Merritt, Rachel Jane

• Name	Merritt, Rachel Jane
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MERR.R004
  _FGRAVE	100688031
  Person ID	I28158	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Handley, Dennis,   b. 1 Dec 1818, Maryland d. 16 Nov 1878 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Gordon, Julia,   b. 1828, Cattaraugus County, New York
  Marriage	Jun 1852  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 6 months - She : ~ 24 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F12025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hubbard, Charles
  Family ID	F20307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Notes

  From the Wayne County Press: 69-year-old Fairfield resident, Rachel Jane Hubbard, died at 11:52 p.m. Monday, January 10 at Cisne Rehab and Healthcare Center. Surviving are her husband Charles of Fairfield; two daughters, Polly McWilliams and Amanda Hubbard both of Fairfield; three sons, Jerry Hubbard of Independence, KY, Marvin Hubbard of Nebraska and Sam Hubbard of Lawrenceville, IL; two sisters, Barbara Crowell and Josephine Meritt both of Ravenna, MI; one sister-in-law, Ann Meritt of Albion; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A memorial service for Rachel Jane Hubbard will be held at a later date in Fairfield. Memorials in Rachel's name may be made to the Dr. Scranton Memorial Cancer Fund and will be accepted at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne, which is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Hubbard, a lifelong resident Fairfield Illinois,was preceded in death by her parents, William Courtney and Elizabeth Jane (Hodge) Meritt, three brothers and five sisters. Betty Jo and Polly Meritt, James Fletcher Meritt, Jeneatta Sue (Meritt) Russell, William Jerry Meritt, Harry Hodge Meritt, Judy Ann(Meritt)Bumpass, Sammy Kaye (Meritt) Savage, One Grandson Joshua and one Neice, Kathy Ann (Meritt) Dolgner. Rachel was a homemaker and also helped take care of her grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16441] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 18, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00208?usePUB=true&_phsrc=LXT1&pId=20621444) (Reliability: 2). [S8153] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Handley, Dennis, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23166524/dennis-handley), none. (Reliability: 2).