Born in Gallia, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Franklin Sheets
and Elizabeth Ann (Henry) Sheets
Sister of
Nancy Charlotte (Sheets) Garlic, Mary A. (Sheets) Sanders, Minerva (Sheets) Caldwell, John Henry Sheets, Sarah (Sheets) Sanders, George Washington Sheets, William Lewis Jackson Sheets and Brice Hannan Sheets
Wife of
William F. Caldwell
— married
28 Nov 1833 in Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Stephen Monroe Caldwell and Hugh Wilson Caldwell
Died
at age 63
in Gallia, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Apr 2017
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Biography
Rebecca Jane "Becky Jane " (Sheets) Caldwell was born in 1817. She was the daughter of William Franklin Sheets and Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Henry) Sheets. She married William F. Caldwell on November 28, 1833 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. She passed away in 1881.
Their son, Hugh Wilson Caldwell and Ester Evelyn Trowbridge begat Emma Rowena Caldwell aka, 'Grandma Gatewood' who is known for her hiking treks on the Appalachian Trail. Grandma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire 2,050 miles of the Appalachian Trail by herself in 1955. "Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail." Published in April 2014
Sources
- Source: S-740198187 Repository: #R-1193908672 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=87946331&pid=122
- Repository: R-1193908672 Ancestry.com
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KLYT-8PV/rebecca-jane-sheets-1817-1881
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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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~0.39%
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