Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Kegley
Birth15 Oct 1834, Wythe Co., Virginia
Death27 Jan 1897, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn “Henry” Kegley (1807-1888)
MotherAnn Moyers (1812-)
Marriageabt 1858, Wythe Co., Virginia
SpouseMelinda Jane Kinster
Birth2 Aug 1836, Wythe Co., Virginia
Death17 Feb 1920, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Children
SpouseFrancis Marion Lemaster
Birthabt 1863, Carter Co., Kentucky
Birth15 Aug 1865, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death5 Feb 1939, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseJoseph Skaggs
Birthabt 1867, Carter Co., Kentucky
Birth1870, Elliott Co., Kentucky
6 FSusan Kegley
Birthabt 1874, Elliott Co., Kentucky
7 MJacob Kegley
Birth24 Oct 1877, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death26 Oct 1953, Stark Ridge, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseIda Whisman
Notes for William Kegley
Do not confuse this William Kegley with his cousin of the same name born ca 1831, who also had a wife named Jane.
Notes for Melinda Jane Kinster
Her death certificate records Jane Kegley, age 83 years 6 months 26 days, born 2 Aug 1836 in Wythe Co., Va, died 28 Feb 1920 in Elliott Co., Ky, widowed, father Jacob Kinster, mother’s maiden name Rebeca Catron, both born in Wythe Co., Va, cause of death influenza, informant S. L. Maggard, Green, Ky, burial in Elliott Cemetery, Stark, Ky.
Notes for William & Melinda Jane (Family)
The family did not move from Carter to Elliott County; they moved about 1859 from Wythe Co., Virginia to the part of Carter Co. that became part of Elliott Co. in 1869.
Census
1860 census of Carter Co., Ky, enumerated 23 Aug, lists on p. 202 as family #1446/1330:
Wm Kegley, 26, farmer, b. Va; Jane, 21, b. Va; Sarah L., 9/12, b. Ky.
1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 5 as family #36 (next to his parents):
Kegley, William, 35, farmer, b. Va; Jane, 32, b. Va; Sarah, 8, b. Va; John, 6, b. Ky; Nancy, 4, b. Ky; Ella, 2, b. Ky. Note that the age and birthplace for Sarah are in conflict with the 1860 census.
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, lists as family #216:
Kegley, William, 50, farmer, b. Va/Va/Va; Malindy J., 45, wife, b. Va/Va/Va; Sarah L., dau, 19; John H., son, 17; Nancy A., dau, 15; Mary E., dau, 13; Rebecca, dau, 10; Sousan, dau, 6; Jacob, son, 3. All children born Ky/Va/Va.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 8A as family #116/118:
Kegley, Jacob, farmer, 22, single, b. Oct 1877, Ky/Va/Va; Jane, mother, 62, widowed, b. Aug 1847, Va/Va/Va, mother of 8 children, 7 living; Ellen, sister, 25, b. June 1875, Ky/Va/Va; Susan, sister; 23, b. June 1877, Ky/Va/Va; Franklin, cousin, 15, b. Feb 1885, Ky/Va/Ky; Michael, cousin, 12, b May 1888, Ky/Va/Ky; Essil, nephew, 6/12, b. Sept 1899, Ky/Ky/Ky.
Note that there is an inconsistency between Jane’s reported age and birthdate: someone born in Aug 1847 would be 52 in June 1900, not 62. There is also an incompatibility between the reported birthdates of Jacob and Susan: it is impossible for one sibling to be born in June 1877 and another in Oct 1877. The birthdates implied by the 1880 census are probably closer to correct.
Wm Kegley, 26, farmer, b. Va; Jane, 21, b. Va; Sarah L., 9/12, b. Ky.
1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 5 as family #36 (next to his parents):
Kegley, William, 35, farmer, b. Va; Jane, 32, b. Va; Sarah, 8, b. Va; John, 6, b. Ky; Nancy, 4, b. Ky; Ella, 2, b. Ky. Note that the age and birthplace for Sarah are in conflict with the 1860 census.
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, lists as family #216:
Kegley, William, 50, farmer, b. Va/Va/Va; Malindy J., 45, wife, b. Va/Va/Va; Sarah L., dau, 19; John H., son, 17; Nancy A., dau, 15; Mary E., dau, 13; Rebecca, dau, 10; Sousan, dau, 6; Jacob, son, 3. All children born Ky/Va/Va.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 8A as family #116/118:
Kegley, Jacob, farmer, 22, single, b. Oct 1877, Ky/Va/Va; Jane, mother, 62, widowed, b. Aug 1847, Va/Va/Va, mother of 8 children, 7 living; Ellen, sister, 25, b. June 1875, Ky/Va/Va; Susan, sister; 23, b. June 1877, Ky/Va/Va; Franklin, cousin, 15, b. Feb 1885, Ky/Va/Ky; Michael, cousin, 12, b May 1888, Ky/Va/Ky; Essil, nephew, 6/12, b. Sept 1899, Ky/Ky/Ky.
Note that there is an inconsistency between Jane’s reported age and birthdate: someone born in Aug 1847 would be 52 in June 1900, not 62. There is also an incompatibility between the reported birthdates of Jacob and Susan: it is impossible for one sibling to be born in June 1877 and another in Oct 1877. The birthdates implied by the 1880 census are probably closer to correct.
