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#1. Kersey:CMD:GET digest28.txt - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 19:30:27 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey:CMD:GET digest28.txt Hi folks-- The Kersey list has been on the air for one year next week! Kersey digest #28 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 28 in the subject line to the number of the digest you would like, 01 through 27. 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. Re: William H. Kersey - from BUFFUM2
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:47:48 EDT From: BUFFUM2 <BUFFUM2@aol.com> Subject: Re: William H. Kersey Dear Troy, I have the Confederate Papers of Benjamin Franklin Kersey ( Stephen A. Kersey's son, and my Great Grandfather ) Also for William Jasper Kersey ( Ben's brother )Ben was in the 56th Alabama Cavalry Regiment, Company E, Partisan Rangers. He was captured in Greensboro, SC along with 150 others, on April 26, 1865. He was released from the Union Prison May 16, 1865, and returned home to Alabama. William Jasper is listed on the Confederate Honor Roll. He served with the 46th Alabama Infantry, and was in the Battle of Champion Hill, and at Baker Creek Mississippi. He is buried in Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oaks , Alabama, Near Andalusia, Alabama. Benjamin is buried in his own cemetery at Gulf Breeze, Fl. My Stephen is listed on the 1850 Alabama Census, also the 1860, and 1870. After that he went to South Florida. He was a Physician, and was headed to the Seminole Nation to help out during the Yellow Fever Epidemic. As you know the 1890 Census was destroyed. I can only go on family stories as to where he was in Florida. His wife Mary was killed when the wagon they were riding in overturned. She is buried near the Manatee River, Hillsborough County. Some of Stephen's children showed up on the 1900 Census. One of them was Pocahontas Emma Kersey. She married A David Thompson. I correspond with Pocahontas's Granddaughter. She tells the same stories that I have heard about our side of the Kersey's. I only met her a few years ago. We heard that we were of the Cherokee Tribe also, but can't find any documentaion on that. Our Stephen was supposed to have been adopted by a white man and educated to be a doctor. That part is true. The rest we can't really document. Our two Stephens could be cousins? Hope this has help clear up some of your questions. Regards, Doris Buffum
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#3. Nancy Ann Kersey, Emanuel County, Georgia - from Marv Miller
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:55:18 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Nancy Ann Kersey, Emanuel County, Georgia Hi folks-- Does anyone know if the Nancy Ann Kersey listed in the 1860 census is the same as the Nancy Ann Kersey who married Ezekiel Edenfield? Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm http://www.teesee.com/census/eman1860census/1860-5.htm THE 1860 FEDERAL CENSUS EMANUEL COUNTY, GEORGIA Visit 495/503, Elijah KERSEY 41, Sarah 41, Ellen 19, Jeremiah 18, Sarah 14, Hamilton 13, Wesley 11, Ambrous 9 m, Lucinda 5, Nancyann 1 http://www.hom.net/~egs/dbase/dbase01/a2000023.htm#3 Ezekiel Edenfield Date of birth: 1854 Date of death: 1927 Place of burial: Stillmore City Cemetery, Stillmore, GA Married: Nancy Ann Kersey Date of birth: 1858 Date of death: 1926 Place of burial: Stillmore City Cemetery, Stillmore, GA
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#4. Zorada Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:07:35 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Zorada Kersey >From http://www.starbase21.com/kybiog/jessamine/brooks.f.txt Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Jessamine Co. FAYETTE BROOKS was born March 24, 1854. He is the fourth son of J. A. and Elizabeth (Stanley) Brooks, and was born in Fayette County, but reared on a farm in Jessamine County. He was married, November 13, 1878, to Miss Annie Fain, of Jessamine County, daughter of Larkin and Zorada (Kersey) Fain. Her father was born in Jessamine County, August 9, 1809, and was a farmer and stock raiser. He was constable for fourteen years, was a justice