Cornelia Rachel Sheridan
She went by her middle name, Rachel.
born Feb 5, 1858 in Chatham County, NC and died Jul 26, 1954 in San Diego, San Diego County, CA.
Rachel was the daughter of James Madison and Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan.
Sister of:
1) Mary Ellen Sheridan; b) Sept 21, 1856 in Chatham County, NC; d) Nov 26, 1928 in Siler City, Chatham County, NC; married Isaac Phillips on Sept 26th 1875 in Chatham County NC.
2) Elizabeth Della Sheridan; b) Sept 17, 1859 in NC; d) June 19, 1938 in Ramseur, Randolph County, NC; married Thomas Henry Ellis on October 31, 1877.
3) Martha "Mattie" Frances Sheridan; b) Aug 9, 1861 in Alamance County, NC; d) Mar 21, 1935 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC; married William Russell Ashworth on October 3rd 1880 in Randolph County, NC.
Wife of Levi Cook Hoover, a widower. They married on June 22, 1912 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Rachel and Levi had no children.
Step-mother of (her husband's children by his 1st marriage to Emma Alice Cloud):
1) Edna Hoover
2) Helen Hoover
3) Everett Hoover; died as an infant.
Rachel and Levi raised his two daughters. Rachel remained very close to them until she died. They are the reason she moved to California in the last years of her life.
Rachel's father, James M. Sheridan was killed in the Battle of Bristoe Station in Virginia on Oct 14, 1863 during the Civil War. Her mother, Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan died the following year in 1864. Rachel was only 6 years old when her mother died leaving all four children orphaned. After Affia died, her four daughters were split up among relatives and never lived together again.
Rachel went to live with her Aunt Cornelia Rachel Stone (Rachel's namesake and Affia's sister) who married William Parker Fox. Cornelia and Parker raised her with their own children. They lived in NC for a time and then moved to Indiana sometime after the Civil War.
When Rachel grew up, she became a teacher. She taught school in Indiana until she met and married Levi Hoover. Rachel, Levi and his two daughters lived at 20 South 12th Street, Richmond City, Wayne County, Indiana.
She went by her middle name, Rachel.
born Feb 5, 1858 in Chatham County, NC and died Jul 26, 1954 in San Diego, San Diego County, CA.
Rachel was the daughter of James Madison and Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan.
Sister of:
1) Mary Ellen Sheridan; b) Sept 21, 1856 in Chatham County, NC; d) Nov 26, 1928 in Siler City, Chatham County, NC; married Isaac Phillips on Sept 26th 1875 in Chatham County NC.
2) Elizabeth Della Sheridan; b) Sept 17, 1859 in NC; d) June 19, 1938 in Ramseur, Randolph County, NC; married Thomas Henry Ellis on October 31, 1877.
3) Martha "Mattie" Frances Sheridan; b) Aug 9, 1861 in Alamance County, NC; d) Mar 21, 1935 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC; married William Russell Ashworth on October 3rd 1880 in Randolph County, NC.
Wife of Levi Cook Hoover, a widower. They married on June 22, 1912 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Rachel and Levi had no children.
Step-mother of (her husband's children by his 1st marriage to Emma Alice Cloud):
1) Edna Hoover
2) Helen Hoover
3) Everett Hoover; died as an infant.
Rachel and Levi raised his two daughters. Rachel remained very close to them until she died. They are the reason she moved to California in the last years of her life.
Rachel's father, James M. Sheridan was killed in the Battle of Bristoe Station in Virginia on Oct 14, 1863 during the Civil War. Her mother, Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan died the following year in 1864. Rachel was only 6 years old when her mother died leaving all four children orphaned. After Affia died, her four daughters were split up among relatives and never lived together again.
Rachel went to live with her Aunt Cornelia Rachel Stone (Rachel's namesake and Affia's sister) who married William Parker Fox. Cornelia and Parker raised her with their own children. They lived in NC for a time and then moved to Indiana sometime after the Civil War.
When Rachel grew up, she became a teacher. She taught school in Indiana until she met and married Levi Hoover. Rachel, Levi and his two daughters lived at 20 South 12th Street, Richmond City, Wayne County, Indiana.
