Brief Life History of Rachel Bell
When Rachel Bell Toothman was born on 27 April 1820, in Marion, West Virginia, United States, her father, Adam F Toothman, was 27 and her mother, Susanna Kerns, was 18. She married John Wesley Raber on 13 April 1836. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Battelle District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 17 April 1888, in Farmington, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Toothman Cemetery, Fairview, Marion, West Virginia, United States.
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- Rachel Raber in household of John B Bar, "United States Census, 1880"
- Rachel Bell Toothman Raber, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rachel Tootham in entry for Mrs. Suson Barr, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
about 1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Duchmann: unexplained. The surname Duchmann is also found in France (Alsace).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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