Rachel Isabel “Isabelle” Anderson Halsey (1895-1968)

Rachel Isabel “Isabelle” Anderson Halsey

Birth

8 Dec 1895

Grayson County, Virginia, USA

Death

3 Feb 1968 (aged 72)

Hendricks County, Indiana, USA

Burial

McKinney Cemetery

Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map

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Born Rachel Isabel Anderson also signed her name as Isabell, Isabelle or Rachel Isabelle. Born near Clems Branch along Middle Fox Creek lived near closest towns of Volney and Major, Grayson County, Va; Williamson, W. Va; Eubank (Science Hill), Ky. Williamsburg, Va. and Brownsburg, In.

A pioneer woman whose passion was making numerous, beautiful, complex scissor cut, hand stitched, full size bed quilts and growing fragrant, purple iris flowers. She gave birth to 11 children and had 29 grandchildren. She was nicknamed Grandma Country by her grandchild, Earl.

Deceased children:

Jones Anderson Halsey (92) October 27, 1915, Grayson County, Va (b); January 31, 2008 Brownsburg, In (d)

Rose Annie Halsey Perkins (82) May 24, 1917, Volney near Major, Grayson County, Va (b); August 7, 1999 Loudon, Tn(d)

All subsequent children were born on the Halsey Farm, Eubank, Pulaski County, Ky. They are:

Beulah Halsey Stepp (76) February 22, 1920 (b) December 26, 1996, Eubank, Ky (d)

Hazel Halsey Eakins (97) October 25, 1921 (b) April 13, 2019, Rushville, In (d)

Blanche Halsey Cook (78) September 28, 1923 (b) February 1, 2002, Eubank, Ky (d)

Geneva Halsey Bogle (94) October 21, 1925 (b) August 18, 2020, Bloomington, In (d)

Ellis Delbert Halsey (73) November 8, 1927 (b) October 1, 2001, Brownsburg, In (d)

Albert Clay Halsey (93) January 22, 1930 (b) November 14, 2023 Brownsburg, In (d)

Living children as of November 16, 2023:

Bobby Halsey (b) March 3, 1932 Pulaski County Ky

Lester Lee Halsey (b) January 13, 1935 Pulaski County Ky

Wade Arnold Halsey (b) September 16, 1939 Pulaski County Ky