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Rebecca Jane Higley

Rebecca Jane Higley

Female 1845 - 1906  (61 years)


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  • Name Rebecca Jane Higley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] 
    Birth 26 Jan 1845  Yellow Creek, Stephenson, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] 
    Gender Female 
    FSID KWNK-XVF  [23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30] 
    Immigration 30 May 1861  Florence, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    David H. Cannon Wagon Company 
    Immigration 30 May 1861  Florence, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    David H. Cannon Wagon Company 
    Immigration 30 May 1861  Florence, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    David H. Cannon Wagon Company 
    Immigration 30 May 1861  Florence, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    David H. Cannon Wagon Company 
    Immigration 11 Aug 1861  Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 
    Immigration 11 Aug 1861  Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 
    Immigration 11 Aug 1861  Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 
    Immigration 11 Aug 1861  Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 
    Death 8 Oct 1906  Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21] 
    Burial 11 Oct 1906  Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 19] 
    Person ID I82164  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Birth - Early LDS Church Members - micr
      Birth - Early LDS Church Members - microfiche: Truman Higley Famly Group Sheet-Self: Child-Number 1 : Higley, Rebecca Jane - Birth-Date: January 26, 1845 Yellow Creek, Stephenson, IL, USA - Father Truman Higley - Mother: Sarah Ann Irvine Temple Index Bureau: Rebecca Jane Higley - Birth-June 26, 1845 - Stevenson, Il. - Father: Truman Higley - Mother: Lucy Fisher Marr: Early LDS Church Member microfiche: Family Group Sheet-Father: Marriage-Joseph Smith - Date: March 13, 1862 Death - Ancestral File: 8 Oct 1906 Preston, Franklin, Idaho, Bur.: 11 Oct 1906 Preston bapt - Ord Index-14 Feb 1852, end - Ord Index-1 Sep 1866 sld/p - Ord Index-27 Feb 1987 PROVO, 29 Jun 1990, 20 Aug 1991 PROVO, 18 Dec 1991 SEATT

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    19. [S556] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Rebecca Jane Higley Sharp is buried in the Preston Idaho cemetery.
      The headstone has Rebecca's birth date and death date

      --
      Rebecca Jane Higley Sharp

      Birth: Jun. 26, 1845
      Death: Oct. 8, 1906

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Joseph Smith Sharp (1840 - 1899)*

      Children:
      Joseph Truman Sharp (1864 - 1949)*
      James Irven Sharp (1866 - 1939)*
      Arminta Elizabeth Sharp Packer (1877 - 1921)*
      George Albert Sharp (1884 - 1918)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Preston Cemetery
      Preston
      Franklin County
      Idaho, USA
      Plot: SW/2/29/1

      Maintained by: Kartchner Brothers
      Originally Created by: Leroy Higley
      Record added: Feb 01, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 33445675

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      Name: Rebbecca Sharp
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1870
      Event Place: Utah, United States
      Gender: Female
      Age: 25
      Race: White
      Race (Original): W
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1844-1845
      Birthplace: Illinois
      Page Number: 14
      Household ID: 105
      Line Number: 35
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M593
      GS Film number: 000553111
      Digital Folder Number: 004267908
      Image Number: 00337

      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Joseph Sharp undefined M 30 Illinois
      Rebbecca Sharp undefined F 25 Illinois
      Joseph Sharp undefined M 6 Utah
      James E Sharp undefined M 4 Utah
      William Sharp undefined M 2 Utah

      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNCB-TKC : accessed 22 May 2014), Rebbecca Sharp in household of Joseph Sharp, Utah, United States; citing p. 14, family 105, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000553111.

    21. [S556] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Located in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church history data base.
      Individuals Known to Have Traveled in This Company

      DAVID H. CANNON COMPANY

      DEPARTURE
      1 June 1861
      ARRIVAL
      11-16 August 1861
      NUMBER IN COMPANY
      247
      CAPTAIN
      David H. Cannon

      NAME AGE BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE

      Higley, Ann Lucretia 3 30 June 1858 21 November 1925
      Higley, Clark 47 26 November 1813 24 March 1900
      Higley, Clark Harvey 1 9 January 1860 Unknown
      Higley, Daniel Willard 11 6 March 1850 June 1879
      Higley, Daniel Lee 10 25 September 1850 18 May 1919
      Higley, Freeman Dewey 17 9 June 1843 2 July 1927
      Higley, George Washington 16 19 May 1845 16 July 1925
      Higley, Harriet Maria 8 16 January 1853 28 February 1935
      Higley, Justitia Unknown Unknown Unknown
      Higley, Lucretia Higley 79 13 November 1781 25 July 1865
      Higley, Lucretia Jane 12 19 July 1848 17 March 1913
      Higley, Malinda Cheney 39 29 November 1821 8 November 1900
      Higley, Rebecca Jane 15 26 June 1845 8 October 1906
      Higley, Sarah Ann Irvine 29 22 October 1831 8 October 1857
      Higley, Truman 43 20 July 1817 17 November 1882

      --

      Cheney, Elihu 9 20 March 1852 9 February 1929
      Cheney, Ellie 3 August 1858 24 March 1934
      Cheney, Gilbert 7 8 March 1854 December 1936
      Cheney, Heard 69 16 September 1791 27 August 1861
      Cheney, Horace 12 24 April 1849 19 September 1934
      Cheney, Lucinda M. Osborne 34 23 March 1827 3 April 1880
      Cheney, Milton 38 8 January 1823 23 October 1904
      Cheney, Nelson 13 February 1848 19 August 1922
      Cheney, Susan 15 2 December 1845 16 September 1872
      Cheney, Wallis 5 1856 Unknown

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      Name: Rebecca Sharp
      Titles and Terms: undefined
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1900
      Event Place: Edmunds, Camas, Market Lake Precincts, Fremont, Idaho, United States
      District: 51
      Gender: Female
      Age: 55
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: White
      Race (Original): W
      Relationship to Head of Household: Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
      Number of Living Children: 6
      Years Married: undefined
      Birth Date: Jun 1845
      Birthplace: Illinois
      Marriage Year (Estimated): undefined
      Immigration Year: undefined
      Father's Birthplace: Ohio
      Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
      Mother of how many children: 9
      Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
      Household ID: 61
      Line Number: 71
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: T623
      GS Film Number: 1240232
      Digital Folder Number: 004113688
      Image Number: 00829

      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Rebecca Sharp Head F 55 Illinois
      George A Sharp Son M 16 Idaho

      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM55-XRT : accessed 22 May 2014), Rebecca Sharp, Edmunds, Camas, Market Lake Precincts, Fremont, Idaho, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240232.

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