Born about in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Gregory
and Mary Margaret (Miller) Gregory
Sister of
Harriet Eva (Gregory) Hamrick, Sarah (Gregory) Lake, Isaac Moore Gregory, John Jackson Gregory, Curtis S. Gregory, James Miller Gregory, Hannah Gregory, Perry Gregory, Asa Brooks Gregory and Delila Jane (Gregory) Jones
Wife of
John R Lake
— married
20 Apr 1855 in Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 71
in West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2016
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Biography
Melcena was born in 1834. She is the daughter of Joseph Gregory and Mary Miller.
CHILDREN: Reverna Lake Hamilton, 1856–1935 Ishmael Lake, 1857–1928 Mary E Lake, 1859–1878 Infant Lake, 1860–1861 Henry B Lake, 1862–1937
Melena passed away in 1906.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88R-3N8 : 12 April 2016), Melinda Gregory in household of Joseph Gregory, Braxton county, Braxton, Virginia, United States; citing family 311, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR43-V4J : 30 January 2020), Joseph Gregory in entry for John R. Lake, 1855.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #113861204
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melcena 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 Melcena:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melcena 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 Melcena:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Lisa Smith 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LLHamrick
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~1.56%
Brenda (Cummings) Lotterhos :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Suzanne (Hickman) Blanchard :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robert Tiffner :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A738136 [compare], Ancestry member Robert_Tiffner
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~0.78%
Megan (Lynch) Combs :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KP1415533 [compare]
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Teresa Downey
Teresa Downey
Gregory-6996 and Gregory-3989 appear to represent the same person because: spouse in process of merge too
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by Teresa Downey
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