William
A.
Major
Born in Pennsylvania, United States
Son of William Major
and Mary Isabella (Applegate) Major
Brother of
Mary Elizabeth (Major) Elliott, Devore Major, Hathea (Major) Randall, Isabella (Major) Craig, Robert Brackenridge Major and Susan (Major) Waer
Husband of
Rebecca Clark
— married
5 Oct 1820 in Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States
Father of
Noah J. Major and Martha J. (Major) Williams
Died
at age 48
in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Oct 2020
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Biography
William was born in 1798. He was the son of William Major and Mary Applegate. He was married in Brookville, Indiana the year 1820 to Miss Rebecca Clark.
William Major moved his family to Martinsville in Morgan, Indiana in the year 1832. He there bought and enlarged a farm about 3 1/2 miles north of the city. He passed away in 1847.
Sources
- (Year of death incorrect on memorial, 1847 shown in photo)
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2020), memorial page for William A Major (15 Nov 1798–4 Feb 1845), Find a Grave Memorial no. 51424711, citing Williams Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Robin Allison (contributor 47222715) .
- [1] Indiana Historical Society Publications. The pioneers of Morgan County; memoirs of Noah J. Major. Indianapolis, E. J. Hecker, 1915.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Joyce (Webster) Grace 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A930075 [compare]
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Honi Kleine :
23andMe, GEDmatch UC6657362 [compare]
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Kim (Hinkle) Witte :
23andMe, GEDmatch DS8293621 [compare]
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~1.56%
Betty Lagemann :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A438187 [compare]
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