Rachel Cherry (Van Atta) Stearns (1802 - 1895)

Born 12 Dec 1802 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1895 at age 92 in Joy, Mercer, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Name: Rachel Cherry /Van Atta/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth: 12 DEC 1802 Beaver, Pennsylvania^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Death: 5 SEP 1895 Joy, Mercer, Illinois^[13][14]

Burial: Joy, Mercer County, Illinois, USA^[15][16]

Residence

Year: 1850; Census Place: Fox, Davis, Iowa^[17]

• Joshua B Steamer 49/m, farmer, $200, NJ
• Rachel Steamer 45/f, PA
• Samuel C Steamer 11/m, IA
• Mary Vance 18/f, PA, school
• Catharine Vance 17/f, PA, school
• Gusham Vance 14/m, IL

Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 13 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois^[18]

• Joshua B Storm 60/m, farmer, $0 $1000, PA
• Rachel Storm 53/f, PA
• Samuel C Storm 18/m, IA
• Andrew Vance 10/m, IA, school

Residence:

Date: 1870

Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois^[19]

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States^[20]

Residence:

Date: 1 June 1840

Place: Mercer, Illinois, USA^[21]

Marriage

Husband: @P543@

Wife: Rachel Cherry Van Atta

Marriage:

Date: between 1840 and 1850

Imported only 1840 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2138769394 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Fox, Davis, Iowa; Roll: M432_182; Page: 283; Image: 549. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=1415850&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1805 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Fox, Davis, Iowa APID: 1,8054::1415850
2. ↑ Source: #S-2138575536 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 66; Page: 325. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=3094452&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1 June 1840 Residence place: Mercer, Illinois, USA APID: 1,8057::3094452
3. ↑ Source: #S-2137812996 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: T9_236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 358.1000; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 0501. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=30525906&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1804 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States APID: 1,6742::30525906
4. ↑ Source: #S-2137812804 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=15328242&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois APID: 1,7163::15328242
5. ↑ Source: #S-2138265166 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 13 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 727; Image: 86. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=36620189&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1807 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Township 13 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois APID: 1,7667::36620189
6. ↑ Source: #S-1035307603 APID: 1,70509::572183
7. ↑ Source: #S-1035457391 APID: 1,60525::98535998
8. ↑ Source: #S-2138769394 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Fox, Davis, Iowa; Roll: M432_182; Page: 283; Image: 549. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=1415850&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1805 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Fox, Davis, Iowa APID: 1,8054::1415850
9. ↑ Source: #S-2137812996 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: T9_236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 358.1000; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 0501. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=30525906&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1804 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States APID: 1,6742::30525906
10. ↑ Source: #S-2137812804 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=15328242&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois APID: 1,7163::15328242
11. ↑ Source: #S-2138265166 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 13 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 727; Image: 86. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=36620189&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1807 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Township 13 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois APID: 1,7667::36620189
12. ↑ Source: #S-1035457391 APID: 1,60525::98535998
13. ↑ Source: #S-1035307603 APID: 1,70509::572183
14. ↑ Source: #S-1035457391 APID: 1,60525::98535998
15. ↑ Source: #S-1035307603 APID: 1,70509::572183
16. ↑ Source: #S-1035457391 APID: 1,60525::98535998
17. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Fox, Davis, Iowa; Roll: M432_182; Page: 283B; Image: 553; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [1]
18. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 13 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 727; Family History Library Film: 803211;Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. [2]
19. ↑ Source: #S-2137812804 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=15328242&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois APID: 1,7163::15328242
20. ↑ Source: #S-2137812996 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: T9_236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 358.1000; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 0501. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=30525906&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1804 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States APID: 1,6742::30525906
21. ↑ Source: #S-2138575536 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 66; Page: 325. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=3094452&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1 June 1840 Residence place: Mercer, Illinois, USA APID: 1,8057::3094452

• Source: S-1035307603 Repository: #R-2147079472 Title: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,70509::0
• Repository: R-2147079472 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-1035457391 Repository: #R-2147079472 Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,60525::0
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• Van Atta-15 was created by Deborah Greenfield through the import of GREENFIELD-4.ged on Sep 2, 2015.

Note the newspaper article found in son Gershom's biography.

One additional child, Sarah Ellen, died in infancy. No dates are currently known.

My beginning information came from my brother's research and his interviews with relatives. I have changed the name from Racheal to Rachael assuming that it may have been my brother's typo.

New sources since my brother's research:

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14590526
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3WM3-S8W

Looking for further documentation before adding additional family from the latter link, but it goes back several more generations and clarifies the census data below. Rachael is the mother-in-law, Catherine is her child, Catherine was married to William Kiddoo (1830-1866) 3 March 1853, then to Frank Bryant 16 Nov 1871. William must have been the father to Emma and William Kiddoo, but according to this pedigree he died before the other two children listed as Kiddoo's were born. I am not able to see the actual census image since it is on ancestry.com. There is enough here to question the validity of the linked pedigree and further records research is needed to understand these relationships.

Citing this Record: "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-J2HF : accessed 16 April 2015), Rachel Cherry VanAtta Vance Stearns, 1895; Burial, Joy, Mercer, Illinois, United States of America, Brick Cemetery; citing record ID 14590526, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVT-YDQ : accessed 16 April 2015), Rachael Stearns in household of Frank Bryant, Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 179, sheet 358A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0236; FHL microfilm 1,254,236.