The Henry H. Miller & Lydia Shoup DNA Cluster

Late fall of 2015 we discovered that Julie had been linked to the DNA Circle of Rhoda Osceola Elder. The DNA Circle initially indicated Julie was possibly connected to five other individuals.

Thankfully some of the individuals in the DNA Circle have Public Trees shared at Ancestry.com. A public tree means the tree is accessible to individuals with an Ancestry.com membership. We are grateful that these researchers were willing to make their research available to others.

The matches included in the DNA Circle were combined with data from the family trees to create diagram to understand how the DNA matches were connected to Henry H. Miller and Lydia Shoup.

The Henry H. Miller & Lydia Shoup DNA Cluster

There are currently nine (9) individuals included in the DNA cluster. The DNA cluster contains two groups of descendants - the descendants of Lucy Ann Miller and the descendants of Henry W. Miller. There is also a grouping of descendants that link to the DNA cluster but their relationship to the cluster is currently not known.

The Descendants of Lucy Ann Miller and John Hueston Elder

Lucy Ann Miller is the daughter of Henry H. Miller and Lydia Shoup. She was born in 1842. The DNA matches linking through Lucy Ann Miller are split between two of her daughters:

• Her daughter Pennola Lamonta Elder born in 1867 has one (1) descendant linking to the DNA cluster. 
• Her daughter Rhoda Osceola Elder born in 1872 has six (6) descendants linking to the DNA cluster. 

The Descendants of Henry W. Miller and Emaline Weaver

Henry Washington Miller is the son of Henry H. Miller and Lydia Shoup. He was born in 1836. The descendants of Henry H. Miller are linked through his son Warren Washington Miller born in 1868.

• His son Stewart Kenneth Miller has (1) descendant linking to the DNA cluster. 
• His daughter Nettie Elizabeth Miller born in 1909 has one (1) descendant linking to the DNA cluster. 

The Unknown Descendants

There is a grouping of five (5) descendants that are also linked to the DNA Cluster. These individuals are linked to multiple matches in the DNA cluster but their relationship to the cluster is currently unknown.

The Henry H. Miller & Lydia Shoup DNA Cluster

with Unknown Matches

The descendants with an unknown link include:

• Julie shares DNA matches with the descendants of Pennola Lamonta Elder, Rhoda Osceola Elder and Henry W. Miller. 
• Unknown Match 1 shares DNA with Julie and the descendants of Warren Washington Miller. 
• Unknown Match 2 shares DNA with Julie and the descendants of Warren Washington Miller.
• Unknown Match 3 shares DNA with a descendant of Rhoda Osceola Elder and the descendants of Warren Washington Miller. 
• Unknown Match 4 shares DNA with Julie and possibly links to the descendants of Lucy Ann Miller. 

Making the Connection 

A matrix diagram shows that Julie shares DNA with descendants of Lucy Ann Miller and Henry W. Miller. Julie's known cousins Stewart and Clinton also share DNA with some of these cousins. The matches in the matrix below can be viewed on the DNA cluster diagram above.

Using the DNA cluster and the matrix we are able to determine that Henry H. Miller and Lydia Shoup are Julie’s ancestors.

References: 
The references to descendants of Lucy Ann Miller, birth years and spouses are from Ancestry Trees.

1. Ancestry.com Tree Number 31328622, Tree Name Victoria 
2. Ancestry.com Tree Number 81711636, Maher Family Tree 
3. Ancestry.com Tree Number 8198581, All the Barnes Family Tree