William S. RASH
Birth:
13 Feb 1783
Va, Usa
Death:
9 Jun 1859
Clark co, Ky, Usa
Burial:
Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark co, Ky, Usa
Marriage:
13 Feb 1806
Clark co, Ky, Usa
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Mother:
Sources:
#8
Notes:
Dates of birth and death from Owen & Couey, Early Winchester Cemetery Inscriptions. Date of marriage from International Genealogy Index, Familysearch.com. Name of spouse from Int'l Gen. Index, and from Chas. Kerr, 5 History of Kentucky p. 286 (Chicago, 1922).
Names of children from Will, Will Book 1, Page 54, Clark County (KY) Clerk's office: Thomas W., William L., Ambrose D., Elvinah, Susan B. Strode, and Lucy Wilson. Will names wife: Elizabeth.
From Kerr, p. 286: Old Rash Home was located 4 miles north of Winchester. William Rash owned 500 acres, was a pioneer "Hardshell" Baptist preacher, preached at Friendship Church (at site of present Winchester Cemetery), fought in the War of 1812 and was captured by the Indians at the battle of Raisin River, but escaped by night. Only children listed in Kerr are A.D. Rash and Lewis Rash, and a grandson Thomas whose date of birth is given as 1836. From the 1850 Ky Census, Thomas is listed in the household of Thomas W. Rash and his wife Mary. From this information, Thomas W. is presumed to be (a) the son of William Rash, and (b) the father of Thomas (born in 1836).
In History of Kentucky Baptists, the following: native of Virginia, born Feb. 13, 1783; brought to Kentucky as a child, "where he was bred to the trade of a hatter"; professed religion in the Great Revival of 1801 and was baptized into the fellowship of Davids Fork church in Fayette County. In August, 1812, entered the army, was promoted to captain, was taken prisoner by the British at the Battle of the Rasin River, was paroled and returned home to resume the occupation of hatter; was ordained to the ministry on April 26, 1823, and accepted the "pastoral charge" of the Friendship church in Clark County; died of paralysis on June 9, 1859; lists only one child: Ambrose Dudley Rash. Spencer, A History of Kentucky Baptists from 1769 to 1885, pp. 605-06 (1886). In Kerr, 5 History of Kentucky p. 142 (Biography of Alvin Francis Duckworth), William S. Rash is described as a preacher of the "Primitive Baptist faith."
1850 U.S. Census for Clark County, Kentucky lists occupation as "Bapt. Clergyman," value of property at $20,000, and place of birth as Virginia.
Elizabeth BERRY
Birth:
18 Feb 1788
Ky, Usa
Death:
15 Nov 1869
Clark co, Ky, Usa
Burial:
Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark co, Ky, Usa
Father:
Mother:
Sources:
#8
Notes:
Dates of birth and death from Owen & Couey, Early Winchester Cemetery Inscriptions. Date of marriage from International Genealogy Index, Familysearch.com. Name of spouse from Int'l Gen. Index, and from Chas. Kerr, 5 History of Kentucky p. 286 (Chicago, 1922).
1850 Census lists place of birth as Kentucky. Assuming state of birth is correct and limited mobility, the 1790 "Census" of Kentucky lists relatively few Berrys in Fayette County, Kentucky (Clark County was formed from Fayette County in 1792), and only one "Thomas" who has a name which recurrs in the names of the children and grandchildren of William Rash and Elizabeth Berry. The 1800 "Census" of Kentucky lists more Berrys, but shows a Thomas Berry and Thomas Berry, Sr. on the tax rolls of Clark County. From the International Genealogy Index, Familysearch.com, the parents of Betsey Berry, born in Clark, Kentucky in 1788, are listed as Thomas Berry and Mildred Allen. A child, "Mildred A.," age 2, is listed in the household of Thomas W. Rash in the 1850 U.S. Census. Therefore, the parents of Elizabeth Berry to be Thomas Berry and Mildred Allen. See also notes for Thomas Berry.
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
31 Jul 1806
Clark co, Ky, Usa
Death:
13 Sep 1893
Clark co, Ky, Usa
Notes:
Dates of birth and death from Katherine Owen & Ann P. Couey, Early Winchester Cemetery Inscriptions (1983). Buried next to Mary F. Rash. Names and approximate birth years of children from 1850 U.S. Census for Clark County, Kentucky. See also Last Will and Testament, Will Book 2, page 164 Clark County Clerk's Office. Will omits name of child corresponding to "Clay", who was listed in 1850 Census. Will adds name of children "John A." and "Nancy E. McKee" who do not appear in 1850 Census.
1850 Census lists occupation as "Farmer," value of property at $3,000, and place of birth as "Kentucky."
Biographical sketch of son-in-law, Alvin Francis Duckworth, lists wife as Polly (Mary(?)) Ireland, and children as Anna, R.D., Thomas W., John Allen, Clay, James M., Beall (a hotel man in Middlesboro), William, Elizabeth (who married William McKee), and Marietta. Names correspond to those listed in 1850 Census and Will. See 5 Kerr, History of Kentucky 142 (1922).
2
Birth:
21 Mar 1817
Clark co, Ky, Usa
Death:
2 Jul 1898
Clark co, Ky, Usa
Notes:
Dates of birth and death from Katherine Owen & Ann P. Couey, Early Winchester Cemetery Inscriptions (1983). Buried next to Martha J. Rash. Names and approximate birth years of children from 1850 U.S. Census for Clark County, Kentucky, and from Owen & Couey.
3
Birth:
22 Jun 1823
Clark co, Ky, Usa
Death:
18 Mar 1901
Notes:
Dates of birth and death from Owen & Couey, Early Winchester Cemetery Inscriptions. Names of children from 1850 U.S. Census for Clark County, Kentucky, which lists wife as A.B. (Sutherland). Names of wives from Owen & Couey.
Occupation in 1850 Census given as "Farmer;" occupation as Baptist preacher from Kerr, 5 History of Kentucky, p. 286.
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William S. Rash - Elizabeth Berry
William S. Rash
was born at Va, Usa 13 Feb 1783.
His parents were William Rash and Elizabeth Warren.
He married Elizabeth Berry 13 Feb 1806 at Clark co, Ky, Usa . Elizabeth Berry was born at Ky, Usa 18 Feb 1788 daughter of Thomas Berry and Mildred Allen .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Thomas W. Rash
born 31 Jul 1806.
William Lewis Rash
born 21 Mar 1817.
Ambrose Dudley Rash
born 22 Jun 1823.
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William S. Rash died 9 Jun 1859 at Clark co, Ky, Usa .
Elizabeth Berry died 15 Nov 1869 at Clark co, Ky, Usa .