Fran, I thought that your name sounded familiar. I think that what you listed below is more complete than anything I have. I recognize enough of them to know that we most certainly share the same lines. Thank you so much for responding, and I hope all's well with you all. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Salyers" <fallingoaks@mac.com> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [KYMUHLEN] kimmel...morris > Hi, Steve. Thanks for responding to the Wilkins reference in my post to > the Muhlenberg County group. You and I have discussed our Wilkins clan > before -- back in March '05 -- when you spotted one of my Wilkins > inquiries on Muhlenberg GenWeb. In fact, it was your info that helped me > fill in MANY blanks in my research! One of these days, I want to get to > Duplin County and see if we can find out when our Wilkins ancestors > arrived in N.C. -- and on this continent -- and from where. > > Apparently, we share the John > William > James line. I've gone back > another generation based on info from another amateur researcher -- NOT > confirmed. Here's my complete Wilkins line as far back as I know it (or > THINK I know it!), ending with myself. My direct line is in all caps > within the lists of children. "Disclaimer": I have not independently > documented generations 1, 2 or 3 and, in fact, have seen info that makes > me unsure of my info on the wives in generation 3. > > I welcome additions and corrections. > Fran > > 1. John B. Wilkins 1701-1761 Duplin County, N.C. Married Prudence ?, b. > 1705 in Duplin County, N.C. Among children: JOHN > 2. John Wilkins 1727-1792 Duplin County, N.C. Married Mary ?. Eight known > children: WILLIAM, Michael, James, Nancy, Lidia, Mary, Sarah, Benjamin > 3. William Wilkins b. late 1750s-1764 Duplin County, N.C.; d. ?? > Muhlenberg County, Ky. Married first to ?? Ellison (possibly), then to > Nancy J. "Polly" Sutton, b. before 1765 Duplin County, N.C. Five known > children: JAMES, Sally, William, Elijah, Elizabeth. > 4. James Wilkins Sr. b. abt 1785 Duplin County, N.C.; d. 28 Dec 1846 > Muhlenberg County, Ky. Married Feb 1808 Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" > Jarvis, born 1785 Wake County, N.C. (Possibly subsequent marriages to > Polly Clark and/or Nancy Arnett.) Eight known children, Ivy, ELIJAH, > Barnabus, Matilda Elizabeth, Nancy, Elisha, Mary Ann, James Jr. > 5. Elijah Wilkins b. abt 1817 in Ky. (probably Muhlenberg County), d. 30 > Nov 1875 Muhlenberg County, Ky. Married Sarah "Sally" Millard (sometimes > listed as Miller), b. abt 1814, possibly in North Carolina. Nine known > children: Mary Jane, William H., Margaret Elizabeth, JESSE, Mary "Polly," > Ivy, Edmond, Josephine, George Addison > 6. Jesse Wilkins b. 1845 Muhlenberg County, Ky.; d. 1905 Muhlenberg > County, Ky. Married 17 Dec 1873 Jane W. "Jennie" Roark, b. 1852, d 1890, > both in Muhlenberg County, Ky. Five known children: Edith, Birchard, > Jesse, JOHN LEWIS, Roscoe Bently > 7. John Lewis Wilkins b. 19 July 1883 Muhlenberg County, Ky.; d. 24 Sept > 1954 Jefferson County, Ky. Married 5 Nov 1902 Golda Mae Cardwell, b. 4 > Sep 1884 in Butler, Grayson or Union County, Ky.; d. 27 Nov 1985 > Jefferson County, Ky. Four children: Marion Birchard, Claude Lewis, > Jennie Elizabeth, IDA FRANCES. > 8. Ida Frances Wilkins b. 3 Feb 1920 Muhlenberg County, Ky.; d. 17 Dec > 1986 Jefferson County, Ky. Married Leahman Ray Nelson, b. 12 March 1916 > Muhlenberg County, Ky.; d. April 1982 Jefferson County, Ky. Three > children, FRANCES RHEA, Paulette, Jennifer Sue > 9. Frances Nelson, b. 27 Aug 1944 Jefferson County, Ky. Married David H. > Salyers III, b. 22 April 1944 Howard County, Ark. Two children: William > David and Jenny Elizabeth > > > On Apr 3, 2006, at 10:08 PM, Steven E. Wilkins wrote: > >> Fran, >> >> Which branch would your Wilkins come from? I happened to notice this, >> and, as this is the first Wilkins name I have seen here, was immediately >> interested. My line runs from James Wilkins, son of William, Sr., and >> grandson of John, ostensibly from Duplin County, North Carolina. >> William Sr. and his two sons, Wm. Jr. and James, showed up in Muhlenberg >> Co. around 1795, or so, give or take a year or two. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Steve Wilkins >> Houston, Tx. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Salyers" <fallingoaks@mac.com> >> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 11:01 AM >> Subject: Re: [KYMUHLEN] kimmel...morris >> >> >>> Hi, Linda. Welcome to the Muhlenberg County group! >>> >>> My roots in Muhlenberg County go back to 1803 (Wilkins). Both of my >>> parents (Leahman Ray Nelson and Ida Frances Wilkins) were Muhlenberg >>> County natives. I remember both sides of the family talking about the >>> Kimmels, especially those who lived in Drakesboro. >>> >>> I have one Kimmel in my family tree -- but not as my direct >>> descendant. Here's how: >>> My mother's maternal grandparents were Warner Taylor Cardwell and Mary >>> Elizabeth "Mollie" Lewis. They had 5 children: Jeanneta, Nellie, Golda >>> Mae (my grandmother), James Marion, and Gertrude. >>> >>> Jeanneta married Dan Kimmel. My notes say they had 10 children, but I >>> have not searched for names. They were among my mother's many first >>> cousins. >>> >>> I'd be pleased to receive any additional info you can share on this >>> Kimmel family -- or anything you might have about other Muhlenberg >>> County names I'm researching: Wilkins, Cardwell, Roark, Lewis, Jarvis, >>> Millard, Ingram, Diver, Nelson, Davis, Griffith. >>> Thanks. >>> Fran (Nelson) Salyers >>> Frankfort, Kentucky >>> >>> >>> On Apr 3, 2006, at 1:02 AM, Linda wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Everyone, >>>> I'm Linda and I've just joined...I'm interested in the surnames of >>>> Kimmel and Morris in Muhlenberg Co. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Linda >>>> >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >>>> the >>>> areas they lived. 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