Born in Chariton, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Franklin Cavanah
and Laura Ellen (Chadwick) Cavanah
Sister of
Claude Everett Cavanah and Bessie Mae Cavanah
Wife of
James Pleasent Jackson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 60
in Marceline, Linn, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2018
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Biography
Myrtle was born in 1884. She was the daughter of William Cavanah and Laura Chadwick.
She was married to James Paul Pleasant Jackson 1881–1961. They lived on a farm that he owned in Chariton County, Missouri. JP estimated the value of the home (not the entire farm) as $3,200. The equivalent in today’s dollars is $60,800. [1]And they had a son named James Paul Jackson Jr born in 1918 and his sister Mildred was born in 1912.
She passed away in 1944. Find A Grave: Memorial #97712245
Sources
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M849-HPT 1920 US Census
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myrtle 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 Myrtle:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myrtle 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 Myrtle:
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Kelly (Sullivan) Rishor 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A430683 [compare], yourDNAportal KELc50e099e, Ancestry member kellyrishor
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~0.78%
Robert Choate :
23andMe, GEDmatch EM3577406 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB3e76ee89
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A881260 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB3e76ee89, Ancestry member Robert_Choate
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Katrina (Sullivan) Canfield :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MD4127344 [compare], yourDNAportal KATcd0ce153, Ancestry member katrinaology666485
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Lida Griffith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A735278 [compare]
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