Rebecca Gerholdt
Rebecca was born on March 18th, 1863. Rebecca's father was
Johann (Frederick) Friedrich Gerholdt and her mother was
Elanor (Ellen) Drake (Droke?). Her paternal grandparents were
Johann Gottlob Joachim Goerhold and
Marie Elisabeth Sandnerin. She had seven brothers and three sisters, named
Daniel,
John David,
Jacob B,
Charles,
Peter D,
George Washington,
Andrew Jackson,
Katharine (Catherine?) Wilhelmina,
Elisabeth and
Susenna (Susan). She is the fourth youngest of the eleven children. She has a half-sister named
Mary Ellen.