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Rebecca Ann Opliger

Rebecca Ann Opliger

Female 1845 - 1924  (79 years)

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  • Name Rebecca Ann Opliger  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Birth 4 Sep 1845  Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
    • Born 1846 [16]
    Gender Female 
    Death 27 Sep 1924  Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 19
    • Died at the age of 79 years [16]
    • Died Apr 1925 [16]
    Death Certificate for Rebecca Ann Ervin
    Death Certificate for Rebecca Ann Ervin
    Image file from the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana website, from the death record books held at the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health.
    Burial 30 Sep 1924  Bethel-Wallen Cemetery, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18
    • Buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, 78-C. [17, 19]
    Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    Image file from the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project website.
    Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    Image file from the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project website.
    Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    Image file from the Find A Grave website (findagrave.com), submitted by jim crick on 21 August 2010.
    Notes 
    • "charter member Wallen Meth-Episcopal Ch., of Washington Township, Indiana" [16]
    • Rebecca Ann Opliger was the eldest daughter and third child of Daniel and Nancy Opliger. [19]
    Person ID I53  The John and Tuly Huntington Family
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 

    Father Daniel Opliger,   b. 1811, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1864, General Hospital No. 6, New Albany, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Harriet Ashley,   b. 3 Dec 1810, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1846 (Age 35 years) 
    Family ID F620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jeremiah Ervin,   b. 25 Nov 1840, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1890, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23
    Marriage 28 Nov 1861  Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 23
    Children 
    +1. Anna Alice Ervin,   b. 28 Feb 1863, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1903, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     2. Ervin,   b. Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ervin
     4. Ora Ervin,   b. Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Pearl Ervin,   b. Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Joseph Allen Ervin,   b. 18 Jul 1870, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1952 (Age 81 years)
     7. Perry Ashley Ervin,   b. Washington Township, Allen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Ervin
     9. John H. Ervin,   b. 28 Dec 1879, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1957 (Age 77 years)
     10. Walter H. Ervin
     11. Jeremiah Ervin, Jr.
     12. Bertha Ervin
     13. Allen Ervin
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 

  • Photos
    Rebecca Ann Opliger
    Rebecca Ann Opliger
    From a family portrait with Jeremiah Ervin and daughter Anna Alice Ervin. Uploaded to Ancestry.com by Rene Ervin.
    Jeremiah and Rebecca Ervin Family Portrait
    Jeremiah and Rebecca Ervin Family Portrait
    Family portrait with Jeremiah Ervin, Rebecca Ann Opliger and daughter Anna Alice Ervin. This tintype photograph was discovered in the home of his late grandson Mel Ervin on July 10, 2012. Uploaded to Ancestry.com by Rene Ervin.
    Rebecca Ann Ervin (picture on her 75th birthday)
    Rebecca Ann Ervin (picture on her 75th birthday)
    "This is a 5x7 bw print on modern day photo paper. On the back is written 'Rebecca Ann Ervin. Picture on her 75th birthday. 9-4-1845 9-27-1924' This is a copy of the orginal. Rick Ervin my brother gave this to my Mom and she gave this to me to copy. I don't know who's handwriting it is. My Mom says it might be my Dad's. I don't where the original is. I got this image on July 2013." Uploaded to Ancestry.com by Rene Ervin.

