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Rachel Rebecca, (Old, Cherry) Bishop 1768 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 28 March 1886

Death Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Father: Rev. Hunter)

Mother: Ruth Pawtomek

Spouse(s): William Lester

Children(s): Rutha Lester, Hannah Lester

It was in 1768 that Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop was born in Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States, a child of Rev. John (Gourdhead) Skaggs (Long Hunter) and Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins - Pawtomek. Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop went on to marry William Lester and had children such as Rutha Lester and Hannah Lester. Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop was deceased by 1886 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Rev. Hunter)
1728 – 1829
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
RH
Ruth Pawtomek
1731 – 1840
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
RP

Spouses(s)

William Lester
1775 – 1843
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
WL

Children(s)

Rutha Lester
1790 – 1870
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
RL
Hannah Lester
1794 – 1820
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
HL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1768
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 March 1886
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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