Rachel Bethania (Taylor) McKaughan (abt. 1827 - 1916)

Born about 1827 in Tennessee, United States

Wife of John Simpson McKaughan — married 21 Jan 1848 in Hardeman County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1916 at about age 89 in Blackwell, Nolan, Texas, United States

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Biography

Rachel could not read or write. She was 13 when she got married. She had 13 children.

Her son’s death certificate says she was born in England.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:1B1Z-VCX : 30 November 2021), Household of I H McKaughan, 1900.

freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com says that she was born in 1833 and that they were married in 1848 in Hardeman Co., Tennessee and that she died Apr 12, 1916 in Blackwell, Nolan Co., Texas It also mentions that she was 13 when she got married and that their marriage can be found in the 1st marriage book of that county. (The math is all off slightly--either her birth or marriage or she was older than 13.)

She may be related to Zachary Taylor. 1870 U.S. Census records her year of birth as 1836...

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8L-CWF : 4 December 2014), John S Mckaughan and Rachel B Taylor, 21 Jan 1848; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGM-1QS : 29 May 2021), R B McKaughan in entry for J S McKaughan, 1870.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/104359787/rachel-bathenia-mckaughan : accessed 25 July 2021), memorial page for Rachel Bathenia Taylor McKaughan (1827–12 Apr 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104359787, ; Maintained by Audrey Vodehnal (contributor 47139031) Unknown.