Margaretha Piper was born in Westphalia, Germany in about 1820. She was married to Johan Wilhelm Schmeelk. She passed away in New York in 1890.
Sources
"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZK-144 : 10 February 2018), Hermann M. Schmulk and Isabella A. Mundell, 11 Nov 1873; citing Marriage, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,543,911.
"New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNJJ-XMT : 18 February 2021), Margaretha Schmilck in household of Hermann Schmilck, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; citing p. 61, line 36, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 1,930,223.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaretha 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 Margaretha: