Place: West of North Fork, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 355; Page: 356; Family History Library Film: 0018092
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BW-MM5 : 23 December 2020), Delitha Hood in household of Jacob Hood, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Jacob Hood M 37 North Carolina
Alfred Hood M 12 North Carolina
William Hood M 11 North Carolina
John Hood M 9 North Carolina
Mary Hood F 8 North Carolina
Sidney Hood M 5 North Carolina
Geo W Hood M 1 North Carolina
Year: 1860; Census Place: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: M653_890; Page: 106; Family History Library Film: 803890
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Telitha 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 Telitha: