Rachel Jane Carson
b. 15 July 1794, d. 25 November 1844
Rachel Jane Carson|b. 15 Jul 1794\nd. 25 Nov 1844|p160.htm|Charles Carson|b. 22 Oct 1761\nd. 5 Oct 1816|p158.htm|Rachel Clark|b. 10 Dec 1766\nd. 17 Nov 1842|p159.htm|||||||William Clark|d. a 15 Jul 1786|p1628.htm||||
Great-grandaunt of Louise Underwood.
3rd great-grandaunt of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Rachel Jane Carson was born on 15 July 1794 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia.1 She was the daughter of Charles Carson and Rachel Clark. She and Colonel Thomas Evans Casselberry obtained a marriage license on 1 September 1812 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Territory.2,3 She married Colonel Thomas Evans Casselberry, son of Paul Casselberry and Elizabeth Evans, on 8 October 1812 in Knox County, Indiana.2 She died on 25 November 1844 in Posey County, Indiana, at age 50.
Additional Data
Rachel Casselberry appeared on the 1830 U.S. Census in Marrs township, Posey County, Indiana. In her household were three males 5-10; two males 10-15; two males 15-20; one female 10-15; one female 30-40; one female 60-70.4
Children of Rachel Jane Carson and Colonel Thomas Evans Casselberry
- Evans Clark Casselberry2 b. 11 Mar 1814, d. 5 Feb 1892
- Charles Carson Casselberry5 b. 29 Mar 1815
- Polly Ann Casselberry2 b. 6 Jan 1817, d. 18 Jan 1881
- Hiram Paul Casselberry5 b. 1 Aug 1818, d. 30 May 1864
- John Carson Casselberry2 b. 7 Apr 1820, d. 11 Jul 1852
- Hamilton Scott Casselberry5 b. 26 Nov 1821, d. 18 Sep 1851
- Dr. Isaac Stroud Casselberry5 b. 26 Nov 1821, d. 9 Jul 1873
- Elizabeth Jones Casselberry2 b. 4 Oct 1823, d. 20 Apr 1825
- Thomas Bonty Casselberry5 b. 29 Aug 1825, d. 16 Oct 1843
Citations
- [S249] Delores Dixon Wilson, "Carson Family," e-mail message from <e-mail address> (Swartz Creek, Michigan) to Laura M. Cooper, 14 July 1998.
- [S253] Churchyard/Orr Family Museum, online <http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/gen/genealgy.html>.
- [S233] Indiana State Library Genealogy Division Database of Indiana Marriages Through 1850, online <http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1850/…>.
- [S256] Rachel Casselberry household, 1830 U.S. Census, Posey County, Indiana, page 205; National Archives micropublication M19, roll 29.
- [S252] Henry Churchyard, "Carson Family," e-mail message from e-mail address (Austin, Texas) to Laura M. Cooper, 28 January 1998.