Individual Details
Rachel Anne Flatt
(1859 - 6 Dec 1895)
In the 1871 she is living with her parents in Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada.
In 1881 Rachel and Robert are living in Shelburne, Grey County, Ontario.
In 1891 Rachel, Robert, Adaline, and Chester are living in Dundalk, Grey County.
In the 1900 Census her widowed husband is living in Kinyon, Cass County, North Dakota with two of their three children.
From the Fargo Forum and Daily Republican, Saturday Evening, Page 7, 7 December 1895:
"Mrs. Rachel Humphrey, wife of Robert J. [sic] Humphrey, a substantial farmer near Grandin, died at the county hospital last evening of typhoid fever. Mrs. Humphrey‘s life was despaired of several days ago, and she was brought to the hospital Thursday in hopes that something might be done for her. Thirty six hours afterwards she was dead. Mr. Humphrey came down from Grandin last night and had the remains of his wife prepared for burial, taking them home to Grandin for internment this morning. The deceased was 36 years of age and leaves besides her husband a family of children, including a 10 year old daughter, who is seriously ill at home with the same disease."
Events
| Birth | 1859 | Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Oct 1880 | Ontario, Canada - Robert Henry HUMPHREY | | ||
| Immigration | 1893 | | |||
| Burial | Dec 1895 | Rose Valley Cemetery, Grandin, Cass County, North Dakota | | ||
| Death | 6 Dec 1895 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Henry HUMPHREY (1861 - ) |
| Child | Adaline (Ada) HUMPHREY (1884 - 1987) |
| Child | Chester J. HUMPHREY (1888 - 1987) |
| Child | Emma Pearl HUMPHREY (1894 - 1987) |
| Father | Josiah (Jesse) Flatt (1828 - 1910) |
| Mother | Rachel Lyons (1835 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Flatt (1854 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Margaret Ann Flatt (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | John Henry Flatt (1856 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Flatt (1863 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Joseph James Flatt (1864 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Emma "Emmey" Flatt (1867 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Matilda (Tilda) Flatt (1868 - 1871) |
| Sibling | William Flatt (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Louise Flatt (1868 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Charline Flatt (1871 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Various dates have been recorded for Rachel's birth; 1859, 1857, 28 May 1856, and 1864. Her obituary indicates 1859.
Marriage
Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934
Immigration
The date comes from the 1900 census entry for her husband, Robert.
Burial
There is no headstone with Josiah's name on it; however, there is a large FLATT family plot headstone. Descendant Joel Flatt found the cemetery had many periods of not being maintained resulting in damaged and missing stones. In the "Cass County Cemeteries, Vol 2, 1972, Compiled by Red River Valley Genealogical Society" it stated many of the remains had been removed from the cemetery.