Born about in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edwin L Sanders
and Sarah (Leighton) Sanders
Sister of
Nancy T. (Sanders) Ackerly, Mary E (Sanders) Bibb, Margaret Mary (Sanders) Swanner, John L Sanders, Virginia Ellen (Sanders) Swanner, Larkin H (Sanders) Saunders, James B (Sanders) Saunders and Clara B. O. (Sanders) Ballentine
Wife of
Andrew Jackson Nicely
— married
12 Jun 1862 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
William Edward Nicely
Died
at about age 16
in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2017
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Biography
Melinda (Sanders) Nicely died from complications arising from the birth of William Nicely.
Melinda was born about 1847 to Edwin Sanders and Sarah Leighton.[1][2][3] Fifteen year old Melinda married Andrew J. Nicely in 1862.[4] She died in 1863 as the result of complication of childbirth.
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHM-KX7 : 29 January 2020), Melinda A. Sanders in entry for Andrew J. Nicely, 1862.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M885-TGV : 4 April 2020), Malinda A Saunder in household of Edwin S Saunder, Botetourt county, Botetourt, Virginia, United States; citing family 1087, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-KKT : 19 March 2020), M Ann Saunders in entry for Elis L Saunders, 1860.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHM-KX7 : 29 January 2020), Melinda A. Sanders in entry for Andrew J. Nicely, 1862.
- 1850 Federal Census Botetourt County, Virginia; Western District, page 120
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melinda 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 Melinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Sam Campbell
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, FTDNA kit #22678 - Nancy Thomas :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U5b2a1b, FTDNA kit #921285, MitoYDNA ID T13708 [compare]
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Doreen (C) Coxon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A912840 [compare], Ancestry member chevyes
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Nancy Thomas :
23andMe, GEDmatch M644201 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR1719263 [compare]
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~1.56%
Faye Weisenburg :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Tracy Matthews :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Roscoe Montgomery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XG2961960 [compare], Ancestry member rmont190
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch XG2961960 [compare], Ancestry member rmont190, FTDNA kit #237687
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Annalee (Campbell) Conn :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Elizabeth Seay :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sam Campbell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #22678
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Rejected matches › Anna Gall (Sanders) Rymill (1846-)
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