Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Thomas Dodson
and Sarah Ann (Pyles) Dodson
Sister of
Nimrod Madison Dodson, Martha A (Dodson) McBride, Reuben Andrew Dodson, Lemuel Dodson, Enoch Frank Dodson, Wesley John Dodson Sr, Sarah Elizabeth (Dodson) Jones, Horace D. Dodson, Nancy (Dodson) Jones and James Monroe Dodson
Wife of
Amon Yerby
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Jemima (Yerby) Holliman, William James Yerby, Tabitha Helene Octavia (Yerby) Kirkland, James Franklin Yerby, Sarah (Yerby) Younghanse, Mary Virginia (Yerby) Jones, Jasper Newton Yerby, John Randolph Yerby, Lucy (Yerby) Rogers, Martha Elizabeth (Yerby) Jones and Alexander F. Yerby
Died
at about age 62
in Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jan 2024
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Biography
Rachel was born in 1798. She passed away in 1860.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128132885/rachel-yerby: accessed 19 January 2024), memorial page for Rachel Dodson Yerby (1798–1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128132885, citing Yerby Family Graves, Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 48150541).
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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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~3.12%
~12.50%
Apala Dickey 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A903011 [compare], Ancestry member apalawilson
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~3.12%
Don Holden :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Rodney Sparks :
23andMe, GEDmatch M189015 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #470831
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Janet (Parker) Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A018827 [compare], Ancestry member Cordovalady
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Gale Wakefield :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A402623 [compare], Ancestry member GaleWakefield
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~1.56%
Carl Maultsby :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cbslm
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~1.56%
Lyle McElhaney :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T938135 [compare], FTDNA kit #700095
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~1.56%
Jimmie Lucas :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Marvin Harvey :
23andMe, GEDmatch M041480 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Tammy Hinkle :
23andMe, GEDmatch SE7368783 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FZ3265937 [compare], Ancestry member TammyHinkle
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~0.78%
Penny (Turner) Linsenmayer :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member p_linsenmayer
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~0.78%
Jeremy Gosnell :
23andMe, GEDmatch RF1118306 [compare], yourDNAportal JER939666ea
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A475705 [compare], yourDNAportal JER939666ea, Ancestry member lancejgosnell
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sharon Wratten :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Sharon_Wratten
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~0.78%
Glynda Walton :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jeanne McCaleb :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Sherman McCaleb :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Faust Chitty :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A611602 [compare], Ancestry member faust192
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