Born in Dooley Co., Georgia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abner Tyson
and Rebecca Ann (Dillard) Tison
Sister of
Littleton Tison, Theophilus Tison, Hiram Probert Tyson, Mary Ann (Tyson) Usry, William Henry Harrison Tyson, Phelexziana E. (Tyson) Culpepper, Rebecca Ann Tyson and Boston Tyson
Wife of
Shepherd Green Pryor
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Minnie Tyson (Pryor) Wilson
Died
at age 80
in Sumter Co., Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Apr 2012
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Biography
Penelope was born in 1834. She is the daughter of Abner Tison and Rebecca Dillard. She passed away in 1915. [1]
First-hand information as entered by R. Arenz, Friday, February 6, 2015.
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Sources
- Ryan Scrutchin, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Ryan and others.
- Find A Grave Memorial# 50830559, Penelope E. Tyson Pryor, DeSoto Cemetery, DeSoto, Sumter County, Georgia.[1]
- J. Gatewood Pryor, "A Pryor Family Narrative: Ancestors, Descendants and Related Lineages", 1995. Page 164. Library of Congress-94-71010. Mike McMinn has a copy of it and will scan the page on request.
- ↑ Entered by Ryan Scrutchin, Apr 2, 2012
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope 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 Penelope:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope 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 Penelope:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
R. Arenz 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A931819 [compare], Ancestry member RuthBArenz
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Don Allen :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member donallen5
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~0.78%
Susie (Melott) Thomas :
23andMe, GEDmatch M929152 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A800524 [compare]
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- need rejected match to self removed: Tyson-232 Oct 16, 2016.
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