Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Washington McPherson
and Mary (Kitchens) McPherson
Sister of
Martha Paralee (McPherson) Mayes, Julia Ann (McPherson) Chitwood and Thomas Jefferson McPherson
Wife of
William Perry Clayton
— married
17 Dec 1854 in DeKalb, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in DeKalb, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2023
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Biography
BURIAL Walkers Chapel Cemetery Dog Town, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHP1-ZT1 : Wed Dec 28 16:01:17 UTC 2022), Entry for Mary McPearson and George McPearson, 1850.
- "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1M-YSB7 : 19 February 2021), Wm P Clayton and Rachael McPherson, 17 Dec 1854; citing DeKalb, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVY-MN1 : 28 May 2021), Rachael Clayton in entry for William Clayton, 1870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
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~1.56%
Dana Carroll
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~0.39%
Nicole Polk :
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~0.39%
Iris (Vanhoover) Brannam :
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