Matilda was born in 1871. She passed away in 1951.
Sources
"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKF-X13 : 16 March 2018), Ralph Sheard and Matilda L. Burns, 27 Nov 1889; citing , Racine, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,507.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM27-3LW : accessed 12 June 2018), Matilda L Sheard in household of Ralph Sheard, Dover township, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 4A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,813.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2R-SPM : accessed 12 June 2018), Matilda E Sheard in household of Ralph Sheard, Dover, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 39, sheet 7B, line 77, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2011; FHL microfilm 1,822,011.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9SN-6MD : accessed 12 June 2018), Matilda Sheard in household of Ralph Sheard, Dover, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 5A, line 40, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2606; FHL microfilm 2,342,340.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7J3-R8L : accessed 12 June 2018), Matilda Sheard in household of Ralph Sheard, Dover Town, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-9, sheet 10A, line 11, family 219, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4515.
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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 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: