Rebeckah B. MELROSE

1824 -

• Name	Rebeckah B. MELROSE
  Birth	12 Apr 1824	Edwards County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I114	James Melrose
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald MELROSE,   b. 25 Jun 1780, Somerset County, New Jersey d. 12 Sep 1840, Edwards County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Benedicta Townley RIGG,   b. 5 Sep 1781, West Virginia d. 9 Sep 1835, Edwards County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Mar 1807	Wood County, West Virginia
  Notes	In the spring of 1818 Archibald and Benedicta made preparations to leave Wood County (Wood County land records) and arrived at their new home on Boultinghouse Prairie, Edwards County, Illinois on 10 July 1818. They were not alone in this move from Wood County. Among the other families who settled in Edwards County were Rigg, Beauchamp and Tavenner. (A History of Wood County)
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William H. VIRDEN
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

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