Born in Cherokee Nation East, McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ellis Harlan
and Ka-ti (Cherokee) Harlan
Sister of
Samuel Candy Jr. [half], John Walker Sr [half], Jennie (Walker) McIntosh [half], George Harlan, Nancy (Harlan) Starr, Ezekiel Harlan, Susannah (Harlan) Otterlifter [half], Sarah (Harlan) West and Elizabeth (Harlan) Hildebrand
Wife of
Joseph Phillips
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Ellen (Phillips) Beaty, Ellis Fox Phillips, Elizabeth (Phillips) Post, Ruth (Phillips) Foreman and Delilah (Phillips) Price
Died
at about age 59
in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2014
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Biography
Ruth was Cherokee.
Ruth Harlan was born about 1787 in the Cherokee Nation, the daughter of Ka-ti and her white husband, Ellis Harlan, granddaughter of Nan-ye-hi/Nancy Ward. She married a white man named Joseph Phillips about 1806. They were the parents of eight children, Sarah, Ellis, Elizabeth, Ruth, John, Joseph, Delilah, and Martha. [1] The family removed to Indian Territory as "Old Settlers" in 1832. [2] Ruth died about 1837 in Indian Territory. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005. pp. 110-111.
- ↑ Baker, Jack D., transcriber. Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1977. p. 29
- ↑ Hampton, p. 110
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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- Allene (Gay) Kearney
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~1.56%
Charlie Rogers :
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
Katy (Veazey) Cook :
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Steve Zawicki :
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~0.39%
Michael Mcgee :
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~0.39%
George Conrad :
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