Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Preston Goforth III
and Mary Ann (Beattie) Goforth
Sister of
Thomas Guffey [half], Elizabeth (Goforth) Patterson, Sarah Goforth, Beattie Goforth, Cornelius Bryson Goforth, George Goforth, William Goforth, Jonathan Goforth, Preston P Goforth, Elzira (Goforth) Culp [half], Priscilla Ann (Goforth) Dickson and Margaret B Goforth
Wife of
John M. Patterson
— married
22 Dec 1835 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Patterson, Sarah Patterson, Francis Patterson, Margaret Ellen Patterson and John Patterson
Died
at age 76
in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2013
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Biography
Rachel was born on 14 June 1813 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of John Preston Goforth III and Mary Ann (Beattie) Goforth.[1]
In the 1880 census Rachel (age 67) was living in Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States. Age: 67Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
1880 Census: Title: 1880 United States Federal Census,
Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: 958; Family History Film: 1254958; Page: 519D; Enumeration District: 068; Image: 0733.
Ancestry Record 6742 #43024863 (accessed before 23 June 2013).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107760246/rachel-patterson: accessed 31 January 2024), memorial page for Rachel Goforth Patterson (14 Jun 1813–2 May 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107760246, citing El Bethel Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Marc5255 (contributor 50282417).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
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~3.12%
Vance Wingfield
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QM5711913 [compare], Ancestry member VWingfield
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Michael Gray :
23andMe
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