Edith
Leavon
Fortenberry
formerly Sherrill
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Walter Quilmer Fortenberry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Walter Landon Fortenberry and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 75
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2019
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Biography
- Fact: Residence (1930) Caldwell, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
- Fact: Residence (28May1990) Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
- Fact: Burial (1990) Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States of America
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 June 2019, 18:17), entry for Edith Leavon Sherrill(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GSHV-XNF); contributed by various users.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Robert Cline GEDmatch JJ9324584 and his 3rd cousin Fortenberry-828. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great-great-grandparents Thomas Roger Wilkinson and Elizabeth N (Lantz) Wilkinson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th Cousins, based on sharing 99 cM across 9 segments.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith 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 Edith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith 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 Edith:
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~1.56%
Robert Cline
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JJ9324584 [compare], Ancestry member RobertCline95401
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~0.78%
Mary Howard :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mary_Schenck
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F373499 [compare]
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