BIRDSALL, Rachel 1832 - 1899

BIRDSALL, BIRDSELL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, January 4, 1899
Page 7, Column 2

PERSONAL.

... J. C. BIRDSELL, of Alliance, Nebraska, is expected in the city to-night, called here by the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Rachel BIRDSALL (sic). ...

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, January 11, 1899
Page 2, Column 4

Death of Mrs. Rachel BIRDSALL (sic).

A short time before noon to-day Mrs. Rachel BIRDSALL died at her home in this city. She had been confined to her bed for over three weeks with pneumonia and her death resulted from this disease. She had been in poor health ever since having an attack of the grip several years ago and all this fall and winter has been gradually weakening. Mrs. BIRDSALL was about sixty-seven years old and forty of those years have been spent in this city. Her son, J. C. BIRDSALL, of Alliance, Nebraska, was here the latter part of last week, but as she seemed much improved he returned home Monday night of this week. He will arrive here again to-morrow night and arrangements will then be made for the funeral. There is one other child living, a daughter, who is married and whose home is in Milford, Illinois. Whether or not she will be present for the funeral is not known.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, January 18, 1899
Page 3, Column 3

Mrs. BIRDSALL is Dead.

Mrs. Rachel BIRDSALL (sic) died at her home in this city Wednesday, after a brief illness from consumption. She was born and grew to womanhood in Indiana, and came to Fairfield with her widowed mother, Mrs. FLEMING, in 1858. She was married here to William BIRDSALL, and two children were born to them. The daughter, Martha, now resides in Iroquois county, Ill., while the son, J. C. BIRDSALL, is trainmaster of the B. & M. Railway in Nebraska, with his home at Alliance. The latter was called here by his mother's illness and death. Mrs. BIRDSALL was about sixty-eight years of age. Funeral services were held at the family home Friday, and were conducted by Rev. J. F. Magill, pastor of the Presbyterian church, with which denomination deceased had been identified during many years of her life in this city.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, January 18, 1899
Page 2, Column 2

LITTLE LOCALS.

... The funeral services of Mrs. Rachel BIRDSALL took place last Friday afternoon from the late residence on West Hempstead street. ...

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, January 25, 1899
Page 3, Column 8

Real Estate Transfers.

Jan. 14, Rachel BIRDSELL to John Charles Fremont BIRDSALL, lot 3, block 8, new plat, lot 5, block 12, Henn, Williams & Co.'s addition, and block 16, Railroad addition, Fairfield, $1, and love and affection. ...

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, in Lot Old.P.056; she has no gravestone. Husband William spelled the surname BIRDSALL in their marriage record and the 1860 census. Their children favored the BIRDSELL spelling.