Born in Buck, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elijah Church
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Allan Wesley Church
Wife of
Rufus Walter Foster
— married
20 Jul 1852 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 85
in Buck, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2023
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Biography
- Rachel Adelaide Church was born on September 1, 1832 in Bucks, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States to parents Ann Blanton and Elijah Church.
- She passed away on July 15, 1918 in Wilkes County, North Carolina buried [1]
Sources
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9P-G3P : 9 March 2021), Rufus Foster and Rachel A Church, 20 Jul 1852; citing Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 546,477.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD63-NP4 : 18 February 2021), Addelaid Foster in entry for Rufus Foster, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDH-4QF : 29 May 2021), Adalaid Foster in entry for Rufus Foster, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCFS-HMP : 14 January 2022), Rachel A. Foster in household of Rufus M. Foster, Reddies River Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77743297/rachel-adelaide-foster: accessed 22 May 2023), memorial page for Rachel Adelaide Church Foster (1 Sep 1832–15 Jul 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77743297, citing Rufus Walter Foster Family Cemetery, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by History Lover (contributor 47307506).
- Memorial Page Here: [3]
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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:
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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~0.78%
~3.12%
Zella (Pilkenton) Barringer 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch UK6415978 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Carolyn (Pilkenton) Pennell :
23andMe, GEDmatch UH2631302 [compare]
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~0.78%
Arlene (Scott) O'Donnell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A115850 [compare], Ancestry member Silkberry
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Daryl Wheeler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WT9571635 [compare], Ancestry member darylwheeler
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~0.78%
Wool Clayton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T972520 [compare], FTDNA kit #FT22342
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