Rachel Hamberlin

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Hamberlin was born in 1801, in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States, her father, William Anthony Antonio Hamberlin or Hamelain, was 34 and her mother, Esther Clare, was 23. She married Phillip Hilderbrand on 3 January 1824, in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States in 1850 and Yazoo, Mississippi, United States in 1860. She died on 11 February 1881, in Phoenix, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hilderbrand Cemetery, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Phillip Hilderbrand
1794–1860
Rachel Hamberlin
1801–1881
Marriage: 3 January 1824
Elizabeth Hilderbrand
1825–1848
Lydia Caroline Hildebrand
1827–1878
Amanda E. Hilderbrand
1829–1904
Philip Guyon Hilderbrand
1832–1910
Thomas Dudley Hilderbrand
1834–1873
Rachael Ann Vernon Hilderbrand
1836–1867
Mary Frances Hilderbrand
1839–1893
Louisa C Hilderbrand
1840–1866
David Hilderbrand
1843–1860
Joseph Hilderbrand
1847–1861

Sources (5)

  • Rachael Hildebrand, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Rachel Hamberlin, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
  • Rachel Hamberlin Hilderbrand, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · Louisiana Purchase Opens Mississippi for Commerce

In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase it made it so that the Mississippi River would be opened to commerce. The stretch of land includes present day Mississippi, Louisiana, and continues Northward.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Probably from German Hampe, in this case a southern pet form of the old personal name Hamprecht from hagan ‘enclosure, hedge’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. Compare Hamper .

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

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