Born in Carriere, Pearl River, MS
Ancestors 
Daughter of Tillman Wood Holston
and Alberta (Newell) Holston
Sister of
Lillie Rebecca (Holston) Strahan, Junious Tilman Holston, David Melvin Holston, George Oscar Holston, Gladis Anne (Holston) Smith, Carlie Orvis Holston, Velma Modest (Holston) Hartfield, Mabel Holston, Curtis Holston, [private brother (1910s - unknown)], Aubrey Holston and Glen Holston
Wife of
Lafyette Benjamin Polk
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 39
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2021
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Biography
Nellie was born in 1894. She was the daughter of Tillman Holston and Alberta Newell. She passed away in 1934.
Sources
- My cousins Travis and Aubry Holston, Family Bible and Grandmother
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nellie 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 Nellie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nellie 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 Nellie:
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~12.50%
Steve Holston
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RY9225703 [compare], Ancestry member Mooncat10
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~12.50%
Sherry Holston :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GR4297284 [compare], yourDNAportal SRWa4670d77, FTDNA kit #584527
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~1.56%
Danny Hollis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A475467 [compare], Ancestry member circuitmann
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~1.56%
Christopher Odom :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QN3903630 [compare], Ancestry member theodoms05
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch TN3240056 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jim Crawford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PW9807601 [compare], Ancestry member jimcrawford427
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