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Anne Campbell (Esselman) Glasgow

1846-01-19 – 1872-04

Esselman-121 · 1 mapped association

The Ridge, Butler County, Alabama→Alabama, United States
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Birth
1846-01-19 · The Ridge, Butler County, Alabama
Death
1872-04 · Alabama, United States
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b. 1846

Profile-stated birthplace: The Ridge, Butler County, Alabama

The Ridge, Butler County, Alabama

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  1. unknown Butler County Deed Book M, 24-25, Butler County Court House, Greenville, Alabama.
  2. unknown Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942, Ancestry.com
  3. unknown 1850 United States Federal Census, Beat 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 180B; Image: 362.
  4. unknown Passports Issued by Governor of Georgia, 1810-1820, Volume 51, National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
  5. unknown The Alabama Journal, July 1850.
  6. unknown Correspondence currently in private collections.
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Esselman-121

Anne Campbell (Esselman) Glasgow

Updated 2026-05-20

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

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Esselman-121 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-05-20.

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EventDateLocationStatus
birth—The Ridge, Butler County, AlabamaWikiTree profile field
death—Alabama, United StatesWikiTree profile field

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RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsGeorgeEsselman-791790-00-00 · North Carolina, United States · 1855-00-00 · Hernando, Florida, United States
ParentsSarahGreene-144561816-09-15 · Mississippi, United States · 1850-07-06 · Butler County Alabama, United States
SiblingsNolandLewis-730091837-11-01 · Butler, Alabama, United States · 1862-09-17 · Antietam, Washington, Maryland, United States
SiblingsCarolineLewis-730161840-02-13 · Ridgeville, Butler, Alabama, United States · 1844-07-26
SiblingsSallieLewis-730111842-01-26 · Ridgeville, Butler, Alabama, United States · 1911-09-05
SiblingsJennieEsselman-1221848-01-22 · Butler, Alabama, United States · Montgomery, Alabama, United States
SiblingsGeorgeEsselman-1191850-02-00 · Ridgeville, Butler, Alabama, United States · 1875-03-00 · Arizona, United States

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  • Biography Anne was born in 1846. She was the daughter of George Esselman and Sarah Greene. She passed away in 1872.
  • Anne Campbell Esselman (Annie) was the eldest of the three children of Dr. George Washington Esselman, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Green. She was most likely born on The Ridge, Butler County, Alabama.
  • After her mother's death in July 1850, her father remarried Catherine Levie on 19 April 1853. Shortly afterward, Dr. Esselman decided to start life afresh, taking his new wife, two daughters and small son to Pierceville, Florida, a settlement now forgotten just north of Tampa.
  • It would have been a long but exciting journey for 7-year-old Annie and her 5-year-old sisterJennie. Their little brother George was just a toddler. But Annie's life in Florida was short lived....Her father died in December 1856 (it is thought but I can find no concrete proof).
  • Through her mother's first marriage, the Esselman children had two half-siblings with whom they were very close: George Noland Lewis, Jr. (Nole or Noland), 1837-1862 and Sarah Elizabeth Lewis (Sallie), 1842-1911.
  • They married on 23 October 1866 and had two children; Anne Ione (called Ione by her mother) and George Esselman Glasgow.
  • Sadly, Annie died sometime before 20 April 1872 leaving her children too young to have remembered her. She did adore them.
  • Annie's younger sister, Jeanette Frances Esselman (Jennie), 1848-1933 married Dr. Jared Owens and was the mother of a large family.
  • And their younger brother George Washington Esselman, Jr. (Bud), 1850-1875, never married and died in Arkansas (I think).
  • I am making the attempt to write to you once more after a long silence of four months. I was sorry that I was unable to reply to your last letter, but my health would not permit. I am proud to tell you of an addition that has been made to our little family. Sister I have one of the prettiest little boys you ever saw. He is a fine baby weighted nine (9) lbs when he was born. Nearly every one says he is prettier than Ione but I think they're both pretty which of course is natural.

