"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYY-B71 : accessed 16 July 2015), Sydny F Gholston in household of John Gholston, Madison county, Madison, Georgia, United States; citing family 264, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMX-NNS : accessed 16 July 2015), Sidney Golston in household of John Golston, , Madison, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 186, household ID 392, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,130.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sydney 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 Sydney: