Born about in Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Vardiman Basham
and Anna (Hogan) Basham
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Eli Spradlin
— married
28 Jun 1829 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James M Spradlin, Mahala Spradlin, Caroline Spradlin, George W Spradlin, Susan Spradlin, Jacob Spradlin, Landen R Spradlin, Garman Elias Spradlin Jr, and Thos J Spradlin
Died after
after about age 58
in Bedford, Virginia, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2018
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Biography
Delilah Basham was born in 1812 in Botetourt, Virginia to Vardiman Basham and Anna (Annie) Hogan.
She married Garman Elias (Eli) Spradlin (Spradling) on 28 Jun 1829 in Botetourt, Virginia.[1]
Children:
- James M 1831
- Mahala 1832
- Caroline Elizabeth 1838
- George W 1838
- Susan J 1840
- Sander R 1845
- Jacob 1846
- Thomas Jefferson 1848-1920
- Garman Elias 1848-1906
- Charles J
In 1850 she was age 40 and living with her husband and children in Bedford, Virginia.[2]
In 1860 she was age 50 and living with her husband and children in Bedford, Virginia.[3]
In 1870 she was age 60, a widow, and living with her son Jacob and her daughter Susan and Susan's two children in Liberty, Bedford, Virginia.[4]
She died after 1870 likely in Bedford, Virginia, or possibly in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky.
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6689-XLHY : 28 June 2022), Delila Basham in entry for Eli Spradling, 28 Jun 1829; citing Marriage, Botetourt, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M885-SZW : Thu Oct 05 16:02:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Eli Spradlen and Delila Spradlen, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M419-Q4Y : Sun Oct 15 17:43:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Eli Spradlin and D Spradlin, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLJ-SDS : Fri Oct 06 07:53:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Delilah Spradling and Jacob Spradling, 1870.
Acknowledgements
- Thank you to Amy Bass for creating WikiTree profile Spradlin-40 through the import of Southeastern US Families.ged on Jul 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Amy and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Delilah 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 Delilah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Delilah 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 Delilah:
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Allison (Tucker) Willis
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~0.39%
Helen (Tyler) Burnette :
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~0.39%
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