Rachel A (Cumbie) Glenn (abt. 1812 - aft. 1900)

Born about Oct 1812 in South Carolina

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Died after 1900 after about age 87 in Alabama

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Biography

Rachel was born in 1812 in South Carolina.^[1] According to family legend, she was the daughter of the Reverend James Cumbie and his first wife, Mary Daire or Deare (no citations have been found as yet).

Rachel, according to her answer on the 1900 census, married William Brooks Glenn in 1840 ^[2] with whom she had at least eight children. In 1850, ^[3] the family lived in Benton, Alabama. William was listed as an "overseer." Their children included Mary, Adolphus, George, James, and Frances L.

In 1860 ^[4], William was a farmer in Calhoun, Alabama. Listed children were: Mary, Adolphus, George, David James, Frances Lavenia, Annie, and William Augustus.

At age 87, the widowed Rachel lived in the home of her son, William A. Glenn, ^[5] in Polkville, Calhoun, Alabama.

She passed away after 1900.

Children of Rachel and William

• Mary Catherine Glenn Pettit (1842-1925) Married Aaron Pettit.
• Adolphus Glenn (b. about 1844---d. aft 1865) Served in the Provost Guard Company H, then in Company B Alabama was taken prisoner. Paroled 20 Feb 1865.
• George Frederick Glenn (1846-1919) married Rebecca Briant.
• James H. Glenn (1847-1893) wife was Lucinda.
• Frances L. Glenn Brown (1850-1936) married Willis Moseley Brown.
• Annie Glenn (born 1854)
• William Augustus Glenn (1856-1947) married Nancy J. Pruitt.

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZY-JY9 : accessed 15 July 2023), Rachel A Glenn in household of William A Glenn, Precincts 5, 14 Polkville, Sulphur Springs, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm . Rachel, widowed, was living in the home of her son
2. ↑ as per 1900 census
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHPR-DX9 : Fri Jun 02 21:21:02 UTC 2023), Entry for William B Glenn and Rachel A Glenn, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDC-YJN : 18 February 2021), Rachel Glenn in entry for William B Glenn, 1860.
5. ↑ 1900 census

Acknowledgements

See Also

• Family Search Profile Rachell Cumbee]
• Entry by Lauren Steigman, Thursday, April 17, 2014.