  • Ione is a jealous hearted little creature, can't bear for me to take (Bruddle) as she calls him. Although she is not as bad as she was when he was first born; Her Papa had to whip her twice or three times a day about crying so when I would nurse the baby….I suppose you would like to know the name of the baby – "George Esselman" is his name; I thought as I had only one brother that I would name him after him….Ione says tell Sallie I love her "some" to see mama and me." Sources

    • Butler County Deed Book M, 24-25, Butler County Court House, Greenville, Alabama.
    • Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942, Ancestry.com
    • 1850 United States Federal Census, Beat 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 180B; Image: 362.
    • Passports Issued by Governor of Georgia, 1810-1820, Volume 51, National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
    • The Alabama Journal, July 1850.
    • Correspondence currently in private collections.

Profile source citations

  1. Butler County Deed Book M, 24-25, Butler County Court House, Greenville, Alabama.
  2. Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942, Ancestry.com
  3. 1850 United States Federal Census, Beat 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 180B; Image: 362.
  4. Passports Issued by Governor of Georgia, 1810-1820, Volume 51, National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
  5. The Alabama Journal, July 1850.
  6. Correspondence currently in private collections.
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Biography
Anne was born in 1846. She was the daughter of George Esselman and Sarah Greene. She passed away in 1872.

Anne Campbell Esselman (Annie) was the eldest of the three children of Dr. George Washington Esselman, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Green. She was most likely born on The Ridge, Butler County, Alabama.

After her mother's death in July 1850, her father remarried Catherine Levie on 19 April 1853. Shortly afterward, Dr. Esselman decided to start life afresh, taking his new wife, two daughters and small son to Pierceville, Florida, a settlement now forgotten just north of Tampa.

It would have been a long but exciting journey for 7-year-old Annie and her 5-year-old sisterJennie. Their little brother George was just a toddler. But Annie's life in Florida was short lived....Her father died in December 1856 (it is thought but I can find no concrete proof).

Through her mother's first marriage, the Esselman children had two half-siblings with whom they were very close:
George Noland Lewis, Jr. (Nole or Noland), 1837-1862
and
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis (Sallie), 1842-1911.

George Noland Lewis made the trip down Pierceville to bring her, her sister Jennie, brother George and the 14 slaves they inherited from their mother, back to Alabama sometime before December 1858. As her guardian, GN Lewis saw that Annie and Jennie attended boarding school at the prestigious Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, NC for the duration of the Civil War.

Following the end of the war, Annie returned to Butler County, making a home with her sister Jennie, half-sister Sarah Lewis and "Grandma", Frances Garrett Green Watson. Annie took up teaching to help support her family, boarding with a Mr. and Mrs. Cook near Greenville where she met a likely young man, William Glasgow.

They married on 23 October 1866 and had two children; Anne Ione (called Ione by her mother) and George Esselman Glasgow.

Sadly, Annie died sometime before 20 April 1872 leaving her children too young to have remembered her. She did adore them.

Annie's younger sister, Jeanette Frances Esselman (Jennie), 1848-1933 married Dr. Jared Owens and was the mother of a large family.

And their younger brother George Washington Esselman, Jr. (Bud), 1850-1875, never married and died in Arkansas (I think).

Here are Annie's own words in a letter to her beloved sister, Sarah Lewis;

"At Home March 18th 1870

My Dear Sister,

I am making the attempt to write to you once more after a long silence of four months. I was sorry that I was unable to reply to your last letter, but my health would not permit. I am proud to tell you of an addition that has been made to our little family. Sister I have one of the prettiest little boys you ever saw. He is a fine baby weighted nine (9) lbs when he was born. Nearly every one says he is prettier than Ione but I think they're both pretty which of course is natural.

Ione is a jealous hearted little creature, can't bear for me to take (Bruddle) as she calls him. Although she is not as bad as she was when he was first born; Her Papa had to whip her twice or three times a day about crying so when I would nurse the baby….I suppose you would like to know the name of the baby – "George Esselman" is his name; I thought as I had only one brother that I would name him after him….Ione says tell Sallie I love her "some" to see mama and me."
Sources
* Butler County Deed Book M, 24-25, Butler County Court House, Greenville, Alabama.
* Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942, Ancestry.com
* 1850 United States Federal Census, Beat 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 180B; Image: 362.
* Passports Issued by Governor of Georgia, 1810-1820, Volume 51, National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
* The Alabama Journal, July 1850.
* Correspondence currently in private collections.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Anne was born in 1846. She was the daughter of [[Esselman-79|George Esselman]] and [[Greene-14456|Sarah Greene]]. She passed away in 1872.

Anne Campbell Esselman (Annie) was the eldest of the three children of Dr. George Washington Esselman, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Green. She was most likely born on The Ridge, Butler County, Alabama.

After her mother's death in July 1850, her father remarried Catherine Levie on 19 April 1853. Shortly afterward, Dr. Esselman decided to start life afresh, taking his new wife, two daughters and small son to Pierceville, Florida, a settlement now forgotten just north of Tampa.

It would have been a long but exciting journey for 7-year-old Annie and her 5-year-old sisterJennie. Their little brother George was just a toddler. But Annie's life in Florida was short lived....Her father died in December 1856 (it is thought but I can find no concrete proof).

Through her mother's first marriage, the Esselman children had two half-siblings with whom they were very close:
George Noland Lewis, Jr. (Nole or Noland), 1837-1862
and
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis (Sallie), 1842-1911.

George Noland Lewis made the trip down Pierceville to bring her, her sister Jennie, brother George and the 14 slaves they inherited from their mother, back to Alabama sometime before December 1858. As her guardian, GN Lewis saw that Annie and Jennie attended boarding school at the prestigious Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, NC for the duration of the Civil War.

Following the end of the war, Annie returned to Butler County, making a home with her sister Jennie, half-sister Sarah Lewis and "Grandma", Frances Garrett Green Watson. Annie took up teaching to help support her family, boarding with a Mr. and Mrs. Cook near Greenville where she met a likely young man, William Glasgow.

They married on 23 October 1866 and had two children; Anne Ione (called Ione by her mother) and George Esselman Glasgow.

Sadly, Annie died sometime before 20 April 1872 leaving her children too young to have remembered her. She did adore them.

Annie's younger sister, Jeanette Frances Esselman (Jennie), 1848-1933 married Dr. Jared Owens and was the mother of a large family.

And their younger brother George Washington Esselman, Jr. (Bud), 1850-1875, never married and died in Arkansas (I think).

Here are Annie's own words in a letter to her beloved sister, Sarah Lewis;

"At Home March 18th 1870

My Dear Sister,

I am making the attempt to write to you once more after a long silence of four months. I was sorry that I was unable to reply to your last letter, but my health would not permit. I am proud to tell you of an addition that has been made to our little family. Sister I have one of the prettiest little boys you ever saw. He is a fine baby weighted nine (9) lbs when he was born. Nearly every one says he is prettier than Ione but I think they're both pretty which of course is natural.

Ione is a jealous hearted little creature, can't bear for me to take (Bruddle) as she calls him. Although she is not as bad as she was when he was first born; Her Papa had to whip her twice or three times a day about crying so when I would nurse the baby….I suppose you would like to know the name of the baby – "George Esselman" is his name; I thought as I had only one brother that I would name him after him….Ione says tell Sallie I love her "some" to see mama and me."


== Sources ==
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* Butler County Deed Book M, 24-25, Butler County Court House, Greenville, Alabama.
* Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942, Ancestry.com
* 1850 United States Federal Census, Beat 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 180B; Image: 362.
* Passports Issued by Governor of Georgia, 1810-1820, Volume 51, National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
* The Alabama Journal, July 1850.
* Correspondence currently in private collections.