Matilda
Zarfoss
Born in Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry L. Zarfoss
and Agnes (Leib) Zarfoss
Sister of
Louis Frank Zarfoss, Lewis L. Zarfoss, Jesse Leib Zarfoss, Fanny K Zarfoss, Franklin James Zarfoss, Margeret M Zarfoss, Robert Pierce Zarfoss, Henry Zarfoss, John Wesley Zarfoss, Lillie Katharine Zarfoss, Minnie Zarfoss and Katharine (Zerfoss) Bentz [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 17
in York County, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Oct 2018
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Biography
Matilda Zarfoss was born in 1808 in Pennsylvania. She had three sons and three daughters with Henry M Zarfoss between 1834 and 1843. She died on September 21, 1860, in York, Pennsylvania, at the age of 52, and was buried in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census", database with images
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Paradise, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1198; Page: 705; Family History Library Film: 805198
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #5272240 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Rabaka Zarfoss (52), Wife, in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Henry Zarfoss | M | 52 | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| Rabaka Zarfoss | F | 52 | Wife | Pennsylvania |
| Sarah Zarfoss | F | 20 | H Help | Pennsylvania |
| Henry Zarfoss | M | 22 | Farm Laber | Pennsylvania |
| Elisabeth Zarfoss | F | 20 | H Help | Pennsylvania |
| John Zarfoss | M | 18 | Farm Laber | Pennsylvania |
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census", database with images
Year: 1880; Census Place: Paradise, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1206; Page: 6c; Enumeration District: 012
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #38205974 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Matilda Zarfoss (65), wife, Housekeeper, in household of Henry Zarfoss (73) in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Henry Zarfoss | M | White | 73 | Married | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| Matilda Zarfoss | F | White | 65 | Married | Wife | Housekeeper | Pennsylvania |
- Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #33140835
Ancestry Record 60525 #86888806 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Rebecca Zarfoss burial (died on 21 Sep 1860) in Trinity Roths United Church of Christ Cemetery, Spring Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Born on 24 Mar 1808.
- Death of daughter Barbara Stambaugh: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970", database with images
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 116001-119000
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #752393918 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Rebecca Laule in death record for daughter Barbara Stambaugh 8 Dec 1922, wife of Henry Zarfoss, in Jackson, York, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Death of daughter Elizabeth Philips: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970", database with images
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 008001-011000
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #750761855 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Rebecca Lech in death record for daughter Elizabeth Philips 10 Jan 1922, wife of Henry Yarfos, in Washington, York, Pennsylvania, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Helen (Kowach) Lind 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JM2626016 [compare], Ancestry member helenbarnhartkowachlind
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