Rachel
Emma
Whiteknight
Born in Columbia Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of Peter Whiteknight
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Brunson
— married
9 May 1867 in Branch, Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Harriet Bronson, Joseph W Bronson, Mary A (Bronson) Weaver, Henry E Bronson, Letha May (Bronson) Holbrook, Emma Rachel (Bronson) Olmstead, James F Bronson, Nina A (Bronson) Byers, Peter Leroy Bronson, Nellie B Bronson and Cora Glenna (Bronson) Burns
Died
at age 72
in Branch, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Rachel was born in 1850. She passed away in 1923.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H7-F3K : Fri Oct 06 07:30:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Whitenight and Mary Whitenight, 1850. Hemlock Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.
"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCK5-N6F : 17 January 2020), Rachal M. Whitenight in entry for William Brunson, 1867.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9T-Y9D : Wed Oct 04 19:15:47 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bronson and Rachel Bronson, 1880. Bethel Township, Branch, Michigan, United States. (This record suggests that she was born about 1845).
"United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91G-SP9 : Fri Oct 06 17:38:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Rachel E Bronson and James F Bronson, 1900. Bethel Township, Branch, Michigan, United States.
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFHS-CB5 : Thu Jan 04 17:24:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Rachel E Bronson and Peter Whitenight, 10 Apr 1923.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97023610/rachel_emma-brunson: accessed March 2, 2024), memorial page for Rachel Emma Whitenight Brunson (6 Aug 1850–10 Apr 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97023610, citing East Gilead Cemetery, East Gilead, Branch County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Sherrie B (contributor 479345670.
Research notes
She bore a child in 1893, which is more consistent with her irth being in 1850 than in 1845. I'm going with this until I see a more deinitive record -- brower-530. (I am satisfied -- brower-530).
All twelve of her children were living in 1900, which is remarkable for the time.
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