Rachel Melvenia (Stover) Chastain (1804-1884)

Rachel Melvenia Chastain formerly Stover

Born 1804 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Jacob L Stover and Sarah (Wells) Stover

Sister of Rebecca Stover, Joseph Stover, Charity (Stover) Holbert, Jeremiah Stover, Jacob Sidney Stover, John Henry Stover, Elizabeth Stover, Nancy Ann (Stover) Gaddis, Elisha Beauregard Stover, Powell Stover and Artemelissa Elizabeth (Stover) Postell

Wife of Jonathan Davis Chastain — married 26 Dec 1822 in Habersham County, Georgia

Descendants

Mother of Mary Melvina (Chastain) Davis, Nancy Melvina (Chastain) Stone, Sarah Caroline (Chastain) Waddell, Joseph Pearson Chastain, Wilson Lumpkin Chastain, Hannah Minerva (Chastain) Harris, Jacob Lafayette Chastain, Martha Ann (Chastain) Cantrell, Jonathan Kimsey Chastain, Rebecca Matilda (Chastain) Kimmons, Walter Chastain, Rachel Jane (Chastain) Ellis and Benjamin Webb Chastain

Died 1884 at about age 80 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia

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Biography

Rachel (Stover) Chastain was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

Rachel (Stover) Chastain lived in Appalachia, in Georgia.

Birth: 1804 in Rutherford County, North Carolina^[1]
Death: 1884 in Gilmer County, Georgia

Spouse: Jonathan Davis Chastain (1803 - 1847)

Children:
Mary Melvina Chastain Davis (1824 - 1895)
Nancy Melvina Chastain Stone (1825 - 1851)
Sarah Caroline Chastain Waddill (1827 - 1900)
Joseph Pearson Chastain (1830 - 1918)
Wilson Lumpkin Chastain (1832 - 1912)
Hannah Minerva Chastain Harris (1834 - 1910)
Jonathan Kimsey Chastain (1840 - 1931)
Rebecca Matilda Chastain Kimmons (1842 - 1925)
Rachel Jane Chastain Ellis (1844 - 1882)

Home in 1850: Gilmer County, Georgia ^[2]

Rachael Chastain, F, 46, North Carolina
Joseph P Chastain, M, 20, Georgia
William L Chastain, M, 18, Georgia
Hanah M Chastain, F, 16, Georgia
Jacob W Chastain, M, 14, Georgia
Jonathan Chastain, M, 10, Georgia
Rebecca H Chastain, F, 9, Georgia
Benjamin H. Chastain, F, 3, Georgia
Rachael J Chastain, F, 6, Georgia
Martha Chastain, F, 12, Georgia

Rachdel passed away in 1884.

Sources

↑ Find a Grave Memorial# 10827018
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZYG-P6X : 9 November 2014), Hanah M Chastain in household of Rachael Chastain, Gilmer county, part of, Gilmer, Georgia, United States; citing family 186, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:

Margaret (Ketchum) Wheaton : AncestryDNA Maternal Lineage (discontinued)

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:

~3.12% ~3.12% Margaret (Ketchum) Wheaton : 23andMe
~3.12% Danny Ray : Living DNA
~1.56% Pat Fisher : 23andMe, GEDmatch M833647 [compare]
~1.56% Beverly Levi : 23andMe, GEDmatch FG9846337 [compare], yourDNAportal BEV0ccdd45c + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FG9846337 [compare], yourDNAportal BEV0ccdd45c, Ancestry member bslevi77 + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch SK3024393 [compare], yourDNAportal BEV0ccdd45c
~1.56% Kaye (Large) Davis : 23andMe
~1.56% Kristy S : 23andMe + AncestryDNA + MyHeritage DNA
~1.56% J Stone : 23andMe + Family Tree DNA Family Finder
~1.56% Duane Corn : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Duanecorn
~1.56% Cydney Thornton : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A606529 [compare], Ancestry member cydneythornton
~1.56% Diana Binkley : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A575037 [compare], Ancestry member DGBinkley
~1.56% ~3.12% Sheri Stewart : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A652447 [compare], Ancestry member 4srstewart + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A658447 [compare], FTDNA kit #B67151
~1.56% Tim Morrison : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tmorrison86
~1.56% Kathy (Postell) Postelle Rixon : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PV1991974 [compare], yourDNAportal KAT5ce28662, FTDNA kit #IN92163 + Living DNA, GEDmatch PV1991974 [compare]
~0.78% Chris Martin : 23andMe
~0.78% Marsha Turner : 23andMe, GEDmatch M517386 [compare] + AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~3.12% Paula Underwood : AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~1.56% Cindy Lewis : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GM7057942 [compare], Ancestry member cindylewhoo914

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Vincent Piazza

Stover-429 and Stover-721 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate, Cindy Threat is inactive

posted Mar 20, 2015 by Vincent Piazza

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Rachel Melvenia (Stover) Chastain (1804 - 1884)

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