Born in Allegany, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Arnold
and Sarah Ellen (Wade) Arnold
Sister of
Charles Arnold and Jane Frances (Arnold) Smith
Wife of
John Powers
— married
1 Oct 1862 in Allegany, Maryland, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James Francis Powers, John Nathan Powers, Anne Powers, Jane Frances (Powers) Shappee, George Powers, Charles Henry Powers, Mary Theresa (Powers) Byrnes, Clarence Joseph Powers and Frank T. Powers
Died
at age 74
in Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2019
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Biography
Rachael was born in 1845. She passed away in 1919.
A daughter of Nathan and Ellen (Wade) Arnold. She was united in marriage with John Powers. She was mother of 15, with 8 living.
"Buried" Saint Michael's Cemetery Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
- Fact: Residence (1850) Allegany county, part of, Allegany, Maryland, United States
- Fact: Residence (1860) Frostburg District, Allegany, Maryland, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) District 5, Allegany, Maryland, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States
- Fact: Burial Saint Michaels Cemetery, Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 January 2023, 02:10), entry for Rachael Priscilla Arnold (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH2Y-LQ1 ); contributed by various users.
- 1850 Census, Maryland, Allegany, p. 87B, District 5, 12 Sep 1850, Nath. Arnold family on lines 13-19, Rachel on line 17, age 5.
- 1860 Census, Maryland, Allegany, p. 28 of the Frostburg District, p. 384 of Allegany County, Jun 1860, Nathan Arnold family on lines 9-17, Rachel on line 12, age 15.
- "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-XTTX : 17 March 2018), John Powers and Rachael Arnold, 01 Oct 1862; citing Allegany, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties; FHL microfilm 13,310.
- Maryland State Archives Special Collections, St. Michael's (Frostburg) Church Collection, microfilm, Baptismal and Marriage Register 1852-1871, marriage of John and Rachel on p. 219. Copy of church record is on the right.
- For Rachel's family in the 1870 and 1880 censuses, see the profile for husband, John.
- 1900 Census, Maryland, Allegany, Frostburg, ED 119, Sheet 7A, 4 Jun 1900, Rachel Powers family on lines 25-33, residing on Maple Street.
- 1910 Census, Maryland, Allegany, Frostburg, ED 30, Sheet 15A, 26 April 1910, Rachel P. Powers family on lines 5-12, 132 Maple St., son James F. Powers and family at 142 Maple St.
- Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, Rachel P. Powers, November 1919, Estate No. P281. The will had been signed by Rachel on 29 January 1917.
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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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~12.50%
Marianne Powers
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MV6823527 [compare], Ancestry member MPowers1400
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Arnold-14446 and Arnold-16575 appear to represent the same person because: I'm proposing to merge my older but rather bare profile into yours, adopting your spelling of Rachel, perhaps only copying my census details and links.
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Jim Toth
Arnold-14446 and Arnold-16575 appear to represent the same person because: I'm proposing to merge my older but rather bare profile into yours, adopting your spelling of Rachel, perhaps only copying my census details and links.
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by Jim Toth
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