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Family Tree of Donna (Stephens) Harris
Donna L. Harris formerly Stephens
Ancestors
Daughter of Richard Stephens and Mary (Williams) Stephens
Sister of [private sister (1930s - 1990s)]
Wife of [private husband (1930s - 2020s)]
Mother of [private daughter (unknown - unknown)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Family Tree of Donna (Stephens) Harris
Donna
Donna L. Harris formerly Stephens
Ancestors
Daughter of Richard Stephens and Mary (Williams) Stephens
Sister of [private sister (1930s - 1990s)]
Wife of [private husband (1930s - 2020s)]
Mother of [private daughter (unknown - unknown)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Grandparents
[private grandfather]
1880s - 1950s
1890s - 1960s
1880s - 1950s
1880s - 1960s
Great-Grandparents
23 Jul 1866 - 19 Apr 1940
Bulley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
28 Oct 1853 - 02 Aug 1942
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
22 Jul 1854 - bef 1899
Vycapy, Caslav, Bohemia
Nov 1861 - 07 May 1939
Lescovice, Habry, Bohemia
27 Feb 1845 - 03 Apr 1914
Washington, Tennessee, United States
19 Aug 1852 - 25 Feb 1914
Washington, Tennessee, United States
27 Aug 1835 - 18 Mar 1907
Lacey Spring, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
03 Apr 1851 - 25 May 1902
Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
2nd-Great-Grandparents
16 Dec 1821 - 13 Nov 1875
02 Dec 1827 - 08 Jul 1898
01 May 1822 - 14 Jul 1895
06 Oct 1827 - 06 Feb 1861
13 Sep 1816 - 22 Feb 1890
16 Mar 1812 - 08 May 1902
1824 - abt 1895
Sep 1824 - 1904
abt 1823 - abt 1846
22 Mar 1823 - 26 Mar 1900
06 Nov 1824 - 06 Jul 1915
20 Nov 1826 - 11 Feb 1911
27 Oct 1803 - 21 Jan 1877
04 Mar 1806 - 09 Jan 1899
1818 - 1888
23 Apr 1816 - Apr 1880
Descendants of Donna (Stephens) Harris
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Biography
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My maternal ancestors were early settlers of the Southern Colonies, Robert Middleton 1651-1708, Thomas Chamberlayne, Peter Jones, and related families, so it isn't surprising that my ancestry is almost half British. My paternal ancestors included Thomas Bascom, Joseph Parsons, Deacon Gregory Stone, early settlers of the Northern Colonies and later immigrants from Bohemia.
My interest in genealogy was inspired first by my grandmother, Rowena Middleton Williams, when I was a teen and she shared letters written by her father when he was fighting under "Stonewall" Jackson during the Civil War, and second by my great-aunt, Augusta B. Middleton Fothergill, a Virginia genealogist and historian, who researched her own families when she was researching for her clients, and who wrote several books of interest about Virginia. I have one of her books in my possession, PETER JONES AND RICHARD JONES GENEALOGIES by Augusta B. Middleton Fothergill as well as a book, "Robert Middleton (1651-1708) of Maryland," written from her research and notes by my cousins, Robert Arthur Middleton, her grandnephew, and Katherine Arnold, her grandniece, and printed privately in 1990..
As is usual I have a few brick walls that I'm continuing to research, but the one that has haunted me for years is Vincenc Holeček, b. 1854 in Caslav, Bohemia, immigrated with his family to Omaha, Nebraska in 1875, married there, later moved to Cripple Creek, Colorado, and died sometime between 1896 and 1899, presumably in California, according to my father's recollection.
My earliest ancestor to emigrate to the Virginia Colony from England included Abraham Wood, who arrived from England to James Cittie in May of 1620 when he was ten years old.
DNA
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a FTDNA match between Mary Stephens Gustason and her niece, Donna Stephens Harris based on sharing 1,972 cM across 22 segments.
Maternal and Paternal relationships are confirmed by an Ancestry match between DCH and his mother Donna Stephens Harris based on 3,464 centimorgans shared across 53 DNA segments.
Earliest Known Ancestors
Y-DNA - Direct Male Line
Starting with the father of Donna Stephens:
- Richard Stephens b. 1911-05-05, Masters, Weld, Colorado, United States DNA ✓
- Daniel Stephens b. 1889-11-24, Atwood, Logan, Colorado, United States DNA ✓
- Benjamin Stephens b. 1866-07-23, Bulley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom [confident]
- William Stephens b. 1821-12-16, Tibberton, Gloucestershire, England [confident]
- John Stephens b. 1791-03-20, Tibberton, Gloucestershire, England [confident]
- James Stephens b. 1749-00-00, Ashleworth, Gloucestershire, England [confident]
- George Stephens b. 1699-02-00, Corse, Gloucestershire, England [confident]
- George Stephens b. 1670-00-00, Corse, Gloucestershire, England [uncertain]
View the Y-DNA descendants of George Stephens.
