Rachel
(1827-After 1880)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Lewis Beery

Rachel 1

  • Born: 1827, Virginia 1
  • Marriage: Lewis Beery on 1 Sep 1875 1
  • Died: After 1 Jun 1880
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on Jun 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 207D, Roll 1014
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Rachel Beery..Wife..53..VA..Keeping House
(Living with 2nd husband, 4 children from her 1st husband, and 8 step-children.)


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Rachel married Lewis Beery, son of Daniel Beery and Anna Huffman, on 1 Sep 1875.1 (Lewis Beery was born on 24 Jan 1827 in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH,1 2 3 4 5 6 died on 21 Dec 1908 in Lancaster, OH 2 5 6 and was buried on 23 Dec 1908 in , Fairfield County, OH 5 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on Jun 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 207D, Roll 1014
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Lewis Beery..Self..53..OH..Farmer
Rachel Beery..Wife..53..VA..Keeping House
Edward Beery..Son..22..OH..Works On Farm
Catharine Beery..Dau..20..OH..House Keeper
Charles Beery..Son..17..OH..Works On Farm
Emma Beery..Dau..15..OH..House Keeper
G. Lizzie Beery..Dau..13..OH..At School
David Beery..Son..12..OH..At School
Nettie Beery..Dau..10..OH..At School
Anna Beery..Dau..8..OH
Anna Houston..SDau..23..VA..House Keeper
Emma Houston..SDau..22..VA..House Keeper
Julia Houston..SDau..20..VA..House Keeper
Nanie Houston..SDau..12..VA..At School

NOTE - Lewis Beery had a total of three wives. His second wife, Mary Swartz, had died in 1874. This census record correctly shows her children and also the step-children born to Lewis' third wife, Rachel Houston (her maiden name is not known).
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Sources

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, p. 207D, Lewis Berry and Rachel (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1014.

2 Earl Dewayne, "My Ancestors and linked families" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gunsmith; Updated: 2007-06-20 20:31:43 UTC (Wed)).

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States, p. 237, family 1619, Lewis Beery and Mary Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 960.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 5B, family 105, Lewis Beery; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2015), Name: Lewis Beery; Event Date: 21 Dec 1908; Event Place: Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Jun 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29692457.

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