Rachel Katherine Westfall

Female30 June 1856–

Brief Life History of Rachel Katherine

When Rachel Katherine Westfall was born on 30 June 1856, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States, her father, Watson Westfall, was 38 and her mother, Rachel Catherine Tenney, was 34. She married Henry Harrison Shreve on 4 August 1876, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Union District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Henry Harrison Shreve
1850–
Rachel Katherine Westfall
1856–
Marriage: 4 August 1876
Prudie Shreve
1878–1963
Jonathan Blair Shreve
1882–1944
Fred Bruce Shreve
1886–1960

Sources (14)

  • Catharine Shreeve in household of Harrison Shreeve, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Rachael Kath Westfall, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Rachel C Westfall, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 August 1876Upshur, West Virginia, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (8)

    1861 · The Battle of Manassas

    Age 5

    The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

    1863

    Age 7

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 34

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Westfahl and Westphal .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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