Cora
Edna
Cessna
Born in Colerain Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Wesley Cessna
and Rachel Margaret (Rose) Cessna
Sister of
Lillian (Cessna) James, Theodore Charles Cessna, Thomas Lee Cessna, William Franklin Cessna, Samuel Luray Cessna, Ella Myrtle (Cessna) Filler and Alice Virginia Cessna
Died
at age 90
in Reno, Washoe, Nevada
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2015
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Biography
- ii. CORA EDNA CESSNA, b. 25 Jan 1866, Rainsburg, Colerain Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; d. 31 Mar 1956, Reno, Washoe, Nevada.
- Notes for CORA EDNA CESSNA:
- Obituary of Miss Cora E. Cessna [1]
- Miss Cora E. Cessna, a native of Bedford county, died in Reno, Nevada, Saturday, March 31, 1956, of a cerebral hemorrhage. Miss Cessna was born in Colerain township Jan. 25, 1866, a daughter of William and Rachel (Rose) Cessna. She was a resident of Rainsburg for many years but moved to Reno about 40 years ago to live with her niece. She is survived by a brother, Thomas L. Cessna, Rainsburg; two sisters, Mrs. J. D. James, Bedford Valley; Mrs. Marian Filler, Reno, and many nieces and nephews. Three brothers and a sister preceded her in death. She was a member of the Christian Science church.
Sources
- ↑ Obituary Clipping from Frederick D. Royer.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3MK-KXN : accessed 27 April 2019), Cora Cessna in household of William Cessna, Colerain Township Rainsbirg borough, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 11B, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,375.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18791811/cora-edna-cessna
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cora 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 Cora:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cora 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 Cora:
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~6.25%
Jerry Smith
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AG9990523 [compare], yourDNAportal GER0d50a00c
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~1.56%
Krista Cessna :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Kr1926
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