Lavina was born about 1817. He was the son of John Eller and Catherine Brubaker. Her death is unattested, but she may have passed away about 1916.
Sources
*"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DL-P3M : 23 December 2020), Levina Eller in household of John Eller, Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DSQ-MN8Q : 19 November 2021), Luvina Eller in entry for John Deaton, 21 Jun 1855; citing Marriage, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
"Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8CB2-Y1PZ : 21 January 2022), Luvina Ella in entry for John Deaton, 22 Jun 1855; citing Marriage Registration, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68B4-R9DM : 8 November 2021), Lavinia Denton in entry for Samuel L. Danner, 18 Jan 1865; citing Marriage, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
"Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8HYP-21ZM : 21 January 2022), Lavina Deaton in entry for Samuel S Danner, 18 Jan 1865; citing Marriage Registration, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lavina 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 Lavina: