Rachel LawsAge: 84 years1796–1880
- Name
- Rachel Laws
- Married name
- Rachel McCaslin (McCasland)
Birth | about 1796 29 29 Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
Birth of a brother | J M Laws 1800 (Age 4 years) Source: 1840 US Federal Census |
Birth of a brother | Jeremiah Laws May 12, 1800 (Age 4 years) |
Death of a mother | Frances Durham August 8, 1804 (Age 8 years) |
Marriage of a parent | Jeremiah Laws — Susannah Bailey — View this family August 27, 1805 (Age 9 years) |
Marriage | George Shillideay McCaslin (McCasland) — View this family September 5, 1814 (Age 18 years) Source: Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 Note: George's last name is recorded as McCaslon
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Birth of a daughter #1 | Anzeline (Angeline) McCaslin (McCasland) about 1815 (Age 19 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
Birth of a son #2 | Joseph H McCaslin (McCasland) about 1817 (Age 21 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
Birth of a son #3 | Lemuel McCaslin (McCasland) about 1819 (Age 23 years) |
Birth of a son #4 | David McCaslin (McCasland) January 1, 1820 (Age 24 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census Source: McCaslin birth and death dates |
Census | 1820 (Age 24 years) Source: 1820 US Federal Census |
Birth of a son #5 | Jeremiah Newton McCaslin (McCasland) September 3, 1821 (Age 25 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census Source: McCaslin birth and death dates Source: Find a Grave |
Birth of a son #6 | George William McCaslin (McCasland) June 19, 1824 (Age 28 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census Source: Find a Grave Note: Calculated
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Birth of a daughter #7 | Almanda McCaslin (McCasland) about 1826 (Age 30 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
Birth of a son #8 | John Finley Crowe (J. F. C.) McCaslin (McCasland) May 1827 (Age 31 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census Source: 1900 US Federal Census |
Birth of a son #9 | Alexander W McCaslin (McCasland) April 1828 (Age 32 years) Source: Find a Grave |
Census | 1830 (Age 34 years) Source: 1830 US Federal Census |
Birth of a daughter #10 | Hessy Jane (Kessy) McCaslin (McCasland) about 1831 (Age 35 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
Birth of a son #11 | Richard M McCaslin (McCasland) about 1833 (Age 37 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census Source: Find a Grave |
Marriage of a child | James William Wykoff — Anzeline (Angeline) McCaslin (McCasland) — View this family March 15, 1833 (Age 37 years) Note: Anzeline's last name is recorded as McCaslon
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Birth of a son #12 | Henry Wasson McCaslin (McCasland) about 1834 (Age 38 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
Marriage of a child | Joseph H McCaslin (McCasland) — Ann L ?(McCaslin) — View this family about 1835 (Age 39 years) |
Birth of a son #13 | Walter Allen McCaslin (McCasland) about April 23, 1838 (Age 42 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census Source: McCaslin birth and death dates Note: Calculated from age at death
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Marriage of a child | David McCaslin (McCasland) — Mary Ann Guthrie — View this family May 21, 1840 (Age 44 years) Note: David's last name is recorded as McCasland on his marriage record.
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Census | 1840 (Age 44 years) Source: 1840 US Federal Census |
Marriage of a child | Jeremiah Newton McCaslin (McCasland) — Elizabeth Ann Woods — View this family October 10, 1844 (Age 48 years) |
Death of a father | Jeremiah Laws September 14, 1845 (Age 49 years) |
Marriage of a child | David McCaslin (McCasland) — Elizabeth Gray — View this family about 1846 (Age 50 years) |
Marriage of a child | George William McCaslin (McCasland) — Elizabeth Ann Kinnear — View this family December 12, 1848 (Age 52 years) Source: Indiana Marriages to 1850 Source: Marriage Record Note: License issued on 11 Dec 1848, marriage performed by Josiah Crawford
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Marriage of a child | George Franklin McCaslin — Almanda McCaslin (McCasland) — View this family February 21, 1850 (Age 54 years) Source: S1808 Note: Her given name is recorded as Almanda, not Amanda and both of their last names are recorded as McCasland
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Census | 1850 (Age 54 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
Marriage of a child | John Finley Crowe (J. F. C.) McCaslin (McCasland) — Rebecca A Davis — View this family March 1, 1851 (Age 55 years) |
Marriage of a child | Samuel Miller — Hessy Jane (Kessy) McCaslin (McCasland) — View this family May 29, 1851 (Age 55 years) |
Marriage of a child | John Finley Crowe (J. F. C.) McCaslin (McCasland) — Charlotte Woods — View this family February 1, 1854 (Age 58 years) |
Marriage of a child | Henry Wasson McCaslin (McCasland) — Harriett H Miller — View this family October 30, 1854 (Age 58 years) |
Marriage of a child | Richard M McCaslin (McCasland) — Matilda Ellen Wilson — View this family November 6, 1856 (Age 60 years) Note: License issued 4 Nov 1856
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Death of a son | Walter Allen McCaslin (McCasland) March 2, 1859 (Age 63 years) Source: McCaslin birth and death dates |
Burial of a son | Walter Allen McCaslin (McCasland) after March 2, 1859 (Age 63 years) Note: Shiloh Cemetery
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Death of a son | Joseph H McCaslin (McCasland) before 1860 (Age 64 years) Note: see reasoning in Notes
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Death of a son | Henry Wasson McCaslin (McCasland) before 1860 (Age 64 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
Marriage of a child | John Wesley Brooks — Almanda McCaslin (McCasland) — View this family January 10, 1860 (Age 64 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
Marriage of a child | John Finley Crowe (J. F. C.) McCaslin (McCasland) — Mary G Morton — View this family February 7, 1860 (Age 64 years) Source: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995 Note: married by Judge Lake
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Census | 1860 (Age 64 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
Death of a son | George William McCaslin (McCasland) August 2, 1861 (Age 65 years) Source: McCaslin birth and death dates Publication: Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. (1998) Source: Find a Grave Note: also given as 2 Aug 1862 in Elizabeth Kinnear Vance's widow's pension papers.
