Rebecca M (Dailey) Greenup (1822 - 1909)

Born 26 Jun 1822 in Tazewell Co., Virginia, United States

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Died 17 Apr 1909 at age 86 in Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Rebecca M. Dailey was born on June 26, 1822 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA to Thomas Dailey and Sarah McIntosh Dailey. ^[1] Rebecca married on May 22, 1839 to her cousin, George Barton Greenup, b. June 16 1815, probably in Virginia. ^[2]

The death record of Rebecca and George's daughter Margaret in 1920, calls her father "Barton", which may be the name he preferred to use. It states he was born in Virginia, and his wife, identified only as "Daily" was also born in Virginia, USA. Margaret was born approximately 1841 in Illinois, and died at the age of 82 in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois. She was buried in the Bushnell cemetery. ^[3]

In a book called "Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois", (Vol. VII) on page 42, is a section called "Genealogical Notes – Dailey Cemetery" that contains the following information about George Barton Greenup and his wife, Rebecca M. Dailey: GREENUP: George B. md. Rebecca M. Dailey in this county on May 22, 1839. George B. appears on the 1840 county tax list as #426; he owned no real estate; personal property consisted of $100 worth of horses, $80 cattle; $40 wagons; and $125 worth of other property; taxes for that year were $1.73. NOTE: Other Greenups appearing on that 1840 tax list were John (#413) and Thomas W. (#429). ^[4]

Rebecca Greenup can be found on the 1850 US census for McDonough County, Illiinois, living with her parents and siblings, and her two daughters, Malinda and Margaret, after the death of her husband, George Barton Greenup.

Rebecca can be found on the 1860 US census for Eldorado Twp., McDonough County, Illinois, living in the household of her brother, Isaac Dailey, and her mother, Sarah Dailey, and her two daughters, Malinda and Margaret.

According to Rebecca's Findagrave memorial page, which can be viewed at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125961069/rebecca-m.-greenup, Rebecca died on April 17, 1909 at the age of 86 in Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois and was buried in Bushnell Cemetery, Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois, USA. A photograph from an obituary from an unnamed newspaper has been posted on the memorial page, which says, in part,
"Mrs. Rebecca M. Greenup, widow of George B. Greenup, died at her home in Bushnell last Saturday, April 17, aged 86 years, 9 months and 22 days."
A little later, the obituary continues,
"Rebecca M. Dailey, daugher of Thomas and Sarah McIntosh Dailey, was born in Tazwell county, West Virginia, june 26, 1822. With her parents she moved to McDonough county, Ill., in 1836. She was united in marriage to George Barton Greenup in June of 1839. Two daughters were born to this union, Melinda J. and Maggie A. The first named is Mrs. Frazer, who with her sister Maggie were at home with the mother and tenderly cared for her in her old age and long illness. Mr. Greenup died in 1844, leaving to his widow the care of the two little daughters. She was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal church when 15 years of age and has since lived an earnest Christian life. " ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 May 2018), memorial page for Mrs Rebecca M. Dailey Greenup (26 Jun 1822–17 Apr 1909), Find A Grave Memorial no. 125961069, citing Bushnell Cemetery, Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Joyce Worthington Brewer (contributor 47007964) .
2. ↑ The Greenup Family" by Elise Greenup Jourdan, February 2003, pp. 12-13.
3. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3B8-H7P : 27 December 2014), Barton Greenup in entry for Margaret A. Greenup, 26 Jul 1923; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,558,707.
4. ↑ RURAL CEMETERIES OF McDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS, VOLUME VII, NEW SALEM- ELDORADO, BY DUANE LESTER GOOD HOPE, ILLINOIS, PRINTED BY SCHUYLER – BROWN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE SCHUYLER JAIL MUSEUM
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DBLS-RHB?cc=1401638&wc=95RQ-HZX%3A1031317001%2C1033283401%2C1033283402 : 9 April 2016), Illinois > McDonough > McDonough county > image 119 of 183; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB8-J79?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-5BL%3A1589423252%2C1589424227%2C1589425815 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > McDonough > Eldorado Township > image 1 of 25; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).