Mahala Guffey was born about 1824 in Kentucky, United States, daughter of John Guffey (about 1799–about 1864) and Nancy Barnes (about 1795– ).
Mahala and Asa Martin Payne were married. Asa was born about 1812 in Kentucky.
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Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954" citing Digital film/folder number: 005773126; FHL microfilm: 000591550; Image number: 254 FamilySearch Record: QKJ3-M1N4 (accessed 6 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893Y-B527 Mahala Guffey marriage to Asa M Payne on 28 Oct 1844 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States.
1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 19; Digital film/folder number: 004192487_002_M9CZ-B2R; FHL microfilm: 442965; Image number: 20; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01097-1 FamilySearch Record: M6P1-YB7 (accessed 6 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DY36-C3 Mahala Payne (26) in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860" citing Page: 88; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005169945; FHL microfilm: 803363; Image number: 251; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01721-1 FamilySearch Record: MZBR-2LS (accessed 6 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9F-35XQ Mahala Payne (35) in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. Born in Ky.
1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870" citing Page: 23; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 28; Digital film/folder number: 004263747_001_M9CX-LVB; FHL microfilm: 000545956; Image number: 73; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01517-4 FamilySearch Record: MX7T-61R (accessed 6 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DHL7-VFY Mahala Payne (45) in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880" citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00092; Digital film/folder number: 005160671; FHL microfilm: 1254410; Image number: 402; Sheet number: 597; Sheet letter: B FamilySearch Record: MCC8-KXM (accessed 6 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB4-BWF Mahala Payne (56), wife, Keeping House, in household of Asa Payne (67) in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala 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 Mahala: