Rebecca (Paulk) Vickers (1815 - 1890)

Born 1815 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Vickers — married 29 Dec 1829 in Irwin, Georgia, United States

Wife of Eli S. Vickers Sr. — married 27 Oct 1835 in Irwin County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1890 at about age 75 in Coffee County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Rebecca was born in Irwin County to Micajah Paulk and Mary Catherine Young Paulk.

Rebecca married two sons of Wiley Vickers and Beady Purvis Vickers. The first, Jesse, died only a few years into their marriage, and while Rebecca was pregnant with their daughter Obedience. The second son, Eli (pronounced ee-lee), was married to Rebecca in 1835. He also died, leaving her a widow once again. She was left with small sons and daughters to raise. She had 10 children. Her diligent and hard work helped her to raise obedient children, who became successful in their own achievements. She was the founder of Hebron Church. Her son Richard was the preacher there. She was a central figure in the church for as long as she lived and was held in very high esteem. Her home-made, cane-bottom chair hung on the wall of Hebron Church after her death in 1890. It hung there, in honor of her memory, until the church burned in 1970.

• excerpt from article "Georgia's Wiregrass Pioneers" written by Lillian Williams for The Douglas Enterprise, 2006
• Information provided by Rita McKinnon, one of Rebecca's descendants. She saw Rebecca's cane chair hanging on the wall of the church, before it burned.

Rebecca was born in 1815. Rebecca Paulk ... She passed away in 1890.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ All information here was copied by my mother (her great, great granddaughter) from a bound, printed history book about the family. The book was in possession of Dr. Jack Williams (her great, great grandson). Name of book?

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYR-FZ1 : 20 December 2020), Rebecca Vickers in household of Ely Vickers, Irwin, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM2-Q95 : 18 February 2021), Rebecca Vickers, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS5-467 : 28 May 2021), Rebecca Vickers, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LK-CZM : 19 February 2021), Rebecca Vickers, District 1026, Coffee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 40, sheet 237A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,141.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/58261238/rebecca-vickers : accessed 14 August 2021), memorial page for Rebecca Paulk Vickers (1815–10 Jan 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58261238, citing Vickers Rural Cemetery, Coffee County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Michael H Pafford (contributor 46805670) .
• "United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTQ-7W5G : 1 July 2021), Rebecca Paulk Vickers, 1890.
• Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
  Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #20734104 (accessed 9 November 2022)
  Rebecca Paulk marriage to Jesse Vickers on 29 Dec 1829 in Irwin, Georgia, USA.
• Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #788379 (accessed 9 November 2022)
  Name: Rebecca Paulk; Birth Date: 1815; Death Date: 10 Jan 1890; SAR Membership: 76560; Role: Ancestor; Father: Micajah Paulk; Mother: Mary C Young; Spouse: Eli Vickers; Children: Henry Vickers.
• Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
  Source number: 245.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ARW
  Ancestry Record 7836 #933245 (accessed 9 November 2022)
  Rebecca Paulk marriage to Eli Vickers in 1835 in GA.
• 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #92577145 (accessed 9 November 2022)
  Rebecca Vickers in Coffee, Georgia, USA.
• History of Irwin County: "History of Irwin County"
  Chapter 8. Inferior courts... > image 203 of 548
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 November 2022)
• History of Irwin County: "History of Irwin County"
  Chapter 16. Pioneer families of originally Irwin County > image 524 of 548
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 November 2022)