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Rachel Matthews 1817–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 AUG 1817

Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 2 NOV 1886

Death Location: Dennis Cemetery, McMinn County, TN

Father: Robert Matthews

Mother: Leah Dobbins

Spouse(s): Mark Dennis

Children(s): Patrick Dennis, Robert Dennis, Sarah Dennis

Rachel Matthews was born in 1817 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States, the child of Robert Matthews And Leah Dobbins. Rachel Matthews married Mark Dennis, and had children including Patrick Henry Dennis, Robert Franklin Dennis, Sarah Elizabeth Dennis. Rachel Matthews passed away in 1886 in Dennis Cemetery, McMinn County, TN.

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Biography

  • Rachel Matthews was born in 1817 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States, the child of Robert Matthews And Leah Dobbins.
  • Rachel Matthews married Mark Dennis, and had children including Patrick Henry Dennis, Robert Franklin Dennis, Sarah Elizabeth Dennis.
  • Rachel Matthews passed away in 1886 in Dennis Cemetery, McMinn County, TN.

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Rachel Matthews's Ancestors

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Rachel Matthews
1817–1886
Birth Place: McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Robert Matthews
1786–1870
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Leah Dobbins
1782–1863
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Obediah Matthews
1756–
Wolf Creek, Buckingham County (now Appomattox County), Virginia
Evan Dobkins
1758–1835
Margaret Johnson
1760–1833
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Matthews
1714–1790
Agnes
1724–1770
John Dobkins
1735–
Peter Johnson
1720–1790
Mary Phillips
1729–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Matthews
1672–1758
Mary Matthews
1681–1750
Mary
1685–1746
Oliver Johnson
1673–
Magdalena Parker
–1722

Rachel Matthews's Descendants

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Rachel Matthews (30 AUG 1817–2 NOV 1886) m. Mark Dennis (27 FEB 1814–MAY 1904)
  1. 1. Patrick (Henry) Dennis 1855–1936 m. Amanda (Meldora) Lewis 1874–1897 m. Elizabeth Weaver 1862–1892
  2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Dennis 1858–1938 m. Sarah (Katherine) London 1869–1908 m. Dianah (Elmirah "Ella") Ward 1856–1899
  3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dennis 1856–1922 m. Daniel (Thomas) Elder 1851–1894
    1. 1. Nancy (Rachel) Elder 1892–1981 m. David (Marion) Norwood 1885–1966
      1. 1. Dennis (L "Jim") Norwood 1921–2007
      2. 2. Leola Norwood 1910–1915
      3. 3. Barnie (M) Norwood 1914–1982 m. Anna (Jo) Miller 1928–2015
      4. 4. Sarah (Edna Lee) Norwood 1911–1988 m. Joseph (Earl) Joiner 1915–1994
      5. 5. Thelma (Charolette) Norwood 1924–2004 m. Clarence (Jones) Coile 1927–1998
      6. 6. Theresa (Louise) Norwood 1931–1990 m. Carl (Thomas) Tinsley 1932–1998
      7. 7. Horace (James) Norwood 1916–1989 m. Lucile (Boyd) Varnell 1923–1964
      8. 8. Mancil (Lorenzo) Norwood 1919–1973 m. Blanche McKinney 1923–2001
      9. 9. Ina (Marie) Norwood 1917–2000 m. Ariel (Hedrick) Rominger 1914–1985
        1. 1. David (Crafton) Rominger 1946–2007 m. Marcella (D.) Barnett 1942–2015
        2. 2. Jeauhala (Joy) Rominger 1945–2024 m. Charles (Barry) Griefer 1942–2018
    2. 2. Ella (Gertrude) Elder 1889–1992
    3. 3. Flora (Leona) Elder 1886–1980 m. Claude (Ernest) Delashmitt 1886–1949
    4. 4. Floyd (Oscar) Elder 1883–1969 m. Frances (Parkinson) Roberts 1884–1969

Rachel Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1817
30 AUG 1817
Birth of Rachel Matthews in McMinn, Tennessee, United States
McMinn, Tennessee, United States
1886
2 NOV 1886
Age 69
Death of Rachel Matthews in Mc Minn County Tennessee
Mc Minn County Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1817
    Event Place: McMinn, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1886
    Event Place: Mc Minn County Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dennis Cemetery, McMinn County, TN

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