Emily Elvina Raulerson
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1877
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Parents
Father: Luther Raulerson
Mother: Emma Wiggins
Georgia Ella Raulerson
Sex: F
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Birth Date: 4 May 1884
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Father: Luther Raulerson
Mother: Emma Wiggins
Harriet Raulerson
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1831 - South Carolina 262
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Death: Oct 1906 - Baker County, Florida ( at age 75) 262
Burial: in Crews Cemetery, Baker County, Florida 586
Parents
Father: Nimrod Raulerson
Mother: Sarah Dukes
Spouses and Children
1. *Samuel Lemrod Crews
Marriage: 30 Oct 1851 - Baker County, Florida 262
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Children:
1. Charlotte Crews
2. Nimrod Crews
3. Edward Asbury Crews
4. Mary M. Crews
5. Jane Crews
6. Margaret Crews
7. Susan Crews
8. Robert Lee Crews
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Application Number: A12557
Last Name: CREWS
First Name: Samuel
Service Unit: 1st Regt Cav
Wife's Maiden Name: --
Wife's First Name: Harriet
Application County: Baker Co
Year: 1901
Henrietta Raulerson
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1818
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Death: 1838 - ( at age 20)
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Parents
Father: Jacob Benjamin Raulerson 66
Mother: Nancy Mary Baggs
Spouses and Children
1. *George Washington Sylvester Waldron
Marriage: 5 Sep 1833
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Children:
1. Mical M. Waldron
2. James Carroll Waldron
Herod Raulerson
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1803 - Appling County, Georgia
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Death: 1881 - Baker County, Florida ( at age 78)
Burial: in Scott Cemetery, Deep Creek, Columbia County, FL
Parents
Father: Jacob Benjamin Raulerson 66
Mother: Nancy Mary Baggs
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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday November 9, 1978 Page Two
THE WAY IT WASY - Gene Barber
Various Early Raulersons Part Two
Herod Raulerson was an extraordinary man who excelled in farming, was a tough Indian fighter, and served in the Florida House of Representatives - all of which was not easy in Florida's early days.
He was a son of Jacob and Mary (nee Baggs) Raulerson and was born in 1803 in Georgia. In 1826 he married Nancy, a daughter of Eudicy Gibson. Nancy was born in Wayne County, Georgia, in 1804(Wayne Co. Deed Book "C", p.14 states Nancy was born 1804 in South Carolina.
The Raulersons lived in Wayne County until about 1848 at which time they moved into Columbia County, Florida. Their home and farm contained 360 acres near the present Needmore on the west boundary of the Osceola National Forest. There was an important route from south Georgia into east Florida which ran by their homeplace and through Baker County's Socum Section. That road took several of the Raulerson children and grandchildren of marrying age to Baker County's established families to seek mates.
Herod and Nancy's children were Emily, born 1826 and married (1) Elisha Green (2) Jeff Sistrunk; Caroline, born 1826, married James Hugh Brown; Martha, born 1829 and married George Combs; John, born 1835 and married Mary Edna Wandell; William J., born 1835, married Mrs. Mary N. Carmen, Courtney, born 1838, married William J. Williams; Mary, born 1842, married John Fraser; Samuel, born 1845 and killed by Indians at an early age; and Sarah, born 1848 and married Mott Howard.
Among the many descendants of Herod Raulerson are notably the Hon. Edwin G. Fraser and the Hon. T. J. Knabb, Florida statesmen, and the Messrs. Lucious and William Knabb, financiers.
Another Raulerson who remains an enigma to most researchers is Elizabeth who was born in 1810 in Georgia. She moved into the present Baker County section about 1834 or 35 with her infant daughter Sidney. After she had taken up residence in the northern area of the county she increased her family to James, born 1838, Emily born 1840; Pelestra (female), born 1842; and John, born 1845. Some Raulerson descendants believe she had other children and that she was called "Bett". After 1850 she slipped from the Baker, County scene.
