Brief Life History of Rachel Ann Barnes
When Rachel Ann Barnes Woodward was born on 16 July 1852, in Kansas, Nineveh Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, her father, Joseph Hague Woodward, was 41 and her mother, Margaret Barnes, was 36. She married William Harrison Maughan on 11 December 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 16 April 1922, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Rachel Wodward in household of Joseph Wodward, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rachel Ann Barnes Woodward - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Rachel Barnes Woodward
- Marriage/sealing record for William Harrison Maughan and Rachel Ann Woodward, 11 Dec 1871
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1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).
History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch of Rachel Barnes Woodward Maughan
Rachel was a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Barnes Woodward. She was born in a wagon box, while her parents were crossing the plains somewhere near Nebraska, on the 15 of July 1852 and was the 5th c …
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