Daniel and Cynthia are fifth cousins 6 times removed
Daniel Rather (1826-1901) and Cynthia (Hicks) Curtis are both descendants of Giles H Carter (abt.1634-bef.1702).
1. Daniel is the son of Lucinda (Hudson) Rather (1806-1873) [non-biological]
2. Lucinda is the daughter of Lucy Martha (Wooldridge) Hudson (abt.1780-1846) [unknown confidence]
3. Lucy is the daughter of Lucy (Hudspeth) Wooldridge (abt.1738-1812) [unknown confidence]
4. Lucy is the daughter of Mary Polly (Carter) Hudspeth (abt.1699-abt.1738) [unknown confidence]
5. Mary is the daughter of Giles Carter Jr (aft.1681-aft.1760) [unknown confidence]
6. Giles is the son of Giles H Carter (abt.1634-bef.1702) [unknown confidence]
This makes Giles the fourth great grandfather of Daniel.
1. Cynthia is the daughter of [private mother] DNA confirmed
2. [Private] is the daughter of John Mac Emerson (1909-1983) DNA confirmed
3. John is the son of Elma Swaim (1882-1929) DNA confirmed
4. Elma is the daughter of Sallie Edward (Utterback) Swaim (1858-1905) DNA confirmed
5. Sallie is the daughter of Martha Adeline (Curd) Utterback (1831-1893) [confident]
6. Martha is the daughter of Charles Curd (1804-1876) [confident]
7. Charles is the son of Edmund Curd (1772-1846) [unknown confidence]
8. Edmund is the son of William Curd (abt.1730-bef.1797) [unknown confidence]
9. William is the son of Elizabeth Ann (Price) Oglesby (abt.1707-1774) [confident]
10. Elizabeth is the daughter of Daniel Price II (1689-1767) [confident]
11. Daniel is the son of Susannah (Carter) Williamson (abt.1671-aft.1718) [confident]
12. Susannah is the daughter of Giles H Carter (abt.1634-bef.1702) [confident]
This makes Giles the tenth great grandfather of Cynthia.
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