When Mahala Brooks was born on 22 February 1830, in Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, her parents were John Locke Brooks and Mary Chafin.
In 1850, Mahala lived in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States with her mother and siblings and a nephew.[1]
In 1860, Mahala lived in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States with her mother and siblings and 2 nieces and a nephew.[2]
She married Moses W. Burnett on 20 December 1860, in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[3]
They were the parents of at least 1 daughter: Mary Ann Burnett-1865–1944
Mahala lived in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States for about 30 years[4][5][6] and Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1900.[7]
She died on 3 November 1914, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84.[8]
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-G6H1 : 16 August 2019), Mahala Burnett, 03 Nov 1914; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala 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 Mahala: