Born in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joel Grigg
and Nancy Eunice (Patterson) Grigg
Wife of
Benjamin Arrington Prophet
— married
5 Mar 1849 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha Jane (Prophet) McCance, Jemima Elizabeth Prophet, Mary F. (Prophet) Trogdon and Samuel Thomas Prophet
Died
at age 78
in Bois D'Arc, Greene County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2015
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Biography
Eunice Elizabeth Grigg was born November 18, 1828 in McMinn County, Tennessee, a daughter of Joel Grigg and Nancy Eunice Blackwell. She married Benjamin Prophet March 5, 1849 in McMinn; they had at least twelve children, all or most born in Tennessee. At some point they moved to Greene County, Missouri where Benjamin farmed. Eunice died August 10, 1907 and was buried at Clear Creek Cemetery, Greene County near Benjamin who passed away in 1885.
Children of Benjamin and Eunice Prophet:
- Martha Jane Prophet 1849-1927; m. 1868 James Eli McCance (1841-1913)
- Sarah Clarinda Prophet 1851-1882; m. John A. Minor (1853-1927)
- Joel McKendre Prophet 1852–1852 d/y
- William Wesley Prophet 1854–1855 d/y
- Jemima Elizabeth Prophet 1854–1916; m. James Arrington Prophet (1853-1934), 1st cousins
- Mabel Doll Prophet 1857-1919; m. Samuel Torrance (1855-1922)
- Mary F. “Mollie” Prophet 1859- 1907; m. Julian H. Trogdon (1858-1937)
- Samuel Thomas [sic] Proffit 1861–1931; m. 1882 Cynthia Frances Minor (1860-1927)
- Lilly M. Prophet 1864–1864 d/y
- Julia Franklin Prophet 1866–1876 d/y
- Elen Eveline Prophet 1868–1873 d/y
- Cordelia [grave marker has ‘Cordia’] Prophet 1870-1941; m. 1893 Dudley Dumas “D.D.” Brower (1876-1946)
Sources
- Source: S-897084678 Repository: #R-1268495946 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16959065&pid=1019
- Repository: R-1268495946 Name: Ancestry.com
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21396168/eunice-elizabeth-prophet: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Eunice Elizabeth Grigg Prophet (18 Nov 1828–10 Aug 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21396168, citing Clear Creek Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Scott and Priscilla Butler Fraser (contributor 46859858).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice 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 Eunice:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice 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 Eunice:
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~3.12%
Paul Hellstern
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M295264 [compare]
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~3.12%
Linda (Cooper) Richter :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Jeff Cheap :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jeffcheap96
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~1.56%
Keith Lemons :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Kari Lemons :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A619568 [compare], Ancestry member kari_lemons
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T775840 [compare], FTDNA kit #256056
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~1.56%
Brent Lemons :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
William Blackburn :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
April (Davis) Peacock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A875687 [compare], Ancestry member applepeacock55555
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Steve (Pennington, Jr.) Pennington :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Laura (Blackburn) Carousel :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T226225 [compare], FTDNA kit #298419
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~0.39%
Floyd Spencer :
23andMe, GEDmatch M221423 [compare]
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~0.39%
Ruth (Grigg) Holland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #286669
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Cordell) Grainger (1826-1912)
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