Della was born in 1865. She was the daughter of Thomas Scott and Martha George. She passed away in 1928.
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6W2-QNV : 12 April 2016), Della Scott in household of Thomas Scott, Illinois, United States; citing p. 25, family 181, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,782.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXK2-P85 : 7 September 2017), Della Scott in household of Thomas Scott, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 241, sheet 400D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0253; FHL microfilm 1,254,253.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2G3-FWT : 10 February 2018), Francis E. Handcock and Della M. Scott, 02 Dec 1886; citing , Tazewell, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,688.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q292-K56K : 5 November 2017), Francis E. Handcock and Della M. Scott, 02 Dec 1886; citing , Tazewell, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,688.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2G3-MC2 : 10 February 2018), Francis E. Handcock and Della M. Scott, 02 Dec 1886; citing , Tazewell, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,688.
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3NF-B9N : 8 March 2018), Della Marie Scott in entry for Francis Eugene Hancock, 13 Dec 1927; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,614,266.
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ48-R5X : 8 March 2018), Della M. Hancock, 05 Jun 1928; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,614,425.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVK8-X1QZ : 11 July 2016), Della M Scott Hancock, 1928; Burial, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States of America, Deacon Street Cemetery; citing record ID 39908608, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della 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 Della: