Concerning   a  Highly  Probable
Rasco/Wilson/Gwin
Connection


 

Some time back, a Kathy Kemp contacted me concerning a post I'd left somewhere--probably GenForum--regarding Nathaniel Burdine Wilson, my g-g-g-grandfather.  Seems that she had an Ezekiel Burdine Wilson who'd married a Rasco, but could get nowhere laterally or behind him (EBW).  As I had nothing laterally or behind my Nathaniel, there was little I felt I could do, and we put each other on the back burners of our files.

Then this summer (July 2000) I met the widow, Barbara, of my fourth cousin, Roy L. Smith, and she mailed me a copy of an index to a Civil-War-era photograph album inherited by and in the possession of another cousin, Barbara Ward.  All three of us descend from and are working the line of Nathaniel Burdine Wilson, and most of the names in the album's index were familiar to us as his descendants, in-laws, and even one "outlaw".  One of the unidentified names in the index caught my eye--a Mrs. Rasco.

I contacted Kathy Kemp again, and we compared notes more closely. For the following reasons, both of us now feel (with enough certainty to say so) these two men--Nathaniel Burdine Wilson and Ezekiel Burdine Wilson--were brothers:
1.  the discovery of this Rasco reference;
2.  the Burdine middle names;
3.  the appearance of both names on the 1820 census for Limestone Co., AL;
4.  the appearance of both names on the 1830 census for Dallas Co., AL; 
5.  the appearance of both names on several legal documents; and
5.  the downline intermarriages of other family members.

Among other things, this means Kathy (and her sister Neil) and I are cousins--fifth cousins, to be precise!   Earlier I had erroneously indicated here that these sisters and I were fourth cousins once removed, but the parallel-lines chart at the bottom of this page clearly shows our true relationships.

Click here to skip to the NEW TIMETABLE for Ezekiel B. Wilson and Sarah Harrell Rasco Wilson at the bottom of this page.


Subject:     Nathaniel Burdine Wilson et al 
Sent:        8/16/20 9:15 PM 
Received:    8/12/00 1:47 PM 
From:        KKemp19605@aol.com 
To:          john, jmcdgwin@zianet.com 

John, following is the information that I have in my files. 

[READERS:  On 25 Nov 2000, Cousin James Ray Rasco (jrrasco@aol.com) sent some corrections to various information below, and I've added his comments in the applicable places under his initials.]
 

MARY RASCO was the d/o EZEKIEL BURDINE WILSON & SARAH HARRELL RASCO d/o JESSE 
HARRELL RASCO & ELIZABETH JOHNSON. 
{--JRR: NOTE 1. The wife of Jesse Harrell Rasco, mother of 
Sarah H. (Rasco) Wilson was ELIZABETH HARRISON
and not Elizabeth Johnson. This is in accordance with 
some of her descendants and their submissions to the 
LDS IGI.--}

I believe Mary's full name to be MARY ANN ELIZABETH WILSON b. 12 Dec. 1833/34 Dallas Co., Ala. d. 27 April 1874 Scott Co., MS.   She married 1st. WILLIAM EPHRAIM RASCO, 2nd. JOSEPH S. DRAPERS, 3rd. JAMES LaFAYETTE RASCO.  She was in Philadelphia, Neshoba Co., Ms. in 1870 (M593-R741) with 5 children, William Taylor Rasco, Ezekiel B., Rasco, James Marion Rasco, & Martha Tullen Rasco.  A JAMES WILSON lived close by with his wife, ELIZABETH & EZEKIEL RASCO age 12 living with them.  A WILLIAM J. GENTRY lived close by also with his wife, AMANDA, and a daughter with a JOHN RASCO.  Each of the RASCO children were listed as FARM LABORER.  See page 375, dwelling No. 1286 Family No. 1286. 

