Rebecca SPILMAN (SPILLMAN)

HAIRSTON.org ID#3841, b. about 1806
Birth*Rebecca SPILMAN (SPILLMAN) was born about 1806 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*She married Thomas J. OLIVER on 4 October 1824 in Allen, Kentucky.2 
Marriage*Rebecca SPILMAN (SPILLMAN) married Samuel HARSTON on 1 July 1846 in Allen, Kentucky, They were married by William F. Spilman. This was the second marriage for both Samuel Harston and Rebecca. Rebecca Spillman's first marriage was to Thomas J. Oliver in 1824. - FSL # image 87.1,3,4
Census 1850Rebecca SPILMAN (SPILLMAN) appeared on the 1850 census of Samuel HARSTON on 29 August 1850 in Allen, Kentucky; Samuel Harston 69 born SC, R. Harston 44 female KY (wife Rebecca Spillman Harston), N. A. Harston female 2 KY (daughter Narcissus Ann Harston), LJ Oliver female 18 KY (Louisa J. Oliver, daughter of Rebecca Spillman Oliver by first husband), F Russell 17 male KY, Elisha Boon 100 blind black male. Listed next to Mary Tinsley 74. - 1850 Federal Census, Allen, Kentucky FSL #4193956 image 296.1
Deed*On 10 October 1853, Samuel & Rebecca Harston sell land in Allen County to Christopher H. Ritchy. - Allen County Deed Book J, page 527. FSL #8574214 image 290. 
Death Spouse*Her husband, Samuel Hairston, died in February 1860. 
Census 1860*Rebecca SPILMAN (SPILLMAN) appeared on the census of June 1860 in Gainesville, Allen, Kentucky, Rebecca Harston 24, N A Harston 12 - Living next to J. R. Harston (29 born in Kentucky) wife Emily born 1833 KY, son S.W. born 1858 KY, dau A. E. born 1859 KY.5

Census 1870*She was Head of Household on 25 August 1870 in Allen, Kentucky, Rebecca Harston 64 born in Kentucky. The census form shows her with the family of William Hunt. However Rebecca owns her property and a Robert and Emily Spilman are listed on the lines next to her. Rebecca's birth surname was Spillman. Also on the next page is a Tinsley family with a Diadama Tinsley listed, age 36. Samuel Harston, Rebecca's 2nd husband, helped Elizabeth Tinsley Spencer claim a pension based on the military service of her deceased husband moses Spencer.6

Family 1

Thomas J. OLIVER
Child

Family 2

Samuel HARSTON b. 1780, d. Feb 1860
Child

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S174] Ancestry.com. Online unknown url, Jordon Dodd. Provo, Utah.
  3. [S3059] Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979.
  4. [S3509] Death Certificate of Narcissus Ann Stovall, Barren County, Kentucky, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited1 Sep 2024