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Rebecca H. Maris

Last updated 15 Nov 2022 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 6 May 1837

Died: 1924

Father: Owen Maris (1799 – ?)

Mother: Rachel Jenkins (bet 1806/1807 – 1843)

Supporting evidence for:
name

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 66 (PDF page 139)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Rebecca [Maris]).

book-memorial-record-of-iowa-v1-1896: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Volume 1; Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 19 Apr 2018); reprint of 1896 edition published Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896; provided by the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Reference Detail: Page 43 (PDF page 62)

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Rebecca Smith).

census-us-1850-ps-oh-morgan-marion-157b: 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, Ohio, Morgan County, page 157B (stamped on 157A); 1850 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 4 August 2018) ⟩ "Ohio ⟩ Morgan ⟩ Marion" image 21; citing “Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 715 (of 1009), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 10, dwelling 683

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Rebecca Maris).

family-gilbert-smith-family-tree: Family tree wall hanging for Gilbert Palmer Smith; created and update from the mid-1800s through 1900; privately held

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Rebecca H. Maris). The 'H' looks almost like a 'K' but this conflicts with other sources that have the initial.

obituary-george-maris-1915: Obituary for George Jenkins Maris (1915); “G. J. Maris Dies”; Community History Archive / Guthrie Center (https://guthriecenter.advantage-preservation.com: accessed 24 Aug 2021), selection “Guthrie Times ⟩ 1915 ⟩ December 1915 ⟩ 18” page 4; citing “The Guthrie Times (Guthrie Center, Iowa), 18 Nov 1915 (Thursday), page 4, column 1” [Pages 4-5 seem to be duplicated as pages 6-7.]

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Mrs. Rebecca H. Smith)

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birth

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 66 (PDF page 139)

Comment Detail: Source includes date (5, 6, 1837 [mm, dd, yyyy]).

census-us-1850-ps-oh-morgan-marion-157b: 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, Ohio, Morgan County, page 157B (stamped on 157A); 1850 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 4 August 2018) ⟩ "Ohio ⟩ Morgan ⟩ Marion" image 21; citing “Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 715 (of 1009), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 10, dwelling 683

Comment Detail: Source includes age (13) and location (O [Ohio]). Using the official census date of 1 Jun 1850 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1836 to 1 June 1837.

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death

interview-{private}-2007: Email conversation with {private}, 16 Dec 2007; privately held

Comment Detail: Source includes date (1924).

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father

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 66 (PDF page 139)

Comment Detail: Source identifies Rebecca [Maris] as a child of Owen Maris. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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mother

book-memorial-record-of-iowa-v1-1896: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Volume 1; Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 19 Apr 2018); reprint of 1896 edition published Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896; provided by the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Reference Detail: Page 43 (PDF page 62)

Comment Detail: Source identifies Rebecca Smith as a child of Rachel Jenkins. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 66 (PDF page 139)

Comment Detail: Source identifies Rebecca [Maris] as a child of Rachel Jenkins. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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Family

Spouse/Partner: Nathan E. Smith (1838 – 1877)

Married: 14 Dec 1865

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 66 (PDF page 139)

Comment Detail: Source includes date (12, 14, 1865).

family-gilbert-smith-family-tree: Family tree wall hanging for Gilbert Palmer Smith; created and update from the mid-1800s through 1900; privately held

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1865) of marriage between Nathan E. Smith and Rebecca K. Maris.

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Miscellaneous Facts

Attributes

Residence: at Marion Township, Morgan County, Ohio, United States

Residence: at West Branch, , Iowa, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

census-us-1850-ps-oh-morgan-marion-157b: 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, Ohio, Morgan County, page 157B (stamped on 157A); 1850 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 4 August 2018) ⟩ "Ohio ⟩ Morgan ⟩ Marion" image 21; citing “Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 715 (of 1009), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 10, dwelling 683

Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Jun 1850) and location (Marion Township, County of Morgan, State of Ohio).

obituary-george-maris-1915: Obituary for George Jenkins Maris (1915); “G. J. Maris Dies”; Community History Archive / Guthrie Center (https://guthriecenter.advantage-preservation.com: accessed 24 Aug 2021), selection “Guthrie Times ⟩ 1915 ⟩ December 1915 ⟩ 18” page 4; citing “The Guthrie Times (Guthrie Center, Iowa), 18 Nov 1915 (Thursday), page 4, column 1” [Pages 4-5 seem to be duplicated as pages 6-7.]

Comment Detail: Source includes publication year (1915) and location (West Branch [, Iowa]).

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

FOLLOWUP

Rebecca may have been named Rebecca Hoopes Maris. [interview-{private}-2007]

Rebecca and her sibling George appear to have married siblings Nathan and Mary Smith.

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research notes

interview-{private}-2007: Email conversation with {private}, 16 Dec 2007; privately held

(no additional information)

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