{--JRR: NOTE 2.   Mary Ann Elizabeth Wilson was 
b. 12 Dec 1837, d. 27 Apr 1874; m1.  William Ephraim 
Rasco in Dallas Co., AL, 10 Aug 1852; m2. Joseph 
Drapers in Dallas Co., AL, 5 Apr 1869; m3. James L. 
Rasco betw.  31 Au 1870 and 5 May 1871, possibly in
Nashoba Co., MS;  record has not been located.
The children of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Wilson) Rasco 
and William Ephraim Rasco were:
    1. William Taylor Rasco b. ca. 1854 Dallas Co. AL, d. ca.
1895 Clarke Co., MS.; m. Phereby Ann Elizabeth Pulley.
    2. John Hampton Rasco b. 16 Dec 1855 Dallas Co., AL., 
d. 27 Dec 1935 Brown Co., TX; m. Mary Elizabeth Darlisca Rasco.
   3. Ezekiel B. Rasco b. ca. 1858 in Dallas Co., AL, d. betw.
1880 and 1900. Married Maggie Brown.
   4. Wilson "Wiley" Edward Rasco b. ca. 1860 in Dallas Co., AL; 
d. 7 Oct1929 in Clarke Co., MS; m. Harriette King.
   5. James Marion Rasco b. 27 Nov1862 Dallas Co., AL.; d. 13
Mar 1932 Scott Co., MS.
  6. Martha Tululen Rasco b. 13 Jul 1866 in Dallas Co., AL, d. 18
Oct 1883 in Cullman Co., AL.; m. David R. Garrett.--}

MARY WILSON & JAMES L. RASCO issues: RICHMOND AUSTIN RASCO & JAMES RASCO. 

{--JRR: NOTE 3. The children of Mary Ann Elizabeth 
(Wilson) Rasco and James Lafayette Rasco were:
     1. Richmond Austin Rasco b. 5 May 1871 in Newton 
Co. MS, d. 16 Nov 1931 in Miami, FL; m1. Ida Edna Hicks; 
m2. Annie McGeehee. He was Dean of the Miami Law School.
    2. James Rasco b. 24 Apr 1874 in Scott Co., MS.; d. 27 Apr 
1874 in Scott Co., MS.--}

AMANDA WILSON =\ I show that an AMANDA A. married DOCTOR ISHAM GRIFFIN WILSON s/o NATHANIEL BURDINE WILSON. NATHANIEL died in his son's home after 5 years of illness. 

#27: NETTIE WILSON I have not found yet. 
#25: TEXAS WILSON, I am still searching for this name for I have seen it in my files somewhere. 

I will continue to search for more info.   Write me back and let me know what you think. 

Blessings, 
Kathy 


Subject:     Nathaniel Burdine Wilson et al
Sent:        8/11/20 4:25 AM
Received:    8/12/00 11:02 PM
From:        KKemp19605@aol.com
To:          john, JMcDGwin@zianet.com

Bingo!  John,

This is great news!  My line looks like this:

1.  Ezekiel Burdine Wilson m. Sarah Harrell Rasco
2.  Washington (Wash) Wilson m. MaHaley ________?
3.  Ezekiel Burdine (Birdine) (Byrd) Wilson m. Augusta Estella Baxter
4.  Robert Brazile Wilson m. Agnes MaHala Hutton
5.  Roger O'Neal Wilson m. Mittie Scott
6.  Katherine Louise Wilson m. 1st. Archie Eugene Peeples;  m.2nd. Paul Zane Kemp

I have 3 children...[snip--private]

Hope I haven't bored you too much.

Your cousin from Texas.

Kathy


Subject:     Re: RASCO/WILSON/GWIN CONNECTION
Sent:        8/19/20 7:45 AM
Received:    8/15/00 12:36 PM
From:        KKemp19605@aol.com
To:          john, jmcdgwin@zianet.com

Morning John,

Good to hear from you again!  I checked with Neil to make sure how our grandfather's middle name was 
spelled and you have it correct: BRAZILE.    However, sometimes people would spell it BRAZALE, which I did on my second note.  Sorry.  That name I have seen spelled several different ways, but "Papa" spelled his BRAZILE. 

One of his children was named EDNA BRAZILE WILSON and another ALLEN BYRD WILSON. ROBERT BRAZILE (papa) & AGNES MaHALA HUTTON (grandma) were first cousins.  There is a book in printing stage now on the HUTTON-WILSON line.  Do you have HUTTON in your family tree?  How about DeLOACH? Golly, guess I should stop here!  Hehee.

Are you in touch with a Patricia (Patty) Taylor?  She also is a direct descendant of Nathaniel through EZEKIEL MONROE WILSON.  She is a wonderful person and we have shared lots of info.

