Born in Athens County, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Giffin
and Rebecca (Weimer) Giffin
Sister of
Phebe Giffin, Soloman Giffin, Nellie Giffin, William Henry Giffin, John W. Giffin, James A. Giffin, Hezekiah W. Giffin, Mary Jane Giffin and Lafayette Giffin
Wife of
David E. Dowler
— married
27 Jun 1883 in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Arthur Elsworth Dowler and Mary Marguerite (Dowler) Fordyce
Died
at age 71
in Wood County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jul 2018
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1861. She was the daughter of William Giffin and Rebecca Weimer. She passed away in 1935.
1900 residence Slate, Wood County, WV; 1910 residence Slate District, Wood County, WV; 1920 residence Steele District, Wood County, WV; 1930 residence Tygart Magisterial District, Wood County, WV
She is buried in the Big Tygart Cemetery, Rockport, Wood County, WV.
Sources
- "Giffins of Athens Co., OH", family tree at ancestry.com
Rebecca Ann Dowler death certificate http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1953906&ImageNumber=1663
Mrs. Rebecca Ann Dowler obituaries
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6259508/rebecca-ann-dowler
David Dowler-Rebecca Giffin marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=849408&ImageNumber=38
U.S. census returns
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
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~0.39%
Deborah (Ransbottom) Mahle
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M553445 [compare]
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~0.39%
Kim M :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 4944martin
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