Born in Xenia, Clay, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abraham Songer Jr
and Mary (McGrew) Songer
Sister of
Cynthia Ann Songer, Abigail (Songer) Chapman, Emeline Songer, Wesley Songer, Moses Songer, Aaron A Songer and Mary C (Songer) Baity
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 47
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2013
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1837. She was the daughter of Abraham Songer and Mary McGrew.
She was living with her parents and siblings in Xenia, Clay, Illinois in 1850.[1]
She married John Andrew Holtsclaw on 01 Mar 1860 in Clay county.[2] They had two children.
They were in Marion county, Illinois later in 1860. John's children from his first marriage were also in the household.[3]
John died in 1863. In 1870, she and her children were in her parents' household in Xenia.[4]
She married William Bradley on 30 March 1873 in Clay county.[5] They had children.
They were living in her parents' household in Xenia in 1880.[6]
She passed away in 1884.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85V-J9B : 29 February 2020), Rebecca J Songer in household of Abraham Songer, Clay county, Clay, Illinois, United States; citing family 342, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2LG-M4B : 14 February 2020), Rebecca J. Songer in entry for John A. Holtsclaw, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHH-19M : 18 March 2020), Rebecca Holtsclaw in entry for John A Holtsclaw, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64J-6NQ : 19 March 2020), Rebecca J Songer in entry for Abraham Songer, 1870.
- ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2LL-TMW : 14 February 2020), Rebecca J. Holtzclaw in entry for William Bradley, 1873.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXN8-WFR : 15 September 2017), Rebecca J Bradley in household of Abraham Songer, Xenia, Clay, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 156, sheet 410A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,182.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Sandy Minder for creating WikiTree profile Songer-377 through the import of Delong gedcom.ged on Apr 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sandy and others.
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