Brief Life History 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
Sources (13)
- Arabella West in household of Winstead West, "United States Census, 1850"
- Arabella West in household of Moletus West, "United States Census, 1870"
- Arabell Faubes in entry for Mollie E. West, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
Spouse and Children
1825–1917 Male
1825–1902 Female
Children (9)
1848–1902 Male
1850–1927 Male
1853–1943 Female
1855–1949 Male
1858–1931 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1771–1838 Male
1804–1889 Female
Siblings (6)
1823–1888 Female
1825–1902 Female
1827–1866 Male
1832–1920 Male
1834–1847 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 5
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 19
1846
Age 21
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Faber ‘blacksmith’. Compare Fauver and Fawver .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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