Rebecca A. Vallance1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20617, (1846 - 1911)
FatherJohn A. Vallance4,6 (abt 1816 - abt 1860)
MotherMargaret Flora4,5,6 (abt 1 Aug 1823 - 16 Feb 1893)

Key Events:

Birth: 14 Nov 1846, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania7,8,9
Marriage: about 1865, Jacob Ambrose (28 Apr 1844 - 11 Dec 1918)10,11,12
Death: 8 Mar 1911, Carroll Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania6
Burial: 11 Mar 1911, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania6
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Rebecca A. Vallance was born on 14 Nov 1846 in Fulton Co., Pennsylvania.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Licking Creek Twp., Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, John A. Vallance and Margaret Flora.13
     Her father died about 1860, when Rebecca would have been 14 years old.14,15 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Licking Creek Twp., Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her mother.16
     Rebecca married Jacob Ambrose, son of Jacob Ambrose and Meadelina [surname unknown], about 1865.10,11,12
     Rebecca and Jacob appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Harrisonville, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 20 Jun 1870, reporting no real estate but personal estate of $100. Their daughter Cora was listed as living with them.17
     Rebecca and Jacob appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Dublin Twp., Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 2 Jun 1880. Their children Cora, Emma, Jacob and William were listed as living with them.18
     Rebecca and Jacob moved to Adams Co. by 1882. They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania, on Middle St., enumerated 11 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their home, which was mortgaged. Their children Emma and Charles were listed as living with them, as was Emma's son, William McGuigan.19
     Rebecca and Jacob moved to York Co. before 1910. They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carroll Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania, on Stony Run Rd., enumerated 9 May 1910, reporting that they owned their farm, free of mortgage. Their children Charles were listed as living with them, as was Edward's wife, Barbara, and Orsin Hartzler, age 3, identified as an uncle.20
     Rebecca died on 8 Mar 1911 in Carroll Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania, at age 64.6 She was buried on 11 Mar 1911 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.6

Children:
     Children with Jacob Ambrose:

  • Cora Ellen Ambrose21,22,23 (27 Aug 1868 - 14 Feb 1941)
  • Emma Jennie Ambrose22,24 (30 Sep 1871 - 15 Oct 1961)
  • Jacob Orsen Ambrose25,26,27 (8 Apr 1875 - 8 Jan 1960)
  • William E. Ambrose25,28 (10 Oct 1879 - 2 Jul 1947)
  • Charles Edward Ambrose29,30,31 (24 Sep 1882 - 30 Nov 1959)

Citations

  1. [S6668] John A. Vallance household, 1850 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Rebecca A. Vallance.
  2. [S6670] Margaret Valance household, 1860 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Babecca Valance.
  3. [S6684] Rebecca A. Ambrose, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Vallence.
  4. [S6668] John A. Vallance household, 1850 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S6670] Margaret Valance household, 1860 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S6684] Rebecca A. Ambrose, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S6668] John A. Vallance household, 1850 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 3 and state.
  8. [S6684] Rebecca A. Ambrose, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S6670] Margaret Valance household, 1860 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 14 and state.
  10. [S6685] Jacob Ambrose household, 1870 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S6693] Jacob Ambrose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Adam Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 35 years.
  12. [S6694] Jacob Ambrose household, 1910 U.S. Census, York Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 45 years.
  13. [S6668] John A. Vallance household, 1850 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania.
  14. [S6670] Margaret Valance household, 1860 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows his wife as managing the farm with five children but not him.
  15. [S6664] Will Books, Washington Co., Maryland, F:804-5, will of Joseph Flora, 1877, shows his wife as widowed.
  16. [S6670] Margaret Valance household, 1860 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania.
  17. [S6685] Jacob Ambrose household, 1870 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania.
  18. [S6686] Jacob Ambrose household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania.
  19. [S6693] Jacob Ambrose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Adam Co., Pennsylvania.
  20. [S6694] Jacob Ambrose household, 1910 U.S. Census, York Co., Pennsylvania.
  21. [S6685] Jacob Ambrose household, 1870 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  22. [S6686] Jacob Ambrose household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Jacob's husband.
  23. [S6688] Cora Elizabeth Croft, Certificate of Death.
  24. [S6693] Jacob Ambrose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Adam Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Rebecca's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  25. [S6686] Jacob Ambrose household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  26. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Jacob Orsen Ambrose, Soc. Sec. No. 715-18-0641.
  27. [S6690] Jacob O. Ambrose, Certificate of Death.
  28. [S6691] William Ambrose, Certificate of Death.
  29. [S6693] Jacob Ambrose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Adam Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  30. [S6694] Jacob Ambrose household, 1910 U.S. Census, York Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  31. [S6692] Laura C. Bullett, Certificate of Death.