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Rebecca Whitehead 1793 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1793

Birth Location: Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1881

Death Location: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA

Father: Thomas Whitehead

Mother: Eleanora Murphy

Spouse(s): William Hobson

Children(s): Nathan Hobson, Joseph Hobson, Rachel Hobson, William Hobson

Born in 1793 in Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA, Rebecca Whitehead was the child of Thomas Whitehead and Eleanora Ann Murphy. In time, Rebecca Whitehead married William Hobson, and they raised a family that included Nathan Riley Hobson, Joseph Milton "Crew" Hobson, Rachel D. Hobson and William Hobson. Rebecca Whitehead died in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA in 1881.

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Parents

Thomas Whitehead
1754 – 1826
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina
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Eleanora Murphy
1754 – 1827
Birth Location: York County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Hobson
1787 – 1834
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Nathan Hobson
1821 – 1881
Birth Location: NC
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Joseph Hobson
1824 – 1891
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Rachel Hobson
1831 – 1904
Birth Location: IN
RH
William Hobson
1833 – 1914
Birth Location: IN
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 06 Mar 1793
    Event Place: Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Brown, Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Brown, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: 162; Page: 117b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
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