Brief Life History of Rebecca Walthall
When Rebecca Walthall Creagh was born on 24 September 1845, in Marengo, Alabama, United States, her father, Memorable Walker Creagh, was 28 and her mother, Willey Harris Burton, was 18. She married William Ross Brooks on 14 April 1868, in Marengo, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in United States in 1900 and Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States in 1920. She died on 26 January 1921, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Rebecca W Creogh in household of M W Creogh, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Creagh, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Rebecca Creagh in entry for Augustus William Brooks, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1845–1908 Male
1845–1921 Female
Children (3)
1869–1884 Male
1872–1932 Male
1872– Male
Parents and Siblings
1817–1872 Male
1827–1898 Female
Siblings (6)
1845–1921 Female
1848–1924 Female
1850–1898 Male
1851–1877 Female
1854–1882 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1861
Age 16
1865
Age 20
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Craobhach, Ó Craobhaigh ‘descendant of Craobhach’, a byname meaning ‘curly(-headed)’ or ‘prolific’ (from craobh ‘branch, bough’); see Cray 1. This is an epithet of the O'Neills of Clare, one of whose ancestors is said to have carried a green branch into battle.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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