Family Group Sheet
NameBeverly McClain Pelfrey, 2C4R
Birth6 Sep 1857, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death4 Jun 1940, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialCoffey-Riddle Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherRichard F. Pelfrey (~1829-<1892)
MotherNancy McClain (~1833-<1865)
Other spousesLouisa Hargis
Marriage26 Sep 1907, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseElizabeth “Lizzie” Hardin
Birth6 May 1868, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death7 May 1958, Boone Co., Kentucky
FatherAndrew Jackson Hardin (~1834-<1910)
MotherJulia Donahue (~1842-)
Other spousesJames L. Pettit, 1C3R
Notes for Beverly McClain Pelfrey
Morgan Co. Kentucky birth records report Beverly McLain born 6 Sep 1857 to Richard F. Pelfrey and Nancy McLain.
Census
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Elk Fork precinct, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 18 as family #130/131:
Pelfrey, Beverly, 22, farmer; Louisa, wife, 19; Sarah E., dau, 5/12, b. Jan. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 6A as family #104:
Pelfrey, Bevelry, 42, b. Sep 1887; Louisa, wife, 39, b. June 1861, married 21 years, mother of 7 children, 7 living; Mary A., dau, 16, b. Apr 1884; Charley, son, 12, b. Mar 1888; Flora, dau, b. May 1890; Jacob, son, 8, b. Apr 1892; John, son, 5, b. May 1895; Wm G., son, 8/12, b. Aug 1899. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1910 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 29 Apr, lists on p. 11A as family #197/198:
Pelfrey, Beverley, 52; Lizzie, 42, wife, married 22 3/12 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; Mandie Pettit, 16, stepdaughter; Annie Pettit, 13, stepdaughter; Ada Pettit, 11, stepdaughter; John Pelfrey, 14, son; Gobel Pelfrey, 10, son; Leslie Pelfrey, 8, son; Nannie Pettit, 6, stepdaughter; Arnold Pettit, 3, stepson. All born in Kentucky. “Mandie” should be “Maudie”. Annie Pettit also appears in Rowan Co. in 1910 as a sister-in-law with the William Donohue family.
1920 census of Fleming Co., Ky, Hillsboro precinct, enumerated 7 Jan, lists on p. 3B as family #55:
Pelfrey, Beveley, 62, farmer; Elizabeth, wife, 52; Leslie, son, 17; John, son, 23, married; Anna, dau-in-law, 23, married; Venton, grandson, 7/12; Petit, Nanie P., step-daughter, 15; Arnold, stepson, 12; Bates, Ada, step-dau, 20, married; Jessie G., dau, 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 6A as family #120:
Pelfrey, Bevrly, 73, age at first marriage 25, farmer; Elizabeth, wife, age at first marriage 15. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Fleming Co., Ky, ED 35-13, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 14A as family #269:
Pelfry, Beveley, 83; Lizzie, wife, 72; Leslie, son, 35, single; Pettit, Arnold, son, 32, single, hired farm. All born in Kentucky, all living in same house in 1935.
Pelfrey, Beverly, 22, farmer; Louisa, wife, 19; Sarah E., dau, 5/12, b. Jan. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 6A as family #104:
Pelfrey, Bevelry, 42, b. Sep 1887; Louisa, wife, 39, b. June 1861, married 21 years, mother of 7 children, 7 living; Mary A., dau, 16, b. Apr 1884; Charley, son, 12, b. Mar 1888; Flora, dau, b. May 1890; Jacob, son, 8, b. Apr 1892; John, son, 5, b. May 1895; Wm G., son, 8/12, b. Aug 1899. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1910 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 29 Apr, lists on p. 11A as family #197/198:
Pelfrey, Beverley, 52; Lizzie, 42, wife, married 22 3/12 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; Mandie Pettit, 16, stepdaughter; Annie Pettit, 13, stepdaughter; Ada Pettit, 11, stepdaughter; John Pelfrey, 14, son; Gobel Pelfrey, 10, son; Leslie Pelfrey, 8, son; Nannie Pettit, 6, stepdaughter; Arnold Pettit, 3, stepson. All born in Kentucky. “Mandie” should be “Maudie”. Annie Pettit also appears in Rowan Co. in 1910 as a sister-in-law with the William Donohue family.
1920 census of Fleming Co., Ky, Hillsboro precinct, enumerated 7 Jan, lists on p. 3B as family #55:
Pelfrey, Beveley, 62, farmer; Elizabeth, wife, 52; Leslie, son, 17; John, son, 23, married; Anna, dau-in-law, 23, married; Venton, grandson, 7/12; Petit, Nanie P., step-daughter, 15; Arnold, stepson, 12; Bates, Ada, step-dau, 20, married; Jessie G., dau, 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 6A as family #120:
Pelfrey, Bevrly, 73, age at first marriage 25, farmer; Elizabeth, wife, age at first marriage 15. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Fleming Co., Ky, ED 35-13, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 14A as family #269:
Pelfry, Beveley, 83; Lizzie, wife, 72; Leslie, son, 35, single; Pettit, Arnold, son, 32, single, hired farm. All born in Kentucky, all living in same house in 1935.
Notes for Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hardin
The Kentucky Death Index lists Elizabeth Pelfrey, died 7 May 1958 in Boone Co. at age 90.
Notes for Beverly McClain & Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Family)
Rowan County marriage book 6, p. 253, records the marriage on 26 Sep 1907 of Bevley Pelfrey, 50, s/o Richard & Nancy Pelfrey both born in Morgan Co., to Lizzie Petit, 39, d/o Jack & Julia Hardin, all born Rowan Co., at the bride's residence, by Presley Mynhier, witnesses S. M. Foster & S. P. Mynhier.
