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Rachel Jane Amos 1818 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Maryland, United States

Death Date: 11 Oct 1886

Death Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Amos

Mother: Sarah Swingley

Spouse(s): Peter Foglesong

Children(s): Mary Folglesong

The story of Rachel Jane Amos began in 1818 in Maryland, United States. Rachel Jane Amos married Peter Foglesong, and had children including Mary Minerva 'Minnie' Folglesong. Rachel Jane Amos passed away in 1886 in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Jane Amos began in 1818 in Maryland, United States.
  • Rachel Jane Amos married Peter Foglesong, and had children including Mary Minerva 'Minnie' Folglesong.
  • Rachel Jane Amos passed away in 1886 in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Amos
1773 – 1823
Birth Location: Fallston, Harford, Maryland, United States
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Sarah Swingley
1793 – 1847
Birth Location: Washington, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Peter Foglesong
1810 –
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Folglesong
1846 – 1929
Birth Location: Barbour County, Virginia, United States
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Rachel Amos's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Amos
1818 – 1886
Birth Place: Maryland, United States
Parents
James Amos
1773 – 1823
Fallston, Harford, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Friend) Swingley
1793 – 1847
Washington, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Amos
1740 – 1816
Joppa, Baltimore, Maryland, Colonial America
Martha (Ann) McComas
1745 – 1832
Baltimore County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Martha Scott
1714 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Amos's Descendants

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Rachel (Jane) Amos (1818 – 11 Oct 1886) m. Peter Foglesong (abt 1810 – )
  1. 1. Mary (Minerva 'Minnie') Folglesong (28 Jun 1846 – 1929) m. Elisha (James) Miller (29 April 1832 – 6 September 1912)
    1. 1. Ida (Lurania) Miller (4 Apr 1861 – 10 Oct 1912) m. Elias (Wesley) Whetsell (10 Oct 1859 – 27 DEC 1931)
      1. 1. Claud (Earl) Whetsell (20 May 1883 – 25 Mar 1950) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Yearwood (12 June 1894 – 6 October 1986)
        1. 1. Woodrow Whetsell (20 September 1915 – 20 Jul 1994) m. Lola Whetsell (17 July 1923 – 19 January 1985)
        2. 2. Ida (Bell) Whetsell (11 Aug 1917 – Nov 1988) m. Murl (Jesse) Waugerman (6 Mar 1915 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Virginia) Whetsell (12 January 1920 – 3 October 2004) m. Howard (Earnest) Whetsell (01 Oct 1910 – 6 Nov 1974) m. Howard (Earnest) Whetsell (31 Oct 1910 – 6 Nov 1974)
      2. 2. Elisabeth (E) Whetsell (1886 – )
        1. 1. Chester (Ray) Calvert (3 July 1917 – 20 October 2008)
      3. 3. Ray (E) Whetsell (1889 – )
      4. 4. Joseph (Noah) Whetsell (21 November 1895 – 22 February 1995)
      5. 5. Mary (E) Whetsell (1898 – )
      6. 6. Isaac (Conrad) Whetsell (25 November 1899 – 10 September 1982)
        1. 1. Donald Whetsell (abt 1932 – )
      7. 7. Vivian (P) Whetsell (1902 – )
        1. 1. Richard McCue (13 May 1926 – 1 May 2009)
      8. 8. Custer (L) Whetsell (1904 – )

Rachel Amos's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Rachel Jane Amos in Maryland, United States
Maryland, United States
1886
11 Oct 1886
Age 68
Death of Rachel Jane Amos in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1886
    Event Place: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
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