On September 6, 1819, in Franklin county, Virginia, "Rachel" Parcell married William Lavinder. [1]
"Rachael" and William are found on the United States Census of 1850, living in Franklin county, Virginia, with five children, all born in Virginia: Sparrel Lavinder, William Lavinder, Emily Lavinder, Giles O. Lavinder and [Mary] Elizabeth Lavinder. [2]
"Rachael" and William are found in the marriage records for their daughter Mary Elizabeth Lavinder, who married Henry Love, son of Catherine Love, on August 3, 1861, in Franklin county, Virginia. [3]
"Rachel" and William are found in the death records of their son, "Sparrel Lavender" born circa 1824, in Franklin county, Virginia, died August 16, 1882, in Curry, Putnam county, West Virginia [4]
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D9-99R : 23 December 2020), Rachael Lavinder in household of William Lavinder, Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMKS-V9K : 10 March 2018), Rachel Lavender in entry for Sparrel Lavender, 16 Aug 1882; citing Curry, Putnam, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 58, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,297
1860 U.S. Census-SW District Franklin County, Virginia
1870 U.S. Census-Glade Hill, Snow Creek Twp, Franklin County, Virginia
Is Rachel your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
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: