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Personal data Rebecca (Rebecca "Kate") "Kate" Williams 

  • Nickname is Kate.
  • She was born on August 21, 1859 in somewhere in IN.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Mr. Dragoo & Deb Bowers

    Rebecca' parents: David Lyle Williams & Ann Abigail Gough
  • She died on July 16, 1947 in Delaware Co., IN, she was 87 years old.
  • She is buried after July 15, 1947 in Hawk Cem., Pleasant Twp., Delaware Co., IN.
  • This information was last updated on July 1, 2024.

Household of Rebecca (Rebecca "Kate") "Kate" Williams

She is married to Samuel Henan Dragoo.

They got married on October 12, 1881 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, she was 22 years old.

Samuel Henan Dragoo oo Rebecca Williams

Marriage source: Author: Dragoo, Mr., Title: Goodwin/Dragoo FGS, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: Dragoo Family Assoc., Publication date: xv May MCMXCIV)
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Child(ren):

  4. Lilly Dragoo  1914-
  5. Gertrude Ethel Dragoo  1886-???? 


Notes about Rebecca (Rebecca "Kate") "Kate" Williams

Rebecca "Kate" Williams

Sources: Author: Dragoo, Mr.; Title: Goodwin/Dragoo FGS, (Publication site unknown, Publisher: Dragoo Family Assoc., Publication date: xv May MCMXCIV)

Author: Bowers, Deb; Title: "Rebecca Kate (Williams) Dragoo (1859-1947)." (Publication site unknown, Publisher: WikiTree, Publication date: viewed xi Apr MMXVII)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williams-28832

"Rebecca Kate (Williams) Dragoo (1859 - 1947)
Rebecca Kate Dragoo formerly Williams
Born 21 Aug 1859 in Indiana
Daughter of David Lyle Williams and Ann Abigail (Gough) Williams
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Samuel Henan Dragoo - married 12 Oct 1881 [location unknown]
Mother of

[1] Katie Sophia Dragoo,
[2] Warren Frankie Dragoo,
[3] Anna Dragoo,
[4] Ethel (Dragoo) Goodwin,
[5] Fred David Dragoo,
[6] Nellie A Dragoo,
[7] Lilly Alice (Dragoo) Miller,
[8] Belty S Dragoo,
[9] Thomas Ephriam Dragoo
and
[10] Laura Florence (Dragoo)
Died 16 Jul 1947 in Delaware Co, Indiana

Biography
Oldest child of David Lyle Williams and Ann Abigail Gough. She married Samuel Henan Dragoo on October 12, 1881 a dairy farmer and school teacher. They had 10 children Katie, W. Frankie, Anna, Ethel "Gertie", Fred, Nellie, Lily, Belty, Thomas and Laura. As a girl she lived in one of the most beautiful brick houses on Riverside Avenue. She attended grade school on West Jackson Street in Muncie. Since no high school was available, she went 4 years in the 8th grade. She sang beautifully, understood all facets of music thoroughly, loved to read, could answer all questions satisfactorily. She never weighed more than 90 pounds and was a doll of a female. Rebecca (Becky) was most attractive and very popular and sought after by the young males of the area.

Sources

Memories of Alice Soldan.

The Mellett and Hickman Families of Henry Co, Indiana.

Buried Hawk Cemetery, Yorktown, Delaware Co., Indiana"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rebecca Williams

Rebecca Williams
1859-1947

1881

Samuel Henan Dragoo
1864-1934

Fred D. Dragoo
1914-????
Thomas E. 'Ted' Dragoo
1914-????
Laura D. Dragoo
1914-????
Lilly Dragoo
1914-????
Gertrude Ethel Dragoo
1886-????

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Historical events

Birthday August 21, 1859

  • The temperature on August 21, 1859 was about 19.9 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
    • February 19 » Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity.
    • April 4 » Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.
    • May 31 » The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
    • June 4 » Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
    • June 28 » The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Day of marriage October 12, 1881

  • The temperature on October 12, 1881 was about 11.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
    • June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
    • July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
    • July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
    • August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
    • October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.

Day of death July 16, 1947

  • The temperature on July 16, 1947 was between 16.1 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 22.6 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
    • February 28 » February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
    • July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
    • October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
    • October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
    • October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.


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