Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Cantrall
and Rachel (McCollam) Cantrall
Sister of
Elizabeth Cantrall, Jane (Cantrall) Center, Zebulon Cantrall, Mahala (Cantrall) Hull, Polly (Cantrall) Jones, William Cantrall, Levi Cantrall, Nancy Cantrall, Joshua Christopher Cantrall, Seth Cantrall, Eli Cantrall and Rachel Cantrall
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in DeWitt, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Thirza was born in 1802, in what would become Bath County, Kentucky in 1811.
She was the daughter of Joshua Cantrall and Rachel McCollam[1]
Thirza married John Humphrey.[2]
- Children:
- William F. Humphrey 1822-1881
- Joshua C Humphrey 1826-1877
- Levi A. Humphrey 1837-1874
- Elizabeth Ellen Humphrey McClimans 1840-1877
She passed away on December 27, 1886 at the age of 84.
Interment: McClimans Cemetery, Hallsville, DeWitt County, Illinois[3]
Sources
- ↑ “WAYNESVILLE TOWNSHIP.” Dewitt.Illinoisgenweb.org, http://www.dewitt.illinoisgenweb.org/waynesville-twp.htm. Accessed 30 Dec. 2020.
- ↑ Notation: Wayneville historical remark about her father referenced Thirza was married to John Thompson. An editorial error.
- ↑ Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2020), memorial page for Thirza Cantrall Humphrey (1802–27 Dec 1886), Find a Grave Memorial # 18419818, citing McClimans Cemetery, Hallsville, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Edd Marks (contributor 46883608). Added: 15 Mar 2007.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thirza 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 Thirza:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thirza 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 Thirza:
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~0.78%
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