My Birthday October 14

Yesterday was my birthday.   Thanks for the calls.
I think it was quite appropriate that the Ashland Daily Independent published my photo.  Well not only mine.

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Stambaugh, Kentucky

A visit to Stambaugh, Kentucky to photograph the Post Office which is being preserved and painted.  The community received its name when Stambaugh's post office was established on February, 28, 1905, in honor of Bessie  Stambaugh, postmaster.   Bessie's relatives Samuel and Philip Stambaugh were two of the area's first settlers. My Great, Great Grandfather Samuel Stambaugh and my Great, Great Grandmother Charlotte Rogers Stambaugh are buried on a hill behind the post office.  You can see the cemetery in the photos below.  I believe Samuel's father , John Philip Stambaugh is also buried there.   John Philip brought his family to Kentucky in the early 1800's.  John Philp Stambaugh was born  Sept.17, 1760 in North Codorus. Pa.  He died in Floyd County in 1840.   He was married to Elizebeth Scheibly who was born in 1760 in Franklin, Pa. and died in Kentucky.   John Philip Stambaugh was the son of  
Lawrence Lorentz Stambach b. Dec 8,1725 in Kutzenhausen Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
d. 1805 in Strasberg, PA
Lawrence imigrated to America with his widowed mother, Maria Catharina Meyer Stambach in 1739.   I wish I knew more about this intrepid woman who chose to leave France with her young son and in so doing was the mother creater of the Stambaugh family in Kentucky. She supposedly did not live long after arriving in Pennsylvania and died Nov. 17, 1739 in York, PA.  I suspect she may have been a Huguenot as many imigrated to PA during that period.
Lawrence's father was Johannes Stambach born in 1676 Kutezenhausen Bas-Rhin, Alsace France and died in 1733 and married Maria Catharina Meyer b. 1680 Merckweyler, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
Lawrence married Ann Catherine Brieter b.1730 in York, PA d.1807 in Strasberg. PA. I have no research on Ann Catherine Brieter or to whether they had more children than John Philip Stambaugh.  That is for another day.
John Philip Stambaugh b. Sept 17, 1760 in North Codorus, York, PA d. 1840 Floyd Co, KY
married Elizabeth Scheibly b. 1760 in Franklin, PA  Their Children Lawrence Stambaugh
Philip Stambaugh
Elizabeth Betty Stambaugh 1784 – 1859
John Stambaugh 1786 –
Samuel Stambaugh 1796 –
Frederick Stambaugh 1810 –
Now we are back to Samuel Stambaugh  Samuel Stambaugh b. 1796 in York, PA d. Jan 12, 1865
Married Charlotte Rogers b. 1800 in Delaware d.1859 in Stambaugh, Ky
Married Eliza Hagar in 1860  who is the father of my Great Grandfather Robert Jefferson Stambaugh who is the father of my Grandfather Philip Stambaugh who is the father of my mother Gladys Bernice Stambaugh Waller.   Now the photos below will make some sense.



Stambaugh, Ky,  Post Office





Cemetery





Homesite of Robert Jefferson Stambaugh and Philip Stambaugh at Horse Picture Branch



Grandfather Philip Stambaugh buried on the hill on this corner.



Buriel Site





excerpt from John Haden Rice's book



Trip to Kentucky

I spent ten days in Eastern Kentucky visiting with family and friends.   We had great family dinners, long conversations about our heritage and trips to our ancesters homesites.  I met cousins that I did not know previously as I have lived in Florida for over 56 years.  I moved here in 1956.   I also attended two school reunions and two luncheons with my friends.  It was a busy ten days.  I took lots of photos to help me remember each day for fear that my memory would fail me.  The days were so filled with love and kindness.   That, I won't forget, but some of the details and new names and faces require memory aids and a little prompting from family and friends.

This is a photo of my Great Grandfather William James Cordial and Great Grandmother Elizabeth (Lizzie) ( Thompson) Cordial home site.  The house is no longer there.  My Grandmother , Virginia Emma (Jennie)  (Cordial) Stambaugh, was born on this site at Georges Creek near Paintsville, Ky.  Next to the site my cousin Roxan Cordial has her home.  Across from the home site is the old barn on the farm.  I had never met Roxan.

