Angelina Rawlins

Brief Life History of Angelina

Here’s the updated version with the requested adjustment: Angelina Rawlins was born on May 1, 1806, in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Roderick Rawlins and Mildred Parks Rawlins. She married Felty Valentine Wampler on April 22, 1822, in Monroe County, Indiana. Their marriage was officiated by William Edmondson, as recorded in FHL primary sources. Sometime between 1827 and 1831, Angelina and Valentine moved from Monroe County, Indiana, to Greene County, Illinois, a journey covering approximately 200-250 miles. Traveling by wagon, the journey likely took 2-3 weeks and included their four children at the time, all under the age of 10. By 1831, the family had settled in Greene County, Illinois, where their daughter Millie Jane Wampler was born. Their known children: Albert Wampler, born 1824, died 1829 Austin Wampler, born 1824 Mary Ann Wampler, born June 16, 1823, Monroe County, Indiana, died February 28, 1892, Perry County, Missouri. Married Daniel Horton Annemald Wampler, born 1826, Monroe County, Indiana, died 1891, Okarche, Oklahoma. Married John Gould Boddy Martin James Wampler, born 1826, died June 29, 1899, Dallas, Texas. Married first Jane Nar Clark, second Christiana Lee Tracy Sarah King Wampler, born 1827, Indiana, died 1852, Illinois Millie Jane Wampler, born March 23, 1831, Greene County, Illinois, died January 3, 1916, Parker County, Texas. Married her first cousin, William Ray Wampler Nancy Catherine Wampler, born 1833, Greene County, Illinois, died before 1880, Dallas County, Texas. Married John C. Chapman Roderick Robert Wampler, born September 1836, Greene County, Illinois, died November 18, 1903, Erath County, Texas. Married Sarah Ann Dye Angelina passed away before September 1844, in Illinois, as she is not mentioned in any records of the journey to Texas. Her husband, Felty Valentine Wampler, traveled to Texas that year with the Rawlins party, led by Angelina’s father, Roderick Rawlins, along with some of their younger children. The group left Illinois in September 1844 Sources: Pioneer Families of Dallas County by Robert Westbrook Sears Family History Library (FHL) primary source for marriage to Felty Valentine Wampler on April 22, 1822, Monroe County, Indiana, officiated by William Edmondson http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nmllanera/notesWampler.html#valwampler

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Family Time Line

Valentine Wampler
1801–1881
Angelina Rawlins
1806–1844
Mary Ann Wampler
1823–1892
Sarah King Wampler
1827–1852
Albert Wampler
1824–1829
Austin Wampler
1824–
Ann Emerald Wampler
1826–1891
Martin James S Wampler
1826–1899
Millie Jane Wampler
1831–1916
Nancy Catherine Wampler
1833–1880
Roderick Robert Wampler
1836–1903

Sources (2)

  • Source Citation for Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
  • Angelina Rawlins in entry for Valentine Nampler, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (3)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Henry, Kentucky, United States 1824: Oldham, Kentucky, United States 1837: Trimble, Kentucky, United States

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Rawlings .

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

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