I will park this cp for a while. 

Blessings,
Kathy

Putting Kathy's and James' (and now some of my) material into our format, we get something like this:

 

1._ --Jesse Harrell Rasco, m. Elizabeth Harrison (Johnson?)

    2._--Sarah Harrell Rasco, b. ca. 1806--age 44 in the 1850 US Census, Dallas Co., AL; d. unk.; bd. unk; m. Ezekiel Burdine Wilson, (b.ca. 1800--age 50 in the 1850 US Census, Dallas Co., AL; d. unk.; bd. unk; ) now believed to be the younger brother of Nathaniel Burdine Wilson, b. 1795, whose daughter Rosann "Roe" Carlisle Jones Wilson m. William Gwin; (they became my gg-grandparents);  according to the Dallas Co. (AL) Deeds and Mortgages Book, 1849-1850 N., p. 201, "Wilson to Rasco", E.B. Wilson and his wife, Sarah H., sold some property in Dallas Co. on 7 Sep 1849 to Jesse Rasco (whom I assume to be her father), with the presidor being Justice of the Peace Isam Gwin (son-in-law to E. B. Wilson's brother Nathaniel B. Wilson). 
    3.1--Washington (Wash) Wilson m. "MaHaley" (probably Mahala--nee unk.); Washington Wilson is heir in the probate records of EBW's death, which mentioned that he lived at the time at Kellis Store, Kemper Co., MS; is believed to be the white male under 21 living with Ezekiel B. Wilson in 1820 US Census of Limestone Co., AL;
     
    • 4._--Ezekiel Burdine Wilson II m. Augusta Estella Baxter
    • 5._--Robert Brazile Wilson m. Agnes MaHala Hutton
      • 6._--Roger O'Neal Wilson m. Mittie Scott
        • 7._--Katherine Louise Wilson, m1. Archie Eugene Peeples; (3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren!);  m2. Paul Zane Kemp
        • 7._--O'levia Neil Wilson m. Ernest Ray Wiese 
      • 6._--Edna Brazile Wilson
      • 6._--Alan Byrd Wilson


    3.2--N. B. Wilson, b. ca. 1827; d. unk.; bd. unk.; (assumed to be Nathaniel Burdine II?) is born in AL--age 23 in 1850 US Census, Dallas Co., AL

    3.3--James M. (Marion?) Wilson--is he a son of EBW?  James M. Wilson is "heir" in the probate records of EBW's death, which also mentioned that he lived at the time in Leake Co., MS;

    3.4--Mary Ann Elizabeth Wilson , b. 12 Dec. 1833/34 (JRR: says 1837, but 1850 Census lists her age as 17) in Dallas Co., AL; d. 27 Apri1874 Scott Co., MS. , m1.  on 10 Aug 1852 toWilliam Ephraim Rasco;  a JAMES WILSON lived close by with his wife,  ELIZABETH, & EZEKIEL RASCO age 12 living with them.  A WILLIAM J. GENTRY lived close by also with his wife, AMANDA, and a daughter with a JOHN RASCO.  Each  of the RASCO children were listed as FARM LABORER.  See page 375, dwelling  No. 1286 Family No. 1286; Mary E. Rasco is heir in the probate records of EBW's death, which also mentioned that she lived at the time at Kellis Store, Kemper Co., MS; 

       4.1--William Taylor Rasco b. ca. 1854 Dallas Co. AL, d. ca. 1895 Clarke Co., MS.; m. Phereby Ann Elizabeth Pulley, 

      4.2--John Hampton Rasco, b. 16 Dec 1855 Dallas Co., AL.,  d. 27 Dec 1935 Brown Co., TX; m. Mary Elizabeth Darlisca Rasco--great-gparents to James Ray Rasco

      4.3--Ezekiel B. Rasco, b. ca. 1858 in Dallas Co., AL; d. betw. 1880 and 1900; m. Maggie Brown 

      4.4--James Marion Rasco, b. 27 Nov1862 Dallas Co., AL.; d. 13 Mar 1932 Scott Co., MS.