of the peace ten years, and was deputy sheriff under Andrew McCampbell during the war. He was also elected to the Legislature in 1854 by the Democratic party. He was a Master Mason, and had been Worshipful Master four terms. He also belonged to the Ion Lodge, No. 301, Little Hickman, and died October 5, 1875. Her mother, Zorada, was born in Garrard County, Ky., August 22, 1815, and is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have had six children born to them, four living: John L., October 8, 1879; Alphie, March 21, 1882; Herbert, March 14, 1884; and an infant, November 29, 1886. They are members of the Methodist Church South. He is a Master Mason, and at present Worshipful Master of Ion Lodge, No. 301. He owns eighty-five acres of land in Sulphur Well District, seven miles south of Nicholasville, where he is engaged in farming and raising stock, making a specialty of mules. His father, John A. Brooks, was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., the eldest son of Thomas and Nancy (Covington) Brooks. Fayette's paternal grandfather was born in Caswell County, N. C.; was a farmer until 1860. He then went to the war, and has never since been heard of. Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks was born in Virginia, the daughter of L. W. and Tabitha (Walters) Stanley. Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#5. Re: Hiram Kersey - from APTurner
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:34:48 EDT From: APTurner <APTurner@aol.com> Subject: Re: Hiram Kersey Thanks for the pointer! You found the name in the Warren Co, TN 1850 census database project -- these are not all my personal lines, and everything I know is in the database. I will write to the author of the "Pomp" web page and see if he thinks the family information matches. Some of it certainly fits, e.g. a widowed mother Margaret. Do you have connections in your database to Warren Co? Ann In a message dated 98-04-22 21:32:25 EDT, you write: > Subj: Hiram Kersey > Date: 98-04-22 21:32:25 EDT > From: millerm@halcyon.com (Marv Miller) > To: APTurner@aol.com ('APTurner@aol.com') > > Hi Ann-- > > I found your web page (http://www.my-ged.com/db/index/apturner/4431) by searching on Kersey. Do you by chance know if your > younger Hiram Kersey, b. c1841 in TN, is Hiram "Pomp" Kersey of Civil War > fame? You can find more about him at http://www.tennessee-scv.org/pomp.html. > His birthdate is sometimes listed as 1847 and sometimes 1841. 1841 seems > more likely given his war exploits. If you are interested, I have a lot of > Kersey information on my web page. > > Hope to hear from you soon, > Marv > millerm@halcyon.com > http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#6. Re: Hiram Kersey - from APTurner
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 18:58:02 EDT From: APTurner <APTurner@aol.com> Subject: Re: Hiram Kersey I received a reply from Allen Sullivent, the author of "Pomp" Kersey's web page. He believes that the Warren Co, TN Hiram Kersey is one and the same. Thanks again for the pointer!
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#7. Re: Hiram Kersey - from BUFFUM2
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 20:09:03 EDT From: BUFFUM2 <BUFFUM2@aol.com> Subject: Re: Hiram Kersey Marve, I heard the Pomp Kersey Story many years ago from my uncle William Kersey. I think there might be a connection between my Kersey's and Pomps family Do you know if Pomp was ever buried in the family cemetery, or did he remain buried in a mass grave? >From what I have heard he was somewhat of a Rogue, yet sort of Hero to the family and friends. He started out alright, but ended up like a bad guy. Do you have any more info on him? D. Buffum
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#8. FW: Hiram Kersey - from Marv Miller
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---------- From: PATRICIA A HENRY[SMTP:EFPV77B@prodigy.com] Sent: Friday, April 24, 1998 5:00 PM To: millerm@halcyon.com Subject: Re: Hiram Kersey Doris, there's quite a bit of information on "Pomp" in the book by Martha Keirsey Cooper. Has several pages about him. Pat Henry EFPV77B@prodigy.com
