Individual Details
Rachel Rebecca Knowles
(DECEMBER 28, 1820 - MARCH 8, 1904)
Events
| Birth | DECEMBER 28, 1820 | Alabama |  |  | |
| Miscellaneous | 1830 - 1840 | Probable Relatives - Alabama | | | |
| Marriage | ABT, 1833 | AL - Isaac Bailey | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1867 | Possible Relative - Precinct 12, Butler County, Alabama | | | |
| Death | MARCH 8, 1904 | Cherokee County, TX | | | |
| Burial | ABT MARCH 8, 1904 | Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama | | | |
| Miscellaneous | MARCH 8, 1904 | Find A Grave Memorial - Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Cherokee County, Texas | | | |
| Alt name | Rachel Rebecca Bailey | |
Families
| Spouse | Isaac Bailey (1812 - 1901) |
| Child | Jefferson Bailey ( - ) |
| Child | Isaac Edward Bailey (1857 - 1938) |
| Child | Melvinia Bailey (1838 - ) |
| Child | John Thomas Bailey (1845 - 1923) |
| Child | Sarah Delilah Bailey (1847 - 1925) |
| Child | James Bailey (1850 - ) |
| Child | Mary E. Bailey (1850 - 1900) |
| Child | Amanda Bailey (1860 - ) |
| Child | Lucinda Bailey (1860 - 1931) |
| Child | Rachel Bailey (1861 - ) |
| Child | Joseph L. Bailey (1862 - 1930) |
| Child | Celren Bailey (1873 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Her Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing her birth date as 12-28-1820.The memorial shows she was born in Alabama.
Miscellaneous
There is a high likelihood that Edmund Knowles is either Rachel Rebecca Knowles Bailey's father or brother.Edmund Knowles is found in the 1830 Covington County, Alabama, US Federal Census as:
2 Males <5
2 Males 5-9
1 Male 10-14
1 Male 30-39
1 Female 5-9
1 Female 30-39
The 5-9 year old female is possibly Rachel Rebecca, since the 1840 census does not shown a female of this age range in the Edmund Knowles household in Butler County.
Edmund Knowles is found in the 1840 Butler County, Alabama, US Federal Census as:
1 Male <5
2 Males 10-14
2 Males 15-19
1 Male 20-29
1 Male 40-49
1 Female 5-9
1 Female 40-49
By 1840, Isaac Bailey's brother Singleton is living in Butler County, and although Isaac Bailey is not shown in the Butler County census he is thought to be in that county also.
James Knowles is also listed in the 1830 Covington County, Alabama, census. He is probably a brother of Edmund Knowles, and a James A. Knowles is listed on the 1867 Voter Registration Roll for Butler County, Alabama.
Marriage
The 1900 Cherokee Co., TX Census show that Isaac and Rachel Rebeka had been married 67 years.Miscellaneous
The 1867 Butler County, Alabama Voter Registration shows only one Knowles surname: James A. Knowles.James A. Knowles, Isaac Bailey, and John T. Bailey are all registered in Precinct 12.
James A. Knowles is likely a relative of Rachel Rebecca Knowles.
Death
Her Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing her death date as 3-8-1904.The memorial shows she died in Texas.
Burial
She is buried next to her husband, Isaac and two daughters, Lucendia and Mary E. Bailey in Section 1, row 1.Miscellaneous
Her Find A Grave Memorial is #12746022.The memorial has a tombstone photograph showing her birth and death dates, with an inscription partially legible: "Tho lost to sight..."
The double tombstone is shared with her husband Isaac Bailey.
The memorial shows she was born in Alabama died in Texas, and was mother of 14 children. There are links to her spouse and children: John T., Sarah D., Mary E., Isaac Edward, Lucinda, and Joseph L.
Endnotes
1. Knowla Lee Stewart Morrow, Duncan Family Research by Knowla Stewart Morrow, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Fort Worth, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
2. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
3. 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: Microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
4. 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: Microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
5. Knowla Lee Stewart Morrow, Duncan Family Research by Knowla Stewart Morrow, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Fort Worth, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
6. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
7. "Alabama, Voter Registration, 1867," Digital Image of original Record, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Accessed 14 December 2018), Bailey and Knowles, Twelfth Precinct; Alabama Department of Archives and History
8. Knowla Lee Stewart Morrow, Duncan Family Research by Knowla Stewart Morrow, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Fort Worth, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
9. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
10. The US GenWeb Project, Url: www.usgenweb.org.
11. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
12. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
13. Knowla Lee Stewart Morrow, Duncan Family Research by Knowla Stewart Morrow, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Fort Worth, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).