      4.5--Martha Tululen Rasco, b. 13 Jul 1866 in Dallas Co., AL, d. 18 Oct 1883 in Cullman Co., AL.; m. David R. Garrett;  m2. Joseph S. Drapers; in Dallas Co., AL, 5 Apr 1869;  m3. James LaFayette Rasco betw.  31 Au 1870 and 5 May 1871, possibly in Nashoba Co., MS;  record has not been located; was in Philadelphia, Neshoba Co., MS. in 1870 (M593- R741) with 5 children 

      4.6--Richard Austin Rasco, b. 5 May 1871 in Newton Co. MS, d. 16 Nov 1931 in Miami, FL; m1. Ida Edna Hicks; m2. Annie McGeehee; he was Dean of the Miami Law School;

      4.7--James Rasco, b. 24 Apr 1874 in Scott Co., MS.; d. 27 Apr 1874 in Scott Co., MS.


     

 

.

     



Good to hear from you again!  I checked with Neil to make sure how our grandfather's middle name was 
spelled and you have it correct. BRAZILE.    However, sometimes people would spell it BRAZALE, which I did on my second note.  Sorry.  That name I have seen spelled several different ways, but "Papa" spelled his BRAZILE. 

One of his childdren was named EDNA BRAZILE WILSON and another ALLEN BYRD WILSON. ROBERT BRAZILE (papa) & AGNES MaHALA HUTTON (grandma) were first cousins.  There is a book in printing stage now on the HUTTON-WILSON line.  Do you have HUTTON in your family tree?  How 
about DeLOACH? Golly, guess I should stop here!  Hehee.

Following is a table showing the relationships between seven of the known, related genealogists working on this connection and/or its families: Kathy Kemp and her sister Neil Wiese, the late Roy Smith, James Ray Rasco, Patty Marshall Taylor, yours truly, John Gwin, and Barbara Ward, who owns the photo album and index that provided the link connecting us.  Here one can now see, for example, that Kathy and Neil are 5th cousins to Roy, Patty, and me, but Roy, Patty, and I are 4th cousins to each other, etc.  To write to any of us, click on our links in the table.

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Grandpa and Grandma Wilson (names unknown)
P     a      r      e      n      t      s                        o       f
Ezekiel    Burdine    Wilson
m. Sarah Harrell Rasco
siblings

 		 N a t h a n i e l      B u r d i n e      W i l s o n      
m.    Jane   (mid. name unk.)     Jones 
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P  a  r   e
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Washington
(unk.)
Wilson
m. 
MaHaley 
(m. n. unk.)
(nee unk.)
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Parents of
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Ezekiel 
Burdine 
Wilson II
m. 
Augusta 
Estella 
Baxter
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Parents of
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Robert 
Brazile 
Wilson
m.
Agnes 
MaHala 
Hutton
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 Parents of
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Robert 
O. 
Wilson
m. 
Mittie 
(m. n. unk.)
Scott
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Parents of
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.Kathy 
& Neil
Wilson
m. 
Paul
Zane 
Kemp 
& Ernest 
Ray 
Wiese,
respectively
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cous
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MaryAnn
Elizabeth
Wilson
m.
William
Ephrain 
Rasco
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Parents of
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John 
Hampton
Rasco
m.
Mary Eliz. 
Darlisca
"Dolly" Rasco
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Rasco

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cous
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P          a 
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Mary 
B(urdine?) 
Wilson
m. 
Isom 
(m. n. unk.)
Gwin 
(b/o Wm.-->)
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Parents of
.
Mary 
Jane 
Gwin 
m. 
William 
J. 
Smith
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Parents of
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Robert 
Isom 
Smith
m. 
Marietta
(m. n. unk.)
Armstrong
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Parents of
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Luther 
Dewitt 
Smith
m. 
Mamie 
(unk.)
Howell
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Parents of
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Roy 
Lester 
Smith
m. 
Barbara 
A.
Underhill
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Mary 
B(urdine?) 
Wilson
m. 
Isom
(m. n. unk.)
Gwin 
(b/o Wm.-->)
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Parents of
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Martha 
R. Perkins 
Gwin 
m. 
Bryant
Brown
Lester
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Parents of
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Smith
Wyatt
Lester
m.
Annie
Lenora
Pitts
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Parents of
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James
Leon
Lester
m.
Myrtle
Maxine
Thomas
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Parents of
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Barbara
Lee
Lester

