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Rachel Mariah Howard Moseley

Female 1846 - 1914  (68 years)


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  • Name Rachel Mariah Howard Moseley 
    Born 12 Jun 1846  Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Headstone indicates DOB June 12, 1846 and DOD October 16, 1914. Obituary may be in error.
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Oct 1914  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 18 Oct 1914  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5152  Rossville
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2019 

    Father Jared Howard (Hayward),   b. 20 Aug 1801, Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1874, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Matteson Howard (Hayward),   b. 24 Jan 1809, Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1883, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F1702  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leander E Moseley,   b. 27 Mar 1835,   d. 11 Sep 1900, Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1868  Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Howard Moseley,   b. 11 Oct 1870, Rensselear County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1913, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     2. Walter Earl Moseley,   b. 1 Feb 1878,   d. 28 Nov 1965  (Age 87 years)
    +3. Mary Amanda Moseley Stiles,   b. 16 Oct 1880, Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1949  (Age 68 years)
    +4. Lorena Jane (Lula) Moseley Pendleton,   b. 19 Aug 1886, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1930, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    +5. Violet Grace Moseley Cahill Cummings Puckett,   b. Jun 1889, Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1957, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
     6. Chettie Moseley,   d. 5 Dec 1874
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2020 20:28:01 
    Family ID F1843  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Moseley, Rachel
    Obituary- Moseley, Rachel
    Rachel M. Moseley
    Mrs. Rachel Moseley passed away early last Saturday morning after being in extremely poor health for nearly three years past. Death was due to dropsy and a complication of ailments Mrs. Moseley's death was peaceful and very sudden, her condition apparently being about the same as usual the day before. The funeral was held Monday, Oct. 18 from the Presbyterian church. Rev. A.J. Crawford, officiating.

    OBITUARY
    Rachel M. Howard, daughter of Jared and Mary A. Howard, was born June 12, 1848, at Shaftsbury, Vermont. She was united in marriage to Leonard Mosely, at Shaftsbury, Vt., Nov. 12, 1868. To this union was born six children, four of whom -- W.E. Mosely, of Ft. Worth, Texas, May Stiles, of Rossville, Mrs. Lulu Pendleton, of Silver lake and Mrs. Violet Cahill, of Valencia, and eight grandchildren, survive her. Mrs. Mosely was a member of a family of ten children, only three of whom are living. They are Jared Howard of Bennington, Vt., Mrs. J.K. Conley and Mrs. C.W. Higginbotham of this city. At the time of her death on Oct. 16, Mrs. Moseley was 67 years, 4 months, and 4 days old. Interment was made in the Rossville cemetery in the presence of a large concourse of friends who had known and revered the deceased for many years.


    Note: Headstone says DOB 12 June 1846 and DOD 16 Oct. 1914