mtDNA - Direct Female Line
Starting with the mother of Donna Stephens:
- Mary Williams b. 1911-10-31, Rich Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States DNA ✓
- Rowena Middleton b. 1882-09-01, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [confident]
- Sara Figgatt b. 1851-04-03, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [confident]
- Sarah Bridgland b. 1816-04-23, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States [confident]
- Harriet Thornton b. 1789-03-22, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States [confident]
- Mary Jones b. 1750-00-00, Amelia, Virginia [confident]
- Dorothy Chamberlayne b. 1710-00-00, Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia [confident]
- Elizabeth Stratton b. 1690-00-00, Henrico, Virginia [confident]
- Martha Shippey b. 1659-00-00, Varina, Henrico, Virginia [confident]
- Martha Unknown b. 1632-06-05, Varina, Henrico County, Virginia Colony [confident]
View the mtDNA descendants of Martha Unknown.
Wikitree Beneficiary Information
In the event of my demise or incapacitation I want to be sure that none of my work on WikiTree ends up having to be deleted. Therefore I hereby give permission for all the privacy locked profiles for which I am a profile manager to be transferred to any of my family members or to any of the other wonderful WikiTreers who have collaborated with me.
My own personal profile will be left to my daughter Ann, my son, Dan, or to any of my grandchildren or cousins if they are willing. If they are not available then to edany trusted WikiTree Leaders to tend and weed. ~ Donna Stephens Harris, Dated June 2020.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Donna Harris at registration and subsequently.
- "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL1W-8SM : 27 November 2014), Donna Lee Stephens, 10 Jun 1933; citing Fresno, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Donna's formal name
- full middle name (L.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
For access to Donna Harris's full information you must be on Donna's Trusted List. Please login.
DNA Connections for Donna: 3
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. TEST: MT DNA Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:- Donna (Stephens) Harris: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H2a2a1c, FTDNA kit #B234700
- 100.00% 100.00% Donna (Stephens) Harris: AncestryDNA, Ancestry member donnalharris51
- ~1.56% ~3.12% Amy Gray : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A818491, Ancestry member amybazar
Comments on Donna (Stephens) Harris: 28
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Hope you'll be joining us again!
Cheers, Liz
Thank you for contributing towards the goals of the England Project! Over the past year, a staggering amount has been done to improve English profiles on WikiTree and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.
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Thanks for checking in with me. I'm fine with my current projects and always happy to do whatever I can on England profiles.
Best regards, Donna
Your contribution are much appreciated
Steve
The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing a check-in. The Project operates in a team structure with these participant PIP Teams -- The Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and three Biography Teams. There is also the Voyage Team which guides new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team.
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Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project
Thank you for the message and checking in. I've replied with a private message to Robin.
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Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023. Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!
I'd like to share our end-of-year 2023 Newsletter. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have achieved in 2023.
On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, we wish you a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2024!
Best wishes,
Steve, England Project Leader
The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing its first annual check-in with our project members. We are in the process of transitioning to a team structure. There will be three participant PIP Teams to start -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team who guide new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team. Please let us know which team(s) you would like to participate in.
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Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Robin Shaules Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
As you noted, I'm continuing to improve profiles both on my watchlist of over 700 profiles and other profiles I find that need improvement. I'm fine with the Biography Team or wherever I can be the most productive. I've asked and been accepted to the google group.
I'm a member of the Southern Colonies Maryland Team, the England Project, the Virginia Team, and I participated in the January Connect-a-Thon, Team Virginia challenge, among other occasional challenges.
One of my most recent successes was (actually 'is' as it's ongoing) receiving an email from a new member regarding a profile I manage, Matilda Garner, who is the wife of one of my ancestors, subsequently finding additional sources and information, including 2 other spouses; merging another profile which lacked a bio or sources, and had the incorrect surname. I'm still working on correcting, merging profiles for children in cooperation with another PM, and adding other children. In this whole endeavor, I found the first wife of my ancestor and that the profile I manage, Matilda Garner, is not my 4th g-grandmother, but was the 2nd wife of my 4th g-grandfather. I love being a detective, finding clues, finding leads, and sorting out issues with profiles.
Warm Regards to you both, Donna
Our best, Debi and Robin
Thank you for your participation with Team Virginia in the January 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 2nd place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 85,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!!
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
P.S. Our Discord Channel is also active all year, not only during Thons. Drop in and say hi!
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Cheers, Liz
I OKd your request to be on the Trusted List for James Stone. I appreciate anything you can do to improve the profile. It is one I just haven't gotten to. Thanks, Vic
I've added you to the SoCol 1701-1776 project managed profile team. Nice work on the profile of William Middleton. I did note a couple issues with sources however they are minor. Ref #4 <ref name="Middleton"/> has an undefined target. The link for ref #3 is broken. The bio is clear , concise and well organized.
We are glad to have you as a member of the Southern Colonies Project
I'm delighted to be accepted as a member of the Southern Colonies Project.
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