Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Kirkham was born on 20 February 1810, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Henry Kirkham, was 40 and her mother, Mary Gay, was 36. She married Peter Wampler on 23 July 1829, in Monroe, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Frederick, Schuyler, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 20 October 1866, in Schuyler, Illinois, United States, at the age of 56.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Rabecca Wampler in household of Peter Wampler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rebecca Kirkham in entry for Peter Wampler, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Rebecca Kirkham in entry for Fidelia Everett Wampler Connole, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1808–1853 Male
1810–1866 Female
Children (8)
1830–1910 Male
1834–1918 Male
1836–1924 Female
1840– Female
1842–1933 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1769–1845 Male
1773–1820 Female
Siblings (11)
1794–1870 Female
1796–1869 Female
1798–1871 Female
1800–1857 Male
1802–1872 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 2
1818
Age 8
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (mainly northwestern): habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Kirkham. The placenames derive from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’ or Old Norse heim ‘homestead, estate’.
Possibly an altered form of German Kirchham, a habitational name from either of two places called Kirchham, in Austria or Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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