Born in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Bigford Douglass Spooner
and Mary (Peters) Spooner
Sister of
Lazarus Spooner [half], Thomas Spooner [half], Simeon Spooner [half], Jonathan Spooner [half], Barnabus Spooner [half], Betsy (Spooner) Streeter [half], Polly Spooner [half], Patience Spooner, Joncebeth Spooner, Hannah Spooner, Comfort Spooner, William Spooner, Chloe Spooner, Amy (Spooner) Streeter, Barnabas Spooner and Benjamin Spooner
Wife of
William Norman Wells
— married
25 May 1818 in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Wife of
Thomas Yam
— married
18 Jul 1832 in of Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Wife of
Thomas Yeaw
— married
19 Jul 1832 in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Orson B Wells
Died
at age 78
in Huntington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2013
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Contents |
Biography
Vitals
Rhoda Spooner Yaw
BIRTH: 30 May 1797 Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
DEATH: 2 Dec 1875 (aged 78) Huntington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
BURIAL: Maplewood Cemetery, Huntington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 27450732
Husband link and date of marriage provided by: Carolyn Nancy Gray
Rhoda and Thomas were married in 1832.
Family Members:
Spouse:
- Thomas Yaw 1786–1866
Children:
- Norman William Wells 1825–1874[1]
Probate
Name: Rhoda Yaw
Event Place: Vermont, Chittenden County
Event Year: 1875
Event Type: Probate Records
Record Type: Estate Files[2]
Marriage
Name: William Wells
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 May 1818
Event Place: Richmond, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Rhoda Spooner
Spouse's Gender: Female[3]
Census
Name: Rhoda Yaw
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1798
Birthplace: Vermont
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Rhoda Yaw F 52 Vermont
Norman Wells M 24 Vermont
Lydia Wells F 22 Vermont
Martha Wells F 1 Vermont
Mariam Wells F 10 Vermont[4]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #27450732
- ↑ "Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N39X-R4X : 9 March 2018), Rhoda Yaw, 1875; citing Chittenden County, volume Box 21 File 2738; Probate Court; FHL microfilm 4169580.
- ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V899-C7X : 5 November 2017), William Wells and Rhoda Spooner, 28 May 1818, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,695.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2C-XTH : 12 April 2016), Rhoda Yaw, Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing family 77, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Scott Quimby for creating WikiTree profile Spooner-438 through the import of Quimby Family Tree.ged on Sep 16, 2013.
- WikiTree profile Wells-3283 created through the import of YAW-YEAW_2012-08-09.ged on Aug 11, 2012 by James Yeaw.
- WikiTree profile Wells-3354 created through the import of YAW-YEAW_Joseph_2012-09-17.ged on Sep 19, 2012 by James Yeaw.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda 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 Rhoda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda 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 Rhoda:
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~1.56%
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #777241
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~0.39%
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Sharon Casteel
Wells-3354 and Wells-3283 appear to represent the same person because: Same marriage/death dates; same husband.
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