Laura Leona (Phelps) Rhines (1873 - 1954)

Laura Leona Rhines formerly Phelps

Born 20 Sep 1873 in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Seneca Brownie Phelps and Amanda (McFall) Phelps

Sister of Edelphia Amanda (Phelps) Sargent, Charles Julius Phelps, Daniel Orvis Phelps, Elsie Elizabeth (Phelps) Baker, George William Phelps, Sylvester James Phelps, Richard Louis Phelps, Edith Pearl (Phelps) Bigelow, Sadie Jewel Phelps, Gertrude (Phelps) Jones, Jessie Fremont (Phelps) Kilfoil and Guy Vernon Phelps

Wife of Charles E Rhines — married 30 Mar 1899 in Lodomillo, Clayton, Iowa, USA

Mother of Cecilia Golden (Rhines) Fish, Seth Lee Rhines, Glenn Frank Rhines, Earl Frederick Rhines, Merle Clayton Rhines and Alma May Rhines

Died 9 May 1954 at age 80 in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Phelps Name Study.

Laura Leona Phelps was born on September 20, 1873 in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States, daughter of Seneca Brownie Phelps (1833–1903) and Amanda McFall (1841–1931).^[1]

In 1880, Laura was living in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa. ^[1]

Laura (25) married Charles E Rhines (30) (born on April 2, 1868 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA) on March 30, 1899 in Lodomillo, Clayton. Their children were:

Cecilia Golden Rhines (1900–1991)
Seth Lee Rhines (1903–1979)
Glenn Frank Rhines (1905–1983)
Earl Frederick Rhines (1911–1953)
Merle Clayton Rhines (1911–2010)
Alma May Rhines (1913–1917)

Laura died on May 9, 1954 in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, aged 80. She was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood, Iowa.

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Year: 1880; Census Place: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 339; Page: 183C; Enumeration District: 206

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura 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 Laura:

~6.25% ~12.50% Kathy Valdovinos : 23andMe, GEDmatch ZE5752725 [compare]
~6.25% ~12.50% Deanna (Langley) Wing : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XF2534364 [compare], Ancestry member deannawing10
~3.12% ~12.50% Christopher Kivi : 23andMe, GEDmatch JT7264201 [compare]
~3.12% Hailee Wendel : 23andMe
~3.12% James Kenyon : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T988941 [compare], FTDNA kit #114135
~1.56% Marilyn Kenyon : 23andMe, GEDmatch T443813 [compare] + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marilynkenyon97 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443813 [compare], FTDNA kit #193048 + MyHeritage DNA + Living DNA
~1.56% ~6.25% Leah Kivi : 23andMe, GEDmatch GC7305246 [compare]
~0.78% Bonnie Jackson : AncestryDNA

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