Born in Dekalb County, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Isaac Caldwell
and Mary Lucy (Cooksey) Caldwell
Sister of
John Caldwell, Isaac Wesley Caldwell, Thomas Jefferson Caldwell, William Cooksey Caldwell, Martha (Caldwell) Evans, Jane Faye (Caldwell) Vaughn, Mary (Caldwell) Holt, Lucinda (Caldwell) Johnson, Charity (Caldwell) Pack, Elizabeth (Caldwell) Pack and Felt Caldwell
Wife of
Ivory Perry Certain
— married
1847 in Dekalb, Tennessee
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
in Union, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jun 2017
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Biography
Rutha (Caldwell) Certain was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Rutha Caldwell was born on May 07, 1828 in Dekalb County, Tennessee.
Her parents were William Caldwell and Mary Cooksey.
She married Ivory Certain about 1847
Children:
Asa C. Certain (1848–1923)
Jacob Certain (1852–1918)
Mary Jane Certain (1853–1913)
Anna E. Certain (1857–Death unknown)
William Certain (1859–Death unknown)
Monroe Certain (1866–Death unknown)
Rebecca Francis Certain (1868–1940)
In 1860, she is living in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States with husband, Ivory, children, Asa, Jacob, Mary, Anna, William,[1]
In 1870, she is living in Tennessee, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States with husband, Ivory, children, Mary, William, Monroe, Rebecca,[2]
In 1880, she is living in Caseyville, Union, Kentucky, United States with husband, Ivory, children, William, Monroe, Rebecca,[3]
In 1900, she is living in Caseyville, Union, Kentucky, United States with husband, Ivory,[4]
In 1910, she is living in Caseyville, Union, Kentucky, United States with husband, Ivory, son, Jacob, Jacob's wife, Ida, their children, Pearl, Lula,[5]
She died on October 16, 1911 in Union, Kentucky, United States[6][7]
Sources
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-651 : 18 February 2021), Ruth Certain in entry for Ivy Certain, 1860.
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7G-L8H : 29 May 2021), Ruthey Certan in entry for J P Certan, 1870.
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ1-RPM : 14 January 2022), Rutha Serton in household of Ivory P. Serton, Caseyville, Union, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C3-PNP : 11 March 2022), Ruth Certain in entry for Iva P Certain, 1900.
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C3-PNP : 11 March 2022), Ruth Certain in entry for Iva P Certain, 1900.
- ↑ Citation "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-8DN5 : 11 February 2018), Rutha Certain, 16 Oct 1911; citing Death, Union, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103121532/rutha-certain: accessed 06 October 2022), memorial page for Rutha Colwell Certain (7 May 1828–16 Oct 1911), Find A Grave: Memorial #103121532, citing Ark Lodge Cemetery, Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Christine Crowell-Dodson (contributor 47032089) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rutha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rutha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rutha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rutha:
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~6.25%
Bob Vaughn
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bv2850665963
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Sally Rackley :
23andMe, GEDmatch M759455 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Joe Thomason :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WR3374429 [compare], Ancestry member JoeThomason
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Dawn (Brown) Mckenna :
23andMe, GEDmatch M883922 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Victoria (Taylor) Reddish :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Johanna (Thomason) Zundel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A795838 [compare], Ancestry member jbekkaz
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~1.56%
Carla Cardwell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CarlaCardwellxSmith
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~0.78%
Braxton Goodson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RJ7844750 [compare], Ancestry member hbgoodson1988
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
James Clark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A214175 [compare], Ancestry member jasvclark75
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