Born in Whitfield, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Helms Coker Jr.
and Mahala (Walker) Coker
Wife of
Andrew Jackson Hayes
— married
19 Sep 1897 in Whitfield County, Georgia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Whitfield, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Sep 2015
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Biography
Retta was born in 1879. She is the daughter of William Coker and Mahala Walker.
Sources
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVQ-4B2 : 18 July 2016), Andrew J. Hays and Rhetta Coker, 19 Sep 1897; citing Marriage, Whitfield, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 339,862.
United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V2-99L : 20 January 2015), Retta V Hayes in household of Andrew J Hayes, Militia Districts 627, 1305, Tilton, Fincher Tilton town, Whitfield, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,228.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Retta 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 Retta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Retta 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 Retta:
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~0.78%
Paula (Brewer) Franklin
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A646677 [compare], Ancestry member Paula555
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~0.78%
Ann Brewer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK83870
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~0.78%
Carla Brewer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK83869
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~0.78%
Robin (Brewer) Fleming :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK84319
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