Rachel Katherine Westfall

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 Virgil Shreve
1886–1960

Sources (16)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

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

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

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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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