Born in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Daughter of Martin Cooper
and Elizabeth (Davenport) Barnes
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James N. Arnold
— married
about 1834 (to after 1844) in Mississippi
Wife of
Cyrus Kade Kelsey
— married
5 Mar 1845 in San Augustine, Texas
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Jane (Arnold) Anthony, Amanda Clementine (Kelsey) Studebaker and Cyrus King Kade Kelsey
Died
at about age 45
in San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2018
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Biography
Malinda was born in 1812. She passed away in 1860.
Sources
- Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and probate records for orphaned children after her death
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 August 2021), memorial page for Melinda Cooper Kelsey (1815–Jun 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #132077995, citing Harding-Passmore Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl Cartwright (contributor 47690711) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Malinda 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 Malinda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Malinda 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 Malinda:
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Jo Nell (Wise) Costello 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A522224 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Roger Anthony :
23andMe, GEDmatch FY2314646 [compare], yourDNAportal ROG9bc412bc
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