m.
Wayne 
(m. n. unk)
Ward
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RoseAnn
C. Jones
Wilson
m.
William
(m. n. unk.)
Gwin 
(<--b/o Isom)
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Parents of
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William 
Sutton 
Gwin
m. 
Ida 
Eliza 
Bassett
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Parents of
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James 
Bassett 
Gwin
 m.
Adrian 
Belle 
Vardaman
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Parents of
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Adrian 
Sutton 
Gwin
m. 
Dorothy 
Lee
Keeney 
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Parents of
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John 
McDonald 
Gwin
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m. 
Sharon 
Lynn 
Hamrick
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Jeremy,
Charity,
and Sarah
Gwin
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Ezekiel 
Monroe 
Wilson
m. 
Sarah 
Jane 
Cole
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Parents of

Alice 
(m. n. unk.)
Wilson
m2. 
Wiley 
Franklin 
Pool
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Parents of
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Arthur 
Franklin 
Pool
m. 
Blanch 
Katherine 
Lee
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Parents of
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Ruby 
Mae 
Pool
m. 
Cecil 
Earl 
Marshall
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Parents of
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Patricia 
Ann 
Marshall

m. 
Terry 
Reid 
Taylor
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Parents of
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Subject:     James R. Rasco
Sent:        9/14/20 1:45 AM
Received:    9/12/00 5:45 PM
From:        Kathy Kemp, KKemp19605@aol.com
To:          john, JMcDGwin@zianet.com

Hi John,

Good to hear from you!  Have missed talking to you!

James R. Rasco is the one who corrected me on two or three of the mistakes I
had made on Ezekiel B. Wilson and was I happy that I posted!  For he is the
one who took me into Ala. and the correct info which I sent to you.  Here is
what I have on him.

He lives @ 2000 Alejo del Sur, Harvey, La. 70058-2901 which is a suburbs of
New Orleans. Live there most of his life he says although he lived in Texas,
Oklahoma, and New Mexico when he was younger. His father was born in West
Texas and his mother was born in central Arkansas although she was raised in
North Texas. He has not spent much time on the Wilson line only when it
involved the Rasco line.
But he really had some great info on the Wilson line for me.

There are on line sites that have his ancestors posted  He says that most of
the postings wee posted by distant cousins of mine and mostly on The
familytreemaker. Pages where you can find @
<http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html> Look for the descendants of
Captian WILLIAM RASCO or RASCOE or RENJAMIN VANDERSLICE .

NATHANIEL BURDINE WILSON  b. about 1827 in Ala.
He was a son of EZEKIEL B. WILSON & SARAH HARRELL RASCO (see 1850 census of
Dallas County, Cahaba Beat, sheet 273-B, dwelling number 612, family number
613), (see also the estate settlement of JESSE RASCO, Dallas Co. Probate
Court records book"D" page 391-398, March 20, 1840), (see also the estate
settlement of JESSE RASCO (son of the previous JESSE) and in particular the
letters to the Probate Court by the widow Martha F. Rasco naming heirs and
relatives of JESSE RASCO desc. 24th. of January 1870).

Dallas County Marriage book "A" page 196 shows that MARY JANE FISHER married
JOHN ALTON RASCO on August 4, 1857.

JOHN ALTON RASCO died on July 4, 1865 (see estate settlement recorded in the
Dallas Co., Ala. Probate Court and tombstone in the Rasco family graveyard
near Marion Junction)

Dallas County Marriage book "F" page 15 shows N.B. Wilson married Mrs. Mary
J. Rasco on September 14, 1865.

Dalls County Probate Court records dated September 27, 1865 "in the matter of
the estate of JOHN A. RASCO, dec'd.... "The undersigned, administrator of the
estate, begs leave to state that he was appointed administrator of the said
estate, that the heirs of the said dec'd are his three Children,viz: Edith,
Ida and John Rasco under the age of 14 years, and reside with their mother,
Mrs. MARY J. WILSON, formally RASCO, in Clarke County, Alabama ...report of
Admin. filed July 13, 1866.