Roxan Cordial and Robert Castle  (my cousins)
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Solomon Sparks Biography

Solomon Sparks Biography1725-1800 , Maryland-North Carolina
SPARKS QUARTLY, December 1955, Whole No. 12, p. 97:
THE GENEALOGY OF JOHN SPARKS REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSIONER OF WILKESCOUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
" As John Sparks (359) stated in his pension application (SQ 94), he was born on the 25th of February, 1753, near Salisbury, Rowan County,North Carolina , and removed with his father to what is now Wilkes (thenSurry) County, North Carolina about the year 1772. John Sparks did not identify his father in his application, but other records prove that his name was Solomon Sparks (356). Surry County was formed from Rowan Countyin 1770, and the Surry tax lists for 1771 and 1772 have been preserved. On the 1771 tax list, Solomon Sparks is listed, with 3 polls, andWilliam Sparks (???) with 1 poll; Will Sparks(199) and son Matthew (334), 2 polls; James Sparks, 1 poll; and Solomon Sparks (356), with sons Joseph (365) and John (359), 3 polls.
"Solomon Sparks lived in Maryland before settling in North Carolina and was very probably the son of Joseph Sparks (344) who died intestate in Frederick County, Maryland in 1749.
"On the 20th of March 1750, Solomon Sparks patented 93 acres in Frederick County, Maryland, and gave his land the descriptive name of "Cold Friday". This land was located on Beaver Dam Branch, a tributary of Linganore Creek. On the 20th of June, 1753, Solomon Sparks and his wife , Sarah, sold these 93 acres for 34 Pounds, to Mathew Howard. Solomon is designated in this deed as a "farmer".
"If Solomon Sparks and his wife Sarah were living in Frederick County, Maryland, as late as June 20, 1753, as this deed would indicate , then their son John, born February 25, 1753, was born in Frederick County,Maryland, rather than in Rowan County, North Carolina, and was carried to North Carolina as a babe in arms. Although we cannot be sure of the exact date, it is reasonably certain that Solomon Sparks removed with his family some time in 1753 to near Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. (RowanCounty was formed April 12,1753, from Anson County.)
"The following description of Salisbury is found in a letter written on November 24, 1755, by Governor Arthur Dobbs: "The Yadkin here (TradingFord) is a large beautiful river where is a ferry. It is near 300 yards over, it was at this time fordable scarce coming to the horses bellies. At 6 miles distance I arrived at Salisbury the County town of Rowan, the town is but just laid out, the Court House build and 7 or 8 log houses erected."
"The Sparkses settled in the Forks of the Yadkin, less than ten miles north of Salisbury, in what is now Davie County, North Carolina. Solomon Sparks obtained a land grant in 1761, for 25O acres in Rowan County, on the west side of the Yadkin River, opposite the mouth of MuddyCreek. In 1762 he obtained a grant for 290 acres on the south side ofthe Yadkin River, which adjoined his other land. In 1763 Solomon sold130 and 3/4 acres to Jonas Sparks (354), and 159 and 1/ 4 acres toValentine Vanhouser. According to the statement made by John Sparks in his pension application, Solomon Sparks and his family removed from RowanCounty to "what is now Wilkes (then Surry) County, North Carolina, about the year 1772". In 1787, as residents of Surry County, North Carolina,Solomon and Sarah Sparks sold 160 acres in Rowan County to Zephemiah Harris, and in 1788 they sold 170 (?) acres in Rowan County to Jonas Sparks. Solomon and Sarah Sparks disappear from North Carolina recordsafter 1788. Solomon does not appear on the 1790 census, and there is nowill, no intestate record, and no record of Solomon and Sarah Sparks buying or selling land in Surry or Wilkes Counties, although when the Surry-Wilkes County Line wa s surveyed in 1778 it mentioned the plantation of Solomon Sparks. (Here follows a full copy of thedescription of the dividing line between Surry Co. and Wilkes Co.)
"Thus Solomon Sparks lived just south of the village of Swan Creek in the western part of Surry (now Yadkin) County, North Carolina, with land in Wilkes as well as in Surry. Around 1800 the Sparkses and their connections owned land for several miles along the Surry (nowYadkin)-Wilkes County line and there are still many descendants in that area today.
"It is believed that Solomon and Sarah Sparks were both deceased by1800, or possibly by 1790. Since neither of them left a will, and no family Bible or other record has been located, it has been difficult toascertain the names of the children of this couple. However, a power ofattorney recorded in Wilkes County, N.C., Court Minutes, on Tuesday,August 4, 1801, gives what we feel certain is a listing of at least eight of the children of Solomon and Sarah Sparks. This instrument reads asfollows.- "A Letter of Attorney from John Sparks, Reuben Sparks, Solomon Sparks, Mary Jacks, Hannah Denny, Susannah Johnson, and Joseph Sparks to Abel Sparks, dated 31st July 1801, was proven by Thomas Benge."(Susannah (Sparks) Johnson and her husband, Charles Johnson., are the great-great-great-great-grand- parents of William Perry Johnson " authorof this sketch. We know that John Sparks was born in 1753 and that Abel Sparks was born in 1767, so assuming that the eight persons named in the above power of attorney were listed in their order of birth, which is quite possible, we would have: (1) John., born 1753; (2) Reuben, born about 1755; (3) Solomon., Jr., born about 1757; (4) Mary, born about1759; (5) Harmah., born about 1761; (6) Susannah, born about 1763, married Charles Johnson in Wilkes Co., N.C., in 1784; (7) Joseph, bornabout 1764; and (8) Abel.19 born 1767. There may have been other children of Solomon and Sarah Sparks who were living far removed from this area in 1801, or others may have been deceased. It is known that the eight named in the power of attorney were all living in Surry (nowYadkin) and Wilkes Counties, N.C., at that time. Of course, since then,branches of the family have scattered from coast to coast.

William Sparks, Sr. "was probably born about 1640 in England, … was a member of the Anglican faith, and in 1696 was elected a warden of St. Paul’s Parish."^{16 At one time he 1709 when his will was probated.84,224 The first mention of a William Sparks in the area is in 1663 when Thomas Skillingham sold to George Richardson the land he had been granted for transporting six people including "Wm. Sparks" to the colony.224,228 He arrived in MD in 1662 according to a 1663 reference to "William Sparke" being a recent passenger from England.16 On 7/17/1672, William Sparks and Thomas Heather purchased 100 acres in Talbot Co, MD, for 5,600 pounds of tobacco. Until the late 1700s, tobacco was the chief currency in MD and VA.16 The land was described as being on the north side of St. Michaels River. (Talbot DB I, p213).224 This land is now located in the southern part of Queen Anne’s Co, MD. On 10/16/1677, Thomas Heather acknowledged that he owed William 20,000 pounds of tobacco. (Talbot DB 3, p93).16,224 On 8/16/1681, William Sparks bought 100 acres from Michael Hackett of Talbot Co for 5,000 pounds of tobacco. In 1670 this land had been given the name "Adventure". (Talbot Co DB 4, p68).224 Other records indicate that this land was located on the south side of Chester River and on the southeast side of Island Creek. Soon after 7/18/1681, William Sparks bought 250 acres known as "Sparks Choice" from Michael Hackett. The land was on the east side of Chester River near the head of a small branch of Island Creek. Rent rolls indicate that this was the tract on which William and his family lived.224 This area is about four miles northeast of what is now Centreville, Queen Anne’s Co, MD.224 On 9/10/1683, William Sparks bought a 100 acre tract adjoining his home plantation from William Coursey, Jr. He called this land "Sparks Own". (Talbot Co DB A, p507; Queen Anne’s Co Rent Rolls p242).224 On 10/22/1687, William Sparks had a 114 acre tract known as "Sparks Outlet" surveyed. A patent was issued for it on 6/12/1688. The land was near another of his tracts, near Chester River. (Talbot DB 2, p625).224 On 5/12/1689, William Sparks was named as the "true and lawful attorney" of Hannah Hamer in connection with the selling of some land. (Talbot DB 5, p232).224 On 6/1/1691, William Sparks sold lot #6 in the town of West Chester to John Salter, Joyner "for a valuable consideration by mee in hand allready received." (Talbot DB 7, p53).224 On 6/1/1691, William Sparks sold the 100 acre tract known as "Adventure" to Samuel Withers (Talbot Co DB 5, p336).224 On 10/20/1691, William Sparks bought 200 acres from Robert Smith for 8,500 pounds of tobacco. This was part of a larger tract known as "Wrights Choice", located on the south side of Chester River and on the north side of the southeast branch of Island Creek. (Talbot DB 5, p328).224 On 10/21/1691, William Sparks and his wife Mary sold 200 acres to Samuel Withers for 8,000 pounds of tobacco. The land was his 100 acre "Sparks Own" tract and a portion of his "Sparks Choice" tract. (Talbot DB 5, p336).224 In 1696, William Sparks was elected as a warden of St. Paul’s Parish, which is now in the southern part of Queen Anne’s Co and the upper part of Talbot Co. He held the position until 1698.224 On 7/21/1696, William Sparks, Sr. and his wife Mary sold the 100 acres for 10,000 pounds of tobacco.16,224 On 12/2/1696, the names of William Sparks and William Sparks, Jr. are found in a document addressed to the King of England, William III. In the previous February, there had been an assassination plot, attempting to restore King James II to the throne. Upon hearing the news in the colonies, civil and military officers in each county signed an "address" stating their loyalty to King William. The name of William Sparks appears among 29 civil officers of Kent Co, MD. Also, he and his son were included among the 62 military officers of Kent Co.224 On 1/27/1701*, William Sparks, Sr., and his wife Mary sold the 200 acres known as "Wrights Choice" to John Hamer for 4,000 pounds of tobacco. He signed with an "X" inside a circle, and she signed with an "M". (Kent Co JD Bk #1, p79-81).224 On 2/2/1707*, William Sparks of Queen Anne’s Co bought two tracts in the said county from John Hamer for 22,000 pounds of tobacco. One tract was 249 acres and the other was 199 acres. They were located on the south side of Chester River on Island Creek. (Q.A. Bk A, Liber EF, p16).224 On 2/2/1707*, William Sparks and his wife Mary sold 480 acres in Queen Anne’s Co to John Hamer for 22,000 pounds of tobacco. (Q.A. Bk A, Liber EF, p12).224 On 3/25/1707*, William Sparkes gave a tract of land to his son George. The land was the remaining 150 acres of the"Sparks Choice" tract. (Kent DB C, p187).224 On 4/16/1707, William Sparks and his wife Mary and John Hamer and his wife sold 250 acres to James Wyat for 7,500 pounds of tobacco. The land was on the south side of Chester River, on the upper side of Royston Creek. William and Mary signed with their usual marks. (Kent DB C, p227-35).224 On 6/21/1709, William Sparks wrote his will where he signed with his usual mark. The will was probated on 10/24/1709 in Queen Anne’s Co, MD.16,84,224 He mentioned his wife Mary, son George, grandson Charles Hynson, son William, son John, and son Joseph not yet of age. He left the land he had purchased from John Hamer in 1707 to his son John Sparks.224 His current plantation consisted of "Hills Adventure" and "Sparks Outlet" and were to go to sons William and Joseph.224 Records indicate that William had a brother John Sparks who left a will in Kent Co, MD, on 9/2/1699. John named his wife Ellinor and mentioned sons John and George Sparks who would receive his 100 acres of land known as "Bucks hill, provided either of them comes to enjoy it".84,224 Later documents, both in England and in MD, indicate that these two sons were living in England. However, they apparently never came to claim their inheritance because the land passed into the possession of his nephew William Sparks, Jr. (born 1674). On 3/6/1710, William Sparks, Jr., and his wife Margaret sold "Buck Hill" (Kent Co, MD, #N, p248-9).224 This record states that William would: for ever defend the before granted premises to the said William Comegys his heirs and assigns for ever against the heirs and successors of John Sparks deceased, onckle [or, uncle] to the afore named William Sparks as alsoe any other person or persons claiming right by heire ship from the said John Sparks deceased…. The location of the two sons of John Sparks may indicate the origin of this Sparks family. On 10/23/1716, while in England, they tried (apparently unsuccessfully) to sell their deceased father’s land in MD.224 They are addressed as: John Sparks of the Burrough of Christchurch Twyneham in the County of Southson in the Kingdom of England Butcher Eldest Son and heire and devisee of John Sparks late of Chester River in Kent County in Maryland in Virginia decs’d and George Sparks of the Burrough of Christchurch Twyneham aforesaid Glover one other of the sons and devisees of the said John Sparks deceased….} The letter was delivered to the Kent Co, MD, court about five months later on 3/19/1717*.224 This particular area in England is now known as Christchurch near Bournernouth in County Hampshire.224 Perhaps the early records of this region will reveal information on previous generations of the Sparks family. William Sparks, Sr, is very possibly the son of Thomas Sparks and Joanne Davis of Fareham Parish, Hampshire Co, England. "Records show that they had four sons: William, Francis, John, and Richard. The general time period of their births would coincide with our William and John who entered this country about 1662 into MD." Thomas Sparks was born about 1615, and Joanne Davis was born about 1619.86 They were married on 10/19/1635 in Fareham Parish, England.86,130 However, this link has not yet been proven.86,228 Source: ^{http://www.webjmd.com/ed5v1.html}

