Rebecca Parrish Silkwood

Brief Life History of Rebecca Parrish

When Rebecca Parrish Silkwood was born on 1 September 1853, in Franklin, Illinois, United States, her father, Bazilla Silkwood, was 28 and her mother, Cyntha Jane Sims, was 24. She married Charles Edward Churchill Moyers on 4 June 1869, in Franklin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Tyrone Township, Franklin, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 12 December 1908, in Franklin, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Coello, Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Edward Churchill Moyers
1854–1889
Rebecca Parrish Silkwood
1853–1908
Marriage: 4 June 1869
Rosa Linn Moyers
1872–1969
Edith Moyers
1889–
Dora Lee Moyers
1873–1946
Sarah Elsa Moyers
1880–
Edward Jackson Moyers
1884–1951
Jacob Elmer Moyers
1887–1947

Sources (26)

  • Rebeca Moyers, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Rebecca P. Silkwood, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Rebecca Parrish Silkwood Moyers, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union

Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.

Name Meaning

Probably an English habitational name from a place so named, for example Silk Wood in Gloucestershire or Silkwood Top in Devon. However, the surname does not appear in present-day English records.

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

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