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Family: James Rawlins/Jane Sharp (F561)

m. 19 Mar 1816


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  • James RawlinsFather | Male
    James Rawlins

    Born  6 Jan 1794  Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Oct 1874  Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  16 Oct 1874  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Mar 1816  [1]  Harrison, Indiana, United States  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Harriett Hunt | F4036 
    Married  16 May 1856  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Rachel Hammitt | F4037 
    Married  26 Apr 1866  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Elizabeth Sharp | F846 
    Married    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Charles Rawlins | F613 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anastatia Eustatia Gregory | F613 Group Sheet 

    Jane SharpMother | Female
    Jane Sharp

    Born  22 Mar 1794  Barren, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Apr 1858  Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert Sharp | F562 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Forgy | F562 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Sarah Rawlins

    Born  3 May 1817  Crawford, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Sep 1842  Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Lucinda Ann RawlinsChild 2 | Female
    + Lucinda Ann Rawlins

    Born  12 Mar 1819  Crawford, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Sep 1901  Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  9 Sep 1901  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Andrew Cunningham | F1015 
    Married  22 Apr 1841  Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Elizabeth Rawlins

    Born  27 Feb 1821  White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Feb 1856  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Joseph Sharp RawlinsChild 4 | Male
    + Joseph Sharp Rawlins

    Born  9 Apr 1823  White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Oct 1900  Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  15 Oct 1900  Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Jane Frost | F1363 
    Married  Abt 1848  Of Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Woods | F610 
    Married     
    Spouse  Mary Ellen Frost | F709 
    Married  1 Feb 1844  Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Stringfellow | F549 
    Married  17 Jul 1865  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Harvey McGalyard RawlinsChild 5 | Male
    + Harvey McGalyard Rawlins

    Born  14 Feb 1825  Apple Creek, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Sep 1913  Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  12 Sep 1913  Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret Elzirah Frost | F1025 
    Married  3 Dec 1846  Nishnabotna, Atchison, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Leah RawlinsChild 6 | Female
    + Leah Rawlins

    Born  19 Sep 1827  Apple Creek, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Aug 1866  Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Sep 1866  Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Henry Day, Jr. | F1029 
    Married  1 Jan 1852  Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    + Amelia Jane Rawlins

    Born  16 Jul 1831  Apple Creek, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 May 1921  Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  27 May 1921  Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David Carson | F1038 
    Married  31 Jul 1853  Of Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    + Elva Ann Rawlins

    Born  6 Jan 1834  Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Nov 1859  Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Nov 1859  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David Carson | F1048 
    Married  2 Oct 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George Carson | F1047 
    Married  31 Jul 1853  Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Charlotte Melvina RawlinsChild 9 | Female
    + Charlotte Melvina Rawlins

    Born  9 Feb 1837  Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jun 1921  Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  26 Jun 1921  Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jasper Lemmon | F611 
    Married  17 Feb 1858  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Nelson Rawlins

    Born  1838  Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aft    
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • July 23, 1999 Julia Rawlins 411 South Main St. Lewiston, UT
      Dear Julia: I am running hard to get this to you in time for the reunion. I am sorry I will not be abl e to make it this year. I had several surprises come in the way of work. There is a semina r at BYU and another one in St. Louis that I have been assigned to attend. My daughter arriv es home on leave from the Marine Corp on the Saturday of the reunion. She will be here onl y a short period, and I will only get to see her for a limited time. The seminars interfer e with most of days she will be here. Unfortunately, I have no choice about the seminars. They were simply spring on me, and messed up my whole schedule for the end of July and first part of August. I have pretty well finished the research on James Rawlins' other wives, and I feel I have i t pretty well figured out. He married Jane Sharp in Harrison County, Indiana March 19, 1816 . He was sealed to her on the 16th of May, 1856. On the 14th of April, 856, just a month ea rlier, James was sealed to Jane's sister Elizabeth, who was deceased. Jane stood proxy for h er deceased sister. On this same day, 14 April, 1856, Harriet Wheat was sealed to her late husband, James Wheat , for time and all eternity. A month later on the 16th of May, 1856, she was married to Jame s Rawlins for time only. I have enclosed three TIB cards reflecting Harriet (Hunt) Wheat's e ndowment and her marriage to James Rawlins. The original entry when she was endowed in the Endowment House gives her name as Harriet Rawlins. Since the Endowment took place on the same day as her marriage to James Rawlins 16 May, 1856, she was listed as Harriet Rawlins. In preparing the TIB Card for this endowment event, they gave her name as Harriet Hunt with (Rawlins) listed next to her name. Hunt was typed on the card because that was her maiden name and was derived from her father's name as she gave it in the record. TIB cards were ordered by the woman's maiden name for easier searching of the file. When she was married to James Rawlins, the original record gives her name as Harriet Hunt. This will reflect their association with each other. Rachel Hammit married Joseph Keller first, and he died in 1855. She was sealed to him for time and eternity, 1 July, 1855 in the President's Office. She was married to James Rawlins in the Endowment House 26 April, 1866. I gather that Rachel died sometime between 1870 and 1880. She was in the 1870 census with James Rawlins, but not the 1880 Census. There are no other wives for James Rawlins. As far as I can tell, he married both of these women for time only. They were both sealed to their first husband for time and eternity. Yo u will see how this works on the enclosed family group sheets. I did do some work on the Van Dyke line as well, but as I explained on the phone, the agent i n New Jersey could not meet our deadlines, so I am back to looking for another agent to wor k on this line in New Jersey. I am in hopes that the will of Nicholas VanDyke can be found . If it is I believe we will get the answer we need on whether Nicholas' daughter Elizabet h is the one who married our James Frost. I will pursue this further later this summer, onc e I can find a suitable agent. In all I spent a couple of days research these things. Send me $200, and let's leave the rest in the account for the agent when he does his work. I will look forward to hearing how the reunion went. Sincerely /Bert/ Bert J Rawlins 12098 South 1800 West Riverton, UT 84065 2 _PREF Y

      Note: (SLR, 6 Aug 2002)
      The IGI World Misc. shows Jane Sharp Sealed to James Rawlins 16 May 1856 in the Endowment House, the same day that he was sealed to Harriet Wheat (http://test.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp) Film no. 183395, Ref no. 106.

      July 23, 1999 Julia Rawlins 411 South Main St. Lewiston, UT
      Dear Julia: I am running hard to get this to you in time for the reunion. I am sorry I will not be abl e to make it this year. I had several surprises come in the way of work. There is a semina r at BYU and another one in St. Louis that I have been assigned to attend. My daughter arriv es home on leave from the Marine Corp on the Saturday of the reunion. She will be here onl y a short period, and I will only get to see her for a limited time. The seminars interfer e with most of days she will be here. Unfortunately, I have no choice about the seminars. They were simply spring on me, and messed up my whole schedule for the end of July and first part of August. I have pretty well finished the research on James Rawlins' other wives, and I feel I have i t pretty well figured out. He married Jane Sharp in Harrison County, Indiana March 19, 1816 . He was sealed to her on the 16th of May, 1856. On the 14th of April, 1856, just a month earlier, James was sealed to Jane's sister Elizabeth, who was deceased. Jane stood proxy for her deceased sister. On this same day, 14 April, 1856, Harriet Wheat was sealed to her late husband, James Wheat , for time and all eternity. A month later on the 16th of May, 1856, she was married to James Rawlins for time only. I have enclosed three TIB cards reflecting Harriet (Hunt) Wheat's endowment and her marriage to James Rawlins. The original entry when she was endowed in the Endowment House gives her name as Harriet Rawlins. Since the Endowment took place on the same day as her marriage to James Rawlins 16 May, 1856, she was listed as Harriet Rawlins. In preparing the TIB Card for this endowment event, they gave her name as Harriet Hunt with (Rawlins) listed next to her name. Hunt was typed on the card because that was her maiden name and was derived from her father's name as she gave it in the record. TIB cards were ordered by the woman's maiden name for easier searching of the file. When she was married to James Rawlins, the original record gives her name as Harriet Hunt. This will reflect their association with each other. Rachel Hammit married Joseph Keller first, and he died in 1855. She was sealed to him for time and eternity, 1 July, 1855 in the President's Office. She was married to James Rawlins in the Endowment House 26 April, 1866. I gather that Rachel died sometime between 1870 and 1880. She was in the 1870 census with James Rawlins, but not the 1880 Census. There are no other wives for James Rawlins. As far as I can tell, he married both of these women for time only. They were both sealed to their first husband for time and eternity. You will see how this works on the enclosed family group sheets. I did do some work on the Van Dyke line as well, but as I explained on the phone, the agent in New Jersey could not meet our deadlines, so I am back to looking for another agent to work on this line in New Jersey. I am in hopes that the will of Nicholas VanDyke can be found. If it is I believe we will get the answer we need on whether Nicholas' daughter Elizabet h is the one who married our James Frost. I will pursue this further later this summer, onc e I can find a suitable agent. In all I spent a couple of days research these things. Send me $200, and let's leave the rest in the account for the agent when he does his work. I will look forward to hearing how the reunion went. Sincerely /Bert/ Bert J Rawlins 12098 South 1800 West Riverton, UT 84065 2 _PREF Y

  • Sources 
    1. [S466] Early American Marriages: Atlantic South Region.