　
Henry settled on 50 acres in Kentucky.  He was about 23 years old.Kentucky Land Grants
about Waller, Henry

Grantee:	Waller, Henry
Acres:	50
Book:	X
Survey Date:	18 Dec 1828
County:	Lawrence
WaterCourse:	Little Blain Cr
Reference:	THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS Volume 1 Part 1 CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873) THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY page 758
More Info:	Grantee: Waller, Henry Acres: 50 Book: X Page: 317 Date Survey: 12-18-1828 County: Lawrence Watercourse: Little Blain Cr

 Henry served in the civil war.  he was about 56 years old.  His son Zacariah who was 23 years old served in the civil war at the same time as published below. Many fathers, sons and brothers fought in this war.  It seemed to spare no one. We have many ancesters that serve on both sides.    I will try to compile a list amd post both Union and Confederate.   I recall that Christian Kegley served with the Confederate Army.   I have posted some history of Christian but not his Civil War record.

The American Civil War was one of the deadliest wars in American History. As many as 620,000 individuals lost their lives during the Civil War. However, fewer Americans died in the war than were killed in all the major wars since then.

Confederate deaths were about 260,000 of which 93,000 were killed in combat, while Union deaths were 360,000 of which 110,000 deaths were in combat. Disease was the major cause of death in the civil war. Out of 620,000 deaths, over 400,000 were from diseases.

In total deaths the American Civil War was the deadliest war in American history (although in combat related deaths, World War II remains the deadliest conflict with 292,000 combat deaths)

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
about Henry Waller

Name:	Henry Waller
Enlistment Date:	11 Aug 1861
Rank at enlistment:	Private
Enlistment Place:	Louisa, KY
State Served:	Kentucky
Survived the War?:	Yes
Service Record:	Enlisted in Company K, Kentucky 14th Infantry Regiment on 10 Dec 1861. Mustered out on 04 Sep 1862.
Sources:	Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky

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"Kentucky, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," Zachariah Waller, 1861

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Name:	Zachariah Waller
Event:	Military Service
Year:	1861
Age:	23
Military Unit (Film Note):	Misc Card Abstracts of Records, Thirteenth Infantry, Ph-Z and Fourteenth Infantry and Fifteenth Infantry, A-E
NARA Publication Title:	Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky
NARA Publication Number:	M397
NARA Roll Number:	486

Source Citation

"Kentucky, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8J7-8JY : accessed 21 June 2012), Zachariah Waller, 1861.

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Census 1880 James Henry Waller

This is one of the census records I found.  Zachariah is buried in Ashland, Ky.

I know he had another son John which must be younger than Granny (James).  I will see if I have a 1890 Census.  

