Sarah was born about 1866. She passed away about 1892.
Disambiguation
Two women named Lula Blakeley have been confused: Sarah Lula Blakeley Porter (1866 - 1892) and Lula Virginia Porter of Pulaski, Georgia. Although misnamed, this is actually Sarah Blakeley of Mecklenburg:
Memorial: Find a Grave (no image) Find A Grave: Memorial #136267385 (accessed 24 November 2023) Memorial page for Lula Virginia Blakely Porter (1862-1890), citing Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by RS Green-Starnes (contributor 47410223).
Sources
1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1148; Page: 194B Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #20006747 (accessed 24 November 2023) Sarah Blakeley (4) in Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 972; Page: 397B; Enumeration District: 110 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #13342022 (accessed 24 November 2023) S L Blakely (13), single daughter, in household of W. J. Blakely (39) in Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
1882 Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011" Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #15106450 (accessed 24 November 2023) Lula Blakeley (16) marriage to William Wilson Porter on 27 Oct 1882 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
1942 Death of son William Davis Porter: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014" Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #751142104 (accessed 24 November 2023) Sarah Lula Blakely in death record for son William Davis Porter 12 Nov 1942, wife of Wilson William Porter, in Blackstone, Nottoway, Virginia, USA.
1970 Death of daughter Carrie Porter Beatty: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976" North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1121 #750644116 (accessed 24 November 2023) Lula Blakely in death record for daughter Carrie Porter Beatty 22 May 1970, wife of W W Porter, in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah: