She never married, but had a daughter, Virginia, out-of-wedlock.[1][2]
In 1880, she was living with her daughter and her family.[3][4][5]
Rebecca lived her entire life in Tennessee. She died (age 83) on 6 June 1918 in Cookeville.[6] She was buried in Cookeville City Cemetery in Putnam County, Tennessee.[7]
Research Notes
The subject of this profile is getting confused with Rebecca Elizabeth (Huddleston) Short (1831-1934). Note that they lived in different places; this lady died much earlier and she had only one child without marrying.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1860," citing Page: 198; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171447; FHL microfilm: 805269; Image number: 152; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01821-3, FamilySearch Record: M8TL-JTB FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSH-FVJ, Name: Rebecca Huddleston; Race: White; Census Date: 1860; Census Place: 11th District, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; Birth Date: 1835; Birth Place: Tennessee; Record Nbr: 6725; Age: 25; System Of Record: SLS.
John Jared M 24 Tennessee
Amanda E Jared F 19 Tennessee
Rebecca Huddleston F 25 Tennessee
Virginia Huddleston F 5 Tennessee
↑ "United States Census, 1870," citing Page: 6; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 36; Digital film/folder number: 004275520; FHL microfilm: 000553053; Image number: 381; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01564-5, FamilySearch Record: MDZB-Q5X FamilySearch Image: S3HT-698Q-6P4, Name: Rebecca Huddleston; Race: White; Birth Date: 1835; Birth Place: Tennessee; Census Date: 1870; Census Place: District 11, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; Age: 35 years; Record Nbr: 14188; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
T A Huddleston M 66 North Carolina
Elizabeth Huddleston F 49 Tennessee
Rebecca Huddleston F 35 Tennessee
James C Huddleston M 18 Tennessee
Isaac A Huddleston M 15 Tennessee
↑ "United States Census, 1880," citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00049; Digital film/folder number: 005162509; FHL microfilm: 1255275; Image number: 313; Sheet number: 153; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: MDWQ-669 FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBP-HWJ, Name: Rebecca Huddleston; Birth Date: 1835; Birth Place: Tennessee, United States; Census Date: 1880; Census Place: Civil District 12, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States; Race: White; Marital Status: Widowed; Age: 45 years; Father Birth Place: North Carolina, United States; Source Person Nbr: 6; Mother Birth Place: Tennessee, United States; Relationship To Head: Mother-in-law; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 49189486; System Of Record: SLS.
George W. Slagle M White 29 Married Head Farmer Tennessee
Virginia Slagle F White 25 Married Wife Tennessee
Daw E. Slagle M White 7 Single Son Tennessee
Eliza Slagle F White 5 Single Daughter Tennessee
Susan Slagle F White 3 Single Daughter Tennessee
King Slagle M White 2 months Single Son Tennessee
Rebecca Huddleston F White 45 Widowed Mother-in-law Tennessee
↑ "United States Census, 1900," citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 004118706; FHL microfilm: 1241593; Image number: 85; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00796-2, FamilySearch Record: MSCT-H5Q FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D18G-QH, Name: Beckie Huddeston; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Census Date: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; Birth Date: Jan 1835; Birth Place: Tennessee; Cnt Children: 1; Father Birth Place: Tennessee; Cnt Living Children: 1; Mother Birth Place: Tennessee; Relationship To Head: Mother-in-law; Record Nbr: 3985; Age: 65; Marriage Date (Original): 1879; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
George Slagal M White 50 Married Head Tennessee
Beckie Huddeston F White 65 Single Mother-in-law Tennessee
Malinda Slagal F White 55 Married Wife Tennessee
Lalie Slagal M White 15 Single Son Tennessee
Bradley Slagal M White 11 Single Son Tennessee
Nancie Slagal F White 8 Single Daughter Tennessee
↑ "United States Census, 1910," citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004985572; FHL microfilm: 1375529; Image number: 11; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03635-6, FamilySearch Record: MGFQ-SZS FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9T6J-WT9, Name: Rebecca M Hudleston; Birth Date: 1835; Birth Place: Tennessee; Census Date: 1910; Census Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Age: 75; Record Nbr: 304; Mother Birth Place: Tennessee; Father Birth Place: Tennessee; Relationship To Head: Mother-in-law; System Of Record: SLS.
G W Slagle M White 58 Married Head Tennessee
Vergginia A Slagle F White 55 Married Wife Tennessee
Bradley A Slagle M White 21 Single Son Tennessee
Mansey C Slagle M White 17 Single Son Tennessee
Rebecca M Hudleston F White 75 Single Mother-in-law Tennessee
↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," citing Digital film/folder number: 004183637; FHL microfilm: 1299692; Image number: 1892; Packet letter: J; Indexing batch: B06488-0, FamilySearch Record: NSXC-658 FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6M43-HPS, Name: Beckey Huddleston; Race: White; Marital Status: Single; Death Date: 6 Jun 1918; Death Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; Birth Date: 1835; Birth Place: Tennessee; Burial Date: 7 Jun 1918; Age: 83; Record Nbr: 35; Source Reference: Huddleston, Beckey, [1918]; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #67640537, Memorial page for Rebecca M. Huddleston (16 Jan 1835-6 Jun 1919), citing Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Russ Mortenson Boyd (contributor 46911403).
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