Rachel Bethsada Carlton

21 July 1793–14 June 1868 (Age 74)
Hardin, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Rachel Bethsada

When Rachel Bethsada Carlton was born on 21 July 1793, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States, her father, Captain Kimball Carlton, was 49 and her mother, Elizabeth B Spillman, was 26. She married Enoch Glasscock on 20 February 1809, in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Charleston Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died on 14 June 1868, in Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mound Cemetery, Coles, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Enoch Glasscock
1781–1835
Rachel Bethsada Carlton
1793–1868
Marriage: 20 February 1809
Rosella " Rosa" Glasscock
about 1810–
Thomas Glascock
about 1810–
John Marion Glassco
about 1826–1864
Enoch Glasscock
about 1828–1888
Elizabeth Ann Glasscock
1811–1901
Permelia 'Amelia' Glasscock
1813–1893
Hiram Glasscock
1815–1838
Eda Jane Glasscock
1817–1907
Kimball Carleton Glassco
1819–1899
Boone Glasscock
1820–1849
Madison Albert Glassco
1824–1876
Thornton Glassco
1832–1837

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 February 1809Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
    Age 1
    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
    1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
    Age 3
    In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 26
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 7773;2007: 16149; 2010: 21202)English (northern and eastern England): habitational name from any of various places called Carlton (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Suffolk, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire) or Carleton (Cumberland, Lancashire, Norfolk, Yorkshire). All come from Old Norse karl ‘common man, peasant’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’ (compare Charlton ). Places spelled Carl(e)ton (as opposed to Charlton) are in areas of Scandinavian settlement, mostly in northern England.Irish (Antrim): variant of Carleton 2.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Carleton
    Charlton

    Sources (8)

    • Legacy NFS Source: Rachel Bethsada Carlton - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Rachel Carleton
    • Rachel Glasscock, "United States Census, 1840"
    • Carlton in entry for Kimball Glassco and Hester A Reat Richards, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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