Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Shepherd
and Mary (Clark) Shepherd
Wife of
Jacob Wetzel
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Maria (Whetzer) Allen and Hiram Wetzel
Died
at age 53
in Waverly, Indiana, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Ruhama was born in 1778. She passed away in 1831.
Ruhama Shepherd was married to Jacob Whetzell (1765-1827).[1]
Inscription of daughter Maria Whetzer Allen's Tombstone:
Sacred To the Memory of Maria second daughter of Jacob and Ruhamah Whetzel and Consort of David Allen Departed this life in the hope of a blessed immortality Jan 18, 1843 Aged 39yrs 6 mo 16 d's As a testimony of her moral worth this memento is placed by him who in life and in death enjoyed her most affectionate regards. Anis: this is all that he can do.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20807237/ruhama-whetzel : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for Ruhama Shepherd Whetzel (23 Oct 1778–23 Nov 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20807237, citing MacKenzie Cemetery, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Joshua Davis (contributor 46926941) . Memorial Stone & biography
Acknowledgement
This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
- Duke Shepherd Book
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruhama 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 Ruhama:
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