Dallas County deed record dated January 2, 1866 between NATHANIEL B. WILSON &
wife, MARY J. WILSON (former wife of John A. rasco) and JESSE RASCOE.....

Clarke County Alabama Probate Court Minutes Books "L" page 286 dated February
15, 1866 N. BURDINE WILSON   dec.d estate record (he did not copy)

Clarke County Alabama Probate Court Minutes Book "N" page 92 dated July
7,1870 Final settlement of the estate of EZEKIEL B. WILSON named heirs:
WASHINGTON WILSON, JAMES M. WILSON, EZEKIEL WILSON and MARY E. RASCO.

Dallas County Alabama Probate Court " Petation for letters of Guardianship of
Edity and Alton Rasco filed February 26, 1868, recorded book "O" page 361
"The petition of EZEKIEL M. WILSON, who is a citizen of Dallas County over
the age of 21 years...sshows IDA RASCO died in June 1866....petitioning to be
made guarding of EDITH & JOHN ALTON RASCO, JR. children of JOHN ALTON RASCO,
sr. dec'd and MARY JANE WILSON.  EZEKIEL M. WILSON appointed guardian of
Rasco children on Feb. 26, 1868.

Misc. Documents pretaining to the children of JOHN A. RASCO filed in the
Probate court of Dallas County shows statement submitted to the probate court
concerning the guardianship by EZEKIEL M. WILSON of the children of JOHN A.
RASCO sr., dated the last day of December 1869 shows EDITH RASCO has died,
JOHN A. RASCO jr is the only remaining child.  Mrs. MARY J. WILSON is now
signing her name as MARY J. BOOTH report subscribed before W.T.JONES, J.P.
10th. day of August 1870.

1870 Census of Dallas County Ala. Household of E.M. WILSON and family. Last
two listed persons were MARY J. WILSON age 32 and J. H. RASCO age 3 (this
should have been J.A. RASCO).  MARY J. WILSON is the widow of JOHN ALTON
RASCO sr., dec'd 1865 and NATHAN BURDINE WILSON dec'd 1866. J. A. RASCO is
her son by her first husband JOHN ALTON RASCO.  MARY J. WILSON  was soon to
mary T. H. BOOTH if shewas not already married to him.  They all moved to El
Paso, White County, Arkansas  before the 1880 census was taken.  The young
boy and only surviving child or JOHN ALTON RASCO, sr. was born in Dallas
CountyAlabama on Dec. 1, 1865 and died at Saint Charles, Arkansas County
Arkansas on May 5, 1942.  He married Maggie Edwards Dec. 26, 1886 in White
County Arkansas ( Book "G" page 559).  She was born april 13, 1870 near
Beebe, Arkansas and died at Little rock, Arkansas on July 5, 1911.  They are
both buried in the Stoney Point Cemetery near Beebe, Ark.

Generations:
1) WILLIAM TEAGLE RASCO b. 1730 Northampton Co., Va. d: Valley Forge Penn.
Feb. 24, 1778 -md. ELIZABETH TAYLOR about. 1753   DISPUTED

2) WILLIAM MARSELLUS RASCO (CAPT) DISPUTEDb. 1754 Bertie Co., N.C. d. May 21, 18006
Stewart Col. Tenn. md. RACHEL HARRELL 10 Dec. 1777 Bertie Co. N.C. d/o of
Jesse Harrell & Phereby Moore.

3) JESSE HARRELL RASCO b. 1779 Bertie Co.,N.C. d: 20 March 1840 Dallas
County, Ala. md. ELIZABETH JOHNSON about 1798

4) SARAH HARRELL RASCO b: 1801 Christian County, Kty; d/ bet. 1860 - 1869
Shelby Co., Ala. Married EZEKIELB. WILSON about 1823

5) MARY ANN ELIZABETH WILSON b. Dec.12, 1834 Dallas Co., Alabama; d. April
27, 1874 Scott County, Mississippi; Contrell Meth. Cem. Lena, Ms. She married
1st. WILLIAM EPHRAIM RASCO.  August 10, 1852 in Dallas Co., Ala.
children:   WILLIAM TAYLOR RASCO b. 1854 Dallas Co. Ala.
            EZEKIEL B. RASCO b: 1858 Dallas Co., Ala.
            WILLIAM EPHRAIM RASCO b. Aug. 1860 Dallas Co., Ala.
            JAMES MARION RASCO b. Nov. 27, 1862 Dallas Co., Ala.
            MARTHA TULLEN RASCO b. July 13, 1866 Dallas Co. Ala.
            JOHN HAMPTON RASCO b. Dec. 16, 1855 Dallas Co., Ala.
 

