1870: United States Census, 1870 residence was Saratoga Township, Marshall, Illinois, United States. She is in her parents' household at the age of 9.[2]
Household 1870
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Richard Terrell
Male
40
Virginia
Phebe Terrell
Female
31
Indiana
Charles Terrell
Male
12
Iowa
Melissa Terrell
Female
9
Illinois
Sonia Terrell
Female
7
Illinois
Nettie Terrell
Female
2
Illinois
George Hatfield
Male
21
Illinois
24 Jul 1959 she is mentioned in the record of her son, Francis Clarke Grady, Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871-2007 Certificate of Death. The record list William Grady and Melissa Terrill as the son's parents.[3]
08 Apr 1896 she passed away in Hopkins, Nodaway, Missouri, United States. The grave stone also shows her full date of birth to be 08 Sep 1861.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105912553/melissa-e-grady: accessed 28 July 2022), memorial page for Melissa E. Terrell Grady (4 Sep 1861–8 Apr 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #105912553, citing Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Julia Johnson (contributor 47176433)..
↑ "Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYC-NXQH : 22 February 2021), Melissa Terrill in entry for Francis Clarke Grady, 24 Jul 1959; citing Death, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States, Flathead County Clerk of Court, Kalispell.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa 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.
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