NameFrancis Marion Lemaster
Birth3 Feb 1856, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death30 Jul 1941, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1882, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah L. Kegley
Birth15 Oct 1859, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death4 Dec 1920, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Kegley (1834-1897)
MotherMelinda Jane Kinster (1836-1920)
Children
Birth23 Dec 1883, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death15 Apr 1969, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth12 Jun 1886, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death26 Oct 1918, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Notes for Francis Marion Lemaster
Carter Co., Ky birth records list Francis M. Lamaster, born 3 Feb 1856, father John Lamaster, mother’s maiden name Margaret Curtiss.

His death certificate records Francis Lemaster, age 85 years 5 months 27 days, born 3 Feb 1856 in Kentucky, died 30 July 1941 in rural Elliott Co., Ky, widowed, farmer, father John Lemaster born in Virginia, mother’s maiden name Margarette Curtis, born in Johnson Co., Ky, cause of death paralysis due to cerebral hemorrhage, informant Anne McDaniel, Sideway, Kentucky, burial in Lemaster Cem, undertaker Jesse Mabery, Ordinary, Ky.
Notes for Sarah L. Kegley
Carter Co., Ky birth records list Sarah L. Kegley, born 15 Oct 1859, father William Kegley, mother’s maiden name Malinda Jane Kinser.

Her death certificate records Sarah Lemaster, age 62 years 5 months 3 days, born 1 July 1859 in Kentucky, died 4 Dec 1920 in Laurel precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, married, father Wm Kegley, mother’s maiden name Jane Kinser, both born in Virginia, cause of death Brights Disease, informant France Lemaster, Ault, Ky, burial in Lemaster Cemetery.
Census Notes for Francis Marion & Sarah L. (Family)
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Brown precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 14A as family #220/226:
Lamaster, Francis M., 44, b. Feb 1856, Ky - -, farmer; Sarah E., wife, 39, b. Oct 1860, Ky Va Va, married 18 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living; Lucy J., 16, b. Dec 1883; Rebecca S., dau, 14, June 1886; John, 11, b. Oct 1888; Annie M., dau, 9, b. Feb 1891; Willie, son, 6, b. Mar 1894; Henry, son, 2, b. Oct 1897. All children born Ky Ky Ky.

1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 8, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 2A as family #25:
Lemaster, Francis M., 54, farmer; Sarah E., wife, 50, first marriage for both, married 28 years, mother of 8 children, 6 living; Lucy J., dau, 24; Willie, son, 15; Henry, son, 12. All listed as born Ky Ky Ky, although that conflicts with other records for Sarah’s parents and Francis’ father.

1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 7B as family #11:
Lemaster, France, 63, farmer; Sarah, wife, 60; Henry, son, 22, single. Bair, Zada, granddau, 9; Virgil, grandson, 7; Georgie, granddau, 5. All listed as born Ky Ky Ky.

The Bairs are children of their daughter Rebecca and her husband Jackson Bair/Bear, who both died of the flu in Oct 1918. The next household is headed by John McDaniel, who is married to their daughter Lucy.
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