Brief Lifesketch:
When William Samuel Rash was born on February 13, 1783, in Spotsylvania, Virginia, his father, William, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 29. He married Elizabeth Betsy Berry on February 13, 1806, in Clark County, Kentucky. They had 17 children in 43 years. He died on June 9, 1859, in Clark County, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 76 years.
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1810 Census
Name: William Rash
County: Clark
State: Kentucky
Free White Males Under 10: 1
Free White Males 10 to 15: 1
Free White Males 26 to 44: 1
Free White Females Under 10: 2
Free White Females 16 to 25: 1
Numbers of Slaves: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 4
Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
Number of Household Members: 7
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War of 1812 Service Records about William Rash
Name: William Rash
Company: 5 REGIMENT (LEWIS') KENTUCKY VOLS.
Rank - Induction: SERGEANT
Rank - Discharge: SERGEANT
Roll Box: 171
Roll Exct: 602
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1820 Census
Name: William Rash Junior
[William Rash Jr.]
County: Clark State: Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 6
Slaves - Males - Under 14: 1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 6
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 11
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1830 Census
Name: William Rash
Home in 1830: , Clark, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 5
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total Slaves: 11
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 18
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1840 Census
Name: Wm Rash
County: Clark State: Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 4
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 4
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2
Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 25
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 9
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons:7
Total Slaves: 18
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 25
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1850 Census
Name: William Rash
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1783
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 2, Clark, Kentucky
Family Number: 25
Household Members:
Name Age
William Rash 67
Elizabeth Rash 62
A D Rash 27
A B Rash 28
Elizabeth A Rash 4
Willis Rash 1
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
Surname: William Rash
Year: 1860
County: Clark CO.
State: KY
Age: 76
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Jun
State of Birth: VA
ID#: MRT197_271137
Occupation: CLERGYMAN, PRIEST
Cause of Death: PARALYSIS
Kentucky Rash Family 1784 to Present, Clark County Kentucky
Note: "RASH FAMILY. A notable name in and around Winchester for a century has been that of the Rash Family. The old Rash home is four miles north of Winchester (Clark Co.). One of its owners and occupants for many years was Rev. William Samuel Rash, who lived there while he preached at Friendship Church, the building of which stood in the present cemetery at Winchester. Rev. William S. Rash was born in Spotsylvania County Virginia, February 13, 1783, and died June 9, 1859. He was a pioneer "Hardshell" Baptist Preacher. He also served as a soldier in the War of 1812 and was captured at the Battle of River Raisin by the Indians, but made his escape by night. One of his Kentucky comrades, Leonard Beall, was not so fortunate, and was made to "run the gauntlet" and was a cripple from the experience the rest of his life. Rev. William S. Rash married Elizabeth Berry, who lived to a great age. His son, Rev. A.D. Rash, was born June 22, 1823, and died March 18, 1901. William S. Rash owned about 500 acres, much of it owned by his son, Lewis Rash, but eventually sold. Thomas Rash, a grandson of Rev. William S. Rash, was born at the old homestead January 27, 1836, and for a quarter of a century was a merchant at Winchester, being a partner with his brother W.D. four or five years. At a still later period he re-engaged in merchandising and continued that occupation for twenty years until 1904 when he retired to his farm on Boonesboro Pike, four miles from Winchester. More recently he returned to Winchester, and has erected a pleasant home on Crescent Creek. At the age of 40 Thomas Rash married Mary Ogden, whose maiden name was Baldwin. She was born in Lexington, a daughter of William and Elizabeth Baldwin, who came from England to Pennsylvania and settled in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1835. William Baldwin and three of his sons were soldiers during the War between the States in the Confederate Army with Morgan. He was reported missing and is supposed to have been killed in battle. The son William was killed at Green River Bridge, while Samuel and John served all through the war. The families of William and John are still represented at Winchester." Source: "History of Kentucky, by William Elsey Connelley and E.M. Coulter, PhD, in 5 Volumes. Vol 5, Pg286. The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1922." MARRIAGE: Database: Kentucky Marriages to 1850 April 5, 2004 4:51 PM Spouse 1 Spouse 2 Marriage Date Marriage Location . Berry, Betsy Rash, William 13 Feb 1806 Kentucky Clark County Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1997. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky. Also note: "Please grant to Robert Allin a licence to marry my daughter Polley also to William Rash a licence to marry my daughter Betsey. given under my hand this 10 Jan 1806. Thomas Berry Jr." Title: Sketch of the Life of Eld. Wm Rash Repository: Name: Winchester Co., Kentucky County Library
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Source: #S895 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: District 2, Clark, Ken
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Source: #S896 Birth date: abt 1783 Birth place: Death date: 9 Jun 1859 Death place: Clark, Kentucky, United States Residence date: Residence place: Clark
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Source: #S45 Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Clark, Kentucky; Roll: M432_196; Page: 2B; Image: . Birth date: abt 1783 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 2, Clark, Kentucky
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