Cynthia, I am a descendant of Rhoda. Go to my tree on Ancestry which would be the one w/Mercers in it. My "address is DannaArnett, OR you can send me your email address and I will send you an invitation to go on Ancestry and view that tree, free. My email is dannastevens@gmail.com. I haven't looked at that tree for awhile, but have it back to the first Mercer's in the US, then back to Barbados.My g.mother was a Gossett, and her mother was Mary Alice Jarvis. Her mother was Catherine Mercer, who married Edmond Jarvis. Catherine's father was Thomas Gillis Mercer. His father, I think, was Martin, and his father was Shadrack. I THINK Rhoda was the mother of Martin. She owned one of the largest pockets of coal mining land in Muhlenburg Co.KY, left to her by her 2nd husband. Peabody Coal came in and bought up most of it from the descendants, and stole any they couldn't contact. They took most of my famlies land and strip mined it right up to my g.parent's house. As far as we know, they never got legal possession to any of it-basicallyl, they stole it! Jeanette Mercer tried to investigate it, and she said they "burned up" her brand new computer and she was pretty much told to "Leave it alone"! We are also part Tuscarora Indian through Rhoda's line. The gov. took approximately 250,000 acres of land from the tribe. They built an Arnold Palmer golf course on part of it. Jeanette tried to stop it, but I found where it had already been taken by the gov., prior to. Glad to meet you "cousin"?? ( I am in St. Augustine,FL, but b. in Muhlenberg Co. KY)
Rhoda Mercer (Price)
Gender: Female
Birth: 1761
Davie, North Carolina, USA
Death: 1831 (69-70)
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Absalom Price; Unknown Price; Unk Price and Elizabeth McKeel
Wife of Rev. Shadrack Mercer
Mother of Flossie Mercer; Rev. Martin Mercer; Dorcas Ann Moore (Mercer); Hosea Mercer; Susannah Vick (Mercer); David Mercer; Rhoda Vick (Mercer); Silas Mercer and Elizabeth Martin (Mercer)
Danna, this is likely the closest: Danna Jeannine Clarke,Moore,Stevens is your 6th great aunt's second cousin five times removed.
You
→ Geneive Melba Hicks (Emerson)
your mother → Ossie Mae Emerson (Pratt)
her mother → George Washington Pratt
her father → Nancy Jane Pratt Huddleston (Huddleston)
his mother → William Sampson Huddleston
her father → Israel Huddleston
his father → Abraham Huddleston
his father → Daniel Huddleston, Sr.
his brother → Agatha Agnes Huddleston (Holliday)
his wife → Agnes Holladay (Pulliam)
her mother → Winifred Ann Pulliam (Holladay)
her mother → Sarah Rawlings (Holliday)
her sister → Jonathon Holliday Rawlings, Sr.
her son → Cynthia Briles (Rollins/Rawlings)
his daughter → Alsey Hopkins Briles
her son → Mary Francis Arnett (Briles)
his daughter → Charlie Arnett
her son → William Daniel Arnett
his son → Danna Jeannine Clarke,Moore,Stevens
his daughter
MY Abraham Huddleston was the brpther-in-law of your Agatha Holliday. Agatha Agnes Huddleston married my 5th great grandfather's brother.
My side is correct and DNA proved.
Hicks is a fairly common name.
My grandfather (dad's dad) was an only child of his parents so I rarely meet a Hicks cousin.