Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Medlin
and Mary (Smith) Medlin
Sister of
William Medlin, Charles Simpson Medlin, Lewis Medlin, Nancy (Medlin) Robinson, Elizabeth Medlin, Tabitha (Medlin) Stewart, Delilah H (Medlin) Loving, Mary C (Medlin) Snead and Wilson Medlin
Wife of
Thomas J. Allen Jr.
— married
about 1825 in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Richard Jacob Allen and Emily Abby Allen
Died
at age 59
in Denton, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2011
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Biography
Ruth Medlin was born 10 November 1805 in South Carolina. Birth date inscribed on tombstone.[1]
She was married to Thomas Allen about 1825.
Ruth died 20 August 1865 and was buried at Medlin Cemetery, Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #8279397 accessed 17 April 2019, memorial page for Ruth Medlin Allen (10 Nov 1805–20 Aug 1865), citing Medlin Cemetery, Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Darlene.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLV-RZP : 4 April 2020), Ruth Allen in household of T S Allen, Denton county, Denton, Texas, United States; citing family 19, NARA microfilm publication M432
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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%
Jensen May
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MH3848872 [compare], Ancestry member jensenmay98
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~0.78%
Bob Freeman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robertfreeman39
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~0.78%
Kerry Rock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A429340 [compare], Ancestry member klrock
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Teresa Downey
Teresa Downey
Medlin-1164 and Medlin-34 appear to represent the same person because: same find a grave on both profiles. spouse in process of merge too
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by Teresa Downey
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