Rachael Sarah Carpenter was born 1785 in Hart Co., Kentucky, the daughter of John Carpenter of Kentucky. She married John Sowell about 1808 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. He was born 1780 in Rutherford Co., NC, and died May 10, 1838 in Gonzales Co., Texas. Rachel was the fifth white woman to cross the San Marcos River in Texas. John Sowell was one of “The Old Eighteen” who held off Mexican soldiers and refused to give up their cannon in Gonzales September 1835. After the fall of the Alamo John and Rachael were in the Run and Escape movement. Lead by Andrew Jackson Sowell, they boarded a ship at Matagorda Bay. Later Santa Ana was placed on the same ship and Rachael refused to be seated at the same dinner table with him.
After John Sowell died in 1838, she married George Washington Nichols on July 21, 1840 in Gonzales, Texas. They divorced in March 1848. Rachael Sarah Carpenter Sowell died after 1860 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. In the 1850 and 1860 U.S. census for Guadalupe, Texas, Rachael was living with her son Andrew Jackson Sowell and his family at age 65 and 75 respectively. She is buried in the old Andrew Jackson Sowell Family plot at San Geronimo Cemetery near her children Asa and John Newton Sowell, Jr.
The children of Rachael Carpenter and John Sowell, are:
Rachael Rebecca Sowell, born 1809 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died in Madison Co., Texas.
Sarah Carpenter Sowell, born Abt. 1810 in Davidson Co.; died 1838 in Gonzales Co., Texas.
William A. Sowell, born 1811; died 1835 at age 23.
Lewis Dean Sowell, born 1813 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died January 5, 1838 in Brazoria Co., Texas.
Andrew Jackson Sowell, born 1815 in Davidson Co.; died January 4, 1883 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. (Alamo Defender)
John Newton Sowell, Jr., born 1819 in Davidson Co.; died September 30, 1856 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
Asa Jarmon Lee Sowell, born April 30, 1822 in Davidson Co.; died Dec 21, 1877 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
“History of Gonzales County Texas”,
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
Sowell Family records
Gary Humphreys
After John Sowell died in 1838, she married George Washington Nichols on July 21, 1840 in Gonzales, Texas. They divorced in March 1848. Rachael Sarah Carpenter Sowell died after 1860 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. In the 1850 and 1860 U.S. census for Guadalupe, Texas, Rachael was living with her son Andrew Jackson Sowell and his family at age 65 and 75 respectively. She is buried in the old Andrew Jackson Sowell Family plot at San Geronimo Cemetery near her children Asa and John Newton Sowell, Jr.
The children of Rachael Carpenter and John Sowell, are:
Rachael Rebecca Sowell, born 1809 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died in Madison Co., Texas.
Sarah Carpenter Sowell, born Abt. 1810 in Davidson Co.; died 1838 in Gonzales Co., Texas.
William A. Sowell, born 1811; died 1835 at age 23.
Lewis Dean Sowell, born 1813 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died January 5, 1838 in Brazoria Co., Texas.
Andrew Jackson Sowell, born 1815 in Davidson Co.; died January 4, 1883 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. (Alamo Defender)
John Newton Sowell, Jr., born 1819 in Davidson Co.; died September 30, 1856 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
Asa Jarmon Lee Sowell, born April 30, 1822 in Davidson Co.; died Dec 21, 1877 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
“History of Gonzales County Texas”,
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
Sowell Family records
Gary Humphreys
Rachael Sarah Carpenter was born 1785 in Hart Co., Kentucky, the daughter of John Carpenter of Kentucky. She married John Sowell about 1808 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. He was born 1780 in Rutherford Co., NC, and died May 10, 1838 in Gonzales Co., Texas. Rachel was the fifth white woman to cross the San Marcos River in Texas. John Sowell was one of “The Old Eighteen” who held off Mexican soldiers and refused to give up their cannon in Gonzales September 1835. After the fall of the Alamo John and Rachael were in the Run and Escape movement. Lead by Andrew Jackson Sowell, they boarded a ship at Matagorda Bay. Later Santa Ana was placed on the same ship and Rachael refused to be seated at the same dinner table with him.
After John Sowell died in 1838, she married George Washington Nichols on July 21, 1840 in Gonzales, Texas. They divorced in March 1848. Rachael Sarah Carpenter Sowell died after 1860 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. In the 1850 and 1860 U.S. census for Guadalupe, Texas, Rachael was living with her son Andrew Jackson Sowell and his family at age 65 and 75 respectively. She is buried in the old Andrew Jackson Sowell Family plot at San Geronimo Cemetery near her children Asa and John Newton Sowell, Jr.
The children of Rachael Carpenter and John Sowell, are:
Rachael Rebecca Sowell, born 1809 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died in Madison Co., Texas.
Sarah Carpenter Sowell, born Abt. 1810 in Davidson Co.; died 1838 in Gonzales Co., Texas.
William A. Sowell, born 1811; died 1835 at age 23.
Lewis Dean Sowell, born 1813 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died January 5, 1838 in Brazoria Co., Texas.
Andrew Jackson Sowell, born 1815 in Davidson Co.; died January 4, 1883 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. (Alamo Defender)
John Newton Sowell, Jr., born 1819 in Davidson Co.; died September 30, 1856 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
Asa Jarmon Lee Sowell, born April 30, 1822 in Davidson Co.; died Dec 21, 1877 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
“History of Gonzales County Texas”,
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
Sowell Family records
Gary Humphreys
After John Sowell died in 1838, she married George Washington Nichols on July 21, 1840 in Gonzales, Texas. They divorced in March 1848. Rachael Sarah Carpenter Sowell died after 1860 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. In the 1850 and 1860 U.S. census for Guadalupe, Texas, Rachael was living with her son Andrew Jackson Sowell and his family at age 65 and 75 respectively. She is buried in the old Andrew Jackson Sowell Family plot at San Geronimo Cemetery near her children Asa and John Newton Sowell, Jr.
The children of Rachael Carpenter and John Sowell, are:
Rachael Rebecca Sowell, born 1809 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died in Madison Co., Texas.
Sarah Carpenter Sowell, born Abt. 1810 in Davidson Co.; died 1838 in Gonzales Co., Texas.
William A. Sowell, born 1811; died 1835 at age 23.
Lewis Dean Sowell, born 1813 in Davidson Co., Tennessee; died January 5, 1838 in Brazoria Co., Texas.
Andrew Jackson Sowell, born 1815 in Davidson Co.; died January 4, 1883 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. (Alamo Defender)
John Newton Sowell, Jr., born 1819 in Davidson Co.; died September 30, 1856 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
Asa Jarmon Lee Sowell, born April 30, 1822 in Davidson Co.; died Dec 21, 1877 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
“History of Gonzales County Texas”,
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
Sowell Family records
Gary Humphreys
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