Arabella Fauber

26 June 1825–12 July 1902 (Age 77)
Waynesboro, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Arabella

When Arabella Fauber was born on 26 June 1825, in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, her father, Christian Fauber Jr, was 54 and her mother, Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane Cress, was 20. She married Miletus Cress West on 30 May 1847, in Woodford, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Washington Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 12 July 1902, in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Miletus Cress West
1825–1917
Arabella Fauber
1825–1902
Marriage: 30 May 1847
William Thomas West
1848–1902
Charles Marshall West
1850–1927
Harriet G. West
1853–1943
Andrew H. West
1855–1949
Nathaniel Oscar West
1858–1931
Almond Eugene West
1861–1861
Laura Belle West
1862–1945
Mary E. West
1866–1936
George L. West
1869–1934

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 5
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 19
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
Age 21
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Variant of French Faubert .

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

Possible Related Names

Faubert

Sources (13)

  • Arabella West in household of Winstead West, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Arabella West in household of Moletus West, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Arabella West in household of Meletus West, "United States Census, 1860"

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