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Rachel E Beverly

Rachel E Beverly



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  1. 1.  Rachel E BeverlyRachel E Beverly was born in Feb 1894 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rachael Robinson
    • Name: Rachel E Gee
    • Name: Rachel E Gee
    • Name: Rochelle Beverly
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 1, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: Abt 1913, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1920, 138 Dock street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head

    Family/Spouse: Walter A Gee. Walter was born about 1883 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Harison Gee  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Apr 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. Gertrude G Gee  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1916 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Rachel married Charles H Davis on 11 Aug 1924 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Charles was born about 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Harison GeeCharles Harison Gee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born on 11 Jul 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Apr 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Chas H Gee

    Notes:

    When Charles Harison Gee was born on July 11, 1913, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, his father, Walter, was 30 and his mother, Rachel, was 19. He had one sister. He died as a child on April 21, 1919, in his hometown, and was buried in Lincoln Cemetery.

    FIND DROWNED BOY'S BODY
    "The body of Charles Gee, the 7-year old colored boy who was drowned in the Susquehanna River after falling off the cement steps at the lower end of the city, directly below the dam, on April 21, was found yesterday floating near some river barges a distance below the city by Charles Downing, 1176 South Cameron street."
    The Evening News
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
    10 May 1919, Sat • Page 6

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Died:
    Death Certificate says 9 May 1919, but Charles fell into the Susquehanna River on 21 Apr. His body was not found until May.


  2. 3.  Gertrude G GeeGertrude G Gee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born about 1916 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1920, 138 Dock street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter




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