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    1. [KYTRIGG] Re: [KYCHRIST] Rascoe Family Christian (Trigg) County Ky. 1799 to date
    2. Katherine, This is what I have: William Rasco born about 1790 in Bertie County North Carolina, died after 1860 probably in Ballard County Kentucky. He was a son of Captain William Rasco and Rachel (Harrell) Rasco. William Rasco married or obtained a licenses to marry Delilah Lindsey (sometimes spelled Lindsay) in Christian County Kentucky on December 15, 1808. Delilah Lindsey was a daughter of James Lindsey, a Sargent in the Virginia Line during the Revolutionary war and Delilah Hodgson Brewer. James Lindsey was born about 1758 probably in Virginia or Scotland and died in July of 1838 in Trigg County Kentucky. The siblings of Delilah (Lindsey) Rasco were: 1. Archibald P. Lindsey b. abt. 1784 in N.C., d. bef. Oct. 27, 1831. 2. Rebecca Lindsey b. abt. 1786. She married Ephraim Cates. 3. John Lindsey b. abt. 1789, d. abt. 1853. Md. Peggy Linn March 20, 1810. 4. James Alford Lindsey b. April 28, 1793 on the Haw River near Raleigh, in Wake County N.C. D. July 2, 1872. Md. Jean Scott Feb. 8, 1814. 5. Susanna Lindsey b. abt. 1795. Md. Eler Evans April 12, 1813. 6. Sackfield Stanford Lindsey b. either in 1797 or possible in 1881? in Chatham County N.C. Md. Mary Northington October 23, 1824. 7. Temperance Lindsey b. abt 1799. Md. John Northington May 13, 1819. The children of William Rasco and Delilah Lindsey were: 1. Archibald Lindsey Rasco b. abt 1809-11. 1st md. Theodatin Reese Nov. 11, 1838 in Dallas County Alabama. 2nd md. Nancy Mabry August 27, 1845 in Trigg County Ky. He probably died in Ballard or McCracken County Ky. 2. James Moore Rasco born abt. 1814. Md. 1st Sarah Johnson in Christian County Ky. March 30, 1837. Md. 2nd Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Garnett) (Lindsey) Daniels in Trigg County May 17, 1874. 3. William Marselus "Long Bill" Rasco born December 16, 1816 in Christian County Kentucky. Died in 1892 in Limestone County Texas. Married Elizabeth Margaret Rasco, his first cousin, January 26, 1841 in Christian County Ky. Both are buried in the Cobbs Cemetery near Thornton, Limestone County Texas. 4. Josiah H. Rasco born abt 1818. Died after 1860 probably in the Civil War. Md. 1st Margaret E. Tinsley in Trigg County Ky. Dec. 30, 1844. Md. 2nd Mary E. Carr in Trigg County Ky. October 8, 1846. ( note in recent years a question has come up on the parents of Josiah H. Rasco. He my actually have been a son of Alexander Rascoe ). 5. John Rasco born March 17, 1820. Died abt. 1892. Md. 1st Evelina Watwood in Mongomery County Tennessee February 7, 1848. Md. 2nd Nancy Adams Oct. 14 1869. 6. Susan Rasco born abt. 1823. Md. William Mundy. Moved to Ballard County Kentucky. 7. Mary Rasco born abt 1825 in Christian County Ky. Died January 1860 Limestone County Texas. Md. William A.J. "Short Bill" Rasco, a first Cousin in Trigg County Kentucky August 7, 1841. I have descendants of these children but it would take a book to list them all. There are two books that do that. One is "The Rasco Family Tree - Roots and Branches by William Earl Rasco, Tennessee Valley Publishing Company, Library of Congress Card Catalog number 94-67988 (currently out of print). The other is "The Rasco Family History by Georgia Benton Fort Worth, Texas (Loose Lief). There are others. Hope this helps. James R. Rasco

    02/12/2000 05:10:44