Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel King was born in 1814, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George King, was 40 and her mother, Catherine B. Stickel, was 36. She married Jesse Coldren Strawhen in 1836, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Jefferson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Edinburgh, Blue River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 2 December 1897, in Albion, Edwards, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Albion 1 Precinct, Edwards, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Rachel King in entry for Enos King Strawn, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Rachel Strawn in household of Jesse C Strawn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rachel Strawn in entry for Dr E K Strawn and Lib M Shrader, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1814–1897 Male
1814–1897 Female
Children (6)
1838–1927 Male
1840–1842 Female
1842–1929 Male
1842– Male
1844–1924 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1844 Male
1779–1838 Female
Siblings (10)
1796– Female
1801–1891 Male
1803–1844 Male
1804– Female
1806– Female
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World Events (8)
1816
Age 2
1818
Age 4
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English king ‘king’ (Old English cyning, cyng), perhaps acquired by someone with kingly qualities or as a pageant name by someone who had acted the part of a king or had been chosen as the master of ceremonies or ‘king’ of an event such as a tournament, festival or folk ritual. In North America, the surname King has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig ) and Küng, French Roy , Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Kralj , Polish Krol . It is also very common among African Americans. It is also found as an artificial Jewish surname.
English: occasionally from the Middle English personal name King, originally an Old English nickname from the vocabulary word cyning, cyng ‘king’.
Irish: adopted for a variety of names containing the syllable rí (which means ‘king’ in Irish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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