"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNC4-1N2 : 17 October 2014), Mandy Carpenter in household of William Carpenter, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 4, family 23, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,557.
"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQGR-738 : 12 December 2014), Lewis Gabhart and Amanda Carpenter, 22 Oct 1899; citing Franklin, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,245.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNWX-NHP : 14 July 2016), Amanda Carpenter in household of William Carpenter, Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 104, sheet 556D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0050; FHL microfilm 1,254,050.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3X1-B72 : 25 January 2015), Mandy Gabbard in household of Lewis Gabbard, Boston, Cobb & Morgan Townships, Franklin, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,058.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKKW-NW9 : 29 October 2015), Amanda Gabbard in household of Lewis Gabbard, Durham, Washington, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 133, sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,080.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDX5-MSY : 14 December 2015), Amanda Gabbard in household of Lewis B Gabbard, Independence, Madison, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,071.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLW-4RTR : 13 December 2015), Amanda V. Gabbard, 1939; Burial, Brannon, Madison, Arkansas, United States of America, Brannon Mountain Cemetery; citing record ID 87203730, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
She had a grand-daughter, two great-grand-daughters, and a great-great-grand-daughter who all received their first name from her middle name of Virginia. We all used our middle names though.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda 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 Amanda: