Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James E Dorsey
and Lucinda C (Baxter) Webb
Sister of
McNulty Baxter [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 19
in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2019
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Biography
Rachel was born 1879 in South Carolina. She is the daughter of James Dorsey and Lucinda C. Baxter. (Please See Research Notes.)
Rachel married William Smith 20 January 1896 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States.[1][2]
A son, Thomas Smith (1897–1968) is listed as their child.[3]
Rachel passed away 1898 in Tennessee, and is buried Smith Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Sources
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ7Z-JPN : 6 November 2017), William Smith and Rachel Dorsey, 20 Jan 1896; citing Cocke, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 322, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 956,183.
- ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD9X-L2C : 11 February 2018), William Smith and Rachel Dorsey, 20 Jan 1896; citing , Cocke, Tennessee, reference 2:NVVVPC; FHL microfilm 956,183.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSS-KPX5 : 28 November 2018), Rachel Smith in entry for Tom Smith and Dora Hensley, 12 May 1930; citing Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
See Also
Research Notes.
Lucinda C. Baxter is the daughter of Perry Baxter, born 1838 in Cocke County, Tennessee, died 15 February, 1863, in Davidson County Tennessee, and Permela "Millie" McMahan, born 1839 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, died before 1900.
Lucinda divorced James Dorsey on 31 August, 1882. Lucinda married Thomas Webb in 1896.[1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
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