Born in Stump Sound Township, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Franklin H (Silence) Silance
and Holland Jane (King) Silance
Sister of
Eva (Silence) Parker, Bertie Holland (Silence) Justice, Franklin H Silence II [half], Elizabeth (Silence) Autry [half], Sallie (Silence) Evans [half], Jeanie (Silence) Autry [half] and Ella (Silence) Fisher [half]
Wife of
Surrey M Padgett
— married
26 Apr 1911 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Wilmington Township, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
Dora Holland SILENCE was born [1] 25 Dec 1889 in Stump Sound Township, Onslow, North Carolina, United States. She is the daughter of Franklin Silence and Jane Holland.
Dora married [2] Surrey M PADGETT 26 Apr 1911 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States.
She passed away [3] 24 Jul 1953 in Wilmington Township, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States.
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPCX-5Y9 : 17 July 2017), Frank Silance in entry for Dora Holland Padgett, 24 Jul 1953; citing Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, v 17A cn 17185, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,995.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ1W-HM6 : 22 December 2016), Frank Silence in entry for Surrey M. Padgett and Dora Silence, 26 Apr 1911; citing , Onslow, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 276,232.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPCX-5Y9 : 17 July 2017), Frank Silance in entry for Dora Holland Padgett, 24 Jul 1953; citing Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, v 17A cn 17185, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,995.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSK-X9S : accessed 23 April 2018), Dora Silance in household of Frank Silance, Stump Sound, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 6B, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1121; FHL microfilm 1,375,134.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dora by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Dora:
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~4.69%
~1.56%
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