Fourth of five children of John "Pleasant" Shaw (1790-1876) and Mary Caroline Pool (1793-1850) of Princeton, South Carolina.
On 6 August 1843 Rebecca married John Calhoun NASH (1821-1902). The son of John Nesbitt Nash (1786-1864) and Hannah Harriett Abercrombie (1786-1840). John's brother Thompson Edward "T. E." Nash (1811-1889) officiated the wedding. Thompson's wife Elizabeth Marian (Shaw) Nash (1816-1894) was Rebecca's sister. Nash brothers married Shaw sisters. Their wedding was held at the home of John's maternal-uncle James Abercrombie (1798-1880) in SW Campellton, Campbell County, Georgia. The James Abercrombie house stood on what is now Brown's Lake Road, in the Cedar Grove Community of NW Fairburn, Fulton Co., GA.
After their marriage, Rebecca and John settled in Fayetteville, Georgia where McDonough Road dead-ends to State Route 54. The house once stood on State Route 54, across from Callaway Road. Nash Creek that runs under Highway 54 was named after John.
Four pregnancies, but only one daughter growing to adulthood.
1.) infant girl Nash (1845-1845) who died at birth;
2.) infant girl Nash (1848-1848) who died at birth;
3.) infant boy Nash (1851-1851) who died at birth;
4.) Mary Catherine Nash (1854-1924) who married Elias Smith "Eli Smitty" HUGHEN (1848-1924).
Right after their 44th wedding anniversary, Rebecca contracted pneumonia and passed away from complications. She was originally buried in their J. C. Nash Family Cemetery.
The J. C. Nash Family Cemetery is the family cemetery of John and Rebecca Nash. Their home once stood in front of the cemetery, closer to Highway 54, where a red Heating/Cooling business now stands. The home burnt down in the 1950's after a small plane crashed into the front yard. NASH, HUGHEN, HILL, CAMP, CALLAWAY, LEWIS, GREEN, CATO, MURPHY, ALLEN, COTTON, BELISLE and others were known to have once been buried here. It is sometimes mislabeled as the "GNash" Cemetery since an old carved sign once read, "J. C. Nash". The "J" and the "C" were connected like the Georgia Tech symbol today. Rebecca and John's original graves were covered by a small awning built by descendants. Many members of the family were interred here, but since it was not maintained, it became very overgrown in the mid 1900's. Many graves, sadly, were only marked by field stones or crudely made markers. By the 1960's and 1970's many were being exhumed and moved. In 1976, Rebecca's great-grandson, Howard Elihu Nash (1895-1993) had Rebecca, John and several Nash and Hughen family members exhumed and moved across the street to the Camp Memorial Park Cemetery with all new markers. Sadly, Rebecca's newer marker does not have her birth date of April 13, it is misspelled as "Rebegga" and it never has been corrected.
On 6 August 1843 Rebecca married John Calhoun NASH (1821-1902). The son of John Nesbitt Nash (1786-1864) and Hannah Harriett Abercrombie (1786-1840). John's brother Thompson Edward "T. E." Nash (1811-1889) officiated the wedding. Thompson's wife Elizabeth Marian (Shaw) Nash (1816-1894) was Rebecca's sister. Nash brothers married Shaw sisters. Their wedding was held at the home of John's maternal-uncle James Abercrombie (1798-1880) in SW Campellton, Campbell County, Georgia. The James Abercrombie house stood on what is now Brown's Lake Road, in the Cedar Grove Community of NW Fairburn, Fulton Co., GA.
After their marriage, Rebecca and John settled in Fayetteville, Georgia where McDonough Road dead-ends to State Route 54. The house once stood on State Route 54, across from Callaway Road. Nash Creek that runs under Highway 54 was named after John.
Four pregnancies, but only one daughter growing to adulthood.
1.) infant girl Nash (1845-1845) who died at birth;
2.) infant girl Nash (1848-1848) who died at birth;
3.) infant boy Nash (1851-1851) who died at birth;
4.) Mary Catherine Nash (1854-1924) who married Elias Smith "Eli Smitty" HUGHEN (1848-1924).
Right after their 44th wedding anniversary, Rebecca contracted pneumonia and passed away from complications. She was originally buried in their J. C. Nash Family Cemetery.
The J. C. Nash Family Cemetery is the family cemetery of John and Rebecca Nash. Their home once stood in front of the cemetery, closer to Highway 54, where a red Heating/Cooling business now stands. The home burnt down in the 1950's after a small plane crashed into the front yard. NASH, HUGHEN, HILL, CAMP, CALLAWAY, LEWIS, GREEN, CATO, MURPHY, ALLEN, COTTON, BELISLE and others were known to have once been buried here. It is sometimes mislabeled as the "GNash" Cemetery since an old carved sign once read, "J. C. Nash". The "J" and the "C" were connected like the Georgia Tech symbol today. Rebecca and John's original graves were covered by a small awning built by descendants. Many members of the family were interred here, but since it was not maintained, it became very overgrown in the mid 1900's. Many graves, sadly, were only marked by field stones or crudely made markers. By the 1960's and 1970's many were being exhumed and moved. In 1976, Rebecca's great-grandson, Howard Elihu Nash (1895-1993) had Rebecca, John and several Nash and Hughen family members exhumed and moved across the street to the Camp Memorial Park Cemetery with all new markers. Sadly, Rebecca's newer marker does not have her birth date of April 13, it is misspelled as "Rebegga" and it never has been corrected.
Fourth of five children of John "Pleasant" Shaw (1790-1876) and Mary Caroline Pool (1793-1850) of Princeton, South Carolina.