Westberry, called "Wes", Raulerson was a son of William and Elizabeth Moore Raulerson. He was born in 1818 in Georgia's Brantley County and married the beautiful Elizabeth Canaday, a daughter of French Huguenot descendent John Canady Their children were Martha, born and married Calvin Johns; John M., born 1845, married (1) Serene Catherine Yarborough Crews; Williams M. "Pink", 1858, married America Dinkins; West, born 1849, Mitchell, born 1846; Henry, born 1847; and Sarah, born 1848.
Wes had moved with his father Bill into the North Prong vicinity about 1828 or 29 and lived in that section all his remaining life. Several of his descendants moved over into Charlton County and his clan also now numbers greatly among Baker County's population.
A Jacob Raulerson, born in 1829, lived with Wes' family in the 1850's and nearby was a Nancy Raulerson, born 1825 in Georgia. Children living with her were Joney Ann, born 1852; L. (Male), born 1854; Lillie, born 1855; Frances, born 1857; and Addie, born 1865.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10127210/herod-raulerson: accessed December 28, 2024), memorial page for Herod Raulerson (27 Dec 1803\endash 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10127210, citing Scott Cemetery, Deep Creek, Columbia County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Scarlett Mobley (contributor 47628309).
Hilda Raulerson
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1901
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Father: Luther Raulerson
Mother: Emma Wiggins
Irene Raulerson
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1872 - Columbia County, FL 161
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Father: James J. Raulerson
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Spouses and Children
1. *Charlie C. Crews
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Isabelle Raulerson
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1833 13
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Death: 10 Dec 1891 - Traders Hill (Charlton County) Georgia ( at age 58) 66
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Parents
Father: Jacob Benjamin Raulerson 66
Mother: Courtney Keightly
Spouses and Children
1. *Hillery Houston Cason
Marriage: 25 Nov 1851 - Wayne County, GA 66
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Jacob Benjamin Raulerson
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 26 Sep 1778 - South Carolina 13
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Death: 22 Nov 1857 - Wayne County, Georgia ( at age 79) 13
Burial: in Raulerson Cemetery, Pierce Co., Georgia, USA
Spouses and Children
1. Nancy Mary Baggs
Marriage: 1798
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Children:
1. Rachel Elizabeth Raulerson
2. Herod Raulerson
3. Sidnah Raulerson
4. Russell Raulerson
5. Henrietta Raulerson
2. Courtney Keightly
Marriage: 1828
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Children:
1. Isabelle Raulerson
3. *Mary Ann Dennison 13
Marriage: 1848
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RAULERSON, JacobJACOB RAULERSON, ancestor of a large family connection of Wayne and Brantley counties, was born in 1778 in South Carolina. He came to Georgia in early life and married. His wife, Mary, was born in this state in 1780 but so far her maiden name has not been learned. Jacob Raulerson moved to Appling County in 1819 and settled on Lot 415, 4th District of Appling County (now in Wayne). This was on the Little Satilla River. He later sold out and settled on the same river on Lot 67, 3rd District of Wayne (now Brantley County) near the present village of Hortense. He died there in 1857. In his will he directed that his body be buried in the "old family burying grounds at Samuel M. Pearson's".
1778-1857
WAYNE
Jacob was married three times:
Nancy Mary Baggs during 1798
Courtney Keightly during 1828
Mary Ann Dennison during 1848
To Jacob and Mary Raulerson were born the following children:
1. Elizabethb. 1803, m. _____ Keen.
2. Herodb. 1805, m. (wife unknown).
3. Sidneyb. 1807, m. Samuel M. Pearson January 14, 1827.
4. Elenderb. 1809, m. Millington Smith March 31, 1830.
5. Lenorab. 1811, m. _____ Wilkinson.
6. Maryb. 1814, m. Alex G. Middleton.
7. Ichabodb. 1816, m. (wife unknown).
8. Henrietta b. 1818, m. George W. S. Waldron Sep 5, 1833.
To Jacob and Courtney were born the following children:
9. James F.b. 1822, m. Ruth _____.
10. Davidb. 1823, m. Catherine _____.
11. Russellb. 1823, m. Lydia _____.
12. Nancyb. 1827, m. Christopher Chancey March 31, 1830.
13. Isabelleb. 1833, m. Hillery Cason November 25, 1851.
14. (name unknown)b. 18__, m. Abraham N. Knight.
