Born in Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of James (Looney) Luna
and Mary Thomas (Smith) Luna
[uncertain]
Sister of
Harriet Elizabeth Luna, Lurana Brown (Luna) Sanders, James Kain Luna, Elisha Marion Luna and Anthony Hogan Luna
Wife of
Samuel Sanders
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Amanda Caroline Sanders, Mary Jane (Sanders) Wallin, Lurana (Sanders) Hunt and Matilda (Sanders) Driskell
Died
at age 74
in Ozark, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2017
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Contents |
Biography
Name
Birth
- Date: 11 Apr 1812[1]
- Location: Kentucky[2]
- Father: James Luna (1785-1872)[3]
- Mother: Mary Thomas Smith (1788-1855) (James Luna's wife)
Marriage
- Date:
- Location:
- Spouse: Samuel Saunders[2]
Death
- Date: 29 Aug 1886[1]
- Location:
Burial
Research Notes
- It is very hard to read but the grave stone looks like 1812 was her birth year. Since the other source is a Census record, which is an educated guess, I changed the date to 1812.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV7-9Z31 : 11 July 2016), Malinda (Lena) Luna Sanders, 1886; Burial, Sycamore, Ozark, Missouri, United States of America, Sanders Cemetery; citing record ID 7652138, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDY-9K3 : 12 April 2016), Malinda Saunders in household of Samuel Saunders, Obion county, part of, Obion, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1028, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Entered by Kathy Riley Bales.
- ↑ "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-2BQW-S9 : 22 May 2014), James Luna, Marshall County; citing Tennessee, Wills, 1855-1877, Vol. B, pp. 330-331, county courthouses, Tennessee; FHL microfilm #977,502, image 398.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Malinda 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 Malinda:
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~4.69%
~9.38%
Tam (Fleetwood) Moody 
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Von Isaac :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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