DY PRIVATELY PRINTED MCMXXXII CoPYIUGHT 1932 By EMMA ROUSE LLOYD Fi11e h11nd,ed copies printed for Emma RollSe Lloyd by the Wiesen-Hart Press, Cirzdnnati, U. S. A. A11gm1, 1932 To l\1y Children AUGUST, 1932. Foreword ~EN this book was begun the intention was to include only genealogical and historical records of the families named. To gratify my children and on their earnest solicitation, I have added tales which in my child­ hood interested me, incidents and events that do not attain to the dignity of the historical, until the volume has become much like a story book carrying genealogical and historical data. This makes it so intimately a family affair that I hesi­ tate to place it in the hands of those not closely 1·elated. Yet if any should find in these pages some aid in tracing their family history, I shall be glad the work that has been a pleasrtre to me is of service to others. For his special care in preparing the illustrations I am indebted to my.son, John Thomas Lloyd. My gratitude is also due a number of others for cordial co-operation and assistance. Among these I would mention-W. C. Bar­ rickman, Austin, Texas,· Mrs. J. S. Bellamy, Knoxville, Iowa; Mrs. Hattie Creel, Florence, Ky.,· Lewis A. Crisler, Los Angeles, Calif.,· Mrs. Samuel H. Crutcher,Lake Worth, Fla.,· Mrs. Anna P. Hewett, San Antonio, Texas,· Simeon House, Burlington, Ky.; fames L. Kendall, Louisville, Ky.; M1"s. Laura C. Martin, Burlington, Ky.,· Arthur B. Rouse, Erlanger, Ky.; Frank H. Rouse, Burlington, Ky.; Miss Elizabeth Wadsworth, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Earl Wal­ ton, Petersburg, Ky.; Mrs. Joseph P. Wiggins, Indianap­ olis, Ind; Claude L. Yowell, Hampstead, Maryland. Special thanks are due to Miss Edith Wycoff for her untir­ ing application to_ the task of locating elusive ancestors in dusty volumes and papers yellowed with age. B. R. L. Contents PAGE THE ROUSE FAMILY . • . 3 THE ZIMMERMAN FAMILY . 41 THE TANNER FAMILY • . 61 THE HENDERSON FAMILY . 67 THE MCCLURE FAMILY . • 109 THE PORTER FAMILY . • . • 147 ALLIED FAMILIBS . • • • • 153 OUR COLORED FOLK . • • • • • 175 APPENDIX • • • • • • • • • • 179 BIBLIOGRAPHY • • • • • • • . 207 EXPLANATION OF KEY LETTERS • • 211 INDEX • • • • • • • • • . 213 Preface HE lifetime interest of the author of this book, my mother, in the Trecords of her forefathers, led to the production in 1927 of a few typewritten portfolios which traced the descent of the Rouse, Zimmerman, Tanner, Henderson, McClure and Porter families, and related a few outstanding incidents of family history. These manu­ scripts were intended only for members of her immediate family, but they served to make manifest the interest of close friends and more distant relatives. During the course of her study family history was gleaned from per­ sonal contacts, manuscripts, old letters, published volumes, court and church records, as well as through the services of professional genealo­ gists. Neither labor nor expense was spared. The perplexities of the mass of data assembled were unraveled with conscientious and pains• taking care. In the genealogical table nothing was recorded from hear­ say nor from the accepted beliefs of the living generation. Each record was checked and re-checked, without bias, with all documentary evi­ dence obtainable. The labor of the author continued through failing health until physical inability made it impossible for her to proceed further. Re­ luctantly, she was compelled to discontinue research on the more re­ mote family branches and to omit much data that she was prevented from verifying beyond all reasonable doubt. Even many substantiated facts in her possession could not be incorporated in the work. Had she been able, perhaps minor changes would have been made in ar­ rangement and phraseology, and assembled facts more carefully edited. Certainly she would have extended the records to include much addi­ tional information. Quite naturally the ·author shares the feeling inevitable to students who have gone deeply into any subject, that much remains to be done. But to those who have watched the time-taking accumulation of facts and the care with which they were selected and balanced, it is a marvel that so much has been accomplished. To future generations-when PREFACE the pages of this book have turned dim with age, as have so many of the records consulted in its compilation-there must ever be a sense of satisfaction and gratitude that the one who was best able to discerningly compile this family record was willing to make the sacrifice of time and strength necessary to preserve it from oblivion. For the capable and untiring assistance rendered by Miss Edith Wycoff through the entire course of the work, the author has often expressed