The will of Jacob Raulerson was dated April 22, 1857, and was probated November 2, 1857, and named his sons, Russell and James F. Raulerson,and son-in-law, Samuel M. Pearson, as executors. It directed that his five slaves, all his other personal property, and a lot in Cherokee County and land Lots 67 and 247 in the 3rd district, Wayne County, be sold and proceeds equally divided between Ichabod, James F., Russell, David and Wade H. Raulerson, Samuel M. Pearson, Hillery Cason and Abraham N. Knight. The other children were allowed nominal legacies of $10 each. His wife, Mary, was provided for in the will. The estate inventory showed a total of $3235.83 in notes and accounts and "perishables," and $8223.74 in slaves, lands, etc. It appears that the deceased was operating a country store at the time of his death in addition to his plantation operations.
Mr. Raulerson served in the militia during the War of 1812 serving as a lieutenant in the Wayne County militia in 1813, and as a mounted spy under Capt. Richard Walker at Fort Wayne on the Wayne County frontier in the winter of 1814-1815.
Census References: 1820, Appling; 1830, 1840, 1850, Wayne
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40055535/jacob_benjamin-raulerson: accessed December 28, 2024), memorial page for Jacob Benjamin Raulerson (26 Sep 1778\endash 22 Nov 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40055535, citing Raulerson Cemetery, Patterson, Pierce County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Michael H Pafford (contributor 46805670).
James J. Raulerson
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1828 - Columbia County, FL 161
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Children:
1. Irene Raulerson
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RAULERSON, JAMES J.1828-1911 COLUMBIA (FLORIDA)
James J. Raulerson was born in Columbia County, Florida in 1828. In 1859, he married Lucretia Rewis Higgs at Trader's Hill, Charlton- County, Georgia. Lucretia was born in Ware County, Georgia in December of 1844, a daughter of Robert D. and Bethany Rewis. Lucretia was the widow of Andrew Higgs, who died in Nassau County, Florida in September of 1858. James and Lucretia were the parents of eleven children, of whom only six reached adulthood. Those six were:
1. Eugeniab. 8/13/1864, m. Jasper Thomas.
2. Andrew Jacksonb.8/1/1870, m. Elizabeth Thompson.
3. Irene(twin)b. 10/11/1872, m. Charles C. Crews.
4. Robert Daniel (twin)b. 10/11/1872, m. died in his teens.
5. Florenceb. 6/19/1875, m. 1) Mannie Capalia, 2) Peter Fermo.
6. Henry Thomas "Bud"b. 3/24/1881, m. Addie Thomas.
James enlisted in Captain Harrington's Company, 1st Regiment of Florida Volunteers, on July 22, 1857, for a six months period, at Alligator, Florida, during the Seminole Indian War in Florida. Also, on July 13, 1861, he enlisted in Captain Wood's Company, later Company "I", 3rd Florida Infantry, the "Dixie Stars" Regiment, at Lake City, Florida, and was mustered in on August 10, 1861 at Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Florida. He served in the Army of Tennessee, and the Army of Northern Georgia. He was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga and hospitalized for six weeks. He was also wounded during the Battle of Atlanta. James surrendered with General Johnston's Army at Durham Station, near Greensboro, North Carolina, on April 26, 1865.
James lived in Columbia County, Florida except for the last four years of his life, at which time, he and Lucretia lived in St. Augustine, Florida, where he died, March 19, 1911, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery of that city. Lucretia died in St. Augustine in 1926, and was also buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Today, most of James and Lucretia's descendants live in St. Johns, Duval, and Alachua Counties, Florida.
Contributed by: Virgil E. Raulerson of Jacksonville, Florida.