• "United States Census, 1880," James Waller in household of Zachariah Waller, Hunnewell, Greenup, Kentucky

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Name:	James Waller
Residence:	Hunnewell, Greenup, Kentucky
Birthdate:	1879
Birthplace:	Kentucky, United States
Relationship to Head:	Son
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:	Zachariah Waller
Father's Birthplace:	Kentucky, United States
Mother's Name:	Helen Waller
Mother's Birthplace:	Kentucky, United States
Race or Color (Expanded):	White
Ethnicity (Standardized):	American
Gender:	Male
Martial Status:	Single
Age (Expanded):	1 year
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NARA Film Number:	T9-0417
Page:	117
Page Character:	C
Entry Number:	4734
Film number:	1254417
	Household	Gender	Age	Birthplace
SELF	Zachariah Waller	M	50	Kentucky, United States
WIFE	Helen Waller	F	37	Kentucky, United States
DAU	Mary Ann Waller	F	18	Kentucky, United States
DAU	Elizabeth Waller	F	15	Kentucky, United States
DAU	Trinviley Waller	F	13	Kentucky, United States
DAU	Emily Waller	F	10	Kentucky, United States
DAU	Martha Waller	F	6	Kentucky, United States
DAU	Louisa Waller	F	4	Kentucky, United States
SON	James Waller	M	1	Kentucky, United States

Source Citation

"United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCCL-K49 : accessed 21 June 2012), James Waller in household of Zachariah Waller, Hunnewell, Greenup, Kentucky.

Fathers Day and we have two daughters that just graduated from high school.  both have received scholarships for college this fall. The grandfathers are also very proud.   I do not not have the greatest pictures in my files of the girls but decided today was the day to announce their graduations.

Deta Waller will be attending University of Florida this year.  She lives in Lake Placid, Fl.

Victoria Brooks will be attending Louisana State Universty.  She lives in Texarkana, Tx.

A Picture from the early 60's in Florida.  

Jim Waller, Nancy Bayless, unknown, Pat Tufts, Michael Tufts, Gary Bayless. front row Bill Waller

Jim is grandfather of Deta and Nancy is grandmother of Victoria.

Victoria and her Mother and Father, Brandon Brooks, son of Nancy.

Deta and her Mother and Father, Jim Waller son of Jim Waller, and her two sisters.

Victoria with Grandparents Nancy and John Brooks , father Brandon brother Brandon Paul.

 Deta with Grandfather and Father, sister, and Aunt Jean.

Jim with Deta, Jayma, Hannah.

At Animal Kingdom Dec. 2011
Enjoy the day Fathers and Grandfathers, Carlos

This is an ancestor from Gladys Stambaugh Waller.  

Dear Family.
Please bookmark this website.  I am using it to post various information, pictures etc. pertaining to my research on our ancestors.   I can not get all the information on at one time as it is time comsuming and needs editing etc.  
I have a lot of info on MyHeritage.com.   I will be sending you an invite (which will come from MyHeritage)  Do not delete it as it is not spam.   Follow the directions on ( review invite)  to become a member of my family tree (CarlosWallerHaupert)..The invite and review will lead you through this.  After you become a member you may access the family site at anytime.   I will continue to add info to the family tree as time allows.  I will be adding lots of information to http://www.carloshaupert.blogspot.com/ .   Check it often and I will try to email notice of new articles.  Some of them are lengthy but quite informative.    We have  wonderful ancestors,   Love Carlos
P.S The info will be in random order with a little bit of info from each family branch.  Hopefully you will not be bored or overloaded with one branch.  On the right side of the blog will be an index with dates and descriptions which you may access at anytime.   Please ignore the older posts as at one time I used this blog for Brevard Bridge news.  I changed the name today as I like the ease of the site for blogging.  My other websites do not support blogs this well.  

Ancestral File

name:	Abraham KEGLEY (OR GOCKLE)
gender:	Male
birth:	4 Aug 1806 , Wythe, Virginia
AFN:	BCHJ-RS

Parents

father:	Christian KEGLEY (AFN: JRV0-HD )
mother:	Catherine LEEDY (AFN: 1L62-GK )

Marriages (1)

spouse:	Rachel LEEDY (AFN: 1L62-3N )
marriage:	Abt 1827 , (Of) Wythe, Virginia
	Hide children (11)

child 1:	John J. KEGLEY (AFN: 1C36-KHX )
gender:	Male
birth:	Abt 1842 , Wythe, Virginia
child 2:	Gustavus KEGLEY (AFN: 1C36-KJ5 )
gender:	Male
birth:	Abt 1846 , Wythe, Virginia
child 3:	Samuel W. KEGLEY (AFN: 1C36-KLK )
gender:	Male
birth:	Abt 1852 , Wythe, Virginia
child 4:	Alfred KEGLEY (AFN: 1C38-HTX )
gender:	Male
birth:	20 Feb 1833 , Wythe, Virginia
child 5:	Joel KEGLEY (AFN: 48W2-5L )
gender:	Male
birth:	Abt 1828 , Wythe, Virginia
child 6:	Nancy KEGLEY (AFN: 1C38-JLN )
gender:	Female
birth:	Abt 1839 , Wythe, Virginia
child 7:	James G. Or L. KEGLEY (AFN: 1C38-JMV )
gender:	Male
birth:	Abt 1849 , Wythe, Virginia
child 8:	Austin KEGLEY (AFN: 1C38-JB1 )
gender:	Male
birth:	Abt 1837 , Wythe, Virginia
child 9:	Margaret KEGLEY (AFN: 1C38-J2C )
gender:	Female
birth:	8 Sep 1835 , Wythe, Virginia
death:	Aft 21 Jan 1902
child 10:	Ephriam KEGLEY (AFN: G97P-6Q )
gender:	Male
birth:	9 Jan 1829 Of, Wythe, Virginia
death:	4 Oct 1910
burial:	Pleasant Hill, (Near)Groseclose, , Virginia
child 11:	William KEGLEY (AFN: W3FK-G7 )
gender:	Male
birth:	1 Jan 1831 , Wythe, Virginia

Original Surname in Germany was GoeckelAs per information from Richard Gruwell from stories he received from Cathy and Mary Kegley:
The surname Goeckel was changed to Cagley and then to Kegley when John George Goeckel "Kegley" and his wife Katterina emigrated to the United States in the mid 1700's. There are many other ways the surname has changed over the years with the different families. For instance, Kockhle, Goeckel, Geckley, Gockle, Keckly, Loegley, Cagley and our family name of Kegley. It is known that John George Kegley, Sr and his wife Katterina had at least 12 children including 2 females that died at birth and family history missing completely on two sons.
Apparently in the late 1700's there was some sort of "massive" feud and most of George and Katterina's children took off in all directions in the country. Some of them changing the last name and taking on their own spelling of it as they went about marrying and having their own children.
Several of the children moved to Virginia and Tennessee. John George Kegley, Jr had a son named Lewis who married Elizabeth Grubb in 1826. They had 9 children, one being Lucinda F Cagley who is Richard Gruwell's great-great grandmother and she was born in Tennessee. Lucinda met and married Adolph L Naples on 01-23-1878 in Vernon Co., Missouri. They had one son named Daniel Stanious Naples who was born in 1879 in Ft. Scott, Kansas. According to census files in the state of Missouri, Lucinda shows up in the 1880 state census when Daniel was a couple of years old. It is believed that she died somewhere between 1882-1885 because her grandson Archibald A. Naples remembers stories told by his father that he was a very young boy when his mother died. At this time no one knows where she died or was buried.
The Kegley family immigrated from what is now Germany about 1750-1760 and settled in what at that time was Lancaster County, Pennsylvania near present day Annville, which is now Lebanon County. John George Kegley Sr, whose original German name was possibly Jorg Goeckel, and his wife Katterina "Catherine" eventually settled in the area of present day Wythe County, Virginia. Many of the original family members are buried in the area around Wytheville, Virginia. From the period of their "branching out" across the United States there are Kegley family members located in Wisconsin, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington and Iowa.
When George and Katterina frist came to the States from Germany they took up a grant of land under King George. This land consisted of about 1000 acres, and was located in what is now the town of Wytheville, Virginia. When coming to the States they sailed on the ship named "Peggy" and migrated to Pennsylvania on October 16, 1754. John George Kegley, Sr was a member of the Hessian Regiment during the American Revolution, and for his duties, he received as a gift, a parcel of land in Virginia (Wythe County) to which he eventually settled on after he had migrated from German. This last bit of information was provided by Cathy Kegley.
The information stating that John George Sr was totally loyal to King George of England when he immigrated to the U.S. is supplied by Mary Kegley. It seems that he was in sympathy with the colonists and believed in their fight for freedom, but he wouldn't take up arms for either side. Apparently he felt it would be dishonorable to bear arms against the King he had sworn allegience to as a young immigrant, although he was all for freedom. He was reportedly called "Tory George" for his steadfast refusal to become involved in the war effort. Of course family legends often turn out to be strictly just that, legends, and there will be no refusal to setting this story straight if there is documentation to back up any changes.
Had he served in the Hessian regiment and been awarded the land in Wythe County, Virginia that would conveniently expain the land he eventually settled on when he migrated from Pennsylvania to Virginia between April 7, 1768 and March 2, 1780. This could also explain the family story that there was a falling out or feud between John George Kegley, Sr as some of his children had decided to fight in the war form freedom against King George.
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Christian Kegley Last Will & Testament of Christian Kegley01-02-1831 , Wythe County, VA
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Secondy: As some of my children have already received money and other property, it is my wish that it should be deducted out of their shares. My son
Thirdly: And whereas I have on the 30th day of October 1823 sold to John Copenhafer the plantation I now live on and the said Copenhafer who is intermarried with my daughter
Fourthly: I give and bequeath to my sons
Fifthly: I give and bequeath to my son
Sixthly: I give to my son
Seventhly: I also give and bequeath all the residue of my estate both real and personal that is not already disposed of as follows, to wit, to my sons
Eithely: And whereas I have sold several tracts of land that I have not made title for I do hereby authorize my executor herein after named to make the titles to those that I have sold lands to. To Nicholas Darter for a small tract lying on Stoney fork also make a title to Andrew Lindemood for a tract lying on the south side of the plantation whereon I now live for which the said Lindemood holds a title bond on me and also make titles to John Copenhafer for or
Ninth and lastly: I constitute and appoint my son
Signed sealed and published as the last will and testament of Christian Kegley in the presence of: Nicholas Darter and Christopher Brown.
Virginia: At a Court held for Wythe County, at the Courthouse on Monday the 14th day of March 1831, this the last will and testament of Christian Kegley dec’d was presented to the Court proved by the oaths of Nicholas Darter & Christopher Brown, the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of John Kegley the executor named in said will who took the oath required by law, and together with Daniel Sharretts, his security entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $2000 conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted him for obtaining probate of said will in due form. John Kegley Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills and testaments heretofore by me made. In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and seal this second day of January 1831. Abraham Kegley as soon as they will give bond and security for the payment according to the agreement made on the 30th of October 1825, between the said Copenhafer and myself and it is my will that the said executor shall also make a deed to Jared Kegley as soon as the said Jared Kegley will give bond and security for the payment of the plantation the said Jared now lives on. According to the agreement made between the said Jared Kegley and myself, and in case the said Jared should fail to give the security or make the payment according to the aforesaid agreement the said land is to be sold by my executor on a credit or for cash as he will think best and the money arising from that sale to be equally divided among my children last named. George, John and Jared and to my daughters Elizabeth, Magdalena and Sally to be equally divided among the last named children. Samuel Kegley five dollars. Isaac Kegley eighty-five dollars which he has already received in a horse and no more. George, John and Jared one hundred dollars each, which they have already received. I also give to my son Jonathan one hundred dollars and no more, and the fifty dollars which I have overpaid him he is to pay to his sister Elizabeth Sluss, and that is to be a part of the hundred dollars before devised to her. Rebecca, has since sold the said plantation to my son Abraham Kegely and the said John Copenhafer and Abraham Kegley having their full shares in the said plantation they are to have no claim to the residue of my estate at my decease. George has received one hundred dollars. My sons John and Jared also have received one hundred dollars each. My son Jonathan has received one hundred and fifty dollars. My son Isaac has received eighty-five dollars and my son Samuel has received five dollars. And whereas my daughters Elizabeth, Magdalena and Sally have received nothing, it is therefore my will that they shall have one hundred dollars each out of the first money that will become due to my estate. Christian Kegley of Wythe County do make this my last will and testament in the following manner to wit after the payment of all my just debts out of my estate by my Executor herein named. I do give and bequeath to my son John Kegley a certain tract of land containing about 30 acres for which he holds a title bond on— me. Christian Kegley