Individual Details

Rachel Johnson

(Mar 1877 - 15 Oct 1967)



1880 Census. Jasper Twp, Crawford, AR, Hh 7
Alexander Johnson, 36, b. MO. Sarah J., wife, 24, b. AR.
Linney, son 10. Florenda, 8, dau. Marion, 5, son. Rachel, 3, dau.

Rachel & Stephen Fowler were married by John Q. West, Elder. He was 24, she was 18. Marriage Book E, p.58

1900 Census. Jasper Twp, Crawford, AR, Hh 118
S. H. Fowler, b. Oct 1871, age 28, b. AR, parents b. MS, Farmer
Rachal, wife, b. Mar 1877, 23, b. AR, father b. MO, motherb. AR
Sade, dau, b. Jul 1895, age 4
James Taber, boarder, b. Oct 1871, age 28, divorced

Apparently Rachel and Stephen Fowler divorced - both remarried.
Mrs. Rachel Fowler, age 29, married W. W. Haggard, age 60. 28 Nov 1906. A. A. White, JP. Marriage Book H, p.16
Stephen H. Fowler, age 36, of McAlester, Pittsburg Co, OK, married Flora Taylor of Asher, Pottawatomie Co, OK, age 35, 27 Nov 1907, Pittsburg Co, OK. Rev. Higgins, County Judge, officiated.

The 1910 census indicated that Rachel's parents were also born in Arkansas. She said she'd had five children - three were Fowler daughters and she'd had Ted and Rosa by Haggard.

1940 Census. Jasper, Crawford, AR, Hh 74
Rachel Haggard, age 63, widow, b. AR. Lived in same house in 1935. Midwife and Stock Raising.

1950 Census. Jasper, Crawford, AR, Hh 149
Rachel Haggard, 73, widow, b. AR

Arkansas Death Certificate #1015480
Mrs. Rachel Haggard, died 16 Oct 1967, St. Edwards Hospital, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co. Her residence was RFD 2, Van Buren, Crawford Co. She died of cardiac arrest and diabetes. she was born 14 Mar 1877 in Crawford Co. and was widowed. Parents listed as Alec Johnson and Sarah Asbell. Buried Oct 19th, Dripping springs Cemetery, Van Buren.

Obituary
Mrs. Rachel Haggard, 90 years old, Van Buren, Arkansas died in a local hospital Monday, October 16, 1967 following a long illness. Mrs. Haggard was a lifelong resident of Crawford county and had resided in a nursing home for many years. Born March 14, 1877 in Crawford county, she was the daughter of Alec and Sarah Asbell Johnson and was the last member of her immediate family. Mrs. Haggard was the wife of the late Willis Haggard and a member of the Baptist church.
Survivors are a son, Ted of Sallisaw; five daughters, Mrs. Ballenger, Rosie and Lilly all of Route 2, Van Buren, Sadie of Uniontown and Laura of Hobbs, New Mexico; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dripping Springs church with Raymond Howard, pastor of Zion Baptist church of Roland, Oklahoma, officiating. Burial was in Dripping Springs Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home.
Grandsons served as casket bearers were , Phillip, Lawrence, Edsel, Billy, Donnie and Joe Ray.

Events

BirthMar 1877Arkansas
Marriage22 Oct 1895Crawford County, Arkansas - Stephen Harvey Fowler
Marriage28 Nov 1906Crawford County, Arkansas - William Willis Haggard
Death15 Oct 1967Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseWilliam Willis Haggard (1845 - 1923)
ChildTheo "Ted" Haggard (1907 - 1972)
ChildRosa Haggard (1910 - )
ChildLillie Haggard (1912 - )
Child[Child] Haggard ( - )
ChildCharley Haggard ( - )
SpouseStephen Harvey Fowler (1871 - )
ChildSadie Fowler (1896 - 1990)
ChildZula Vivian Fowler (1900 - 1969)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherLiving
MotherLiving

Endnotes