Born about in Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Harlow McElhaney
[uncertain]
and Elizabeth Ledbetter
[uncertain]
Wife of
John Cox
— married
before 1860 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died before
before about age 43
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2021
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Biography
Amanda was born about 1837. She passed away before 1880.
In 1850 Amanda is in the household of William McElhaney and his wife Elizabeth; it's not clear whether she's a daughter or perhaps granddaughter.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-W79 : 20 December 2020), Amanda J Mc Elhaney in household of William Mc Elhaney, War Eagle Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-VVK : 10 November 2020), Amanda Cox in entry for John Cox, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XX-QHW : 3 January 2021), Manda J Cox in entry for John Cox, 1870.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda 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 Amanda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda 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 Amanda:
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~1.56%
Rick Brown
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Kenneth Shelton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rkshelton
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~0.78%
Thomas Mclehaney :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A416211 [compare], Ancestry member tmclehaney
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A417948 [compare], FTDNA kit #346109
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~0.78%
Colleen (Risley) Tilton :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Donna (Campbell) Jean :
23andMe, GEDmatch M693826 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B3494
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Linda (Alcott) Maples :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member alcottmaples
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Cynthia (Martin) Lykins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cflykins2016
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~0.78%
Tony Coleman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TB2428317 [compare], Ancestry member tonywcoleman1
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~0.78%
Stacy (Fox) Hintz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UU3985822 [compare], Ancestry member stacy_hintz123
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~0.78%
Timothy Upton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CW9891526 [compare], FTDNA kit #904617
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