    Documents
    1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; ED 35, Sheet 11A
    1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; ED 35, Sheet 11A
    Dwelling 267, Family 292, Lines 30-33, Household of R. Thompson; 9 January 1920; National Archives Microfilm T625, Roll 421. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 27, Sheet 2B
    1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 27, Sheet 2B
    Dwelling 46, Family 48, Lines 22-25, Household of Rebecca A. Ervin; 20-21 April 1910; National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 338. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 19, Sheet 7A
    1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 19, Sheet 7A
    Dwelling 130, Family 131, Lines 24-29, Household of Rebecka A. Ervin; 15 June 1900; National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 358. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Madison Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 113, Sheet 393A
    1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Madison Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 113, Sheet 393A
    Dwelling 86, Family 86, Lines 15-25, Household of Jeremiah Ervin; 5 January 1880; National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 264. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 675A
    1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 675A
    Dwelling 11, Family 11, Lines 15-19, Household of Jeramiah Erwin; 12 July 1870; National Archives Microfilm M593, Roll 298. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 247
    1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 247
    Dwelling 75, Family 75, Lines 35-39, Household of Daniel Opliger; 6 June 1860; National Archives Microfilm M653, Roll 243. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 158B
    1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 158B
    Dwelling 1146, Family 1158, Lines 13-17, Household of Daniel Opliger; 25 September 1850; National Archives Microfilm M432, Roll 135. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    'Celebrate Golden Wedding'
    "Celebrate Golden Wedding"
    The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 6 July 1912, page 6, columns 6 and 7.
    Marriage record for Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    Marriage record for Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger
    "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," Allen County, Marriage records 1857-1864, Film No. 549308, Digital Folder No. 4165034, Image 421 of 685. Image file obtained March 2016 from the FamilySearch.org website.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington, Personal family history of Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington.
      Name recorded variously as "Rebecca O'Pliger" and "Rebecca Ann O'Pliger"

    2. [S19] Death Certificate for Rebecca Ann Ervin.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca Ann Ervin"

    3. [S22] Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca A. Opliger"

    4. [S44] Alfred B. Rondot, Eugene Frank Rondot of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana: Genealogy, (Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1979), 34, 929.2 R6653204R.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca Ann Opliger"

    5. [S77] 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; ED 35, Sheet 11A, Dwelling 267, Family 292, Lines 30-33.
      Name recorded as "Rebbeca A. Ervin"

    6. [S84] 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 27, Sheet 2B, Dwelling 46, Family 48, Lines 22-25.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca A. Ervin"

    7. [S94] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 19, Sheet 7A, Dwelling 130, Family 131, Lines 24-29.
      Name recorded as "Rebecka A. Ervin"

    8. [S99] 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Madison Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 113, Sheet 393A, Dwelling 86, Family 86, Lines 15-25.
      Name recorded as "Rebeca A. Ervin"

    9. [S110] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 675A, Dwelling 11, Family 11, Lines 15-19.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca Erwin"

    10. [S123] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 247, Dwelling 75, Family 75, Lines 35-39.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca A. Opliger"

    11. [S136] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; Sheet 158B, Dwelling 1146, Family 1158, Lines 13-17.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca A. Opliger"

    12. [S1650] Obituary for Nancy Opliger.
      Name recorded as "Mrs. Rebecca Ervin"

    13. [S1652] "Celebrate Golden Wedding," The Fort Wayne Sentinel, 6 July 1912.
      Name recorded as "Mrs. Rebecca Ervin"

    14. [S1658] Marriage record for Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," Allen County, Marriage records 1857-1864, Image 421 of 685.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca A. Opliger"

    15. [S2060] Death Certificate for Anna Rondot.
      Name recorded as "Rebecca Opliger"

    16. [S2] Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington, Personal family history of Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington.

    17. [S19] Death Certificate for Rebecca Ann Ervin.

    18. [S22] Headstone of Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger.

    19. [S44] Alfred B. Rondot, Eugene Frank Rondot of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana: Genealogy, (Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1979), 34, 929.2 R6653204R.

    20. [S94] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Washington Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 19, Sheet 7A, Dwelling 130, Family 131, Lines 24-29.

    21. [S2060] Death Certificate for Anna Rondot.

    22. [S99] 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Madison Township, Allen, Indiana; ED 113, Sheet 393A, Dwelling 86, Family 86, Lines 15-25.

    23. [S1658] Marriage record for Jeremiah Ervin and Rebecca A. Opliger, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," Allen County, Marriage records 1857-1864, Image 421 of 685.