Following the death of WILLIAM EPHRAIM RASCO which occured in Dallas Co.,
Ala. on Nov. 2, 1866, MARY ANN  married a man named JOSEPH S. DRAPERS on
April 5, 1869. (James writes) "I have no proven facts concerning this second
marriage but have been told that JOSEPH DRAPERS took MARY ANN and her
children to Kemper County Mississippi and abandoned them there.   Mary Ann had
received her dowery portion of the estate of William Ephraim Rasco.
Speculations are that Drapers took advanage of this and ran away with any
monies she may have had.  The story continues that EDWARD HAMPTON RASCO, her
former brother-in-law, came to Mississippi and brought the family back to
Alabama.  My 1870 the court records in Dallas County still probating the
estate of William Ephraim Rasco shows that Mary Ann was back in Mississippi
and was the wife of James Lafayette Rasco.  James Lafayette Rasco was a son
of Edward Hampton Rasco and a nephew of William Ephraim Rasco as well as a
second cousin of Mary Ann's.  James Lafayette Rasco was several years younger
than Mary Ann which makes it seem strange that they would have married.  I
have never found an actual marriage records for them.  The Dallas County
Probate record that shows Mary Ann as being the wife of James Layfayette
Rasco is dated August 31, 1870. When the 1870 census was taken, Mary Ann
was enumerated in Nashoba County Mississippi with some of her children and a
black servant.  Some of her older children were living on nearby farms and
were working on these farms.   James Lafayette Rasco did not appear to be
anywhere in the picture.  Never theless, Mary Ann and James Lafayette Rasco
had a son named Richmond Austin rasco, b. May 5, 1871 in Newton County
Mississippi.  Richmond grew up and became the Dean of the Law School at the
University of Miami in Florida.  He died November 16, 1931.  It is said that
James Lafayette Rasco and Mary Ann's children by William Ephraim Rasco did
not get along well together and thouse not old enough to get out on their own
returned to Alabama and lived with other Rasco relatives.

Mary Ann and James Lafayette Rasco had one other son that they named James.
He was born on April 24, 1874 and died three days later. Mary Ann also died
on that date so I guess there was a childbirth complication.  Mary Ann, her
infant son James, together with James Lafayette Rasco and his other wifes are
buried in Contrell Methodist Church Cemetery in Scott County Mississippi just
south of Lena and the Leake County line. I have never been able to locate to
grave of William Ephraim Rasco.  He was probably buried in the old Rasco
cemetery in Dallas Co., Ala. and either his grave was never marked or perhaps
the head stone was removed or destroyed. I have been told that about half of
the old cemetery was destroyed in the early 1930's when a curve in the road
was strighten out and the road went directly through the cemetery. I don't
think there was cemetery protection laws back then.  I think this may also be
what happened to the graves of Jesse Harrell Rasco 1st. and his wife
Elizabeth (maternal grandprants of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Wilson) Rasco).

Sorry but this is as far as I have gone on James's direct line.  He does have
some pictures of laban Taylor Rasco and Sarah "Sallie" (Reese) Rasco thaata
would have had to of been taken before Sallie died in 1859. Laban and Sallie
were the parents of William Ephraim Rasco. He also has pictures of John
Hampton Rasco, son of William Ephraim Rasco and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Wilson)
Rasco.  I ask him for a copy but have not received them as of this date.  I
think when I get back from vacation that I will touch base with him again.  I
really need to work out his line down to him. should you get this info before
I do please let me know.

Hope all is well with you and hope to see you soon.
I will let you know what I have from Barbara when I have time to go through
all of it.  I did get copies of pictures.  Do you have copies?  With just a
quick glance through all of the info it seems that we have most all of her
info + .

Did you ever have time to go through the package that I sent you?

Talk to you later and do pray for me all of the time.  I need all the help I
can get!!!

