Rebecca Ellen Surber

Female, #3009, b. 23 April 1855, d. 24 March 1895
Rebecca Ellen Surber|b. 23 Apr 1855\nd. 24 Mar 1895|p3009.htm|A Surber|b. a 1813|p6256.htm|Nancy unknown|b. a 1823|p6257.htm|||||||||||||
     Rebecca Ellen Surber was born on 23 April 1855 at Hedrick, Iowa.2 She was the daughter of A Surber and Nancy unknown.1 She was congenitally deaf and a full blooded Cherokee. From her, many of her descendants have been deaf.3 Rebecca Ellen Surber was nick named Rachel.2 She was listed in the household of A Surber and Nancy unknown in 1860 US Census at Lancaster, Iowa.1 Rebecca Ellen Surberentered at the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Council Bluffs, Iowa, on 13 October 1866.2 Rebecca had mumps in 1869 and measles in 1877.2 She appeared on the US Census of 1870 at Iowa.4 On 6 August 1877 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Rebecca married Curley Henry Waldo Brown, son of Israel Curley Brown and Zorada Shepardson. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. B. Talbot, the first Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Institute.2 Rebecca Ellen Surber and Curley Henry Waldo Brown appeared on the US Census of 1880 at Lewis, Iowa.5 Rebecca Ellen Surber died on Sunday, 24 March 1895 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, at age 39 years, 11 months and 1 day.2 Rebecca was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa; in section D, lot 72, space 2.2
Census1860Lancaster, Iowa1
Census1870Iowa4
Census1880Lewis, Iowa5

Children of Rebecca Ellen Surber and Curley Henry Waldo Brown

Citations

  1. [S540] United States Federal Census 1860 - Iowa, Census Place: Lancaster, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: M653_329; Page: 300. Hereinafter cited as US Census 1860 - Iowa.
  2. [S168] Herk Johnson, "Family Group Sheets of the Descenants of David Cook Shepardson", 11 April 1999 (Weeping Willow, Texas).. Hereinafter cited as "FGS of David C. Shepardson."
  3. [S126] Herk Johnson, "Shepardson," e-mail message from e-mail address (Texas) to Robert A. Roy, 17 June 1998. Hereinafter cited as "Shepardson."
  4. [S180] Genealogy Lilbrary Com, 1870 IA Census Index (Utah: Genealogy Library Com, 1999), p 364. Hereinafter cited as 1870 IA Census Index.
  5. [S363] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1880 United States Census and National Index (Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc, 2001), FHL Film 1254361 National Archives Film T9-0361 Page 28D. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Census and National Index.
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