Rebecca Elizabeth Lesher

Brief Life History of Rebecca Elizabeth

When Rebecca Elizabeth Lesher was born on 10 April 1872, in Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, United States, her father, Jacob Lesher, was 47 and her mother, Lydia Ann Troxel, was 48. She married John Barringer Cheshire on 26 March 1894. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Page, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Atchison Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. She died on 27 January 1957, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

John Barringer Cheshire
1851–1937
Rebecca Elizabeth Lesher
1872–1957
Marriage: 26 March 1894
Faye Tenita Cheshire
1895–1992
Gertrude Ione Cheshire
1896–1958
Myrtle Manila Cheshire
1898–1980
John Bertram Cheshire
1900–1959
Nettie Loah Cheshire
1902–1999
Robert Eugene Cheshire
1904–1972
Gwendolyn Vendetta Cheshire
1907–1989
Carroll Chesley Cheshire
1908–1963
Herbert Orville Cheshire
1911–1960
Ruth Imogene Cheshire
1912–1999
George Thomas Cheshire
1915–1980

Sources (28)

  • Rebecca Cheshire, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Rebecca Elizabeth Lesher Cheshire, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rebecca Cheshire in entry for Robert Eugene Cheshire, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1894

Historical Boundaries: 1894: Cherokee, Kansas, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Lescher .

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

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