Brief Life History of Rachael Williams
When Rachael Williams Vestal was born on 27 June 1849, in Missouri, United States, her father, Thomas Vestal, was 48 and her mother, Obedience "Biddy" Williams, was 44. She married Lyman Peter Gilman in 1866. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Van Buren Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 10 August 1901, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.
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- Rachel W. Gilman in household of L.a. Gilman, "United States Census, 1880"
- Rachel W Vestat, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Rachael Williams Vestal Gilman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1850 · California Is Admitted to Union
California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850, and became the 31st state.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sacramento, California, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (of French Huguenot origin): altered form of French Vassal, status name for a medieval retainer (see Vassell ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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