Born in Rockingham, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Means
and Mary Ann (Smith) Means
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Gaines III
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Washington Gaines
Died
at about age 66
in Cleburne, Alabama
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2018
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Biography
Ruth was born in 1808. She passed away in 1875.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHP5-GXD : 12 April 2016), T Gains, Benton county, Benton, Alabama, United States; citing family 454, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
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~1.56%
Tricia Hall
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Nic (Odom) Baker :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cnicholsbaker
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A849646 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ken Flippin :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
JC Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch M133948 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T980250 [compare], FTDNA kit #290925
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~0.78%
Clarice Lemon :
23andMe
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~0.78%
David Draper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LN1103069 [compare]
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~0.78%
Paula Toney :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.59%
Tommy Combs :
AncestryDNA
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