Born in Tazewell County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Belsher
and Mary (Ward) Belsher
Sister of
Nancy M Belsher, Zachariah P Belsher, Bernetta Emily Belsher, Permila Belsher and Winfield Belsher
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 58
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 May 2012
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Biography
Matilda was born in 1822. She is the daughter of Joshua Belsher and Mary Ward. [1][2]
Matilda married Rees R. Steel on 3 April 1866 in Tazewell, Virginia.[3]
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Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-FTJ : 9 November 2014), Matilda Belcher in household of Josh Belcher, Tazewell county, part of, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family 487, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-WND : 30 December 2015), Matilda Belsher in entry for Joshua Belsher, 1860. Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3M-Q9C : 5 December 2014), Reizin R Steel and Matilda Belsher, 03 Apr 1866; citing Tazewell, Virginia, reference Page 20Line45; FHL microfilm 34,214.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGD-2QN : 17 October 2014), Matilda Steele in household of Reece R Steele, Virginia, United States; citing p. 24, family 164, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,179.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRZ-9JM : 15 July 2016), Matilda J Steele in household of Reese R Steele, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 90, sheet 296D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1393; FHL microfilm 1,255,393.
Acknowledgments
- Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-FTJ : 9 November 2014)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-WND : 30 December 2015)
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," 'FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3M-Q9C : 5 December 2014)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda 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 Matilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda 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 Matilda:
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~1.95%
Larry Flesher
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lflesher125
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~1.56%
John Williams :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #343675
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~0.78%
Gina (Uzick) Faulkner :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Johnnie (Williams) Zollinger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmzollinger
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #325893
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~0.39%
Les Shockey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T461689 [compare], FTDNA kit #115454
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