Rebecca

Rebecca

• Rebecca was born circa 1843 in Alabama.
• She married James, son of Rebecca (?).
• Following emancipation, Rebecca adopted the name Cavil although the household is enumerated in 1870 under the surname Spiller..
• James and Rebecca appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Danville, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Cavil, Bettie Cavil, Ella Cavil and Nancy Cavil. The family was enumerated with the surname Spiller.
• James and Rebecca appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Cavil, Bettie Cavil, Ella Cavil, Nancy Cavil, Garrett Cavil, Sallie Cavil, Etta Cavil and S. Campbell Cavil. The family was enumerated with the surname Calvin. Also in the household was Hood Westmoreland (age 14), working on the farm.
• James and Rebecca appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included S. Campbell Cavil, Garrett Cavil, James Cavil and John A. Cavil. The family again is enumerated with the surname Calvin, next to daughter Nannie Owens.
• Rebecca became a widow at the between 1900 and 1910 death of her husband Bettie Pollard.
• S. Campbell Cavil appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Rebecca, John A. Cavil, Ben L. Cavil and Nancy Cavil.
• Research Note: Based on circumstantial evidence, It is a strong possibility that Rebecca who married James Cavil actually was "Becca" who came to Greenwood from Alabama with Evelina's nephew W. B. "Bose" Campbell.

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 2013