A my heritage search shows: "William Grissom and Mary Grissom (born Robertson).
William was born in 1795" as parents. [1]
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-3R6 : accessed 23 July 2015), Elizabeth Shutt in household of David Shutt, Mercer county, Mercer, Virginia, United States; citing family 10, 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:M416-GG6 : accessed 23 July 2015), Elizabeth Shutt in household of David Shutt, My Division, Mercer, Virginia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 77, household ID 495, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,362.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-N8X : accessed 23 July 2015), Elizabeth Sheet in household of David Sheet, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 1, family 6, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,193.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TM-SPL : accessed 23 July 2015), Elizabeth Shutt in household of David Shutt, Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district 84, sheet 76D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1408; FHL microfilm 1,255,408.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZM-L2X : accessed 23 July 2015), Elizabeth Shutt, Rock district (east side), Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 27A, family 338, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,766.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth: