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James "Uncle Jim" Rasberry was born in June 1822 in Mississippi to Green Rasberry and Mary Ann Mullins. He married Irena Hayes April 16, 1842 in Shelby Co., Alabama. Irena Hayes was the daughter of Rev. Enoch Hayes and Rebecca Clark. She was born Jan. 6, 1821, and died Jan 2, 1900.
Uncle Jim and Aunt Beckie had 12 children. William Green Rasberry B Feb 23, 1843; Mary Jane Rasberry B. April 9, 1844; Enoch I (or J) Rasberry B. May 31, 1845; Epsey L. Rasberry B. 1845; Benjamin Thomas Rasberry B. April 9, 1848; James H. (Crayton) Rasberry B. Jan 15, 1850; Melona Rasberry B. 1853; George Rasberry B. 1854; Shelby K. (Shep) Rasberry B. Nov. 22, 1856; Martha Ann (Aunt Matt) Rasberry B. 1858; Josephine Rasberry B. Dec. 1859, John M. Rasberry B. July 4, 1864.
In 1850 they are in the Bibb Co., Al census as Family 888, in 1860 still in Bibb County family 1253, in 1870 in Baker Co., Family 76, in 1880 Chilton Co., Al family 194, 1900 Chilton Co, family #179. Irena dies after the census of 1900 so in 1910 Uncle Jim is living in the household of his son James H. and his wife Amelia. He is 86, a widower born Ms., and father and mother born Ga.
Even though the county names change, Uncle Jim and Aunt Rena lived on the same land all their lives. First as Bibb County, then Baker County and currently Chilton Co. The Rasberry cemetery is on their homeplace.
Mitchelene Shaddix