On 6 August 1843 Rebecca married John Calhoun NASH (1821-1902). The son of John Nesbitt Nash (1786-1864) and Hannah Harriett Abercrombie (1786-1840). John's brother Thompson Edward "T. E." Nash (1811-1889) officiated the wedding. Thompson's wife Elizabeth Marian (Shaw) Nash (1816-1894) was Rebecca's sister. Nash brothers married Shaw sisters. Their wedding was held at the home of John's maternal-uncle James Abercrombie (1798-1880) in SW Campellton, Campbell County, Georgia. The James Abercrombie house stood on what is now Brown's Lake Road, in the Cedar Grove Community of NW Fairburn, Fulton Co., GA.
After their marriage, Rebecca and John settled in Fayetteville, Georgia where McDonough Road dead-ends to State Route 54. The house once stood on State Route 54, across from Callaway Road. Nash Creek that runs under Highway 54 was named after John.
Four pregnancies, but only one daughter growing to adulthood.
1.) infant girl Nash (1845-1845) who died at birth;
2.) infant girl Nash (1848-1848) who died at birth;
3.) infant boy Nash (1851-1851) who died at birth;
4.) Mary Catherine Nash (1854-1924) who married Elias Smith "Eli Smitty" HUGHEN (1848-1924).
Right after their 44th wedding anniversary, Rebecca contracted pneumonia and passed away from complications. She was originally buried in their J. C. Nash Family Cemetery.
The J. C. Nash Family Cemetery is the family cemetery of John and Rebecca Nash. Their home once stood in front of the cemetery, closer to Highway 54, where a red Heating/Cooling business now stands. The home burnt down in the 1950's after a small plane crashed into the front yard. NASH, HUGHEN, HILL, CAMP, CALLAWAY, LEWIS, GREEN, CATO, MURPHY, ALLEN, COTTON, BELISLE and others were known to have once been buried here. It is sometimes mislabeled as the "GNash" Cemetery since an old carved sign once read, "J. C. Nash". The "J" and the "C" were connected like the Georgia Tech symbol today. Rebecca and John's original graves were covered by a small awning built by descendants. Many members of the family were interred here, but since it was not maintained, it became very overgrown in the mid 1900's. Many graves, sadly, were only marked by field stones or crudely made markers. By the 1960's and 1970's many were being exhumed and moved. In 1976, Rebecca's great-grandson, Howard Elihu Nash (1895-1993) had Rebecca, John and several Nash and Hughen family members exhumed and moved across the street to the Camp Memorial Park Cemetery with all new markers. Sadly, Rebecca's newer marker does not have her birth date of April 13, it is misspelled as "Rebegga" and it never has been corrected.
On 6 August 1843 Rebecca married John Calhoun NASH (1821-1902). The son of John Nesbitt Nash (1786-1864) and Hannah Harriett Abercrombie (1786-1840). John's brother Thompson Edward "T. E." Nash (1811-1889) officiated the wedding. Thompson's wife Elizabeth Marian (Shaw) Nash (1816-1894) was Rebecca's sister. Nash brothers married Shaw sisters. Their wedding was held at the home of John's maternal-uncle James Abercrombie (1798-1880) in SW Campellton, Campbell County, Georgia. The James Abercrombie house stood on what is now Brown's Lake Road, in the Cedar Grove Community of NW Fairburn, Fulton Co., GA.
After their marriage, Rebecca and John settled in Fayetteville, Georgia where McDonough Road dead-ends to State Route 54. The house once stood on State Route 54, across from Callaway Road. Nash Creek that runs under Highway 54 was named after John.
Four pregnancies, but only one daughter growing to adulthood.
1.) infant girl Nash (1845-1845) who died at birth;
2.) infant girl Nash (1848-1848) who died at birth;
3.) infant boy Nash (1851-1851) who died at birth;
4.) Mary Catherine Nash (1854-1924) who married Elias Smith "Eli Smitty" HUGHEN (1848-1924).
Right after their 44th wedding anniversary, Rebecca contracted pneumonia and passed away from complications. She was originally buried in their J. C. Nash Family Cemetery.
The J. C. Nash Family Cemetery is the family cemetery of John and Rebecca Nash. Their home once stood in front of the cemetery, closer to Highway 54, where a red Heating/Cooling business now stands. The home burnt down in the 1950's after a small plane crashed into the front yard. NASH, HUGHEN, HILL, CAMP, CALLAWAY, LEWIS, GREEN, CATO, MURPHY, ALLEN, COTTON, BELISLE and others were known to have once been buried here. It is sometimes mislabeled as the "GNash" Cemetery since an old carved sign once read, "J. C. Nash". The "J" and the "C" were connected like the Georgia Tech symbol today. Rebecca and John's original graves were covered by a small awning built by descendants. Many members of the family were interred here, but since it was not maintained, it became very overgrown in the mid 1900's. Many graves, sadly, were only marked by field stones or crudely made markers. By the 1960's and 1970's many were being exhumed and moved. In 1976, Rebecca's great-grandson, Howard Elihu Nash (1895-1993) had Rebecca, John and several Nash and Hughen family members exhumed and moved across the street to the Camp Memorial Park Cemetery with all new markers. Sadly, Rebecca's newer marker does not have her birth date of April 13, it is misspelled as "Rebegga" and it never has been corrected.
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Rebecca was exhumed from the J. C. Nash Family Cemetery across the street in 1976. The new marker misspelled her name of "Rebecca" and it has never been corrected.
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