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#9. RE: Hiram Kersey and others - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 16:14:57 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: RE: Hiram Kersey and others Hi folks-- The best web site for Hiram "Pomp" Kersey: http://www.tennessee-scv.org/pomp.html Isaac Kersey 1886/7 Elm Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska http://www.rootsweb.com/~negage/farmers/elmtwp.htm http://www.greeleytrib.com/history/townnames.html History of the name of the town of Kersey, Weld Co., Colorado Kersey: First named Orr after James Orr, the first colonist to pay the $155 fee for Union Colony land, people began to confuse the town with Orr, Calif., and Carr, Colo. In 1896, Union Pacific Roadmaster John J. Painter renamed the town Kersey, which was his mother's maiden name. http://users.aol.com/dharvey130/18compa.htm Civil War 18th Michigan Infantry Company "A" Kiersey, Walter S. -or- Kersey, Walter S. http://www.sengir.com/genealogy/trotter.html 5 Frank R Trotter b: 01 Feb 1876 d: 14 Mar 1960 +Laura Emma Kersey b: 03 Dec 1873 d: 12 May 1947 http://heavy.web.ipa.net/biz.ipa.net/arkresearch/7infname.txt Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry KERSEY, G. W. Note: I also have a marriage record for a G.W. Kersey m. Elizabeth C. Spikes 17 Jan 1867 in Randolph Co., Arkansas from FTM marriage CD#6 http://heavy.web.ipa.net/biz.ipa.net/arkresearch/yank1inf.txt First Arkansas Union Infantry KERSEY, GEORGE R. KERSEY, GEORGE W. KERSEY, JASPER N. KERSEY, THOMAS Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm ---------- From: PATRICIA A HENRY[SMTP:EFPV77B@prodigy.com] Sent: Friday, April 24, 1998 5:00 PM To: millerm@halcyon.com Subject: Re: Hiram Kersey Doris, there's quite a bit of information on "Pomp" in the book by Martha Keirsey Cooper. Has several pages about him. Pat Henry EFPV77B@prodigy.com
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#10. John, John B., Solomon, & Thomas Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 17:12:31 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: John, John B., Solomon, & Thomas Kersey http://pollette.com/ohoopee/ohoopee_2.htm 'HOOPEE KINFOLKS SKETCHES OF THE EARLY SETTLERS ALONG THE BIG AND LITTLE OHOOPEE RIVERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY AND SELECTED PORTIONS OF EXTREME EASTERN LAURENS AND WESTERN EMANUEL COUNTIES 1784 TO 1865 KERSEY, JOHN - Born 1783/4 in North Carolina, married ca. 1807 Nancy, born 1787/8 in South Carolina; Children: John B. (m. Sarah Ann Burris), Thomas (m. Susannah _____), Solomon (m. Henrietta Woods), James, Eliza. 1860 Emanuel # 81, 1850 Emanuel # 248, 1840 Emanuel 55/5, Tapley, p. 75, Emanuel Marriages A/39. KERSEY, JOHN B. - Born 1824/5, son of John and Nancy Kersey, married on Nov. 22, 1848 to Sarah Ann Burris, born 1829/30 in Georgia, Children: Thomas, Elizabeth, John B., Seley, Nicy, and James. 1860 Emanuel # 71, 1850 Emanuel # 256, Emanuel Marriages A/23. KERSEY, SOLOMON - Born 1828/9 in Georgia, son of John and Nancy Kersey, married ca. 1852 to Henrietta ______, born 1834/5 in Georgia; Children: Jane, Eady. 1860 Emanuel # 82. KERSEY, THOMAS - Born Sept. 22, 1809 in Georgia, son of John and Nancy Kersey, died on Nov. 30, 1893; married Susannah ________, born March 22, 1813 in Georgia, died on Jan. 7, 1874, both are buried in Kersey Cemetery, Emanuel Co.; Children: John, James, Merentha, Nicy, Mary. 1860 Emanuel # 83, 1850 Emanuel # 250, 1840 Emanuel 55/2. CLAXTON, WILLIAM I. - Born Apr. 16, 1832, in Edgefield Co., S.C., son of Zachariah William and Lincelia Bush, moved to the Kite area ca. 1858, Private Co. D, 54th Ga. Infantry, C.S.A., died in Apr. 14, 1900, buried in Claxton-Kersey Cem., married on Dec. 13, 1858 to Zilpha Anderson, born 1836, died Jan. 1, 1925, buried in Claxton-Kersey Cem.; Children: Ferbie (m. Jim M. Price), Julie (m. Marvin Elijah Beasley), Celia (m. Joseph Kersey), Eady (m. Ben Kersey, John Henry Claxton), Lewis (m. Elefair Rowland), Bell (m. James Redding Clements), James Marcus (m. Arlie Ann Ellen Mimbs), Harriette (m. William Sampson Powell), William (m. Exie Kight), Lizzie (m. Samuel Andrew Beasley), Mollie (m. Johnnie Kight), Cindy, and John Esra. Claxton, p. 313, 1860 Johnson # 106, 1880 Johnson 55th # 217. Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#11. Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:40:10 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey http://www.netins.net/showcase/pinnellnet/cem2.htm Crawford Co., Missouri NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE CEMETERY LOCATION COMMENTS KERSEY, Mabel E. 17 SEP 1911 13 JUN 1980 Lick Creek Cem. T.39-R.4, S.34 Craw. W/Taylor P. KERSEY, Taylor P. 24 DEC 1910 no date Lick Creek Cem. T.39-R.4, S.34 Craw. H/Mabel E. http://www.rootsweb.com/~flbrowar/1917draft.txt BROWARD COUNTY FLA PIONEERS 1917-1918 BIRTH INFORMATION: CIVILIAN DRAFT REGISTRATION RESIDENTS OF BROWARD COUNTY IN 1917-18 Kersey, John L. 19 Mar 1900 W relative lives Clearwater FL Kersey, Walter L. 12 Sep 1894 W Antioch FL http://heavy.web.ipa.net/biz.ipa.net/arkresearch/descl93.txt Following is the index to Life & Times from The Clay County Courier Newspaper, 1893-1899, Published in Corning, Arkansas Kersey, S. P., 41
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#12. Jefferson Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:31:31 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Jefferson Kersey Another Kersey rebel: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/csa/b20th.htm Navarro County [Texas] Confederate Units Martin's Company Company B, 20th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted) Kersey, Jefferson Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#13. Jesse Kersey 1768-1845 - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:04:07 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Jesse Kersey 1768-1845 http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search/w+kersey/1,32,32,B/frameset&wkersey&11,11, Author Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 Title Letter, 1817 8mo 5, Downingtown [to] Samuel Bettle, Philadelphia Descript 1 item, 32.5 x 39.5 cm Background Jesse Kersey of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was a prominent minister in the Society of Friends. The son of William and Hannah Kersey, he married Elizabeth Coates and had eleven children Subject Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 Bettle, Samuel, 1774-1861 Conscientious objection Society of Friends -- Peace testimony Note Gift of Barton, Lois, 1989/4/12 Summary ALS inquiring about course to be pursued by urban Friends concerning conscientious rights and likely reactions of civil authorities. The letter also reflects the growing tension between some rural and urban Quakers. Bettle, Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, had an evangelical orientation, and Kersey was a reformer who later sided with the Hicksites Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#14. William Rufus Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:04:38 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: William Rufus Kersey http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search/aKersey+Jesse+1768+1845/-5,-1,0,B/exact&aKersey+William+Rufus+1865+1944&1,3 Kersey William Rufus 1865 1944 The Quaker Migration From South Carolina To Warren County, Ohio : With Special Reference To The Coming of Henry and Martha Steddom, pioneers 1915 At head of cover-title: The Steddom reunion of 1915 Alt. title Notes on the coming of the Quakers to Warren County The Rise Of Wilmington Yearly Meeting 1917 Sketches Of Pioneer Life, Traditions, And Incidents Of Family History In South Carolina And Ohio 1916 A copy of the original marriage certificate of Henry and Martha Steddom, p. [6] At head of cover-title: The Steddom reunion of 1916 Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#15. FW: Kersey 's Boone Co, IN - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 17:08:30 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: FW: Kersey 's Boone Co, IN ---------- From: wayne kersey[SMTP:wmktat@execpc.com] Sent: Sunday, April 26, 1998 11:48 AM To: millerm@halcyon.com Subject: Kersey's Boone Co, IN John Kersey was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., March 11, 1764. He came to Kentucky in 1779 and enlisted at Lexington Station, Ky.