Ruth (Roach) Bohannon - Maiden Name

Started by Debbie Gambrell on Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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My son is a Bohannon descendant on his dad's side and I'm working on his Bohannon DNA matches. He has a match with a descendant of this Ruth and her husband William Bohannon. However, I'm uncertain which is the correct lineage for this Ruth.

1. Ancestry trees show her parents as Thomas Barnes and Mary Knowles.

2. Notes in her Geni profile reference her Find-a-Grave page where her maiden name is shown as Booten with the note;

"Possible maiden name of BOOTEN"

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33167310/ruth-frances-bohannon

3. Here on Geni she's connected to Roach parents

Can anyone confirm which is actually correct? Thanks in advance for any clarification.

Looking at the geographical info on the connections, William Bohannon I is showing died in White County, TN but Ruth Roach died in Virginia. On the other hand, the other wife some have him connected to - Ruth Barnes - died in White County, TN. Also the photo on William's profile is the Bohannon-Barnes memorial. The geography and memorial seem to give more evidence for the Barnes wife.

William's Find-a-Grave page, however, has him married to Judith Legge and Ruth Frances Booten.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16156583/william-bohannon

Sorry but I cant add anymore information.

I checked DAR database. Both wives are listed as X X. There is no birth / death / marriage info.

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