Phebe Rector1

b. circa 1832, d. 21 December 1915
Last Edited=3 Jun 2016
Relationship
2nd great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
     Phebe Rector was born circa 1832.1 She was the daughter of Mathew P Rector and Elizabeth Carney.2

On 18 July 1850 Phebe Rector was enumerated in the household of Mathew P Rector on the 1850 U. S. census for Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York as Phebe Rector, 18 years old, birthplace of New York. Also enumerated in the household were Elizabeth Carney, Barnabas Rector, Abigail E Rector and Silas Charles Rector.3

Phebe Rector married Andrew J Wessels, son of Issac Wessels and Phebe (?), say 1853.4

On 1 June 1880 Phebe Rector was enumerated in the household of Andrew J Wessels on the 1880 U. S. census for Salt Creek Township, Tama County, Iowa as Phebe Wessel, 47 years old, Wife, Married, birthplace of New York, occupation of Keeping house. Father born in New York. Mother born in New York. Also enumerated in the household were Helen Wessel, Dessa Wessel and Issac Wessel.4

Phebe Rector was enumerated on 4 June 1900 as head of household on the 1900 U. S. census for Salt Creek Township, Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa as Pheobe Wessel, 78 years old, Head, widow, gave birth to 4 children, number of children still living 3, Born May 1822 in New York a House. Father born in New York. Mother born in New York.5

Phebe Rector married Ethan Allen Flint, son of Alvah Flint and Elizabeth Cross, on 13 November 1901 at Toledo, Tama County, Iowa.2

Phebe Rector died on 21 December 1915.6

Phebe Rector was buried at Rector Cemetery, Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, FG .6

Children of Phebe Rector and Andrew J Wessels

Citations

  1. RGRECTOR, NY Rector Family, Mesage number 336 at Rector Family Genealogy Forum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/rector/, January 18, 1999 a part of Genealogy.com GenForum at http://genforum.genealogy.com/. Hereinafter cited as "NY Rector Family".
  2. Iowa State Board of Health, Return of Marriages, Tama County: 406 (Sac - Wright)) year ending 31 Dec 1901, 1495, Ethan A Flint and Phobe M Wessels; database and images, "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ |21 May 2016 : accessed 2016); citing Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
  3. 1850 U. S. census, Montgomery County, New York, population schedule, The Town of Canajoharie, p. 326 (written) p. 163 back (stamped), dwelling 94, family 92, Mathew Rector; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 16 Nov 2008); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, Roll 532.
  4. 1880 U. S. census, Tama County, Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, Enumeration District 332, p. 5 (written) p. 569 (stamped), dwelling 42, family 44, A J Wessel; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 20 May 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, Roll 365.
  5. 1900 U. S. census, Tama County, Iowa, Salt Creek Township, Chelsea, Enumeration District 143, p. 159 A (stamped) p. 4 (written), dwelling 78, family 78, Pheobe Wessel; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 20 May 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, Roll 460.
  6. Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com: 20 May 2016), memorial page for Phoebe Wessel, Find A Grave Memorial no. 76934048, Creator:colette harrison, Photo colette harrison, accessed 20 May 2016, citing Rector Cemetery, Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa.