Rasbury, Lott G.

Lott G. Rasbury was born in Tennessee in 1811, and is son of Lovick Rasbury. (see sketch of A. C. Rasbury.) He has followed the free and independent life of a farmer from boyhood, and was married at the age of twenty-three and began doing for himself, but continued to reside on his father’s farm. He wedded Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Phillips. Mrs. Rasbury was born in 1813 and died in 1835, leaving one child – Sarah J. After his wife’s demise our subject returned to his father’s house, and made that his home until 1843, when he married Rebecca, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Grimes) Benham. Mrs. Rasbury was born in this state in 1812, and is the mother of seven children: Elizabeth (who died in 1875), Lydia C., Mary, Martha A., William L., Rebecca E. and John A. (who died in infancy). Mr. Rasbury has confined himself to farming and stock raising from early boy-hood, and has prospered well in his undertakings, owning in all about 790 acres of land. He has served the people as magistrate of his district for fourteen years, and has made a good and efficient officer. He took up arms during the Rebellion in behalf of the Confederacy, but was only in actual service about three weeks, when he supplied a substitute and returned home. He is a Democrat and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

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