Born in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alexander Stewart Price
and Martha Jane (Collins) Price
Sister of
Mary Elizabeth (Price) Dykes, Diana Frances (Price) Lambert, Stuart Alexander Price, Matilda Jane (Price) Quesenberry, Minnie Ella (Price) Hyden and Ada Price
Wife of
Joseph Henry Dorton
— married
9 Feb 1880 in Lee County Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Oscar Pryor Dorton, Pearl Della (Dorton) Baker, Bessie Willard (Dorton) Napper, Cora Rittie (Dorton) Shirley, Eckie (Dorton) Napper and William Henry Dorton
Died
at age 59
in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Emma (Price) Dorton is a Virginian.
This profile is part of the Price Name Study.
Sarah Emma Price was born on January 24, 1858 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, daughter of Alexander Stewart Price (1833–1909) and Martha Jane Collins (1833–1920).
In 1860, Emma was living in Montgomery, Virginia. [1]
In 1870, Emma was living in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia. [2]
In 1880, Emma was living in Powell, Scott, Virginia. [3]
Emma (22) married Joseph Henry Dorton (33) (born about May 16, 1846 in Virginia; son of Colbert Coolie Dorton and Evaline (Davidson) Dorton) on February 9, 1880 in Lee County Virginia. Their children were:
- Oscar Pryor Dorton (1888–1970)
- Pearl Della Dorton (1890–1981)
- Bessie Willard Dorton (1893–1970)
- Cora Rittie Dorton (1894–1965)
- Eckie Dorton (1896–1922)
- William Henry Dorton (1899–1949)
In 1900, Emma was living in Powell, Scott. [4]
In 1910, Emma was living in Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky. [5]
Emma died on November 12, 1917 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, aged 59. She was buried in Saint Stephens Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.[6] [7]
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 657; Family History Library Film: 805363
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M593_1658; Page: 309A; Family History Library Film: 553157
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Powell, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Family History Film: 1255389; Page: 307C; Enumeration District: 080
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Powell, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1241727
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T624_485; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374498
- ↑ Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190097037/sarah-emma-dorton: accessed), memorial page for Sarah Emma Price Dorton (24 Jan 1858–12 Nov 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190097037, citing Saint Stephens Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Crystal Locke England (contributor 49074620).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Barbara (Cargill) Easley
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AncestryDNA Maternal Lineage (discontinued) +
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U5a1a, FTDNA kit #B69389
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Chrissy Locke :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A087761 [compare]
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Living DNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Daniel England :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T088489 [compare], FTDNA kit #561320
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Barbara (Cargill) Easley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A043126 [compare], Ancestry member barbaraeasley
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