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Death of a daughter | Hessy Jane (Kessy) McCaslin (McCasland) 1861 (Age 65 years) |
Burial of a son | George William McCaslin (McCasland) after August 2, 1861 (Age 65 years) Publication: Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. (1998) Source: Find a Grave Note: Grassy Cemetery
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Marriage of a child | Richard M McCaslin (McCasland) — Sarah E Cox — View this family August 14, 1862 (Age 66 years) Source: Marriage Record Note: Married by Rev Thomas Hill. Date of marriage license given as 9 Aug 1862 in the pension papers.
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Death of a husband | George Shillideay McCaslin (McCasland) 1866 (Age 70 years) Note: date and place of death not verified
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Death of a son | Richard M McCaslin (McCasland) December 30, 1867 (Age 71 years) |
Death of a sister | Elizabeth Ann Laws 1867 (Age 71 years) |
Burial of a son | Richard M McCaslin (McCasland) after December 30, 1867 (Age 71 years) Publication: Fort Vallonia Chapter of The DAR (Indiana, 1952) Source: Find a Grave Note: Grassy Cemetery-tombstone says 137th Ind. Inf. (Find A Grave Memorial# 99213705)
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Death of a son | Lemuel McCaslin (McCasland) about 1871 (Age 75 years) Source: Find a Grave |
Burial of a son | Lemuel McCaslin (McCasland) about 1871 (Age 75 years) Source: Find a Grave Note: Pawnee City Cemetery, Plot Orig 67-7 (Find A Grave Memorial# 87259453)
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Death of a daughter | Almanda McCaslin (McCasland) September 1872 (Age 76 years) |
Death of a brother | Jeremiah Laws April 10, 1880 (Age 84 years) |
Death | about 1880 (Age 84 years) |
Burial | about 1880 (on the date of death) Source: Find a Grave Note: Pawnee City Cemetery, Plot orig 67-6 (Find A Grave Memorial# 87259512)
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Family with parents |
father |
Jeremiah Laws Birth: July 12, 1766 — Virginia Death: September 14, 1845 — Perryville, Boyle, Kentucky |
mother |
Frances Durham Birth: November 1, 1766 — Virginia Death: August 8, 1804 — , Mercer, Kentucky |
Marriage: November 24, 1787 — , Lincoln, Kentucky |
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-11 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Ann Laws Birth: 1786 19 19 — , Shelby, Kentucky Death: 1867 |
15 years younger brother |
J M Laws Birth: 1800 33 33 Death: |
-12 years elder brother |
Shadrack Laws Birth: 1787 20 20 Death: |
2 years elder sister |
Patsy Laws Birth: 1788 21 21 — Kentucky Death: |
3 years elder sister |
Nancy Laws Birth: 1790 23 23 — Kentucky Death: |
3 years elder sister |
Sarah Laws Birth: 1792 25 25 — Kentucky Death: |
5 years herself |
Rachel Laws Birth: about 1796 29 29 — Kentucky Death: about 1880 — Nebraska |
4 years younger brother |
Jeremiah Laws Birth: May 12, 1800 33 33 — Perryville, Boyle, Kentucky Death: April 10, 1880 — Versailles, Woodford, Illinois |
Father’s family with Susannah Bailey |
father |
Jeremiah Laws Birth: July 12, 1766 — Virginia Death: September 14, 1845 — Perryville, Boyle, Kentucky |
step-mother |
Susannah Bailey Death: |
Marriage: August 27, 1805 — , Mercer, Kentucky |
Family with George Shillideay McCaslin (McCasland) |
husband |
George Shillideay McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: March 20, 1790 23 23 — Kentucky Death: 1866 — , Jackson, Indiana |
herself |
Rachel Laws Birth: about 1796 29 29 — Kentucky Death: about 1880 — Nebraska |
Marriage: September 5, 1814 — , Shelby, Kentucky |
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16 months daughter |
Anzeline (Angeline) McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about 1815 24 19 — Kentucky Death: June 3, 1888 — , Nodaway, Missouri |
3 years son |
Joseph H McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about 1817 26 21 — Kentucky Death: before 1860 |
3 years son |
Lemuel McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about 1819 28 23 — Kentucky Death: about 1871 |
1 year son |
David McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: January 1, 1820 29 24 — , Jennings, Indiana Death: March 21, 1890 — , Wallace, Kansas |
20 months son |
Jeremiah Newton McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: September 3, 1821 31 25 — Indiana Death: January 27, 1891 — Pawnee, Pawnee, Nebraska |
3 years son |
George William McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: June 19, 1824 34 28 — Indiana Death: August 2, 1861 — Vernon, Jackson, Indiana |
3 years daughter |
Almanda McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about 1826 35 30 — Indiana Death: September 1872 — , Jasper, Indiana |
17 months son |
John Finley Crowe (J. F. C.) McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: May 1827 37 31 — , Jefferson, Indiana Death: April 16, 1905 — District of Columbia |
1 year son |
Alexander W McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: April 1828 38 32 — Indiana Death: 1904 |
4 years daughter |
Hessy Jane (Kessy) McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about 1831 40 35 — Indiana Death: 1861 |
3 years son |
Richard M McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about 1833 42 37 — Indiana Death: December 30, 1867 — Uniontown, Jackson, Indiana |
2 years son |
Henry Wasson McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about 1834 43 38 — Indiana Death: before 1860 |
4 years son |
Walter Allen McCaslin (McCasland) Birth: about April 23, 1838 48 42 — Indiana Death: March 2, 1859 — , Jefferson, Indiana |
Birth | 1850 US Federal Census |
Marriage | Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 |
Census | 1820 US Federal Census |
Census | 1830 US Federal Census |
Census | 1840 US Federal Census |
Census | 1850 US Federal Census |
Census | 1860 US Federal Census |
Burial | Find a Grave |
Marriage | George's last name is recorded as McCaslon |
Burial | Pawnee City Cemetery, Plot orig 67-6 (Find A Grave Memorial# 87259512) |
Shared note | George McCasland and Rachel Laws were married 5 Sep 1814 in Shelby County, Kentucky. In the 1820 US Federal Census for Jennings County, Indiana, George McCaslin has in his household three males under 10 (Joseph H, David and Lemuel), one female under 10 (Anzeline), and one female 26 to 45 (his wife Rachael Laws McCaslin) In the 1830 US Federal Census for Montgomery, Jennings, Indiana, George McCaslin has in his household three males under 5 (George William, John aka J.F.C and Andrew), two males 5 to 10 (David and Jeremiah), two males 10 to 15 (Joseph and Lemuel), one male 40 to 50 (himself), one female under 5 (Alminda), one female 10 to 15 (Anzeline) and one female 30 to 40 (his wife Rachael Laws McCaslin). In the 1840 US Federal Census for Lancaster, Jefferson, Indiana George McAslin [McCaslin] has in his household one male under 5 years [Walter Allen], two males 5 to 10 years [Henry Wasson and Richard M], two males between 10 and 15 years [Alexander W and John Finley C], two males between 15 and 20 [George William, Jeremiah Newton], two males between 20 and 30 years [Lemuel and David, Joseph H has married], one male between 50 and 60 years [himself], one female under five years [unknown], one female between 5 and 10 years [Kessy J (Hessy)], one female between 10 and 15 years [Almanda], one female between 15 and 20 years [unknown] and one female between 40 and 50 years [George's wife, Rachel Laws]. In the 1850 US Federal Census for Smyrna, Jefferson, Indiana, 60-year-old farmer George and his 54-year-old wife Rachel [Law] McCasland [McCaslin] have in their household their younger children, 19-year-old Hessy J, 17-year-old Richard, 16-year-old Henry, and 12-year-old Walter. Their son, 28-year-old farmer Jermiah, his 20-year-old wife Elizabeth A, and their children 4-year-old Mary A and 2-year-old Louisa W are living on the next farmstead. In the 1860 US Federal Census for Vernon, Jackson, Indiana, 70-year-old Kentucky-born farmer George McCasland owns real estate worth $900 and personal property worth $250. He and his 64-year-old Kentucky-born wife Rachael [Laws] McCasland have in their household their son, 40-year-old Indiana-born day laborer Lemuel, and Lemuels two children, their 8-year-old Indiana-born grandchildren (who appear to be twins), George and Catherine. |