(at that time Va.) Sept. 1780 as a private in Capt. Robert Patterson's company and Col. Daniel Boone's Regiment and in Wm. McKConnell's Company, taking part in skirmishes against the Indians. He was living in Nicholas County Kentucky when he applied for a pension Nov. 26, 1832. In 1837 he went to Boone County, Ind. to live with his children. He was marred to Lucratin Hutchinson and died Dec. 9, 1852 and is buried in (the Beck Cemetery, three miles northwest of Lebanon on U.S LRoad 52.) (from a book on Revolutionary War in Lebanon Public Library, Boone Co, IN) In coming to this part of Indiana,John Kersey's sons acquired large tracts of land from the government and reared big families. His son Thomas Kersey was born in Kentucky, Nicholas County, April 12, 1802. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Hinton January 3, 1827. Mr.Kersey came to Boone County in March, 1831, and entered eighty acres of land between what is known as Hazelrigg Station and Lebanon. In the following fall he and his wife and two children started to their wilderness home, on the 18th day of October, and completing their journey November 5, 1831. The result of their marriage has been a very fruitful one,being twelve children, seven boys and five girls, as follows: Nathaniel, born in Nicholas County, Ky, August 25, 1829; married to Miss Mary Hemphill , of Boone County; William, born October 15,1830: married his first wife Miss Mary Slayback, and for his second, Miss Elizabeth Ross. Mr Kersey died May 8 1886, leaving a widow and childern; Maratha., born July 8,1834; marriedto Adam Kerns, of Clinton Township. She died January 6,1871. Benjamin F.,born April 30,1936; married Miss Martha Graves,afterward to Miss Kessiah Gray. James H., born December 6, 1837; married Miss Calitha Kern. David, born October 20,1839 ; married Sarah Graves, afterwards to Miss Kessiah Gray. George W.,born January 11,1841. Mary J. born April 10, 1842. Thomas A., born January 7, 1844 , married to Martha J. Stoops. Joseph, born June 25,1846; married Charlotte Mc Daniel. KSarah E, born May 9,1849: married to Clark Kern ... Thomas Kersey died July 9, 1876. (taken from the book Early life and Times in Boone County, Indiana.) James Henry Kersey son of Thomas and Elizabaeth (Hinton) kersey remained with his parents until 1864 when he enlisted in kthe Union army, Company G, Sixteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. .After being honorably disccharged he returned to Boone County and on September 15, 1865 married (C?)Telitha J. Kern from Lawrence county, Indiana. Their children Margaret Ellen died when eleven. Estella M died when twenty-five years of age: John Jacob took over the home farm when James failing health from the war caused him not do a great deal of active work, however, he proved to be a good manager and prospered. His death occurred November 4, 1899. (excerpts from a early book of settlers of Boone County, IN) James Kersy is one of the original pioneer of Center township (in Boone County) and a man who reached the patriarchal age of eighty-five years. The founder of the family came to America before the war of the Revolution. He is descended from excellent Scotch-Irish ancestry. James Kersey, father of our subject, was born in Carolina. His parents died when he was young and James Kersey was reared by others. He became a farmer and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He was also a pioneer in Kentucky, and was acquainted with the famous frontiersman, Daniel Boone and was in several difficulties with the Indians. He married Susan Bell a relative of Daniel Boone. The Bells were of English stock,but an old American family. To Mr and Mrs Kersey were born six children: Elisha, Vica, Elizabeth, John , James and Eliza.K. This is the proper order of birth and all are now deceased, except out subjectMr James Kersey. Mr. Kersey became a substantial farmer of Nicholas county, Ky., owning a good farm. He lived to the age of seventy-seven years. James Kersey, our subject was born in Nicholas county, Ky., November 9,1809, on his (James Kersey) father's farm. He married Nancy Neal in Bath county, Ky., in October, 1830. In the fall of 1836, he came to Boone county. They became the parents of six children, John M., James W., Satephen J., Caroline, William A and Armstead J. (taken from the book in the Lebanon Public Library)