Born in Christian County Missouri
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Henry Melton
and Mary (Bilyeu) Melton
Sister of
Ruben Melton, Joseph F. Melton, John Brown Melton [half], Rachel Elizabeth (Melton) Morgan, Charity Caroline (Melton) Martin, Margaret (Melton) Rowland [half] and Mary Melton [half]
Wife of
William Elsberry Rowland
— married
1873 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Rose Edna A. (Rowland) Wiswell, Andrew Jackson Rowland, Robert Ellsberry Rowland, John Earney Rowland, Mintie Mae (Rowland) Powell, William Henry Rowland and Perry G. Rowland
Died
at age 66
in Sadie, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2014
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Biography
Manerva Jane Melton was born in February 1849. She was the daughter of William Melton and Mary Ann Bilyeu. She passed away in1915.
Research Notes
Residences (Census and Land Grants): 1880: Marion, Christian Missouri, United States
1900: Township 10 N. Range 25E. , cherokee Nation, Indian territory, USA
1910: Sadie, Sequoyah, OK, USA
Also had a pre-merge middle name of Monroe which needs investigated for a source.
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Munerva Jane Melton Rowland (Feb 1849–11 Nov 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #38356694, citing Brent Cemetery, Gans, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Carol Davis-Ulmer (contributor 47145101)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva 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 Minerva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva 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 Minerva:
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~6.25%
Tammy Moore
:
23andMe, GEDmatch FY4896057 [compare]
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~3.12%
Misti Roberts :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Beverly Lewis :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Ariel Bloomer :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Joseph Wilson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Joeyofcooking1948
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~1.56%
~4.69%
Sharon (White) Curry :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Sharonmarie631
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~1.56%
Virginia (Lape) Danner :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #500252
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~1.56%
Sharon (Meadows) Dailey :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Steve Lewis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M453650 [compare]
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~0.78%
Christopher Wilson :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Michael Sherwood :
23andMe, GEDmatch NP5289361 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NP5289361 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NP5289361 [compare], FTDNA kit #B880490
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Michael Turner :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mtcory1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #914118
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~0.39%
Donna Vista Lamastus :
23andMe, GEDmatch M282484 [compare]
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Tammy Moore
Tammy Moore
Suggested merge with Melton-2539
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by Tammy Moore
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