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Rebecca Ellen Surber

Female 1855 - 1895  (39 years)

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  • Name Rebecca Ellen Surber 
    • She was also called "Rachel".
    Relationshipwith Peter Delva
    Birth Apr 23, 1855  Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1870 (14 years)  Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880 (24 years)  Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Mar 24, 1895  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID, Branch I3009  Spouse of a Delvee
    Last Modified Aug 10, 2014 

    Father A Surber,   b. Abt 1813, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Nancy last name unknown,   b. Abt 1823, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner Curley Henry Waldo Brown,   b. Jan 22, 1854, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 5, 1941, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Aug 6, 1877  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age at Marriage She : 22 years and 4 months - He : 23 years and 7 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Male Robert George Brown,   b. Nov 13, 1878, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 21, 1951, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +  2. Female Jessie May Brown,   b. Jul 6, 1880, Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 26, 1922, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +  3. Male Fred Garfield Brown,   b. Oct 5, 1881, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1, 1950, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
       4. Male Curley Henry Brown,   b. Jan 21, 1884, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 22, 1884, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +  5. Female Lottie Marie Brown,   b. Aug 13, 1886, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 3, 1955, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
       6. Male William Wallace Brown,   b. Nov 12, 1888, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 26, 1949, Fall River, Fall River County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +  7. Male Arthur Scott Brown,   b. Mar 14, 1890, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 20, 1967, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
       8. Female Ella Rebecca Brown,   b. Jan 24, 1893, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 25, 1893, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F1628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Other Spouse Mary Louise "Louise" Mulchi,   b. Jan 7, 1860, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 2, 1906, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    m. Nov 24, 1898, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Other Spouse Lullu M. Martin
    m. May 31, 1911 
    Family ID F1630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified Aug 10, 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Apr 23, 1855 - Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aug 6, 1877 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Jessie May Brown - Jul 6, 1880 - Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Fred Garfield Brown - Oct 5, 1881 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Curley Henry Brown - Jan 21, 1884 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Lottie Marie Brown - Aug 13, 1886 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Wallace Brown - Nov 12, 1888 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Arthur Scott Brown - Mar 14, 1890 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ella Rebecca Brown - Jan 24, 1893 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 24, 1895 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S168] Johnson, Herk. Family Group Sheets of David Cook Shepardson, (Weeping Willow, Texas: Compiled 11 April 1999 ).

    2. [S180] Census Index -1870 Iowa, (Utah: Genealogy Library Com, 1999).

    3. [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).

    4. [S126] Johnson, Herk. email: 1998-06-17 "Shepardson", (Email message from HerkEW (at) AOL.COM at Texas. 17 June 1998).


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