Born in Ficksburg, South Africa
Ancestors 
Daughter of Christiaan Jacobus Smit
and Hendrina Maria Cornelia (Swanepoel) Smit
Sister of
Maria Christina Magdalene Smit, James Stephanus Smit, Frederick Jacobus Smit, Hendrina Maria Cornelia (Smit) Human, Annie Maria Smit, Christiaan Jacobus Smit and Stephanus Jacobus Francis Smit
Wife of
Cornelius Russell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Daisy Sophia (Russell) McMillan, Benjamin Robert Russell, Christian James Russell and Esther (Russell) Parkes
Died
at age 77
in Durban, South Africa
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Biography
Sophia was born in 1882. Sophia Smit ... She passed away in 1960.[1]
Sources
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Sophia Cathrina Smith mentioned in the record of Cornelius Russell and Sophia Cathrina Smith Name Cornelius Russell Event Type Marriage Event Date 03 Dec 1901 Event Place Pietermaritzburg, Natal South Africa Gender Male Age Full Spouse's Name Sophia Cathrina Smith Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age Full Citing this Record "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCL-2PB : 27 December 2014), Cornelius Russell and Sophia Cathrina Smith, 03 Dec 1901; citing Pietermaritzburg, Natal South Africa; 02766; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,795,035.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia 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 Sophia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia 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 Sophia:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Raymond Charles Molver 
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch TT9217014 [compare], yourDNAportal RAY29b410cf
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~0.78%
Annelene Erasmus :
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