her sincere gratitude. Without this assistance it is probable the work could not have been carried to completion. The writer of this preface is privileged to direct the mechanical press work. In this he has striven to carry out the expressed wishes of the author, excepting that he has taken the liberty of reproducing the photograph of baby Emma Rouse (page 36) and has added as a fron­ t:ispiece a recent photograph of Emma Rouse Lloyd. Since the primary object of the author in publishing the work is to preserve the family records for her children and others of blood kinship, it is felt that the value of the book to those for whom it was designed will be enhanced by the addition of the portrait of the one who labored so faithfully in their behalf. JOHN THOMAS LLOYD. CLASPING HANDS WITH GENERATIONS PAST THE ROUSE FAMILY OHN ROUSE1 emigrated from the Palatinate section of Germany or from Alsace. He most probably settled in Pennsylvania and remained Jthere a few years, then joined the 1717 colony in Virginia, where he patented land in 1728. Three of his children are known, but there were probably others. Children: a Mathias or Mathew b Martin c Samuel 2 1 MATHIAS ROUSE (John ) married Elizabeth -. He died about 1796 as his will was probated in that year in Madison County, Virginia. He is listed in Crozier's Virginia Colonial Militia as a "foot soldierp' of Culpeper County, 1756. Children: aa Ephraim ab George .ac Joseph ad Samuel ae Michael af Jacob ag Lewis or Ludwig ah Mary 3 1 JOSEPH ROUSE (Mathias2, John ) b. Feb. 15, 1750, in Culpeper County, Virginia. He died after 1833 in Marion County, Indiana. He married Susanna Ralsbach in 1774. Children: aca Rachel, b. Nov. 11, 1775 ad;,_ John; b. Dec. 9, 1777 ace Joshua, b. Jan. 5, 1781 acd Joel A., b. Nov. 30, 1788 Doubtless there were other children. [3} CLASPING HANDS WITH GENERATIONS PAST The names of Mathew Rouse, his wife, Elizabeth, and three of his sons, Joseph, Samu~l and Jacob, are in the first recorded list of com­ municants of Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison County, Virginia, in 1775. In the genesis of Virginia counties it is found that Madison was taken from Culpeper, Culpeper from Orange and Orange from Spot- sylvania Co. · Joseph Roush or Rouse entered the Revolutionary Army from Cul­ peper County, Virginia ( date not known), and served in Captain Henry Towles' Company, of Colonel James Barbour's Virginia Regiment. Later he was with Captain Mark Fink's Company, Colonel Alcock's Virginia Regiment, and was in the battle of Petersburg. After serving a few days less than two months, he was permitted to go home with a brother (name not known) who had been wounded. He later served under Colonel Slaughter in the Virginia Troops and was at the siege of Yorktown. Joseph Rouse moved to Kentucky and lived with his son John and family ( date not known). Prior to 183 3, he left Kentucky to make his home with another son, Joel A., in Marion County, Indiana, where he probably lived until his death. 4 3 2 1 JOHN ROUSE (/oseph , Mathias , John ) b. Dec. 9, 1777 in Cul­ peper County, Virginia. He died Jan. 17, 1861, in Boone County, Kentucky. He married Nancy Zim1nerman Feb. 16, 1804, in Madison County, Virginia. NANCY ZIMMERMAN was born Jan. 14, 1780, in Culpeper County, Virginia, and died June 22, 1866, in Boone County, Kentucky. She was confirmed in Hebron Church the first Sunday in October, 1796. Both are buried at Hopeful, Boone County, Ky. Children: acba Fielding, b. Nov. 20, 1804, d. * acbb Joshua ache Benjamin acbd Aaron ache Infant * Dates of b~rths but not of deaths are given in the Rouse Bible. [4) THE ROUSE FAMILY acbf William acbg Thomas acbh Anna 5 3 1 acbb JOSHUA ROUSE (John4, Joseph '! Mathias- .. /ohn ) b. Aug. 6, 1806, and died about 1882. He was married to Tabitha Souther, Feb. 9, 1s·30, by Rev. Michael Rouse. They moved to Monroe County, Missouri. Children: acbba Logan acbbb Owen Thomas Logan Rouse was married and lived in or near Paris, Mo. He had a son. acbbb OWEN THOMAS ROUSE b. about 1845, d. about 1918. He married a sister of Logan's wife. They lived in Tucson, Arizona. He was U. S. District Attorney of the Territory under the first Cleveland administration and became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory during Cleveland's second term. Son: acbbba Charles Oma b. Aug. 14, 1877, d. Aug. 30, 1906. He graduated from Yale, studied law. Was Superintendent of Schools of his county at the _time of his death. He was high in Masonry. ache BENJAMIN ROUSE b. Aug. 4, 1808 .. d. April 20, 1890. Mar­ ried March 20, 1834, by Lewis Conner to Virinda Southe1", b. Oct. 29. 1811, d. April 9, 1890. Children: acbca Lilbert Dudley acbcb Isabel F ranees acbcc Wilford Iverson ached James K.