Born in Morgan, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Evans Parrish
and Rebecca Anne (Maple) Parrish
Sister of
Adonyah Parrish [half], Heshbon Parrish [half], Jesse Bussey Parrish [half], Gamaliel Parrish [half], Serepta (Parrish) Nickerson [half], Permina Colget Parrish [half], Elizabeth Ellen (Parrish) Robb, Thomas Maple Andrew Jackson Parrish, Mary Ann Springer Parrish, Edward Evans Parrish Jr and Rachel Marinda (Parrish) Knox
Wife of
Samuel Erastus May
— married
13 May 1852 in Marion County, Oregon
Wife of
James R. Robb
— married
18 Oct 1882 in Portland, Oregon
Descendants 
Mother of
Ada Eugenia (May) Steiwer
Died
at age 75
in Marion, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Nov 2018
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1834. She passed away in 1909.
According to Edward Evans Parrish diary of the trip over the Oregon Trail, Rebecca fell out of the wagon and broke her leg on the journey. According to family the leg healed but she walked with a limp from the accident.
- Fact: Burial (1909) Turner, Marion, Oregon, United States of America
Parents
Edward Evans Parrish
Rebecca Anne Maple
Her third husband is William Steele in Jefferson, Oregon
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHW-6QP : 21 December 2020), Rebecca Parish in household of E E Parish, Marion, Marion, Oregon Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PY-16K : 11 January 2020), Rebecca S. Parrish in entry for Samuel E. May, 1852.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG5-116 : 18 February 2021), Rebecca Robb in entry for James T Robb, 1860.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
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~3.12%
Gary Williams
:
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T698835 [compare], FTDNA kit #851747
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~3.12%
Rod Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A974650 [compare], Ancestry member kdwilly59
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Kathleen Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A013376 [compare], Ancestry member kdwilly
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~1.56%
Jennifer (Sowles Mapel) Dockstader :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Fv7444176 [compare]
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~1.56%
Byron Williams :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YP6046916 [compare], yourDNAportal BYR86d89e4f, FTDNA kit #B702328
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