Rebecca Frances (Wood) Busbee (1826 - aft. 1900)

Born Dec 1826 in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Wife of Jacob Latin Busbee — married 1849 in Walker County, Alabama

Descendants

Died after 1900 after age 73 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Rebecca (Wood) Busbee was an Alabamian.

Rebecca (Wood) Busbee was a Tennessean.

Rebecca Frances Wood was born in December of 1826,^[1] in either Tennessee-- possibly Lincoln County--or more likely in Walker County, Alabama.

Rebecca Frances Wood married Jacob L. Busbee in 1847,^[1] probably in Walker, Alabama, where all of their children were born.

Children of the marriage:

1. William Hall Busbee (1849) m. Nancy Preston
2. Tabitha Elizabeth Busbee (1850) m. Solomon Gault
3. Vicy Jane Busbee Taylor (1853) m. Martin Taylor
4. Louisa Caroline Busbee (1855) m. Giles Frederick HIll
5. John Arthur Busbee (1857-1936) m. Julia Ann Walker ^[2]
6. Jacob "Jake" L. Busby Jr (1860-1952) m. Laura Matilda Jane Walker
7. Martha Pauline Busbee (1864-1950) m. Andrew Payton ^[3]

In 1860 they lived in Walker, Alabama. ^[4]

After the war and before 1870 they moved to Lincoln, Tennessee and their two oldest daughters were married there. ^[5]

In 1880 they were still in Lincoln, Tennessee with their two youngest children still at home. In addition, their second daughter was widowed and had returned home with her four children.^[6]

By 1900 all of the children were on their own. Jacob and Frances were living with their middle son, John, and his wife and seven children, still in Lincoln, Tennessee. ^[1]

Rebecca Frances Wood Busbee died some time after June of 1900, when the last census known to list her was taken.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSCD-TMC : 22 January 2015), Francis Busbee in household of John A Busbee, Civil District 3, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,584.

   John A Busbee 43

   Julia A Busbee 44

   Jefferson Busbee 18

   John Z Busbee 16

   Mary E Busbee 13

   Charles Busbee 10

   Julia Busbee 8

   James D Busbee 4

   Emma Busbee 2

   Jacob L Busbee Father M 76 Alabama

   Frances Busbee Mother F 74 Tennessee

2. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9BM-SKC : 25 May 2014), Francis Wood in entry for John Busby, 18 Apr 1936; citing Hurdlewater Cem. Cemetery, Franklin Co, Tennessee, cn 29588, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,844.
3. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J63S-7H2 : 27 November 2014), Rebecca Woods in entry for Martha P. Payton, 27 Feb 1950; citing reference cn 3241, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,847.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK1B-H7C6 : 31 December 2015), Rebeca Busbee in entry for Jacob Busbee, 1860.

   Jacob Busbee 36

   Rebecca Busbee 32

   William H Busbee 12

   Tillitha E Busbee 10

   Vicy J Busbee 7

   Louisa Busbee 5

   John A Busbee 2

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDD6-Z5D : 17 October 2014), Francis Busby in household of Jack Busby, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 16, family 103, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,043.

   Jack Busby 55

   Frances Busby 45

   William Busby 22

   Caroline Busby 18

   John Busby 12

   Jack Busby 8

   Pauline Busby 7

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD7P-1QV : 24 December 2015), Rebecca Busbee in household of Jacob Busbee, District 25, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 280D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1268; FHL microfilm 1,255,268.

   Jacob Busbee 56

   Rebecca Busbee 53

   Jacob Busbee 19

   Martha Busbee 16

   Vaca J. Taylor 27 [daughter of Jacob & Rebecca; widowed]

   William Taylor 8

   Laura Taylor 5

   Della Taylor 3

   Martin Taylor 2