Rachel Tate

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Tate was born in 1835, in Russell, Virginia, United States, her father, Rev. John Tate, was 32 and her mother, Virginia Jane Lark, was 32. She married John W Rouse on 15 August 1851, in Hancock, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Martin, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Inez, Martin, Kentucky, United States in 1910. She died after 1910.

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Family Time Line

John W Rouse
1833–1863
Rachel Tate
1835–1910
Marriage: 15 August 1851
James Rouse
1853–1860
Jane Rouse
1853–1911
Elizabeth Rouse
1858–
Anna Rouse
1855–1880
Hannah R. Rouse
1857–
John B Rouse
1860–1946
Mary Rouse
1862–1943

Sources (36)

  • Rachel Nealy, "United States, Census, 1880"
  • Rachel, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Rebeca Rause, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1912"

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World Events (2)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

Name Meaning

English (northern):

from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Tate (Old English Tāta, from tāt ‘happy’).

usually a variant of Tait .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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