Rebecca Jane Minor

Rebecca Jane Minor

Female 1838 - 1921  (83 years)

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  • Name Rebecca Jane Minor 
    Nickname Granny 
    Born 30 Jun 1838  Johnson, Ripley, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 06 Oct 1921  West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN: Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Oct 1921  West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN: Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Information regarding place of birth, death, burial, and all four marriages received Aug 2010 from Paul E. Williams, who personally searched the applicable court house records.
    Person ID I31641  Complete
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2010 

    Father William Minor 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Cole 
    Married 01 Jun 1837  Ripley, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "William Minor & Mary Elizabeth Cole, 1 Jun 1837, Ripley, IN."
    Family ID F18040081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John A. Ridenour,   b. Abt. 1834,   d. 19 Mar 1859, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1854  Vevay, Switzerland, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "Rebecca Jane Minor & John A. Ridenour, 14 Oct 1854, Switzerland, IN."
    Children 
     1. Noah Frank Ridenour,   b. 1 Aug 1855, Vevay, Switzerland, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1918, Spencer, Owen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Charles H. Ridenour,   b. Abt. 1857, Vevay, Switzerland, IN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2010 
    Family ID F18040082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Thomas Dean Laswell,   b. Abt. 1835, Johnson, Ripley, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1889, Eureka, Greenwood, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1863  Versailles, Ripley, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com One World Tree: "Married: 16 Jul 1863 in M.R. 7, Page 231, Versailles, Ripley, IN."
    Children 
     1. Theodore Laswell,   b. 27 May 1864, Versailles, Ripley, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1948, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. George Laswell,   b. Abt. 1866, Spencer, Owen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1903, Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
     3. Florence Alice Laswell,   b. 31 Jan 1870, Spencer, Owen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1926, Spencer, Owen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Myrtle Laswell,   b. Abt. 1871, Spencer, Owen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1899, Harmony, Clay County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     5. Emma Laswell,   b. Abt. 1876, Spencer, Owen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2010 
    Family ID F18040083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Frederick Kayler,   b. Abt. 1838 
    Married 31 Oct 1879  Spencer, Owen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "Rebecca Laswell & Frederick Kayler, 31 Oct 1879, Owen, IN, book 31, OS p. 221."
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2010 
    Family ID F18040084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 James A. L. Deal,   b. Feb 1845, Washington, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef. Mar 1914  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1884  Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "James Deal & Rebecca Laswell [sic], 27 Apr 1884, Owen, IN. James Deal, age 40, father Andrew, mother Mary, Owen County, IN; Book H-19, OS p. 48."

      Paul E. Williams wrote Aug 2010, after inspecting the records in the courthouse, Owen, IN:

      "Marriage application (Books C-40 p. 51 and H-19 p. 49)" states that it is the fourth marriage for the bride, Rebecca, "daughter of William Minor and Elizabeth Cole." Rebecca's place of birth is listed as "Ohio," but "all census records indicate Indiana."

      The application indicates that Rebecca is the third wife of the groom, James, "son of Andrew Deal and Mary Barnett." The groom, James was b. "Putnam County, Indiana."

    Last Modified 23 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F18040080  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jun 1838 - Johnson, Ripley, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Oct 1854 - Vevay, Switzerland, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Jul 1863 - Versailles, Ripley, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Oct 1879 - Spencer, Owen, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Apr 1884 - Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 06 Oct 1921 - West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN: Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Oct 1921 - West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN: Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Thomas Dean Laswell (1835-1889) & Rebecca Jane (Ridenour) Minor (1838-1921), Record of Marriage
    Thomas Dean Laswell (1835-1889) & Rebecca Jane (Ridenour) Minor (1838-1921), Record of Marriage

    Image received from Paul E. Williams, August 2010.
    Obituary of Rebecca Jane Minor (1838-1921), third wife of James A.L. Deal (1845-Bef. 1914)
    Obituary of Rebecca Jane Minor (1838-1921), third wife of James A.L. Deal (1845-Bef. 1914)

    Information and image received from Paul E. Williams.

    Headstones
    Rebecca Jane Minor (1838-1921), third wife of James A.L. Deal (1845-  )
    Rebecca Jane Minor (1838-1921), third wife of James A.L. Deal (1845- )

    West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN: Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery.

    Image received from Paul E. Williams.
    Rebecca Jane Minor (1838-1921), third wife of James A.L. Deal (1845- )
    Rebecca Jane Minor (1838-1921), third wife of James A.L. Deal (1845- )


    Received from Paul E. Williams.

    Census Records
    U.S. Census Washington Township, Spencer City, Owen, IN 1900: James Deal (1845- )
    U.S. Census Washington Township, Spencer City, Owen, IN 1900: James Deal (1845- )

    "James Deal, age 55 b. Feb 1845 [sic] Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania [sic] mother b. North Carolina [sic], pensioner, m. 16 yrs wife Rebecca, age 61 b. Jun 1838 parents b. Indiana, wash woman; five step-daughters b. Indiana: Fannie Wilson, age 31 b. Jan 1869, wash woman, Dora Wilson b. Nov 1886, Jessie Wilson b. Feb 1888; Rebecca Ridenour b. Jul 1893, Louisa Ridenour b. 1870, wash woman." [Next door lived Wilson, John T., age 59 b. Aug 1840 Indiana, parents b. North Carolina, wife, Adeline, age 48 b. Jun 1851 Indiana, parents b. North Carolina.]

    [James A.L. Deal's father, Andrew Deal was b. North Carolina and his mother Mary Barnett was b. Harrison, IN]

    U.S. Census Marion Branch, National Military Home For D.V.S., Grant, IN 1900 24 Jun:

    "James Deal, age 55 b. Abt. 1845 Indiana."

    James apparently moved in the summer of 1900 to the Indiana Soldiers Home, and was thus counted twice in the U.S. Census of 1900.