Fanny Elizabeth Rackham

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Birth: Dec. 23, 1853, England

Death: Mar. 23, 1939 Ogden Weber County Utah, USA

This family were in the Mormon Pioneer Overland Company headed by John R. Murdock. They traveled from Liverpool, England to New York City, then by train to Laramie, Wyoming. Joined Mr. Murdock's company and reached Salt Lake Valley by 19 Aug 1868, continuing on to Ogden, Utah arriving the 22 Aug 1868.

Ogden Standard Examiner March 23, 1939

PIONEER DEAD AT AGE OF 85

Fannie E. Rackham, 85, Ogden pioneer, died today at one-fifteen a.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs George Lochhead, 2740 Jefferson, following a six-week illness. She was born in Rhyheflen, South Wales, England, December 23, 1853, to Francis L. and Elizabeth Peard Gibbons. She was a member of the L.D.S. Eighteenth ward Relief society. She walked across the plains, arriving in Ogden before completion of the railroad in 1869. Surviving are a daughter, Fannie Elizabeth Lochhead, wife of George Lochhead, Ogden; two grandchildren, Hazel Lochhead and Victor Lochhead; five great grandchildren. The body is at Larkin & Sons' mortuary.

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Parents:

• Francis Lorenzo Gibbons (1831 - 1886)
• Ann Elizabeth Peard Gibbons (1821 - 1899)

Spouse:

• Claudius Victor Rackham (1852 - 1878)

Children:

• Catherine Rackham (1875 - 1896)*

Siblings:

• Fanny Elizabeth Gibbons Rackham (1853 - 1939)
• Catherine Mary Gibbons Hart (1856 - 1934)*
• Francis James Gibbons (1858 - 1924)*
• John Roby Gibbons (1860 - 1872)*
• Calculated relationship

Burial: Ogden City Cemetery Ogden Weber County Utah, USA Plot: D-5-8-4W

Created by: Linda Madsen O'Driscoll ... Record added: Sep 27, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 77195291

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via Claudius Victor 'Claud' Rackham by SmartCopy: Apr 12 2015, 12:21:46 UTC