Rebecca Ann (Boyd) Shatto (1818 - 1893)

Born 2 Oct 1818 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Shatto — married 1 Mar 1838 in Oliver Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1893 at age 74 in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Rebecca was born in 1818. She was the daughter of Thomas Boyd and Susannah Howe. She passed away in 1893.

Married: William Shatto 1 March 1838 in Oliver Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania

Children: Cyrus Thomas - 15 January 1839 (died at 4 months) Jeremiah James - 9 December 1839 Margaret Ellen - 15 May 1841 Ephraim Benjamin - 24 April 1843 Isaac Newton - 7 July 1845 Harriet Singer - 23 February 1848 William Lynch - 28 May 1850 John Lewis "Louie" - 27 March 1853 Emma Ann - 16 March 1856 Harvey Leigh - 15 December 1859

Rebecca grew up in Perry County, Pennsylvania. Her father Thomas was a weaver. Rebecca's daughter Emma Ann wrote a charming memoir with family stories from Pennsylvania, places her parents had moved, with vignettes and stories of family members, including her grandfather Thomas Boyd who lived with them at an advanced age when she was a little girl.

One story stands out regarding Rebecca and her father Thomas, whose granddaughter Emma thought grouchy and unapproachable, and he didn't like her kitties. Rebecca intervened to explain that grandfather was tired and had been a good father, and very patient husband to their grandmother Susannah who had a rather prickly side.

Rebecca and William moved quite a bit in their married life: Johnstown, Pa.; Crawford County, Oh.; Angola, In.; Daviess County, Mo; finally ending up on a farm outside Linn, Kansas where they lived the rest of their lives.

Linn was the center for the meetings and marriages between the Shatto, Troup, Boyer, and other families, many of whom migrated to the West Coast in the early to mid-1890s. Many of Rebecca's children and their aunts, uncles, and cousins ended up together in towns in Oregon and California.

By Barry Michie - G-G Grandson

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850", Conemaugh, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44B-953 : Sat Mar 09 13:05:11 UTC 2024), Entry for William Shatto and Rebecca Shatto, 1850.
• "United States Census, 1860", Scott Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NJ-RLM : Sat Mar 09 15:25:00 UTC 2024), Entry for William Shatto and Rebecca Shatto, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880", Sherman Township, Washington, Kansas, United States, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF55-JBF : Sat Mar 09 10:50:10 UTC 2024), Entry for William Shatts and Rebeca Shatts, 1880.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34456232/rebecca_ann-shatto: accessed May 7, 2024), memorial page for Rebecca Ann Boyd Shatto (2 Oct 1818–21 Jan 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34456232, citing Linn City Cemetery, Linn, Washington County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Barry Michie (contributor 47110636).