Rachel Rogers Graybeal (1821-1901)
GRAYBEAL, ROGERS, DAVIS, HOLLAND, CARPENTER, TOOLS, MILLER, HOOVN
Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 6/5/2005 at 10:23:40
THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, June 27, 1901, page 1. "OBITUARY - Rachel Rogers born in Louisville, Kentucky, July 16, 1821, died June 19, 1901, age 79 years, 11 months, 3 days. When a small child she removed with her parents to Indiana where she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to Peter Graybeal, April 20, 1839. After forty years of happy companionship the husband was called to the spirit land in November, 1879. She was the mother of nine children, seven of whom are left to mourn their loss. They are: John Graybeal, of Elwell, Mrs. Sarah Davis, of Baxter, Mrs. Nancy Holland, of Bondurant, Mrs. Margarette Carpenter and Mrs. Eliza Tolls, of Elkhart, Mrs. Hattie Miller and Mrs. Catherine Hoovn, of Des Moines. When quite young and while still living in Laport** county, Indiana, she was converted and united with the Christian church, having ever lived a consistent christian life. All who knew her loved her for her goodness and uprightness. The funeral was held from the Byers chapel, Friday, June 21st, conducted by Rev. I. M. T. Cory, after which a large concourse of friends followed the remains to the last resting place in Ryan** cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community is extended t the sorrowing relatives in this their hour of bereavement. Editorial note: **Spelling should be LaPorte county, Indiana. ***All other records indicate burial was in Byers Cemetery.
BURIAL: W. D. Clark Library Omaha, Nebraska; POLK COUNTY IOWA DEATHS BOOK 5 1897 - 1907 GEN REF 929.377758 D 34 V. 5; page 23 Graybeal, Rachel female age 70 years 1 month, widowed, born Kentucky, died 6 - 9 - 1901 Elkhart Twp., Polk County, Iowa, burial Byers Cemetery, Elkhart Twp., Polk County, Iowa. ***editorial note date of birth calculated from age and date of death.
BURIAL: Tombstone in Byers Cemetery, Elkhart Twp, Polk County, Iowa. The cemetery is located approximately 2 1/2 miles east of Elkhart to the south of the main road adjacent to the Cory Grove Church. GRAYBEAL - Rachael died 9 Jun 1901 aged 79 y; Peter died 9 Nov 1880 aged 63y 2m 4d.
BURIAL: POLK COUNTY CEMETERIES, Iowa Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa, 977.788 D 26, page 2, Byers Cemetery Elkhart Twp., Polk Co., Iowa. GRAYBEAL, Rachael, 79y 6 19 1901, misc. inf. 79 years; ***pg 1 of Byers Cemetery records extracted from Polk County, Iowa death records Graybeal, Rachael died 6 9 1901, age 79 years, 11 months.
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