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Rachel Eleanor (Barnhill) Bristow (1802 - 1877)

Rachel Eleanor Bristow formerly Barnhill aka Cruse
Born in Oldham County, Kentucky, USAmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married 9 Apr 1821 in Henry, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 20 May 1827 in Daviess County, Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 74 in Daviess, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Rachel Eleanor (Barnhill) Bristow was born on 15 Oct 1802 in Oldham County, Kentucky, USA, daughter of James Barnhill and Hannah Ann (Boone) Barnhill.

Rachel married Thomas Cruse in 1819 in Kentucky. They had 3 children:

  • Zachariah Cruse (1822-1908) [1]
  • Elizabeth Cruse (1823-1871) [2]
  • James B. Cruse (1826-1906) [3]

Rachel married Joseph Jasper Bristow on 20 May 1827 in Daviess County, Kentucky. Their children were:

Rachel died in 1877 in Davies County, Kentucky aged ~74.

Memorial from Find a Grave

1st marriage to Thomas Cruse in 1819 who was murdered by Joseph Potts during the 3 day election campaign in 1826. They had children, Zachariah, Elizabeth and James B.

2nd Married to Rev. Joseph Jasper Bristow on 20 May 1827 in Daviess Co., KY. They had children Hannah Ann, Benjamin T., Joseph Jasper Jr., Ansel Hall, Samuel Haynes, Rachel Whittaker, Hyram and William H.

She is a descendant of the George Boone III and Mary Milton Mogridge line and is a 1st cousin 3 times removed to Daniel Boone.

It is thought that her middle name came from her step-grandmother, Eleanor Ellender Bryan, sister of Daniel Boone's wife Rebecca Bryan.

No record has been found of where Thomas is buried but the logical place would have been the Barnhill Family Cemetery so I have placed him there.

The person that has the memorial for Thomas and and Rachel's son James B. Cruse ignored the e-mails I sent so I have put his information on his Wife, Mildred Davis King Cruse as their son was, Brigadier General Thomas Cruse, one of only a little over 100 Medal of Honor Recipients of the United States (The City of Owensboro honored him with a plaque on the Courthouse Lawn in 2010 after I contacted the Owensboro-Messenger and gave them his information) and their grandsons were, Midshipman James Thomas Cruse, who died in service to his country, and Colonel Fred T. Cruse

My 3rd Great-Grandmother - cawatkins [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
    Find A Grave: Memorial #103576654 (accessed 15 June 2022)
    Memorial page for Zachariah Cruse (11 Feb 1822-7 Oct 1908), citing Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Jonathan Masa (contributor 49142091).
  2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image).
    Find A Grave: Memorial #60701455 (accessed 15 June 2022)
    Memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Cruse Hansford (12 Mar 1823-21 Aug 1871), citing Hansford Family Graveyard, McLean County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Diane Mares Porter (contributor 50213933).
  3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
    Find A Grave: Memorial #31375129 (accessed 15 June 2022)
    Memorial page for James B. Cruse (29 Jan 1826-4 Apr 1906), citing Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Barbara Koch McGee (contributor 47061294).
  4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
    Find A Grave: Memorial #58870324 (accessed 15 June 2022)
    Memorial page for Rachel Eleanor Barnhill Bristow (15 Oct 1802-1877), citing Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery, Habit, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Jonathan Masa (contributor 49142091) Created by: cawatkins (contributor 47003700)
  • Source: S143 Record ID Number: MH:S500023 User ID: 51BBD441DA8886C018CA9828572FCBAF Author: <unknown> C.A.Watkins Title: Watkins Ford Family Tree Text:

    MyHeritage.com family tree

    Family site: Watkins Ford Family Tree

    Family tree: 26140281-3 Media: 26140281-3 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC500790 Page: Rachel Byers (born Barnhill) Data: Date: 14 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3


Acknowledgment

  • Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Barnhill-196 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Jul 11, 2013.




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