Blessings,

Kathy

P.S. I am not going to proof read this so excuse all of the mistakes in
typing.  I think the geneations are ok.

Subject:     Re: Your Rasco family
Sent:        9/25/20 3:15 PM
Received:    9/21/00 7:08 PM
From:        Jrrasco@aol.com
To:          john, jmcdgwin@zianet.com

Hi,

Yes, Sharon and I are related. Her grandfather James W. Rasco is my third
cousin which makes Sharon my third cousin twice removed.   Sharon's line of
descent is as follows:

1st generation   William Rasco and Rachel Harrell md. 10 Dec. 1777.

2nd generation  Laban Taylor Rasco and Sarah "Sallie" Reese md. 17 Jan. 1804.

3rd generation  Jesse Harrell Rasco and Martha Jane Vanderslice md. 6 Oct. 1836.

4th generation Robert Calvin Ware Rasco and Demaris Catherine Pulley 17 July 1861

5th generation James Thomas Rasco and Liza Jane Vistal Doty  md. 31 Jan. 1886.

6th generation William Thomas Rasco and Velma Buchers Preston   md ca. 1934..

7th generation James W. Rasco and Carol Sue Hellin (not sure of marriage date).

8th generation Rocky J. Rasco and Amy J. Ellwanger  md. 23 April 1980

9th generation Sharon Rasco.
 

Sharon's 3rd great grandfather, Robert Calvin Ware Rasco was a brother to my
great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Darlisca "Dolly" Rasco who married her
first cousin, John Hampton Rasco. John and Dolly Rasco moved from Cullman
County Alabama to Comanche County Texas in 1892. Robert Calvin Ware Rasco and
his family had moved to Texas several year prior to John and Dolly and at
first had settled in Freestone County Texas but later moved to Comanche
County.

I have never met Sharon or her family as far as I know. I knew several of her
great great uncles one of whom married my dad's oldest sister.

I have most of the family tree data if Sharon would like to contact me.
 
 

James Ray Rasco
2000 Alejo del Sur
Harvey, La. 70058-2901

e-mail < jrrasco@aol.com >

From: Jrrasco@aol.com
Full-name: Jrrasco
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:26:05 EST
Subject: Re: Marriage
To: KKemp19605@aol.com

Hi Kathy,

Please forgive my delay in rsponding to your message. My wife and I have just
returned from a trip down to Orlando, Florida with my daughter, son-in-law,
and two of our grandchildren.

I do not know exactly when or where Sarah H. Rasco and Ezekiel B. Wilson were
married. Sarah was born about 1801 according to the census records. She was
most likely born in either Christian County Kentucky or Stewart County
Tennessee. By 1814 her parents had moved from Stewart County Tennessee to
Jackson County Illinois where they were still living when the 1820 census was
taken. Shortly thereafter they show up in Dallas County Alabama. At least two
of her brothers were married in Bibbs County Alabama in 1838 and 1842. The
eldest child of Sarah and Ezekiel that I am aware of is Nathaniel Burdine
Wilson who was born about 1827 (Until recently I was unaware of Washington
Wilson, perhaps he was the eldest???) It seem odd that a female in those days
would have waited until her mid twenties to have married, most were married
before they were twenty. There is a period in the 1830's when almost no
marriages were recorded in Dallas County. I don't know why. There are
marriages recorded in the 1820's but I have not found one for Sarah and
Ezekiel. Perhaps they met on their way down to Alabama and the marriage was
not recorded. Ezekiel was born somewhere in South Carolina. I don't know if
he was ever in Tennessee, Kentucky, or Illinois.

James R. Rasco

Subject:     Re: [ALDALLAS-L] Marriage Look up
Sent:        4/29/1920 1:15 AM
Received:    5/01/2001 4:48 PM
From:        LAllen9491@aol.com
Reply-To:    ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com
To:          ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com

Hi Kathy--
   I don't have a marriage for Sarah Harrell Rasco and Ezekiel B. Wilson in
Dallas Co.
    I checked my Alabama marriage CD 1800-1900 and did not find it there
either!

   The good news!!  Harrells and Rascos are my family in Dallas Co., Alabama.
I am descended from Laban Taylor Rasco and Sarah Reese.

    Let me know if I can look for something else!!

    Lynda Greene Allen
 

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