Born in Clark County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Burns
and Elizabeth (Ridgeway) Burns
Sister of
Rachel Burns, Elizabeth Burns, Robert E Burns, Anna T (Burns) Enos, John Ridgeway Burns [half], Mahala Burns, Melinda (Burns) Cass, Lucinda (Burns) Warner and Emily (Burns) Strickland
Wife of
Bailey F Bell
— married
27 Nov 1827 in Clarke County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
Clemmon W. Bell
Died
at age 73
in Marion, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2015
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This profile is part of the Eastern Sangamon County Townships One Place Study.
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Biography
Mahala was born in 1810. Mahala Burns ... [1]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Sandy Barnett, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- Power, John Carroll, Sarah A. (Harris) Power, and Grace D. Bales. 1970. History of the early settlers, Sangamon County, Illinois. "Centennial record.". [Springfield, Ill.]: [Reprinted by Phillips Bros.].
See also:
- census 1850 1860 1870
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahalia 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 Mahalia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahalia 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 Mahalia:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Shauna (Thompson) Thompson Davis 
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Melinda (Finfrock) Richardson :
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