I visited this cemetery with my 90 year old uncle.
He told me the story about going to "Granny Rach"'s 100th birthday. He said the whole town of Carbo walked up the hill to her log house.
The party was held in the front yard. He was just 5 or 6 years old, but he remembers that everybody called Rachel "Granny Rach". She was the oldest resident of Carbo and was loved and respected by the entire community who had come together to celebrate her birthday.
I've included a photo of her old log home, which is now sadly collapsing from age. (Note: As of today, the old log home has been razed and the usable logs were sold to be reused.)
At the time of her death, my uncle remembered that she lived alone in the log house and was self sufficient with the help of her relatives and neighbors. (However, census records show that she did not live alone so I'm not sure which is the case). Nobody has lived in the house since then. (I need to verify this as the 1930 census shows a son and daughter still living with her).
He remembers that she was able to get around well for her age and was considered a sweet old lady. She died a few months after that birthday celebration.
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Her Virginia marriage record:
Name: Rachel Kiser
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Russell Cty
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1854
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia
Father: Ephraim Kiser
Mother: Polly Kiser
Spouse: Noah Kiser
=================================∼When Rachel Kiser was born on June 30, 1834, in Russell County, Virginia, her father, Ephraim, was 43 and her mother, Mary, was 33. She married Noah S on June 7, 1854, in Russell County, Virginia. They had 11 children in 25 years. Three died young. She died having lived for more than 100 years. She died on October 7, 1936, in Russell County, Virginia, at the age of 102.
He told me the story about going to "Granny Rach"'s 100th birthday. He said the whole town of Carbo walked up the hill to her log house.
The party was held in the front yard. He was just 5 or 6 years old, but he remembers that everybody called Rachel "Granny Rach". She was the oldest resident of Carbo and was loved and respected by the entire community who had come together to celebrate her birthday.
I've included a photo of her old log home, which is now sadly collapsing from age. (Note: As of today, the old log home has been razed and the usable logs were sold to be reused.)
At the time of her death, my uncle remembered that she lived alone in the log house and was self sufficient with the help of her relatives and neighbors. (However, census records show that she did not live alone so I'm not sure which is the case). Nobody has lived in the house since then. (I need to verify this as the 1930 census shows a son and daughter still living with her).
He remembers that she was able to get around well for her age and was considered a sweet old lady. She died a few months after that birthday celebration.
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Her Virginia marriage record:
Name: Rachel Kiser
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Russell Cty
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1854
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia
Father: Ephraim Kiser
Mother: Polly Kiser
Spouse: Noah Kiser
=================================∼When Rachel Kiser was born on June 30, 1834, in Russell County, Virginia, her father, Ephraim, was 43 and her mother, Mary, was 33. She married Noah S on June 7, 1854, in Russell County, Virginia. They had 11 children in 25 years. Three died young. She died having lived for more than 100 years. She died on October 7, 1936, in Russell County, Virginia, at the age of 102.
I visited this cemetery with my 90 year old uncle.
He told me the story about going to "Granny Rach"'s 100th birthday. He said the whole town of Carbo walked up the hill to her log house.
The party was held in the front yard. He was just 5 or 6 years old, but he remembers that everybody called Rachel "Granny Rach". She was the oldest resident of Carbo and was loved and respected by the entire community who had come together to celebrate her birthday.
I've included a photo of her old log home, which is now sadly collapsing from age. (Note: As of today, the old log home has been razed and the usable logs were sold to be reused.)
At the time of her death, my uncle remembered that she lived alone in the log house and was self sufficient with the help of her relatives and neighbors. (However, census records show that she did not live alone so I'm not sure which is the case). Nobody has lived in the house since then. (I need to verify this as the 1930 census shows a son and daughter still living with her).
He remembers that she was able to get around well for her age and was considered a sweet old lady. She died a few months after that birthday celebration.
================================
Her Virginia marriage record:
Name: Rachel Kiser
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Russell Cty
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1854
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia
Father: Ephraim Kiser
Mother: Polly Kiser
Spouse: Noah Kiser
=================================∼When Rachel Kiser was born on June 30, 1834, in Russell County, Virginia, her father, Ephraim, was 43 and her mother, Mary, was 33. She married Noah S on June 7, 1854, in Russell County, Virginia. They had 11 children in 25 years. Three died young. She died having lived for more than 100 years. She died on October 7, 1936, in Russell County, Virginia, at the age of 102.
He told me the story about going to "Granny Rach"'s 100th birthday. He said the whole town of Carbo walked up the hill to her log house.
The party was held in the front yard. He was just 5 or 6 years old, but he remembers that everybody called Rachel "Granny Rach". She was the oldest resident of Carbo and was loved and respected by the entire community who had come together to celebrate her birthday.
I've included a photo of her old log home, which is now sadly collapsing from age. (Note: As of today, the old log home has been razed and the usable logs were sold to be reused.)
At the time of her death, my uncle remembered that she lived alone in the log house and was self sufficient with the help of her relatives and neighbors. (However, census records show that she did not live alone so I'm not sure which is the case). Nobody has lived in the house since then. (I need to verify this as the 1930 census shows a son and daughter still living with her).
He remembers that she was able to get around well for her age and was considered a sweet old lady. She died a few months after that birthday celebration.
================================
Her Virginia marriage record:
Name: Rachel Kiser
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Russell Cty
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1854
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia
Father: Ephraim Kiser
Mother: Polly Kiser
Spouse: Noah Kiser
=================================∼When Rachel Kiser was born on June 30, 1834, in Russell County, Virginia, her father, Ephraim, was 43 and her mother, Mary, was 33. She married Noah S on June 7, 1854, in Russell County, Virginia. They had 11 children in 25 years. Three died young. She died having lived for more than 100 years. She died on October 7, 1936, in Russell County, Virginia, at the age of 102.
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