Born about in Prince George's, Maryland
Ancestors 
Daughter of James William Prather
and Ann (Turner) Prather
Wife of
Robert Deakins Hooker
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 48
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2014
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Biography
Ruth was born about 1764, the daughter of Robert Prather and Anne (Turner) Prather. She married Robert Hooker before 1788. In 1800, Robert and Ruth were in Montgomery County, Maryland, with 5 children. Robert passed away between 1800 and 1810, for in 1810 Ruth is shown on the 1810 Census for Montgomery County, Maryland, as a widow and head of household with 2 sons and 5 daughters.[1]
- MALES: (1) b 1801-1810; (1) b 1795-1800
- FEMALES: (3) b 1801-1810; (1) b 1795-1800; (1) b 1785-1794; (1) b bef 1765
- SLAVES: 8
She passed away in 1812. [2]
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Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1810": Ruth Hooker household; Montgomery County, Maryland FamilySearch (Image 31 of 36)
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Acknowledgement
- This profile was created by by Marcia Dayton on July 5, 2014. Please see the Changes tab above for changes to the profile since that time by Marcia and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Iris (Whitworth) Stewart 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A870769 [compare]
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~0.78%
Linda (Burdette) Patterson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RQ4708021 [compare], Ancestry member mackandlinda
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lynda (McLelland) VanOs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T936838 [compare], FTDNA kit #803355
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