John Rascoe

Male 1796 - 1865  (68 years)


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  • Name John Rascoe 
    Birth 10 Nov 1796  Hyde County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 0___ 1820  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation farming  [5
    Death 28 Apr 1865  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6
    Burial Mount Pisgah Cemetery, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6
    Person ID I23044  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2016 

    Father Arthur Rascoe,   b. 0___ 1761, Bertie County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Swindle,   b. (1755-1765), (North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1859, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Y  [7
    Family ID F16219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha "Patsy" Pleasant,   b. 0___ 1793, Commonwealth of Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1878, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Marriage 5 Dec 1816  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Mahala Rascoe,   b. 16 Apr 1817, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1907, (White County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     2. William Rascoe,   b. 24 Aug 1819, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1844, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     3. Martha Ann Rascoe,   b. 13 Jun 1821, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1889, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     4. Ann Eliza "Eliza" Rascoe,   b. 16 Jul 1824, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1904, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. John R. Rascoe,   b. 1 Jul 1826, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1898 (Age 72 years)
     6. John Pleasant Rascoe,   b. 0___ 1828, (White County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Apr 1862, Iuka, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 34 years)
     7. Francis L. "Frank" Rascoe,   b. 0Mar 1830, (White County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1885, Randolph County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years)
     8. Dr. Christopher Swindell Rascoe, Rascoe,   b. 9 Oct 1834, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1905 (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F8039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Nov 1796 - Hyde County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Dec 1816 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 0___ 1820 - White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Apr 1865 - White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mount Pisgah Cemetery, White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Posted By: James R. Rasco
      Email: jrrasco2@aol.com
      Subject: John Rascoe/Martha Pleasants family
      Post Date: January 10, 1999 at 09:59:37
      Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/rasco/messages/72.html
      Forum: Rasco Family Genealogy Forum
      Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/rasco/


      John Rascoe was born in Hyde County NC November 10, 1796 and died April 28, 1865 in White County Tennessee. He was a son of John Rasco Sr. and Mary Swindell or Swindle. He married Martha "Patsy" Pleasant December 5, 1816 in Caswell County NC. Patsy was born about 1793 in Virginia and died in 1878 in White County Tn. They are both buried in the Mt. Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery near Quebeck, White County TN. Their children were:

      (1) Mahala Rascoe born April 16, 1817 in Caswell County Nc. Died May 1, 1907. never married.
      (2) William Rascoe born August 24, 1819 in Caswell Co. NC. Died July 31, 1844 in White Co. Tn. Never married.
      (3) Martha Ann Rasco born June 12, 1821 in Caswell County NC. Died Aug. 28, 1889 in Limestone Co. Ala. Married William B. Knowles August 4, 1840.
      (4) Ann Elizabeth Rascoe born July 16, 1824 in White Co. Tn. Died May 28, 1909. Married John K. Knowles Dec. 22, 1846.
      (5) John R. Rasco born July 1, 1826. Died Aug. 25, 1898. Married Lucy F. Bates Jan. 16, 1859.
      (6) John Pleasant Rascoe born 1828. Died in the service of the CSA in April 1862 at Iuka Mississippi. Married Elizabeth Carnes abt 1856.
      (7) Francis "Frank" L. Rascoe born March 1830. Died in Randolph County Ark. in 1885. He married twice. First wife was Martha Seaman who he married in Van Buran Co. TN. August 26, 1858. His second wife was Rutha Roberts.
      (8) Christopher Swindell Rascoe born Oct. 9, 1834. Died Dec. 31, 1905. He married twice. His first wife was Nancy Seaman who he married July 18, 1860 in Van Buran Co. Tn. His second wife was Sarah E. Carter, widow of Meredith "Bud" Carter.

      I have several generations od info on this family but need to fill in some missing information on descendants.

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      "John Rascoe & Christopher Swindell were supposedly cousins." [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S31040] "The Families of White County,Tennessee in 1860", enumerated & notated by, p. 39.

    2. [S8386] Posted By: James R. Rasco.

    3. [S8387] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rascoe&GSfn=john&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1865&GSdyrel=in&GSst=45&GScntry=.

    4. [S58] "The Families of White County,Tennessee in 1860", enumerated & notated by, p. 34 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S22006] "1850 White County,TN Census",transcribed from microfilm,by Peggy Allison,, p. 88.

    6. [S31041] http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.swindell/162.2/mb.ashx.

    7. [S8397] http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/mary-swindle_211755493.

    8. [S58] "The Families of White County,Tennessee in 1860", enumerated & notated by.