Born in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Pierce
and Ruth (Campbell) Pierce
Sister of
Mary Ann (Pierce) Lierley, Elizabeth Jane (Pierce) Cate, William H Pierce, George Pierce, Anderson E Pierce, Sarah E (Pierce) Gatchell, Martha A (Pierce) Bourne, Manorvey Pierce, James Henry Pierce, Margarett Pierce, Thomas Ward Pierce and Frank Pierce
Wife of
Joseph David Rife
— married
6 Sep 1868 in Adams, Illinois, United States
Mother of
Mary Adah Rife, William Harrison Rife, Arvilla Mae (Rife) Shelley, Sarah L Rife, Virda M (Rife) Triplett and Fanny C Rife
Died
at age 67
in Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2021
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Biography
Melinda was born in 1844. She was the daughter of David Pierce and Ruthie Campbell. She passed away in 1912.
Sources
- Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, U.S., Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Linnie 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 Linnie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Linnie 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 Linnie:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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