Born in Alarka, Swain, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel M Cochran
and Elizabeth Ann (Brendle) Cochran
Sister of
Amanda Jane Cochran, John T. Cochran, Docia (Cochran) Raby, Emma Cochran, James Cochran, Nathan D. Cochran and Ollie Cochran
Wife of
Gaston Monroe Ledford
— married
1901 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Minnie Etta Ledford and David Garfield Ledford
Died
at age 84
in Alarka, Swain, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2021
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Biography
Myra was born in 1879. She married Gaston Ledford; they had at least two children. Myra passed away in 1964.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/65917761/myra-melinda-ledford : accessed 03 August 2021), memorial page for Myra Melinda Cochran Ledford (7 Dec 1879–27 Jul 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65917761, citing Cochran Cemetery, Alarka, Swain County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Helen (contributor 46831582) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myra 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 Myra:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myra 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 Myra:
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~1.56%
T. J. Shepherd
:
23andMe, GEDmatch NW5923227 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lindsey (Shepherd) Rowland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KY2988136 [compare], Ancestry member lsrowland69
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Bobby Newman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #149854
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~0.78%
April Pilkey :
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