Rachel Alkire

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Alkire was born on 26 May 1869, in Iowa, United States, her father, John Wesley Alkire, was 37 and her mother, Catherine Toothman, was 32. She married Daniel W. Whitmore on 8 January 1891, in Gentry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Miller Township, Gentry, Missouri, United States for about 20 years and Severance, Weld, Colorado, United States for about 20 years. She died on 22 August 1935, in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel W. Whitmore
1870–1948
Rachel Alkire
1869–1935
Marriage: 8 January 1891
William Nelson Whitmore
1891–1967
Fred Whitmore
1893–1987
Maude Whitmore
1895–1975
Verda Whitmore
1897–1985

Sources (9)

  • Rachel Alkire in household of J W Alkire, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Rachel Alkire, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Rachel Whitmore, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1882

Historical Boundaries: 1882: Weld, Colorado, United States. [Spreads across Weld and Larimer counties]

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 Allgeier or Allgeyer . Compare Algire .

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

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