Rachel E. Court

Rachel E. Court

Female 1837 - 1892  (54 years)

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  • Name Rachel E. Court 
    Born 31 Jan 1837  Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 25 Oct 1850  Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • res 210 Jacob H Garner 36 LA
      Matilda (Hayes) Garner 22 LA
      Anna Garner 10 1840 TX
      Martha Ann Garner 8 1842 TX
      Leonard Garner 3 1947 TX
      Mary Ann Garner 6 1844 TX
      Sally Ann Garner 0 1850 TX
      Sarah Ann Court 16 1834 TX Sarah and Matilda 1st cousins. Their mothers were sisters. Sarah and Rachel were sisters.

      res 208
      Johnson Berry 35 1815 LA
      Rachel 33 1817 LA
      Wesley 10 1840 TX
      Bradley 9 1841 TX
      John 7 1843 TX
      Uriah 4 1846 TX
      Joseph 2 1848 TX
      Berry Amin 1 1849 TX
      Court, Rachel 13 1813 niece, her mother was Berry's sister.
    Died 1892  Los Cruses, Dona Ana, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • At age 13, Rachel was living with Benjamin and Rachel Johnson (1850 census).

      1860 Orange Co, Tx census:
      H.C. Smith 29 Steamboatman 3000 Indiana
      Rachel 23 Housewife Louisiana
      Henry (illeg)22 laborer New York
      John Morgan 23 carpenter Texas

      "She married Henry Clay Smith of Orange, a Unionist in the Civil War, and they had 10 children. They moved to Las Cruces, NM where Rachel died in 1892." Debbie Spurgeron
    Person ID I521  Roots
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2011 

    Father Thomas* Court, (immigrant),   b. Bef 5 Jan 1800, St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef May 1850, Sabine Pass or Galveston, Texas (drowned) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 50 years) 
    Mother Ann* Johnson,   b. 1810, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1860, of, Calhoun Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 51 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1828  Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Court, Thomas of England (Thomas & Ellen Anesworth) m 19 Aug 1828 Ann Johnson (Opel Ct hse mar # 51)
    Thomas P Court and Ann Johnson marriage certificate
    Thomas P Court and Ann Johnson marriage certificate
    19 Aug 1828
    Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
    Notes 
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Clay Smith,   b. 04 Feb 1831, Vincennes, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1920, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1860  Orange Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Name: Rachel E. Court
      Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1860

      Spouse: H. C. Smith

      Marriage County: Orange
      Marriage State: Texas

      Source: Texas Marriages, 1814-1909
    Children 
     1. Myrtella Smith,   b. 1863, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, of, Hardin Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     2. Ann E. Smith,   b. 1865, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1870, of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    +3. Lucinda L. "Lula" Smith,   b. 1867, Hillebrandt Bayou, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1944, Los Cruses, Dona Ana, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Mary A. Smith,   b. Feb 1870, Hillebrandt Bayou, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, of, Hardin Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 10 years)
     5. Henry C. Smith,   b. 1873, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, of, Hardin Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     6. Lilly M. Smith,   b. 5 1875, Jefferson or Hardin Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, of, Hardin Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    +7. Nathan C. Smith,   b. 1879, Hardin Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1930, of, Las Palomas, Sierra Co, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2011 
    Family ID F252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jan 1837 - Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 25 Oct 1850 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Court, Rachel E
    Court, Rachel E
    Court, Rachel E
    Court, Rachel E

  • Sources 
    1. [S96] 1860 Orange Co, TX census.

    2. [S511] Southwest Lousiana Records, Vol 2.

    3. [S582] Yellowed Pages, Vol 3.