Rebecca
Melvin
Melvin
Born in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Barnes Melvin
and Eliza Couch (Huddleson) Melvin
Sister of
John Jefferson Melvin, Margaret Ida (Melvin) Babbitt, James Douglas Melvin, Melissa Jane (Melvin) Babbitt, George Smith Melvin, William H Melvin and Bruce Clyde Melvin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 18
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2016
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Biography
Rebecca was born on 15 August 1859 in Illinois. She was the daughter of Joseph B Melvin and Eliza (Huddleston) Melvin.[1]
In the 1860 census Rebecca (age 9 months) was living in Lee, Fulton, Illinois, USA.[1]
In the 1870 census Rebecca (age 10) was living in Avon, Fulton, Illinois.[2]
In the 1870 census Rebecca (age 10) was living in Lee, Fulton, Illinois, United States.[2]
Rebecca died at the age of 18 on 2 December 1877 and was buried in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
1860 Census: 1860 United States Federal Census,
Year: 1860; Census Place: Lee, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M653_179; Page: 850; Image: 848; Family History Library Film: 803179. - ↑ 2.0 2.1
1870 Census: 1870 United States Federal Census,
Year: 1870; Census Place: Lee, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M593_223; Page: 126A; Image: 259; Family History Library Film: 545722.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80305323/rebecca-a-melvin: accessed 01 January 2024), memorial page for Rebecca A. Melvin (15 Aug 1859–2 Dec 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80305323, citing Rigdon Cemetery, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Memories From The Mist (contributor 46916402).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rebecca:
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~3.12%
Heather (Enos) Shaffer
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