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66. BENJAMIN SCOTT4 RAWLINGS (MARY3 RANKIN, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born July 17, 1799 in Harrison Co., KY50, and died March 15, 1846 in DeWitt, Clinton Co., IA50. He married CHRISTENA "KITTY" MATTOX May 09, 1823 in Lawrence Co., IL50. She was born Bet. 1806 - 1807 in Licking, Kentucky, and died April 19, 1882 in Clarinda, Page Co., Iowa.

Notes for BENJAMIN SCOTT RAWLINGS:
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SOURCE; Ed Weisser @Email at: wiessej@sprynet.com June 9, 1997.

Benjamin Scott Rawlings was born 17 July 1799 in Kentucky. He appears to have lived for some time in Ohio prior to his father's final settlement in present- day Lawrence County, Illinois about 1816.

Benjamin S. Rawlings married the former Christena (Kitty) Mattox in Lawrence County, Illinois on 9 May 1823. They moved to the Sangamon/Menard County, Illinois area not long after that. In 1830, they appeared in the Sangamon County, Illinois census. It was in February of that year that he was
commissioned a Lieutenant in the 25th Regiment of the Illinois State Militia from Sangamon County.

Though a resident of Sangamon County, Benjamin Scott purchased about 100 acres in Menard County in August 1830. At that time Menard County was part of Sangamon. In The History of Mason and Menard Counties, Illinois, the following is reported:

"Scott Rawlins settled on a farm now owned by W.C. Rankin. He was a kind of horse
doctor and horse jockey professionally, and withal was not very popular with his
neighbors. Indeed, his sudden accumulation of large numbers of horses at different
times, warranted that they were not always obtained by strictly legal means. His
increasing unpopularity led him to dispose of his land in an early day. He moved
to an island in the Illinois River, not far from Bath, where he died a number of years ago."

Benjamin Rawlings did leave Menard County by 1837, and deed records from Fulton County, Illinois indicate that he owned property on an island in the Illinois River. In fact he campaigned for the position of constable of that county in 1835; however, he was listed in the 1840 census of Ogle County, Illinois. From there he moved across the Mississippi River to Clinton County, Iowa, where he died at DeWitt, Iowa on 15 March 1846.

Christena Rawlings remained in Clinton County for nearly ten years. In 1854, much of the family left the county for southern Iowa (Page and Taylor Counties). Christena died there in 1882. Benjamin and Christena's descendants are now spread across many states.


More About CHRISTENA "KITTY" MATTOX:
Census: 1880, Nodaway, Page Co, IA
Marital Status: 1880, Single
     
Children of BENJAMIN RAWLINGS and CHRISTENA MATTOX are:
  i.   NATHAN5 RAWLINGS, b. Abt. 1825, Lawrence County, Illinois50; d. Aft. May 15, 184550; m. PHILENA AIMES, May 15, 1845, Rock Island County, Illinois; b. WFT Est. 1820-1826.
  ii.   REBECCA RAWLINGS, b. Abt. 182550; d. WFT Est. 1823-192650; m. JOHN BROPHY.
210. iii.   JANE RAWLINGS, b. Bet. 1828 - 1829, Illinois; d. WFT Est. 1823-1926.
  iv.   MARY ANNE RAWLINGS, b. July 1825, Illinois50; d. Aft. 190050.
  Notes for MARY ANNE RAWLINGS:
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Living with brother Luke in Page County, Iowa in 1900 census. Never married.

211. v.   LUKE RAWLINGS, b. July 21, 1831, Sangamon County, Illinois; d. February 06, 1915, Neosho, Newton Co., Missouri.
212. vi.   GEORGE WASHINGTON RAWLINGS, b. July 08, 1833, Sangamon County, Illinois; d. November 19, 1917, Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon.
  vii.   EMALINE RAWLINGS, b. 1836, Illinois.
213. viii.   ROBERT M. RAWLINGS, b. Bet. 1836 - 1838, Illinois.
214. ix.   BENJAMIN SCOTT RAWLINGS, JR., b. August 28, 1841, Ogle County, Illinois; d. July 26, 1917, Clarinda, Page Co., Iowa.
  x.   CATHERINE RAWLINGS, b. Bet. 1843 - 1844, Clinton County, Iowa50; d. WFT Est. 1844-193750.


67. MICHAEL T.4 RAWLINGS (MARY3 RANKIN, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born Abt. 1804, and died Abt. 1845. He married JENNIE JOHNSON December 28, 1824 in Lawrence County, Illinois. She was born WFT Est. 1781-1807.

Notes for MICHAEL T. RAWLINGS:
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SOURCE: Carol (Lewis) Townsend, Rt. 1 Box 4, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933-9703
     
Children of MICHAEL RAWLINGS and JENNIE JOHNSON are:
  i.   NATHAN5 RAWLINGS, b. Abt. 1825.
  ii.   BENJAMIN SCOTT RAWLINGS, b. WFT Est. 1826-1841; d. 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  iii.   WILLIAM RAWLINGS, b. WFT Est. 1826-1841.
  iv.   MARY JANE RAWLINGS, b. WFT Est. 1826-1841; m. SAMUEL KINGERY.
  v.   SARAH RAWLINGS, b. WFT Est. 1826-1845; m. UNKNOWN KNOWLES.


68. JOHN4 HAYS (LETITIA3 RANKIN, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born December 28, 1788 in Kentucky, and died August 10, 1860 in Fayette County, Ohio. He married (1) MARY PARRETT. She died Bef. 1826. He married (2) KATHERINE WEBBRIGHT in Fayette County, Ohio.

Notes for JOHN HAYS:
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From: Shirley Taylor, descendant of James Hays and Letitia Rankin

He served in the war of 1812 as a private under Captain McElwains Militia Company belonging to Colonel Harpers Command. He helped build Fort Sandusky. He married Mary Parret(t) and had, according to what I have found, three children; John Jackson 1820-?, James1821-1827, and Samuel 1823-1827. On February 20th, 1825, John
remarried(after death of first wife, Mary), to a Katherine Webbright in Fayette co. Ohio, by JOP William Janes. They had seven children; Willis 1827-?,Elizabeth 1831-1836,Coleman ?, Letitia 1837- ?, James W. 1838- ?, Crosby 1846-?, Lucinda ?,John owned a farm five miles north of Washington C.H. which consisted of 520 acres (part of a 3,000 acre tract at one point) John died on August 10th, 1860 and is buried in the Hays Cemetery off of Prarie Rd. in Fayette co. Ohio.
     
Children of JOHN HAYS and MARY PARRETT are:
  i.   JOHN JACKSON5 HAYS, b. 1820.
  ii.   JAMES HAYS, b. 1821; d. 1827.
  iii.   SAMUEL HAYS, b. 1823; d. 1827.
     
Children of JOHN HAYS and KATHERINE WEBBRIGHT are:
  iv.   COLEMAN5 HAYS.
  v.   LUCINDA HAYS.
  vi.   WILLIS HAYS, b. 1827.
  vii.   ELIZABETH HAYS, b. 1831; d. 1836.
  viii.   LETITIA HAYS, b. 1837.
  ix.   JAMES W. HAYS, b. 1838.
  x.   CROSBY HAYS, b. 1846.


69. JANE4 HAYS (LETITIA3 RANKIN, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born Abt. 1789 in Kentucky, and died January 12, 1856 in Champaign, Illinois. She married JOHN B. THOMPSON.
     
Children of JANE HAYS and JOHN THOMPSON are:
  i.   JOHN H.5 THOMPSON, b. WFT Est. 1808-1834.
  ii.   ELIZABETH THOMPSON, b. WFT Est. 1808-1834.
215. iii.   JACKSON THOMPSON, b. Bet. 1827 - 1828, Ohio.
  iv.   DAVID THOMPSON, b. WFT Est. 1808-1834.
  v.   MARY ANN THOMPSON.
  vi.   JANE T. THOMPSON, b. WFT Est. 1808-1834.
  vii.   PRESSLY THOMPSON, b. WFT Est. 1808-1834.
  viii.   MICHAEL THOMPSON, b. WFT Est. 1808-1834.


70. WILLIAM4 HAYS (LETITIA3 RANKIN, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born October 25, 1792 in Kentucky, and died May 28, 1872 in Fayette County, Ohio. He married JANE LYNN October 21, 1818 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. She was born March 26, 1795 in Virginia, and died September 12, 1882 in Fayette County, Ohio.

Notes for WILLIAM HAYS:
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From: Shirley Taylor, descendant of James Hays and Letitia Rankin

He served with his brother in the War of 1812 as a private and a corporal under Capt. McElwains Militia Co. (Colonel Harpers Command) His pension #SC-11322. He married a Jane Lynn on October 21st, 1818. He met her
when enroute driving cattle in White Hall, a small town near Winchester, Virginia. He careefully made plans to meet with her on his trips, even though her father looked upon William with disfavor. One night, however, William brought an extra horse. Jane threw her saddle out of the upstairs window and joined him, and she was on her way. They settled on a farm in Northern Fayette co. , now located off of Hays Rd. From this union resulted seven children; Morgan, 1820-1897, James Hackney, 1822-1894, Edmund 1828-1848, July A. 1830-1856, Letitia L.
1832-1894, William Lynn, 1834-1841, Mary Deborah, 1837-1841, William died on May 28th, 1872 and is buried at the Bloomingburg Cemetery in Fayette co. Ohio. His wife, Jane Lynn Hays was born on March 26th,
1795 and died on September 12th, 1882.

More About JANE LYNN:
Census: 1880, Marion, Fayette Co, OH
Residence: 1880, Living w/Son James H. Hayes & Family
     
Children of WILLIAM HAYS and JANE LYNN are:
216. i.   MORGAN5 HAYS, b. November 07, 1820, Ohio; d. February 16, 1897, Fayette County, Ohio.
217. ii.   JAMES HACKNEY HAYES, b. 1822, Ohio; d. 1894.
  iii.   EDMUND HAYS, b. February 10, 1828; d. March 20, 1848, Fayette County, Ohio.
  iv.   JULY A. HAYS, b. 1830; d. 1856.
  v.   LETITIA L. HAYS, b. 1832; d. 1894.
  vi.   WILLIAM LYNN HAYS, b. 1834; d. 1841.
  vii.   MARY DEBORAH HAYS, b. 1837; d. 1841.

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