Rachel Bell ^{3 4 5 6 7}

  Birth Notes:

Birth date is calculated from the age at death of 73y, 1m, 17d.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 16 February 1829. ^{1 7}

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Township 9 North Range 10, Jersey County, IL on 10 September 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 62A, Dwelling 19, Family 19, Roll 111
Township 9 North Range 10 West, Jersey County, Illinois
Rachel Arnspiger..20..IL..Married within the year
(Living with husband at the home of her parents, Nathaniel and Mary Bell.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 5 Aug 1831, then her age should have been 19 instead of 20.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Harrisburg Precinct, Linn County, OR on 17 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 439B, District 77, Dwelling 92, Family 92, Roll 1082
Harrisburg Precinct, Linn County, Oregon
Rachel Arnspieger..Wife..49..IL..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 5 Aug 1831, then her age should have been 48 instead of 49.
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• She was buried after 22 September 1904 in the Alford Cemetery in Harrisburg, OR.

Rachel Bell is buried right along side of her husband in the Alford Cemetery which was established in 1853. It is located on Oregon State Highway 99 E, northeast of Harrisburg near the Old Alford Station. Its geographical location is described as: T. 14S R. 4W. Section 35 Tax Lot 300, Linn County, Oregon. Her gravestone is a tall obelisk shaped stone of gray granite similar in size to that of Simon. The inscription reads "Rachel Bell, wife of S. P. Arnspiger, Died September 22, 1904, Aged 73 years, 1 months, 17 days". It is easily readable and shows only minimal signs of weathering as of September 2002.

Find A Grave Memorial #46056607
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Rachel married Simon Peter Arnspiger, son of John Arnspiger and Catherine Funk, on 16 September 1849 in , Jersey County, IL.^{1 2 3 4} (Simon Peter Arnspiger was born on 8 October 1824 in , Jessamine County, KY,^{5 8} died on 21 July 1886 in Harrisburg, OR ^{5 8} and was buried after 21 July 1886 in Harrisburg, OR ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Township 9 North Range 10, Jersey County, IL on 10 September 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 62A, Dwelling 19, Family 19, Roll 111
Township 9 North Range 10 West, Jersey County, Illinois
Simon Arnspiger..26..KY..Farmer...Married within the year
Rachel Arnspiger..20..IL..Married within the year

(Living at the home of Rachel's parents.)
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Harrisburg Precinct, Linn County, OR on 17 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 439B, District 77, Dwelling 92, Family 92, Roll 1082
Harrisburg Precinct, Linn County, Oregon
Simon P. Arnspieger..Head..56..KY..Farmer
Rachel Arnspieger..Wife..49..IL..Keeping House
Ann E. Arnspieger..Dau..28..IL..At Home
Mary C. Arnspieger..Dau..24..OR..At Home
Laura Arnspieger..Dau..20..OR..At Home
Milton Arnspieger..Son..16..OR..At Home
Simon Arnspieger..Son..14..OR..At Home
Emma Arnspieger..Dau..12..OR..At Home
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  Marriage Notes:

The Linn County, Oregon area is a region of relatively flat farm land in the midst of mountain ranges all around. It is the self-proclaimed "Grass Seed Capitol of the World". The Harrisburg area hosts a sizeable Mennonite Church population. The Alford Cemetery is a typical rural cemetery that first opened in 1853 and continues with new burials to this day (September 2002). The graves of Simon and Rachel are next to an area with many of the original Alford graves for which this cemetery is named.
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