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. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

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. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family >> and the >> areas they lived. 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