Born in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John A. Oliphant
and Hannah (Amos) Oliphant
Sister of
James Glass Oliphant [half], Thomas O Oliphant [half], Elizabeth (Oliphant) Marsh [half], Sarah (Oliphant) Earnest, Hannah (Oliphant) Barton, Mary Oliphant, Anna Oliphant and Abbey Oliphant
Wife of
Thomas Reed West Sr.
— married
23 Mar 1815 in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Edward West, Eliza Jane (West) Graham, William B. West, Lydia Ann (West) Manson, Joseph West, Minerva A. (West) Smith, Thomas Reed West Jr. and Rachel Penelope (West) Kinsland
Died
at age 75
in Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2012
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Biography
Rachael was born on 13 Sept 1796 in Tenn and died on 4 Jan 1872 in Grainger co, Tnn. She is the daughter of John A. Oliphant-(1750-1823) and Hannah Amos-(1756-1814).
Rachel married Thomas West-(1792-1870) on 23 March 1815 in Greene, Tenn. and together they had these known children listed below;
- Edward West-(1816-1892)
- Eliza J. West, Graham-(1822-1887)
- William B. West-(1826-1861)
- Lydia Ann West, Manson-(1827-1859)
- Joseph West-(1833-1915)
- Minerva A. West, Smith-(1837-1887)
- Thomas Reed West, Jr.-(1838-1917)
- Rachel Penelope West, Kinsland-(1842-1895)
- Note:
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OLIPHANT, CHAMBERLAIN, BARTON AHNENTAFLS, VISIT HERE: [1]
Buried: Shiloh Cemetery, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Sources
Created by: LuannG
Added: 30 Mar 2009
Find a Grave Memorial 35345759
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/35345759/rachel-west : accessed 23 July 2021), memorial page for Rachel Oliphant West (13 Sep 1796–4 Jan 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35345759, citing Shiloh Cemetery, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by LuannG (contributor 47037906) .
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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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~1.56%
Thomas Robinson
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #265612
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~0.78%
David Rose :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Gary White :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Don Barnett :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jim Beers :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T527900 [compare], FTDNA kit #N105650
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~0.78%
Ruby (Phillips) Marlin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T437667 [compare], FTDNA kit #AM22889
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Chris White :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member chrismattwhite7619
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~0.39%
Bob Thomason :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #508223
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Lorna Henderson
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Oliphant-306 and Oliphant-145 appear to represent the same person because: same birth date and county...
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