Levira Gleason was born in 1835 in Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio to Ephraim Gleason and Jerusha Benjamin.
In 1850-1860, Levira resided with her parents and seven siblings in Warrensville. Her father was a mason. [1][2]
Levira does not appear in the 1870 Census with her parents in Wayland, Allegan, Michigan. A date of death in Ohio or Michigan was not found.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX35-L3M : 9 November 2014), Levira Gleason in household of Ephraim Gleason, Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing family 3506, NARA microfilm publication M432 (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 Levira 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 Levira: