Born in Forest Hill, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Henderson
and Emily (Bush) Henderson
Sister of
Emiline Henderson [half], Eliza E Henderson [half], Sarah F Henderson [half], John H Henderson, Isabelle Henderson, Newton Leonard Henderson, Murphey Foster Henderson, Carnelia Eva Henderson and Richard Clarence Henderson
Wife of
Jessie Lee Smith
— married
12 Jan 1916 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Mother of
Norma L (Smith) Miller, Roger Lee Smith, Ann Marie (Smith) Tarpley, Arthur Keith Smith, Jeff B Smith, Lela Hope Smith and Larry Smith
Died
at age 79
in Forest Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jul 2019
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Biography
Lela was born in 1897. She is the daughter of Henry Henderson and Emily Bush. [1]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS51-2TS : accessed 15 July 2019), Leler Henry in household of Henderson Henry, Ward 4 Spring Hill, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 22A, family 390, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,578.
- "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3QG-15J : 4 March 2021), Lela Henderson in entry for Arthur Keith Smith, 09 Sep 1923; citing Lecompte, Rapides, Louisiana, certificate number 10538, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,367,452.
- "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F33L-5LD : 4 March 2021), Lela Henderson in entry for Roger Lee Smith, 16 Apr 1921; citing Lecoupt, Rapides, Louisiana, certificate number 4694, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,366,026.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela 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 Lela:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela 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 Lela:
-
~12.50%
Diane (Henderson) Eldredge
:
23andMe
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Doris (Butter) Denmon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T621269 [compare], FTDNA kit #214120
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Virginia (Butter) Fields :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T653391 [compare], Ancestry member ginnybf
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T653391 [compare], FTDNA kit #208714
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Darline (Brady) Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Laflutterby
-
~3.12%
Stephen Butter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T795608 [compare], FTDNA kit #182572
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Laura Rose Carter :
23andMe, GEDmatch LT8808090 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Charles Keys :
23andMe, GEDmatch M081952 [compare]
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~0.78%
Wesley Franklin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M170459 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #81528
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Alex Carter :
23andMe, GEDmatch AZ8723922 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A453875 [compare], Ancestry member lrcarter414
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~0.39%
Amanda Keys :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Jessica Key :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch NT7983759 [compare]
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