Born in Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Jefferson Middleton
and Ann (Zimmerman) Middleton
Sister of
John William Middleton, Eleanor Middleton, Tarlton Harrison Abner Middleton and Annie Amelia Middleton
Wife of
George W. Desler
— married
27 Jun 1858 in Washington, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Florence Virginia (Desler) Walker, Horace William Desler, Ellen (Desler) Olney and Arthur Clinton Desler
Died
at age 80
in Telford, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Henrietta (Middleton) Desler was born in Virginia.
- Henrietta Middleton was born on May 8, 1833, in Rockingham, Virginia, one of the four children of William Jefferson Middleton and Ann (Zimmerman) Middleton.[1][2]
- In 1840 her father moved his family from Rockingham County, Virginia near Harrisonburg to Washington County, in Eastern Tennessee near Washington College to be nearer to his wife's family.[1]
- Henrietta married George W. Desler on June 27, 1858, in Washington, Tennessee.[3] and they had four children.[1]
Children
- Born in Tennessee[1]
- Florence b. 1860 m. Nelson Walker
- Horace W. b. 1861 m. Harriett Ellen (Nellie) Middleton Biddle, his 1st cousin
- Ellen (Nellie) b. 1865 m. George Olney
- Arthur Clinton b. 1875 m. Eleanor_________
Death
- Henrietta died on May 20, 1913, in Telford, Tennessee, at the age of 80, and was buried in Urbana Cemetery, Limestone, Tennessee. [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Middleton, Robert Arthur and Arnold, Katherine Hall. Robert Middleton (1651 - 1708) of Maryland and Some of His Descendants. Compiled from papers and notes of Augusta B. Middleton Fothergill and additional research. Private Printing 1990. P18. Copy in collection of Donna Harris,
- ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC63-3CS : 12 April 2016), Henrietta Middleton in household of Wm Middleton, Washington county, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing family 790, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8X-NS8 : 4 December 2014), George W Desler and Henrietta Middleton, 27 Jun 1858; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 158, Washington, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61342506 Includes 2 photos of gravestone
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henrietta 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 Henrietta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henrietta 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 Henrietta:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Donna (Stephens) Harris 
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~0.78%
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