Born in Warren, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Melvin J. Gaskill
and Rebecca (Conover) Gaskill
Sister of
Peremelia Jane Gaskill
Wife of
Charles Martin Moesta
— married
1891 in Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Roy Moesta, Walter Eugene Moesta, Luella P. (Moesta) Jones, George Nicholas Moesta and Louis Charles Moesta
Died
at age 44
in 1625 Fremont St., Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jul 2020
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Biography
MelCen was born in 1872. She passed away in 1916.
Residence - 1888 - Cozaddale, Warren Co., Ohio
Residence - 1900 - 2944 Fairfield, Cincinnati Ward 26, Hamilton Co., Cincinnati Ward 26, Hamilton Co., Ohio
Burial - Dec. 25, 1916 - Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH - Section 121, Grave 1369
Guardianship - Bet. 18 Feb 1877–15 Nov 1882 - With grandfather Ananias Conover
Sources
- Mark David Montgomery Family File.
- 1880 Ohio Census - Warren Co., Harlan Township, District 72, Family 121
- 1900 Ohio Census - Hamilton Co., Cincinnati Ward 26, District 228, 2944 Fairfield, Family 239
- 1910 Ohio Census - Hamilton Co., Cincinnati Ward 24, District 285, Adler/Freemont St., Family 111
- Ananias Conover Probate letter concerning distribution of estate - Inherited $118.25.
- Betty Wright Family File - Rebecca B-25 Nov 1844 M-Melvin J. Gaskill-M-17 Oct 1866. 3 Children- A. Peremelia -B-1870 B. Arrita (Loretta)-B-1871 C. Melcan Aretta. Rebecca died 25 May 1873 (29 yrs) and Melvin died 26 Oct 1873 (38 yrs). 1880 census-children-Peremelia and Arrita (Loretta) lived with Ananias. They were named in the estate of Ananias.
- Feb. 22, 1893, letter from Millie Gaskill to her sister Melcen Aretta Gaskill Moesta in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Spring Grove Cemetery Records, Cincinnati, OH - # 88250 - Diseae - Myocardial insufficiency. Undertaker - Charles E. Myer. Place of death - General Hospital.
- State of Ohio Death Index
- Death Certificate - Hamilton, OH Reg. District # 494 File # 74961 - Cause of death - acute myocardial insufficiency
Date of death - Dec. 22, 1916
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with MelCen 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 MelCen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with MelCen 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 MelCen:
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~12.50%
50.00%
Mark Montgomery 
:
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #77568
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Patricia (Davisson) Skinner :
23andMe, GEDmatch M526576 [compare]
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~0.78%
Thomas Conover :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A196335 [compare], Ancestry member TOMMYCONOVER
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~0.78%
~3.12%
James Elam :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A022446 [compare]
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~0.78%
James Gould :
AncestryDNA
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