Re: Oaks Family in Anderson/Union/Knox counties in TN
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Re: Oaks Family in Anderson/Union/Knox counties in TN
JoAnn Palko 2/18/12
I am wondering about Rachel. In the 1880 census she has Sarah, William, Mary & Hiley as her son and daughters and Rachel is marked as single. In the 1900 census with William she states she only had one child. She is definitely a mystery. She had too many children to have out of wedlock, don't you think? Perhaps William might have actually been hers and she adopted the others and received money from the family to take care of them. This did happen. If I was you, I would definitley have a DNA test done to see if it hits. We have done this twice in my family and have had results both times.