Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
Ancestors 
and Sister of
[private brother (1940s - unknown)]
Wife of
[private husband (1930s - unknown)]
Descendants 
Mother of
Kay Brown and [private son (1970s - unknown)]
Died
at age 74
in Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
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Biography
This profile is part of the Willis Name Study.
This profile is part of the Brown Name Study.
Donna Marie Willis was born on June 22, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, daughter of James Thomas Willis (1904–1961) and Virginia Amy Lineberry (1914–2007).
Donna died on November 25, 2014 in Oklahoma City, Cleveland, aged 74.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Donna Brown at registration.
- Kay Bauman, first-hand information, entered 2 August 2021.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Donna (Willis) Brown , GEDmatch kit # T366951, and Arlene Tomany, GEDmatch kit # T498065, (compare kits), her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Keithley and Martha Conn, the great grandparents of Donna (Willis) Brown and grandparents of Arlene Tomany. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: First Cousin Once Removed, based on sharing 429.32 cM across 20 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Kay Brown , GEDmatch kit # T141474 , and Randy Willis, GEDmatch kit # H593937, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Willis and Mary Buckner, the great great grandparents of Kay Brown and great grandparents of Randy Willis. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 2C1R, based on sharing 228.9 cM across 13 segments. DNA test taker Kay Brown is the daughter of Donna Willis, the daughter of James Willis, the grandson of the common ancestors James Willis & Mary Buckner.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Kay Brown
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1j, FTDNA kit #199890 - Arlene Tomany :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1j, FTDNA kit #333598
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100.00%
100.00%
Donna (Willis) Brown:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T366951 [compare], FTDNA kit #355821
+
MyHeritage DNA
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50.00%
50.00%
Kay Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T141474 [compare], FTDNA kit #199890
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~6.25%
~6.25%
Arlene Tomany :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T498065 [compare], FTDNA kit #333598
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~6.25%
Randy Willis :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H593937 [compare]
Rejected matches › Margaret Mary (Anestis) Brown (1942-2015)
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Categories: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Willis Name Study | Oklahoma, Brown Name Study
edited by Eric Christensen
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