Born in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Granville Burton Merritt
and Ida May (Stuart) Merritt
Sister of
Freeman Clarence Merritt, Joel Dewey Merritt, Jackson Emmett Merritt and John Wesley Merritt
Wife of
Thomas Dawson Barker
— married
1917 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Wife of
Peter Constantine Valsonis
— married
25 Oct 1954 in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
James Rupert Valsonis and Valle Soana Valsonis
Died
at age 86
in Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Feb 2021
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Biography
Orpha (Merritt) Valsonis was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.
Orpha was born in 1895. [1]She was the daughter of Granville Merritt and Ida Stuart. She passed away in 1982. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM75-T6X : 9 March 2018), Ordie G. Merritt, 02 Aug 1895; citing Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,887,475.
- ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL16-KRZ : 8 November 2017), Orpha Gay Valsonis, 14 May 1982, Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZZ-RFX : accessed 23 February 2021), Orpha G Merritt in household of Granvill Merritt, Murphy district (south side), Ritchie, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 5A, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,772.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPFR-CQX : accessed 23 February 2021), Orpha G Merritt in household of Granville B Merritt, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 74, sheet 5A, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1693; FHL microfilm 1,375,706.
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYDZ-XQC : 11 February 2018), Thomas Doson Barker and Orpha Merritt, 1917; citing Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,541.
- "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZB-TCF : 22 February 2021), Peter Valsonis and Orphia Barker, 02 Nov 1920; citing Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B12905, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,032,874.
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #26355727
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orpha 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 Orpha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orpha 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 Orpha:
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~3.12%
Karen Stewart
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23andMe, GEDmatch T605051 [compare], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T605051 [compare], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae, Ancestry member KSTEWART22
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N17624
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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