Rhodilla Ward is also found spelled as Rowdella (Della) Ward. Della Ward married William Sessions. Della's brother Zack Ward married William's sister Rena Sessions making them double first cousins. Brother sister set marrying a brother sister set.
She died, at the age of 51, on December 6, 1945 in Troy, Alabama. She is buried at the Williams Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pike County, Alabama.[1]
Sources
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148639376/rhodella-session: accessed 07 January 2023), memorial page for Rhodella “Della” Ward Session (26 Jul 1894–6 Dec 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #148639376 citing Williams Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pike County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Rick & Kat (contributor 47170017).
See Also:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9DR-J6Q : accessed 21 March 2018), Rhodilla Ward in household of John E Ward, Precincts 3, 13 China Grove, Linwood, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 12A, family 237, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,037.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDD-YCW : accessed 21 March 2018), Rhadella Sessions in household of Willie T Sessions, Linwood, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing ED 145, sheet 19A, line 42, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 38; FHL microfilm 1,820,038.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1GJ-666 : accessed 21 March 2018), Rodela Sessions in household of W T Sessions, Election Precinct 8, Houston, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35-30, sheet 8A, line 2, family 118, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 39.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della 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 Della: