Born in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hosea Wilbanks
and Rebecca (Waldrop) Wilbanks
Wife of
George Whitfield Cheek
— married
1869 in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John Samuel Cheek
Died
at age 61
in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2022
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Biography
Rebecca was born about 1842. She is the daughter of Hosea Wilbanks and Rebecca Waldrop.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYP-LCQ : Fri Sep 15 16:42:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Hosea Willbanks and Rebecca Willbanks, Gwinnett, Georgia, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3Q-52Z : Thu Sep 14 18:33:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Whitten Chuk and Rachel M Chuk, Gwinnett, Georgia, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3J9-GV7 : Sun Sep 17 11:13:04 UTC 2023), Entry for General W Cheek and Rachel A Cheek, Gwinnett, Georgia, 1900.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41632553/rachel-amanda-cheek: accessed 17 September 2023), memorial page for Rachel Amanda Wilbanks Cheek (18 Nov 1841–28 Apr 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41632553, citing Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Pat Sellers Gillespie (contributor 46926725).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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