At the time of the 1885 NJ Census, Amanda is living in her brother William's household along with his two children, Fred and Nellie. Her husband is not present. Was he deceased?[1]
Sources
↑ "New Jersey State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6BDV-9W2 : 19 July 2016), Amanda S Manning in household of William P Coursen, Stillwater, Sussex, New Jersey; citing p. 38, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 888,639.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MR-3WF : 23 December 2020), Sarah A Coursen in household of Isaac V Coursen, Stillwater, Sussex, New Jersey, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda 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 Amanda: