Person:Rebecca Harris (21)

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Rebecca Harris
b.31 Oct 1822 Holmes, Ohio, United States
d.31 Dec 1918 Kent, Michigan, United States
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  1. Rebecca Harris1822 - 1918
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m. 22 Jul 1869
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Name Rebecca Harris
Gender Female
Birth? 31 Oct 1822 Holmes, Ohio, United States
Marriage 22 Jul 1869 Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan, United Statesto Parker Samuel Truax
Death? 31 Dec 1918 Kent, Michigan, United States
Burial? 2 Jan 1919 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Rebecca was born in Holmes County, Ohio and married Thomas Taylor there in 18 October 1838. 1850 census: Richland Twp, Holmes, OH with husband Thomas and 4 children: Prudence, James, Maria and Delia.

According to her affadavit in Thomas Stubbarts pension record, she married him abt 1856 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. This marriage produced 2 children: Emma and Susie. After Thomas Stubbarts was presumed dead, she married Parker Truax in 1869. Included in Thomas Stubbarts pension file, Rebecca divorced Parker Truax.

Rebecca was married to Stuffarks, Stubbarks, Stubbarts, Stubberts or a variation of before marrying Parker Truax.

1870 Census: Wayland, MI, age 35, Ohio married to Parker Truax, with Suzie Stubbarts, age 5, b. MI (Rebecca's daughter?)

Rebecca moved to Kansas with her daughter, Susie. She then had an arranged marriage to William W Crawford on 2 Apr 1885 in Dade, Missouri. Eventually Rebecca and William Crawford moved to Grand Rapids, where they both died.

It is doubtful that Parker's Rebecca Harris was born 1818. FamilySearch records of the marriage in 1869 list Rebecca's age as 30 - born 1839. As shown above Rebecca's age in 1870 was recorded as 35 - born in 1835. In addition it is unlikely that Parker, a farmer, at age 25 in 1869 would marry a 51 year old woman born in 1818. Find A Grave unfortunately does not show a photo of Rebecca's tombstone. Michigan records however do show that there was a Rebecca Harris Crawford who died at 100+

I agree that it is unlikely that Rebecca was born in 1818, I believe she was most likely born abt. 1822. Her parents were married in 1821, and she was first married in 1838. This is definitely the same Rebecca who married Parker Truax. I have the pension file of her 2nd husband, Thomas Stubbarts, and Parker Truax is listed as an ex-husband of Rebecca. Children from her first and 2nd marriages are also mentioned in the file. When Rebecca died in 1918, her death certificate and death notice list her age as 100 and 2 months. During her lifetime, her age changes on pretty much every record.

Possibly the age difference between Parker and Rebecca contributed to their divorce.

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