Brief Life History of Deborah
When Deborah Riffle was born on 22 September 1808, in Lake Fork Township, Logan, Illinois, United States, her father, George Strunk Riffle Sr, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Anne Helmick, was 24. She married Charles Barney on 20 September 1826, in Fayette, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 18 September 1888, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Deborah Barney in household of William Barney, "United States Census, 1870"
- Deborah Riffle, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", (1826)
- Deborah R Riffle Barney, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Riffel or of Swiss German Rüfle, Ruefli, Rüfli, or Rüeffli, all from pet forms of Rudolf .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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