Rhoda (Canfield) Abel (abt.1808-abt.1849) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Rhoda Abel formerly Canfield

Born about 1808 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Hezekiah Graham Canfield [uncertain] and Mary (Rowley) Canfield [uncertain]

Sister of Elizabeth (Canfield) Abel, Minor Canfield, Joel Canfield, Mary Canfield, Elijah E. Canfield, Lucy (Canfield) Bagley, Graham Canfield and Nancy Eliza (Canfield) Radley

Wife of Jesse Abel — married before 1840 [location unknown]

Mother of Jacob Abel

Died about 26 Aug 1849 at about age 41 [location unknown]

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Biography

Rhoda Canfield, reportedly a daughter of Hezekiah Graham Canfield and Mary "Polly" Rowley, was probably born between 1805 and 1810, probably in Vermont.

Rhoda married Jesse Abel, about whom little is known at this time, other than his name.
Their children included

Jacob Abel c.1842-Deceased

Rhoda apparently died on August 26, 1849, probably in or near Sheridan, Illinois.
She was laid to rest in Whitehead Cemetery in Sheridan. ^[1]

Research Notes

Indiana Marriages thru 1850 (ancestry.com) has a Rhoda Canfield m. Hiram Roller May 24, 1823 Ripley Co.

NOTE: the following census listings are presumptive. When other children of Hezekiah's are factored, about whom we have more information, the only individual not accounted for in these census listings match the following, and probably represent Rhoda.

1810 census of Reading, Steuben County, New York: a free white female under 10 years old in Hezekiah Graham Canfield's household. ^[2]
1820 census of Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, Indiana: a free white female between the ages of 10 and 15 in Hezekiah Graham Canfield's household. ^[3]

NOTE: I avoid using on-line trees, such as those at ancestry, familysearch, my heritage, etc, as actual sources. They are more often incorrect than not, sometimes hilariously so. However, I will often use them as a "starting point" or as a source of hints for where to look next. Johnson-66920 19:11, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Sources

↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 July 2021), memorial page for Rhoda Abel (unknown–26 Aug 1849), Find A Grave: Memorial #149014241, citing Whitehead Cemetery, Sheridan, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Serena61 (contributor 48063962). Headstone photo (blurry)
↑ 1810 US Census, New York, Steuben County, Reading, pg 53 line 6. Ancestry.com: NARA Film M252-37
↑ 1820 US Census, Indiana, Dearborn County, Manchester Twp, pg 116 line 24. Ancestry.com: NARA Film M33-13

Jackson, Elinor provided some of this information in an e-mail dated Oct 22 2002

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda 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 Rhoda:

~3.12% ~12.50% Don Nolen : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A693327 [compare], Ancestry member davidkopka
~3.12% Gene Kincaid : Family Tree DNA Family Finder
~1.56% ~3.12% Leah (McCarthy) Kopka : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A454941 [compare], Ancestry member davidkopka
~0.78% Andrew Smith : 23andMe + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B3779