Martha Robena Loyd was born in 1852 to John and Jane (Shoemaker) Loyd. She was married to Jacob H. Link in 1874. She died in 1929, at the age of 77 years.
Sources
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch, Jacob Link and Robena Loyed, 29 Dec. 1874; citing Iredell County, North Carolina, p. 7, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
"North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch, Martha A. Link, 31 Oct. 1929; citing Kannapoli, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, reference 407, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,907,548.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Martha A R Loyd in entry for John Loyd, 1860. District South of Rocky Creek, Iredell County, North Carolina, p. 101.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch, Robina Lloyd in entry for John Lloyd, 1870. Sharpesburg Township, Iredell County, North Carolina, p. 23.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, Robena Link in household of Jacob Link, Olin Township, Iredell County, North Carolina; citing enumeration district (ED) 149, sheet 185C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), FHL microfilm 1,254,968.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 July 2020), Robena Link in household of Jacob H Link, Steel Township, Rowan County, North Carolina; citing ED 118, sheet 7B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972); FHL microfilm 1,241,216.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 July 2020), Robena M Link in household of Jacob Link, Chambersburg Township, Iredell County, North Carolina; citing ED 70, sheet 11A, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1118; FHL microfilm 1,375,131.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 July 2020), Robena Link in household of Jacob A Link, Cooks Cross Roads, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; citing ED 43, sheet 18A, line 19, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1288; FHL microfilm 1,821,288.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robena 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 Robena: