R/RFHA Newsletter, March 1994                 p.4

From Doris Rawlings, 71836 London West Rd., Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Taken from a family bible

MOSES RAWLINGS, born May 7, 1771, in Baltimore, MD; died Garrard Co., KY, Feb. 20, 1848, buried Paintlick Cemetery near Manse, KY. His parents were AARON and Mary (Somers) RAWLINGS.

Married Susannah Cox (b. 2/7.2/1784; d. 9/2/1852) on Nov. 23, 1800.

Children:

JOHN HAMBLETON, b. 9/2/1801 - m. Margaret Moore 1/14/1823.

LAURETTA MARIA, b. 3/30/1803; d. 4/16/1886; m. George Putt 3/30/1837

MARIA THOMPSON, b. 4/27/1805; d. 4/5/1826; m. William Dollins 10/18/1824

WILLIAM DUVALL, b. 6/8/1808; d. 6/12/1892; m. Sarah M. Smith 6/10/1828

SUSAN WATKINS, b.5/16/1810; d. 6/24/1882; m. Andrew K. McClary 2/14/1833 in Garrard Co., KY. Both buried in Rockcastle Co., KY

RICHARD KENNEDY, b. 3/9/1813; d. 12/12/1836

MARY EMILINE, b. 4/6/1815; d. 3/20/1837

CHARLES COX, b. 11/27/1817; d. 7/29/1840

AMANDA, b. 1/1/1821; d. ? ; m. James Sayres 1/22,1850

AARON B., b. 1/26/1825; d. 3/28/1849; m. Sarah Jane Case 2/15/1848

Taken from "Oregon Geographic Names " published in 1974 by the Oregon Historical Society

"JOSEPHINE COUNTY: Josephine County was created Jan. 22, 1856, from a western part of Jackson County. It now has a land area of 1625 square miles. It was probably named for JOSEPHINE ROLLINS, who was the daughter of the discoverer of gold in the JOSEPHINE Creek that hears her name, according to H.H.Bancroft (History of Oregon, Vol. II, pp 415 & 713). This is confirmed by Walling on P.447 of his "History of Southern Oregon, who says that Josephine County received its name from Josephine Creek, which was named for JOSEPHINE ROLLINS. Further confirmation is contained in a letter from the woman herself, dated Feb.19, 1909, a copy of which is in possession of the Oregon Historical Society. She signs herself VIRGINIA JOSEPHINE ROLLINS Ort, and says she was born in Morgan County, Illinois, in 1833. In 1850 the family started for California from Missouri, but finally landed in Oregon. The family started again for California in 1851, and several members, including Miss ROLLINS, went into the valley of the Illinois River near the stream that bears her name. Mrs. Ort says as far as she knew she was the first white woman in that part of Oregon, and that the county was named for her. She was married in 1854 to Julius Ort, in Colusa Co., California, and in 1853 moved to Sonora County, where she was living at the time she wrote the letter. Walling's statement that Miss ROLLINS' married name was O'Kelly does not seem to be correct. According to George R. Parker (letter to the Oregonian, Nov.2, 1913) JOSEPHINE ROLLINS was then (1913) living at Sonoma, California; Parker wrote that he had received a photograph of her taken when she was 45 years of age; that she was the sister of the wife of Jacob Thompson of Ashland; that she came with her father in 1851 to the county now bearing her name. "

Editor's note: Information about JOSEPHINE ROLLINS and Josephine Co., Oregon can be found in the December 1988 and the June 1992 Newsletters. She was the daughter of LLOYD ROLLINS, first son of JOSHUA who died in Kentucky in 1801/02, and LLOYD's wife Catherine Couchmnan. LLOYD was born in 1791 in Henry Co., KY, and died in 1870 in Butte Co., California.

From Glenda Eisenhour, 3701 Ridgewood Drive, Edmond, OK 73013

Miscellaneous Material  (Nov. 22, 1800)

Loudoun Co., VA Marriages:

SARAH ROLLINS to Aaron Fowler, Rev. John Littlejohn (Methodist)

Ritchie Co., VA Cemeteries (Buzzard Cemetery, Spruce Creek)

SARAH ROLLINS, aged 63, Mother of FRANK, JOHN, GEORGE & JEREMIAH...."

Wirt Co., WV, Marriages (1854-1899)

GEORGE W. ROLLINS, aged 21, m. Trifena Mallery, aged 18 (Jan. 30, 1872)

Oliver Quick, aged 31, m. EMMA ROLLINS, aged 18 (Nov.21,1889)

JONAH P. ROLLINS, aged 37, m. Maggie Cain, aged 25 (March 9, 1891)

Tyler Co., WV Marriages:

REBECCA ROLLINS m. George Richards, (Dec. 6, 1840)

Solomon Dickson m. JEMIMA ROLLINS, Bk. 1, p.52 (April 22. 1841)

Harrison Co., VA Marriages (1785-1894) by Cochran:

ZACHERIAH ROLLINGS m. Ann Clark, dtr. of Wm. Clark (Jan. 10, 1806)

MOSES ROLLINS m. Nancy Cove, dtr. of Priscilla Cove (Dec. 5, 1814)

ZACHERIAH ROLLINS m. Elizabeth Howell, dtr. of Jeremiah & Mary Howell (Mar.14,1815)

E.G.ROLLINS, aged 26, m. M.A.Greynolds, dtr. of Joseph & R. Greynolds. E.G. was the son of E.C. & E. ROLLINS (Dec.24,1857)

LEROY ROLLINS, aged 24, m. Adeline Custer, aged 18, dtr. of James C. & Ruth Custer LEROY was the son of JEREMIAH & Nancy ROLLINS. (Feb. 23, 1865)

WILLIAM ROLLINS, aged 30, m. Catherine Metz, aged 19, dtr. of Henry and Ruth Metz. WILLIAM was son of HENRY & K. ROLLINS (Feb. 13, 1877)

GEORGE L. ROLLINS, aged 23, m. Adia M. Starkey, aged 16, dtr. of John C. & Catherine Starkey. GEORGE was son of Sarah F. ROLLINS (3/7/1880)

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