Born in Sevier County, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Matthews
and Leah (Dobbins) Matthews
Sister of
Margaret (Matthews) Hampton and Sarah Matthews
Wife of
William Alexander Baxter
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Jesse S. Baxter and William Tipton Baxter
Died
at age 69
in Sevier County, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2017
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Biography
Mother: Leah Dobbins / Father: Robert Matthews
Buried in Robert Matthews, Sevier County, TN
“Robert was in the Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812. He owned aprox. 800 acres of land near the Cocke County line and NC state line. He is buried in the Matthews-Baxter Cemetery on this land. The original marker still stands, and in front of it is a marker provided by the US Government which was provided through the efforts of Ruth Matthews.” —from the genealogy document titled “Descendants of James Baxter and Robert Matthews” by Jean Rowe 1994 ( great granddaughter of Martha Elizabeth Baxter, daughter of Rev. Jesse Willis Baxter and Sarah Matthews)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Jason Breazeale
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H4a1a4b, FTDNA kit #913859, MitoYDNA ID T13777 [compare]
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~6.25%
Jody Baxter :
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Beverly (Taylor) Ennis :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GY2970630 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK70883
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~0.78%
Jane Firestone :
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~0.78%
Paula (Brewer) Franklin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A646677 [compare], Ancestry member Paula555
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~0.78%
Ann Brewer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK83870
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~0.78%
Robin (Brewer) Fleming :
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Matthews) Hurrell (abt.1824-1896) › Elizabeth Matheson (1852-1889) › Elizabeth (Matthews) Carter (1829-1894)
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