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#1. Kersey:CMD:GET digest26.txt - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 20:58:54 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey:CMD:GET digest26.txt Hi folks-- Kersey discussion list digest #26 is now available. To get a copy by email, simply reply to this email without editing the subject line. To get earlier digests by email, edit the 26 in the subject line to the number of the digest you would like, 01 through 25. Remember, one digest file per email request. You can subscribe to the digests by sending email to millerm@halcyon.com with SUBJECT set to "Kersey:CMD:SUBSCRIBE DIGEST" (without the quotes). All of the digests are also available online at http://www.halcyon.com/millerm. Select "Kersey Family List Digests". Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#2. Kerseys of GA and FL, 1810-1870 - from Ralph T. Williams
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Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 06:32:13 -1000 From: "Ralph T. Williams" <tabor@lava.net> Subject: Kerseys of GA and FL, 1810-1870 Cader Kersey b. ca. 1810 GA, and Elizabeth -(?)- b. ca. 1812 GA, m. ca. 1835. Cader apparently does not appear as head of household in a federal census until 1850, at age 40, in Wakulla County, FL, where he is listed with Elizabeth, age 38, and eight children, all b.in GA: Louisa, Martha, Sarah, Ann, Mary, Elijah, David, and Amanda. In the 1860 Wakulla County, FL, census, at the Fork of Ocklockonee and Sopchoppy rivers there are: Cader Kersey, age 49, farmer, b. GA; Elizabeth, age 45, b. GA, and six children, all b. GA: Sarah, Ann, Mary, David, Amandy, and George. (I am descended from Ann, who married Francis Marion Vause.) In the 1870 Wakulla County, FL, census there are: Elizabeth Kersey, age 58, b. GA: George Kersey, age 18, farmer, b. FL: Martha McEachern, age 30, b. GA, and McEachern children, all b. FL: William, age 15; Amanda, age 18; Florida, age 10. Does anyone know Elizabeth's maiden name, who the parents of Cader were, and where in GA they lived before moving to FL? Ralph Tabor Williams tabor@lava.net http://www.lava.net/~tabor/ If you can't get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. --George Bernard Shaw
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#3. Kersey: John Kersey/Casey - from PATRICIA A HENRY
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 18:01:08, -0500 From: EFPV77B@prodigy.com (PATRICIA A HENRY) Subject: Kersey: John Kersey/Casey Still trying to find my Kersey/Casey family without much luck. I have found a couple names I'd like to look into in hopes of finding my family. Does anyone have any information concerning the following: This info was taken from copies of documents of Thomas J. Barnes, Historian, of McMinville, TN 1757, April--John Kersey/Casey born in Hanover Co VA 1775-Aug 1781 John Kersey/Casey, living in Charlotte Co VA. at the time fought in the Rev War as a Private with the VA troops. Around 1781 moved to Franklin Co VA living there for about 14 yrs. 1795 John Kersey/Casey moved to Warren Co TN. In a book of "Tennessee Pensioners" I found the following, which I believe to be the same person: John Kersey; 1832 list age 75, also 1840 census, served in VA line, drew pension in Warren Co TN; lived with Jonah Duty. Please, would anybody know more about this person---spouse, children?? Also found in the same TN Pensioner's Book was: John Casey; 1832 list age 71, also 1840 census, served in VA line, drew pension in Davidson Co TN, Lived with Charles S. Casey. This John and Charles could have used Kersey also since they were often used interchangeably in Kersey families. Any help would certainly be appreciated. I'm just about to the point where I may have to give up on finding the parents and other information on my GG Grandfather George Kersey/ Casey, since I've just about researched every Kersey family I've come across. That family is somewhere , but they're sure being elusive. Thanks Pat
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#4. Kersey, Stephen - from HTC113
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 21:11:35 EDT From: HTC113 <HTC113@aol.com> Subject: Kersey, Stephen Dear Janas; I want to thank you for answering my post about the Kersey's. I just recently discovered that my William H. Kersey had a brother named Stephen. When William H Kersey died in 1878, his wife Polly A. Kersey filed for a Mexican War Pension, and because William & Polly A. didn't have a marriage ceterficate, they had to get someone who knew them to fill out a afadavit stating that they were married and the person who signed it was a Elizabeth Kersey, the wife of Stephen Kersey. They lived in Georgia. So that is about all I know about the Stephen and Elizabeth Kersey. I do have a census of a Stephen and Elizabeth Kersey, but I can't put my hands on it as of now. If you have any information about these Kersey's, I would appreciate a copy of the information. I would be willing to pay for any expense that you may occour, if you will tell me how much it is. I am also in contact with some more of the people who are researching the Kersey's I, again will apologize for not answering sooner. I am rather new on this computer and I have a hard time putting things where they should be. I do not know how to post my information about the Kersey's, but I am going to send it to Family Tree Makers, when I get a little more information. That is where I have put all of my information about the Kersey's, but I havn't sent it to them. I have a few loose ends that I want to tie up before I send it in. Please keep in contact with me. Troy Carlile of HTC113@aol.com
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#5. Re: Kersey, Stephen - from JANAS M
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 22:29:56 EDT From: JANAS M <JANASM@aol.com> Subject: Re: Kersey, Stephen Troy, The Stephen in your line is not my Stephen...My cousin Doris would be more able to verify the info on our line....Maybe someone else in the group is familiar with your line and could possibly help. When I was browsing through the message boards and saw that you wre researching your Kersey line, I had to ask you about the group..The more Kersey researchers we have..the more information for all of us. Someone sooner or later matches with another after more information is disclosed. (sometimes it takes longer than we'd like :-) I know I have seen your Stephen line posted before..because I was excited thinking that possibly it was my line. But, it was not. Good Luck and I truly wish I could help more. Janas
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#6. Re: Kersey, Stephen - from BUFFUM2
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 15:36:10 EDT From: BUFFUM2 <BUFFUM2@aol.com> Subject: Re: Kersey, Stephen Troy, I am Janas's cousin Doris Kersey Buffum. Janas has probably already given you this information, but I will give it again, just in case that she hasn't. Our Steven, ( Stephen ) was born in South Carolina abt. 1812. He somehow moved to Georgia where his wife Mary Peace was born. They were in Alabama in 1850 through 1870, then moved to Hillsborough County, Florida before 1900. I found his family there on the 1900 Census. Our Steven is connected to the Indians somehow. I have found the name listed among the Seminoles, and the Chickasaws. Have heard familie stories about the Cherokee, but have not found any documentation to that as yet The problem with the Kerseys is that they all had the same first names, and named their children the same names. So if you don't have a specfic date or region that they were from, it's very hard to know just which of them were which, or which of them belong to you. I read your post on your Family. I didn't connect it so didn't want to confuse you by adding another Stephen or whom ever. We also have a lot of William's Jasper's etc. I am willing to help anyone though. I will share anything that I have on the Kersey's. Good Luck, Doris
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#7. RE: Kersey Surname - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:07:45 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: RE: Kersey Surname Hi Lisa-- Your email was forwarded to the Kersey Family Discussion List. We have about 50 Kersey researchers who exchange genealogical information. I don't recognize your Kersey line but there may be someone in the group who does. If you would like to join us, just send email to millerm@halcyon.com with SUBJECT set to "Kersey:CMD:SUBSCRIBE" (without the quotes). The list software will add you to the group and send more information. Hope to hear from you soon on the list, Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm ---------- From: Bobby Hitomi[SMTP:hitomi@softcom.net] Sent: Sunday, April 12, 1998 12:33 PM To: levigee@freewwweb.com Subject: Kersey Surname I am looking for a JOHN FRANKLIN KERSEY b. May 20, 1847 in Kentucky. Mother: FRANCIS KERSEY Spouse: LOUISA MAYHORN or MAYLORN. JOHN FRANKLIN and LOUISA'S children: 1) CASSIUS HAMILTON KERSEY b. Oct 31, 1869 in Indiana. 2) INEZ KERSEY b. 1873 ? 3) MAY KERSEY b. 1875 ? 4) MINNIE KERSEY b. 1877 5) EDGAR (ED) KERSEY b. 1880 Do any of these names sound familiar? Hope so. Lisa Hitomi hitomi@softcom.net