Cornelia Rachel Sheridan
She went by her middle name, Rachel.
born Feb 5, 1858 in Chatham County, NC and died Jul 26, 1954 in San Diego, San Diego County, CA.
Rachel was the daughter of James Madison and Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan.
Sister of:
1) Mary Ellen Sheridan; b) Sept 21, 1856 in Chatham County, NC; d) Nov 26, 1928 in Siler City, Chatham County, NC; married Isaac Phillips on Sept 26th 1875 in Chatham County NC.
2) Elizabeth Della Sheridan; b) Sept 17, 1859 in NC; d) June 19, 1938 in Ramseur, Randolph County, NC; married Thomas Henry Ellis on October 31, 1877.
3) Martha "Mattie" Frances Sheridan; b) Aug 9, 1861 in Alamance County, NC; d) Mar 21, 1935 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC; married William Russell Ashworth on October 3rd 1880 in Randolph County, NC.
Wife of Levi Cook Hoover, a widower. They married on June 22, 1912 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Rachel and Levi had no children.
Step-mother of (her husband's children by his 1st marriage to Emma Alice Cloud):
1) Edna Hoover
2) Helen Hoover
3) Everett Hoover; died as an infant.
Rachel and Levi raised his two daughters. Rachel remained very close to them until she died. They are the reason she moved to California in the last years of her life.
Rachel's father, James M. Sheridan was killed in the Battle of Bristoe Station in Virginia on Oct 14, 1863 during the Civil War. Her mother, Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan died the following year in 1864. Rachel was only 6 years old when her mother died leaving all four children orphaned. After Affia died, her four daughters were split up among relatives and never lived together again.
Rachel went to live with her Aunt Cornelia Rachel Stone (Rachel's namesake and Affia's sister) who married William Parker Fox. Cornelia and Parker raised her with their own children. They lived in NC for a time and then moved to Indiana sometime after the Civil War.
When Rachel grew up, she became a teacher. She taught school in Indiana until she met and married Levi Hoover. Rachel, Levi and his two daughters lived at 20 South 12th Street, Richmond City, Wayne County, Indiana.
She went by her middle name, Rachel.
born Feb 5, 1858 in Chatham County, NC and died Jul 26, 1954 in San Diego, San Diego County, CA.
Rachel was the daughter of James Madison and Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan.
Sister of:
1) Mary Ellen Sheridan; b) Sept 21, 1856 in Chatham County, NC; d) Nov 26, 1928 in Siler City, Chatham County, NC; married Isaac Phillips on Sept 26th 1875 in Chatham County NC.
2) Elizabeth Della Sheridan; b) Sept 17, 1859 in NC; d) June 19, 1938 in Ramseur, Randolph County, NC; married Thomas Henry Ellis on October 31, 1877.
3) Martha "Mattie" Frances Sheridan; b) Aug 9, 1861 in Alamance County, NC; d) Mar 21, 1935 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC; married William Russell Ashworth on October 3rd 1880 in Randolph County, NC.
Wife of Levi Cook Hoover, a widower. They married on June 22, 1912 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Rachel and Levi had no children.
Step-mother of (her husband's children by his 1st marriage to Emma Alice Cloud):
1) Edna Hoover
2) Helen Hoover
3) Everett Hoover; died as an infant.
Rachel and Levi raised his two daughters. Rachel remained very close to them until she died. They are the reason she moved to California in the last years of her life.
Rachel's father, James M. Sheridan was killed in the Battle of Bristoe Station in Virginia on Oct 14, 1863 during the Civil War. Her mother, Affia Haseltine (Stone) Sheridan died the following year in 1864. Rachel was only 6 years old when her mother died leaving all four children orphaned. After Affia died, her four daughters were split up among relatives and never lived together again.
Rachel went to live with her Aunt Cornelia Rachel Stone (Rachel's namesake and Affia's sister) who married William Parker Fox. Cornelia and Parker raised her with their own children. They lived in NC for a time and then moved to Indiana sometime after the Civil War.
When Rachel grew up, she became a teacher. She taught school in Indiana until she met and married Levi Hoover. Rachel, Levi and his two daughters lived at 20 South 12th Street, Richmond City, Wayne County, Indiana.
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Interment 8/7/1954
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