Family Group Sheet
NameSem Kegley
Birthabt 1813, Wythe Co., Virginia
Death1889, Bell Co., Texas
BurialSouth Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell Co., Texas
SpouseSarah Ann Carpenter
Birth23 Jan 1837, Kentucky
Death19 Dec 1924, Belton, Bell Co., Texas
Children
Birth9 Sep 1857, Belton, Bell Co., Texas
Death11 May 1942, Belton, Bell Co., Texas
SpouseJulia Thompson
SpouseGrace A. Mabry , 4C2R
Notes for Sarah Ann Carpenter
Her death certificate records Mrs. Sarah Anne Kegley, age blank, born 23 Jan 1837 in Kentucky, died 19 Dec 1924 in Belton, Bell Co., Texas, widowed, father Rev. John Carpenter, born in Virginia, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Carpenter, born Don’t Know, cause of death fractured right hip, informant G. C. Eads, Belton, Texas, burial in South Belton Cemetery.
Census Notes for Sem & Sarah Ann (Family)
1860 census of Bell Co., Texas, Belton P.O., enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 8 as family #69/56:
Sem Kegley, 47, saddle tree maker, b. Virginia; Sallie, 23, b. Kentucky; John, 2, b. Texas; Alice, 11/12, b. Texas.
1870 census of Bell Co., Texas, Belton P.O., enumerated 21 July, lists on p. 16 as family #114/116:
Kegley, Seme, 57, farmer, b. Va; Sarah, 33, b. Ky; Gordan, 12; Allice, 11; Betty, 9; Clay, 5; James, 3; Mael (f), 9/12. All children born in Texas.
1880 census of Bell Co., Texas, Belton, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 32 as family #271/301:
Kegley, Sem, 67, farmer, b. Va Germany Germany; Sarah, 43, wife, b. Ky Va Ky; Alice, 20, dau; Bettie, 19, dau; Clay, 14, son; J., 12, son; Mael (m), son; Luella, 8, dau; Iona, 6, dau; Mabel, 4, dau. All children born Texas Va Ky.
Sem Kegley, 47, saddle tree maker, b. Virginia; Sallie, 23, b. Kentucky; John, 2, b. Texas; Alice, 11/12, b. Texas.
1870 census of Bell Co., Texas, Belton P.O., enumerated 21 July, lists on p. 16 as family #114/116:
Kegley, Seme, 57, farmer, b. Va; Sarah, 33, b. Ky; Gordan, 12; Allice, 11; Betty, 9; Clay, 5; James, 3; Mael (f), 9/12. All children born in Texas.
1880 census of Bell Co., Texas, Belton, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 32 as family #271/301:
Kegley, Sem, 67, farmer, b. Va Germany Germany; Sarah, 43, wife, b. Ky Va Ky; Alice, 20, dau; Bettie, 19, dau; Clay, 14, son; J., 12, son; Mael (m), son; Luella, 8, dau; Iona, 6, dau; Mabel, 4, dau. All children born Texas Va Ky.
