Rachel Paulk (1808 - 1884)

Born 1808 in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died 18 Oct 1884 at about age 76 in Ohio, United States

Biography

Rachel was born in 1808 in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA. She was the daughter of Cyrus Paulk and Eunice (Parsons) Paulk.

She married David Davis in 1829 and had seven children.

Residence

• In the 1860 census Rachel (age 51) was in Village of Hockingport, Athens, Ohio.^[1]
• In the 1870 census Rachel (age 62) was the head of household in Troy Township, Athens, Ohio.^[2]
• In the 1880 census Rachel (age 72) was the mother of Richard B. Davis in Athens, Ohio.^[3]
  

Rachel Paulk Davis, an Athens County wife and mother who died at the asylum on Oct. 18, 1884, at the age of 76. Committed by a family member for being forgetful and paranoid.

Burial

Ridges Cemetery, Athens, Athens County, Ohio, USA. ^[4]

Rachel Paulk Davis (1808–18 Oct 1884)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #108478809

Research Notes

Census Details: <br county

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images
   citing Page: 149; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 934; FHL microfilm: 803934; Record number: 9224;
   FamilySearch Record: MC22-DGJ (accessed 9 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSW-WX6 Image number 00249
   Rachel Davis (51) in Village of Hockingport, Athens, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images
   citing Page: 31; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 12; FHL microfilm: 000552670; Record number: 19306;
   FamilySearch Record: M6KC-WF4 (accessed 9 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCT3-VQC Image number 00487
   Rachel Davis (62) head of household in Troy Township, Athens, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MZ1H-BMH (accessed 9 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBK-9QX2 Image number 00297
   Rachel Davis (72) mother in household of Richard B. Davis (29) in Athens, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio, United States.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108478809/rachel-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Rachel Paulk Davis (1808–18 Oct 1884), Find A Grave: Memorial #108478809, citing Ridges Cemetery, Athens, Athens County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Mat Tackett (contributor 47945692).

• Birth: Abbreviation: PAULK2.ged Title: PAULK2.ged Author: Family Search Ancestral File V4.19 Publication: downloaded from www.familysearch.org Note: Source Media Type: Other Paranthetical: N. Citing: Data: Text: Date of Import: Dec 19, 2001 (accessed before 10 July 2011).
• Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 Note: NS16023 Paranthetical: N. (accessed before 10 July 2011)

See also:

• Ancestral File Number: 3H00-TF.

Acknowledgments

• Profile Paulk-44 was created through the import of MarilynCardwellGedcomJuly2011.ged on Jul 10, 2011 by Marilyn Cardwell.