NameJames "Henry" Kegley
Birth1 Mar 1857, Wythe Co., Virginia
Death16 Jul 1914, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Kegley (1831-~1909)
MotherSophia M. Grubb (1835-1862)
Marriage20 Dec 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseCloe Susan Cox, 3C3R
Birth20 Mar 1868, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death1 Nov 1931, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Cox (~1834-~1882)
MotherSarah Jane Barker (~1836-)
Other spousesWilliam M. Skaggs
Children
Birth9 Sep 1884, Kentucky
Death5 Jan 1961, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth1 Mar 1886, Kentucky
BirthMar 1886, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death2 Sep 1967
BirthJan 1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth22 Dec 1889, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death6 Mar 1971, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRena Trent , 1C2R
Birth8 May 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BirthApr 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseTabitha Dickerson , 2C2R
Birth17 Jan 1896, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Sep 1951
SpouseDora Lee Holbrook , 5C1R
Birth27 Jan 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death16 Jul 1914, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth6 Apr 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death8 Aug 1946, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for James "Henry" Kegley
His death certificate lists James Henry Kegley, age 57 years 6 mos 13 days, died 16 July 1914 in Rowan Co., married, born 3 Jan 1857 in With Co. Virginia, father William Kegley, mother Saphira Grub, both born in Virginia, cause of death killed by lightning, informant M. F. Fouch, Elliottville, Ky, burial in Kegley graveyard.

(His son Ora died in the same lightning strike.)

Some records (e.g., the death certificate of his son Everett) incorrectly list his full name as John Henry Kegley; this is most likely due to the fact that as an adult he went by Henry or J. Henry, causing his first name to be guessed at.
Notes for Cloe Susan Cox
Her death certificate records Mrs. Cloa Skaggs, age 72 years 7 months 10 days, born 20 Mar 1868 in Rowan Co., died 1 Nov 1931 in Farmers, Rowan Co., Ky, widow, father John Cox born in Va, mother’s maiden name Sara Barker born in Ky, cause of death diabetes, informant C. H. Kegley, Haldeman, burial at Kegley home, Elliottsville.
Census
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 14 April, lists on p. 6A as family #96/97:
Skaggs, Chloa, 62, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky; Kegley, Bice, son, 37, single, b. Ky Va Ky.
Notes for James "Henry" & Cloe Susan (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage register A, p. 60, lists marriage of James H. Kegley and Clora S. Conn on 20 Dec 1883.

According to her death certificate, though, her parents were John Cox and Sarah Barker, and the death certificate of her son Ora lists his mother’s maiden name as Chloe Susan Cox. Also there is no Cloe Conn in the 1870 or 1880 census, but there is a Cloe S. Cox with the John Cox and Sarah Barker family. So the marriage register must be wrong.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 17 June, lists on pp. 8B-9A as family #145/146:
Kegley, Henry, 43, b. Jan 1857, Ky/Ky/Ky; Cloe S., wife, 32, b. Mar 1868, married 17 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Pearlie B., dau, 15, b. Sep 1884; Cora C., dau, 14, b. Mar 1886; Abigail F., dau, 12, b. Jan 1888; Charlie B., son, 10, b. Dec 1889; James B., son, b. May 1892; Harvy A., son, 6, b. Apr 1894; Ballard E., son, 4, b. Jan 1896; Ora E., son, 2, b. Jan 1898; Thomas Everett, son, 2/12, b. Apr 1900. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown prec., E.D. 156, page 6A, taken 22 Apr, records as family #92:
Kegley, Henry, 53, farmer; Cloah S., 42; married 26 years, second marriage for Henry, first for Cloah; mother of 11 children, 9 living; Abigill, 22; Charley, 20, married 0 years; (son) Bias, 17; Harry, 16; Ballard, 14; Ora, 12; Evert, 10; Rena, dau-in-law, 14, married 0 years. All born in Kentucky except Henry's mother. (Rena is the daughter of Rans Trent and Mary Petitt. She was married briefly to Charley Kegley.)

1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, district 3, enumerated 22 Jan, lists on p. 12A as family #216/219:
Scaggs, W. M., 60, farmer; Cloie, wife, 52; Kegley, Abbygill, stepdau, 32, widowed; Bias, stepson, 28; Harvie, stepson, 26; Ballard, stepson, 24; Evartt, stepson, 22; Zellie, stepdau, 9. All born Ky Ky Ky. (I suspect Zellie is really a step-granddaughter, the daughter of Abigail.)
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