Courtney Ann Rachel (Spence) Fitzgerald (1839 - 1920)

Born 3 Sep 1839 in Livingston County, IL

Ancestors

Wife of John Martin Darnall — married 11 Nov 1857 in Livingston County, IL

Wife of Elhanan Fitzgerald — married 12 Mar 1867 in Livingston County, IL

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1920 at age 80 in Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Rachel was born in Illinois in 1839. Her parents were Williamson Spence and Mary Darnell. When she was 18, she married her first cousin, John M. Darnall. They had a daughter, Almira in 1859 and a son, William in 1861. John enlisted in the 129th Illinois Infantry the next year. He died of illness during the Civil War in Tennessee. After the war, Rachel married Elhanan Fitzgerald and she had four more children. She passed away in 1920 at the age of 80.

Sources

Census Records

• (1850) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R3-F1W : 12 April 2016), Racheael Spence in household of Wm Spence, Indian Grove, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing family 64, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• (1860) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4Y-DM3 : 13 December 2017), Corbery A R Darnall in entry for John M Darnall, 1860.

• (1870) "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H3-QJL : 11 June 2019), Rachel Fitzgerald in entry for Elhanan Fitzgerald, 1870.

• (1880) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV8-1J8 : 15 September 2017), Courtney A B Fitzgerald in household of Ellianan Fitzgerald, Belle Prairie, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 191B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0226; FHL microfilm 1,254,226.

• (1900) "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS49-QY2 : accessed 2 January 2020), Rachel Fitzgerald in household of Elkanace Fitzgerald, Bell Prairie Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 2A, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,318.

• (1910) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK63-1FG : accessed 2 January 2020), Rachel Fitzgerald in household of Elhanan Fitzgerald, Fairbury Ward 2, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 10A, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 303; FHL microfilm 1,374,316.

• (1920) "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ4B-Z9X : accessed 2 January 2020), Rachel A Fitzgerald in household of Charles W Deputy, Indian Grove, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing ED 30, sheet 1A, line 27, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 383; FHL microfilm 1,820,383.

Marriages

• (1857) "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLW-F9N : 4 November 2017), John M. Dasnall and Cortney Ann Spence, 11 Nov 1857; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,392,959.

• (1867) "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-YDMJ : 17 October 2017), Elhanan Fitzgerald and Cortney A R Darnell, 12 Mar 1867; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,527.

Pension

• (1916) "United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K69Z-K5N : 8 August 2017), Cortny Ann R Fitzgerald in entry for John M Darnall, 1916; citing Pension, NARA microfilm publication M1784 and M1785 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,155,465.

Death & Burial

• (1920) "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31F-4BX : 8 March 2018), Cortny Ann Rachel Fitzgerald, 27 Jun 1920; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,562,486.

• (1920) Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/21572062/courtney-rachel-fitzgerald : accessed 04 May 2021), memorial page for Courtney Rachel Spence Fitzgerald (3 Sep 1839–27 Jun 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21572062, citing Spence Cemetery, Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Lori Rowe (contributor 46922820) .

Children

• (1881) "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-TWLP : 18 October 2017), John M Darnell in entry for W H Darnell and Mary F Steers, 13 Apr 1881; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,602.

• (1881) "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLW-TCZ : 4 November 2017), Rachel Spence in entry for Charles W. Deputy and Almera E. Darnall, 28 Sep 1881; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,392,961.

• (1884) "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLW-BJ1 : 4 November 2017), C.A. Spence in entry for William H. Darnall and Lillie Harrison, 15 Apr 1884; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,392,961.

• (1896) "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2G5-H33 : 10 February 2018), Rachel Spence in entry for Frank Luzy Fitzgerald and Lydia Minettie Allen, 07 Oct 1896; citing Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,392,962.

• (1903) "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-HX6J : 17 October 2017), Cortney A R Spence in entry for Robert N Saunders and Mary L Fitzgerald Saunders, 24 Dec 1903; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,612.

• (1918) "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ2T-ZR6 : 26 August 2019), Rachel Spence in entry for Frank L Fitzgerald and Flora A Howarth, 15 May 1918; citing Intended Marriage, Marion, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

• (1928) "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3BF-DT7 : 8 March 2018), Rachel Spencer in entry for Almira Ellen Deputy, 25 Feb 1928; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,614,307.

• (1939) "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ74-XQJ : 9 March 2018), Rachel Spence in entry for Charles Leon Fitzgerald, 29 Jun 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,819,834.

• (1967) "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQP-CYQ : 10 March 2018), Rachel Spence in entry for Walter L Fitzgerald, 15 Aug 1967; citing Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, reference v 19 p 441; FHL microfilm 1,941,442.