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Rev. Caleb Rule

Rev. Caleb Rule

Male 1840 - 1913  (72 years)

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  1. 1.  Rev. Caleb RuleRev. Caleb Rule was born 2 Jul 1840, Tennessee (son of John Rule and Nancy Hood); died 7 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Survived the Sultana disaster.

    First Name MI Last Name Unit Co. Rank Fate
    Caleb Rule 3rd Tennessee Cavalry K Farrier Lived
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 328, 329.
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    Caleb married Eliza Louise Pierce 28 Dec 1865, Knox County, Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of Pleasant Pierce and Lydia Varnell) was born 1 Jul 1844, Tennessee; died 21 Aug 1893; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Martha Belle "Zora" Rule was born 10 Feb 1867.
    2. George Franklin "Frank" Rule was born 27 Sep 1868, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1955; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Nancy Lorena Rule was born 16 Feb 1870, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Jun 1943, Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Marion Robert Rule was born 13 Nov 1871, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1957; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. William Walter Rule was born 1873.
    6. Margaret Melvina Rule was born 1 Jul 1875, Tennessee; died Jun 1970; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Andrew Lafeyette Rule was born 1877.
    8. John Herman Rule was born 12 Jun 1879, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1957; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Oliver Addison Rule was born 1881.
    10. Harvey Dewitt Rule was born 1883.
    11. Myrtle Alice Rule was born 22 May 1885, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1969; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Caleb married Martha L. Blalock 5 Nov 1894. Martha (daughter of J. Maples Blalock and Marcena "Mercy") was born 6 Feb 1851, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1948; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Rule was born 3 Dec 1802, Virginia (son of George Rule, Jr. and Mary Menker); died 21 Mar 1868; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 328.

    John married Nancy Hood 3 Aug 1826, Knox County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Aaron Hood and Anna) was born 1806, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1890; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Hood was born 1806, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Hood and Anna); died 14 Sep 1890; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 328.

    Children:
    1. Joshua Rule was born 3 Dec 1827; died 24 Jan 1922; was buried Stock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
    2. Margaret "Peggy" Rule was born 23 Oct 1829, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1913; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Samuel A. Rule was born 10 Feb 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1917; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. George J. Rule was born 4 May 1835; died 6 Mar 1898; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Catherine "Katie" Rule was born 15 Mar 1838, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1891; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 1. Rev. Caleb Rule was born 2 Jul 1840, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Anna Rule was born 19 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1920; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. John Rule was born Abt 1845; died 27 Apr 1865.
    9. Aaron Rule was born 20 Aug 1847, Knox County, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1919; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Rule was born 20 Oct 1853; died 7 Jun 1878; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Rule, Jr. was born 1775 (son of George Frederick Rule and Rosanna Shipley); died 1857; was buried Haynes-Rule Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 328.

    George married Mary Menker 26 Mar 1799, Augusta County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Henry Menker) was born 1777; was buried Haynes-Rule Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Menker was born 1777 (daughter of Henry Menker); was buried Haynes-Rule Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Rosanna Rule was born 16 Feb 1801, Virginia; died 18 Sep 1872.
    2. 2. John Rule was born 3 Dec 1802, Virginia; died 21 Mar 1868; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Christiana Rule was born 14 Feb 1804, Virginia; died 24 Apr 1863.
    4. Jacob Rule was born 8 Feb 1806, Virginia; died 26 Nov 1889.
    5. Henry Rule was born 30 Jun 1808, Virginia; died 15 Mar 1868; was buried Rule Cemetery, Clay County, Indiana.
    6. Samuel Rule was born 1 Jul 1811, Virginia; died 22/22 Oct 1880/1889.
    7. George Rule, III was born 2 Jan 1814, Virginia; died 6 Dec 1883; was buried New Salem Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    8. Catherine Rule was born 26 Dec 1817, Knox County, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1885.
    9. Mary "Polly" Rule was born Abt 1823, Knox County, Tennessee; died Aft 1857.

  3. 6.  Aaron Hood

    Aaron — Anna. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Anna
    Children:
    1. 3. Nancy Hood was born 1806, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1890; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Frederick Rule was born 1745, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany; died 12/12 Apr 1819/1823.

    George — Rosanna Shipley. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rosanna Shipley
    Children:
    1. Catherine Rule
    2. Rosanna Rule was born Abt 1773; died Abt 1830; was buried New Salem Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. George Rule, Jr. was born 1775; died 1857; was buried Haynes-Rule Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Jacob Rule was born 1781; died 9 Mar 1865.
    5. John Rule was born 1785/1786; died 17 Aug 1824.
    6. Christiana Rule
    7. Michael Rule was born Sep 1788; died Jun 1855; was buried Hanes-Rule Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Henry Menker

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Minker

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Menker was born 1777; was buried Haynes-Rule Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.