Brief Life History of Rachel Greathouse
Rachel Greathouse Bratton was born on 23 December 1800, in Virginia, United States. She married George Claypool on 13 July 1820, in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died on 20 June 1864, in Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63.
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Sources (5)
- Rachel Claypool, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rachael Bartten, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Rachel B Braton in entry for Frederick H Berndt and Sarah F Claypool, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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Children (12)
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Bratten (in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) or from Bratton Clovelly or Bratton Fleming in Devon. The Shropshire and Somerset places are named with Old English brōc ‘brook’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The Wiltshire and Devon names are from Old English brǣc ‘newly cultivated ground’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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