1855 - 1895 (39 years)
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Name |
Rebecca Ellen Surber |
- She was also called "Rachel".
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Birth |
23 Apr 1855 |
Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa [1] |
Census |
1870 (Age 15) |
Johnson County, Iowa [2] |
Census |
1880 (Age 25) |
Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa [3] |
History |
Rebecca was congenitally deaf and a full blooded Cherokee. From her, many of her descendants have been deaf. She entered the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Council Bluffs, Iowa on 13 Oct 1866. Rebecca had mumps in 1869 and measles in 1877. [1, 4] |
Death |
24 Mar 1895 |
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa [1] |
Burial |
Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa [1] |
- She is buried in section D, lot 72, space 2.
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Person ID |
I3009 |
| Spouse of a Delvee |
Last Modified |
10 Aug 2014 |
Family |
Curley Henry Waldo Brown, b. 22 Jan 1854, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 5 Mar 1941, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa (Age 87 years) |
Marriage |
06 Aug 1877 |
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa [1] |
- The ceremony was performed by the Rev. B. Talbot, the first Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Institute.
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Age at Marriage |
She : 22 years and 4 months - He : 23 years and 7 months. |
Children |
+ | 1. Robert George Brown, b. 13 Nov 1878, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 21 Oct 1951, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 72 years) |
+ | 2. Jessie May Brown, b. 6 Jul 1880, Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 26 Sep 1922, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 42 years) |
+ | 3. Fred Garfield Brown, b. 5 Oct 1881, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 1 Feb 1950, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 68 years) |
| 4. Curley Henry Brown, b. 21 Jan 1884, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 22 Jan 1884, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 0 years) |
+ | 5. Lottie Marie Brown, b. 13 Aug 1886, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 3 Nov 1955, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois (Age 69 years) |
| 6. William Wallace Brown, b. 12 Nov 1888, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 26 Mar 1949, Fall River, Fall River County, South Dakota (Age 60 years) |
+ | 7. Arthur Scott Brown, b. 14 Mar 1890, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 20 Dec 1967, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa (Age 77 years) |
| 8. Ella Rebecca Brown, b. 24 Jan 1893, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 25 Jan 1893, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 0 years) |
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Family ID |
F1628 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Aug 2014 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 23 Apr 1855 - Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa |
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| Census - 1870 - Johnson County, Iowa |
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| Marriage - 06 Aug 1877 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Census - 1880 - Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Child - Jessie May Brown - 6 Jul 1880 - Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Child - Fred Garfield Brown - 5 Oct 1881 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Child - Curley Henry Brown - 21 Jan 1884 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Child - Lottie Marie Brown - 13 Aug 1886 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Child - William Wallace Brown - 12 Nov 1888 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Child - Arthur Scott Brown - 14 Mar 1890 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Child - Ella Rebecca Brown - 24 Jan 1893 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Death - 24 Mar 1895 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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| Burial - - Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S168] Johnson, Herk. Family Group Sheets of David Cook Shepardson, (Weeping Willow, Texas: Compiled 11 April 1999 ).
- [S180] Census Index -1870 Iowa, (Utah: Genealogy Library Com, 1999).
- [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).
- [S126] Johnson, Herk. email: 1998-06-17 "Shepardson", (Email message from HerkEW (at) AOL.COM at Texas. 17 June 1998).
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