Rhoda (Lay) Hamblin was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
Biography
Rhoda Elizabeth Lay was born on September 27, 1842 in Monroe County, Mississippi. Her parents were William Harvey Lay and Sytha Solena Crosby. She was the oldest of eleven children.
Her family came to Utah in 1848 with the Willard Richards Company, settling in Cottonwood, Utah. They went with a company of 500 to settle in San Bernadino, California, later returning to Utah to settle in Santa Clara. In Santa Clara they grew cotton and wove cotton cloth for clothing.
She married Francis Marion Hamblin on October 21, 1861 in Santa Clara. They moved to Eagle Valley, Nevada in 1863, then moved to Kanab in 1871 where she lived for the rest of her life. They had eleven children.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-WK3 : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Lay in household of William Lay, Utah county, Utah, Utah Territory, United States; citing family 72, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCT-MYR : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Hamblin in household of L M Hamblin, Utah, United States; citing p. 4, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,109.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSV-FSF : 3 October 2016), Rhoda E Hamblin in household of Francis M Hamblin, Pah Reah, Kane, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 457A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1336; FHL microfilm 1,255,336.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRK-XPJ : accessed 15 December 2018), Elizabeth Hamblin, Pahreah, Johnson Wash Precincts, Kane, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 200, sheet 4B, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,683.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PR-GJ6 : accessed 15 December 2018), R Elizabeth Hamblin, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States; citing ED 82, sheet 5A, line 8, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 1,821,863.
"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD1X-7HM : 13 March 2018), Rhoda E Hamblin in entry for Francis M Hamblin, 1923.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6C-N47 : accessed 15 December 2018), R Elizabeth Hamblin, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 9A, line 4, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2416; FHL microfilm 2,342,150.
"Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-GKJL : 17 March 2018), Rhoda Elizabeth Lay Hamblin, 21 Sep 1934; citing Garfield County News 2, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda 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 Rhoda:
Ray-5006 and Lay-933 appear to represent the same person because: per sources provided, Lay is the correct spelling of her last name, there were not two wives. IF you have primary sources indicating Ray, please provide them