Rosella Nebeker

Brief Life History of Rosella

When Rosella Nebeker was born on 3 October 1845, in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, her father, John Nebeker, was 32 and her mother, Lurena Fitzgerald, was 26. She married Christopher Stokes on 15 November 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 23 May 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Christopher Stokes
1830–1916
Rosella Nebeker
1845–1912
Marriage: 15 November 1864

Sources (19)

  • Rosella N. Stokes in household of Christopher Stokes, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Rosella Nebeker, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Rosella N. Stokes, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

Americanized form of North German Niebecker: occupational name for a baker who was new in town, or a habitational name for someone from Niebeck (near Uelzen).

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

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BIOGRAPHY OF ROSELLA NEBEKER STOKES

Rosella Nebeker was born 3 October 1845 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois to John and Lurena Fitzgerald Nebeker. Her father was born in 1813 in Newport, New Castle, Delaware. He joined the C …

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